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Glenn J. Giesler

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Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
8525
World Ranking
6891
National Ranking
2978

Glenn J. Giesler publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Glenn J. Giesler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 87 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Glenn J. Giesler D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Glenn J. Giesler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Glenn J. Giesler is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans several fields within neuroscience and medicine, focusing principally on sensory systems and dermatology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

The subfields they have contributed to are:

  • Dermatology
  • Sensory Systems
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

The primary topics in Glenn J. Giesler's work cover:

  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin

They have published in the Journal of Neurophysiology, which is also their frequent venue of publication.

A recent publication from 2020 is titled Responses of neurons in the primary somatosensory cortex to itch- and pain-producing stimuli in rats, published in the Journal of Neurophysiology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Sergey G. Khasabov
  • Hai Truong
  • Victoria Rogness
  • Kevin D. Alloway
  • Donald A. Simone

Best Publications

  • Differential origins of spinothalamic tract projections to medial and lateral thalamus in the rat.

    Glenn J. Giesler;Glenn J. Giesler;Daniel Menétrey;Daniel Menétrey;Allan I. Basbaum;Allan I. Basbaum

  • Spinothalamic tract neurons that project to medial and/or lateral thalamic nuclei: evidence for a physiologically novel population of spinal cord neurons

    G. J. Giesler;R. P. Yezierski;K. D. Gerhart;W. D. Willis

  • An Analysis of Response Properties of Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn Neurones to Nonnoxious and Noxious Stimuli in the Spinal Rat

    D. Menétrey;G. J. Giesler;J. M. Besson

  • Responses of neurons in primate ventral posterior lateral nucleus to noxious stimuli

    D. R. Kenshalo;G. J. Giesler;R. B. Leonard;W. D. Willis

  • Distributions of spinothalamic, spinohypothalamic, and spinotelencephalic fibers revealed by anterograde transport of PHA-L in rats.

    Kenneth D. Cliffer;Rami Burstein;Glenn J. Giesler

  • Direct somatosensory projections from the spinal cord to the hypothalamus and telencephalon

    R. Burstein;K. D. Cliffer;G. J. Giesler

  • The multiple pathways for itch and their interactions with pain

    Steve Davidson;Glenn J. Giesler

  • The itch-producing agents histamine and cowhage activate separate populations of primate spinothalamic tract neurons.

    Steve Davidson;Xijing Zhang;Chul H. Yoon;Sergey G. Khasabov

  • Cells of origin of the spinohypothalamic tract in the rat.

    Rami Burstein;Kenneth D. Cliffer;Glenn J. Giesler

  • Effects induced by stimulation of the centralis inferior nucleus of the raphe on dorsal horn interneurons in cat's spinal cord

    G. Guilbaud;J.L. Oliveras;G. Giesler;J.M. Besson

  • The cells of origin of the spinothalamic tract of the rat: a quantitative reexamination

    Rami Burstein;Robert J. Dado;Glenn J. Giesler

  • Convergence of cutaneous and pelvic visceral nociceptive inputs onto primate spinothalamic neurons.

    R.J. Milne;R.J. Milne;R.D. Foreman;R.D. Foreman;G.J. Giesler;G.J. Giesler;W.D. Willis;W.D. Willis

  • Anatomical and physiological studies of the gray matter surrounding the spinal cord central canal

    Richard L. Nahin;Anne M. Madsen;Glenn J. Giesler

  • Postsynaptic dorsal column pathway of the rat. I. Anatomical studies

    G. J. Giesler;R. L. Nahin;A. M. Madsen

  • Lumbar cord neurons at the origin of the spinothalamic tract in the rat.

    Glenn J. Giesler;Daniel Menétrey;Giséle Guilbaud;Jean Marie Besson

  • Relief of itch by scratching: state-dependent inhibition of primate spinothalamic tract neurons

    Steve Davidson;Xijing Zhang;Sergey G Khasabov;Donald A Simone

  • Inhibitory receptive fields of primate spinothalamic tract cells.

    K. D. Gerhart;R. P. Yezierski;G. J. Giesler;W. D. Willis

  • SCA1-like disease in mice expressing wild-type ataxin-1 with a serine to aspartic acid replacement at residue 776.

    Lisa Duvick;Justin A Barnes;Blake A Ebner;Smita Agrawal

  • Evidence that Fluoro-Gold can be transported avidly through fibers of passage.

    Robert J. Dado;Rami Burstein;Kenneth D. Cliffer;Glenn J. Giesler

  • Projections from the marginal zone and deep dorsal horn to the ventrobasal nuclei of the primate thalamus

    W. D. Willis;X. Zhang;C. N. Honda;G. J. Giesler

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald A. Simone
Donald A. Simone University of Minnesota
Rami Burstein
Rami Burstein Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Earl Carstens
Earl Carstens University of California, Davis
Niels Birbaumer
Niels Birbaumer University of Tübingen
George L. Wilcox
George L. Wilcox University of Minnesota
Frederick Lenz
Frederick Lenz Johns Hopkins University
Robert Elde
Robert Elde University of Minnesota
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Lars Arendt-Nielsen Aalborg University
Robert F. Schmidt
Robert F. Schmidt University of Würzburg
Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University

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