Tamar Licht

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Tamar Licht is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Tamar Licht has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 10 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Tamar Licht's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (9 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Tamar Licht is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (9 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Tamar Licht collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Tamar Licht's co-authors include Tirzah Kreisel, Raz Yirmiya, Eli Keshet, Inbal Goshen, Joseph Weidenfeld, Tamir Ben‐Hur, R. Reshef, Michael V. Baratta, Steven F. Maier and Matthew G. Frank and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Tamar Licht

22 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Brain interleukin-1 mediates chronic stress-induced depression in mice via adrenocortical activation and hippocampal neurogenesis suppression

2007 627 citations Inbal Goshen, Tirzah Kreisel et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →
Dynamic microglial alterations underlie stress-induced depressive-like behavior and suppressed neurogenesis

2013 528 citations Tirzah Kreisel, Matthew G. Frank et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tamar Licht Israel	16	822	808	701	538	435	22	2.1k
Tirzah Kreisel Israel	21	1.6k 2.0×	1.2k 1.5×	1000 1.4×	612 1.1×	676 1.6×	28	3.4k
Kanchan Bisht Canada	21	1.6k 2.0×	568 0.7×	354 0.5×	507 0.9×	279 0.6×	35	2.5k
Nicola Maggio Israel	30	569 0.7×	216 0.3×	490 0.7×	609 1.1×	256 0.6×	86	2.6k
A.-M. van Dam Netherlands	16	613 0.7×	255 0.3×	392 0.6×	333 0.6×	319 0.7×	24	1.6k
Maria Antonietta Davoli Canada	23	394 0.5×	338 0.4×	219 0.3×	671 1.2×	215 0.5×	34	1.6k
Samantha J. Fung Australia	22	284 0.3×	485 0.6×	256 0.4×	693 1.3×	307 0.7×	27	1.9k
Yingjie Wang China	24	248 0.3×	340 0.4×	323 0.5×	440 0.8×	152 0.3×	59	1.5k
Gaëlle Naert France	17	444 0.5×	255 0.3×	287 0.4×	324 0.6×	125 0.3×	23	1.4k
Carmelina Gemma United States	27	1.7k 2.1×	363 0.4×	250 0.4×	633 1.2×	702 1.6×	41	3.0k
Marı́a Claudia González Deniselle Argentina	30	535 0.7×	121 0.1×	537 0.8×	546 1.0×	629 1.4×	74	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tamar Licht

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20 of 20 papers shown

Licht, Tamar, et al.. (2024). Synaptic Connectivity and Electrophysiological Properties of the Nucleus of the Lateral Olfactory Tract. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(33). e2420232024–e2420232024. 1 indexed citations

Licht, Tamar, et al.. (2023). Adaptive olfactory circuitry restores function despite severe olfactory bulb degeneration. Current Biology. 33(22). 4857–4868.e6. 3 indexed citations

Ghori, Adnan, Vincent Prinz, Simon Bayerl, et al.. (2022). Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Augments the Tolerance Towards Cerebral Stroke by Enhancing Neurovascular Repair Mechanism. Translational Stroke Research. 13(5). 774–791. 21 indexed citations

Kumar, Saran, Myriam Grunewald, Maxim Mogilevsky, et al.. (2022). Identification of vascular cues contributing to cancer cell stemness and function. Angiogenesis. 25(3). 355–371. 14 indexed citations

Licht, Tamar, Tirzah Kreisel, Yoav Biala, et al.. (2020). Age-Dependent Remarkable Regenerative Potential of the Dentate Gyrus Provided by Intrinsic Stem Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(5). 974–995. 15 indexed citations

Licht, Tamar, et al.. (2020). Mixture Coding and Segmentation in the Anterior Piriform Cortex. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 14. 604718–604718. 5 indexed citations

Licht, Tamar, Myriam Grunewald, Saran Kumar, et al.. (2020). Hippocampal neural stem cells facilitate access from circulation via apical cytoplasmic processes. eLife. 9. 31 indexed citations

Greenwald, Alissa, Tamar Licht, Saran Kumar, et al.. (2018). VEGF expands erythropoiesis via hypoxia-independent induction of erythropoietin in noncanonical perivascular stromal cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 216(1). 215–230. 34 indexed citations

Kreisel, Tirzah, et al.. (2018). Unique role for dentate gyrus microglia in neuroblast survival and in VEGF‐induced activation. Glia. 67(4). 594–618. 57 indexed citations

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Hou, Jinchao, Qixing Chen, Xiaoliang Wu, et al.. (2017). S1PR3 Signaling Drives Bacterial Killing and Is Required for Survival in Bacterial Sepsis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(12). 1559–1570. 45 indexed citations

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Licht, Tamar, Tirzah Kreisel, Ofra Benny, et al.. (2016). VEGF preconditioning leads to stem cell remodeling and attenuates age-related decay of adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(48). E7828–E7836. 59 indexed citations

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Licht, Tamar, et al.. (2015). Vessel maturation schedule determines vulnerability to neuronal injuries of prematurity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(3). 1319–1328. 22 indexed citations

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Licht, Tamar & Eli Keshet. (2015). The vascular niche in adult neurogenesis. Mechanisms of Development. 138. 56–62. 77 indexed citations

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Kreisel, Tirzah, Matthew G. Frank, Tamar Licht, et al.. (2013). Dynamic microglial alterations underlie stress-induced depressive-like behavior and suppressed neurogenesis. Molecular Psychiatry. 19(6). 699–709. 528 indexed citations breakdown →

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Licht, Tamar & Eli Keshet. (2013). Delineating multiple functions of VEGF-A in the adult brain. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 70(10). 1727–1737. 86 indexed citations

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Licht, Tamar, Inbal Goshen, Avi Avital, et al.. (2011). Reversible modulations of neuronal plasticity by VEGF. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(12). 5081–5086. 217 indexed citations

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Goshen, Inbal, Avi Avital, Tirzah Kreisel, et al.. (2009). Environmental Enrichment Restores Memory Functioning in Mice with Impaired IL-1 Signaling via Reinstatement of Long-Term Potentiation and Spine Size Enlargement. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(11). 3395–3403. 71 indexed citations

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Licht, Tamar, et al.. (2009). VEGF is required for dendritogenesis of newly born olfactory bulb interneurons. Development. 137(2). 261–271. 71 indexed citations

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Goshen, Inbal, Tirzah Kreisel, Tamar Licht, et al.. (2007). Brain interleukin-1 mediates chronic stress-induced depression in mice via adrenocortical activation and hippocampal neurogenesis suppression. Molecular Psychiatry. 13(7). 717–728. 627 indexed citations breakdown →

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Niv, Masha Y., Jacob Cohen, Tamar Licht, et al.. (2004). Sequence-based Design of Kinase Inhibitors Applicable for Therapeutics and Target Identification. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(2). 1242–1255. 38 indexed citations

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