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Robert Schwarcz

Active 1976–2024

126
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23,982
Citations
89
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World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,821 citing papers, 30.8% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 415 citing papers, 7% of this breakdownChina: 365 citing papers, 6.2% of this breakdownCanada: 279 citing papers, 4.7% of this breakdownItaly: 267 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownGermany: 252 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownAustralia: 219 citing papers, 3.7% of this breakdownFrance: 190 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownSweden: 177 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownJapan: 148 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownPoland: 123 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownNetherlands: 121 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Neuroscience65.5%
  • Medicine15.3%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12%
  • Immunology and Microbiology3.2%
  • Psychology0.8%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.8%
  • Other2.4%

Topics

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders14.1%
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research9.6%
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol6.8%
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms3.6%
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases3%
  • Gut microbiota and health2.9%
  • Other60%

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  1. Kynurenines in the mammalian brain: when physiology meets pathology

    Authors: Robert Schwarcz, John P. Bruno, Paul J. Muchowski, Hui‐Qiu Wu - Nature reviews. Neuroscience 2012 cited by 1,494

  2. The kynurenine pathway and the brain: Challenges, controversies and promises

    Authors: Robert Schwarcz, Trevor W. Stone - Neuropharmacology 2016 cited by 452

  3. Blood–Brain Barrier Transport of Kynurenines: Implications for Brain Synthesis and Metabolism

    Authors: Shinsuke Fukui, Robert Schwarcz, Stanley I. Rapoport, Yoshiaki Takada, Quentin R. Smith - Journal of Neurochemistry 1991 cited by 761

  4. The Brain Metabolite Kynurenic Acid Inhibits α7 Nicotinic Receptor Activity and Increases Non-α7 Nicotinic Receptor Expression: Physiopathological Implications

    Authors: Corey J. Hilmas, Edna F. R. Pereira, Manickavasagom Alkondon, Arash Rassoulpour, Robert Schwarcz, Edson X. Albuquerque - Journal of Neuroscience 2001 cited by 853

  5. Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase Inhibition in Blood Ameliorates Neurodegeneration

    Authors: Daniel Zwilling, Shaoyi Huang, Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Francesca M. Notarangelo, Paolo Guidetti, Hui‐Qiu Wu, Jason H. Lee, Jennifer K. Truong, Yaisa Andrews‐Zwilling, Eric Hsieh, Jamie Louie, Tiffany Wu, Kimberly Scearce‐Levie, Christina Patrick, Anthony Adame, Flaviano Giorgini, Saliha Moussaoui, Grit Laue, Arash Rassoulpour, Gunnar Flik, Yadong Huang, Joseph M. Muchowski, Eliezer Masliah, Robert Schwarcz, Paul J. Muchowski - Cell 2011 cited by 518

  6. Increased cortical kynurenate content in schizophrenia

    Authors: Robert Schwarcz, Arash Rassoulpour, Hui‐Qiu Wu, Deborah R. Medoff, Carol A. Tamminga, Rosalinda C. Roberts - Biological Psychiatry 2001 cited by 584

  7. Kynurenic acid blocks neurotoxicity and seizures induced in rats by the related brain metabolite quinolinic acid

    Authors: Alan C. Foster, Annamakia Vezzani, Edward D. French, Robert Schwarcz - Neuroscience Letters 1984 cited by 435

  8. Reduction of Endogenous Kynurenic Acid Formation Enhances Extracellular Glutamate, Hippocampal Plasticity, and Cognitive Behavior

    Authors: Michelle Potter, Gregory I. Elmer, Richard Bergeron, Edson X. Albuquerque, Paolo Guidetti, Hui‐Qiu Wu, Robert Schwarcz - Neuropsychopharmacology 2010 cited by 232

  9. Tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) inhibition ameliorates neurodegeneration by modulation of kynurenine pathway metabolites

    Authors: Carlo Breda, Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Shama Sograte Idrissi, Francesca M. Notarangelo, Jasper Estranero, Gareth G. L. Moore, Edward W. Green, Charalambos P. Kyriacou, Robert Schwarcz, Flaviano Giorgini - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2016 cited by 153

  10. Impaired Kynurenine Pathway Metabolism in The Prefrontal Cortex of Individuals With Schizophrenia

    Authors: Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Erin K. Stachowski, Ikwunga Wonodi, Rosalinda C. Roberts, Arash Rassoulpour, Robert P. McMahon, Robert Schwarcz - Schizophrenia Bulletin 2010 cited by 246

  11. Fluctuations in Endogenous Kynurenic Acid Control Hippocampal Glutamate and Memory

    Authors: Ana Pocivavsek, Hui‐Qiu Wu, Michelle Potter, Gregory I. Elmer, Roberto Pellicciari, Robert Schwarcz - Neuropsychopharmacology 2011 cited by 165

  12. On the relationship between the two branches of the kynurenine pathway in the rat brainin vivo

    Authors: Laura Amori, Paolo Guidetti, Roberto Pellicciari, Yasushi Kajii, Robert Schwarcz - Journal of Neurochemistry 2009 cited by 149

  13. Targeted Deletion of Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase in Mice

    Authors: Flaviano Giorgini, Shao‐Yi Huang, Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Francesca M. Notarangelo, Marian A. R. Thomas, Margarita A. Tararina, Hui‐Qiu Wu, Robert Schwarcz, Paul J. Muchowski - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2013 cited by 127

  14. Mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase: a third kynurenate‐producing enzyme in the mammalian brain

    Authors: Paolo Guidetti, Laura Amori, Michael T. Sapko, Etsuo Okuno, Robert Schwarcz - Journal of Neurochemistry 2007 cited by 166

  15. Kynurenic acid as an antagonist of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain: Facts and challenges

    Authors: Edson X. Albuquerque, Robert Schwarcz - Biochemical Pharmacology 2012 cited by 146

  16. Cellular Localization of Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase in the Brain: Challenging the Dogma

    Authors: Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Verónica Pérez de la Cruz, Benjamín Pineda, Gustavo Ignacio Vázquez Cervantes, Daniela Ramírez Ortega, David W. Donley, Paul Severson, Brian L. West, Flaviano Giorgini, Jonathan H. Fox, Robert Schwarcz - Antioxidants 2022 cited by 27

  17. The Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Preferentially Synthesizes Kynurenic Acid from Kynurenine

    Authors: Robert Schwarcz, A Y Foo, Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Francesca M. Notarangelo - International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024 cited by 16

  18. Manipulation of Brain Kynurenines: Glial Targets, Neuronal Effects, and Clinical Opportunities

    Authors: Robert Schwarcz, Roberto Pellicciari - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2002 cited by 554

  19. The Astrocyte-Derived α7 Nicotinic Receptor Antagonist Kynurenic Acid Controls Extracellular Glutamate Levels in the Prefrontal Cortex

    Authors: Hui‐Qiu Wu, Edna F. R. Pereira, John P. Bruno, Roberto Pellicciari, Edson X. Albuquerque, Robert Schwarcz - Journal of Molecular Neuroscience 2009 cited by 142

  20. Indole-3-propionate: a potent hydroxyl radical scavenger in rat brain

    Authors: Burkhard Pöeggeler, Miguel A. Pappolla, Rüdiger Hardeland, Arash Rassoulpour, Paul Hodgkins, Paolo Guidetti, Robert Schwarcz - Brain Research 1999 cited by 110

  21. Neuroactive Kynurenines as Pharmacological Targets: New Experimental Tools and Exciting Therapeutic Opportunities

    Authors: Ana Pocivavsek, Robert Schwarcz, Sophie Erhardt - Pharmacological Reviews 2024 cited by 46

  22. Tryptophan challenge in individuals with schizophrenia and healthy controls: acute effects on circulating kynurenine and kynurenic acid, cognition and cerebral blood flow

    Authors: Stephanie Hare, Bhim M. Adhikari, Mo Chen, Shuo Chen, S. Andrea Wijtenburg, Chamindi Seneviratne, Samuel Kane-Gerard, Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Francesca M. Notarangelo, Robert Schwarcz, Deanna L. Kelly, Laura M. Rowland, Robert W. Buchanan - Neuropsychopharmacology 2023 cited by 21

  23. Quinolinic Acid: An Endogenous Metabolite That Produces Axon-Sparing Lesions in Rat Brain

    Authors: Robert Schwarcz, William O. Whetsell, Richard M. Mangano - Science 1983 cited by 1,269

  24. Impaired Spatial Representation in CA1 after Lesion of Direct Input from Entorhinal Cortex

    Authors: Vegard Heimly Brun, Stefan Leutgeb, Hui‐Qiu Wu, Robert Schwarcz, Menno P. Witter, Edvard I Moser, May‐Britt Moser - Neuron 2008 cited by 378