Djamel Aït Amara

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Djamel Aït Amara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Djamel Aït Amara has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Djamel Aït Amara's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (6 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (4 papers). Djamel Aït Amara is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (6 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (4 papers). Djamel Aït Amara collaborates with scholars based in France and United States. Djamel Aït Amara's co-authors include René Hen, Louis Ségu, Sylvie Ramboz, Marie-Christine Buhot, Frédéric Saudou, Marianne LeMeur, Andrée Dierich, Ursula Boschert, Dani Brunner and Ronald S. Oosting and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Djamel Aït Amara

7 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Enhanced Aggressive Behavior in Mice Lacking 5-HT 1B Rece... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 1998 200 400 600
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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. Enhanced Aggressive Behavior in Mice Lacking 5-HT 1B Receptor
    1994 648 citations Frédéric Saudou, Djamel Aït Amara et al. Science profile →
  2. Serotonin receptor 1A knockout: An animal model of anxiety-related disorder
    1998 638 citations Sylvie Ramboz, Ronald S. Oosting et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Djamel Aït Amara
Marie-Christine Buhot France
Julie Le Merrer France
M.A.F.M. Gerrits Netherlands
Jérôme A. J. Becker France
Cynthia A. Crawford United States
Louis Ségu France
Erin B. Larson United States
Sharon Burke United States
А. В. Куликов Russia
Sylvie Ramboz United States
Marie-Christine Buhot France
Djamel Aït Amara
Citations per year, relative to Djamel Aït Amara Djamel Aït Amara (= 1×) peers Marie-Christine Buhot

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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El‐Khodor, Bassem F., et al.. (2004). Juvenile 5HT1B receptor knockout mice exhibit reduced pharmacological sensitivity to 5HT1A receptor activation. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 22(5-6). 405–413. 10 indexed citations
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Amara, Djamel Aït, et al.. (2001). Region-specific decrease in 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B binding sites after intra-hippocampal ibotenic acid injections in the rat. Neuroscience Letters. 310(1). 25–28. 9 indexed citations
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Ramboz, Sylvie, Ronald S. Oosting, Djamel Aït Amara, et al.. (1998). Serotonin receptor 1A knockout: An animal model of anxiety-related disorder. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(24). 14476–14481. 638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ramboz, Sylvie, Frédéric Saudou, Djamel Aït Amara, et al.. (1995). 5-HT1 receptor knock out — behavioral consequences. Behavioural Brain Research. 73(1-2). 305–312. 150 indexed citations
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Amara, Djamel Aït, et al.. (1995). Serotonin 1B receptor regulation after dorsal subiculum deafferentation. Brain Research Bulletin. 38(1). 17–23. 25 indexed citations
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Boschert, Ursula, Djamel Aït Amara, Louis Ségu, & René Hen. (1994). The mouse 5-hydroxytryptamine 1B receptor is localized predominantly on axon terminals. Neuroscience. 58(1). 167–182. 298 indexed citations
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Saudou, Frédéric, Djamel Aït Amara, Andrée Dierich, et al.. (1994). Enhanced Aggressive Behavior in Mice Lacking 5-HT 1B Receptor. Science. 265(5180). 1875–1878. 648 indexed citations breakdown →

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