Pierre-Paul Rompré

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Pierre-Paul Rompré is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre-Paul Rompré has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Pierre-Paul Rompré's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (39 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers). Pierre-Paul Rompré is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (39 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers). Pierre-Paul Rompré collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. Pierre-Paul Rompré's co-authors include Robert A. Wise, Elefthèrios Miliaressis, Roy A. Wise, Mark Legault, Peter Shizgal, Daniel Coulombe, Alain Gratton, Sandra M. Boye, Shimon Amir and Stéphane Potvin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Pierre-Paul Rompré

70 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Brain Dopamine and Reward 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Brain Dopamine and Reward
    1989 1.5k citations Pierre-Paul Rompré et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pierre-Paul Rompré Canada 23 2.4k 1.1k 995 340 338 71 3.2k
Daina Economidou Italy 29 2.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 375 1.1× 376 1.1× 34 3.2k
Evgeny A. Budygin United States 33 2.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 450 1.3× 318 0.9× 74 3.7k
Guy Mittleman United States 37 1.9k 0.8× 778 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 487 1.4× 318 0.9× 96 3.4k
Michael S. Cousins United States 23 2.1k 0.9× 778 0.7× 896 0.9× 417 1.2× 237 0.7× 26 2.8k
Louis Ségu France 26 2.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 623 0.6× 398 1.2× 228 0.7× 51 3.0k
Evelyn K. Lambe Canada 33 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 362 1.1× 298 0.9× 65 3.3k
Sheree F. Logue United States 23 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 437 1.3× 199 0.6× 33 3.0k
Susana Mingote United States 26 1.7k 0.7× 752 0.7× 935 0.9× 358 1.1× 226 0.7× 33 2.6k
M A Geyer United States 21 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 979 1.0× 472 1.4× 187 0.6× 31 3.7k
Laura A. Mamounas United States 19 1.9k 0.8× 717 0.7× 678 0.7× 242 0.7× 183 0.5× 22 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pierre-Paul Rompré

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre-Paul Rompré

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pierre-Paul Rompré. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pierre-Paul Rompré based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Pierre-Paul Rompré. Pierre-Paul Rompré is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hernández, Giovanni, et al.. (2023). Dorsal raphe stimulation relays a reward signal to the ventral tegmental area via GluN2C NMDA receptors. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0293564–e0293564.
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Fakhoury, Marc, Giovanni Hernández, Daniel Lévesque, & Pierre-Paul Rompré. (2020). Modulation of brain stimulation reward and locomotor activity by ionotropic glutamate receptors of the tail of the ventral tegmental area. Behavioural Brain Research. 393. 112785–112785. 2 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Michèle, et al.. (2017). Neurotensin in the nucleus accumbens reverses dopamine supersensitivity evoked by antipsychotic treatment. Neuropharmacology. 123. 10–21. 17 indexed citations
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Hernández, Giovanni, Marie‐Pierre Cossette, Peter Shizgal, & Pierre-Paul Rompré. (2016). Ventral Midbrain NMDA Receptor Blockade: From Enhanced Reward and Dopamine Inactivation. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 10. 161–161. 3 indexed citations
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Rompré, Pierre-Paul, et al.. (2015). Neurotensin enhances glutamatergic EPSCs in VTA neurons by acting on different neurotensin receptors. Peptides. 73. 43–50. 14 indexed citations
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Rompré, Pierre-Paul, et al.. (2014). Role of context in neurotensin-induced sensitization to the locomotor stimulant effect of amphetamine. Peptides. 58. 103–107. 1 indexed citations
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Zhornitsky, Simon, et al.. (2011). Dose-response and comparative efficacy and tolerability of quetiapine across psychiatric disorders. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 26(4). 183–192. 43 indexed citations
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Zhornitsky, Simon, Élie Rizkallah, Tania Pampoulova, et al.. (2010). Antipsychotic Agents for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Patients With and Without Comorbid Psychosis. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 30(4). 417–424. 33 indexed citations
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Benaliouad, Faïza, Shitij Kapur, Sridhar Natesan, & Pierre-Paul Rompré. (2009). Effects of the dopamine stabilizer, OSU-6162, on brain stimulation reward and on quinpirole-induced changes in reward and locomotion. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 19(6). 416–430. 20 indexed citations
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Rompré, Pierre-Paul, et al.. (2008). Neurotensin modulation of spontaneous EPSCs in the nucleus accumbens of Lewis and Fischer 344 rats. Peptides. 29(9). 1616–1619. 1 indexed citations
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Rompré, Pierre-Paul, et al.. (2006). Neurotensin receptor activation sensitizes to the locomotor stimulant effect of cocaine: A role for NMDA receptors. Brain Research. 1085(1). 77–86. 12 indexed citations
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St-Gelais, Fannie, Mark Legault, Marie‐Josée Bourque, Pierre-Paul Rompré, & Louis‐Éric Trudeau. (2004). Role of Calcium in Neurotensin-Evoked Enhancement in Firing in Mesencephalic Dopamine Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(10). 2566–2574. 59 indexed citations
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Rompré, Pierre-Paul, et al.. (2000). Effects of prefrontal cortex microinjection of neurotensin-(8-13) on midbrain dopamine and non-dopamine cell firing. Brain Research. 876(1-2). 196–200. 15 indexed citations
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Dewar, Karen M., Pierre-Paul Rompré, Jane Stewart, & Richard Warren. (1997). Excitotoxic lesions of the prefrontal cortex reduce dopamine D1-like receptors in the ventral tegmental area. European Journal of Pharmacology. 336(2-3). 155–158. 10 indexed citations
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Rompré, Pierre-Paul, et al.. (1996). Estimates of the axonal refractory period of midbrain dopamine neurons: their relevance to brain stimulation reward. Brain Research. 718(1-2). 83–88. 14 indexed citations
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Rompré, Pierre-Paul & Roy A. Wise. (1989). Opioid-neuroleptic interaction in brainstem self-stimulation. Brain Research. 477(1-2). 144–151. 46 indexed citations
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Shizgal, Peter, Dwayne Schindler, & Pierre-Paul Rompré. (1989). Forebrain neurons driven by rewarding stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle in the rat: comparison of psychophysical and electrophysiological estimates of refractory periods. Brain Research. 499(2). 234–248. 40 indexed citations

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