Irina Esterlis

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Irina Esterlis is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Irina Esterlis has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Irina Esterlis's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (29 papers) and Treatment of Major Depression (23 papers). Irina Esterlis is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (29 papers) and Treatment of Major Depression (23 papers). Irina Esterlis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Australia. Irina Esterlis's co-authors include John H. Krystal, Richard E. Carson, Sophie Holmes, Robert H. Pietrzak, Gerard Sanacora, Nabeel Nabulsi, Nicole DellaGioia, Kelly Cosgrove, Margaret T. Davis and Chadi G. Abdallah and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Irina Esterlis

98 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations
    2019 323 citations Sophie Holmes, Dustin Scheinost et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Irina Esterlis United States 30 1.0k 816 761 695 691 101 3.0k
Richard De La Garza United States 39 2.0k 1.9× 581 0.7× 777 1.0× 807 1.2× 677 1.0× 143 4.1k
James Doherty United States 30 1.7k 1.6× 518 0.6× 1.4k 1.8× 553 0.8× 527 0.8× 67 3.7k
Colin N. Haile United States 35 2.1k 2.0× 517 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 530 0.8× 581 0.8× 86 4.0k
Bashkim Kadriu United States 30 654 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 582 0.8× 934 1.3× 384 0.6× 59 2.6k
Vanja Đurić United States 17 924 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 536 0.7× 607 0.9× 248 0.4× 30 2.5k
Becky Kinkead United States 28 953 0.9× 435 0.5× 826 1.1× 329 0.5× 376 0.5× 64 2.6k
Gabriella Juhász Hungary 38 803 0.8× 569 0.7× 558 0.7× 672 1.0× 792 1.1× 163 4.1k
Teruhiko Higuchi Japan 32 525 0.5× 755 0.9× 550 0.7× 544 0.8× 502 0.7× 126 3.4k
Fokko J. Bosker Netherlands 31 984 0.9× 640 0.8× 608 0.8× 466 0.7× 277 0.4× 82 2.6k
Felice Iasevoli Italy 39 1.3k 1.2× 731 0.9× 985 1.3× 428 0.6× 546 0.8× 144 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Irina Esterlis

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All Works

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Naganawa, Mika, Michael R. Weed, Michael Kapinos, et al.. (2025). Venous blood sampling for less invasive in vivo quantification of synaptic density with constant infusion of [18F]SynVesT-1 and PET. EJNMMI Research. 15(1). 8–8.
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Fan, Siyan, et al.. (2024). Preliminary Study of White Matter Abnormalities and Associations With the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 to Distinguish Bipolar and Major Depressive Disorders. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 2300847080–2300847080. 2 indexed citations
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Bonomi, Robin, Ansel T. Hillmer, Eric A. Woodcock, et al.. (2024). Microglia-mediated neuroimmune suppression in PTSD is associated with anhedonia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(35). e2406005121–e2406005121. 5 indexed citations
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Fischer, Ian C., et al.. (2024). Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 41–49. 8 indexed citations
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Baldassarri, Stephen R., Ansel T. Hillmer, Robert H. Pietrzak, et al.. (2023). Nicotine Use and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Individuals With Major Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 2300776602–2300776602. 3 indexed citations
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Pothula, Santosh, Takuya Toyonaga, Krista Fowles, et al.. (2022). Examining sex differences in responses to footshock stress and the role of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5: an [18F]FPEB and positron emission tomography study in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology. 48(3). 489–497. 2 indexed citations
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Esterlis, Irina, et al.. (2022). Differential Role of mGluR5 in Cognitive Processes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 2290727564–2290727564. 8 indexed citations
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Holmes, Sophie, Margaret T. Davis, Nicole DellaGioia, et al.. (2022). Differences in Quantification of the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Across Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 93(12). 1099–1107. 14 indexed citations
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Holmes, Sophie, Chadi G. Abdallah, & Irina Esterlis. (2022). Imaging synaptic density in depression. Neuropsychopharmacology. 48(1). 186–190. 21 indexed citations
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Radhakrishnan, Rajiv, Patrick D. Skosnik, Mohini Ranganathan, et al.. (2021). In vivo evidence of lower synaptic vesicle density in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(12). 7690–7698. 61 indexed citations
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Fang, Xiaotian T., Takuya Toyonaga, Ansel T. Hillmer, et al.. (2021). Identifying brain networks in synaptic density PET (11C-UCB-J) with independent component analysis. NeuroImage. 237. 118167–118167. 19 indexed citations
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Bhatt, Shivani, Ansel T. Hillmer, Matthew J. Girgenti, et al.. (2020). PTSD is associated with neuroimmune suppression: evidence from PET imaging and postmortem transcriptomic studies. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2360–2360. 67 indexed citations
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Holmes, Sophie, Dustin Scheinost, Sjoerd J. Finnema, et al.. (2019). Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1529–1529. 323 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baldassarri, Stephen R., Ansel T. Hillmer, Peter Jatlow, et al.. (2017). Use of Electronic Cigarettes Leads to Significant Beta2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Occupancy: Evidence From a PET Imaging Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 20(4). 425–433. 35 indexed citations
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Boggs, Douglas L., Toral Surti, Irina Esterlis, et al.. (2017). Minimal effects of prolonged smoking abstinence or resumption on cognitive performance challenge the “self-medication” hypothesis in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 194. 62–69. 29 indexed citations
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McClure‐Begley, Tristan, Irina Esterlis, Kathryn L. Stone, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Associated Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure in Human and Mouse Cortex. eNeuro. 3(4). ENEURO.0166–16.2016. 11 indexed citations
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Cosgrove, Kelly, Irina Esterlis, Tracy Kloczynski, et al.. (2014). Tobacco smoking interferes with GABA A receptor neuroadaptations during prolonged alcohol withdrawal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(50). 18031–18036. 17 indexed citations
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Hannestad, Jonas, Kelly Cosgrove, Nicole DellaGioia, et al.. (2013). Changes in the Cholinergic System between Bipolar Depression and Euthymia as Measured with [123I]5IA Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography. Biological Psychiatry. 74(10). 768–776. 51 indexed citations
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Esterlis, Irina, Jonas Hannestad, Frédéric Y. Bois, et al.. (2012). Imaging Changes in Synaptic Acetylcholine Availability in Living Human Subjects. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 54(1). 78–82. 32 indexed citations

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