Vikaas S. Sohal

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
88 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Vikaas S. Sohal is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vikaas S. Sohal has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vikaas S. Sohal's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (45 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers). Vikaas S. Sohal is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (45 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers). Vikaas S. Sohal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Switzerland. Vikaas S. Sohal's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Vikaas S. Sohal

85 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

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 →

Peers

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Peyman Golshani United States

Joshua A. Gordon United States

Lief E. Fenno United States

Henry H. Yin United States

Michela Fagiolini United States

Ofer Yizhar Israel

Anatol C. Kreitzer United States

Ole Paulsen United Kingdom

Thomas J. McHugh Japan

Inbal Goshen Israel

Peyman Golshani United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vikaas S. Sohal

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Cho, Kathleen K.A., et al.. (2023). Long-range inhibition synchronizes and updates prefrontal task activity. Nature. 617(7961). 548–554. 16 indexed citations

Allen, Denise E., Kevin C. Donohue, Cathryn R. Cadwell, et al.. (2022). Fate mapping of neural stem cell niches reveals distinct origins of human cortical astrocytes. Science. 376(6600). 1441–1446. 37 indexed citations

Frost, Nicholas A., et al.. (2021). Dynamic patterns of correlated activity in the prefrontal cortex encode information about social behavior. PLoS Biology. 19(5). e3001235–e3001235. 21 indexed citations

Malik, Ruchi, Thomas A. Lanz, Mark L. Weber, et al.. (2020). GluN2D-mediated excitatory drive onto medial prefrontal cortical PV+ fast-spiking inhibitory interneurons. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0233895–e0233895. 24 indexed citations

Darbandi, Siavash Fazel, Emily Ling-Lin Pai, Amanda Everitt, et al.. (2020). Enhancing WNT Signaling Restores Cortical Neuronal Spine Maturation and Synaptogenesis in Tbr1 Mutants. Cell Reports. 31(2). 107495–107495. 33 indexed citations

Krukowski, Karen, Amber Nolan, Elma S. Frias, et al.. (2019). Integrated Stress Response Inhibitor Reverses Sex-Dependent Behavioral and Cell-Specific Deficits after Mild Repetitive Head Trauma. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(11). 1370–1380. 23 indexed citations

Malik, Ruchi, Emily Ling-Lin Pai, Anna Noren Rubin, et al.. (2019). Tsc1 represses parvalbumin expression and fast-spiking properties in somatostatin lineage cortical interneurons. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4994–4994. 33 indexed citations

Sohal, Vikaas S. & John L.R. Rubenstein. (2019). Excitation-inhibition balance as a framework for investigating mechanisms in neuropsychiatric disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 24(9). 1248–1257. 598 indexed citations breakdown →

Marton, Tobias F., Helia Seifikar, Francisco Luongo, Anthony T. Lee, & Vikaas S. Sohal. (2018). Roles of Prefrontal Cortex and Mediodorsal Thalamus in Task Engagement and Behavioral Flexibility. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(10). 2569–2578. 60 indexed citations

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Vu, Mai-Anh, Tülay Adalı, Demba Ba, et al.. (2018). A Shared Vision for Machine Learning in Neuroscience. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(7). 1601–1607. 105 indexed citations

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Nolan, Amber, Edel Hennessy, Karen Krukowski, et al.. (2018). Repeated Mild Head Injury Leads to Wide-Ranging Deficits in Higher-Order Cognitive Functions Associated with the Prefrontal Cortex. Journal of Neurotrauma. 35(20). 2425–2434. 36 indexed citations

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Chamanzar, Maysamreza, David J. Garfield, Jillian Iafrati, et al.. (2018). Upconverting nanoparticle micro-lightbulbs designed for deep tissue optical stimulation and imaging. Biomedical Optics Express. 9(9). 4359–4359. 15 indexed citations

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Kirkby, Lowry A., Francisco Luongo, Morgan B. Lee, et al.. (2018). An Amygdala-Hippocampus Subnetwork that Encodes Variation in Human Mood. Cell. 175(6). 1688–1700.e14. 115 indexed citations

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Ullman, Julie C., Jing Yang, Michael L. Sullivan, et al.. (2018). A mouse model of autism implicates endosome pH in the regulation of presynaptic calcium entry. Nature Communications. 9(1). 330–330. 28 indexed citations

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Nahum, Mor, Thomas Van Vleet, Vikaas S. Sohal, et al.. (2017). Immediate Mood Scaler: Tracking Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Using a Novel Mobile Mood Scale. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 5(4). e44–e44. 57 indexed citations

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Gee, Steven M., et al.. (2017). D3 Receptors Regulate Excitability in a Unique Class of Prefrontal Pyramidal Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(24). 5846–5860. 64 indexed citations

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Khoshkhoo, Sattar, Daniel Vogt, & Vikaas S. Sohal. (2016). Dynamic, Cell-Type-Specific Roles for GABAergic Interneurons in a Mouse Model of Optogenetically Inducible Seizures. Neuron. 93(2). 291–298. 118 indexed citations

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Lee, Anthony T., Steven M. Gee, Daniel Vogt, et al.. (2013). Pyramidal Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex Receive Subtype-Specific Forms of Excitation and Inhibition. Neuron. 81(1). 61–68. 152 indexed citations

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Gee, Steven M., et al.. (2012). Synaptic Activity Unmasks Dopamine D2 Receptor Modulation of a Specific Class of Layer V Pyramidal Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(14). 4959–4971. 170 indexed citations

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Gunaydin, Lisa A., Ofer Yizhar, A. Berndt, et al.. (2010). Ultrafast optogenetic control. Nature Neuroscience. 13(3). 387–392. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

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