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James W. Grau

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
6318
World Ranking
5845
National Ranking
2566

James W. Grau 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 James W. Grau sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 130 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

James W. Grau 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 James W. Grau sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

James W. Grau is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience.

The scientist's main areas of study include Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Physiology, Emergency Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology. Their research topics cover Spinal Cord Injury Research, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Nerve Injury and Regeneration, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances.

James W. Grau has contributed to multiple publications, with notable venues where their work frequently appears including Experimental Neurology, Journal of Neurotrauma, Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, Biology, and Cells.

Recent papers authored by James W. Grau include:

  • Learning to promote recovery after spinal cord injury, 2020, Experimental Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James W. Grau are:

  • Jacob A. Davis
  • Melissa K. Henwood
  • Misty M. Strain
  • Kelsey Hudson
  • David T. Johnston

Noteworthy published works associated with James W. Grau consist of:

  • Learning to promote recovery after spinal cord injury, 2020, Experimental Neurology

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1997.

Best Publications

  • Long-term stress-induced analgesia and activation of the opiate system.

    James W. Grau;Richard L. Hyson;Steven F. Maier;John Madden

  • Opiate antagonists and long-term analgesic reaction induced by inescapable shock in rats.

    Steven F. Maier;Susan Davies;James W. Grau;Raymond L. Jackson

  • Controllability, coping behavior, and stress-induced analgesia in the rat.

    Steven F. Maier;Robert C. Drugan;James W. Grau

  • MicroRNA dysregulation following spinal cord contusion: implications for neural plasticity and repair

    E.R. Strickland;M.A. Hook;S. Balaraman;J.R. Huie

  • The distinction between integral and separable dimensions: evidence for the integrality of pitch and loudness.

    J. W. Grau;Deborah G. Kemler Nelson

  • Instrumental learning within the spinal cord: I. Behavioral properties.

    James W. Grau;Douglas G. Barstow;Robin L. Joynes

  • BDNF and learning: Evidence that instrumental training promotes learning within the spinal cord by up-regulating BDNF expression.

    F. Gómez-Pinilla;J.R. Huie;Z. Ying;A.R. Ferguson

  • Instrumental learning within the spinal cord. II. Evidence for central mediation.

    Eric D Crown;Adam R Ferguson;Robin L Joynes;James W Grau

  • Uncontrollable Stimulation Undermines Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

    James W. Grau;Stephanie N. Washburn;Michelle A. Hook;Adam R. Ferguson

  • Nociceptive plasticity inhibits adaptive learning in the spinal cord.

    A.R. Ferguson;E.D. Crown;J.W. Grau

  • Extent and control of shock affects naltrexone sensitivity of stress-induced analgesia and reactivity to morphine

    Richard L. Hyson;Lisa J. Ashcraft;Robert C. Drugan;James W. Grau

  • Maladaptive spinal plasticity opposes spinal learning and recovery in spinal cord injury.

    Adam R. Ferguson;J. Russell Huie;Eric D. Crown;Kyle M. Baumbauer

  • Cross tolerance between morphine and the long-term analgesic reaction to inescapable shock ☆

    Robert C. Drugan;James W. Grau;Steven F. Maier;John Madden

  • A simple post hoc transformation that improves the metric properties of the BBB scale for rats with moderate to severe spinal cord injury.

    Adam R. Ferguson;Michelle A. Hook;Guadalupe Garcia;Jacqueline C. Bresnahan

  • The central representation of an aversive event maintains the opioid and nonopioid forms of analgesia.

    James W. Grau

  • Analysis of the unique cue in configural discriminations

    Robert A. Rescorla;James W. Grau;Paula J. Durlach

  • Instrumental Learning Within the Spinal Cord: Underlying Mechanisms and Implications for Recovery After Injury

    James W. Grau;Eric D. Crown;Adam R. Ferguson;Stephanie N. Washburn

  • Instrumental learning within the spinal cord: IV. Induction and retention of the behavioral deficit observed after noncontingent shock.

    Eric D. Crown;Adam R. Ferguson;Robin L. Joynes;James W. Grau

  • Intrathecal Morphine Attenuates Recovery of Function after a Spinal Cord Injury

    Michelle A. Hook;Georgina Moreno;Sarah Woller;Denise Puga

  • Shock-induced hyperalgesia: III. Role of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and amygdaloid nuclei.

    Eric D. Crown;Tamara E. King;Mary W. Meagher;James W. Grau

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam R. Ferguson
Adam R. Ferguson University of California, San Francisco
Steven F. Maier
Steven F. Maier University of Colorado Boulder
Jack D. Barchas
Jack D. Barchas Cornell University
Michael S. Beattie
Michael S. Beattie University of California, San Francisco
Jacqueline C. Bresnahan
Jacqueline C. Bresnahan University of California, San Francisco
Robert A. Rescorla
Robert A. Rescorla University of Pennsylvania
Paul J. Wellman
Paul J. Wellman Texas A&M University
Mark A. McDaniel
Mark A. McDaniel Washington University in St. Louis
Barry Setlow
Barry Setlow University of Florida
Christine E. Schmidt
Christine E. Schmidt University of Florida

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