Sylvain Roux

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Sylvain Roux is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvain Roux has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sylvain Roux's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (11 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Sylvain Roux is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (11 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Sylvain Roux collaborates with scholars based in France, Spain and United States. Sylvain Roux's co-authors include Roger D. Porsolt, Paul Moser, Vincent Castagné, Joseph G. Wettstein, Stephen P. Hunt, C.F. van der Merwe, Niklaus Dürmüller, Virginie Mimouni, J Booyens and Timothy Harrison and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Pharmacological Research.

In The Last Decade

Sylvain Roux

26 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Rodent Models of Depression: Forced Swim and Tail Suspension Behavioral Despair Tests in Rats and Mice
    2011 572 citations Sylvain Roux, Roger D. Porsolt et al. Current Protocols in Neuroscience profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sylvain Roux France 15 732 519 430 335 270 29 1.9k
Minoru Tsuji Japan 26 918 1.3× 709 1.4× 460 1.1× 303 0.9× 298 1.1× 99 2.3k
Mitsutoshi Yuzurihara Japan 29 505 0.7× 627 1.2× 467 1.1× 239 0.7× 176 0.7× 74 2.6k
Chandrabhan T. Chopde India 26 918 1.3× 487 0.9× 444 1.0× 302 0.9× 348 1.3× 54 1.9k
Franck Chenu France 17 747 1.0× 426 0.8× 356 0.8× 371 1.1× 203 0.8× 23 1.7k
A. Vassout Switzerland 17 1.2k 1.7× 855 1.6× 467 1.1× 410 1.2× 288 1.1× 31 2.3k
Benoit Petit‐Demoulière France 13 560 0.8× 415 0.8× 304 0.7× 246 0.7× 222 0.8× 18 1.4k
Helen A. Baldwin United Kingdom 23 1.0k 1.4× 346 0.7× 658 1.5× 210 0.6× 360 1.3× 30 1.8k
Matthew R. Skelton United States 30 731 1.0× 388 0.7× 295 0.7× 129 0.4× 265 1.0× 70 2.1k
Vallo Volke Estonia 22 635 0.9× 443 0.9× 343 0.8× 310 0.9× 347 1.3× 63 1.6k
Irena Nalepa Poland 24 745 1.0× 525 1.0× 344 0.8× 262 0.8× 148 0.5× 112 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sylvain Roux

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All Works

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Ahirwar, Ankesh, Mohd Jahir Khan, Harish Mangesh, et al.. (2021). “Light modulates transcriptomic dynamics upregulating astaxanthin accumulation in Haematococcus: A review”. Bioresource Technology. 340. 125707–125707. 39 indexed citations
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Mimouni, Virginie, et al.. (2010). No altered blood pressure and serum markers of oxidative stress after a long time dietary fish oil in the genetically 9 month-old type-2 diabetes Zucker rat. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 83(4-6). 211–218. 1 indexed citations
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Roux, Sylvain. (2004). La recherche du Principe chez Platon, Aristote et Plotin. Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra). 1 indexed citations
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Millan, Mark J., Alain P. Gobert, Sylvain Roux, et al.. (2004). The Serotonin1A Receptor Partial Agonist S15535 [4-(Benzodioxan-5-yl)1-(indan-2-yl)piperazine] Enhances Cholinergic Transmission and Cognitive Function in Rodents: A Combined Neurochemical and Behavioral Analysis. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 311(1). 190–203. 60 indexed citations
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Roux, Sylvain, et al.. (2004). Primary Observation (Irwin) Test in Rodents for Assessing Acute Toxicity of a Test Agent and its Effects on Behavior and Physiological Function. Current Protocols in Pharmacology. 27(1). Unit 10.10–Unit 10.10. 102 indexed citations
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Roux, Sylvain, et al.. (2003). Place Preference Test in Rodents. Current Protocols in Neuroscience. 22(1). Unit 9.15–Unit 9.15. 11 indexed citations
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Porsolt, Roger D., Martine Lemaire‐Chamley, Niklaus Dürmüller, & Sylvain Roux. (2002). New perspectives in CNS safety pharmacology. Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology. 16(3). 197–207. 52 indexed citations
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Roux, Sylvain, et al.. (2002). Place Preference Test in Rodents. Current Protocols in Pharmacology. 19(1). Unit 10.4–Unit 10.4. 10 indexed citations
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Rupniak, N.M.J., Emma Carlson, J.K. Webb, et al.. (2001). Comparison of the phenotype of NK1R−/− mice with pharmacological blockade of the substance P (NK 1 ) receptor in assays for antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs. Behavioural Pharmacology. 12(6). 497–508. 125 indexed citations
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Ulmann, Lionel, Virginie Mimouni, Sylvain Roux, Roger D. Porsolt, & Jean‐Pierre Poisson. (2001). Brain and hippocampus fatty acid composition in phospholipid classes of aged-relative cognitive deficit rats. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 64(3). 189–195. 66 indexed citations
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Roux, Sylvain. (2001). Entre mythe et tragédie : l'origine de la tyrannie selon Platon.. Revue des Études Grecques. 114(1). 140–159.
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Porsolt, Roger D., et al.. (2000). Models of Affective Illness: Forced Swimming and Tail Suspension Tests in Rodents. Current Protocols in Pharmacology. 10(1). 22 indexed citations
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Giardina, William J., Michael Decker, Roger D. Porsolt, et al.. (1998). An evaluation of the GABA uptake blocker tiagabine in animal models of neuropathic and nociceptive pain. Drug Development Research. 44(2-3). 106–113. 18 indexed citations
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Porsolt, Roger D., Sylvain Roux, & Joseph G. Wettstein. (1995). Animal models of dementia. Drug Development Research. 35(4). 214–229. 44 indexed citations
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Porsolt, Roger D., et al.. (1995). 5-HT1A agonists: Anxiolytic-like and antidepressant-like effects in three behavioral models. Pharmacological Research. 31. 169–169. 1 indexed citations
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Roux, Sylvain, et al.. (1994). Effects of piracetam on indices of cognitive function in a delayed alternation task in young and aged rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 49(3). 683–688. 23 indexed citations
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Porsolt, Roger D., Sylvain Roux, & M Jalfre. (1984). Effects of imipramine on separation-induced vocalizations in young Rhesus monkeys. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 20(6). 979–981. 4 indexed citations
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Jalfre, M, et al.. (1984). Habituation of exploratory activity in mice: Effects of combinations of piracetam and choline on memory processes. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 21(2). 209–212. 28 indexed citations

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