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Sandra E. Loughlin

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Neuroscience

D-Index
33
Citations
6631
World Ranking
9414
National Ranking
3978

Sandra E. Loughlin 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 Sandra E. Loughlin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 publications — 1st percentile

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Sandra E. Loughlin 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 Sandra E. Loughlin sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Sandra E. Loughlin is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Neuroscience. The work encompasses detailed studies within the subfields of Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their publications concentrate on main topics that include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, and the influence of Neurotransmitter Receptor on Behavior. These thematic areas highlight a focus on understanding receptor function at molecular and cellular levels and their behavioral implications.

The following is a list of recent papers published by Sandra E. Loughlin:

  • Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke extract upregulates nicotinic receptor binding in adult and adolescent rats, 2020, Neuropharmacology

The researcher frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Michelle Cano
  • Daisy D. Reynaga
  • James D. Belluzzi
  • Frances M. Leslie

Publication venues for Sandra E. Loughlin's work are primarily concentrated in:

  • Neuropharmacology

Best Publications

  • In vivo induction of massive proliferation, directed migration, and differentiation of neural cells in the adult mammalian brain.

    James Fallon;Steve Reid;Richard Kinyamu;Isaac Opole

  • Nicotine and the adolescent brain

    Menglu Yuan;Sarah J. Cross;Sandra E. Loughlin;Frances M. Leslie

  • Efferent projections of nucleus locus coeruleus: topographic organization of cells of origin demonstrated by three-dimensional reconstruction.

    S.E. Loughlin;S.L. Foote;F.E. Bloom

  • Impulsive and Self-Conscious: Adolescents' Vulnerability to Advertising and Promotion

    Cornelia Pechmann;Linda Levine;Sandra Loughlin;Frances Leslie

  • Efferent projections of nucleus locus coeruleus: Morphologic subpopulations have different efferent targets

    S.E. Loughlin;S.L. Foote;R. Grzanna

  • Epidermal growth factor immunoreactive material in the central nervous system: location and development

    James H. Fallon;Kim B. Seroogy;Sandra E. Loughlin;Richard S. Morrison

  • Locus coeruleus projections to cortex: topography, morphology and collateralization.

    Sandra E. Loughlin;Sandra E. Loughlin;Stephen L. Foote;Stephen L. Foote;James H. Fallon;James H. Fallon

  • Anatomical evidence for alpha-2 adrenoceptor heterogeneity: differential autoradiographic distributions of [3H]rauwolscine and [3H]idazoxan in rat brain

    C L Boyajian;S E Loughlin;F M Leslie

  • Monoamine innervation of the forebrain: Collateralization

    James H. Fallon;Sandra E. Loughlin

  • Monoamine Innervation of Cerebral Cortex and a Theory of the Role of Monoamines in Cerebral Cortex and Basal Ganglia

    James H. Fallon;Sandra E. Loughlin

  • The islands of Calleja complex of rat basal forebrain. III. Histochemical evidence for a striatopallidal system.

    James H. Fallon;Sandra E. Loughlin;Charles E. Ribak

  • Substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area projections to cortex: topography and collateralization

    S.E. Loughlin;J.H. Fallon

  • Smoking to self-medicate attentional and emotional dysfunctions.

    Jean-G Gehricke;Sandra E Loughlin;Carol K Whalen;Steven G Potkin

  • The origin of cholecystokinin terminals in the basal forebrain of the rat: Evidence from immunofluorencence and retrograde tracing

    James H. Fallon;Robb Hicks;Sandra E. Loughlin

  • Noradrenergic changes and memory loss in aged mice.

    Frances M. Leslie;Sandra E. Loughlin;Debra B. Sternberg;James L. McGaugh

  • Effects of morphine on DNA synthesis in neonatal rat brain.

    Harley I. Kornblum;Sandra E. Loughlin;Frances M. Leslie

  • Dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic projections to amygdala from substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area.

    Sandra E. Loughlin;James H. Fallon

  • Adolescent Development of Forebrain Stimulant Responsiveness: Insights from Animal Studies

    Frances M. Leslie;Sandra E. Loughlin;Ruihua Wang;Lilyanna Perez

  • Nicotine Alters Limbic Function in Adolescent Rat by a 5-HT1A Receptor Mechanism

    Jasmin M Dao;Susan C McQuown;Sandra E Loughlin;James D Belluzzi

  • Mesostriatal projections from ventral tegmentum and dorsal raphe: Cells project ipsilaterally or contralaterally but not bilaterally

    Sandra E. Loughlin;James H. Fallon

Frequent Co-Authors

Frances M. Leslie
Frances M. Leslie University of California, Irvine
James H. Fallon
James H. Fallon University of California, Irvine
Kim B. Seroogy
Kim B. Seroogy University of Cincinnati
Ellis R. Levin
Ellis R. Levin University of California, Irvine
Carol K. Whalen
Carol K. Whalen University of California, Irvine
Larry D. Jamner
Larry D. Jamner University of California, Irvine
Ralph A. Bradshaw
Ralph A. Bradshaw University of California, Irvine
Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin
Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin Yale University
Steven G. Potkin
Steven G. Potkin University of California, Irvine
Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California

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