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Karen L. Bales 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 L. Bales sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 192 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen L. Bales 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 L. Bales sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Karen L. Bales is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a specialization in social psychology and experimental and cognitive psychology. Additional work spans genetics, molecular biology, and behavioral neuroscience.

Their studies extensively cover topics related to neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, primate behavior and ecology, as well as evolutionary psychology and human behavior. Other notable areas include attachment and relationship dynamics, human-animal interaction studies, stress responses and cortisol, and the neuroscience of respiration and sleep.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors controlling oxytocin receptor gene expression, 2021, Clinical Epigenetics
  • What is a pair bond?, 2021, Hormones and Behavior
  • Oxytocin receptor is not required for social attachment in prairie voles, 2023, Neuron
  • Compositional variation in early-life parenting structures alters oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptor development in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), 2021, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • An Animal Model for Mammalian Attachment: Infant Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus cupreus) Attachment Behavior Is Associated With Their Social Behavior as Adults, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Karen L. Bales include:

  • Allison R. Lau
  • Lynne A. Isbell
  • Joseph Erwin
  • Alexander Baxter
  • Lynea R. Witczak

The most frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • American Journal of Primatology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Why primate models matter

    Kimberley A. Phillips;Karen L. Bales;Karen L. Bales;John P. Capitanio;John P. Capitanio;Alan Conley

  • Both oxytocin and vasopressin may influence alloparental behavior in male prairie voles

    Karen L Bales;Albert J Kim;Antoniah D Lewis-Reese;C Sue Carter

  • Chronic intranasal oxytocin causes long-term impairments in partner preference formation in male prairie voles

    Karen L. Bales;Karen L. Bales;Allison M. Perkeybile;Olivia G. Conley;Meredith H. Lee

  • Sex differences and developmental effects of oxytocin on aggression and social behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).

    Karen L Bales;C.Sue Carter

  • Oxytocin has dose-dependent developmental effects on pair-bonding and alloparental care in female prairie voles

    Karen L. Bales;Julie A. van Westerhuyzen;Antoniah D. Lewis-Reese;Nathaniel D. Grotte

  • Developmental exposure to oxytocin facilitates partner preferences in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).

    Karen L. Bales;C. Sue Carter

  • Chronic oxytocin administration inhibits food intake, increases energy expenditure, and produces weight loss in fructose-fed obese rhesus monkeys.

    James E. Blevins;James E. Blevins;James Lawrence Graham;Gregory J. Morton;Karen L. Bales

  • Cross-Species Transmission of a Novel Adenovirus Associated with a Fulminant Pneumonia Outbreak in a New World Monkey Colony

    Eunice C. Chen;Shigeo Yagi;Kristi R. Kelly;Sally P. Mendoza

  • Neonatal oxytocin manipulations have long-lasting, sexually dimorphic effects on vasopressin receptors

    K.L. Bales;P.M. Plotsky;L.J. Young;L.J. Young;M.M. Lim;M.M. Lim

  • Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice.

    Natalia Duque-Wilckens;Michael Q. Steinman;Marta Busnelli;Bice Chini

  • Fathering in rodents: Neurobiological substrates and consequences for offspring.

    Karen L. Bales;Karen L. Bales;Wendy Saltzman

  • Consequences of early experiences and exposure to oxytocin and vasopressin are sexually dimorphic.

    C. Sue Carter;Ericka M. Boone;Ericka M. Boone;Hossein Pournajafi-Nazarloo;Karen L. Bales

  • Alternative Models for Small Samples in Psychological Research Applying Linear Mixed Effects Models and Generalized Estimating Equations to Repeated Measures Data

    Chelsea Muth;Karen L. Bales;Katie Hinde;Nicole Maninger

  • Early nurture epigenetically tunes the oxytocin receptor.

    Allison M. Perkeybile;C. Sue Carter;Kelly L. Wroblewski;Meghan H. Puglia

  • Oxytocin and Vasopressin in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Sex Differences and Associations With Symptoms

    Meghan Miller;Karen L. Bales;Sandra L. Taylor;Jong Yoon

  • Sex differences and developmental effects of manipulations of oxytocin on alloparenting and anxiety in prairie voles

    Karen L. Bales;Lisa A. Pfeifer;C. Sue Carter

  • Neuroanatomical distribution of oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptors in the socially monogamous coppery titi monkey (Callicebus cupreus).

    Sara M. Freeman;Hasse Walum;Kiyoshi Inoue;Aaron L. Smith

  • Developmental experiences and the oxytocin receptor system.

    Karen L. Bales;Allison M. Perkeybile

  • Sex-Specific Effects of Stress on Oxytocin Neurons Correspond With Responses to Intranasal Oxytocin

    Michael Q. Steinman;Natalia Duque-Wilckens;Gian D. Greenberg;Rebecca Hao

  • Neuroendocrine and behavioural responses to exposure to an infant in male prairie voles.

    W. M. Kenkel;J. Paredes;J. R. Yee;H. Pournajafi-Nazarloo

  • Long-term exposure to intranasal oxytocin in a mouse autism model.

    K. L. Bales;M. Solomon;Suma Jacob;J. N. Crawley

  • Plasma and CSF oxytocin levels after intranasal and intravenous oxytocin in awake macaques.

    Sara M. Freeman;Sridhar Samineni;Philip C. Allen;Diane Stockinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Sally P. Mendoza
Sally P. Mendoza University of California, Davis
William A. Mason
William A. Mason University of California, Davis
C. Sue Carter
C. Sue Carter Indiana University
James M. Dietz
James M. Dietz University of Maryland, College Park
Emilio Ferrer
Emilio Ferrer University of California, Davis
Marjorie Solomon
Marjorie Solomon University of California, Davis
Simon R. Cherry
Simon R. Cherry University of California, Davis
John P. Capitanio
John P. Capitanio University of California, Davis
Larry J. Young
Larry J. Young Emory University
Brian C. Trainor
Brian C. Trainor University of California, Davis

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