Robert M. Sapolsky

63.9k total citations · 19 hit papers
359 papers, 48.1k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Sapolsky is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Sapolsky has authored 359 papers receiving a total of 48.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 90 papers in Social Psychology and 71 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Sapolsky's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (141 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (66 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers). Robert M. Sapolsky is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (141 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (66 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers). Robert M. Sapolsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Canada. Robert M. Sapolsky's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Sapolsky

358 papers receiving 46.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. How Do Glucocorticoids Influence Stress Responses? Integrating Permissive, Suppressive, Stimulatory, and Preparative Actions*
    2000 5.3k citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  2. How Do Glucocorticoids Influence Stress Responses? Integrating Permissive, Suppressive, Stimulatory, and Preparative Actions
    2000 4.0k citations Robert M. Sapolsky profile →
  3. Glucocorticoids and Hippocampal Atrophy in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
    2000 1.5k citations Robert M. Sapolsky profile →
  4. Stress and cognitive function
    1995 1.4k citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  5. The Role of the Hippocampus in Feedback Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis*
    1991 1.4k citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  6. The Influence of Social Hierarchy on Primate Health
    2005 1.3k citations Robert M. Sapolsky profile →
  7. Interleukin-1 Stimulates the Secretion of Hypothalamic Corticotropin-Releasing Factor
    1987 1.2k citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  8. Why Stress Is Bad for Your Brain
    1996 968 citations Robert M. Sapolsky profile →
  9. Effect of Neonatal Handling on Age-Related Impairments Associated with the Hippocampus
    1988 872 citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  10. Maturation of the adrenocortical stress response: Neuroendocrine control mechanisms and the stress hyporesponsive period
    1986 850 citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  11. Environmental Enrichment Reduces Aβ Levels and Amyloid Deposition in Transgenic Mice
    2005 701 citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  12. Stress, the Aging Brain, and the Mechanisms of Neuron Death
    1992 588 citations Robert M. Sapolsky profile →
  13. Stress, Glucocorticoids, and Damage to the Nervous System: The Current State of Confusion
    1996 583 citations Robert M. Sapolsky profile →
  14. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
    1994 579 citations Robert M. Sapolsky profile →
  15. Glucocorticoids Potentiate Ischemic Injury to Neurons: Therapeutic Implications
    1985 566 citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  16. The possibility of neurotoxicity in the hippocampus in major depression: a primer on neuron death
    2000 532 citations Robert M. Sapolsky Biological Psychiatry profile →
  17. Social Status and Health in Humans and Other Animals
    2004 513 citations Robert M. Sapolsky profile →
  18. Are subordinates always stressed? a comparative analysis of rank differences in cortisol levels among primates
    2003 506 citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →
  19. Stress Down-Regulates Corticosterone Receptors in a Site-Specific Manner in the Brain*
    1984 481 citations Robert M. Sapolsky et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert M. Sapolsky United States 103 17.5k 12.0k 7.0k 5.7k 5.1k 359 48.1k
E. R. de Kloet Netherlands 116 32.5k 1.9× 18.1k 1.5× 9.1k 1.3× 7.1k 1.2× 1.2k 0.2× 637 54.4k
Michael J. Meaney Canada 117 24.9k 1.4× 23.4k 1.9× 4.9k 0.7× 9.3k 1.6× 1.3k 0.2× 561 62.1k
Donald W. Pfaff United States 105 8.5k 0.5× 13.6k 1.1× 9.1k 1.3× 7.2k 1.3× 2.0k 0.4× 660 42.6k
Marian Joëls Netherlands 89 20.1k 1.1× 10.4k 0.9× 6.7k 1.0× 3.2k 0.6× 400 0.1× 337 32.5k
Robert Dantzer United States 104 16.1k 0.9× 6.8k 0.6× 4.1k 0.6× 5.6k 1.0× 553 0.1× 509 45.7k
Stafford L. Lightman United Kingdom 94 14.4k 0.8× 10.6k 0.9× 5.0k 0.7× 5.3k 0.9× 295 0.1× 769 38.7k
Dick F. Swaab Netherlands 102 7.2k 0.4× 9.4k 0.8× 7.3k 1.0× 6.4k 1.1× 314 0.1× 684 39.2k
Jonathan R. Seckl United Kingdom 99 11.4k 0.7× 5.8k 0.5× 2.1k 0.3× 6.9k 1.2× 546 0.1× 448 43.6k
George P. Chrousos Greece 147 25.4k 1.4× 9.4k 0.8× 4.2k 0.6× 11.4k 2.0× 467 0.1× 1.4k 96.8k
Elizabeth Gould United States 83 9.4k 0.5× 4.9k 0.4× 12.9k 1.8× 5.0k 0.9× 387 0.1× 164 33.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sapolsky, Robert M.. (2019). This Is Your Brain on Nationalism. Foreign Affairs. 7 indexed citations
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Meerson, Ari, Luisa P. Cacheaux, Ki A. Goosens, et al.. (2009). Changes in Brain MicroRNAs Contribute to Cholinergic Stress Reactions. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Ruby, Norman F., Calvin E. Hwang, Colin Wessells, et al.. (2008). Hippocampal-dependent learning requires a functional circadian system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(40). 15593–15598. 186 indexed citations
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Mitra, Rupshi & Robert M. Sapolsky. (2008). Acute corticosterone treatment is sufficient to induce anxiety and amygdaloid dendritic hypertrophy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(14). 5573–5578. 323 indexed citations
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Vyas, Ajai, et al.. (2007). Behavioral changes induced by Toxoplasma infection of rodents are highly specific to aversion of cat odors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(15). 6442–6447. 419 indexed citations
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Vyas, Ajai, Soo‐Kyung Kim, & Robert M. Sapolsky. (2007). The effects of toxoplasma infection on rodent behavior are dependent on dose of the stimulus. Neuroscience. 148(2). 342–348. 65 indexed citations
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Zemlyak, Ilona, et al.. (2006). Gene therapy in the nervous system with superoxide dismutase. Brain Research. 1088(1). 12–18. 12 indexed citations
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Zhao, Heng, Takayoshi Shimohata, Guohua Sun, et al.. (2005). Akt Contributes to Neuroprotection by Hypothermia against Cerebral Ischemia in Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(42). 9794–9806. 231 indexed citations
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Ogle, William O., et al.. (2002). Stress and depression: possible links to neuron death in the hippocampus. Bipolar Disorders. 4(2). 117–128. 353 indexed citations
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Howard, Sarah A., Clement J. Bottino, Sheila M. Brooke, et al.. (2002). Neuroprotective effects of bcl‐2 overexpression in hippocampal cultures: interactions with pathways of oxidative damage. Journal of Neurochemistry. 83(4). 914–923. 79 indexed citations
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Ogle, William O. & Robert M. Sapolsky. (2001). Gene therapy and the aging nervous system. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 122(14). 1555–1563. 2 indexed citations
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Roozendaal, Benno, Russell G. Phillips, Ann E. Power, et al.. (2001). Memory retrieval impairment induced by hippocampal CA3 lesions is blocked by adrenocortical suppression. Nature Neuroscience. 4(12). 1169–1171. 126 indexed citations
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Zhao, Heng, Midori A. Yenari, Matthew S. Lawrence, et al.. (2001). Bcl-2 Overexpression Protects Against Neuron Loss in Peri-infarct Regions Following Experimental Stroke. Stroke. 32. 326–327. 1 indexed citations
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Yenari, Midori A., Thomas Ringer, Zhijian Zhang, et al.. (2001). Viral vector mediated Hsp72 overexpression protects against global cerebral ischemia and when given after experimental stroke. Stroke. 32. 316–316. 1 indexed citations
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Sapolsky, Robert M.. (2000). The possibility of neurotoxicity in the hippocampus in major depression: a primer on neuron death. Biological Psychiatry. 48(8). 755–765. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sapolsky, Robert M.. (1999). Glucocorticoids, stress, and their adverse neurological effects: relevance to aging - MacArthur studies of successful aging. Experimental Gerontology. 6(34). 721–732. 1 indexed citations
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Sapolsky, Robert M.. (1996). Why should an aged male baboon ever transfer troops?. American Journal of Primatology. 39(3). 149–157. 12 indexed citations
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Sapolsky, Robert M., et al.. (1995). ¿Por qué las cebras no tienen úlcera?: la guía del estrés. Alianza Editorial eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Sapolsky, Robert M.. (1994). Why zebras don't get ulcers : a guide to stress, stress related diseases, and coping. 128 indexed citations
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Packan, Desta R., et al.. (1991). Glucocorticoids Inhibit Glucose Transport and Glutamate Uptake in Hippocampal Astrocytes: Implications for Glucocorticoid Neurotoxicity. Journal of Neurochemistry. 57(4). 1422–1428. 312 indexed citations

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