Vootele Võikar

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Vootele Võikar is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Vootele Võikar has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Vootele Võikar's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (14 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (13 papers). Vootele Võikar is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (14 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (13 papers). Vootele Võikar collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Estonia. Vootele Võikar's co-authors include Heikki Rauvala, Eero Vasar, Eero Ċastrén, Tomi Rantamäki, Natalia Kulesskaya, Sulev Kõks, Matti S. Airaksinen, Jari Rossi, David P Wolfer and Tomi Taira and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Vootele Võikar

81 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Role of neurotrophic factors in depression

2006 558 citations Eero Ċastrén, Vootele Võikar et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vootele Võikar Finland	34	1.8k	1.2k	816	771	708	82	4.4k
Angelika Schmitt Germany	43	2.2k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	588 0.7×	695 0.9×	544 0.8×	95	5.0k
Xin‐Yun Lu United States	36	1.1k 0.6×	913 0.8×	833 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	371 0.5×	72	4.6k
Maribel Rios United States	29	2.7k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	718 1.0×	46	5.9k
T.R. Raju India	39	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	660 0.8×	516 0.7×	338 0.5×	150	4.9k
Danielle Graham United States	29	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	739 1.0×	786 1.1×	68	4.5k
Stefan Brené Sweden	34	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	803 1.0×	821 1.1×	342 0.5×	77	4.9k
Tatyana Strekalova Russia	36	1.1k 0.6×	964 0.8×	1.5k 1.9×	740 1.0×	766 1.1×	126	4.4k
Francesco Angelucci Italy	45	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	578 0.7×	941 1.2×	399 0.6×	130	5.7k
Ipe Ninan United States	30	2.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	710 0.9×	969 1.3×	502 0.7×	67	5.5k
Hirotaka Shoji Japan	32	879 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	610 0.7×	453 0.6×	419 0.6×	75	3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Bernard, René, Björn Gerlach, Magali Haas, et al.. (2024). Testing the usefulness of a quality system in preclinical research. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 105395–105395. 1 indexed citations

Lucas, Robert J., Annette E. Allen, George C. Brainard, et al.. (2024). Recommendations for measuring and standardizing light for laboratory mammals to improve welfare and reproducibility in animal research. PLoS Biology. 22(3). e3002535–e3002535. 16 indexed citations

Võikar, Vootele, Plínio Casarotto, Enrico Glerean, et al.. (2023). The Finnish Reproducibility Network (FIRN): A national bottom-up approach to scientific integrity in a global context. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 1 indexed citations

Winkel, Frederike, Vootele Võikar, Ramón Guirado, et al.. (2023). Activation of TrkB in Parvalbumin interneurons is required for the promotion of reversal learning in spatial and fear memory by antidepressants. Neuropsychopharmacology. 48(7). 1021–1030. 10 indexed citations

Taira, Tomi, et al.. (2021). Elevated expression of endogenous glial cell line‐derived neurotrophic factor impairs spatial memory performance and raises inhibitory tone in the hippocampus. European Journal of Neuroscience. 53(8). 2469–2482. 3 indexed citations

Amarilla, Shyrley Paola, et al.. (2021). Downregulation of kainate receptors regulating GABAergic transmission in amygdala after early life stress is associated with anxiety-like behavior in rodents. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 538–538. 23 indexed citations

Molchanova, Svetlana M., Eero Vasar, Tõnis Timmusk, et al.. (2021). PGC-1α Signaling Increases GABA(A) Receptor Subunit α2 Expression, GABAergic Neurotransmission and Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 14. 588230–588230. 11 indexed citations

Orav, Ester, Natalia Kulesskaya, Anna Kirjavainen, et al.. (2020). Kainate Receptor Auxiliary Subunit NETO2-Related Cued Fear Conditioning Impairments Associate with Defects in Amygdala Development and Excitability. eNeuro. 7(4). ENEURO.0541–19.2020. 6 indexed citations

Danilova, Tatiana, Vootele Võikar, Piotr Chmielarz, et al.. (2020). MANF Ablation Causes Prolonged Activation of the UPR without Neurodegeneration in the Mouse Midbrain Dopamine System. eNeuro. 7(1). ENEURO.0477–19.2019. 28 indexed citations

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Höfling, Corinna, Natalia Kulesskaya, Külli Jaako, et al.. (2016). Deficiency of prolyl oligopeptidase in mice disturbs synaptic plasticity and reduces anxiety-like behaviour, body weight, and brain volume. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 26(6). 1048–1061. 29 indexed citations

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Lindahl, Maria, Tatiana Danilova, Erik Palm, et al.. (2014). MANF Is Indispensable for the Proliferation and Survival of Pancreatic β Cells. Cell Reports. 7(2). 366–375. 162 indexed citations

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Kulesskaya, Natalia & Vootele Võikar. (2014). Assessment of mouse anxiety-like behavior in the light–dark box and open-field arena: Role of equipment and procedure. Physiology & Behavior. 133. 30–38. 178 indexed citations

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Kulesskaya, Natalia, Heikki Rauvala, & Vootele Võikar. (2011). Evaluation of Social and Physical Enrichment in Modulation of Behavioural Phenotype in C57BL/6J Female Mice. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24755–e24755. 73 indexed citations

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Weyer, Sascha W., Maja Klevanski, Andrea Delekate, et al.. (2011). APP and APLP2 are essential at PNS and CNS synapses for transmission, spatial learning and LTP. The EMBO Journal. 30(11). 2266–2280. 153 indexed citations

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Võikar, Vootele, Giovanni Colacicco, Oliver Gruber, et al.. (2010). Conditioned response suppression in the IntelliCage: assessment of mouse strain differences and effects of hippocampal and striatal lesions on acquisition and retention of memory. Behavioural Brain Research. 213(2). 304–312. 63 indexed citations

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Siiskonen, Hanna, Sanna Oikari, Veli‐Pekka Korhonen, et al.. (2006). Diazepam binding inhibitor overexpression in mice causes hydrocephalus, decreases plasticity in excitatory synapses and impairs hippocampus-dependent learning. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 34(2). 199–208. 19 indexed citations

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Tornberg, Janne, Mikael Segerstråle, Natalia Kulesskaya, et al.. (2006). KCC2-Deficient Mice Show Reduced Sensitivity to Diazepam, but Normal Alcohol-Induced Motor Impairment, Gaboxadol-Induced Sedation, and Neurosteroid-Induced Hypnosis. Neuropsychopharmacology. 32(4). 911–918. 13 indexed citations

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Rossi, Jari, et al.. (2003). Alimentary tract innervation deficits and dysfunction in mice lacking GDNF family receptor α2. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(5). 707–716. 64 indexed citations

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Kõks, Sulev, A. Soosaar, Vootele Võikar, Michel Bourin, & Eero Vasar. (1999). BOC-CCK-4, CCKBreceptor agonist, antagonizes anxiolytic-like action of morphine in elevated plus-maze. Neuropeptides. 33(1). 63–69. 42 indexed citations

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Kõks, Sulev, Eero Vasar, A. Lang, et al.. (1997). Relation of exploratory behavior of rats in elevated plus-maze to brain receptor binding properties and serum growth hormone levels. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 7(4). 289–294. 19 indexed citations

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