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Brian J. Oldfield

Brian J. Oldfield

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
68
Citations
12278
World Ranking
2810
National Ranking
75

Brian J. Oldfield 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 Brian J. Oldfield sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 202 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian J. Oldfield 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 Brian J. Oldfield sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian J. Oldfield is affiliated with Monash University in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Within these fields, their work extensively covers subfields such as clinical psychology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and pharmacy.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics including eating disorders and behaviors, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, psychedelics and drug studies, obesity and health practices, diet and metabolism studies, obesity combined with physical activity and diet, as well as bariatric surgery and outcomes.

Brian J. Oldfield has published papers in several notable venues. These include Obesity Reviews, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biological Psychiatry, Molecular Psychiatry, and Frontiers in Neuroscience. The most frequent publication venue is Obesity Reviews, featuring five publications.

Frequent coauthors of their work include Claire J. Foldi, Laura K Milton, Erin Greaves, Aneta Stefanidis, and Maarten van den Buuse. Coauthorship counts indicate ongoing collaborations, particularly with Claire J. Foldi (16 publications) and Laura K Milton (8 publications).

Selected recent papers by Brian J. Oldfield include:

  • Obesity in South and Southeast Asia-A new consensus on care and management (2022, Obesity Reviews)
  • Suppression of Corticostriatal Circuit Activity Improves Cognitive Flexibility and Prevents Body Weight Loss in Activity-Based Anorexia in Rats (2020, Biological Psychiatry)
  • Rethinking Therapeutic Strategies for Anorexia Nervosa: Insights From Psychedelic Medicine and Animal Models (2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
  • Psilocybin restrains activity-based anorexia in female rats by enhancing cognitive flexibility: contributions from 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptor mechanisms (2024, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • Executive function in obesity and anorexia nervosa: Opposite ends of a spectrum of disordered feeding behaviour? (2021, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry)

Best Publications

  • The brain renin-angiotensin system: location and physiological roles

    Michael J McKinley;Anthony L Albiston;Andrew M Allen;M L Mathai

  • The orexin system regulates alcohol-seeking in rats.

    Andrew John Lawrence;Michael Cowen;Hong-Ju Yang;Feng Chen

  • Localization and Characterization of Insulin Receptors in Rat Brain and Pituitary Gland Using in Vitro Autoradiography and Computerized Densitometry

    George A. Werther;Annette Hogg;Brian J. Oldfield;Michael J. McKINLEY

  • The sensory circumventricular organs of the mammalian brain.

    Michael J. McKinley;Robin M. McAllen;Pamela Davern;Michelle E. Giles

  • The neurochemical characterisation of hypothalamic pathways projecting polysynaptically to brown adipose tissue in the rat.

    Brian John Oldfield;M E Giles;A Watson;Colin Anderson

  • The Sensory Circumventricular Organs of the Mammalian Brain: Subfornical Organ, OVLT and Area Postrema

    Michael J. J. McKinley;Robin M. McAllen;Pamela Davern;Michelle E. Giles

  • Direct Control of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis by Central Nervous System Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Signaling

    Sarah Kathleen Haas Lockie;Sarah Kathleen Haas Lockie;Kristy M Heppner;Nilika Chaudhary;Joseph R Chabenne

  • Vasopressin Secretion: Osmotic and Hormonal Regulation by the Lamina Terminalis

    Michael J McKinley;M L Mathai;Robin M McAllen;R C McClear

  • Fos production in retrogradely labelled neurons of the lamina terminalis following intravenous infusion of either hypertonic saline or angiotensin II.

    B.J. Oldfield;E. Badoer;D.K. Hards;M.J. McKinley

  • CIRCUMVENTRICULAR ORGANS - NEUROENDOCRINE INTERFACES BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND THE HEMAL MILIEU

    M. J. McKinley;R. M. McAllen;Frederick A O Mendelsohn;A. M. Allen

  • Activation of Thermogenesis in Brown Adipose Tissue and Dysregulated Lipid Metabolism Associated with Cancer Cachexia in Mice

    Maria Tsoli;Melissa Moore;Dominic Burg;Arran Painter

  • Intravenous angiotensin II induces Fos-immunoreactivity in circumventricular organs of the lamina terminalis.

    M.J. McKinley;E. Badoer;B.J. Oldfield

  • Intravenous hypertonic saline induces Fos immunoreactivity in neurons throughout the lamina terminalis.

    B.J. Oldfield;R.J. Bicknell;R.M. McAllen;R.S. Weisinger

  • Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone Is a Hypothalamic Peptide That Provides a Molecular Switch between Reproduction and Feeding

    Iain J Clarke;Jeremy T Smith;Belinda A Henry;Brian J Oldfield

  • Interaction of circulating hormones with the brain: the roles of the subfornical organ and the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis

    M J McKinley;A M Allen;P Burns;L M Colvill

  • A comparison of hypotensive and non-hypotensive hemorrhage on Fos expression in spinally projecting neurons of the paraventricular nucleus and rostral ventrolateral medulla

    Emilio Badoer;Michael J. McKinley;Brian J. Oldfield;Robin M. McAllen

  • Localization of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I mRNA in Rat Brain by in Situ Hybridization—Relationship to IGF-I Receptors

    G. A. Werther;M. Abate;Annette Hogg;H. Cheesman

  • An analysis of the sympathetic preganglionic neurons projecting from the upper thoracic spinal roots of the cat.

    B. J. Oldfield;Elspeth M. McLachlan

  • Identification of neural pathways activated in dehydrated rats by means of Fos-immunohistochemistry and neural tracing

    M.J. McKinley;D.K. Hards;B.J. Oldfield

  • Projections of RFamide-related peptide-3 neurones in the ovine hypothalamus, with special reference to regions regulating energy balance and reproduction.

    Yue Qi;Brian John Oldfield;Iain James Clarke

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. McKinley
Michael J. McKinley Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Andrew M. Allen
Andrew M. Allen University of Melbourne
Robin M. McAllen
Robin M. McAllen University of Melbourne
Frederick A.O. Mendelsohn
Frederick A.O. Mendelsohn University of Melbourne
Derek A. Denton
Derek A. Denton University of Melbourne
Iain J. Clarke
Iain J. Clarke University of Melbourne
Matthew J. Watt
Matthew J. Watt University of Melbourne
Matthias H. Tschöp
Matthias H. Tschöp Technical University of Munich
Zane B. Andrews
Zane B. Andrews Monash University
Siew Yeen Chai
Siew Yeen Chai Monash University

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