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36
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5079
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9022
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3811

Robert J. Contreras 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 Robert J. Contreras sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 102 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Contreras 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 Robert J. Contreras sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • The central projections of the trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves: an autoradiographic study in the rat.

    Robert J. Contreras;Robert M. Beckstead;Ralph Norgren

  • Central origins of cranial nerve parasympathetic neurons in the rat

    Robert J. Contreras;Maximo M. Gomez;Ralph Norgren

  • Nerve fibers sensitive to ionic taste stimuli in chorda tympani of the rat.

    M. E. Frank;R. J. Contreras;T. P. Hettinger

  • Sodium deprivation alters neural responses to gustatory stimuli.

    R J Contreras;M Frank

  • Changes in gustatory nerve discharges with sodium deficiency: a single unit analysis.

    Robert J. Contreras

  • Gustatory neuron types in rat geniculate ganglion.

    Robert F. Lundy;Robert J. Contreras

  • Changes in salt intake after lesions of the area postrema and the nucleus of the solitary tract in rats

    Robert J. Contreras;Paul W. Stetson

  • Area postrema lesions produce feeding deficits in the rat: effects of preoperative dieting and 2-deoxy-D-glucose.

    Robert J. Contreras;Ellen Fox;Margaret L. Drugovich

  • Sex differences in behavioral taste responses to and ingestion of sucrose and NaCl solutions by rats

    Kathleen S Curtis;Linda M Davis;Amy L Johnson;Kelly L Therrien

  • Prenatal and early postnatal sodium chloride intake modifies the solution preferences of adult rats.

    Robert J. Contreras;Therese Kosten

  • Weight cycling in female rats increases dietary fat selection and adiposity

    Danielle R. Reed;Robert J. Contreras;Carol Maggio;M.R.C. Greenwood

  • Aerobic and resistance training dependent skeletal muscle plasticity in the colon-26 murine model of cancer cachexia.

    Andy V. Khamoui;Bong-Sup Park;Do-Houn Kim;Ming-Chia Yeh

  • High dietary NaCl early in development enhances mean arterial pressure of adult rats.

    Robert J Contreras;Donna L Wong;Ross Henderson;Kathleen S Curtis

  • Estrogen increases the taste threshold for sucrose in rats.

    Kathleen S. Curtis;Jennifer M. Stratford;Robert J. Contreras

  • Temperature Modulates Taste Responsiveness and Stimulates Gustatory Neurons in the Rat Geniculate Ganglion

    Joseph M. Breza;Kathleen S. Curtis;Robert J. Contreras

  • Sodium intake linked to amiloride-sensitive gustatory transduction in C57BL/6J and 129/J mice.

    Kimberley S. Gannon;Robert J. Contreras

  • Salt taste and disease.

    R J Contreras

  • Estrogen influences stimulated water intake by ovariectomized female rats

    Eric G Krause;Kathleen S Curtis;Linda M Davis;Jennifer R Stowe

  • Chorda tympani nerve transection alters linoleic acid taste discrimination by male and female rats

    Jennifer M. Stratford;Kathleen S. Curtis;Robert J. Contreras

  • Gustatory adaptation as an explanation for dietary-induced sodium appetite

    Robert J. Contreras;Glenn I. Hatton

Frequent Co-Authors

Therese A. Kosten
Therese A. Kosten University of Houston
Eric G. Krause
Eric G. Krause Georgia State University
Marion E. Frank
Marion E. Frank University of Connecticut Health Center
Ralph Norgren
Ralph Norgren Pennsylvania State University
Barry G. Green
Barry G. Green Yale University
Alan C. Spector
Alan C. Spector Florida State University
David M. Dietz
David M. Dietz University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Glenn I. Hatton
Glenn I. Hatton Michigan State University
Judith Rodin
Judith Rodin Rockefeller Foundation
Suzanne Oparil
Suzanne Oparil University of Alabama at Birmingham

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