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Laurent Venance

Laurent Venance

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
7840
World Ranking
6924
National Ranking
307

Laurent Venance 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 Laurent Venance sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 110 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Laurent Venance D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurent Venance sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Neuron
  • Neurotransmitter
  • Neuroscience

Cell biology, Gap junction, Neuroscience, Calcium signaling and Connexin are his primary areas of study. His Gap junction research includes elements of Inhibitory postsynaptic potential and Excitatory postsynaptic potential. The various areas that he examines in his Neuroscience study include Spike-timing-dependent plasticity, Synaptic scaling and Retrograde signaling.

His studies deal with areas such as Nonsynaptic plasticity, Metaplasticity and Homosynaptic plasticity as well as Spike-timing-dependent plasticity. The Connexin study combines topics in areas such as Cell signaling, Anatomy, Cell type, Visual cortex and Cell–cell interaction. His work deals with themes such as Stimulus, Long-term potentiation, Activity-dependent plasticity and Sensory system, which intersect with Somatosensory system.

His most cited work include:

  • Inhibition by anandamide of gap junctions and intercellular calcium signalling in striatal astrocytes (319 citations)
  • Gap junctions and connexin expression in the normal and pathological central nervous system (281 citations)
  • Biosynthesis of an Endogenous Cannabinoid Precursor in Neurons and its Control by Calcium and cAMP (275 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Laurent Venance mainly focuses on Neuroscience, Spike-timing-dependent plasticity, Long-term potentiation, Striatum and Synaptic plasticity. His Neuroscience research focuses on Postsynaptic potential and how it connects with Neurotransmission. His studies in Spike-timing-dependent plasticity integrate themes in fields like Synapse, Medium spiny neuron, Excitatory postsynaptic potential and Voltage-dependent calcium channel.

Within one scientific family, Laurent Venance focuses on topics pertaining to Endocannabinoid system under Long-term potentiation, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Neurotransmitter and Cannabinoid. Laurent Venance has included themes like Slice preparation, Tropomyosin receptor kinase B and Neuron in his Striatum study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Retrograde signaling and Interneuron in addition to Synaptic plasticity.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Neuroscience (92.16%)
  • Spike-timing-dependent plasticity (36.27%)
  • Long-term potentiation (32.35%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

  • Neuroscience (92.16%)
  • Striatum (32.35%)
  • Long-term potentiation (32.35%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Neuroscience, Striatum, Long-term potentiation, Hebbian theory and Synaptic plasticity. Laurent Venance combines subjects such as NMDA receptor and Spike-timing-dependent plasticity with his study of Neuroscience. His Striatum study incorporates themes from Dopaminergic, GABAergic, Tropomyosin receptor kinase B and Nucleus accumbens.

The various areas that Laurent Venance examines in his GABAergic study include Dorsomedial striatum and Depolarization. In most of his Long-term potentiation studies, his work intersects topics such as Basal ganglia. His Synaptic plasticity research includes themes of Endocannabinoid system, Excitatory postsynaptic potential and Neurotransmission.

Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Bridging the gap between striatal plasticity and learning. (29 citations)
  • Bridging the gap between striatal plasticity and learning. (29 citations)
  • Modulation of Spike-Timing Dependent Plasticity: Towards the Inclusion of a Third Factor in Computational Models. (27 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Neuron
  • Neuroscience
  • Neurotransmitter

His scientific interests lie mostly in Neuroscience, Striatum, Basal ganglia, Procedural memory and Long-term potentiation. His research integrates issues of Synaptic plasticity, Glutamatergic and Postsynaptic potential in his study of Neuroscience. His work deals with themes such as Glutamate receptor, Synapse, Dopamine and Endocannabinoid system, which intersect with Synaptic plasticity.

His Spike-timing-dependent plasticity study in the realm of Postsynaptic potential interacts with subjects such as Coincidence detection in neurobiology. His studies deal with areas such as Neurotransmission and Excitatory postsynaptic potential as well as Spike-timing-dependent plasticity. His research on Basal ganglia often connects related areas such as Dopaminergic.

Best Publications

  • Gap junctions and connexin expression in the normal and pathological central nervous system

    N. Rouach;E. Avignone;W. Même;A. Koulakoff

  • Optogenetic activation of septal cholinergic neurons suppresses sharp wave ripples and enhances theta oscillations in the hippocampus.

    Marie Vandecasteele;Marie Vandecasteele;Viktor Varga;Viktor Varga;Antal Berényi;Antal Berényi;Antal Berényi;Edit Papp

  • Biosynthesis of an Endogenous Cannabinoid Precursor in Neurons and its Control by Calcium and cAMP

    Hugues Cadas;Sylvie Gaillet;Massimiliano Beltramo;Laurent Venance

  • Inhibition by anandamide of gap junctions and intercellular calcium signalling in striatal astrocytes

    L Venance;D Piomelli;J Glowinski;C Giaume

  • Intercellular calcium signaling and gap junctional communication in astrocytes.

    Christian Giaume;Laurent Venance

  • Mechanism Involved in Initiation and Propagation of Receptor-Induced Intercellular Calcium Signaling in Cultured Rat Astrocytes

    Laurent Venance;Nephi Stella;Jacques Glowinski;Christian Giaume

  • Control and Plasticity of Intercellular Calcium Waves in Astrocytes: A Modeling Approach

    Thomas Höfer;Laurent Venance;Christian Giaume

  • Bidirectional Activity-Dependent Plasticity at Corticostriatal Synapses

    Elodie Fino;Jacques Glowinski;Laurent Venance

  • Connexin expression in electrically coupled postnatal rat brain neurons

    Laurent Venance;Andrei Rozov;Maria Blatow;Nail Burnashev

  • Polymodal activation of the endocannabinoid system in the extended amygdala

    Nagore Puente;Yihui Cui;Olivier Lassalle;Mathieu Lafourcade;Mathieu Lafourcade

  • Contribution of gap junctional communication between tumor cells and astroglia to the invasion of the brain parenchyma by human glioblastomas.

    Roxane Oliveira;Christo Christov;Jean Sébastien Guillamo;Sophie de Boüard

  • Sphingosine-1-phosphate induces proliferation of astrocytes: regulation by intracellular signalling cascades.

    Alice Pébay;Madeleine Toutant;Joël Prémont;Charles-Félix Calvo

  • Altered gap junctional communication, intercellular signaling, and growth in cultured astrocytes deficient in connexin43

    Christian C.G. Naus;John F. Bechberger;Yuchun Zhang;Laurent Venance

  • GABAergic Circuits Control Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

    Vincent Paille;Elodie Fino;Elodie Fino;Kai Du;Kai Du;Teresa Morera-Herreras;Teresa Morera-Herreras

  • Distinct coincidence detectors govern the corticostriatal spike timing-dependent plasticity

    Elodie Fino;Vincent Paille;Yihui Cui;Teresa Morera-Herreras

  • Endothelins regulate astrocyte gap junctions in rat hippocampal slices

    F. Blomstrand;L. Venance;Anna-Leena Sirén;P. Ezan

  • Electrical and chemical transmission between striatal GABAergic output neurones in rat brain slices

    Laurent Venance;Jacques Glowinski;Christian Giaume

  • Cell-specific spike-timing-dependent plasticity in GABAergic and cholinergic interneurons in corticostriatal rat brain slices.

    Elodie Fino;Jean-Michel Deniau;Laurent Venance

  • Homotypic and Heterotypic Coupling Mediated by Gap Junctions During Glial Cell Differentiation In Vitro

    L. Venance;J. Cordier;M. Monge;B. Zalc

  • Anandamide and WIN 55212-2 inhibit cyclic AMP formation through G-protein-coupled receptors distinct from CB1 cannabinoid receptors in cultured astrocytes.

    Sandrine Sagan;Laurent Venance;Yvette Torrens;Jocelyne Cordier

  • CYP46A1 gene therapy deciphers the role of brain cholesterol metabolism in Huntington's disease.

    Radhia Kacher;Antonin Lamazière;Nicolas Heck;Vincent Kappes

  • Electrical Synapses between Dopaminergic Neurons of the Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta

    Marie Vandecasteele;Jacques Glowinski;Laurent Venance

  • Cannabinoids inhibit the synaptic uptake of adenosine and dopamine in the rat and mouse striatum.

    Pablo Pandolfo;Vasco Silveirinha;Alexandre dos Santos-Rodrigues;Alexandre dos Santos-Rodrigues;Laurent Venance

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Giaume
Christian Giaume Collège de France
Jacques Glowinski
Jacques Glowinski Collège de France
Jean-Michel Deniau
Jean-Michel Deniau Collège de France
Frédéric Saudou
Frédéric Saudou Grenoble Alpes University
Thomas Höfer
Thomas Höfer German Cancer Research Center
Olivier J. Manzoni
Olivier J. Manzoni Aix-Marseille University
György Buzsáki
György Buzsáki New York University
Thomas S. Hnasko
Thomas S. Hnasko University of California, San Diego
Alain Destexhe
Alain Destexhe Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Joël Prémont
Joël Prémont Collège de France

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