Sara R. Jones

17.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
187 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

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Sara R. Jones is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara R. Jones has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 112 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Sara R. Jones's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (135 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (102 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (95 papers). Sara R. Jones is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (135 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (102 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (95 papers). Sara R. Jones collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. Sara R. Jones's co-authors include Marc G. Caron, Raul R. Gainetdinov, Mohamed Jaber, Bruno Giros, R. Mark Wightman, Marc G. Caron, R. Mark Wightman, Erin S. Calipari, Rodrigo A. España and Fabio Fumagalli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sara R. Jones

182 papers receiving 13.4k citations

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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.

Hyperlocomotion and indifference to cocaine and amphetamine in mice lacking the dopamine transporter

1996 2.0k citations Sara R. Jones et al. profile →
Role of Serotonin in the Paradoxical Calming Effect of Psychostimulants on Hyperactivity

1999 690 citations Sara R. Jones et al. profile →
Profound neuronal plasticity in response to inactivation of the dopamine transporter

1998 571 citations Sara R. Jones, R. Mark Wightman et al. profile →
Mechanisms of Amphetamine Action Revealed in Mice Lacking the Dopamine Transporter

1998 505 citations Sara R. Jones, R. Mark Wightman et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara R. Jones United States	56	9.8k	5.9k	2.6k	1.5k	1.3k	187	13.6k
Mohamed Jaber France	42	8.0k 0.8×	5.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	106	12.1k
Stephen J. Moss United Kingdom	85	14.1k 1.4×	11.5k 1.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	236	20.4k
Ariel Y. Deutch United States	57	8.2k 0.8×	3.7k 0.6×	3.8k 1.4×	974 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	124	12.1k
Günther Sperk Austria	62	10.4k 1.1×	6.3k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	576 0.4×	198	13.8k
Bruno Giros France	71	14.1k 1.4×	10.7k 1.8×	3.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	1.8k 1.4×	212	22.0k
Sven Ove Ögren Sweden	61	8.7k 0.9×	5.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	907 0.6×	914 0.7×	328	13.1k
Pierre Sokoloff France	63	11.1k 1.1×	8.2k 1.4×	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	2.1k 1.6×	153	15.0k
Anthony J. Hannan Australia	55	5.8k 0.6×	5.3k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	953 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	266	12.6k
William C. Wetsel United States	63	5.5k 0.6×	5.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	437 0.3×	206	13.0k
Jean‐Martin Beaulieu Canada	52	6.3k 0.6×	6.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	132	13.1k

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Holleran, Katherine M., et al.. (2025). Kappa opioid receptors diminish spontaneous dopamine signals in awake mice through multiple mechanisms. Neuropharmacology. 273. 110458–110458. 3 indexed citations

Locke, Jason L., et al.. (2025). Morphine-Induced Antinociception Is Potentiated and Dopamine Elevations Are Inhibited by the Biased Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist Triazole 1.1. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 16(7). 1377–1387. 1 indexed citations

Farahbakhsh, Zahra Z., Katherine M. Holleran, Jonathon Sens, et al.. (2025). Synchrony between midbrain gene transcription and dopamine terminal regulation is modulated by chronic alcohol drinking. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1944–1944. 1 indexed citations

Holleran, Katherine M., et al.. (2024). Fentanyl self‐administration is accelerated by methamphetamine co‐use and results in worsened hypodopaminergia in male, but not female rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 60(8). 5912–5926.

Kishida, Kenneth T., et al.. (2024). Comparison of dopamine release and uptake parameters across sex, species and striatal subregions. European Journal of Neuroscience. 60(6). 5113–5140. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Yijin, Henry A. Lester, Dennis A. Dougherty, et al.. (2023). β2 nAChR Activation on VTA DA Neurons Is Sufficient for Nicotine Reinforcement in Rats. eNeuro. 10(5). ENEURO.0449–22.2023. 7 indexed citations

Estave, Paige M., et al.. (2023). Nicotine modifies cocaine responding in a concurrent self-administration model. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 251. 110960–110960. 2 indexed citations

Darvin, Pramod, Easwaran Sreekumar, Shijulal Nelson‐Sathi, et al.. (2022). A rapid bead-based assay for screening of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies. PubMed. 5(2). 100–110. 3 indexed citations

Holleran, Katherine M., et al.. (2021). Enhanced heroin self-administration and distinct dopamine adaptations in female rats. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(10). 1724–1733. 26 indexed citations

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Holleran, Katherine M., et al.. (2020). Organic cation transporter 3 and the dopamine transporter differentially regulate catecholamine uptake in the basolateral amygdala and nucleus accumbens. European Journal of Neuroscience. 52(11). 4546–4562. 17 indexed citations

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Grossman, Zehava, Wei Shao, Catherine Rehm, et al.. (2018). Early Presence of HIV-1 Subtype C in Washington, D.C.. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 34(8). 680–684. 3 indexed citations

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Melchior, James R. & Sara R. Jones. (2017). Chronic ethanol exposure increases inhibition of optically targeted phasic dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens core and medial shell ex vivo. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 85. 93–104. 23 indexed citations

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Karkhanis, Anushree N., Jamie H. Rose, Jeffrey L. Weiner, & Sara R. Jones. (2016). Early-Life Social Isolation Stress Increases Kappa Opioid Receptor Responsiveness and Downregulates the Dopamine System. Neuropsychopharmacology. 41(9). 2263–2274. 96 indexed citations

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Brust, Tarsis F., Jenny Morgenweck, Susy A. Kim, et al.. (2016). Biased agonists of the kappa opioid receptor suppress pain and itch without causing sedation or dysphoria. Science Signaling. 9(456). ra117–ra117. 177 indexed citations

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Mathews, Tiffany A., Jason L. Locke, Kendall T. Szeliga, et al.. (2012). Effects of early life stress on drinking and serotonin system activity in rhesus macaques: 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in cerebrospinal fluid predicts brain tissue levels. Alcohol. 46(4). 371–376. 18 indexed citations

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Yorgason, Jordan T., Sara R. Jones, & Rodrigo A. España. (2011). Low and high affinity dopamine transporter inhibitors block dopamine uptake within 5 sec of intravenous injection. Neuroscience. 182. 125–132. 24 indexed citations

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Budygin, Evgeny A., Erik B. Oleson, Tiffany A. Mathews, et al.. (2007). Effects of chronic alcohol exposure on dopamine uptake in rat nucleus accumbens and caudate putamen. Psychopharmacology. 193(4). 495–501. 76 indexed citations

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Mathews, Tiffany A., et al.. (2006). No role of the dopamine transporter in acute ethanol effects on striatal dopamine dynamics. Synapse. 60(4). 288–294. 45 indexed citations

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Mateo, Yolanda, Evgeny A. Budygin, Carrie E. John, Matthew L. Banks, & Sara R. Jones. (2004). Voltammetric assessment of dopamine clearance in the absence of the dopamine transporter: no contribution of other transporters in core or shell of nucleus accumbens. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 140(1-2). 183–187. 20 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Robert T., Sara R. Jones, & R. Mark Wightman. (1992). Dynamic Observation of Dopamine Autoreceptor Effects in Rat Striatal Slices. Journal of Neurochemistry. 59(2). 449–455. 137 indexed citations

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