Amar Sarkar

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
24 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Amar Sarkar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Amar Sarkar has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Social Psychology and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Amar Sarkar's work include Gut microbiota and health (7 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (4 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (3 papers). Amar Sarkar is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (7 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (4 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (3 papers). Amar Sarkar collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Finland. Amar Sarkar's co-authors include Ann Dowker, Chung Yen Looi, Siobhán Harty, Philip W. J. Burnet, Soili M. Lehto, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan, Roi Cohen Kadosh, Andrew H. Moeller and Rachel N. Carmody and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Amar Sarkar

22 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Psychobiotics and the Manipulation of Bacteria–Gut–Brain Signals

2016 737 citations Amar Sarkar, Soili M. Lehto et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →
Mathematics Anxiety: What Have We Learned in 60 Years?

2016 513 citations Ann Dowker, Amar Sarkar et al. Frontiers in Psychology profile →
Microbial transmission in the social microbiome and host health and disease

2024 50 citations Amar Sarkar, Siobhán Harty et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amar Sarkar United Kingdom	13	847	453	366	340	328	24	2.1k
Robert M. Roth United States	43	1.2k 1.4×	849 1.9×	224 0.6×	291 0.9×	66 0.2×	191	5.6k
Tiffany C. Ho United States	35	335 0.4×	873 1.9×	247 0.7×	122 0.4×	267 0.8×	107	3.6k
Carmela Bravaccio Italy	32	919 1.1×	49 0.1×	112 0.3×	210 0.6×	151 0.5×	112	3.6k
Xiong Jiang United States	30	566 0.7×	269 0.6×	87 0.2×	106 0.3×	28 0.1×	78	2.3k
Yu‐Yu Wu Taiwan	30	288 0.3×	350 0.8×	228 0.6×	152 0.4×	41 0.1×	76	2.7k
Dong Liu China	26	863 1.0×	199 0.4×	1.5k 4.0×	262 0.8×	241 0.7×	85	4.2k
Paul Brown United States	25	958 1.1×	85 0.2×	285 0.8×	282 0.8×	43 0.1×	71	3.2k
Susan K. Johnson United States	35	226 0.3×	604 1.3×	589 1.6×	114 0.3×	23 0.1×	79	4.4k
Sergey A. Kornilov United States	17	547 0.6×	137 0.3×	80 0.2×	180 0.5×	42 0.1×	54	1.3k
Anna Moles Italy	34	624 0.7×	186 0.4×	1.1k 2.9×	396 1.2×	123 0.4×	69	3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amar Sarkar

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All Works

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Sarkar, Amar, et al.. (2025). Industrialized diets modulate host eating behavior via the microbiome–gut–brain axis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 37(2). 164–179. 1 indexed citations

Carson, Kathryn A., Kara Garcia, Natasha N. Ludwig, et al.. (2025). Developmental Progression of Inhibitory Control and Flexible Problem-solving Among Infants with Histories of Preterm Birth. Developmental Neuroscience. 1–17.

Sarkar, Amar, Siobhán Harty, Aura Raulo, et al.. (2024). Microbial transmission in the social microbiome and host health and disease. Cell. 187(1). 17–43. 50 indexed citations breakdown →

Fan, Yaxin, et al.. (2024). Salivary testosterone and cortisol response in acute stress modulated by seven sessions of mindfulness meditation in young males. Stress. 27(1). 2316041–2316041. 8 indexed citations

Sarkar, Amar & Richard W. Wrangham. (2023). Evolutionary and neuroendocrine foundations of human aggression. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 27(5). 468–493. 13 indexed citations

Prasad, Smrithi, Erik L. Knight, Amar Sarkar, et al.. (2021). Testosterone fluctuations in response to a democratic election predict partisan attitudes toward the elected leader. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 133. 105396–105396. 5 indexed citations

Sarkar, Amar, Siobhán Harty, Andrew H. Moeller, et al.. (2021). The gut microbiome as a biomarker of differential susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 27(12). 1115–1134. 34 indexed citations

Carmody, Rachel N., Amar Sarkar, & Aspen T. Reese. (2021). Gut microbiota through an evolutionary lens. Science. 372(6541). 462–463. 35 indexed citations

Sarkar, Amar, Siobhán Harty, Katerina V.‐A. Johnson, et al.. (2020). Microbial transmission in animal social networks and the social microbiome. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(8). 1020–1035. 127 indexed citations

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Knight, Erik L., Amar Sarkar, Smrithi Prasad, & Pranjal H. Mehta. (2020). Beyond the challenge hypothesis: The emergence of the dual-hormone hypothesis and recommendations for future research. Hormones and Behavior. 123. 104657–104657. 36 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Amar, et al.. (2020). Knowledge of wealth shapes social impressions.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied. 28(1). 205–236. 4 indexed citations

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Krause, Beatrix, Martin Dresler, Chung Yen Looi, Amar Sarkar, & Roi Cohen Kadosh. (2019). Neuroenhancement of High-Level Cognition: Evidence for Homeostatic Constraints of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. 3(4). 388–395. 8 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Amar, Siobhán Harty, Soili M. Lehto, et al.. (2018). The Microbiome in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 22(7). 611–636. 157 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Amar & Roi Cohen Kadosh. (2016). Transcranial electrical stimulation and numerical cognition.. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale. 70(1). 41–58. 9 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Amar, Soili M. Lehto, Siobhán Harty, et al.. (2016). Psychobiotics and the Manipulation of Bacteria–Gut–Brain Signals. Trends in Neurosciences. 39(11). 763–781. 737 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dowker, Ann, Amar Sarkar, & Chung Yen Looi. (2016). Mathematics Anxiety: What Have We Learned in 60 Years?. Frontiers in Psychology. 7. 508–508. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sarkar, Amar, et al.. (2016). Dalit politics in India: recognition without redistribution. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 6 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Amar, et al.. (2016). Sacred Slaughter: An Analysis of Historical, Communal, and Constitutional Aspects of Beef Bans in India. Politics Religion & Ideology. 17(4). 329–351. 23 indexed citations

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Santarnecchi, Emiliano, Tanja Müller, Símone Rossi, et al.. (2015). Individual differences and specificity of prefrontal gamma frequency-tACS on fluid intelligence capabilities. Cortex. 75. 33–43. 102 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Amar, Ann Dowker, & Roi Cohen Kadosh. (2014). Cognitive Enhancement or Cognitive Cost: Trait-Specific Outcomes of Brain Stimulation in the Case of Mathematics Anxiety. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(50). 16605–16610. 145 indexed citations

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