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Miles Herkenham publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Miles Herkenham sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 154 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Miles Herkenham D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Miles Herkenham sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Miles Herkenham is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms. They have contributed extensively to understanding the molecular and cellular processes underlying neurological disorders and the immune system's role in brain function and pathology.

The main fields of study for Herkenham include:

  • Neuroscience

Subfields of study connected to their research are:

  • Neurology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Immunology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology

Herkenham's work covers various topics within neuroscience, such as:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins

Their publications have appeared predominantly in these venues:

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Miles Herkenham include:

  • Analysis of cerebrovascular dysfunction caused by chronic social defeat in mice, 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • CCR2 monocytes repair cerebrovascular damage caused by chronic social defeat stress, 2022, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • B-cells are abnormal in psychosocial stress and regulate meningeal myeloid cell activation, 2021, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Chronic social defeat alters brain vascular-associated cell gene expression patterns leading to vascular dysfunction and immune system activation, 2023, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Cannabinoid receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1, 2023, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Michael L. Lehmann
  • Chelsie N. Poffenberger
  • Joshua D. Samuels
  • Stacey L. Kigar
  • Abdel G. Elkahloun

Best Publications

  • International Union of Pharmacology. XXVII. Classification of Cannabinoid Receptors

    A C Howlett;F Barth;T I Bonner;G Cabral

  • Characterization and localization of cannabinoid receptors in rat brain: a quantitative in vitro autoradiographic study

    M Herkenham;A B Lynn;M R Johnson;L S Melvin

  • Cannabinoid receptor localization in brain

    M Herkenham;A B Lynn;M D Little;M R Johnson

  • Increased mortality, hypoactivity, and hypoalgesia in cannabinoid CB1 receptor knockout mice

    Andreas Zimmer;Anne M. Zimmer;Andrea G. Hohmann;Miles Herkenham

  • Efferent connections of the habenular nuclei in the rat

    Miles Herkenham;Walle J. H. Nauta

  • Afferent connections of the habenular nuclei in the rat. A horseradish peroxidase study, with a note on the fiber‐of‐passage problem

    Miles Herkenham;Walle J. H. Nauta

  • Intraneuronal generation of a pyridinium metabolite may cause drug-induced parkinsonism.

    S P Markey;J N Johannessen;C C Chiueh;R S Burns

  • The neostriatal mosaic: II. Patch- and matrix-directed mesostriatal dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic systems

    CR Gerfen;M Herkenham;J Thibault

  • Laminar organization of thalamic projections to the rat neocortex

    Miles Herkenham

  • Mosaic distribution of opiate receptors, parafascicular projections and acetylcholinesterase in rat striatum.

    Miles Herkenham;Candace B. Pert

  • Altered expression of hypothalamic neuropeptide mRNAs in food-restricted and food-deprived rats.

    Linda S. Brady;Mark A. Smith;Philip W. Gold;Miles Herkenham

  • Mismatches between neurotransmitter and receptor localizations in brain: observations and implications.

    M. Herkenham

  • Light microscopic localization of brain opiate receptors: a general autoradiographic method which preserves tissue quality

    M Herkenham;CB Pert

  • The afferent and efferent connections of the ventromedial thalamic nucleus in the rat.

    Miles Herkenham

  • The connections of the nucleus reuniens thalami: Evidence for a direct thalamo-hippocampal pathway in the rat†

    Miles Herkenham

  • Neuronal localization of cannabinoid receptors in the basal ganglia of the rat

    M Herkenham;A B Lynn;B R de Costa;E K Richfield

  • Thalamoamygdaloid projections in the rat: A test of the amygdala's role in sensory processing

    Blair H. Turner;Miles Herkenham

  • Neostriatal projections from individual cortical fields conform to histochemically distinct striatal compartments in the rat

    John P. Donoghue;Miles Herkenham

  • Toll-like receptor 4 on nonhematopoietic cells sustains CNS inflammation during endotoxemia, independent of systemic cytokines.

    Sumana Chakravarty;Miles Herkenham

  • Long-term antidepressant administration alters corticotropin-releasing hormone, tyrosine hydroxylase, and mineralocorticoid receptor gene expression in rat brain. Therapeutic implications.

    L S Brady;H J Whitfield;R J Fox;P W Gold

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenner C. Rice
Kenner C. Rice National Institutes of Health
Candace B. Pert
Candace B. Pert National Institutes of Health
Candace B. Pert
Candace B. Pert Georgetown University
Allyn C. Howlett
Allyn C. Howlett Wake Forest University
Richard B. Rothman
Richard B. Rothman National Institute on Drug Abuse
Arthur E. Jacobson
Arthur E. Jacobson National Institutes of Health
Abdel G. Elkahloun
Abdel G. Elkahloun National Human Genome Research Institute
Rémi Quirion
Rémi Quirion Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Philip W. Gold
Philip W. Gold National Institutes of Health
Tom I. Bonner
Tom I. Bonner National Institutes of Health

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