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Marina R. Picciotto

Marina R. Picciotto

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
95
Citations
32355
World Ranking
908
National Ranking
484

Marina R. Picciotto 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 Marina R. Picciotto sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 346 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marina R. Picciotto 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 Marina R. Picciotto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Marina R. Picciotto is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields including Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

The scientist's work addresses multiple main topics, with a focus on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, and the influence of Neurotransmitter Receptors on Behavior.

Recent publications illustrate a diverse range of research interests and include:

  • Origin and Function of Stress-Induced IL-6 in Murine Models, 2020, Cell
  • Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction, 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
  • Inhibition of GABA interneurons in the mPFC is sufficient and necessary for rapid antidepressant responses, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Acetylcholine is released in the basolateral amygdala in response to predictors of reward and enhances the learning of cue-reward contingency, 2020, eLife
  • Origin and Function of Stress-Induced IL-6 in Murine Models, 2020, Cell

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors including Yann S. Mineur, Richard B. Crouse, Alexa R. Soares, Ronald S. Duman, and Prithviraj Rajebhosale.

Publications have appeared most commonly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Marina R. Picciotto has been recognized through awards such as the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2019, became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2014, and was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Acetylcholine receptors containing the β2 subunit are involved in the reinforcing properties of nicotine

    Marina R. Picciotto;Marina R. Picciotto;Michele Zoli;Roberto Rimondini;Clément Léna

  • Acetylcholine as a neuromodulator: cholinergic signaling shapes nervous system function and behavior

    Marina R. Picciotto;Michael J. Higley;Yann S. Mineur

  • Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite

    Alfonso Abizaid;Zhong-Wu Liu;Zane Bruce Andrews;Marya Shanabrough

  • Guidelines on nicotine dose selection for in vivo research

    Shannon G. Matta;David J. Balfour;Neal L. Benowitz;R. Thomas Boyd

  • Expression of the transcription factor ΔFosB in the brain controls sensitivity to cocaine

    Max B. Kelz;Jingshan Chen;William A. Carlezon;William A. Carlezon;Kim Whisler

  • Abnormal avoidance learning in mice lacking functional high-affinity nicotine receptor in the brain.

    Marina R. Picciotto;Michele Zoli;Clement Léna;Alain Bessis

  • Effect of nicotine and nicotinic receptors on anxiety and depression.

    Marina R. Picciotto;Darlene H. Brunzell;Barbara J. Caldarone

  • Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

    Yann S. Mineur;Alfonso Abizaid;Yan Rao;Ramiro Salas

  • It is not “either/or”: Activation and desensitization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors both contribute to behaviors related to nicotine addiction and mood

    Marina R. Picciotto;Nii A. Addy;Yann S. Mineur;Darlene H. Brunzell

  • Identification of Four Classes of Brain Nicotinic Receptors Using β2 Mutant Mice

    Michele Zoli;Clément Léna;Marina R. Picciotto;Marina R. Picciotto;Jean-Pierre Changeux

  • Mutant mice and neuroscience: Recommendations concerning genetic background

    Alcino J. Silva;Elizabeth M. Simpson;Joseph S. Takahashi;Hans Peter Lipp

  • Nicotinic Receptors in the Brain: Links between Molecular Biology and Behavior

    Marina R Picciotto;Barbara J Caldarone;Sarah L King;Venetia Zachariou

  • Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety- and depression-like behavior.

    Yann S. Mineur;Adetokunbo Obayemi;Mattis B. Wigestrand;Gianna M. Fote

  • Brain nicotinic receptors: structure and regulation, role in learning and reinforcement.

    Jean-Pierre Changeux;Daniel Bertrand;Pierre-Jean Corringer;Stanislas Dehaene

  • Phosphorylation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.

    M.R. Picciotto;J.A. Cohn;G Bertuzzi;P Greengard

  • Localization of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in human bile duct epithelial cells

    Jonathan A. Cohn;Theresa V. Strong;Marina R. Picciotto;Angus C. Nairn

  • Sex differences in stress-related alcohol use.

    MacKenzie R. Peltier;Terril L. Verplaetse;Yann S. Mineur;Ismene L. Petrakis

  • Nicotine as a modulator of behavior: beyond the inverted U.

    Marina R Picciotto

  • Nicotine receptors and depression: revisiting and revising the cholinergic hypothesis.

    Yann S. Mineur;Marina R. Picciotto

  • Varenicline Reduces Alcohol Self-Administration in Heavy-Drinking Smokers

    Sherry A. McKee;Emily L.R. Harrison;Stephanie S. O'Malley;Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin

  • Neuronal systems underlying behaviors related to nicotine addiction: neural circuits and molecular genetics.

    Marina R. Picciotto;William A. Corrigall

Frequent Co-Authors

Yann S. Mineur
Yann S. Mineur Yale University
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Jean-Pierre Changeux Institut Pasteur
Michele Zoli
Michele Zoli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Angus C. Nairn
Angus C. Nairn Yale University
Sherry A. McKee
Sherry A. McKee Yale University
Kelly P. Cosgrove
Kelly P. Cosgrove Yale University
Michael J. Marks
Michael J. Marks University of Colorado Boulder
Xiao-Bing Gao
Xiao-Bing Gao Yale University
Ronald S. Duman
Ronald S. Duman Yale University
Allan C. Collins
Allan C. Collins University of Colorado Boulder

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