Michael J. Meaney

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Meaney is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Meaney has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 5 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Meaney's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (11 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (4 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers). Michael J. Meaney is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (11 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (4 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers). Michael J. Meaney collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Singapore. Michael J. Meaney's co-authors include Darlene Francis, David H. Aitken, Victor Viau, Alain Sarrieau, Bruce S. McEwen, Sonia Lupien, M LeMay, Françoise S. Maheu, N.P.V. Nair and Mai Thanh Tu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Neurosciences and Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Meaney

17 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Maternal care and the development of stress responses 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Maternal care and the development of stress responses
    1999 506 citations Darlene Francis, Michael J. Meaney Current Opinion in Neurobiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael J. Meaney Canada 13 928 725 269 201 199 17 1.6k
Sarit Avishai‐Eliner United States 17 1.1k 1.2× 806 1.1× 453 1.7× 123 0.6× 232 1.2× 24 1.7k
James W. Smythe Canada 19 878 0.9× 646 0.9× 385 1.4× 149 0.7× 138 0.7× 28 1.7k
Shelton E. Hendricks United States 24 477 0.5× 654 0.9× 146 0.5× 291 1.4× 116 0.6× 56 1.8k
Patricia Rosenfeld United States 14 1.4k 1.5× 1.2k 1.6× 421 1.6× 251 1.2× 321 1.6× 15 1.8k
P M Plotsky United States 10 1.4k 1.5× 884 1.2× 220 0.8× 252 1.3× 478 2.4× 10 2.3k
Alain Sarrieau France 24 1.1k 1.2× 819 1.1× 248 0.9× 288 1.4× 219 1.1× 52 2.1k
A. Catalani Italy 21 796 0.9× 630 0.9× 335 1.2× 61 0.3× 293 1.5× 35 1.7k
C.‐D. Walker Canada 21 951 1.0× 681 0.9× 191 0.7× 242 1.2× 146 0.7× 30 1.8k
Maribeth Champoux United States 21 925 1.0× 1.1k 1.6× 201 0.7× 120 0.6× 226 1.1× 40 2.4k
Dana L. Helmreich United States 20 806 0.9× 603 0.8× 100 0.4× 264 1.3× 142 0.7× 36 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. Meaney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Meaney

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Salum, Giovanni Abrahão, Vera Lúcia Bosa, Marcelo Zubarán Goldani, et al.. (2015). Early life trauma is associated with decreased peripheral levels of thyroid‐hormone T3 in adolescents. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 47(Part_B). 304–308. 20 indexed citations
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Portella, André Krumel, et al.. (2007). Maternal care programs appetite and weight gain in rats.. Appetite. 49(1). 321–321. 1 indexed citations
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Lupien, Sonia, N.P.V. Nair, Françoise S. Maheu, et al.. (1999). Increased Cortisol Levels and Impaired Cognition in Human Aging: Implication for Depression and Dementia in Later Life. Reviews in the Neurosciences. 10(2). 117–39. 227 indexed citations
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Francis, Darlene & Michael J. Meaney. (1999). Maternal care and the development of stress responses. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 9(1). 128–134. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meaney, Michael J.. (1999). Early Environmental Events Regulate Neuroendocrine Development. Biochemical Society Transactions. 27(1). A6–A6. 1 indexed citations
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McEwen, Bruce S., Mony J. de Leon, Sonia Lupien, & Michael J. Meaney. (1999). Corticosteroids, the Aging Brain and Cognition. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 10(3). 92–96. 82 indexed citations
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Sarrieau, Alain, Dajan O’Donnell, Richard Alonso, & Michael J. Meaney. (1996). Regulation of glucocorticosteroid receptor expression in rat hippocampal cell cultures by nerve growth factor. Neuroscience Letters. 206(2-3). 207–211. 12 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Michela, P. W. Landfield, Bruce S. McEwen, et al.. (1996). Hippocampal Neurodegeneration in Aging. Science. 274(5287). 481c–485. 7 indexed citations
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Bhatnagar, Seema, John B. Mitchell, Katia Betito, Patricia Boksa, & Michael J. Meaney. (1995). Effects of chronic intermittent cold stress on pituitary adrenocortical and sympathetic adrenomedullary functioning. Physiology & Behavior. 57(4). 633–639. 53 indexed citations
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Parent, Angèle, Wayne Rowe, Michael J. Meaney, & R. Quirion. (1995). Increased production of inositol phosphates and diacylglycerol in aged cognitively impaired rats after stimulation of muscarinic, metabotropic-glutamate and endothelin receptors.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 272(3). 1110–1116. 25 indexed citations
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Aubert, Isabelle, Wayne Rowe, Michael J. Meaney, & R. Quirion. (1993). [3H]AF-DX 384/muscarinic-M2 receptor binding sites are increased in certain cortical brain regions of aged memory-impaired as compared to memory-unimpaired rats. Life Sciences. 52(5-6). 591–591. 1 indexed citations
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Betito, Katia, Josie Diorio, Michael J. Meaney, & Patricia Boksa. (1992). Adrenal Phenylethanolamine N‐Methyltransferase Induction in Relation to Glucocorticoid Receptor Dynamics: Evidence that Acute Exposure to High Cortisol Levels Is Sufficient to Induce the Enzyme. Journal of Neurochemistry. 58(5). 1853–1862. 39 indexed citations
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Peiffer, Andy, Nicholas Barden, & Michael J. Meaney. (1991). Age-related changes in glucocorticoid receptor binding and mRNA levels in the rat brain and pituitary. Neurobiology of Aging. 12(5). 475–479. 44 indexed citations
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Meaney, Michael J., et al.. (1989). Neonatal Handling Alters Adrenocortical Negative Feedback Sensitivity and Hippocampal Type II Glucocorticoid Receptor Binding in the Rat. Neuroendocrinology. 50(5). 597–604. 392 indexed citations
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Meaney, Michael J., Victor Viau, David H. Aitken, & Seema Bhatnagar. (1989). Glucocorticoid receptors in brain and pituitary of the lactating rat. Physiology & Behavior. 45(1). 209–212. 30 indexed citations
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Stewart, Jane, et al.. (1988). The Effects of Acute and Life-Long Food Restriction on Basal and Stress-Induced Serum Corticosterone Levels in Young and Aged Rats*. Endocrinology. 123(4). 1934–1941. 67 indexed citations
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Meaney, Michael J.. (1988). The sexual differentiation of social play. Trends in Neurosciences. 11(2). 54–58. 108 indexed citations

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