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Paul Vezina

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Neuroscience

D-Index
57
Citations
10101
World Ranking
4392
National Ranking
1990

Paul Vezina publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 117 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Paul Vezina 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 Paul Vezina sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Paul Vezina is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work has a strong focus on various aspects of behavioral neuroscience, particularly related to addiction and neuropharmacology.

Their research spans multiple subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cognitive Neuroscience. This broad array of specialties supports exploration into how neurotransmitter receptors influence behavior and the neural mechanisms underlying memory and addiction.

Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Paul Vezina include:

  • Maladaptive consequences of repeated intermittent exposure to uncertainty, 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Conditioned inhibition of amphetamine sensitization, 2022, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • An overview of commonalities in the mechanisms underlying gambling and substance use disorders, 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Sex-specific nicotine sensitization and imprinting of self-administration in rats inform GWAS findings on human addiction phenotypes, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Glutamate inputs from the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus to the ventral tegmental area are essential for the induction of cocaine sensitization in male mice, 2022, Psychopharmacology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Stephan Steidl
  • Bryan F. Singer
  • Alena Kozlova
  • Robert R. Butler
  • Siwei Zhang

Paul Vezina's publications are often found in venues such as:

  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Sensitization of midbrain dopamine neuron reactivity and the self-administration of psychomotor stimulant drugs.

    Paul Vezina

  • Nicotine-induced upregulation of nicotinic receptors: underlying mechanisms and relevance to nicotine addiction.

    Anitha P. Govind;Paul Vezina;William N. Green

  • D1 dopamine receptor activation is necessary for the induction of sensitization by amphetamine in the ventral tegmental area

    Paul Vezina

  • Amphetamine administered to the ventral tegmental area but not to the nucleus accumbens sensitizes rats to systemic morphine: lack of conditioned effects.

    Paul Vezina;Jane Stewart

  • The effect of dopamine receptor blockade on the development of sensitization to the locomotor activating effects of amphetamine and morphine.

    Paul Vezina;Jane Stewart

  • Sensitization of Midbrain Dopamine Neuron Reactivity Promotes the Pursuit of Amphetamine

    Paul Vezina;Daniel S. Lorrain;Gretchen M. Arnold;Jennifer D. Austin

  • Predisposition to self-administer amphetamine: the contribution of response to novelty and prior exposure to the drug

    Peter J. Pierre;Paul Vezina

  • Microinjections of Sch-23390 into the ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra pars reticulata attenuate the development of sensitization to the locomotor activating effects of systematic amphetamine

    Jane Stewart;Paul Vezina

  • Conditioning and place-specific sensitization of increases in activity induced by morphine in the VTA

    Paul Vezina;Jane Stewart

  • Amphetamine injected into the ventral tegmental area sensitizes the nucleus accumbens dopaminergic response to systemic amphetamine: an in vivo microdialysis study in the rat

    Paul Vezina

  • Previous exposure to amphetamine increases incentive to obtain the drug: long-lasting effects revealed by the progressive ratio schedule.

    D.S Lorrain;G.M Arnold;P Vezina

  • Sensitization occurs to the locomotor effects of morphine and the specific mu opioid receptor agonist, DAGO, administered repeatedly to the ventral tegmental area but not to the nucleus accumbens.

    Paul Vezina;Peter W. Kalivas;Jane Stewart

  • Exposure to nicotine and sensitization of nicotine-induced behaviors.

    P. Vezina;D.S. McGehee;W.N. Green

  • Amphetamine administered to the ventral tegmental area sensitizes rats to the locomotor effects of nucleus accumbens amphetamine.

    M Perugini;P Vezina

  • Opposed Behavioural Outputs of Increased Dopamine Transmission in Prefrontocortical and Subcortical Areas: A Role for the Cortical D-1 Dopamine Receptor.

    P. Vezina;G. Blanc;J. Glowinski;J.-P. Tassin

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptors and the generation of locomotor activity: Interactions with midbrain dopamine

    Paul Vezina;Jeong-Hoon Kim

  • Conditioned cues and the expression of stimulant sensitization in animals and humans

    Paul Vezina;Marco Leyton

  • Blockade of Prefronto-cortical α1-Adrenergic Receptors Prevents Locomotor Hyperactivity Induced by Subcortical D-Amphetamine Injection

    G. Blanc;F. Trovero;P. Vezina;D. Hervé

  • Extinction procedures abolish conditioned stimulus control but spare sensitized responding to amphetamine

    J. Stewart;P. Vezina

  • A comparison of the effects of intra-accumbens injections of amphetamine and morphine on reinstatement of heroin intravenous self-administration behavior.

    Jane Stewart;Paul Vezina

  • Striatal ups and downs: their roles in vulnerability to addictions in humans.

    Marco Leyton;Paul Vezina

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Stewart
Jane Stewart Concordia University
Jacques Glowinski
Jacques Glowinski Collège de France
Jean-Pol Tassin
Jean-Pol Tassin Sorbonne University
Denis Hervé
Denis Hervé Université Paris Cité
Jubao Duan
Jubao Duan University of Chicago
Daniel S. McGehee
Daniel S. McGehee University of Chicago
Alan R. Sanders
Alan R. Sanders NorthShore University HealthSystem
Marco Leyton
Marco Leyton McGill University
Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
William N. Green
William N. Green University of Chicago

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