Larry J. Young

40.6k total citations · 12 hit papers
276 papers, 28.2k citations indexed

About

Larry J. Young is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry J. Young has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 28.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 227 papers in Social Psychology, 113 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 49 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Larry J. Young's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (224 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (112 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (72 papers). Larry J. Young is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (224 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (112 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (72 papers). Larry J. Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. Larry J. Young's co-authors include Thomas R. Insel, Zuoxin Wang, Miranda M. Lim, Zoe R. Donaldson, Jennifer N. Ferguson, Elizabeth A. D. Hammock, Heather E. Ross, Isadora F. Bielsky, Martin M. Matzuk and Zachary V. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Larry J. Young

271 papers receiving 27.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and the Neurogenetics of Sociality

2008 1.2k citations Larry J. Young et al. Science profile →
The neurobiology of pair bonding

2004 1.1k citations Larry J. Young, Zuoxin Wang Nature Neuroscience profile →
Social amnesia in mice lacking the oxytocin gene

2000 835 citations Larry J. Young et al. profile →
Oxytocin in the Medial Amygdala is Essential for Social Recognition in the Mouse

2001 829 citations Larry J. Young et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
The neurobiology of attachment

2001 812 citations Larry J. Young et al. profile →
Oxytocin and the neural mechanisms regulating social cognition and affiliative behavior

2009 612 citations Heather E. Ross, Larry J. Young profile →
Pervasive social deficits, but normal parturition, in oxytocin receptor-deficient mice

2005 587 citations Heather E. Ross, Larry J. Young et al. profile →
Oxytocin is required for nursing but is not essential for parturition or reproductive behavior.

1996 548 citations Katsuhiko Nishimori, Larry J. Young et al. profile →
Oxytocin-dependent consolation behavior in rodents

2016 444 citations Elissar Andari, Zachary V. Johnson et al. Science profile →
The biology of mammalian parenting and its effect on offspring social development

2014 346 citations James K. Rilling, Larry J. Young Science profile →
Oxytocin, Neural Plasticity, and Social Behavior

2021 264 citations Larry J. Young et al. profile →
Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: From Neural Circuits to Clinical Opportunities

2022 90 citations Nicole Rigney, Larry J. Young et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Neural connectivity of oxytocin receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens and their role in social attachment 2025 ·Hormones and Behavior ·Nicole Rigney, (unknown), Jidong Guo, (unknown), Zachary V. Johnson, Larry J. Young	0
2	Stress History Modulates Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Neurons to Establish Resilience 2025 ·Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science ·(unknown), Anthony F. Lacagnina, H.S. Seo, Li Fang, Xiao Yang, Muhammad Furqan Afzal, Carole Morel, (unknown), Kanaka Rajan, Roger L. Clem, Barbara Juarez, Helen S. Mayberg, Donald G. Rainnie, Larry J. Young, Ming‐Hu Han	0
3	Random forest and Shapley Additive exPlanations predict oxytocin targeted effects on brain functional networks involved in salience and sensorimotor processing, in a randomized clinical trial in autism 2025 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Elissar Andari, Kaundinya Gopinath, (unknown), (unknown), Shota Nishitani, Alicia K. Smith, Opal Ousley, James K. Rilling, Joseph F. Cubells, Larry J. Young	0
4	Male, but not female, oxytocin receptor knockout prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) show impaired consolation behavior 2025 ·Hormones and Behavior ·(unknown), (unknown), Kiyoshi Inoue, (unknown), Katsuhiko Nishimori, Larry J. Young	2
5	Peptides and primate personality: Central and peripheral oxytocin and vasopressin levels and social behavior in two baboon species (Papio hamadryas and Papio anubis) 2024 ·Peptides ·(unknown), Jordan S. Martin, (unknown), Vittorio Palmieri, Larry J. Young, Adrian V. Jaeggi	0
6	Exposure to polystyrene microplastics reduces sociality and brain oxytocin levels through the gut-brain axis in mice 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Limin Wang, Shuxin Li, Yaotong Hao, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fadao Tai, Liyun Yin, Larry J. Young, Dongming Li	10
7	Age-Induced Changes in µ-Opioid Receptor Signaling in the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray of Male and Female Rats 2022 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Mary C. Karom, John M. Streicher, Larry J. Young, Anne Z. Murphy	4
8	Limb-clasping, cognitive deficit and increased vulnerability to kainic acid-induced seizures in neuronal glycosylphosphatidylinositol deficiency mouse models 2021 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mitsuhiro Kato, Naomichi Matsumoto, Junji Takeda, Shigeyoshi Itohara, Sonoko Ogawa, Larry J. Young, Qí Zhāng	7
9	Development of a triazolobenzodiazepine-based PET probe for subtype-selective vasopressin 1A receptor imaging 2021 ·Pharmacological Research ·Ahmed Haider, Zhiwei Xiao, Xiaotian Xia, Jiahui Chen, Richard Van, Shi Kuang, Chunyu Zhao, Jian Rong, Tuo Shao, P. Ramesh, (unknown), Yihan Shao, Chongzhao Ran, Larry J. Young, Steven H. Liang	2
10	Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene: implications for autism symptom severity and brain functional connectivity 2020 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Elissar Andari, Shota Nishitani, (unknown), (unknown), Michael J. Morrier, Opal Ousley, Alicia K. Smith, Joseph F. Cubells, Larry J. Young	64
11	Oxytocin receptor antagonist reverses the blunting effect of pair bonding on fear learning in monogamous prairie voles 2020 ·Hormones and Behavior ·(unknown), (unknown), Larry J. Young, (unknown), Kazunari Yuri, Shinichi Mitsui	17
12	Oxytocin receptor knockout prairie voles generated by CRISPR/Cas9 editing show reduced preference for social novelty and exaggerated repetitive behaviors 2018 ·Hormones and Behavior ·(unknown), Kiyoshi Inoue, Shingo Suzuki, Saki Adachi, (unknown), Takashi Hirayama, Shizu Hidema, Larry J. Young, Katsuhiko Nishimori	60
13	A single prolonged stress paradigm produces enduring impairments in social bonding in monogamous prairie voles 2016 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Larry J. Young, (unknown), Kazunari Yuri, Shinichi Mitsui	15
14	Personality in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Exploring the Hierarchical Structure and Associations with the Vasopressin V1A Receptor Gene 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Robert D. Latzman, William D. Hopkins, Alaine C. Keebaugh, Larry J. Young	27
15	Genetic Influences on Receptive Joint Attention in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) 2014 ·Scientific Reports ·William D. Hopkins, Alaine C. Keebaugh, Lisa A. Reamer, Jennifer Schaeffer, Steven J. Schapiro, Larry J. Young	54
16	D-Cycloserine Facilitates Socially Reinforced Learning in an Animal Model Relevant to Autism Spectrum Disorders 2011 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Meera E. Modi, Larry J. Young	32
17	Variation in Oxytocin Receptor Density in the Nucleus Accumbens Has Differential Effects on Affiliative Behaviors in Monogamous and Polygamous Voles 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Heather E. Ross, Sara M. Freeman, (unknown), Xianghui Ren, Ernest F. Terwilliger, Larry J. Young	244
18	Viral Vector-Mediated Overexpression of Estrogen Receptor-α in Striatum Enhances the Estradiol-Induced Motor Activity in Female Rats and Estradiol-Modulated GABA Release 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Kristin N. Schultz, Silke A. von Esenwein, Ming Hu, (unknown), Robert T. Kennedy, Sergei Musatov, C. Dominique Toran‐Allerand, Michael G. Kaplitt, Larry J. Young, Jill B. Becker	90
19	Microsatellite Instability Generates Diversity in Brain and Sociobehavioral Traits 2005 ·Science ·Elizabeth A. D. Hammock, Larry J. Young	380
20	The neurobiology of pair bonding breakdown → 2004 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Larry J. Young, Zuoxin Wang	1063

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