Pierre Blier

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Pierre Blier is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Blier has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Pierre Blier's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Pierre Blier is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Pierre Blier collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Pierre Blier's co-authors include Claude de Montigny, Claude de Montigny, Nasser Haddjeri, Graciela Piñeyro, Guy Debonnel, Jean‐Claude Béïque, François P. Monnet, Nathalie Castanon, René Hen and Lynne E. Rueter and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences and British Journal of Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Blier

14 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Current advances and trends in the treatment of depression 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Current advances and trends in the treatment of depression
    1994 956 citations Pierre Blier, Claude de Montigny Trends in Pharmacological Sciences profile →

Peers

Pierre Blier
Claude de Montigny Canada
Laetitia Cistarelli France
Teresa J. Tolliver United States
Angelo Ceci Germany
Ouissame Mnie‐Filali France
Eliyahu Dremencov Slovakia
Björn Schilström Sweden
Jorge Pérez Italy
K. Rasmussen United States
Lynne E. Rueter United States
Claude de Montigny Canada
Pierre Blier
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre Blier

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All Works

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Daniels, Stephen R., Mostafa El Mansari, & Pierre Blier. (2024). AMPA receptors modulate enhanced dopamine neuronal activity induced by the combined administration of venlafaxine and brexpiprazole. Neuropsychopharmacology. 49(13). 2042–2051. 2 indexed citations
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Krystal, Andrew D., Pierre Blier, Larry Culpepper, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of lemborexant in subjects with insomnia disorder receiving medications for depression or anxiety symptoms. Neuropsychopharmacology Reports. 45(1). e12509–e12509. 2 indexed citations
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Blier, Pierre. (2006). Treating depression with selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 31(4). 288–288. 1 indexed citations
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Haddjeri, Nasser, et al.. (2000). Effects of the co-administration of mirtazapine and paroxetine on serotonergic neurotransmission in the rat brain. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 10(3). 177–188. 66 indexed citations
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Béïque, Jean‐Claude, Claude de Montigny, Pierre Blier, & Guy Debonnel. (2000). Effects of sustained administration of the serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor venlafaxine: II. In vitro studies in the rat. Neuropharmacology. 39(10). 1813–1822. 18 indexed citations
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Béïque, Jean‐Claude, et al.. (2000). Effects of sustained administration of the serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor venlafaxine: I. In vivo electrophysiological studies in the rat. Neuropharmacology. 39(10). 1800–1812. 52 indexed citations
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Rueter, Lynne E., Claude de Montigny, & Pierre Blier. (1998). Electrophysiological Characterization of the Effect of Long-Term Duloxetine Administration on the Rat Serotonergic and Noradrenergic Systems. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 285(2). 404–412. 40 indexed citations
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Haddjeri, Nasser, Claude de Montigny, & Pierre Blier. (1997). Modulation of the firing activity of noradrenergic neurones in the rat locus coeruleus by the 5‐hydroxtryptamine system. British Journal of Pharmacology. 120(5). 865–875. 132 indexed citations
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Piñeyro, Graciela, et al.. (1995). Effect of prolonged administration of tianeptine on 5-HT neurotransmission: an electrophysiological study in the rat hippocampus and dorsal raphe. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 351(2). 119–125. 27 indexed citations
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Piñeyro, Graciela, Nathalie Castanon, René Hen, & Pierre Blier. (1995). Regulation of [3H]5-HT release in raphe, frontal cortex and hippocampus of 5-HT1B knock-out mice. Neuroreport. 7(1). 353–359. 61 indexed citations
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Blier, Pierre & Claude de Montigny. (1994). Current advances and trends in the treatment of depression. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 15(7). 220–226. 956 indexed citations breakdown →
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Monnet, François P., Pierre Blier, Guy Debonnel, & Claude de Montigny. (1992). Modulation by sigma ligands of N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced [3H]noradrenaline release in the rat hippocampus: G-protein dependency. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 346(1). 32–39. 60 indexed citations
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Bouthillier, Alain, Pierre Blier, & Claude de Montigny. (1991). Flerobuterol, aβ-adrenoceptor agonist, enhances serotonergic neurotransmission: an electrophysiological study in the rat brain. Psychopharmacology. 103(3). 357–365. 10 indexed citations
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Blier, Pierre, et al.. (1984). Effects of the two antidepressant drugs mianserin and indalpine on the serotonergic system: Single-cell studies in the rat. Psychopharmacology. 84(2). 242–249. 87 indexed citations

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