Shakti Sharma

16.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
33 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Shakti Sharma is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Shakti Sharma has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 15 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Shakti Sharma's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (15 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (6 papers). Shakti Sharma is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (15 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (6 papers). Shakti Sharma collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and India. Shakti Sharma's co-authors include Michael J. Meaney, Frances A. Champagne, Ian C.G. Weaver, Moshe Szyf, Sergiy Dymov, Paul M. Plotsky, Christian Caldji, Jonathan R. Seckl, Josie Diorio and Darlene Francis and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Shakti Sharma

30 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

Epigenetic programming by... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2004 1997 1998 1996 2005 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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.

  1. Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior
    2004 4.2k citations Ian C.G. Weaver, Nadia Cervoni et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  2. Maternal Care, Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Responses to Stress
    1997 2.4k citations Josie Diorio, Beth Tannenbaum et al. profile →
  3. Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat
    1998 1.1k citations Christian Caldji, Beth Tannenbaum et al. profile →
  4. Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 49–60
    1996 726 citations Michael J. Meaney, Josie Diorio et al. Developmental Neuroscience profile →
  5. Reversal of Maternal Programming of Stress Responses in Adult Offspring through Methyl Supplementation: Altering Epigenetic Marking Later in Life
    2005 655 citations Ian C.G. Weaver, Frances A. Champagne et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  6. Naturally occurring variations in maternal behavior in the rat are associated with differences in estrogen-inducible central oxytocin receptors
    2001 536 citations Frances A. Champagne, Josie Diorio et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Shakti Sharma 5.4k 5.3k 3.3k 2.4k 1.9k 33 12.1k
Josie Diorio 5.4k 1.0× 5.9k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 55 11.4k
Darlene Francis 6.1k 1.1× 6.7k 1.3× 2.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.4× 2.0k 1.0× 51 12.0k
Tallie Z. Baram 7.8k 1.5× 5.1k 1.0× 5.0k 1.5× 4.2k 1.8× 2.2k 1.1× 277 22.1k
Tracy L. Bale 5.1k 1.0× 3.9k 0.7× 3.6k 1.1× 3.5k 1.5× 1.4k 0.8× 128 14.2k
Frances A. Champagne 4.9k 0.9× 6.9k 1.3× 4.6k 1.4× 4.5k 1.9× 3.3k 1.7× 136 19.5k
Ian C.G. Weaver 2.3k 0.4× 2.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 3.4k 1.5× 1.3k 0.7× 45 9.0k
Linda P. Spear 4.7k 0.9× 5.2k 1.0× 3.7k 1.1× 2.7k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 294 20.6k
Seymour Levine 9.3k 1.7× 9.0k 1.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 2.5k 1.3× 450 21.5k
Sergiy Dymov 2.2k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 12 8.3k
Stephen J. Suomi 4.0k 0.7× 8.9k 1.7× 1.1k 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 3.1k 1.6× 372 16.9k

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All Works

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Sharma, Shakti, et al.. (2023). An investigation of dielectric properties of ultrathin TiOx-SiOx nanocomposite layers on Si substrate. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 34(6). 2 indexed citations
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Kramer, Michael S., John E. Lydon, Louise Séguin, et al.. (2010). Non-stress-related factors associated with maternal corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) concentration. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 24(4). 390–397. 9 indexed citations
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Weaver, Ian C.G., Ana C. D’Alessio, Shelley E. Brown, et al.. (2007). The Transcription Factor Nerve Growth Factor-Inducible Protein A Mediates Epigenetic Programming: Altering Epigenetic Marks by Immediate-Early Genes. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(7). 1756–1768. 352 indexed citations
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Duffy, Anne, et al.. (2006). Salivary cortisol secretion in remitted bipolar patients and offspring of bipolar parents. Bipolar Disorders. 8(4). 345–349. 41 indexed citations
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Weaver, Ian C.G., Frances A. Champagne, Shelley E. Brown, et al.. (2005). Reversal of Maternal Programming of Stress Responses in Adult Offspring through Methyl Supplementation: Altering Epigenetic Marking Later in Life. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(47). 11045–11054. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Plotsky, Paul M., K. V. Thrivikraman, Charles B. Nemeroff, et al.. (2005). Long-Term Consequences of Neonatal Rearing on Central Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Systems in Adult Male Rat Offspring. Neuropsychopharmacology. 30(12). 2192–2204. 412 indexed citations
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Weaver, Ian C.G., Nadia Cervoni, Frances A. Champagne, et al.. (2004). Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior. Nature Neuroscience. 7(8). 847–854. 4150 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weaver, Ian C.G., Shelley Weaver, Shakti Sharma, et al.. (2001). Early environmental regulation of hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor gene expression: characterization of intracellular mediators and potential genomic target sites. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 185(1-2). 205–218. 136 indexed citations
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Tannenbaum, Beth, et al.. (1997). Dynamic Variations in Plasma Corticosteroid‐Binding Globulin and Basal HPA Activity following Acute Stress in Adult Rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 9(3). 163–168. 57 indexed citations
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Rowe, Wayne, Arnaud Nicot, Shakti Sharma, et al.. (1997). Central Administration of the Neurotensin Receptor Antagonist, SR48692, Modulates Diurnal and Stress-Related Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Activity. Neuroendocrinology. 66(2). 75–85. 21 indexed citations
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Meaney, Michael J., Josie Diorio, Darlene Francis, et al.. (1996). Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 61–72. Developmental Neuroscience. 18(1-2). 61–72. 33 indexed citations
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Lupien, Sonia, AndréRoch Lecours, George J. Schwartz, et al.. (1996). Longitudinal study of basal cortisol levels in healthy elderly subjects: Evidence for subgroups. Neurobiology of Aging. 17(1). 95–105. 135 indexed citations
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Boksa, Patricia, Anuradha Krishnamurthy, & Shakti Sharma. (1996). Hippocampal and Hypothalamic Type I Corticosteroid Receptor Affinities Are Reduced in Adult Rats Born by a Caesarean Procedure with or without an Added Period of Anoxia. Neuroendocrinology. 64(1). 25–34. 33 indexed citations
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Viau, Victor, Shakti Sharma, & Michael J. Meaney. (1996). Changes in Plasma Adrenocorticotropin, Corticosterone, Corticosteroid‐Binding Globulin, and Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptor Occupancy/Translocation in Rat Pups in Response to Stress. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 8(1). 1–8. 87 indexed citations
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Meaney, Michael J., Josie Diorio, Darlene Francis, et al.. (1996). Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 49–60. Developmental Neuroscience. 18(1-2). 49–60. 726 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCormick, Cheryl M., James W. Smythe, Shakti Sharma, & Michael J. Meaney. (1995). Sex-specific effects of prenatal stress on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal responses to stress and brain glucocorticoid receptor density in adult rats. Developmental Brain Research. 84(1). 55–61. 415 indexed citations
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Meaney, Michael J., Seema Bhatnagar, Josie Diorio, et al.. (1993). Molecular basis for the development of individual differences in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress response. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 13(4). 321–347. 102 indexed citations
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Sarrieau, Alain, Shakti Sharma, & Michael J. Meaney. (1988). Postnatal development and environmental regulation of hippocampal glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors. Developmental Brain Research. 43(1). 158–162. 93 indexed citations

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