Robert M. Sapolsky

63.9k citations
359 papers · 48.1k indexed · 19 hit papers · h-index 103
Topics
Stress Responses and Cortisol (141 papers)Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (66 papers)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesKenyaCanada

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Sapolsky

358 papers receiving 46.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Robert M. Sapolsky
Comparison fields: 5 of 211
  • Behavioral Neuroscience 17.5k
  • Social Psychology 12.0k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 7.0k
  • Molecular Biology 5.7k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5.1k
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All Works

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This Is Your Brain on Nationalism
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2 41
3 186
4 323
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6 419
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8 33
9 12
10 231
11 79
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Glucocorticoids, stress, and their adverse neurological effects: relevance to aging - MacArthur studies of successful aging
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¿Por qué las cebras no tienen úlcera?: la guía del estrés
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Why zebras don't get ulcers : a guide to stress, stress related diseases, and coping
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About Robert M. Sapolsky

Robert M. Sapolsky is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry and Developmental Neuroscience, having authored 359 papers that have together received 48.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (141 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (66 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (17.5k citations), Biological Psychiatry (4.8k citations) and Developmental Neuroscience (3.2k citations). Robert M. Sapolsky has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Canada. Frequent co-authors include L. Michael Romero, Allan Munck, Bruce S. McEwen, Michael J. Meaney, Lauren Jacobson, Gary K. Steinberg, Heng Zhao, Paul M. Plotsky, L.C. Krey and David H. Aitken. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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