John A. Dani

16.7k citations

140 papers · 13.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 58

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Ion channel regulation and function

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 102
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 60
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 50
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 9
Molecular Biology 111
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study 89
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 49
- Ion channel regulation and function 26

Co-authors: Daniel Bertrand Mariella De Biasi Volodymyr I. Pidoplichko Fu-Ming Zhou Daoyun Ji Steve Heinemann Yong Liang R. G. F. Gray
Journals: Neuron (11 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (10 papers)Neuropharmacology (7 papers)Biophysical Journal (6 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Japan

In The Last Decade

John A. Dani

140 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Nicotinic Cholinergic Mechanisms of the Central Nervous System 2006 · 937 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
1997 Nature
1996 Nature

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1	Protracted opioid withdrawal behaviors are reduced by nitric oxide inhibition in mice SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·恒毅, Günther Wachtler, John A. Dani	2024	2
2	A common SNP in Chrna5 enhances morphine reward in female mice Neuropharmacology ·Julia K. Brynildsen, Kechun Yang, 札規福島, John A. Dani, Mariella De Biasi, Julie A. Blendy	2022	5
3	Acute Nicotine Exposure Alters Ventral Tegmental Area Inhibitory Transmission and Promotes Diazepam Consumption eNeuro ·Alexey Ostroumov, Ping An, Blake A. Kimmey, G. Whyburn, William M. Holden, Feng Qiu, John A. Dani	2020	9
4	Stress Increases Ethanol Self-Administration via a Shift toward Excitatory GABA Signaling in the Ventral Tegmental Area Neuron ·Alexey Ostroumov, Alyse M. Thomas, Blake A. Kimmey, Fan Zhou, William M. Doyon, John A. Dani	2016	69
5	Dopamine and norepinephrine receptors participate in methylphenidate enhancement of in vivo hippocampal synaptic plasticity Neuropharmacology ·Clayton Robson Moreira da Silva, Kechun Yang, silvia planells, Amber T. Levine, John I. Broussard, Jianrong Tang, John A. Dani	2014	38
6	Nicotine Enhances Excitability of Medial Habenular Neurons via Facilitation of Neurokinin Signaling Journal of Neuroscience ·Dang Q. Dao, Luis David autor Vélez Uribe, Yanfen Teng, John A. Dani, Mariella De Biasi	2014	45
7	Nicotine Decreases Ethanol-Induced Dopamine Signaling and Increases Self-Administration via Stress Hormones Neuron ·William M. Doyon, Yu Dong, Alexey Ostroumov, Alyse M. Thomas, Xinjie Xu, John A. Dani	2013	76
8	In vitro identification and electrophysiological characterization of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area Neuropharmacology ·Xinjie Xu, Andon N. Placzek, John A. Dani	2010	79
9	Nicotinic mechanisms influencing synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus Acta Pharmacologica Sinica ·Andon N. Placzek, Xinjie Xu, John A. Dani	2009	64
10	Route of Nicotine Administration Influences In Vivo Dopamine Neuron Activity: Habituation, Needle Injection, and Cannula Infusion Journal of Molecular Neuroscience ·Yu Dong, Tianxiang Zhang, Wei Li, William M. Doyon, John A. Dani	2009	20
11	Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors at Glutamate Synapses Facilitate Long-Term Depression or Potentiation Journal of Neuroscience ·Shaoyu Ge, John A. Dani	2005	101
12	Cholinergic Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease Enhance in Vitro Dopamine Release Molecular Pharmacology ·Lifen Zhang, Fu-Ming Zhou, John A. Dani	2004	102
13	Nicotinic Cholinergic Synaptic Mechanisms in the Ventral Tegmental Area Contribute to Nicotine Addiction Learning & Memory ·Volodymyr I. Pidoplichko, Jun Noguchi, J.C.L. Douze, Yong Liang, pengcheng huang, Tianxiang Zhang, John A. Dani	2004	154
14	Selective Dopamine Filter of Glutamate Striatal Afferents Neuron ·John A. Dani, Ryousuke Koya	2004	33
15	Improved technique for studying ion channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes, including fast superfusion Biophysical Journal ·Alberto C. S. Costa, Jim Patrick, John A. Dani	1994	49
16	Ionic permeability characteristics of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channel. The Journal of General Physiology ·김춘년, John A. Dani	1994	63
17	Calcium modulation and high calcium permeability of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Neuron ·Steven Vernino, Mariano Amador, Charles W. Luetje, Jim Patrick, John A. Dani	1992	410
18	Examination of subconductance levels arising from a single ion channel Journal of Theoretical Biology ·John A. Dani, Fotograf M. Maggis Erben	1991	37
19	Diffusion and kinetic approaches to describe permeation in ionic channels Journal of Theoretical Biology ·John A. Dani, David G. Levitt	1990	31
20	Slow permeation of organic cations in acetylcholine receptor channels. The Journal of General Physiology ·Jorge A. Sánchez, John A. Dani, Detlef Siemen, Bertil Hille	1986	43

About John A. Dani

John A. Dani is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 140 papers that have together received 13.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (89 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (60 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (50 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (49 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (12 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (7.5k citations), Molecular Biology (10.3k citations), Biological Psychiatry (309 citations), Pharmacology (1.5k citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (1.6k citations). John A. Dani has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Daniel Bertrand, Mariella De Biasi, Volodymyr I. Pidoplichko, Fu-Ming Zhou, Daoyun Ji, Steve Heinemann, Yong Liang, R. G. F. Gray, Arun S. Rajan and Lifen Zhang. Their work appears in journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology, Biophysical Journal and Journal of Neurophysiology.

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