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Miriam Melis 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 Miriam Melis sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 154 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Miriam Melis 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 Miriam Melis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Miriam Melis is affiliated with the University of Cagliari in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields, notably pharmacology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, molecular biology, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

Their research frequently addresses topics such as cannabis and cannabinoid research, prenatal substance exposure effects, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, birth, development, and health, and adipose tissue and metabolism.

Miriam Melis has published in a variety of scientific venues with multiple appearances in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science Advances, and Neuropharmacology. Additional publications have appeared in Frontiers in Pharmacology and Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry.

Key recent papers include:

  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Brain Metabolism: A Possible Anti-Neuroinflammatory Role Mediated by PPARα Activation, 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Mesolimbic dopamine dysregulation as a signature of information processing deficits imposed by prenatal THC exposure, 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Prenatal THC Does Not Affect Female Mesolimbic Dopaminergic System in Preadolescent Rats, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Gender Differences in the Outcome of Offspring Prenatally Exposed to Drugs of Abuse, 2020, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Repurposing Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Agonists in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, 2021, Pharmaceuticals

Frequent collaborators include Valeria Serra, Roberto Frau, Sonia Aroni, Claudia Sagheddu, and Francesco Traccis. These coauthors have worked closely across multiple projects, reflecting an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach.

Best Publications

  • Endocannabinoids Mediate Presynaptic Inhibition of Glutamatergic Transmission in Rat Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons through Activation of CB1 Receptors

    Miriam Melis;Marco Pistis;Simona Perra;Anna Lisa Muntoni

  • Stress-induced increase in 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) levels in the cerebral cortex and in n. accumbens: reversal by diazepam.

    F. Fadda;A. Argiolas;M.R. Melis;A.H. Tissari

  • Cannabinoids activate mesolimbic dopamine neurons by an action on cannabinoid CB1 receptors.

    GianLuigi Gessa;Miriam Melis;AnnaLisa Muntoni;Marco Diana

  • The dopamine hypothesis of drug addiction: hypodopaminergic state.

    Miriam Melis;Saturnino Spiga;Marco Diana

  • Prefrontal cortex stimulation induces 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol-mediated suppression of excitation in dopamine neurons.

    M. Melis;S. Perra;A. L. Muntoni;G. Pillolla

  • Cell-specific STORM super-resolution imaging reveals nanoscale organization of cannabinoid signaling

    Barna Dudok;László Barna;Marco Ledri;Szilárd I. Szabó

  • Adolescent exposure to cannabinoids induces long-lasting changes in the response to drugs of abuse of rat midbrain dopamine neurons.

    Marco Pistis;Simona Perra;Giuliano Pillolla;Miriam Melis

  • Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Decline after Cannabinoid Withdrawal

    Marco Diana;Miriam Melis;Anna Lisa Muntoni;Gian Luigi Gessa

  • Oxytocin-induced penile erection and yawning: Site of action in the brain

    M.R. Melis;A. Argiolas;G.L. Gessa

  • Sex differences in addictive disorders.

    Liana Fattore;Liana Fattore;Miriam Melis;Paola Fadda;Walter Fratta

  • Rehabilitating the addicted brain with transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Marco Diana;Tommi Raij;Miriam Melis;Aapo Nummenmaa

  • Paraventricular nucleus lesion prevents yawning and penile erection induced by apomorphine and oxytocin but not by ACTH in rats.

    A. Argiolas;M.R. Melis;A. Mauri;G.L. Gessa

  • Cannabis and the Developing Brain: Insights into Its Long-Lasting Effects

    Yasmin L. Hurd;Olivier J. Manzoni;Mikhail V. Pletnikov;Francis S. Lee

  • Inhibitory Inputs from Rostromedial Tegmental Neurons Regulate Spontaneous Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Cells and Their Responses to Drugs of Abuse

    Salvatore Lecca;Miriam Melis;Antonio Luchicchi;Anna Lisa Muntoni

  • Long-lasting potentiation of GABAergic synapses in dopamine neurons after a single in vivo ethanol exposure.

    Miriam Melis;Rosana Camarini;Mark A. Ungless;Antonello Bonci

  • Adolescent exposure to THC in female rats disrupts developmental changes in the prefrontal cortex

    Tiziana Rubino;Pamela Prini;Fabiana Piscitelli;Erica Zamberletti

  • Endogenous Fatty Acid Ethanolamides Suppress Nicotine-Induced Activation of Mesolimbic Dopamine Neurons through Nuclear Receptors

    Miriam Melis;Giuliano Pillolla;Antonio Luchicchi;Anna Lisa Muntoni

  • Increase in meso‐prefrontal dopaminergic activity after stimulation of CB1 receptors by cannabinoids

    M. Diana;M. Melis;G. L. Gessa

  • Effects of Drugs of Abuse on Putative Rostromedial Tegmental Neurons, Inhibitory Afferents to Midbrain Dopamine Cells

    Salvatore Lecca;Miriam Melis;Antonio Luchicchi;Maria Grazia Ennas

  • Lasting reduction in mesolimbic dopamine neuronal activity after morphine withdrawal.

    Marco Diana;Anna Lisa Muntoni;Anna Lisa Muntoni;Marco Pistis;Marco Pistis;Miriam Melis

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Pistis
Marco Pistis University of Cagliari
Antonio Argiolas
Antonio Argiolas University of Cagliari
Gian Luigi Gessa
Gian Luigi Gessa University of Cagliari
Marco Diana
Marco Diana University of Sassari
Roberto Frau
Roberto Frau University of Cagliari
Paola Devoto
Paola Devoto University of Cagliari
Liana Fattore
Liana Fattore National Research Council (CNR)
Walter Fratta
Walter Fratta University of Cagliari
Giovanni Marsicano
Giovanni Marsicano University of Bordeaux
Marco Bortolato
Marco Bortolato University of Florida

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