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Vadim Y. Bolshakov

Vadim Y. Bolshakov

Harvard University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
9850
World Ranking
6854
National Ranking
2961

Vadim Y. Bolshakov 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 Vadim Y. Bolshakov sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 81 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Vadim Y. Bolshakov 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 Vadim Y. Bolshakov 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.

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Overview

Vadim Y. Bolshakov is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and specializes in neuroscience. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of neuroscience, including cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and behavioral neuroscience.

Their work covers key topics such as:

  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • "Post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical and translational neuroscience from cells to circuits," 2022, published in Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "APP Family Regulates Neuronal Excitability and Synaptic Plasticity but Not Neuronal Survival," 2020, published in Neuron
  • "Prefrontal cortex melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4R) mediate food intake behavior in male mice," 2023, published in Physiology & Behavior
  • "Inactivation of Presenilin in inhibitory neurons results in decreased GABAergic responses and enhanced synaptic plasticity," 2021, published in Molecular Brain
  • "Presenilins regulate synaptic plasticity in the perforant pathways of the hippocampus," 2023, published in Molecular Brain

The frequent co-authors contributing to the body of research with Vadim Y. Bolshakov include:

  • Yan Li
  • Kerry J. Ressler
  • William A. Carlezon
  • Edward G. Meloni
  • Sang Hun Lee

Some of the common publication venues for their research are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Brain
  • Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Neuron
  • Physiology & Behavior

Vadim Y. Bolshakov's academic contributions span 28 publications in neuroscience, with subfields particularly strong in cellular and molecular neuroscience (11 publications), cognitive neuroscience (5 publications), molecular biology (5 publications), endocrine and autonomic systems (5 publications), and behavioral neuroscience (3 publications).

Best Publications

  • The role of Rab3A in neurotransmitter release

    Martin Geppert;Vadim Y. Bolshakov;Steven A. Siegelbaum;Kohji Takei

  • Postsynaptic induction and presynaptic expression of hippocampal long-term depression

    Vadim Y. Bolshakov;Steven A. Siegelbaum

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical and translational neuroscience from cells to circuits

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  • Regulation of hippocampal transmitter release during development and long-term potentiation

    Vadim Y. Bolshakov;Steven A. Siegelbaum

  • Emotional enhancement of memory: how norepinephrine enables synaptic plasticity

    Keith Leo Tully;Vadim Bolshakov

  • Essential roles in synaptic plasticity for synaptogyrin I and synaptophysin I.

    Roger Janz;Thomas C Südhof;Robert E Hammer;Vivek Unni

  • Identification of a Signaling Network in Lateral Nucleus of Amygdala Important for Inhibiting Memory Specifically Related to Learned Fear

    Gleb P. Shumyatsky;Evgeny Tsvetkov;Gaël Malleret;Svetlana Vronskaya

  • Fear Conditioning Occludes LTP-Induced Presynaptic Enhancement of Synaptic Transmission in the Cortical Pathway to the Lateral Amygdala

    Evgeny Tsvetkov;William A. Carlezon;Francine M. Benes;Eric R. Kandel

  • Synaptic encoding of fear extinction in mPFC-amygdala circuits.

    Jun-Hyeong Cho;Karl Deisseroth;Vadim Y. Bolshakov

  • Synaptophysin, a major synaptic vesicle protein, is not essential for neurotransmitter release

    Harvey T. Mcmahon;Harvey T. Mcmahon;Vadim Y. Bolshakov;Roger Janz;Robert E Hammer

  • Essential Role for TRPC5 in Amygdala Function and Fear-Related Behavior

    Antonio Riccio;Yan Li;Jisook Moon;Kwang-Soo Kim

  • Recruitment of New Sites of Synaptic Transmission During the cAMP-Dependent Late Phase of LTP at CA3–CA1 Synapses in the Hippocampus

    Vadim Y. Bolshakov;Hava Golan;Eric R. Kandel;Steven A. Siegelbaum

  • Dual MAP kinase pathways mediate opposing forms of long-term plasticity at CA3-CA1 synapses.

    V. Y. Bolshakov;L. Carboni;Melanie H Cobb;S. A. Siegelbaum

  • Presenilin-1 Knockin Mice Reveal Loss-of-Function Mechanism for Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

    Dan Xia;Dan Xia;Hirotaka Watanabe;Bei Wu;Sang Hun Lee

  • hPSC-derived maturing GABAergic interneurons ameliorate seizures and abnormal behavior in epileptic mice.

    Miles Cunningham;Jun-Hyeong Cho;Amanda Leung;George Savvidis

  • stathmin, a Gene Enriched in the Amygdala, Controls Both Learned and Innate Fear

    Gleb P. Shumyatsky;Gaël Malleret;Ryong-Moon Shin;Shuichi Takizawa

  • Norepinephrine enables the induction of associative long-term potentiation at thalamo-amygdala synapses.

    Keith Tully;Yan Li;Evgeny Tsvetkov;Vadim Y. Bolshakov

  • Multiple risk pathways for schizophrenia converge in serine racemase knockout mice, a mouse model of NMDA receptor hypofunction

    Darrick T. Balu;Yan Li;Matthew D. Puhl;Michael A. Benneyworth

  • Human autologous iPSC–derived dopaminergic progenitors restore motor function in Parkinson’s disease models

    Bin Song;Young Cha;Sanghyeok Ko;Jeha Jeon

  • Cell Selective Conditional Null Mutations of Serine Racemase Demonstrate a Predominate Localization in Cortical Glutamatergic Neurons

    Michael A. Benneyworth;Yan Li;Alo C. Basu;Vadim Y. Bolshakov

  • Glutamate Uptake Determines Pathway Specificity of Long-Term Potentiation in the Neural Circuitry of Fear Conditioning

    Evgeny Tsvetkov;Ryong Moon Shin;Vadim Y Bolshakov

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Carlezon
William A. Carlezon Harvard University
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Kwang-Soo Kim
Kwang-Soo Kim Harvard University
Joseph T. Coyle
Joseph T. Coyle Harvard University
Francine M. Benes
Francine M. Benes Harvard University
Karim Nader
Karim Nader McGill University
David E. Clapham
David E. Clapham Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Jie Shen
Jie Shen Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
Steven A. Siegelbaum
Steven A. Siegelbaum Columbia University
Thomas C. Südhof
Thomas C. Südhof Stanford University

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