Athina Markou

15.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

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Athina Markou is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Athina Markou has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 92 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Athina Markou's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (102 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (64 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers). Athina Markou is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (102 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (64 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers). Athina Markou collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Athina Markou's co-authors include John F. Cryan, George F. Koob, Paul J. Kenny, Irwin Lucki, Neil E. Paterson, Svetlana Semenova, G F Koob, Manoranjan S. D’Souza, Nurith Amitai and F. Gasparini and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Athina Markou

145 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

Assessing antidepressant activity in rodents: recent developments and future needs

2002 1.3k citations John F. Cryan, Athina Markou et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Athina Markou United States	61	7.8k	5.4k	2.4k	1.8k	1.6k	145	11.8k
Friedbert Weiss United States	65	10.6k 1.3×	5.4k 1.0×	3.4k 1.5×	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	145	14.3k
David W. Self United States	49	7.4k 0.9×	4.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	83	11.0k
Trevor Sharp United Kingdom	68	11.4k 1.4×	5.5k 1.0×	3.0k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	264	16.2k
William A. Carlezon United States	71	11.1k 1.4×	6.3k 1.2×	4.2k 1.8×	2.7k 1.5×	2.1k 1.3×	205	17.2k
Michel Barrot France	57	7.1k 0.9×	3.4k 0.6×	2.8k 1.2×	2.8k 1.5×	3.3k 2.0×	107	13.6k
Giovanni Biggio Italy	63	8.6k 1.1×	4.2k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	3.2k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	329	14.5k
Victoria Arango United States	61	5.4k 0.7×	3.4k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	900 0.5×	153	12.9k
Emilio Merlo Pich Italy	48	3.8k 0.5×	3.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	145	8.9k
Michael T. Bardo United States	54	7.7k 1.0×	3.6k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	264	11.3k
Pier Vincenzo Piazza France	58	8.1k 1.0×	3.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	4.5k 2.4×	1.4k 0.9×	124	13.3k

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Higa, Kerin K., Jordy van Enkhuizen, Xianjin Zhou, et al.. (2017). Nicotine withdrawal-induced inattention is absent in alpha7 nAChR knockout mice. Psychopharmacology. 234(9-10). 1573–1586. 16 indexed citations

D’Souza, Manoranjan S., et al.. (2016). Attenuation of nicotine-taking and nicotine-seeking behavior by the mGlu2 receptor positive allosteric modulators AZD8418 and AZD8529 in rats. Psychopharmacology. 233(10). 1801–1814. 19 indexed citations

Young, Jared W. & Athina Markou. (2015). Translational Rodent Paradigms to Investigate Neuromechanisms Underlying Behaviors Relevant to Amotivation and Altered Reward Processing in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 41(5). 1024–1034. 42 indexed citations

Der‐Avakian, Andre, Michelle S. Mazei‐Robison, James P. Kesby, Eric J. Nestler, & Athina Markou. (2014). Enduring Deficits in Brain Reward Function after Chronic Social Defeat in Rats: Susceptibility, Resilience, and Antidepressant Response. Biological Psychiatry. 76(7). 542–549. 120 indexed citations

Dhanya, Raveendra-Panickar, Douglas J. Sheffler, Russell Dahl, et al.. (2014). Design and Synthesis of Systemically Active Metabotropic Glutamate Subtype-2 and -3 (mGlu_2/3) Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulators (PAMs): Pharmacological Characterization and Assessment in a Rat Model of Cocaine Dependence. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 57(10). 4154–4172. 26 indexed citations

Markou, Athina, et al.. (2013). Unraveling the neurobiology of nicotine dependence using genetically engineered mice. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 23(4). 493–499. 27 indexed citations

D’Souza, Manoranjan S., et al.. (2012). N-acetylcysteine decreased nicotine self-administration and cue-induced reinstatement of nicotine seeking in rats: comparison with the effects of N-acetylcysteine on food responding and food seeking. Psychopharmacology. 225(2). 473–482. 77 indexed citations

Amitai, Nurith & Athina Markou. (2010). Disruption of Performance in the Five-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task Induced By Administration of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antagonists: Relevance to Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry. 68(1). 5–16. 108 indexed citations

Amitai, Nurith & Athina Markou. (2010). Effects of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2/3 agonism and antagonism on schizophrenia-like cognitive deficits induced by phencyclidine in rats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 639(1-3). 67–80. 29 indexed citations

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D’Souza, Manoranjan S. & Athina Markou. (2009). Neural Substrates of Psychostimulant Withdrawal-Induced Anhedonia. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences. 3. 119–178. 49 indexed citations

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Amitai, Nurith & Athina Markou. (2008). Chronic nicotine improves cognitive performance in a test of attention but does not attenuate cognitive disruption induced by repeated phencyclidine administration. Psychopharmacology. 202(1-3). 275–286. 41 indexed citations

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Liechti, Matthias E., Loïc Lhuillier, Klemens Kaupmann, & Athina Markou. (2007). Metabotropic Glutamate 2/3 Receptors in the Ventral Tegmental Area and the Nucleus Accumbens Shell Are Involved in Behaviors Relating to Nicotine Dependence. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(34). 9077–9085. 158 indexed citations

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Spielewoy, Cécile & Athina Markou. (2004). Strain-Specificity in Nicotine Attenuation of Phencyclidine-Induced Disruption of Prepulse Inhibition in Mice: Relevance to Smoking in Schizophrenia Patients. Behavior Genetics. 34(3). 343–354. 32 indexed citations

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Kenny, Paul J., F. Gasparini, & Athina Markou. (2003). Group II Metabotropic and α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole Propionate (AMPA)/Kainate Glutamate Receptors Regulate the Deficit in Brain Reward Function Associated with Nicotine Withdrawal in Rats. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 306(3). 1068–1076. 117 indexed citations

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Cryan, John F., Daniël Hoyer, & Athina Markou. (2003). Withdrawal from chronic amphetamine induces Depressive-Like behavioral effects in rodents. Biological Psychiatry. 54(1). 49–58. 160 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Serge H., Paul J. Kenny, George F. Koob, & Athina Markou. (2002). Neurobiological evidence for hedonic allostasis associated with escalating cocaine use. Nature Neuroscience. 5(7). 625–626. 279 indexed citations

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Semenova, Svetlana & Athina Markou. (2002). Cocaine-seeking behavior after extended cocaine-free periods in rats: role of conditioned stimuli. Psychopharmacology. 168(1-2). 192–200. 17 indexed citations

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Kenny, Paul J. & Athina Markou. (2001). Neurobiology of the nicotine withdrawal syndrome. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 70(4). 531–549. 245 indexed citations

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Baldo, Brian A., Athina Markou, & George F. Koob. (1999). Increased sensitivity to the locomotor depressant effect of a dopamine receptor antagonist during cocaine withdrawal in the rat. Psychopharmacology. 141(2). 135–144. 12 indexed citations

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Koob, George F., S. Barak Caine, Loren H. Parsons, Athina Markou, & Friedbert Weiss. (1997). Opponent Process Model and Psychostimulant Addiction. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 57(3). 513–521. 146 indexed citations

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