Leandro F. Vendruscolo

Leandro F. Vendruscolo publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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Leandro F. Vendruscolo 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 Leandro F. Vendruscolo sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Addiction as a Stress Surfeit Disorder

  George F. Koob;Cara L. Buck;Ami Cohen;Scott Edwards

  559
  Citations

• Corticosteroid-Dependent Plasticity Mediates Compulsive Alcohol Drinking in Rats

  Leandro F. Vendruscolo;Estelle Barbier;Joel E. Schlosburg;Kaushik K. Misra

  353
  Citations

• Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism decreases alcohol seeking in alcohol-dependent individuals

  Leandro F. Vendruscolo;David Estey;Vivian Goodell;Lauren G. Macshane

  230
  Citations

• Sex, strain, and estrous cycle influences on alcohol drinking in rats.

  Brittany M. Priddy;Stephanie A. Carmack;Lisa C. Thomas;Janaina C.M. Vendruscolo

  216
  Citations

• The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide reduces alcohol drinking and modulates central GABA neurotransmission

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  190
  Citations

• Operant alcohol self-administration in dependent rats: focus on the vapor model.

  Leandro F. Vendruscolo;Amanda J. Roberts

  174
  Citations

• Compulsive-Like Responding for Opioid Analgesics in Rats with Extended Access

  Carrie L Wade;Leandro F Vendruscolo;Joel E Schlosburg;Daniel O Hernandez

  168
  Citations

• Development of Mechanical Hypersensitivity in Rats During Heroin and Ethanol Dependence: Alleviation by CRF1 Receptor Antagonism

  Scott Edwards;Leandro F. Vendruscolo;Joel E. Schlosburg;Kaushik K. Misra

  164
  Citations

• Evaluation of Lewis and SHR rat strains as a genetic model for the study of anxiety and pain.

  André Ramos;Anderson L. Kangerski;Paula F. Basso;José E. Da Silva Santos

  155
  Citations

• A Vaccine Strategy that Induces Protective Immunity against Heroin

  G. Neil Stowe;Leandro F. Vendruscolo;Scott Edwards;Joel E. Schlosburg

  134
  Citations

• DNA Methylation in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Regulates Alcohol-Induced Behavior and Plasticity

  Estelle Barbier;Jenica D. Tapocik;Nathan Juergens;Caleb Pitcairn

  131
  Citations

• Long-term antagonism of κ opioid receptors prevents escalation of and increased motivation for heroin intake.

  Joel E. Schlosburg;Timothy W. Whitfield;Paula E. Park;Elena F. Crawford

  128
  Citations

• Sugar Overconsumption during Adolescence Selectively Alters Motivation and Reward Function in Adult Rats

  Leandro F. Vendruscolo;Aliou B. Gueye;Muriel Darnaudéry;Serge H. Ahmed

  116
  Citations

• Recruitment of a Neuronal Ensemble in the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala Is Required for Alcohol Dependence

  Giordano de Guglielmo;Elena Crawford;Sarah Kim;Leandro F. Vendruscolo

  112
  Citations

• Dynamic vaccine blocks relapse to compulsive intake of heroin

  Joel E. Schlosburg;Leandro F. Vendruscolo;Paul T. Bremer;Jonathan W. Lockner

  109
  Citations

• Strain and sex differences in the expression of nociceptive behavior and stress-induced analgesia in rats.

  Leandro Franco Vendruscolo;Fabrício Alano Pamplona;Reinaldo Naoto Takahashi

  102
  Citations

• Oxytocin blocks enhanced motivation for alcohol in alcohol dependence and blocks alcohol effects on GABAergic transmission in the central amygdala

  Brendan J. Tunstall;Dean Kirson;Lia J. Zallar;Lia J. Zallar;Sam A. McConnell

  94
  Citations

• Negative reinforcement via motivational withdrawal is the driving force behind the transition to addiction

  Olivier George;George F. Koob;Leandro F. Vendruscolo

  94
  Citations

• The Role of the Ghrelin System in Drug Addiction.

  Lia J Zallar;Mehdi Farokhnia;Brendan J Tunstall;Leandro F Vendruscolo

  89
  Citations

• Genetic and pharmacologic manipulation of TLR4 has minimal impact on ethanol consumption in rodents

  R. Adron Harris;Michal Bajo;Richard L. Bell;Yuri A. Blednov

  88
  Citations