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Karen Gale

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Neuroscience

D-Index
63
Citations
12698
World Ranking
3413
National Ranking
1582

Karen Gale 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 Karen Gale sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 172 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen Gale 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 Karen Gale sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karen Gale was affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine with specific focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work addressed topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurological disorders and treatments, and Neural dynamics and brain function.

Among the scholarly outputs, Karen Gale authored the paper titled Piriform cortex is an ictogenic trigger zone in the primate brain, published in 2024 in the journal Epilepsia.

Collaborative relationships included frequent co-authors such as David Dybdal, Evan Wicker, Carolina Campos-Rodriguez, Rafael S. Maior, and Catherine Elorette.

Their publications appeared in venues such as:

  • Epilepsia

Best Publications

  • Substantia nigra: site of anticonvulsant activity mediated by gamma-aminobutyric acid.

    Michael J. Iadarola;Karen Gale

  • A crucial epileptogenic site in the deep prepiriform cortex

    Salvatore Piredda;Karen Gale

  • Spinal cord contusion in the rat: Behavioral analysis of functional neurologic impairment

    Karen Gale;Harry Kerasidis;Jean R. Wrathall

  • Subcortical structures and pathways involved in convulsive seizure generation.

    Karen Gale

  • Dopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase: location in substantia nigra.

    K. Gale;Alessandro Guidotti;E. Costa

  • Progression and generalization of seizure discharge: anatomical and neurochemical substrates.

    Karen Gale

  • Seizure protection and increased nerve-terminal GABA: delayed effects of GABA transaminase inhibition

    Karen Gale;Michael J. Iadarola

  • Presence of substance P and GABA in separate striatonigral neurons.

    Karen Gale;Jau Shyong Hong;Alessandro Guidotti

  • Substantia nigra-mediated anticonvulsant actions: Role of nigral output pathways

    Douglas S. Garant;Karen Gale

  • Dynamic utilization of GABA in substantia nigra: regulation by dopamine and GABA in the striatum, and its clinical and behavioral implications

    K. Gale;M. Casu

  • Regulation of Limbic Motor Seizures by GABA and Glutamate Transmission in Nucleus Tractus Solitarius

    Benjamin R. Walker;Amy Easton;Karen Gale

  • GABA and epilepsy: basic concepts from preclinical research.

    K Gale

  • Lesions of substantia nigra protect against experimentally induced seizures

    Douglas S. Garant;Karen Gale

  • Anticonvulsant Effect of Fluoxetine on Focally Evoked Limbic Motor Seizures in Rats

    S. Prendiville;K. Gale

  • Antiepileptic Drug-Induced Neuronal Cell Death in the Immature Brain: Effects of Carbamazepine, Topiramate, and Levetiracetam as Monotherapy versus Polytherapy

    Jinsook Kim;Alexei D Kondratyev;Karen Gale

  • The piriform, perirhinal, and entorhinal cortex in seizure generation

    Marta S. Vismer;Patrick A. Forcelli;Mark D. Skopin;Karen Gale

  • GABA receptor control of parasympathetic outflow to heart: characterization and brainstem localization

    Joseph A. DiMicco;Karen Gale;Betty Hamilton;Richard A. Gillis

  • GABA in epilepsy: the pharmacologic basis.

    Karen Gale

  • Parallel increases in striatal glutamic acid decarboxylase activity and mRNA levels in rats with lesions of the nigrostriatal pathway.

    Jose Segovia;Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne;Kathy Whelan;Allan J. Tobin

  • Role of excitatory amino acid transmission in the genesis of seizures elicited from the deep prepiriform cortex.

    Salvatore Piredda;Karen Gale

  • Neurochemical evidence for a nigrotegmental GABAergic projection

    Judith A. Childs;Karen Gale

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick A. Forcelli
Patrick A. Forcelli Georgetown University
Michael J. Iadarola
Michael J. Iadarola National Institutes of Health
Francesco Fornai
Francesco Fornai University of Pisa
Jau-Shyong Hong
Jau-Shyong Hong National Institutes of Health
Alessandro Guidotti
Alessandro Guidotti University of Illinois at Chicago
Stefano Vicini
Stefano Vicini Georgetown University Medical Center
Jean R. Wrathall
Jean R. Wrathall Georgetown University Medical Center
Steven J. Schiff
Steven J. Schiff Yale University
Maryse Lassonde
Maryse Lassonde University of Montreal
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University

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