Christian Caldji

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Christian Caldji is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Caldji has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Social Psychology, 15 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 8 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Christian Caldji's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (16 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (8 papers). Christian Caldji is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (16 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (8 papers). Christian Caldji collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Christian Caldji's co-authors include Michael J. Meaney, Paul M. Plotsky, Josie Diorio, Shakti Sharma, Darlene Francis, Beth Tannenbaum, Dong Liu, Deborah A. Pearson, Jonathan R. Seckl and Patricia LaPlante and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Biological Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Christian Caldji

17 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Maternal Care, Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Responses to Stress

1997 2.4k citations Dong Liu, Josie Diorio et al. Science profile →
Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat

1998 1.1k citations Christian Caldji, Beth Tannenbaum et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 49–60

1996 726 citations Michael J. Meaney, Josie Diorio et al. Developmental Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian Caldji Canada	14	3.9k	3.7k	1.5k	1.3k	862	17	6.7k
Beth Tannenbaum Canada	14	2.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	897 0.6×	755 0.6×	514 0.6×	15	4.3k
Myron A. Hofer United States	54	2.4k 0.6×	4.7k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.6×	331 0.4×	165	8.5k
Darlene Francis United States	34	6.1k 1.6×	6.7k 1.8×	2.5k 1.7×	2.0k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	51	12.0k
Bruce S. McEwen United States	35	3.9k 1.0×	2.3k 0.6×	566 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	825 1.0×	50	8.6k
Christopher R. Pryce Switzerland	48	3.6k 0.9×	3.4k 0.9×	851 0.6×	685 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	134	7.0k
Josie Diorio Canada	37	5.4k 1.4×	5.9k 1.6×	2.7k 1.8×	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	55	11.4k
Cheryl M. McCormick Canada	49	3.5k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	617 0.4×	965 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	137	7.5k
Francesca Cirulli Italy	47	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	782 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	707 0.8×	172	6.7k
Victor Viau Canada	40	5.2k 1.4×	3.4k 0.9×	843 0.6×	494 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	70	8.4k
Karen J. Parker United States	39	1.8k 0.5×	3.0k 0.8×	609 0.4×	1.7k 1.4×	487 0.6×	87	6.4k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Zhang, Tieyuan, Ian C. Hellstrom, Xianglan Wen, et al.. (2019). Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Nucleus Accumbens Mediates Individual Differences in Behavioral Responses to a Natural, Social Reward. Molecular Neurobiology. 57(1). 290–301. 12 indexed citations

Caldji, Christian, Ian C. Hellstrom, Tieyuan Zhang, Josie Diorio, & Michael J. Meaney. (2011). Environmental regulation of the neural epigenome. FEBS Letters. 585(13). 2049–2058. 61 indexed citations

Zhang, Tieyuan, Carine Parent, Timothy W. Bredy, et al.. (2006). Maternal programming of defensive responses through sustained effects on gene expression. Biological Psychology. 73(1). 72–89. 146 indexed citations

Plotsky, Paul M., K. V. Thrivikraman, Charles B. Nemeroff, et al.. (2005). Long-Term Consequences of Neonatal Rearing on Central Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Systems in Adult Male Rat Offspring. Neuropsychopharmacology. 30(12). 2192–2204. 412 indexed citations

Parent, Carine, Tieyuan Zhang, Christian Caldji, et al.. (2005). Maternal Care and Individual Differences in Defensive Responses. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 14(5). 229–233. 41 indexed citations

Fish, Eric W., et al.. (2004). Epigenetic Programming of Stress Responses through Variations in Maternal Care. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1036(1). 167–180. 271 indexed citations

Fries, Eva, et al.. (2004). Preliminary Evidence of Altered Sensitivity to Benzodiazepines as a Function of Maternal Care in the Rat. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1032(1). 320–323. 12 indexed citations

Caldji, Christian, Josie Diorio, Hymie Anisman, & Michael J. Meaney. (2004). Maternal Behavior Regulates Benzodiazepine/GABAA Receptor Subunit Expression in Brain Regions Associated with Fear in BALB/c and C57BL/6 Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 29(7). 1344–1352. 119 indexed citations

Caldji, Christian, Josie Diorio, & Michael J. Meaney. (2003). Variations in Maternal Care Alter GABAA Receptor Subunit Expression in Brain Regions Associated with Fear. Neuropsychopharmacology. 28(11). 1950–1959. 170 indexed citations

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Caldji, Christian. (2000). The Effects of Early Rearing Environment on the Development of GABAA and Central Benzodiazepine Receptor Levels and Novelty-Induced Fearfulness in the Rat. Neuropsychopharmacology. 22(3). 219–229. 465 indexed citations

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Caldji, Christian, Josie Diorio, & Michael J. Meaney. (2000). Variations in maternal care in infancy regulate the development of stress reactivity. Biological Psychiatry. 48(12). 1164–1174. 450 indexed citations

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Francis, Darlene, Christian Caldji, Frances A. Champagne, Paul M. Plotsky, & Michael J. Meaney. (1999). The role of corticotropin-releasing factor–norepinephrine systems in mediating the effects of early experience on the development of behavioral and endocrine responses to stress. Biological Psychiatry. 46(9). 1153–1166. 276 indexed citations

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Caldji, Christian, Beth Tannenbaum, Shakti Sharma, et al.. (1998). Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(9). 5335–5340. 1085 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Dong, Josie Diorio, Beth Tannenbaum, et al.. (1997). Maternal Care, Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Responses to Stress. Science. 277(5332). 1659–1662. 2396 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meaney, Michael J., Josie Diorio, Darlene Francis, et al.. (1996). Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 61–72. Developmental Neuroscience. 18(1-2). 61–72. 33 indexed citations

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Meaney, Michael J., Josie Diorio, Darlene Francis, et al.. (1996). Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 49–60. Developmental Neuroscience. 18(1-2). 49–60. 726 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caldji, Christian & C.H. Vanderwolf. (1996). The effects of different types of pre-training on the rat's retention performance in a swim-to-platform task following administration of scopolamine. Behavioural Brain Research. 80(1-2). 217–220. 5 indexed citations

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