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Michela \Micky\" Marinelli"

Michela \Micky\" Marinelli"

The University of Texas at Austin
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
10083
World Ranking
6847
National Ranking
2957

Michela \Micky\" Marinelli" 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 Michela \Micky\" Marinelli" sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 75 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michela \Micky\" Marinelli" 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 Michela \Micky\" Marinelli" sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Dopamine
  • Internal medicine
  • Neurotransmitter

Michela "Micky" Marinelli mainly investigates Dopamine, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Pharmacology and Nucleus accumbens. Her Dopamine research is included under the broader classification of Neuroscience. Her work on Hypothalamus, Neuron, Rostromedial tegmental nucleus and Ventral pallidum as part of general Neuroscience study is frequently linked to Dorsal raphe nucleus, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Her study in Internal medicine focuses on Corticosterone in particular. She has included themes like Glucocorticoid, Addiction and Sensitization in her Pharmacology study. Her Nucleus accumbens study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Dopaminergic.

Her most cited work include:

  • Leptin Receptor Signaling in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Regulates Feeding (721 citations)
  • FORMATION OF ACCUMBENS GluR2-LACKING AMPA RECEPTORS MEDIATES INCUBATION OF COCAINE CRAVING (646 citations)
  • Interaction between glucocorticoid hormones, stress and psychostimulant drugs. (366 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Dopamine, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Neuroscience and Nucleus accumbens. Her Dopamine research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Agonist, Addiction and Glucocorticoid receptor. Her Endocrinology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Receptor, Postsynaptic potential and Stimulant.

Her study looks at the intersection of Internal medicine and topics like Neuron with Neurochemical, Pars compacta and Substantia nigra. The concepts of her Nucleus accumbens study are interwoven with issues in Morphine, Pharmacology and AMPA receptor. Her Pharmacology study deals with Sensitization intersecting with Toxicity.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Dopamine (54.29%)
  • Endocrinology (52.86%)
  • Internal medicine (52.86%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2009-2020)?

  • Dopamine (54.29%)
  • Neuroscience (51.43%)
  • Self-administration (22.86%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her main research concerns Dopamine, Neuroscience, Self-administration, Ventral tegmental area and Addiction. Dopamine is closely attributed to Punishment in her work. Her research brings together the fields of Receptor and Neuroscience.

Her research in Self-administration intersects with topics in Extinction, Endocrinology and Nucleus accumbens. Michela "Micky" Marinelli combines subjects such as Hypothalamus and Brain region with her study of Ventral tegmental area. Michela "Micky" Marinelli has included themes like Drug discontinuation, Bursting, Neurotransmitter and Midbrain in her Addiction study.

Between 2009 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors are present in nucleus accumbens synapses after prolonged withdrawal from cocaine self-administration but not experimenter-administered cocaine. (130 citations)
  • Group I mGlur activation reverses cocaine-induced accumulation of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in nucleus accumbens synapses via a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism (88 citations)
  • Heterogeneity of dopamine neuron activity across traits and states (84 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Dopamine
  • Internal medicine
  • Neurotransmitter

Her primary areas of study are Neuroscience, Dopamine, Midbrain, Addiction and Excitatory postsynaptic potential. Her work carried out in the field of Midbrain brings together such families of science as Ventral tegmental area, Bursting and Electrophysiology. Her work deals with themes such as Sprague dawley, Drug discontinuation, NMDA receptor and Neuron, which intersect with Addiction.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5, Metabotropic glutamate receptor, Pharmacology and Neurotransmission in addition to Excitatory postsynaptic potential. Her studies deal with areas such as AMPA receptor and Nucleus accumbens as well as Pharmacology. Her Anesthesia study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Internal medicine and Endocrinology.

Best Publications

  • Leptin Receptor Signaling in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Regulates Feeding

    Jonathan D. Hommel;Richard Trinko;Richard Trinko;Robert M. Sears;Dan Georgescu

  • FORMATION OF ACCUMBENS GluR2-LACKING AMPA RECEPTORS MEDIATES INCUBATION OF COCAINE CRAVING

    Marina E. Wolf;Michela Marinelli;Kuei Y. Tseng;Kelly L. Conrad

  • The mesopontine rostromedial tegmental nucleus: A structure targeted by the lateral habenula that projects to the ventral tegmental area of Tsai and substantia nigra compacta

    Thomas C. Jhou;Stefanie Geisler;Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Beth A. Degarmo

  • Interaction between glucocorticoid hormones, stress and psychostimulant drugs.

    Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Pier Vincenzo Piazza

  • Stress-induced sensitization and glucocorticoids. I. Sensitization of dopamine-dependent locomotor effects of amphetamine and morphine depends on stress-induced corticosterone secretion

    V. Deroche;Michela "Micky" Marinelli;S. Maccari;M. Le Moal

  • Enhanced Vulnerability to Cocaine Self-Administration Is Associated with Elevated Impulse Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

    Michela Marinelli;Francis J. White

  • Enhanced reactivity and vulnerability to cocaine following methylphenidate treatment in adolescent rats

    Cindy L. Brandon;Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Lorinda K. Baker;Francis J. White

  • The dopaminergic hyper-responsiveness of the shell of the nucleus accumbens is hormone-dependent

    Michel Barrot;Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Djoher Nora Abrous;Françoise Rougé-Pont

  • Stress-induced sensitization and glucocorticoids. II. Sensitization of the increase in extracellular dopamine induced by cocaine depends on stress-induced corticosterone secretion

    F. Rouge-Pont;Michela "Micky" Marinelli;M. Le Moal;H. Simon

  • Glucocorticoids and Behavioral Effects of Psychostimulants. II: Cocaine Intravenous Self-administration and Reinstatement Depend on Glucocorticoid Levels

    Véronique Deroche;Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Michel Le Moal;Pier Vincenzo Piazza

  • TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT Age matters

    James Edgar Mccutcheon;Michela Marinelli

  • Stress and addiction: glucocorticoid receptor in dopaminoceptive neurons facilitates cocaine seeking

    Frédéric Ambroggi;Frédéric Ambroggi;Marc Turiault;Marc Turiault;Aude Milet;Aude Milet;Véronique Deroche-Gamonet

  • Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors are present in nucleus accumbens synapses after prolonged withdrawal from cocaine self-administration but not experimenter-administered cocaine.

    James E. McCutcheon;Xiaoting Wang;Kuei Y. Tseng;Marina E. Wolf

  • Inhibition of corticosterone synthesis by Metyrapone decreases cocaine-induced locomotion and relapse of cocaine self-administration.

    Pier Vincenzo Piazza;Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Christine Jodogne;Véronique Deroche

  • Dopamine-dependent responses to morphine depend on glucocorticoid receptors

    Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Bruno Aouizerate;Michel Barrot;Michel Le Moal

  • Excitability of Dopamine Neurons: Modulation and Physiological Consequences

    Michela "Micky" Marinelli;C. N. Rudick;X. T. Hu;F. J. White

  • Adrenalectomy increases neurogenesis but not PSA-NCAM expression in aged dentate gyrus

    M. F. Montaron;K. G. Petry;J. J. Rodriguez;M. Marinelli

  • Suppression of glucocorticoid secretion and antipsychotic drugs have similar effects on the mesolimbic dopaminergic transmission

    Pier Vincenzo Piazza;Michel Barrot;Françoise Rougé-Pont;Michela Marinelli

  • Adolescent exposure to methylphenidate alters the activity of rat midbrain dopamine neurons.

    Cindy L. Brandon;Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Francis J. White

  • Heterogeneity of dopamine neuron activity across traits and states

    Michela "Micky" Marinelli;J. E. McCutcheon

  • Progeny of mothers drinking corticosterone during lactation has lower stress-induced corticosterone secretion and better cognitive performance

    Assia Catalani;Michela Marinelli;Sergio Scaccianoce;Raffaella Nicolai

Frequent Co-Authors

Pier Vincenzo Piazza
Pier Vincenzo Piazza Inserm
M. Le Moal
M. Le Moal University of Bordeaux
Marina E. Wolf
Marina E. Wolf Oregon Health & Science University
Djoher Nora Abrous
Djoher Nora Abrous University of Bordeaux
Michel Barrot
Michel Barrot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Daniel S. Zahm
Daniel S. Zahm Saint Louis University
Geneviève Rougon
Geneviève Rougon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Kuei Y. Tseng
Kuei Y. Tseng University of Illinois at Chicago
Heinz Steiner
Heinz Steiner Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Geert M.J. Ramakers
Geert M.J. Ramakers Utrecht University

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