Karim Benchenane

7.2k citations

37 papers · 4.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 27

Impact in

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Papers in

Cognitive Neuroscience 21
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms 14
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research 10
- Neural dynamics and brain function 8
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 18
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 14

Co-authors: Sidney I. Wiener Francesco P. Battaglia Adrien Peyrache Mehdi Khamassi Michaël Zugaro Gabrielle Girardeau György Buzsáki Patrick L. Tierney
Journals: Nature Neuroscience (5 papers)Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (4 papers)Stroke (2 papers)Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 paper)
Partner nations: France Netherlands United States

In The Last Decade

Karim Benchenane

35 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Coherent Theta Oscillations and Reorganization of Spike Timing in the Hippocampal- Prefrontal Network upon Learning 2010 · 627 citations

What are hit papers?

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.

2010 Neuron
2009 Nature Neuroscience
2009 Nature Neuroscience

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	A top-down control of stress-induced REM sleep shortening Current Biology ·Lorna Little, Ivone Venita Sarapun, Sophie Bagur, J. Bustos-Carpio, Karim Benchenane, Thierry Gallopin	2025	0
2	Rat anterior cingulate neurons responsive to rule or strategy changes are modulated by the hippocampal theta rhythm and sharp‐wave ripples European Journal of Neuroscience ·Mehdi Khamassi, Adrien Peyrache, Karim Benchenane, David A. Hopkins, Alexandre da Silva Bairrada, Vincent Douchamps, Jacques Droulez, Francesco P. Battaglia, Sidney I. Wiener	2024	0
3	Les modèles animaux du traumatisme et du trouble de stress post-traumatique Biologie Aujourd hui ·Karim Benchenane	2023	1
4	Breathing-driven prefrontal oscillations regulate maintenance of conditioned-fear evoked freezing independently of initiation Nature Communications ·Sophie Bagur, Julie M. Lefort, Marie Lacroix, Gaëtan de Lavilléon, Cyril Herry, Lorna Little, Syu Honda, H Geoffroy, Karim Benchenane	2021	85
5	Slow-wave sleep: From the cell to the clinic Sleep Medicine Reviews ·Damien Léger, Eden Debellemanière, Arnaud Rabat, Virginie Bayon, Karim Benchenane, Mounir Chennaoui	2018	166
6	Harnessing olfactory bulb oscillations to perform fully brain-based sleep-scoring and real-time monitoring of anaesthesia depth PLoS Biology ·Sophie Bagur, Marie Lacroix, Gaëtan de Lavilléon, Julie M. Lefort, H Geoffroy, Karim Benchenane	2018	28
7	Taming the oscillatory zoo in the hippocampus and neo-cortex: a review of the commentary of Lockmann and Tort on Roy et al. Brain Structure and Function ·Sophie Bagur, Karim Benchenane	2017	9
8	From necessity to sufficiency in memory research: when sleep helps to understand wake experiences Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Marie Lacroix, Gaëtan de Lavilléon, Karim Benchenane	2015	1
9	Connexin 30 sets synaptic strength by controlling astroglial synapse invasion Nature Neuroscience ·Ulrike Pannasch, Dominik Freche, Glenn Dallérac, Grégory Ghézali, Carole Escartin, Pascal Ezan, Martine Cohen‐Salmon, Karim Benchenane, Verónica Abudara, Amandine Dufour, Joachim Lübke, Nicole Déglon, Graham Knott, David Holcman, Nathalie Rouach	2014	258
10	The hippocampus: hub of brain network communication for memory Trends in Cognitive Sciences ·Francesco P. Battaglia, Karim Benchenane, Anton Sirota, Cyriel M. A. Pennartz, Sidney I. Wiener	2011	248
11	Spatial Learning and Action Planning in a Prefrontal Cortical Network Model PLoS Computational Biology ·S. Matthews, Denis Sheynikhovich, Karim Benchenane, Angelo Arleo	2011	57
12	Coherent Theta Oscillations and Reorganization of Spike Timing in the Hippocampal- Prefrontal Network upon Learning Neuron ·Karim Benchenane, Adrien Peyrache, Mehdi Khamassi, Patrick L. Tierney, Yves Gioanni, Francesco P. Battaglia, Sidney I. Wiener Hit paper breakdown →	2010	627
13	Replay of rule-learning related neural patterns in the prefrontal cortex during sleep Nature Neuroscience ·Adrien Peyrache, Mehdi Khamassi, Karim Benchenane, Sidney I. Wiener, Francesco P. Battaglia Hit paper breakdown →	2009	528
14	Selective suppression of hippocampal ripples impairs spatial memory Nature Neuroscience ·Gabrielle Girardeau, Karim Benchenane, Sidney I. Wiener, György Buzsáki, Michaël Zugaro Hit paper breakdown →	2009	988
15	Principal component analysis of ensemble recordings reveals cell assemblies at high temporal resolution Journal of Computational Neuroscience ·Adrien Peyrache, Karim Benchenane, Mehdi Khamassi, Sidney I. Wiener, Francesco P. Battaglia	2009	77
16	Ageing and amyloid-beta peptide deposition contribute to an impaired brain tissue plasminogen activator activity by different mechanisms Neurobiology of Disease ·Mathias Cacquevel, Séverine Launay, K MA Fatah, Karim Benchenane, H. Pansoy, Luc Buée, Lieve Moons, André Delacourte, Peter Carmeliet, Denis Vivien	2007	55
17	Tissue‐type plasminogen activator rescues neurones from serum deprivation‐induced apoptosis through a mechanism independent of its proteolytic activity Journal of Neurochemistry ·Géraldine Liot, Benoit D. Roussel, Nathalie Lebeurrier, Karim Benchenane, José P. López‐Atalaya, Denis Vivien, Carine Ali	2006	61
18	Arginine 260 of the Amino-terminal Domain of NR1 Subunit Is Critical for Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator-mediated Enhancement of N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Signaling Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mónica Fernández‐Monreal, José P. López‐Atalaya, Karim Benchenane, H. Lück, Fabienne Dulin, Jean‐Pierre Le Caër, Von Guer, Bernard Germain Etienne de La Ville sur Illon de La Cépède, Eric T. MacKenzie, Erni Rismawanti, Carine Ali, Denis Vivien	2004	110
19	Is tissue-type plasminogen activator a neuromodulator? Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Mónica Fernández‐Monreal, José P. López‐Atalaya, Karim Benchenane, Frédéric Léveillé, Mathias Cacquevel, Laurent Plawinski, Eric T. MacKenzie, Guojun Bu, Alain Buisson, Denis Vivien	2004	53
20	2,7-Bis-(4-Amidinobenzylidene)-Cycloheptan-1-One Dihydrochloride, tPA Stop, Prevents tPA-Enhanced Excitotoxicity Both In Vitro and In Vivo Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism ·Géraldine Liot, Karim Benchenane, Frédéric Léveillé, José P. López‐Atalaya, Mónica Fernández‐Monreal, Antonio Ruocco, Eric T. MacKenzie, Alain Buisson, Carine Ali, Denis Vivien	2004	16

About Karim Benchenane

Karim Benchenane is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Neurology and Cancer Research, having authored 37 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (14 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (10 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (7 papers), S100 Proteins and Annexins (5 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (4 papers) and Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (3.4k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.6k citations), Neurology (623 citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (178 citations) and Developmental Neuroscience (180 citations). Karim Benchenane has collaborated with scholars based in France, Netherlands and United States. Frequent co-authors include Sidney I. Wiener, Francesco P. Battaglia, Adrien Peyrache, Mehdi Khamassi, Michaël Zugaro, Gabrielle Girardeau, György Buzsáki, Patrick L. Tierney, Yves Gioanni and Paul Tiesinga. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, Stroke, Current Opinion in Neurobiology and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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