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97
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30765
World Ranking
834
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96

Allan E. Herbison 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 Allan E. Herbison sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 286 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Allan E. Herbison 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 Allan E. Herbison sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Allan E. Herbison is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, where their research primarily focuses on reproductive medicine and molecular biology. Their scholarly work spans 66 publications in Medicine and 28 in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with key subfields including reproductive medicine, molecular biology, social psychology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and genetics.

Their research centers on several main topics, notably:

  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Plant reproductive biology
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors

Allan E. Herbison has contributed to a range of recent scientific papers, including:

  • "Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin-releasing hormone: Pulsatile and surge modes of secretion" (2022) published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • "A simple model of estrous cycle negative and positive feedback regulation of GnRH secretion" (2020) published in Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
  • "Mechanism of kisspeptin neuron synchronization for pulsatile hormone secretion in male mice" (2023) published in Cell Reports
  • "Highly redundant neuropeptide volume co-transmission underlying episodic activation of the GnRH neuron dendron" (2021) published in eLife
  • "Different dendritic domains of the GnRH neuron underlie the pulse and surge modes of GnRH secretion in female mice" (2020) published in eLife

Their frequent collaborators include Su Young Han, Robert Porteous, Ziyue Zhou, Shel-Hwa Yeo, and Xinhuai Liu. The most common publication venues for Allan E. Herbison's work are:

  • eLife
  • Endocrinology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society

Within book publications, Allan E. Herbison has a contribution published by Frontiers Media titled "Estrogen Effects on Fertility and Neurodegeneration - Classical versus Non-Classical Actions" (2023).

Allan E. Herbison was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2007, recognizing their contributions to the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Activation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons by Kisspeptin as a Neuroendocrine Switch for the Onset of Puberty

    Seong-Kyu Han;Michelle L Gottsch;Kathy J Lee;Simina M Popa

  • Knobil and Neill's Physiology of reproduction

    T. M. Plant;Anthony J Zeleznik;David F. Albertini;Robert L. Goodman

  • Postnatal development of kisspeptin neurons in mouse hypothalamus; sexual dimorphism and projections to gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons.

    Jenny Clarkson;Allan E. Herbison

  • Multimodal Influence of Estrogen upon Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons

    Allan E. Herbison

  • Definition of Estrogen Receptor Pathway Critical for Estrogen Positive Feedback to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons and Fertility

    Tim M. Wintermantel;Rebecca E. Campbell;Robert Porteous;Dagmar Bock

  • Kisspeptin–GPR54 Signaling Is Essential for Preovulatory Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Activation and the Luteinizing Hormone Surge

    Jenny Clarkson;Xavier d'Anglemont de Tassigny;Adriana Santos Moreno;William H. Colledge

  • Control of puberty onset and fertility by gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons.

    Allan E. Herbison

  • Leptin Indirectly Regulates Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Function

    Janette H. Quennell;Alicia C. Mulligan;Alexander Tups;Xinhuai Liu

  • Estrogen positive feedback to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons in the rodent: The case for the rostral periventricular area of the third ventricle (RP3V)

    Allan E. Herbison

  • Novel role for anti-Müllerian hormone in the regulation of GnRH neuron excitability and hormone secretion.

    Irene Cimino;Irene Cimino;Filippo Casoni;Filippo Casoni;Filippo Casoni;Xinhuai Liu;Andrea Messina;Andrea Messina

  • Definition of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator in mice.

    Jenny Clarkson;Su Young Han;Richard Piet;Timothy McLennan

  • Localization of oestrogen receptors in preoptic neurons containing neurotensin but not tyrosine hydroxylase, cholecystokinin or luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone in the male and female rat

    A.E. Herbison;D.T. Theodosis

  • Distribution of Kisspeptin Neurones in the Adult Female Mouse Brain

    J Clarkson;X d'Anglemont de Tassigny;W H Colledge;A Caraty

  • Distribution and postnatal development of Gpr54 gene expression in mouse brain and gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons.

    Allan E. Herbison;Allan E. Herbison;Xavier d'Anglemont de Tassigny;Joanne Doran;William H. Colledge

  • RFamide-Related Peptide-3, a Mammalian Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone Ortholog, Regulates Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Firing in the Mouse

    Eric Ducret;Greg M. Anderson;Allan E. Herbison

  • Depolarising and hyperpolarising actions of GABA(A) receptor activation on gonadotrophin-releasing hormone neurones: towards an emerging consensus.

    Allan E. Herbison;Suzanne M. Moenter

  • Physiology of the Adult Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Network

    Allan E. Herbison

  • Distribution of estrogen receptor-immunoreactive cells in the preoptic area of the ewe: co-localization with glutamic acid decarboxylase but not luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.

    Allan E. Herbison;Jane E. Robinson;Donal C. Skinner

  • Relationship of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Immunoreactivity to GnRH Neurons in the Ovariectomized and Intact Female Rat

    Allan E. Herbison;Sharon X. Simonian;Paula J. Norris;Piers C. Emson

  • New evidence for estrogen receptors in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons.

    Allan E. Herbison;Jean-Rémi Pape

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Grattan
David R. Grattan University of Otago
William H. Colledge
William H. Colledge University of Cambridge
Bradford B. Lowell
Bradford B. Lowell Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ursula B. Kaiser
Ursula B. Kaiser Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kjell Öberg
Kjell Öberg Uppsala University
Günther Schütz
Günther Schütz German Cancer Research Center
Bernhard Lüscher
Bernhard Lüscher RWTH Aachen University
Sarah J. Augood
Sarah J. Augood Harvard University
Dionysia T. Theodosis
Dionysia T. Theodosis Grenoble Alpes University
Manuel Tena-Sempere
Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Córdoba

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