J. Leigh Leasure

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

J. Leigh Leasure is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Leigh Leasure has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in J. Leigh Leasure's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (18 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (9 papers). J. Leigh Leasure is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (18 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (9 papers). J. Leigh Leasure collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. J. Leigh Leasure's co-authors include Timothy Schallert, Sondra T. Bland, Jennifer L. Tillerson, Sheila M. Fleming, Marilyn Jones, Mark E. Maynard, Clayton Neighbors, Bryan Kolb, Kimberly Nixon and Chelsie M. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

J. Leigh Leasure

54 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

CNS plasticity and assessment of forelimb sensorimotor outcome in unilateral rat models of stroke, cortical ablation, parkinsonism and spinal cord injury

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Leigh Leasure United States	23	1000	665	614	566	401	55	2.8k
Charles R. Goodlett United States	49	1.3k 1.3×	405 0.6×	362 0.6×	707 1.2×	265 0.7×	118	6.4k
Il‐Gyu Ko South Korea	26	432 0.4×	357 0.5×	229 0.4×	441 0.8×	393 1.0×	103	2.2k
Maura Boldrini United States	24	1.1k 1.1×	614 0.9×	410 0.7×	1.3k 2.3×	328 0.8×	39	4.0k
Sondra T. Bland United States	30	1.9k 1.9×	781 1.2×	685 1.1×	408 0.7×	613 1.5×	45	4.2k
Charles Murchison United States	26	751 0.8×	327 0.5×	678 1.1×	134 0.2×	470 1.2×	77	2.7k
Victoria M. Perreau Australia	26	795 0.8×	760 1.1×	199 0.3×	718 1.3×	1.1k 2.6×	41	3.5k
Susana Aznar Denmark	28	1.4k 1.4×	324 0.5×	436 0.7×	299 0.5×	453 1.1×	80	2.8k
N. David Åberg Sweden	27	752 0.8×	387 0.6×	187 0.3×	912 1.6×	662 1.7×	74	3.2k
Lung Yu Taiwan	29	1.1k 1.1×	351 0.5×	258 0.4×	490 0.9×	485 1.2×	85	2.5k

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Leasure, J. Leigh, et al.. (2025). Binge alcohol and the neuroendocrinology of the aging female. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 78. 101201–101201. 1 indexed citations

Neighbors, Clayton, et al.. (2024). Physical activity as a moderator of the association between alcohol consumption and hangovers. Addictive Behaviors. 159. 108145–108145. 3 indexed citations

Henderson, Craig E., Chelsie M. Young, J. Leigh Leasure, et al.. (2021). Longitudinal relations between physical activity and alcohol consumption among young adults.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 37(2). 285–293. 4 indexed citations

Brocardo, Patrícia S., et al.. (2021). Changes in Affective Behavior and Oxidative Stress after Binge Alcohol in Male and Female Rats. Brain Sciences. 11(9). 1250–1250. 2 indexed citations

Roman, Gregg, et al.. (2019). MUNC13-1 heterozygosity does not alter voluntary ethanol consumption or sensitivity in mice. Alcohol. 83. 89–97. 3 indexed citations

Gajewski, Kathleen, et al.. (2018). Ethanol Regulates Presynaptic Activity and Sedation through Presynaptic Unc13 Proteins inDrosophila. eNeuro. 5(3). ENEURO.0125–18.2018. 15 indexed citations

Maynard, Mark E., et al.. (2018). Binge ethanol effects on prefrontal cortex neurons, spatial working memory and task-induced neuronal activation in male and female rats. Physiology & Behavior. 188. 79–85. 28 indexed citations

Rodgers, Shaefali P., et al.. (2018). Olfactory Memory Impairment Differs by Sex in a Rodent Model of Pediatric Radiotherapy. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 12. 158–158. 11 indexed citations

Maynard, Mark E., et al.. (2017). Sex differences in hippocampal damage, cognitive impairment, and trophic factor expression in an animal model of an alcohol use disorder. Brain Structure and Function. 223(1). 195–210. 54 indexed citations

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Leasure, J. Leigh, et al.. (2017). Investigation of Sex Differences in the Microglial Response to Binge Ethanol and Exercise. Brain Sciences. 7(10). 139–139. 45 indexed citations

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Maynard, Mark E. & J. Leigh Leasure. (2013). Exercise Enhances Hippocampal Recovery following Binge Ethanol Exposure. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e76644–e76644. 40 indexed citations

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Kozlowski, Dorothy A., J. Leigh Leasure, & Timothy Schallert. (2012). The Control of Movement Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Comprehensive physiology. 3(1). 121–139. 25 indexed citations

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Hadziahmetovic, Mersiha, Lanchun Lu, J. Leigh Leasure, et al.. (2012). The application of radiation therapy to the pediatric preclinical testing program (PPTP): Results of a pilot study in rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 60(3). 377–382. 10 indexed citations

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Mahmoodian, Roza, et al.. (2011). Changes in mechanics and composition of human talar cartilage anlagen during fetal development. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 19(10). 1199–1209. 14 indexed citations

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Leasure, J. Leigh & Kimberly Nixon. (2009). Exercise Neuroprotection in a Rat Model of Binge Alcohol Consumption. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 34(3). 404–414. 72 indexed citations

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Leasure, J. Leigh, et al.. (2009). Social isolation prevents exercise‐induced proliferation of hippocampal progenitor cells in female rats. Hippocampus. 19(10). 907–912. 95 indexed citations

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Leasure, J. Leigh, et al.. (2007). Low-Level Human Equivalent Gestational Lead Exposure Produces Sex-Specific Motor and Coordination Abnormalities and Late-Onset Obesity in Year-Old Mice. Environmental Health Perspectives. 116(3). 355–361. 108 indexed citations

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Moon, Lawrence, J. Leigh Leasure, Fred H. Gage, & Mary Bartlett Bunge. (2006). Motor enrichment sustains hindlimb movement recovered after spinal cord injury and glial transplantation. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 24(3). 147–161. 22 indexed citations

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Leasure, J. Leigh & Timothy Schallert. (2003). Consequences of forced disuse of the impaired forelimb after unilateral cortical injury. Behavioural Brain Research. 150(1-2). 83–91. 25 indexed citations

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Gotts, Jeffrey E., et al.. (2000). Focal Brain Injury, FGF-2 and the Adverse Effects of Excessive Motor Demand on Cortical and Nigral Degeneration: Marked Protection by Delayed Intermittent Exposure to Halothane. Journal of Neurotrauma. 17(11). 1067–1077. 7 indexed citations

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