Donald G. Rainnie

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

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Donald G. Rainnie is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald G. Rainnie has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 42 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 31 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Donald G. Rainnie's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (49 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (31 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (31 papers). Donald G. Rainnie is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (49 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (31 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (31 papers). Donald G. Rainnie collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Japan. Donald G. Rainnie's co-authors include Patricia Shinnick‐Gallagher, Robert W. McCarley, Robert Greene, E. Asprodini, Martin D. Cassell, Michael Davis, Jidong Guo, Rimi Hazra, Joanna Dabrowska and Heinz Grunze and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Donald G. Rainnie

93 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Neurotransmission in the rat amygdala related to fear and anxiety

1994 623 citations Michael Davis, Donald G. Rainnie et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald G. Rainnie United States	47	4.1k	3.4k	2.0k	1.7k	1.5k	94	7.2k
Markus Fendt Germany	42	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	151	6.0k
Ronald E. See United States	50	6.1k 1.5×	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	2.6k 1.7×	125	7.9k
Rainer K.W. Schwarting Germany	50	3.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	208	9.1k
Cyril Herry France	34	5.4k 1.3×	6.1k 1.8×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	59	8.7k
Craig W. Berridge United States	53	3.8k 0.9×	4.9k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	94	10.1k
Marcus Lira Brandão Brazil	51	5.4k 1.3×	3.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	237	8.5k
Alain Gratton Canada	44	3.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	93	6.2k
Alexander J. McDonald United States	49	6.1k 1.5×	5.4k 1.6×	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	101	8.7k
Robert P. Vertes United States	37	5.5k 1.3×	5.9k 1.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	64	8.5k
Patricia H. Janak United States	59	7.4k 1.8×	5.0k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	3.2k 2.1×	144	10.6k

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Lacagnina, Anthony F., H.S. Seo, Li Fang, et al.. (2025). Stress History Modulates Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Neurons to Establish Resilience. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 6(2). 100656–100656.

Barrett, Catherine, et al.. (2022). Early life exposure to high fructose diet induces metabolic dysregulation associated with sex-specific cognitive impairment in adolescent rats. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 114. 109220–109220. 4 indexed citations

Venkataraman, Archana, et al.. (2019). Modulation of fear generalization by the zona incerta. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(18). 9072–9077. 51 indexed citations

Barrett, Catherine, et al.. (2017). Developmental disruption of amygdala transcriptome and socioemotional behavior in rats exposed to valproic acid prenatally. Molecular Autism. 8(1). 42–42. 45 indexed citations

Rainnie, Donald G., et al.. (2017). 107. BNST Cell Type-Selective Changes in Gene Expression in Response to Chronic Stress. Biological Psychiatry. 81(10). S45–S45. 1 indexed citations

Jia, Yaoyao, et al.. (2016). A wirelessly-powered homecage with animal behavior analysis and closed-loop power control. PubMed. 2016. 6323–6326. 6 indexed citations

Ehrlich, David, Gretchen N. Neigh, Chase H. Bourke, et al.. (2015). Prenatal stress, regardless of concurrent escitalopram treatment, alters behavior and amygdala gene expression of adolescent female rats. Neuropharmacology. 97. 251–258. 38 indexed citations

Daniel, Sarah & Donald G. Rainnie. (2015). Stress Modulation of Opposing Circuits in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis. Neuropsychopharmacology. 41(1). 103–125. 158 indexed citations

Tooker, Angela, Andrea Crowell, Kedar G. Shah, et al.. (2013). Microfabricated polymer-based neural interface for electrical stimulation/recording, drug delivery, and chemical sensing - development. PubMed. 2013. 5159–5162. 15 indexed citations

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Gafford, Georgette M., Jidong Guo, Elizabeth I. Flandreau, et al.. (2012). Cell-type specific deletion of GABA(A)α1 in corticotropin-releasing factor-containing neurons enhances anxiety and disrupts fear extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(40). 16330–16335. 86 indexed citations

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Ehrlich, David, Steven J. Ryan, & Donald G. Rainnie. (2012). Postnatal development of electrophysiological properties of principal neurons in the rat basolateral amygdala. The Journal of Physiology. 590(19). 4819–4838. 67 indexed citations

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Li, Chenchen, Joanna Dabrowska, Rimi Hazra, & Donald G. Rainnie. (2011). Synergistic Activation of Dopamine D1 and TrkB Receptors Mediate Gain Control of Synaptic Plasticity in the Basolateral Amygdala. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e26065–e26065. 53 indexed citations

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Hazra, Rimi, Jidong Guo, Steven J. Ryan, et al.. (2011). A transcriptomic analysis of type I–III neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 46(4). 699–709. 41 indexed citations

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Khan, Zafar U., et al.. (2009). Distribution of D1 and D5 dopamine receptors in the primate and rat basolateral amygdala. Brain Structure and Function. 213(4-5). 375–393. 26 indexed citations

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Rainnie, Donald G., et al.. (2009). Presynaptic 5-HT1B receptor-mediated serotonergic inhibition of glutamate transmission in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Neuroscience. 165(4). 1390–1401. 49 indexed citations

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Mascagni, Franco, E. Chris Muly, Donald G. Rainnie, & Alexander J. McDonald. (2008). Immunohistochemical characterization of parvalbumin-containing interneurons in the monkey basolateral amygdala. Neuroscience. 158(4). 1541–1550. 39 indexed citations

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McDonald, Alexander J., Franco Mascagni, Irakli Mania, & Donald G. Rainnie. (2005). Evidence for a perisomatic innervation of parvalbumin-containing interneurons by individual pyramidal cells in the basolateral amygdala. Brain Research. 1035(1). 32–40. 57 indexed citations

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Levita, Liat, et al.. (2004). 5-hydroxytryptamine1a-likereceptor activation in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis: Electrophysiological and behavioral studies. Neuroscience. 128(3). 583–596. 60 indexed citations

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Davis, Michael, Donald G. Rainnie, & Martin D. Cassell. (1994). Neurotransmission in the rat amygdala related to fear and anxiety. Trends in Neurosciences. 17(5). 208–214. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rainnie, Donald G. & Patricia Shinnick‐Gallagher. (1992). Trans-ACPD and l-APB presynaptically inhibit excitatory glutamatergic transmission in the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Neuroscience Letters. 139(1). 87–91. 73 indexed citations

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