Lique M. Coolen

10.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Lique M. Coolen is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lique M. Coolen has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 60 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 52 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Lique M. Coolen's work include Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (79 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (52 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (30 papers). Lique M. Coolen is often cited by papers focused on Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (79 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (52 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (30 papers). Lique M. Coolen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Lique M. Coolen's co-authors include Michael N. Lehman, Robert L. Goodman, Jan G. Veening, William A. Truitt, Kyle K. Pitchers, Margaret E. Balfour, Lei Yu, Aleisha M. Moore, Vasantha Padmanabhan and Ian C. Webb and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Lique M. Coolen

143 papers receiving 8.5k 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.

Minireview: Kisspeptin/Neurokinin B/Dynorphin (KNDy) Cells of the Arcuate Nucleus: A Central Node in the Control of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion

2010 567 citations Michael N. Lehman, Lique M. Coolen et al. Endocrinology profile →
Kisspeptin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Ewe Express Both Dynorphin A and Neurokinin B

2007 555 citations Robert L. Goodman, Michael N. Lehman et al. Endocrinology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lique M. Coolen United States	49	4.8k	2.4k	2.3k	2.0k	1.9k	144	8.6k
Michael J. Baum United States	58	2.9k 0.6×	3.8k 1.6×	947 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	235	9.9k
Jens D. Mikkelsen Denmark	54	1.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	3.5k 1.7×	4.2k 2.1×	238	9.3k
Gloria E. Hoffman United States	58	3.6k 0.8×	3.5k 1.4×	3.9k 1.7×	2.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.5×	154	11.9k
Cheryl L. Sisk United States	42	1.9k 0.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	786 0.4×	940 0.5×	154	7.5k
Paul E. Micevych United States	56	3.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	3.4k 1.7×	190	8.8k
M. Susan Smith United States	55	3.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	4.1k 1.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	148	10.4k
David R. Grattan New Zealand	53	2.7k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	773 0.4×	193	8.0k
Sonoko Ogawa United States	53	2.5k 0.5×	3.5k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	134	9.6k
Elaine M. Hull United States	51	2.4k 0.5×	3.2k 1.3×	759 0.3×	781 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	105	7.3k
William R. Crowley United States	51	3.0k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	3.1k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	3.5k 1.8×	149	7.7k

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Coolen, Lique M., et al.. (2025). Profile of opioid peptide receptors in GnRH and kisspeptin neurons of female mice and rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 37(10). e70075–e70075.

Moore, Aleisha M., Lique M. Coolen, & Michael N. Lehman. (2022). In vivo imaging of the GnRH pulse generator reveals a temporal order of neuronal activation and synchronization during each pulse. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(6). 47 indexed citations

Campbell, Rebecca E., Lique M. Coolen, Gloria E. Hoffman, & Erik Hrabovszky. (2022). Highlights of neuroanatomical discoveries of the mammalian gonadotropin‐releasing hormone system. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 34(5). e13115–e13115. 21 indexed citations

Cline, Hollis T., Lique M. Coolen, Saskia de Vries, et al.. (2020). Recognizing Team Science Contributions in Academic Hiring, Promotion, and Tenure. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(35). 6662–6663. 6 indexed citations

Moore, Aleisha M., et al.. (2018). Three-dimensional imaging of KNDy neurons in the mammalian brain using optical tissue clearing and multiple-label immunocytochemistry. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 2242–2242. 15 indexed citations

Lyons, Danika C.A., Xavier De Jaeger, Laura G. Rosen, et al.. (2013). Opiate Exposure and Withdrawal Induces a Molecular Memory Switch in the Basolateral Amygdala between ERK1/2 and CaMKIIα-Dependent Signaling Substrates. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(37). 14693–14704. 33 indexed citations

Veening, Jan G. & Lique M. Coolen. (2013). Neural mechanisms of sexual behavior in the male rat: Emphasis on ejaculation-related circuits. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 121. 170–183. 91 indexed citations

Gholizadeh, Shervin, et al.. (2013). Early versus Late-Phase Consolidation of Opiate Reward Memories Requires Distinct Molecular and Temporal Mechanisms in the Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortical Pathway. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63612–e63612. 18 indexed citations

Staudt, Michael D., Cleusa V.R. de Oliveira, Michael N. Lehman, Kevin E. McKenna, & Lique M. Coolen. (2011). Activation of NMDA Receptors in Lumbar Spinothalamic Cells is Required for Ejaculation. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 8(4). 1015–1026. 27 indexed citations

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Frohmader, Karla S., Michael N. Lehman, Steven R. Laviolette, & Lique M. Coolen. (2011). Concurrent Exposure to Methamphetamine and Sexual Behavior Enhances Subsequent Drug Reward and Causes Compulsive Sexual Behavior in Male Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(45). 16473–16482. 27 indexed citations

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Frohmader, Karla S., Kyle K. Pitchers, Margaret E. Balfour, & Lique M. Coolen. (2009). Mixing pleasures: Review of the effects of drugs on sex behavior in humans and animal models. Hormones and Behavior. 58(1). 149–162. 85 indexed citations

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Goodman, Robert L., Michael N. Lehman, J. T. Smith, et al.. (2007). Kisspeptin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Ewe Express Both Dynorphin A and Neurokinin B. Endocrinology. 148(12). 5752–5760. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fitzgerald, Maureen, et al.. (2007). Activation of POMC neurons during general arousal but not sexual behavior in male rats.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 121(5). 1012–1022. 6 indexed citations

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Goodman, Robert L., et al.. (2006). Morphological Plasticity in the Neural Circuitry Responsible for Seasonal Breeding in the Ewe. Endocrinology. 147(10). 4843–4851. 48 indexed citations

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Straiko, Megan M. W., Gary A. Gudelsky, Lique M. Coolen, Roger Harrison, & Frank P. Zemlan. (2006). Treatment with trimethyltin promotes the formation of cleaved tau in the rat brain. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 84(5). 1116–1123. 4 indexed citations

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Goodman, Robert L., Lique M. Coolen, Greg M. Anderson, et al.. (2004). Evidence That Dynorphin Plays a Major Role in Mediating Progesterone Negative Feedback on Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons in Sheep. Endocrinology. 145(6). 2959–2967. 189 indexed citations

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Balfour, Margaret E., Lei Yu, & Lique M. Coolen. (2003). Sexual Behavior and Sex-Associated Environmental Cues Activate the Mesolimbic System in Male Rats. Neuropsychopharmacology. 29(4). 718–730. 151 indexed citations

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Richtand, Neil M., Jeffrey A. Welge, Beth Levant, et al.. (2003). Altered Behavioral Response to Dopamine D3 Receptor Agonists 7-OH-DPAT and PD 128907 Following Repetitive Amphetamine Administration. Neuropsychopharmacology. 28(8). 1422–1432. 28 indexed citations

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Foradori, Chad D., Lique M. Coolen, Maureen Fitzgerald, et al.. (2002). Colocalization of Progesterone Receptors in Parvicellular Dynorphin Neurons of the Ovine Preoptic Area and Hypothalamus. Endocrinology. 143(11). 4366–4374. 112 indexed citations

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Parfitt, David B., Lique M. Coolen, Sarah Winans Newman, & Ruth I. Wood. (1996). Lesions of the posterior medial nucleus of the amygdala delay sexual satiety. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 22. 155. 7 indexed citations

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