Olivier Nicole

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Olivier Nicole is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Nicole has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Olivier Nicole's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (20 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (9 papers). Olivier Nicole is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (20 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (9 papers). Olivier Nicole collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. Olivier Nicole's co-authors include Alain Buisson, Eric T. MacKenzie, Denis Vivien, Fabián Docagne, Carine Ali, Peter Carmeliet, Isabelle Margaill, Myriam Lecocq, Javier Becerril-Ortega and Frédéric Léveillé and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Nicole

48 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The proteolytic activity of tissue-plasminogen activator enhances NMDA receptor-mediated signaling

2001 603 citations Olivier Nicole, Fabián Docagne et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Olivier Nicole France	27	1.3k	1.0k	779	483	458	51	3.1k
Yaoming Wang United States	28	1.1k 0.8×	613 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	254 0.5×	490 1.1×	47	3.2k
Didier Divoux France	23	868 0.7×	386 0.4×	754 1.0×	379 0.8×	327 0.7×	31	2.7k
Omolara O. Ogunshola Switzerland	28	1.1k 0.9×	361 0.4×	768 1.0×	541 1.1×	462 1.0×	55	2.8k
Christoph Wießner Switzerland	33	1.4k 1.1×	986 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	235 0.5×	684 1.5×	60	3.7k
Shuzhen Guo United States	33	1.4k 1.1×	480 0.5×	1.2k 1.5×	336 0.7×	388 0.8×	73	3.3k
Carine Ali France	40	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 2.0×	976 2.0×	476 1.0×	79	4.9k
Ruilan Zhang United States	28	2.0k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	1.9k 2.4×	647 1.3×	500 1.1×	38	5.4k
Shigetaka Yoshida Japan	36	1.4k 1.1×	900 0.9×	300 0.4×	294 0.6×	427 0.9×	97	4.3k
Giuseppe Pignataro Italy	36	2.1k 1.7×	1.3k 1.3×	683 0.9×	540 1.1×	385 0.8×	108	4.1k
Takuma Mabuchi Japan	17	753 0.6×	491 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	214 0.4×	214 0.5×	23	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olivier Nicole

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Bontempi, Bruno, et al.. (2025). Investigating the Impact of NMDA Receptor Organization and Biological Sex in the APPswe/PS1dE9 Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(4). 1737–1737. 1 indexed citations

Menéndez, Pablo, et al.. (2025). Early intrinsic excitability plasticity of neocortical engram neurons defines memory formation and precision. Nature Communications. 17(1). 291–291.

Nicole, Olivier, et al.. (2025). Examining the effects of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields on cognitive functions and functional brain markers in aged mice. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 8365–8365. 2 indexed citations

Nicole, Olivier, et al.. (2025). A novel Y-maze paradigm with enhanced sensitivity to subtle spatial recognition memory impairments in mice. 2(1).

Bessières, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Synaptic rearrangement of NMDA receptors controls memory engram formation and malleability in the cortex. Science Advances. 10(35). eado1148–eado1148. 6 indexed citations

Villega, Frédéric, Alexandra R. Fernandes, Julie Jézéquel, et al.. (2024). Ketamine alleviates NMDA receptor hypofunction through synaptic trapping. Neuron. 112(19). 3311–3328.e9. 5 indexed citations

Dupuis, Julien P., Olivier Nicole, & Laurent Groc. (2023). NMDA receptor functions in health and disease: Old actor, new dimensions. Neuron. 111(15). 2312–2328. 69 indexed citations

Nicole, Olivier, et al.. (2018). A novel role for CAMKIIβ in the regulation of cortical neuron migration: implications for neurodevelopmental disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(11). 2209–2226. 17 indexed citations

Dhilly, Martine, Javier Becerril-Ortega, N. Colloc’h, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and in Vitro Characterisation of Ifenprodil‐Based Fluorescein Conjugates as GluN1/GluN2B N‐Methyl‐D‐aspartate Receptor Antagonists. ChemBioChem. 14(6). 759–769. 6 indexed citations

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Gaamouch, Farida El, Alain Buisson, Melburne C. LeMieux, et al.. (2012). Interaction Between CaMKII and GluN2B Controls ERK-Dependent Plasticity. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(31). 10767–10779. 56 indexed citations

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Haelewyn, Benoît, Laurent Chazalviel, Olivier Nicole, et al.. (2011). Moderately delayed post-insult treatment with normobaric hyperoxia reduces excitotoxin-induced neuronal degeneration but increases ischemia-induced brain damage. Medical Gas Research. 1(1). 2–2. 18 indexed citations

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Marchand, Patrice, Javier Becerril-Ortega, Laétitia Mony, et al.. (2011). Confocal Microscopy Imaging of NR2B-Containing NMDA Receptors Based on Fluorescent Ifenprodil-Like Conjugates. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 23(1). 21–26. 17 indexed citations

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Bordji, Karim, Javier Becerril-Ortega, Olivier Nicole, & Alain Buisson. (2010). Activation of Extrasynaptic, But Not Synaptic, NMDA Receptors Modifies Amyloid Precursor Protein Expression Pattern and Increases Amyloid-β Production. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(47). 15927–15942. 154 indexed citations

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Iwata, Yusuke, Olivier Nicole, Toru Okamura, David Zurakowski, & Richard A. Jonas. (2010). Aprotinin Confers Neuroprotection by Reducing Apoptotic Cell Death. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 18(2). 170–173. 3 indexed citations

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Léveillé, Frédéric, et al.. (2009). Reverse glial glutamate uptake triggers neuronal cell death through extrasynaptic NMDA receptor activation. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 40(4). 463–473. 65 indexed citations

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López‐Atalaya, José P., Benoit D. Roussel, Jérôme Parcq, et al.. (2008). Toward Safer Thrombolytic Agents in Stroke: Molecular Requirements for NMDA Receptor-Mediated Neurotoxicity. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 28(6). 1212–1221. 67 indexed citations

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Nicole, Olivier, Cecily E. Hamill, Scott D. Sorensen, et al.. (2005). Activation of Protease-Activated Receptor-1 Triggers Astrogliosis after Brain Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(17). 4319–4329. 117 indexed citations

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Nicole, Olivier, Fabián Docagne, Carine Ali, et al.. (2001). The proteolytic activity of tissue-plasminogen activator enhances NMDA receptor-mediated signaling. Nature Medicine. 7(1). 59–64. 603 indexed citations breakdown →

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Beek, Johan van, Olivier Nicole, Carine Ali, et al.. (2001). Complement anaphylatoxin C3a is selectively protective against NMDA-induced neuronal cell death. Neuroreport. 12(2). 289–293. 95 indexed citations

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Ruocco, Antonio, Olivier Nicole, Fabián Docagne, et al.. (1999). A Transforming Growth Factor-β Antagonist Unmasks the Neuroprotective Role of This Endogenous Cytokine in Excitotoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 19(12). 1345–1353. 109 indexed citations

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