Bhaskar Kolachana

29.0k total citations · 12 hit papers
104 papers, 22.6k citations indexed

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Bhaskar Kolachana is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Bhaskar Kolachana has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 22.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 38 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Bhaskar Kolachana's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (30 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (21 papers). Bhaskar Kolachana is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (30 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (21 papers). Bhaskar Kolachana collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Japan. Bhaskar Kolachana's co-authors include Daniel R. Weinberger, Michael Egan, Venkata S. Mattay, Joseph H. Callicott, Terry E. Goldberg, David Goldman, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Ahmad R. Hariri, Richard E. Straub and Beth A. Verchinski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Bhaskar Kolachana

100 papers receiving 22.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The BDNF val66met Polymorphism Affects Activity-Dependent Secretion of BDNF and Human Memory and Hippocampal Function

2003 3.1k citations Michael Egan, Joseph H. Callicott et al. profile →
Effect of COMT Val ^108/158 Met genotype on frontal lobe function and risk for schizophrenia

2001 1.9k citations Michael Egan, Terry E. Goldberg et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Serotonin Transporter Genetic Variation and the Response of the Human Amygdala

2002 1.7k citations Ahmad R. Hariri, Venkata S. Mattay et al. Science profile →
5-HTTLPR polymorphism impacts human cingulate-amygdala interactions: a genetic susceptibility mechanism for depression

2005 1.5k citations Lukas Pezawas, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Functional Analysis of Genetic Variation in Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT): Effects on mRNA, Protein, and Enzyme Activity in Postmortem Human Brain

2004 1.3k citations Jingshan Chen, Barbara K. Lipska et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
Schizophrenia is associated with elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine concentrations: Evidence from a novel positron emission tomography method

1997 910 citations Richard C. Saunders, Bhaskar Kolachana et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor val⁶⁶met Polymorphism Affects Human Memory-Related Hippocampal Activity and Predicts Memory Performance

2003 838 citations Terry E. Goldberg, Venkata S. Mattay et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
The distinct cognitive syndromes of Parkinson's disease: 5 year follow-up of the CamPaIGN cohort

2009 736 citations Bhaskar Kolachana, Daniel R. Weinberger et al. profile →
The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor val66met Polymorphism and Variation in Human Cortical Morphology

2004 724 citations Lukas Pezawas, Beth A. Verchinski et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Catechol O -methyltransferase val ¹⁵⁸ -met genotype and individual variation in the brain response to amphetamine

2003 719 citations Venkata S. Mattay, Terry E. Goldberg et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A Susceptibility Gene for Affective Disorders and the Response of the Human Amygdala

2005 631 citations Bhaskar Kolachana, Venkata S. Mattay et al. profile →
Neural mechanisms of genetic risk for impulsivity and violence in humans

2006 583 citations Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Joshua W. Buckholtz et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Examining epigenetic aging in the post-mortem brain in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 2024 ·Frontiers in Genetics ·Gauri G. Shastri, Gustavo Sudre, Kwangmi Ahn, Benjamin Jung, Bhaskar Kolachana, (unknown), Laura Elnitski, Philip Shaw	0
2	Genetic risk for treatment resistant schizophrenia and corresponding variation in dopamine synthesis capacity and D2/3 receptor availability in healthy individuals 2024 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Daniel P. Eisenberg, Rachael K. Blackman, (unknown), Philip D. Kohn, (unknown), Bhaskar Kolachana, Michael D. Gregory, Karen F. Berman	0
3	Polygenic scores for psychiatric disorders in a diverse postmortem brain tissue cohort 2023 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Laramie E. Duncan, Hanyang Shen, Anton Schulmann, (unknown), Bhaskar Kolachana, Ajeet Mandal, Ningping Feng, Pavan K. Auluck, Stefano Marenco	2
4	Dorsal visual stream and LIMK1: hemideletion, haplotype, and enduring effects in children with Williams syndrome 2023 ·Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders ·J. Shane Kippenhan, Michael D. Gregory, Tiffany Nash, Philip D. Kohn, Carolyn Β. Mervis, Daniel P. Eisenberg, (unknown), (unknown), Colleen A. Morris, Bhaskar Kolachana, Ariel M. Pani, (unknown), Karen F. Berman	2
5	Polymorphism in the ZNF804A Gene and Variation in D1 and D2/D3 Dopamine Receptor Availability in the Healthy Human Brain: A Dual Positron Emission Tomography Study 2021 ·Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ·(unknown), Angela Ianni, Philip D. Kohn, Bhaskar Kolachana, Michael D. Gregory, Joseph C. Masdeu, Daniel P. Eisenberg, Karen F. Berman	2
6	Characteristics of the Cation Cotransporter NKCC1 in Human Brain: Alternate Transcripts, Expression in Development, and Potential Relationships to Brain Function and Schizophrenia 2014 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Yukitaka Morita, Joseph H. Callicott, (unknown), (unknown), Dwight Dickinson, Qiang Chen, Ran Tao, Barbara K. Lipska, Bhaskar Kolachana, Amanda J. Law, Tianzhang Ye, Richard E. Straub, Daniel R. Weinberger, Joel E. Kleinman, Thomas M. Hyde	46
7	Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val⁶⁶Met Polymorphism Affects Resting Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Functional Connectivity Differentially in Women Versus Men 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Daniel P. Eisenberg, Philip D. Kohn, J. Shane Kippenhan, Bhaskar Kolachana, Daniel R. Weinberger, Karen F. Berman	38
8	A common allele in the oxytocin receptor gene ( OXTR ) impacts prosocial temperament and human hypothalamic-limbic structure and function 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Heike Tost, Bhaskar Kolachana, Shabnam Hakimi, Hervé Lemaître, Beth A. Verchinski, Venkata S. Mattay, Daniel R. Weinberger, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg	441
9	PREFRONTAL BRAIN SYSTEMS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PUTATIVE INTERACTING DOPAMINERGIC GENE MECHANISMS 2009 ·Schizophrenia Bulletin ·Hao Yang Tan, (unknown), Kristin K. Nicodemus, Richard E. Straub, Bhaskar Kolachana, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, (unknown), Venkata S. Mattay, Joseph H. Callicott, Daniel R. Weinberger	1
10	Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Valine158Methionine Genotype and Resting Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Medication-Free Patients with Schizophrenia 2009 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Daniel P. Eisenberg, Deepak K. Sarpal, Philip D. Kohn, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, (unknown), Bhaskar Kolachana, José Apud, Daniel R. Weinberger, Karen F. Berman	18
11	Allelic Variation in RGS4 Impacts Functional and Structural Connectivity in the Human Brain 2007 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Joshua W. Buckholtz, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Robyn A. Honea, Richard E. Straub, Lukas Pezawas, Michael Egan, Radhakrishna Vakkalanka, Bhaskar Kolachana, Beth A. Verchinski, Steven Sust, Venkata S. Mattay, Daniel R. Weinberger, Joseph H. Callicott	75
12	Neural mechanisms of genetic risk for impulsivity and violence in humans breakdown → 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Joshua W. Buckholtz, Bhaskar Kolachana, Ahmad R. Hariri, Lukas Pezawas, Giuseppe Blasi, Ashley Wabnitz, Robyn A. Honea, Beth A. Verchinski, Joseph H. Callicott, Michael Egan, Venkata S. Mattay, Daniel R. Weinberger	583
13	Effect of Catechol- O -Methyltransferase val ¹⁵⁸ met Genotype on Attentional Control 2005 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Giuseppe Blasi, Venkata S. Mattay, Alessandro Bertolino, Brita Elvevåg, Joseph H. Callicott, Saumitra Das, Bhaskar Kolachana, Michael Egan, Terry E. Goldberg, Daniel R. Weinberger	241
14	Midbrain dopamine and prefrontal function in humans: interaction and modulation by COMT genotype 2005 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Philip D. Kohn, Bhaskar Kolachana, (unknown), Aideen McInerney‐Leo, Robert Nussbaum, Daniel R. Weinberger, Karen F. Berman	339
15	The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor val66met Polymorphism and Variation in Human Cortical Morphology breakdown → 2004 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Lukas Pezawas, Beth A. Verchinski, Venkata S. Mattay, Joseph H. Callicott, Bhaskar Kolachana, Richard E. Straub, Michael Egan, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Daniel R. Weinberger	724
16	Functional Analysis of Genetic Variation in Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT): Effects on mRNA, Protein, and Enzyme Activity in Postmortem Human Brain breakdown → 2004 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Jingshan Chen, Barbara K. Lipska, Nader D. Halim, Quang Trung, Mitsuyuki Matsumoto, Samer Melhem, Bhaskar Kolachana, Thomas M. Hyde, Mary M. Herman, José Apud, Michael Egan, Joel E. Kleinman, Daniel R. Weinberger	1343
17	Serotonin Transporter Genetic Variation and the Response of the Human Amygdala breakdown → 2002 ·Science ·Ahmad R. Hariri, Venkata S. Mattay, Alessandro Tessitore, Bhaskar Kolachana, Francesco Saverio Fera, David Goldman, Michael Egan, Daniel R. Weinberger	1693
18	Allelic variation in GAD1 (GAD67) is associated with schizophrenia and influences cortical function and gene expression 2002 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Richard E. Straub, Barbara K. Lipska, Michael Egan, Terry E. Goldberg, Joseph H. Callicott, (unknown), R Vakkalanka, Bhaskar Kolachana, Joel E. Kleinman, Daniel R. Weinberger	214
19	In vivo characterization of extracellular GABA release in the caudate nucleus and prefrontal cortex of the rhesus monkey 1997 ·Synapse ·Bhaskar Kolachana, Richard C. Saunders, Daniel R. Weinberger	5
20	D1 and D2 receptor modulation in rat striatum and nucleus accumbens after subchronic and chronic haloperidol treatment 1992 ·Brain Research ·Marc Laruelle, George E. Jaskiw, Barbara K. Lipska, Bhaskar Kolachana, Manuel F. Casanova, Joel E. Kleinman, Daniel R. Weinberger	49

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