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Rita J. Valentino 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 Rita J. Valentino sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 247 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rita J. Valentino 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 Rita J. Valentino sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rita J. Valentino is affiliated with the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a specialized focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Behavioral Neuroscience. The scientist's work engages topics such as Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Neurological Disorders and Treatments, and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rita J. Valentino include:

  • Presynaptic inhibitory effect of acetylcholine in the hippocampus, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone from the Pontine Micturition Center Plays an Inhibitory Role in Micturition, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience

Other prominent publications in the field by the scientist or closely related work in their area include:

  • Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot, 2020, Nature Reviews. Neuroscience
  • The Emerging Science of Interoception: Sensing, Integrating, Interpreting, and Regulating Signals within the Self, 2020, Trends in Neurosciences
  • Polysubstance use in the U.S. opioid crisis, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Rita J. Valentino frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Trends in Neurosciences
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • UNC Libraries
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Nature Reviews. Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors of this scientist include:

  • Stefano Vicini
  • Stephen A. Zderic
  • Nora D. Volkow
  • Dana Schloesser
  • Angela M. Arensdorf

Best Publications

  • Assessing substrates underlying the behavioral effects of antidepressants using the modified rat forced swimming test.

    John F. Cryan;Rita J. Valentino;Irwin Lucki

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor activates noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus.

    Rita J. Valentino;Stephen L. Foote;Gary Aston-Jones

  • Sex differences in stress-related psychiatric disorders: neurobiological perspectives.

    Debra A. Bangasser;Rita J. Valentino

  • Convergent regulation of locus coeruleus activity as an adaptive response to stress

    Rita J. Valentino;Elisabeth Van Bockstaele

  • Afferent regulation of locus coeruleus neurons: anatomy, physiology and pharmacology

    G. Aston-Jones;M. T. Shipley;G. Chouvet;M. Ennis

  • Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot.

    Gina R. Poe;Stephen Foote;Oxana Eschenko;Joshua P. Johansen

  • The Emerging Science of Interoception: Sensing, Integrating, Interpreting, and Regulating Signals within the Self.

    Wen G. Chen;Dana Schloesser;Angela M. Arensdorf;Janine M. Simmons

  • Sex Differences in Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Signaling and Trafficking: Potential Role in Female Vulnerability to Stress-Related Psychopathology

    D A Bangasser;A Curtis;Beverly A.S. Reyes;T T Bethea

  • Amygdaloid Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Targets Locus Coeruleus Dendrites: Substrate for the Co-ordination of Emotional and Cognitive Limbs of the Stress Response

    E. J. Van Bockstaele;E. E. O. Colago;R. J. Valentino

  • The Locus Coeruleus as a Site for Integrating Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Noradrenergic Mediation of Stress Responses

    Rita J. Valentino;Stephen L. Foote;Michelle E. Page

  • Effects of corticotropin-releasing factor on neuronal activity in the serotonergic dorsal raphe nucleus.

    Lynn G Kirby;Kenner C Rice;Rita J Valentino

  • Presynaptic inhibitory effect of acetylcholine in the hippocampus.

    RJ Valentino;R Dingledine

  • Activation of noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurons by hemodynamic stress is due to local release of corticotropin-releasing factor.

    Rita J. Valentino;Michelle E. Page;Andre L. Curtis

  • Activation of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system by intracoerulear microinfusion of corticotropin-releasing factor: effects on discharge rate, cortical norepinephrine levels and cortical electroencephalographic activity.

    Andre L. Curtis;Sandra M. Lechner;Luis A. Pavcovich;Rita J. Valentino

  • Untangling the complexity of opioid receptor function.

    Rita J. Valentino;Nora D. Volkow

  • Chronic stress exacerbates tau pathology, neurodegeneration, and cognitive performance through a corticotropin-releasing factor receptor-dependent mechanism in a transgenic mouse model of tauopathy.

    Jenna C. Carroll;Michiyo Iba;Debbie A. Bangasser;Rita J. Valentino

  • Role of the locus coeruleus in emotional activation.

    Gary Aston-Jones;Janusz Rajkowski;Piotr Kubiak;Rita J. Valentino

  • Enhanced norepinephrine release in prefrontal cortex with burst stimulation of the locus coeruleus.

    Sandra M Florin-Lechner;Jonathan P Druhan;Gary Aston-Jones;Rita J Valentino

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor innervation of the locus coeruleus region: distribution of fibers and sources of input.

    R.J. Valentino;M. Page;E. Van Bockstaele;G. Aston-Jones

  • Corticotropin-releasing hormone increases tonic but not sensory-evoked activity of noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurons in unanesthetized rats

    RJ Valentino;SL Foote

  • Effects of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor on Brain Serotonergic Activity

    B.A Michelle L Price;Andre L Curtis;Lynn G Kirby;Rita J Valentino

Frequent Co-Authors

Debra A. Bangasser
Debra A. Bangasser Georgia State University
Irwin Lucki
Irwin Lucki University of Pennsylvania
James H. Woods
James H. Woods University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gary Aston-Jones
Gary Aston-Jones Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sheryl G. Beck
Sheryl G. Beck Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Stephen L. Foote
Stephen L. Foote University of California, San Diego
John H. Wolfe
John H. Wolfe University of Pennsylvania
Craig W. Berridge
Craig W. Berridge University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard R. Miselis
Richard R. Miselis University of Pennsylvania

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