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Loren H. Parsons

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
75
Citations
20948
World Ranking
2011
National Ranking
963

Loren H. Parsons 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 Loren H. Parsons sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 133 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Loren H. Parsons 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 Loren H. Parsons sits on this spectrum.

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80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Loren H. Parsons was affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research contributions focused primarily on neuroscience and medicine, with particular emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, pharmacology, and behavioral neuroscience.

Their work covered multiple facets of neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. Parsons contributed to studies involving cannabis and cannabinoid research, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, and stress responses related to cortisol. Additionally, they explored memory and neural mechanisms, as well as aspects of pancreatic function and diabetes. Their investigations also touched on topics related to tryptophan and brain disorders.

Among the research papers published by Parsons were:

  • Selective inhibition of monoacylglycerol lipase is associated with passive coping behavior and attenuation of stress-induced dopamine release in the medial prefrontal cortex, 2021, published in Neurobiology of Stress
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor-1 Neurons in the Lateral Amygdala Display Selective Sensitivity to Acute and Chronic Ethanol Exposure, 2020, published in eNeuro
  • COX-2 Inhibition Antagonizes Intra-Accumbens 2-Arachidonoylglycerol-Mediated Reduction in Ethanol Self-Administration in Rats, 2020, published in Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Interleukin 13 signaling modulates dopaminergic functions and nicotine reward in rodents, 2025, published in Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors in Parsons' research included:

  • Marisa Roberto
  • Francisco Javier Pavón
  • Ilham Polis
  • David G. Stouffer
  • Rémi Martin-Fardon

Their research was often disseminated through the following publication venues:

  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • eNeuro
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Selective blockade of 2-arachidonoylglycerol hydrolysis produces cannabinoid behavioral effects

    Jonathan Z Long;Weiwei Li;Lamont Booker;James J Burston

  • Dopamine activation of endogenous cannabinoid signaling in dorsal striatum

    Andrea Giuffrida;L. H. Parsons;T. M. Kerr;F. Rodríguez De Fonseca

  • Elevated anxiety and antidepressant-like responses in serotonin 5-HT1A receptor mutant mice

    Lora K. Heisler;Hung-Ming Chu;Thomas J. Brennan;Jean A. Danao

  • Neurobiology of drug addiction.

    George F. Koob;S. Barak Caine;Petri Hyytia;Athina Markou

  • Neurobiological mechanisms in the transition from drug use to drug dependence

    George F Koob;Serge H Ahmed;Benjamin Boutrel;Scott A Chen

  • Neurocircuitry targets in ethanol reward and dependence.

    George F. Koob;Amanda J. Roberts;Gery Schulteis;Loren H. Parsons

  • Aβ induces astrocytic glutamate release, extrasynaptic NMDA receptor activation, and synaptic loss

    Maria Talantova;Sara Sanz-Blasco;Xiaofei Zhang;Peng Xia

  • Control of cocaine-seeking behavior by drug-associated stimuli in rats: Effects on recovery of extinguished operant-responding and extracellular dopamine levels in amygdala and nucleus accumbens

    Friedbert Weiss;Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar;Loren H. Parsons;Tony M. Kerr

  • Compulsive drug-seeking behavior and relapse. Neuroadaptation, stress, and conditioning factors.

    Friedbert Weiss;Roberto Ciccocioppo;Loren H. Parsons;Simon Katner

  • Ethanol Self-Administration Restores Withdrawal-Associated Deficiencies in Accumbal Dopamine and 5-Hydroxytryptamine Release in Dependent Rats

    Friedbert Weiss;Loren H. Parsons;Gery Schulteis;Petri Hyytiä

  • Endocannabinoid signalling in reward and addiction

    Loren H. Parsons;Yasmin L. Hurd

  • Extracellular concentrations of cocaine and dopamine are enhanced during chronic cocaine administration.

    Hugh O. Pettit;Hwai‐Tzong Pan;Loren H. Parsons;Joseph B. Justice

  • Keep off the grass? Cannabis, cognition and addiction

    H. Valerie Curran;Tom P. Freeman;Claire Mokrysz;David A. Lewis

  • Extracellular Concentration and In Vivo Recovery of Dopamine in the Nucleus Accumbens Using Microdialysis

    L. H. Parsons;J. B. Justice

  • Basal extracellular dopamine is decreased in the rat nucleus accumbens during abstinence from chronic cocaine.

    L. H. Parsons;A. D. Smith;J. B. Justice

  • Corticotropin releasing factor-induced amygdala gamma-aminobutyric Acid release plays a key role in alcohol dependence.

    Marisa Roberto;Maureen T. Cruz;Nicholas W. Gilpin;Valentina Sabino;Valentina Sabino

  • Perfusate serotonin increases extracellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens as measured by in vivo microdialysis

    L.H. Parsons;J.B. Justice

  • Increased GABA release in the central amygdala of ethanol-dependent rats.

    Marisa Roberto;Samuel G. Madamba;David G. Stouffer;Loren H. Parsons

  • Acute and chronic ethanol alter glutamatergic transmission in rat central amygdala: an in vitro and in vivo analysis.

    Marisa Roberto;Paul Schweitzer;Samuel G. Madamba;David G. Stouffer

  • A genetic determinant of the striatal dopamine response to alcohol in men

    Vijay A. Ramchandani;John Umhau;Francisco J. Pavon;Victor Ruiz-Velasco

  • Suppression of psychoactive effects of cocaine by active immunization

    M. R. A. Carrera;J. A. Ashley;L. H. Parsons;P. Wirsching

  • Dopamine activation of endogenous cannabinoid signaling in dorsal striatum

    D. Piomelli;A. Giuffrida;L.H. Parsons;F. Rodriguez de Fonseca

Frequent Co-Authors

George F. Koob
George F. Koob National Institute on Drug Abuse
Marisa Roberto
Marisa Roberto Scripps Research Institute
Friedbert Weiss
Friedbert Weiss Scripps Research Institute
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca Complutense University of Madrid
Benjamin F. Cravatt
Benjamin F. Cravatt Scripps Research Institute
Rémi Martin-Fardon
Rémi Martin-Fardon Scripps Research Institute
George R. Siggins
George R. Siggins Scripps Research Institute
Athina Markou
Athina Markou University of California, San Diego
Daniele Piomelli
Daniele Piomelli University of California, Irvine
Eric P. Zorrilla
Eric P. Zorrilla Scripps Research Institute

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Best Scientists Citing Loren H. Parsons

George F. Koob

George F. Koob

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Publications: 215

Benjamin F. Cravatt

Benjamin F. Cravatt

Scripps Research Institute

Publications: 128

Marisa Roberto

Marisa Roberto

Scripps Research Institute

Publications: 92

Daniele Piomelli

Daniele Piomelli

University of California, Irvine

Publications: 71

Peter W. Kalivas

Peter W. Kalivas

Medical University of South Carolina

Publications: 60

Kim D. Janda

Kim D. Janda

Scripps Research Institute

Publications: 60

Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca

Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca

Complutense University of Madrid

Publications: 60

Nora D. Volkow

Nora D. Volkow

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 58

Aron H. Lichtman

Aron H. Lichtman

Virginia Commonwealth University

Publications: 56

Olivier George

Olivier George

University of California, San Diego

Publications: 55

William J. McBride

William J. McBride

Indiana University

Publications: 48

David M. Lovinger

David M. Lovinger

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 47

Friedbert Weiss

Friedbert Weiss

Scripps Research Institute

Publications: 46

Roberto Ciccocioppo

Roberto Ciccocioppo

University of Camerino

Publications: 45

René Hen

René Hen

Columbia University

Publications: 44

Tom P. Freeman

Tom P. Freeman

University of Bath

Publications: 43

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