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Alain Sans 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 Alain Sans sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 104 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alain Sans 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 Alain Sans sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alain Sans is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work also spans significant subfields including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering as well as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The research output of Alain Sans includes investigations into topics related to Waste Management and Recycling as well as Coastal Management and Development. These areas represent the main thematic focuses in their publications.

The scholarly contributions of Alain Sans are documented in venues such as the Sricommerce Journal of Sriwijaya Community Services, which is a recorded platform for at least one of their research articles.

Their most recent publication is titled "Implementasi Integrated Farming Pada Kelompok Wanita Tani Kahuripan Aisyiyah Ranting Karang Tengah," published in 2025 in the Sricommerce Journal of Sriwijaya Community Services.

  • Implementasi Integrated Farming Pada Kelompok Wanita Tani Kahuripan Aisyiyah Ranting Karang Tengah (2025, Sricommerce Journal of Sriwijaya Community Services)

Alain Sans frequently collaborates with several researchers in their network. These include:

  • Reni Umilasari
  • M. Iwan Wahyudi
  • Achmad Adithya
  • Resta Dwi Ismaniar Rahmadaningtyas

Best Publications

  • Secretory function of the vestibular nerve calyx suggested by presence of vesicles, synapsin I, and synaptophysin.

    E Scarfone;D Dememes;R Jahn;P De Camilli

  • Ultrastructural changes in otoconia of osteoporotic rats.

    Dominique Vibert;Alain Sans;Martin Kompis;Cécile Travo

  • Réponses thalamiques et corticales à la stimulation électrique du nerf vestibulaire chez le Chat

    A. Sans;J. Raymond;R. Marty

  • Evidence for glutamate as a neurotransmitter in the cat vestibular nerve: radioautographic and biochemical studies.

    J. Raymond;A. Nieoullon;D. Demêmes;A. Sans

  • Immunocytochemical detection of vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein (CaBP-28K) in vestibular sensory hair cells and vestibular ganglion neurones of the cat.

    A. Sans;B. Etchecopar;A. Brehier;M. thomasset

  • Molecular diversity of voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits expressed in neuronal and non-neuronal excitable cells.

    I. Mechaly;F. Scamps;C. Chabbert;A. Sans

  • The structural maturation of the stato-acoustic nerve in the cat.

    Raymond Romand;Alain Sans;Marie Rose Romand;Robert Marty

  • Glutamate-like immunoreactivity in the peripheral vestibular system of mammals.

    D Demêmes;R.J Wenthold;B Moniot;A Sans

  • Calbindin (CaBP 28 kDa) localization in the peripheral vestibular system of various vertebrates

    C.J Dechesne;M Thomasset;A Brehier;A Sans

  • The pattern of ciliary development in fetal mouse vestibular receptors. A qualitative and quantitative SEM study.

    Joseph-Pascal Mbiene;Daniel Favre;Alain Sans

  • Early innervation and differentiation of hair cells in the vestibular epithelia of mouse embryos: SEM and TEM study

    J. P. Mbiene;D. Favre;A. Sans

  • Synapsin I and Synaptophysin expression during ontogenesis of the mouse peripheral vestibular system.

    E Scarfone;D Dememes;A Sans

  • Selective retrograde labeling of neurons of the cat vestibular ganglion with [3H]D-aspartate

    Danielle Dememes;Jacqueline Raymond;Alain Sans

  • Differentiation and maturation of the sensory hair bundles in the fetal and postnatal vestibular receptors of the mouse: a scanning electron microscopy study.

    J.-P. Mbiene;A. Sans

  • The efferent vestibular system in the cat: a horseradish peroxidase and fluorescent retrograde tracers study.

    C. Dechesne;J. Raymond;A. Sans

  • Developmental changes in low and high voltage‐activated calcium currents in acutely isolated mouse vestibular neurons

    J. M. Chambard;C. Chabbert;A. Sans;G. Desmadryl

  • Voltage-gated Na+ channel activation induces both action potentials in utricular hair cells and brain-derived neurotrophic factor release in the rat utricle during a restricted period of development

    Christian Chabbert;Ilana Mechaly;Victor Sieso;Pierre Giraud

  • New ultrastructural features in teh vestibular labyrinth of the toadfish, Opsanus tau

    Alain Sans;Alain Sans;Stephen M. Highstein;Stephen M. Highstein

  • Immuno-electronmicroscopic localization of 'vitamin D-dependent' calcium-binding protein (CaBP-28k) in the vestibular hair cells of the cat.

    A. Sans;A. Brehier;B. Moniot;M. Thomasset

  • Postnatal development of vestibular receptor surfaces in the rat.

    C Dechesne;J P Mbiene;A Sans

Frequent Co-Authors

Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
André Nieoullon
André Nieoullon Aix-Marseille University
Mireille Montcouquiol
Mireille Montcouquiol Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Govindan Dayanithi
Govindan Dayanithi University of Montpellier
Reinhard Jahn
Reinhard Jahn Max Planck Society

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