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Robert L. Meisel

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
43
Citations
6272
World Ranking
7456
National Ranking
3212

Robert L. Meisel 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 L. Meisel sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 97 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Meisel 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 L. Meisel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert L. Meisel is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans several fields, including medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Meisel's work covers specialized subfields such as reproductive medicine, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and behavioral neuroscience.

The primary topics addressed in their research include hormonal and reproductive studies, hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, receptor mechanisms and signaling, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, stress responses and cortisol, and sexual function and dysfunction studies.

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Meisel include Johnathan M. Borland, P. Mermelstein, Megan A. L. Hall, Abigail L. Kohut-Jackson, and Anna C. Peyla.

Meisel has contributed to multiple publication venues, among them:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Selected recent papers by Meisel include:

  • Effect of Aggressive Experience in Female Syrian Hamsters on Glutamate Receptor Expression in the Nucleus Accumbens, 2020, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Effects of gonadectomy and dihydrotestosterone on neuronal plasticity in motivation and reward related brain regions in the male rat, 2020, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Sex Differences in Cocaine Sensitization Vary by Mouse Strain, 2023, Neuroendocrinology
  • Distinct subcircuits within the mesolimbic dopamine system encode the salience and valence of social stimuli, 2025, Psychopharmacology
  • Aggression Results in the Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in the Nucleus Accumbens and the Dephosphorylation of mTOR in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Female Syrian Hamsters, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Opposite Effects of mGluR1a and mGluR5 Activation on Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Neuron Dendritic Spine Density

    Kellie S. Gross;Dieter D. Brandner;Luis A. Martinez;M. Foster Olive

  • The Effects of Energy-Rich Diets on Discrimination Reversal Learning and on BDNF in the Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex of the Rat

    Scott E. Kanoski;Robert L. Meisel;Amanda J. Mullins;Terry L. Davidson

  • Fetal female rats are masculinized by male littermates located caudally in the uterus.

    Robert L. Meisel;Ingeborg L. Ward

  • Conditioned place preference in female hamsters following aggressive or sexual encounters.

    Robert L. Meisel;Margaret A. Joppa

  • A microdialysis study of ventral striatal dopamine during sexual behavior in female Syrian hamsters

    Robert L. Meisel;Dianne M. Camp;Terry E. Robinson

  • Integrating neural circuits controlling female sexual behavior

    Paul E. Micevych;Robert L. Meisel

  • Preoptic implants of estradiol increase wheel running but not the open field activity of female rats.

    Susan E. Fahrbach;Robert L. Meisel;Donald W. Pfaff

  • Estradiol mediates dendritic spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core through activation of mGluR5.

    Brittni M. Peterson;Paul G. Mermelstein;Robert L. Meisel

  • The cerebellum as a target for estrogen action.

    Valerie L. Hedges;Timothy J. Ebner;Robert L. Meisel;Paul G. Mermelstein

  • 6 – Hormonal Basis of Social Conflict and Communication

    H. Elliott Albers;Kim L. Huhman;Robert L. Meisel

  • Sexual behavior induction of c-Fos in the nucleus accumbens and amphetamine-stimulated locomotor activity are sensitized by previous sexual experience in female Syrian hamsters.

    Katherine C. Bradley;Robert L. Meisel

  • Antagonism of Sexual Behavior in Female Rats by Ventromedial Hypothalamic Implants of Antiestrogen

    Robert L. Meisel;Gary P. Dohanich;Bruce S. McEwen;Donald W. Pfaff

  • Differential Maintenance of Penile Responses and Copulatory Behavior by Gonadal Hormones in Castrated Male Rats

    Robert L Meisel;Joyce K O'Hanlon;Benjamin D Sachs

  • Sexual Experience in Female Rodents: Cellular Mechanisms and Functional Consequences

    Robert L. Meisel;Amanda J. Mullins

  • c-Fos expression in female hamster brain following sexual and aggressive behaviors

    M. A. Joppa;Robert L Meisel;M. A. Garber

  • Characterization of the carboxyl-terminal sequences responsible for protein retention in the endoplasmic reticulum.

    Douglas A. Andres;Janette D. Rhodes;Robert L. Meisel;Jack E. Dixon

  • Dopamine receptor antagonists attenuate conditioned place preference following sexual behavior in female Syrian hamsters.

    Robert L. Meisel;Margaret A. Joppa;Richard K. Rowe

  • Estradiol reduces dendritic spine density in the ventral striatum of female Syrian hamsters

    Nancy A. Staffend;Caroline M. Loftus;Robert L. Meisel

  • Δ FosB overexpression in the nucleus accumbens enhances sexual reward in female Syrian hamsters

    V. L. Hedges;S. Chakravarty;E. J. Nestler;R. L. Meisel

  • Effects of prenatal stress on avoidance acquisition, open-field performance and lordotic behavior in male rats

    Robert L. Meisel;Gary P. Dohanich;Ingeborg L. Ward

  • Erratum: δ FosB overexpression in the nucleus accumbens enhances sexual reward in female Syrian hamsters (Genes, Brain and Behavior (2009) DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2009.00491.x)

    V. L. Hedges;S. Chakravarty;E. J. Nestler;R. L. Meisel

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul G. Mermelstein
Paul G. Mermelstein University of Minnesota
Benjamin D. Sachs
Benjamin D. Sachs University of Connecticut
Donald W. Pfaff
Donald W. Pfaff Rockefeller University
Marilyn E. Carroll
Marilyn E. Carroll University of Minnesota
Kirill A. Martemyanov
Kirill A. Martemyanov Scripps Research Institute
B. T. Richert
B. T. Richert Purdue University West Lafayette
Eric J. Nestler
Eric J. Nestler Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
M. Foster Olive
M. Foster Olive Arizona State University
Rebecca W. Doerge
Rebecca W. Doerge Carnegie Mellon University
Christy L. Haynes
Christy L. Haynes University of Minnesota

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