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D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
35
Citations
4936
World Ranking
9194
National Ranking
3883

Chitra D. Mandyam publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chitra D. Mandyam sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 98 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Chitra D. Mandyam D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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Overview

Chitra D. Mandyam is affiliated with the Veterans Health Administration in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Neuroscience. Their research primarily spans areas including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology, with particular focus on neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, memory and neural mechanisms, and neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience

Within Neuroscience, their subfields of study involve:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology

Their work covers diverse topics such as:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies

Mandyam has published research articles in several prominent venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Brain Sciences
  • Brain Plasticity
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • Neuropharmacology

Recent papers include:

  • Plasticity in the Hippocampus, Neurogenesis and Drugs of Abuse, 2021, Brain Sciences
  • Synaptic Plasticity and its Modulation by Alcohol, 2020, Brain Plasticity
  • SCH23390 Reduces Methamphetamine Self-Administration and Prevents Methamphetamine-Induced Striatal LTD, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Chronic ethanol exposure differentially alters neuronal function in the medial prefrontal cortex and dentate gyrus, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • Lipopolysaccharide Exposure Differentially Alters Plasma and Brain Inflammatory Markers in Adult Male and Female Rats, 2022, Brain Sciences

In addition to journal articles, Mandyam has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media:

  • Advances in Adult Neurogenesis, 2024

Frequent collaborators in Mandyam's research include:

  • Yosef Avchalumov
  • Wulfran Trenet
  • Juan Piña-Crespo
  • Marisa Roberto
  • Sucharita S. Somkuwar

Best Publications

  • Dynamic contribution of nestin-expressing stem cells to adult neurogenesis.

    Diane C. Lagace;Mary C. Whitman;Michele A. Noonan;Jessica L. Ables

  • Recruitment of medial prefrontal cortex neurons during alcohol withdrawal predicts cognitive impairment and excessive alcohol drinking.

    Olivier George;Chelsea Sanders;John Freiling;Edward Grigoryan

  • Determination of key aspects of precursor cell proliferation, cell cycle length and kinetics in the adult mouse subgranular zone.

    Chitra D. Mandyam;Gwyndolen C. Harburg;Amelia J. Eisch

  • Extended access to cocaine self-administration produces long-lasting prefrontal cortex-dependent working memory impairments.

    Olivier George;Chitra D Mandyam;Sunmee Wee;George F Koob

  • Long-lasting Reduction in Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Alcohol Consumption in Adolescent Nonhuman Primates

    Michael A. Taffe;Roxanne W. Kotzebue;Rebecca D. Crean;Elena F. Crawford

  • Ascl1 defines sequentially generated lineage-restricted neuronal and oligodendrocyte precursor cells in the spinal cord.

    James Battiste;Amy W. Helms;Euiseok J. Kim;Trisha K. Savage

  • Exposure to Repetitive Versus Varied Stress during Prenatal Development Generates Two Distinct Anxiogenic and Neuroendocrine Profiles in Adulthood

    Heather N. Richardson;Eric P. Zorrilla;Chitra D. Mandyam;Catherine L. Rivier

  • Methamphetamine self-administration and voluntary exercise have opposing effects on medial prefrontal cortex gliogenesis

    Chitra D. Mandyam;Sunmee Wee;Amelia J. Eisch;Heather N. Richardson

  • α1-Noradrenergic System Role in Increased Motivation for Cocaine Intake in Rats with Prolonged Access

    Sunmee Wee;Chitra D. Mandyam;Dusan M. Lekic;George F. Koob

  • The addicted brain craves new neurons: putative role for adult-born progenitors in promoting recovery

    Chitra D. Mandyam;George F. Koob

  • Varied access to intravenous methamphetamine self-administration differentially alters adult hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Chitra D. Mandyam;Sunmee Wee;Elena F. Crawford;Amelia J. Eisch

  • Chronic morphine induces premature mitosis of proliferating cells in the adult mouse subgranular zone

    Chitra D. Mandyam;Rebekah D. Norris;Amelia J. Eisch

  • Levels of Neural Progenitors in the Hippocampus Predict Memory Impairment and Relapse to Drug Seeking as a Function of Excessive Methamphetamine Self-Administration

    Patrick Recinto;Anjali Rose H Samant;Gustavo Chavez;Airee Kim

  • Time course of morphine's effects on adult hippocampal subgranular zone reveals preferential inhibition of cells in S phase of the cell cycle and a subpopulation of immature neurons

    Amy A. Arguello;Gwyndolen C. Harburg;Joshua R. Schonborn;Chitra D. Mandyam

  • Stress experienced in utero reduces sexual dichotomies in neurogenesis, microenvironment, and cell death in the adult rat hippocampus

    Chitra D. Mandyam;Elena F. Crawford;Amelia J. Eisch;Catherine L. Rivier

  • Adult neurogenesis: can analysis of cell cycle proteins move us "Beyond BrdU"?

    Amelia J. Eisch;Chitra D. Mandyam

  • Permanent impairment of birth and survival of cortical and hippocampal proliferating cells following excessive drinking during alcohol dependence

    Heather N. Richardson;Stephanie H. Chan;Elena F. Crawford;Youn Kyung Lee

  • Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin-Mediated Desensitization of Opioid Receptor-Like 1 Receptor and μ Opioid Receptors Involves Protein Kinase C: A Molecular Mechanism for Heterologous Cross-Talk

    Chitra D. Mandyam;Deepak R. Thakker;Jennifer L. Christensen;Kelly M. Standifer

  • Structural reorganization of pyramidal neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex of alcohol dependent rats is associated with altered glial plasticity

    Airee Kim;Eva R. Zamora-Martinez;Scott Edwards;Chitra D. Mandyam;Chitra D. Mandyam

  • Drug dependence and addiction, II: Adult neurogenesis and drug abuse.

    Amelia J. Eisch;Chitra D. Mandyam

Frequent Co-Authors

George F. Koob
George F. Koob National Institute on Drug Abuse
Hemal H. Patel
Hemal H. Patel University of California, San Diego
Amelia J. Eisch
Amelia J. Eisch University of Pennsylvania
David M. Roth
David M. Roth University of California San Diego
Olivier George
Olivier George University of California, San Diego
Scott Edwards
Scott Edwards Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Marisa Roberto
Marisa Roberto Scripps Research Institute
Victoria B. Risbrough
Victoria B. Risbrough University of California, San Diego
Diane C. Lagace
Diane C. Lagace University of Ottawa
Catherine Rivier
Catherine Rivier Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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