2026 Julie A. Kauer: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	49	5863	5391	2576	2324	96	14740

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Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Julie A. Kauer is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research has primarily focused on neuroscience, with significant contributions in related subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, cognitive neuroscience, and neurology.

Their work spans several main topics, such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, receptor mechanisms and signaling, sleep and wakefulness research, circadian rhythm and melatonin, neuropeptides and animal physiology, regulation of appetite and obesity, and sleep-related disorders.

Notable recent papers by Julie A. Kauer include:

Hyperexcitable arousal circuits drive sleep instability during aging, 2022, Science
Adolescent sleep shapes social novelty preference in mice, 2022, Nature Neuroscience
Periaqueductal Gray and Rostromedial Tegmental Inhibitory Afferents to VTA Have Distinct Synaptic Plasticity and Opiate Sensitivity, 2020, Neuron
Endogenous Opsin 3 (OPN3) Protein Expression in the Adult Brain Using a Novel OPN3-mCherry Knock-In Mouse Model, 2020, eNeuro
Somatodendritic Release of Cholecystokinin Potentiates GABAergic Synapses Onto Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Cells, 2022, Biological Psychiatry

The venues where Julie A. Kauer frequently publishes include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Pain
Nature Neuroscience
eNeuro
Journal of Neuroscience

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Julie A. Kauer are:

Valentina Martínez Damonte
Chelsie L. Brewer
Luís de Lecea
Lauren J. Donovan
Vivianne L. Tawfik

Julie A. Kauer was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

Synaptic plasticity and addiction

Julie A. Kauer;Robert C. Malenka

1679
Citations
An essential role for postsynaptic calmodulin and protein kinase activity in long-term potentiation

Robert C. Malenka;Julie A. Kauer;David J. Perkel;Michael D. Mauk

1273
Citations
Postsynaptic calcium is sufficient for potentiation of hippocampal synaptic transmission

Robert C. Malenka;Julie A. Kauer;Robert S. Zucker;Roger A. Nicoll

1022
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Functional comparison of neurotransmitter receptor subtypes in mammalian central nervous system

R. A. Nicoll;R. C. Malenka;J. A. Kauer

964
Citations
Recycling Endosomes Supply AMPA Receptors for LTP

Mikyoung Park;Esther C. Penick;Jeffrey G. Edwards;Julie A. Kauer

903
Citations
The current excitement in long-term potentiation.

R.A. Nicoll;J.A. Kauer;R.C. Malenka

602
Citations
A persistent postsynaptic modification mediates long-term potentiation in the hippocampus

Julie A. Kauer;Robert C. Malenka;Roger A. Nicoll

589
Citations
Myosin Vb Mobilizes Recycling Endosomes and AMPA Receptors for Postsynaptic Plasticity

Zhiping Wang;Jeffrey G. Edwards;Nathan Riley;D. William Provance

558
Citations
NMDA application potentiates synaptic transmission in the hippocampus

Julie A. Kauer;Robert C. Malenka;Roger A. Nicoll

446
Citations
TRPV1 Channels Mediate Long-Term Depression at Synapses on Hippocampal Interneurons

Helen E. Gibson;Jeffrey G. Edwards;Rachel S. Page;Matthew J. Van Hook

442
Citations
Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors differentially affects two classes of hippocampal interneurons and potentiates excitatory synaptic transmission

Chris J. McBain;Timothy J. DiChiara;Julie A. Kauer

361
Citations
Opioids block long-term potentiation of inhibitory synapses.

Fereshteh S. Nugent;Esther C. Penick;Esther C. Penick;Julie A. Kauer

356
Citations
The impact of postsynaptic calcium on synaptic transmission — its role in long-term potentiation

R.C. Malenka;J.A. Kauer;D.J. Perkel;R.A. Nicoll

347
Citations
LEARNING MECHANISMS IN ADDICTION: Synaptic Plasticity in the Ventral Tegmental Area as a Result of Exposure to Drugs of Abuse

Julie A. Kauer

296
Citations
Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Recording Reveals Subthreshold Sound-Evoked Postsynaptic Currents in the Inferior Colliculus of Awake Bats

Ellen Covey;Julie A. Kauer;John H. Casseday

274
Citations
Hot flash: TRPV channels in the brain.

Julie A. Kauer;Helen E. Gibson

270
Citations
Hyperexcitable arousal circuits drive sleep instability during aging

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227
Citations
Hippocampal Interneurons Express a Novel Form of Synaptic Plasticity

Lori L. McMahon;Julie A. Kauer

217
Citations
Amphetamine Blocks Long-Term Synaptic Depression in the Ventral Tegmental Area

Susan Jones;Johanna L. Kornblum;Julie A. Kauer

198
Citations
Properties of Carbachol-Induced Oscillatory Activity in Rat Hippocampus

John H. Williams;Julie A. Kauer

190
Citations
Hippocampal Interneurons Are Excited Via Serotonin-Gated Ion Channels

Lori L. McMahon;Julie A. Kauer

180
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