Patrícia Gaspar

14.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Patrícia Gaspar is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrícia Gaspar has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 65 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Patrícia Gaspar's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (66 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (44 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (35 papers). Patrícia Gaspar is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (66 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (44 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (35 papers). Patrícia Gaspar collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Switzerland. Patrícia Gaspar's co-authors include Olivier Cases, Brigitte Berger, Luc Maroteaux, Catherine Verney, Isabelle Seif, Aude Febvret, Chantal Alvarez, Edward De Maeyer, Aude Muzerelle and Cécile Lebrand and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Patrícia Gaspar

126 papers receiving 11.0k 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.

The developmental role of serotonin: news from mouse molecular genetics

2003 1.0k citations Patrícia Gaspar, Olivier Cases et al. profile →
Aggressive Behavior and Altered Amounts of Brain Serotonin and Norepinephrine in Mice Lacking MAOA

1995 916 citations Olivier Cases, Isabelle Seif et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrícia Gaspar France	56	7.0k	3.8k	2.7k	1.4k	1.3k	126	11.2k
Mohamed Jaber France	42	8.0k 1.1×	5.0k 1.3×	2.0k 0.7×	916 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	106	12.1k
Efrain C. Azmitia United States	56	7.3k 1.0×	3.7k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	186	12.4k
Salah El Mestikawy France	51	8.4k 1.2×	5.7k 1.5×	2.0k 0.7×	820 0.6×	509 0.4×	128	11.3k
Zhen Yan United States	68	8.5k 1.2×	7.5k 2.0×	3.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	921 0.7×	214	15.6k
Christoph Kellendonk United States	51	4.1k 0.6×	3.8k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	982 0.7×	644 0.5×	93	11.2k
Francis S. Lee United States	58	7.0k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	3.0k 2.3×	138	13.4k
Hiroyuki Nawa Japan	62	8.5k 1.2×	6.2k 1.6×	1.3k 0.5×	704 0.5×	2.5k 2.0×	185	13.4k
Jean M. Lauder United States	59	5.3k 0.8×	3.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.4×	1.7k 1.3×	150	11.5k
David W. Self United States	49	7.4k 1.0×	4.7k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	881 0.7×	83	11.0k
Takao K. Hensch United States	58	7.7k 1.1×	4.7k 1.2×	5.5k 2.0×	928 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	119	14.5k

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Martín, Javier Zorrilla de San, et al.. (2025). Alterations of Adult Prefrontal Circuits Induced by Early Postnatal Fluoxetine Treatment Mediated by 5-HT7 Receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(6). e2393232024–e2393232024. 1 indexed citations

Francius, Cédric, et al.. (2023). Semaphorin-6D and Plexin-A1 Act in a Non–Cell-Autonomous Manner to Position and Target Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(32). 5769–5778. 4 indexed citations

Muzerelle, Aude, Mariano Soiza‐Reilly, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, et al.. (2021). Dorsal raphe serotonin neurotransmission is required for the expression of nursing behavior and for pup survival. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6004–6004. 8 indexed citations

Moutkine, Imane, Sylvie Dumas, Evgeni Ponimaskin, et al.. (2020). Implication of 5-HT7 receptor in prefrontal circuit assembly and detrimental emotional effects of SSRIs during development. Neuropsychopharmacology. 45(13). 2267–2277. 15 indexed citations

Erzurumlu, Reha S. & Patrícia Gaspar. (2020). How the Barrel Cortex Became a Working Model for Developmental Plasticity: A Historical Perspective. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(34). 6460–6473. 29 indexed citations

Soiza‐Reilly, Mariano, Frank J. Meye, Ludovic Telley, et al.. (2018). SSRIs target prefrontal to raphe circuits during development modulating synaptic connectivity and emotional behavior. Molecular Psychiatry. 24(5). 726–745. 54 indexed citations

Matarazzo, Valéry, Fabienne Schaller, Nazim Kourdougli, et al.. (2017). Necdin shapes serotonergic development and SERT activity modulating breathing in a mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome. eLife. 6. 28 indexed citations

Lokmane, Ludmilla, Rémi Proville, Nicolas Narboux‐Nême, et al.. (2013). Sensory Map Transfer to the Neocortex Relies on Pretarget Ordering of Thalamic Axons. Current Biology. 23(9). 810–816. 31 indexed citations

Narboux‐Nême, Nicolas, Alexis Evrard, Isabelle Férézou, et al.. (2012). Neurotransmitter Release at the Thalamocortical Synapse Instructs Barrel Formation But Not Axon Patterning in the Somatosensory Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(18). 6183–6196. 72 indexed citations

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Gaspar, Patrícia & Christina Lillesaar. (2012). Probing the diversity of serotonin neurons. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 367(1601). 2382–2394. 148 indexed citations

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Kiyasova, Vera, Sebastián P. Fernández, Jeanne Lainé, et al.. (2011). A Genetically Defined Morphologically and Functionally Unique Subset of 5-HT Neurons in the Mouse Raphe Nuclei. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(8). 2756–2768. 115 indexed citations

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Narboux‐Nême, Nicolas & Patrícia Gaspar. (2008). Développement du cortex cérébral : apports récents des études chez la souris et les primates. 20(4). 220–228. 1 indexed citations

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Rebsam, Alexandra, Isabelle Seif, & Patrícia Gaspar. (2005). Dissociating Barrel Development and Lesion-Induced Plasticity in the Mouse Somatosensory Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(3). 706–710. 44 indexed citations

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Vitalis, Tania, Coralie Fouquet, Chantal Alvarez, et al.. (2002). Developmental expression of monoamine oxidases A and B in the central and peripheral nervous systems of the mouse. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 442(4). 331–347. 82 indexed citations

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Alvarez, Chantal, Tania Vitalis, Edward A. Fon, et al.. (2002). Effects of genetic depletion of monoamines on somatosensory cortical development. Neuroscience. 115(3). 753–764. 38 indexed citations

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Kachidian, Philippe, Justine Masson, Patrícia Gaspar, et al.. (1999). The “Orphan” Na⁺/Cl^‐‐Dependent Transporter, Rxt1, Is Primarily Localized Within Nerve Endings of Cortical Origin in the Rat Striatum. Journal of Neurochemistry. 73(2). 623–632. 4 indexed citations

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Upton, A. Louise, et al.. (1999). Excess of Serotonin (5-HT) Alters the Segregation of Ispilateral and Contralateral Retinal Projections in Monoamine Oxidase A Knock-Out Mice: Possible Role of 5-HT Uptake in Retinal Ganglion Cells During Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(16). 7007–7024. 135 indexed citations

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Moine, Catherine Le & Patrícia Gaspar. (1998). Subpopulations of cortical GABAergic interneurons differ by their expression of D1 and D2 dopamine receptor subtypes. Molecular Brain Research. 58(1-2). 231–236. 92 indexed citations

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Gaspar, Patrícia, Claus W. Heizmann, & J. H. Kaas. (1993). Calbindin D-28K in the dopaminergic mesocortical projection of a monkey (Aotus trivirgatus). Brain Research. 603(1). 166–172. 21 indexed citations

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Gaspar, Patrícia, et al.. (1987). Tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive neurons in the human cerebral cortex: a novel catecholaminergic group?. Neuroscience Letters. 80(3). 257–262. 98 indexed citations

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