Vikaas S. Sohal

13.0k citations

88 papers · 8.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 38

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.1%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.2%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Genetics top 2%
Neurology top 1%

Co-authors: Karl Deisseroth Ofer Yizhar Feng Zhang John L.R. Rubenstein John R. Huguenard Peter Hegemann Anthony T. Lee Daniel Vogt
Topics: Neural dynamics and brain function (45 papers)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers)Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers)
Cited by: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Cognitive Neuroscience Developmental Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States Russia Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Vikaas S. Sohal

85 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

Parvalbumin neurons and gamma rhythms enhance cortical circuit performance

2009 2.0k citations Vikaas S. Sohal, Ofer Yizhar et al. Nature profile →
Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction

2011 1.8k citations Ofer Yizhar, Vikaas S. Sohal et al. Nature profile →
Excitation-inhibition balance as a framework for investigating mechanisms in neuropsychiatric disorders

2019 598 citations Vikaas S. Sohal, John L.R. Rubenstein Molecular Psychiatry profile →
Ultrafast optogenetic control

2010 555 citations Lisa A. Gunaydin, Ofer Yizhar et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Long-range inhibition synchronizes and updates prefrontal task activity 2023 ·Nature ·Kathleen K.A. Cho,(unknown),Aarron Phensy,Marc Turner,Vikaas S. Sohal	16
2	Fate mapping of neural stem cell niches reveals distinct origins of human cortical astrocytes 2022 ·Science ·Denise E. Allen,Kevin C. Donohue,Cathryn R. Cadwell,David Shin,Matthew G. Keefe,Vikaas S. Sohal,Tomasz J. Nowakowski	37
3	Dynamic patterns of correlated activity in the prefrontal cortex encode information about social behavior 2021 ·PLoS Biology ·Nicholas A. Frost,(unknown),Vikaas S. Sohal	21
4	GluN2D-mediated excitatory drive onto medial prefrontal cortical PV+ fast-spiking inhibitory interneurons 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Ruchi Malik,Thomas A. Lanz,Mark L. Weber,Hualin Simon Xi,Dominique Arion,John F. Enwright,David A. Lewis,Patricio O’Donnell,Vikaas S. Sohal,Derek L. Buhl	24
5	Enhancing WNT Signaling Restores Cortical Neuronal Spine Maturation and Synaptogenesis in Tbr1 Mutants 2020 ·Cell Reports ·Siavash Fazel Darbandi,(unknown),Emily Ling-Lin Pai,Amanda Everitt,Marc Turner,Benjamin Cheyette,A. Jeremy Willsey,Matthew W. State,Vikaas S. Sohal,John L.R. Rubenstein	33
6	Integrated Stress Response Inhibitor Reverses Sex-Dependent Behavioral and Cell-Specific Deficits after Mild Repetitive Head Trauma 2019 ·Journal of Neurotrauma ·Karen Krukowski,Amber Nolan,Elma S. Frias,Katherine Grue,McKenna Becker,Gonzalo Ureta,Luz Delgado,Sebastián Bernales,Vikaas S. Sohal,Peter Walter,Susanna Rosi	23
7	Tsc1 represses parvalbumin expression and fast-spiking properties in somatostatin lineage cortical interneurons 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Ruchi Malik,Emily Ling-Lin Pai,Anna Noren Rubin,(unknown),Kartik Angara,Petros Minasi,John L.R. Rubenstein,Vikaas S. Sohal,Daniel Vogt	33
8	Excitation-inhibition balance as a framework for investigating mechanisms in neuropsychiatric disordersbreakdown → 2019 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Vikaas S. Sohal,John L.R. Rubenstein	598
9	Roles of Prefrontal Cortex and Mediodorsal Thalamus in Task Engagement and Behavioral Flexibility 2018 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Tobias F. Marton,Helia Seifikar,Francisco Luongo,Anthony T. Lee,Vikaas S. Sohal	60
10	A Shared Vision for Machine Learning in Neuroscience 2018 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Mai-Anh Vu,Tülay Adalı,Demba Ba,György Buzsáki,David Carlson,Keith S. Heller,Conor Liston,Cynthia Rudin,Vikaas S. Sohal,Alik S. Widge,Helen S. Mayberg,Guillermo Sapiro,Kafui Dzirasa	105
11	Repeated Mild Head Injury Leads to Wide-Ranging Deficits in Higher-Order Cognitive Functions Associated with the Prefrontal Cortex 2018 ·Journal of Neurotrauma ·Amber Nolan,Edel Hennessy,Karen Krukowski,Caroline Guglielmetti,Myriam M. Chaumeil,Vikaas S. Sohal,Susanna Rosi	36
12	Upconverting nanoparticle micro-lightbulbs designed for deep tissue optical stimulation and imaging 2018 ·Biomedical Optics Express ·Maysamreza Chamanzar,David J. Garfield,Jillian Iafrati,Emory M. Chan,Vikaas S. Sohal,Bruce E. Cohen,P. James Schuck,Michel M. Maharbiz	15
13	An Amygdala-Hippocampus Subnetwork that Encodes Variation in Human Mood 2018 ·Cell ·Lowry A. Kirkby,Francisco Luongo,Morgan B. Lee,Mor Nahum,Thomas Van Vleet,Vikram R. Rao,Heather E. Dawes,Edward F. Chang,Vikaas S. Sohal	115
14	A mouse model of autism implicates endosome pH in the regulation of presynaptic calcium entry 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Julie C. Ullman,Jing Yang,Michael L. Sullivan,Jacob Bendor,Jonathan M. Levy,(unknown),Kätlin Silm,Helia Seifikar,Vikaas S. Sohal,Roger A. Nicoll,Robert H. Edwards	28
15	Immediate Mood Scaler: Tracking Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Using a Novel Mobile Mood Scale 2017 ·JMIR mhealth and uhealth ·Mor Nahum,Thomas Van Vleet,Vikaas S. Sohal,(unknown),Vikram R. Rao,Deanna L. Wallace,Morgan B. Lee,Heather E. Dawes,Alit Stark‐Inbar,(unknown),Bruno Biagianti,Michael M. Merzenich,Edward F. Chang	57
16	D3 Receptors Regulate Excitability in a Unique Class of Prefrontal Pyramidal Cells 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown),(unknown),Steven M. Gee,Vikaas S. Sohal,Kevin J. Bender	64
17	Dynamic, Cell-Type-Specific Roles for GABAergic Interneurons in a Mouse Model of Optogenetically Inducible Seizures 2016 ·Neuron ·Sattar Khoshkhoo,Daniel Vogt,Vikaas S. Sohal	118
18	Pyramidal Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex Receive Subtype-Specific Forms of Excitation and Inhibition 2013 ·Neuron ·Anthony T. Lee,Steven M. Gee,Daniel Vogt,Tosha Patel,John L.R. Rubenstein,Vikaas S. Sohal	152
19	Synaptic Activity Unmasks Dopamine D2 Receptor Modulation of a Specific Class of Layer V Pyramidal Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Steven M. Gee,(unknown),Tosha Patel,Francisco Luongo,Karl Deisseroth,Vikaas S. Sohal	170
20	Ultrafast optogenetic controlbreakdown → 2010 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Lisa A. Gunaydin,Ofer Yizhar,A. Berndt,Vikaas S. Sohal,Karl Deisseroth,Peter Hegemann	555

About Vikaas S. Sohal

Vikaas S. Sohal is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology, having authored 88 papers that have together received 8.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neural dynamics and brain function (45 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (5.4k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (5.0k citations) and Developmental Neuroscience (588 citations). Vikaas S. Sohal has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Karl Deisseroth, Ofer Yizhar, Feng Zhang, John L.R. Rubenstein, John R. Huguenard, Peter Hegemann, Anthony T. Lee, Daniel Vogt, Tosha Patel and Thomas J. Davidson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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