Farahnaz Sananbenesi

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Farahnaz Sananbenesi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Farahnaz Sananbenesi has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Farahnaz Sananbenesi's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (8 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (8 papers). Farahnaz Sananbenesi is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (8 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (8 papers). Farahnaz Sananbenesi collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Farahnaz Sananbenesi's co-authors include André Fischer, Li‐Huei Tsai, Matthew M. Dobbin, Xinyu Wang, Roberto Carlos Agís‐Balboa, Susanne Burkhardt, Jelena Radulović, Christina Schrick, Nambirajan Govindarajan and Ivana Delalle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Farahnaz Sananbenesi

33 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Recovery of learning and memory is associated with chromatinremodelling

2007 923 citations André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi et al. Nature profile →
SIRT1 deacetylase protects against neurodegeneration in models for Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2007 863 citations Do‐Hoon Kim, Minh Dang Nguyen et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
Altered Histone Acetylation Is Associated with Age-Dependent Memory Impairment in Mice

2010 721 citations Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Athanasios Zovoilis et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	LncRNA 3222401L13Rik Is Upregulated in Aging Astrocytes and Regulates Neuronal Support Function Through Interaction with Npas3 2025 ·Non-Coding RNA ·(unknown), M. Sadman Sakib, D. Krüger, Tonatiuh Peña, Susanne Burkhardt, (unknown), Farahnaz Sananbenesi, André Fischer	0
2	A role for astrocytic miR-129-5p in frontotemporal dementia 2025 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Lalit Kaurani, (unknown), (unknown), Susanne Burkhardt, (unknown), D. Krüger, Tonatiuh Peña Centeno, Peter Heutink, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, André Fischer	0
3	Editorial Expression of Concern: Recovery of learning and memory is associated with chromatin remodelling 2025 ·Nature ·André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Xinyu Wang, Matthew M. Dobbin, Li‐Huei Tsai	0
4	PRDM16-DT is a novel lncRNA that regulates astrocyte function in Alzheimer’s disease 2024 ·Acta Neuropathologica ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tonatiuh Peña, D. Krüger, (unknown), Susanne Burkhardt, Gabriela Salinas, (unknown), Ivana Delalle, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, André Fischer	5
5	Primary cilia are required for the persistence of memory and stabilization of perineuronal nets 2021 ·iScience ·Vladimir Jovasevic, Hui Zhang, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Anita L. Guedea, Kizhake V. Soman, John E. Wiktorowicz, André Fischer, Jelena Radulović	18
6	FOXG1 Regulates PRKAR2B Transcriptionally and Posttranscriptionally via miR200 in the Adult Hippocampus 2018 ·Molecular Neurobiology ·Stefan Weise, G Arumugam, Alejandro Villarreal, Pavankumar Videm, Stefanie Heidrich, (unknown), Verónica I. Dumit, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Viktoria Reimann, (unknown), Oliver Schilling, Wolfgang R. Hess, André Fischer, Rolf Backofen, Tanja Vogel	13
7	Formin 2 links neuropsychiatric phenotypes at young age to an increased risk for dementia 2017 ·The EMBO Journal ·Roberto Carlos Agís‐Balboa, Paulo S. Pinheiro, Nelson Rebola, Cemil Kerimoglu, Eva Benito, (unknown), Sanaz Bahari‐Javan, Gaurav Jain, Susanne Burkhardt, Ivana Delalle, Alexander Jatzko, Markus Dettenhofer, Patricia A. Zunszain, Andrea Schmitt, Peter Falkai, Julius C. Pape, Elisabeth B. Binder, Christophe Mulle, André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi	29
8	HDAC1 Regulates Fear Extinction in Mice 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Sanaz Bahari‐Javan, Andrea Maddalena, Cemil Kerimoglu, Jessica L. Wittnam, Torsten Held, Mathias Bähr, Susanne Burkhardt, Ivana Delalle, Sebastian Kügler, André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi	142
9	Reducing HDAC6 ameliorates cognitive deficits in a mouse model for Alzheimer's disease 2012 ·EMBO Molecular Medicine ·Nambirajan Govindarajan, Pooja Rao, Susanne Burkhardt, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Oliver M. Schlüter, Frank Bradke, Jianrong Lu, André Fischer	268
10	microRNA‐34c is a novel target to treat dementias 2011 ·The EMBO Journal ·Athanasios Zovoilis, H.Y. Agbemenyah, Roberto Carlos Agís‐Balboa, Roman M. Stilling, Dieter Edbauer, Pooja Rao, Laurent Farinelli, Ivana Delalle, Andrea Schmitt, Peter Falkai, Sanaz Bahari‐Javan, Susanne Burkhardt, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, André Fischer	290
11	A hippocampal insulin‐growth factor 2 pathway regulates the extinction of fear memories 2011 ·The EMBO Journal ·Roberto Carlos Agís‐Balboa, (unknown), Jessica L. Wittnam, Nambirajan Govindarajan, (unknown), Susanne Burkhardt, (unknown), H.Y. Agbemenyah, Athanasios Zovoilis, (unknown), Lennart Opitz, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, André Fischer	120
12	Targeting the correct HDAC(s) to treat cognitive disorders 2010 ·Trends in Pharmacological Sciences ·André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Alison E. Mungenast, Li‐Huei Tsai	295
13	SIRT1 deacetylase protects against neurodegeneration in models for Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis breakdown → 2007 ·The EMBO Journal ·Do‐Hoon Kim, Minh Dang Nguyen, Matthew M. Dobbin, André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Joseph T. Rodgers, Ivana Delalle, Joseph A. Baur, Guangchao Sui, Sean M. Armour, Pere Puigserver, David Sinclair, Li-Huei Tsai	863
14	Recovery of learning and memory is associated with chromatinremodelling breakdown → 2007 ·Nature ·André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Xinyu Wang, Matthew M. Dobbin, Li‐Huei Tsai	923
15	A hippocampal Cdk5 pathway regulates extinction of contextual fear 2007 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Farahnaz Sananbenesi, André Fischer, Xinyu Wang, Christina Schrick, Rachael L. Neve, Jelena Radulović, Li‐Huei Tsai	5
16	Dissociation of Angiogenesis and Tumorigenesis in Follistatin- and Activin-Expressing Tumors 2006 ·Cancer Research ·(unknown), Jens Krøll, Frauke Alves, Claudia Prahst, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Christian Dullin, Sarah Kimmina, David J. Phillips, Hellmut G. Augustin	72
17	Hippocampal Mek/Erk signaling mediates extinction of contextual freezing behavior 2006 ·Neurobiology of Learning and Memory ·André Fischer, Marko Radulović, Christina Schrick, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Jasminka Godovac‐Zimmermann, Jelena Radulović	92
18	Cdk5 in the Adult Non-Demented Brain 2003 ·PubMed ·André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Joachim Spiess, Jelena Radulović	11
19	Cdk5: A Novel Role in Learning and Memory 2003 ·Neurosignals ·André Fischer, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, Joachim Spiess, Jelena Radulović	33
20	Phosphorylation of Hippocampal Erk-1/2, Elk-1, and p90-Rsk-1 during Contextual Fear Conditioning: Interactions between Erk-1/2 and Elk-1 2002 ·Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Farahnaz Sananbenesi	93

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