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Ryan T. LaLumiere

Ryan T. LaLumiere

University of Iowa
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
33
Citations
5361
World Ranking
9436
National Ranking
3989

Ryan T. LaLumiere publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 78 publications — 7th percentile

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

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Ryan T. LaLumiere 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 Ryan T. LaLumiere sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ryan T. LaLumiere is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of neuroscience, with a specific emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, behavioral neuroscience, and social psychology.

The main topics of LaLumiere's work include memory and neural mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, stress responses and cortisol, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, and ion transport and channel regulation.

LaLumiere has contributed to a number of recent publications, including:

  • "Amygdala-hippocampal interactions in synaptic plasticity and memory formation" (2021) published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • "Infralimbic cortex functioning across motivated behaviors: Can the differences be reconciled?" (2021) published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis modulate memory consolidation via glucocorticoid-dependent and -independent circuits" (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Daily Optogenetic Stimulation of the Left Infralimbic Cortex Reverses Extinction Impairments in Male Rats Exposed to Single Prolonged Stress" (2021) published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • "The medial entorhinal cortex mediates basolateral amygdala effects on spatial memory and downstream activity-regulated cytoskeletal-associated protein expression" (2020) published in Neuropsychopharmacology

Frequent co-authors with whom LaLumiere has collaborated include:

  • Kelle E. Nett
  • Jason J. Radley
  • Matthew S. McGregor
  • Subhash C. Gupta
  • John A. Wemmie

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Addiction Biology

Best Publications

  • Infralimbic Prefrontal Cortex is Responsible for Inhibiting Cocaine Seeking in Extinguished Rats

    Jamie Peters;Ryan T. LaLumiere;Peter W. Kalivas

  • Glutamate Release in the Nucleus Accumbens Core Is Necessary for Heroin Seeking

    Ryan T LaLumiere;Peter W Kalivas

  • Glutamate transmission in addiction.

    Peter W. Kalivas;Ryan T. LaLumiere;Lori Knackstedt;Haowei Shen

  • Post-Training Intra-Basolateral Amygdala Infusions of Norepinephrine Enhance Consolidation of Memory for Contextual Fear Conditioning

    Ryan T. LaLumiere;Thea-Vanessa Buen;James L. McGaugh

  • Optogenetic inhibition of cocaine seeking in rats

    Michael T. Stefanik;Khaled Moussawi;Yonatan M. Kupchik;Kyle C. Smith

  • Extinction Training after Cocaine Self-Administration Induces Glutamatergic Plasticity to Inhibit Cocaine Seeking

    Lori A. Knackstedt;Khaled Moussawi;Ryan Lalumiere;Marek Schwendt

  • The infralimbic cortex regulates the consolidation of extinction after cocaine self-administration

    Ryan T. LaLumiere;Kate E. Niehoff;Peter W. Kalivas

  • Acid-sensing ion channels contribute to synaptic transmission and inhibit cocaine-evoked plasticity

    Collin J Kreple;Yuan Lu;Rebecca J Taugher;Andrea L Schwager-Gutman

  • Neural circuit competition in cocaine-seeking: roles of the infralimbic cortex and nucleus accumbens shell

    Ryan T. LaLumiere;Kyle C. Smith;Peter W. Kalivas

  • A single intra-PFC infusion of BDNF prevents cocaine-induced alterations in extracellular glutamate within the nucleus accumbens.

    William J. Berglind;Timothy W. Whitfield;Ryan T. LaLumiere;Peter W. Kalivas

  • Ceftriaxone normalizes nucleus accumbens synaptic transmission, glutamate transport, and export following cocaine self-administration and extinction training

    Heather Trantham-Davidson;Ryan T. LaLumiere;Kathryn J. Reissner;Peter W. Kalivas

  • Modulation of memory consolidation by the basolateral amygdala or nucleus accumbens shell requires concurrent dopamine receptor activation in both brain regions.

    Ryan T. LaLumiere;Erene M. Nawar;James L. McGaugh

  • Blockade of noradrenergic receptors in the basolateral amygdala impairs taste memory

    M. I. Miranda;R. T. LaLumiere;T. V. Buen;F. Bermudez-Rattoni

  • Post-training intrabasolateral amygdala infusions of dopamine modulate consolidation of inhibitory avoidance memory: involvement of noradrenergic and cholinergic systems

    Ryan T Lalumiere;Linda T Nguyen;James L McGaugh

  • Posttraining optogenetic manipulations of basolateral amygdala activity modulate consolidation of inhibitory avoidance memory in rats

    Mary L. Huff;Rachel L. Miller;Karl Deisseroth;David E. Moorman

  • A new technique for controlling the brain: optogenetics and its potential for use in research and the clinic

    Ryan T. LaLumiere

  • Glutamate: the new frontier in pharmacotherapy for cocaine addiction.

    Joachim D. Uys;Ryan T. LaLumiere

  • Amygdala-hippocampal interactions in synaptic plasticity and memory formation.

    Rafael Roesler;Marise B. Parent;Ryan T. LaLumiere;Christa K. McIntyre

  • Basolateral amygdala projections to ventral hippocampus modulate the consolidation of footshock, but not contextual, learning in rats

    Mary L. Huff;Eric B. Emmons;Nandakumar S. Narayanan;Ryan T. LaLumiere

  • Emotional Modulation of Learning and Memory: Pharmacological Implications.

    Ryan T. LaLumiere;James L. McGaugh;Christa K. McIntyre

  • Memory enhancement induced by post-training intrabasolateral amygdala infusions of β-adrenergic or muscarinic agonists requires activation of dopamine receptors: Involvement of right, but not left, basolateral amygdala

    Ryan T. LaLumiere;James L. McGaugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter W. Kalivas
Peter W. Kalivas Medical University of South Carolina
James L. McGaugh
James L. McGaugh University of California, Irvine
Nandakumar S. Narayanan
Nandakumar S. Narayanan University of Iowa
John A. Wemmie
John A. Wemmie University of Iowa
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
John H. Freeman
John H. Freeman University of Iowa
Matthias Klugmann
Matthias Klugmann University of New South Wales
Julie A. Blendy
Julie A. Blendy University of Pennsylvania
Rafael Roesler
Rafael Roesler Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Federico Bermúdez-Rattoni
Federico Bermúdez-Rattoni National Autonomous University of Mexico

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