Irit Akirav

4.6k total citations
69 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Irit Akirav is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Irit Akirav has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Pharmacology, 44 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 33 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Irit Akirav's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (47 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (42 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (27 papers). Irit Akirav is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (47 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (42 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (27 papers). Irit Akirav collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Irit Akirav's co-authors include Gal Richter‐Levin, Mouna Maroun, Hila Abush, Eti Ganon-Elazar, Amir Segev, Tomer Mizrachi Zer‐Aviv, Nachshon Korem, Carmen Sandi, Cecilia J. Hillard and César Venero and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Irit Akirav

68 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Irit Akirav Israel 33 1.9k 1.8k 1.3k 1.3k 669 69 3.6k
Michael Davis United States 32 2.3k 1.2× 2.8k 1.6× 1.9k 1.4× 412 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 54 5.1k
Vı́ctor A. Molina Argentina 37 2.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 274 0.2× 1.1k 1.6× 124 4.0k
John G. Howland Canada 31 2.4k 1.3× 1.6k 0.9× 896 0.7× 327 0.2× 709 1.1× 102 4.2k
Daniel J. Lodge United States 35 2.9k 1.5× 1.6k 0.9× 663 0.5× 482 0.4× 593 0.9× 90 4.8k
Barbara Vollmayr Germany 29 1.3k 0.7× 602 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 347 0.3× 672 1.0× 65 3.2k
A.P. Carobrez Brazil 32 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 218 0.2× 976 1.5× 62 3.2k
Miriam Schneider Germany 32 1.5k 0.8× 552 0.3× 375 0.3× 1.5k 1.2× 659 1.0× 72 3.6k
Vincenzo Micale Italy 33 1.4k 0.8× 517 0.3× 593 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 467 0.7× 87 3.8k
Anita C. Hansson Germany 33 2.6k 1.4× 1.0k 0.6× 702 0.5× 455 0.3× 461 0.7× 83 4.3k
Karyn M. Myers United States 25 1.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 185 0.1× 774 1.2× 32 3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Irit Akirav

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Akirav, Irit, et al.. (2024). Cannabidiol Modulates Neuroinflammatory Markers in a PTSD Model Conducted on Female Rats. Biomolecules. 14(11). 1384–1384. 4 indexed citations
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Maroun, Mouna, et al.. (2024). Early life stress induces decreased expression of CB1R and FAAH and epigenetic changes in the medial prefrontal cortex of male rats. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 18. 1474992–1474992. 1 indexed citations
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Akirav, Irit, et al.. (2023). Cannabidiol Modulates Alterations in PFC microRNAs in a Rat Model of Depression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2052–2052. 14 indexed citations
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Akirav, Irit, et al.. (2023). Anandamide Hydrolysis Inhibition Modulates Stress Markers via Beta-Catenin in the PFC in A Rat Model Of PTSD. Progress in Neurobiology. 1–17. 1 indexed citations
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Gaisler‐Salomon, Inna, et al.. (2022). FAAH Inhibition Restores Early Life Stress-Induced Alterations in PFC microRNAs Associated with Depressive-Like Behavior in Male and Female Rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(24). 16101–16101. 21 indexed citations
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Zer‐Aviv, Tomer Mizrachi, et al.. (2021). Rapamycin prevents the long‐term impairing effects of adolescence Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol on memory and plasticity in male rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 54(6). 6104–6122. 9 indexed citations
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Segev, Amir, Nachshon Korem, Tomer Mizrachi Zer‐Aviv, et al.. (2018). Role of endocannabinoids in the hippocampus and amygdala in emotional memory and plasticity. Neuropsychopharmacology. 43(10). 2017–2027. 60 indexed citations
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Zer‐Aviv, Tomer Mizrachi, et al.. (2018). Chronic treatment with URB597 ameliorates post-stress symptoms in a rat model of PTSD. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 28(5). 630–642. 53 indexed citations
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Korem, Nachshon, Tomer Mizrachi Zer‐Aviv, Eti Ganon-Elazar, Hila Abush, & Irit Akirav. (2015). Targeting the endocannabinoid system to treat anxiety-related disorders. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 27(3). 193–202. 44 indexed citations
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Abush, Hila & Irit Akirav. (2012). Short- and Long-Term Cognitive Effects of Chronic Cannabinoids Administration in Late-Adolescence Rats. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31731–e31731. 71 indexed citations
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Ganon-Elazar, Eti & Irit Akirav. (2011). Cannabinoids Prevent the Development of Behavioral and Endocrine Alterations in a Rat Model of Intense Stress. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(2). 456–466. 102 indexed citations
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Segev, Amir & Irit Akirav. (2011). Differential effects of cannabinoid receptor agonist on social discrimination and contextual fear in amygdala and hippocampus. Learning & Memory. 18(4). 254–259. 31 indexed citations
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Abush, Hila & Irit Akirav. (2009). Cannabinoids modulate hippocampal memory and plasticity. Hippocampus. 20(10). 1126–1138. 149 indexed citations
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Akirav, Irit, et al.. (2006). Enhancement of conditioned fear extinction by infusion of the GABAA agonist muscimol into the rat prefrontal cortex and amygdala. European Journal of Neuroscience. 23(3). 758–764. 126 indexed citations
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Akirav, Irit, et al.. (2004). A Facilitative Role for Corticosterone in the Acquisition of a Spatial Task Under Moderate Stress. Learning & Memory. 11(2). 188–195. 136 indexed citations
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Richter‐Levin, Gal & Irit Akirav. (2003). Emotional tagging of memory formation—in the search for neural mechanisms. Brain Research Reviews. 43(3). 247–256. 127 indexed citations
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Akirav, Irit & Gal Richter‐Levin. (1999). Biphasic Modulation of Hippocampal Plasticity by Behavioral Stress and Basolateral Amygdala Stimulation in the Rat. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(23). 10530–10535. 204 indexed citations
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Akirav, Irit & Gal Richter‐Levin. (1999). Priming stimulation in the basolateral amygdala modulates synaptic plasticity in the rat dentate gyrus. Neuroscience Letters. 270(2). 83–86. 55 indexed citations

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