Jason C. O’Connor

15.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Jason C. O’Connor is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jason C. O’Connor has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Biological Psychiatry, 33 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 19 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Jason C. O’Connor's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (43 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (33 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (19 papers). Jason C. O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (43 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (33 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (19 papers). Jason C. O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Jason C. O’Connor's co-authors include Robert Dantzer, Keith W. Kelley, Gregory G. Freund, Rodney W. Johnson, Jacques Lestage, Nathalie Castanon, Marcus A. Lawson, Caroline André, Jennifer M. Parrott and Maïté Moreau and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Jason C. O’Connor

75 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

From inflammation to sickness and depression: when the immune system subjugates the brain

2007 5.4k citations Robert Dantzer, Jason C. O’Connor et al. profile →
Lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behavior is mediated by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activation in mice

2008 1.1k citations Jason C. O’Connor, Caroline André et al. profile →
Inflammation-associated depression: From serotonin to kynurenine

2010 579 citations Robert Dantzer, Jason C. O’Connor et al. profile →

Peers

Jason C. O’Connor

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Lucile Capuron France

Raz Yirmiya Israel

Marta Kubera Poland

Gregory G. Freund United States

Markus Schwarz Germany

Jonathan P. Godbout United States

Cai Song China

Eugène Bosmans Belgium

Juan C. Leza Spain

Brian E. Leonard Ireland

Lucile Capuron France

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jason C. O’Connor

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20 of 20 papers shown

O’Connor, Jason C., et al.. (2025). Losing the Filter: How Kynurenine Pathway Dysregulation Impairs Habituation. Cells. 14(22). 1786–1786.

Phillips, Natasha, Harold S. Ballard, Andrea S. Vincent, et al.. (2024). Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders. Addiction Biology. 29(11). e70000–e70000. 4 indexed citations

Miranda, Aline Silva de, Eliana Cristina de Brito Toscano, Jason C. O’Connor, & Antônio Lúcio Teixeira. (2024). Targeting inflammasome complexes as a novel therapeutic strategy for mood disorders. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 28(5). 401–418. 5 indexed citations

O’Connor, Jason C., Austin S. Kilaru, Kenneth A. Feder, et al.. (2023). Association Between Hospital Adoption of an Emergency Department Treatment Pathway for Opioid Use Disorder and Patient Initiation of Buprenorphine After Discharge. JAMA Health Forum. 4(3). e230245–e230245. 7 indexed citations

Vellanki, Priyathama, et al.. (2022). Kynurenine Metabolism as a Mechanism to Improve Fatigue and Physical Function in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors Following Resistance Training. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 7(2). 45–45. 5 indexed citations

Santana‐Coelho, Danielle, et al.. (2021). Neuroinflammation and the Kynurenine Pathway in CNS Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications. Cells. 10(6). 1548–1548. 115 indexed citations

Debnath, Subrata, Carlos Lorenzo, Shweta Bansal, et al.. (2020). Branched-Chain Amino Acids Depletion during Hemodialysis Is Associated with Fatigue. American Journal of Nephrology. 51(7). 565–571. 8 indexed citations

Fonseca, Rene Solano, Swetha Mahesula, Deana M. Apple, et al.. (2016). Neurogenic Niche Microglia Undergo Positional Remodeling and Progressive Activation Contributing to Age-Associated Reductions in Neurogenesis. Stem Cells and Development. 25(7). 542–555. 77 indexed citations

Sareddy, Gangadhara R., Quanguang Zhang, Ruimin Wang, et al.. (2015). Proline-, glutamic acid-, and leucine-rich protein 1 mediates estrogen rapid signaling and neuroprotection in the brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(48). E6673–82. 32 indexed citations

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Morales, Juan A., et al.. (2015). The Attentional Set Shifting Task: A Measure of Cognitive Flexibility in Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 54 indexed citations

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Parrott, Jennifer M., et al.. (2015). Low-Level Stress Induces Production of Neuroprotective Factors in Wild-Type but Not BDNF^+/-Mice: Interleukin-10 and Kynurenic Acid. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 19(3). pyv089–pyv089. 48 indexed citations

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Kelley, Keith W., Jason C. O’Connor, Marcus A. Lawson, et al.. (2013). Aging leads to prolonged duration of inflammation-induced depression-like behavior caused by Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 32. 63–69. 38 indexed citations

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Corona, Angela W., Yan Huang, Jason C. O’Connor, et al.. (2010). Fractalkine receptor (CX3CR1) deficiency sensitizes mice to the behavioral changes induced by lipopolysaccharide. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 7(1). 93–93. 157 indexed citations

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Fu, Xin, Samantha Zunich, Jason C. O’Connor, et al.. (2010). Central Administration of Lipopolysaccharide Induces Depressive-like Behavior in Vivo and Activates Brain Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase In Murine Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 7(1). 43–43. 104 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Jason C., Marcus A. Lawson, Caroline André, et al.. (2009). Induction of IDO by Bacille Calmette-Guérin Is Responsible for Development of Murine Depressive-Like Behavior. The Journal of Immunology. 182(5). 3202–3212. 242 indexed citations

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Lindstädt, René, et al.. (2007). Judicial decisions as legislation: congressional oversight of Supreme Court tax cases, 1954-2005. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 3 indexed citations

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Johnson, Daniel, Jason C. O’Connor, Matthew E. Hartman, Richard I. Tapping, & Gregory G. Freund. (2007). Acute Hypoxia Activates the Neuroimmune System, Which Diabetes Exacerbates. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(5). 1161–1166. 34 indexed citations

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Sherry, Christina L., et al.. (2007). Augmented Lipopolysaccharide-Induced TNF-α Production by Peritoneal Macrophages in Type 2 Diabetic Mice Is Dependent on Elevated Glucose and Requires p38 MAPK. The Journal of Immunology. 178(2). 663–670. 50 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Jason C., Ansuman T. Satpathy, Matthew E. Hartman, et al.. (2005). IL-1β-Mediated Innate Immunity Is Amplified in the db/db Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes. The Journal of Immunology. 174(8). 4991–4997. 77 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Jason C. & Gregory G. Freund. (2003). Vanadate and rapamycin synergistically enhance insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. Metabolism. 52(6). 666–674. 21 indexed citations

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