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 Bruno van Swinderen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 126 publications — 31st percentile
31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bruno van Swinderen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile
15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Bruno van Swinderen is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia, specializing in Neuroscience with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and the endocrine and autonomic systems. Their research spans a variety of subfields including genetics and developmental neuroscience.
The main topics of their work cover neurobiology and insect physiology, circadian rhythms and melatonin, sleep and wakefulness, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, neural dynamics and brain function, as well as insect and arachnid ecology and behavior.
Van Swinderen has contributed extensively to academic literature, with a significant number of publications appearing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Current Biology, PLoS Biology, the Journal of Neuroscience, and Cold Spring Harbor Protocols.
Recent papers authored or co-authored by van Swinderen include:
Frequent collaborators in van Swinderen's work include Matthew N. Van De Poll, Paul J. Shaw, Lucy A.L. Tainton-Heap, Adam Hines, and Leonie Kirszenblat.
Rozi Andretic;Bruno van Swinderen;Ralph J. Greenspan
Douglas A Nitz;Bruno van Swinderen;Giulio Tononi;Ralph J Greenspan
Bart van Alphen;Melvyn H.W. Yap;Leonie Kirszenblat;Benjamin Kottler
Bruno van Swinderen;Ralph J Greenspan
Stephane Dissel;Veena Angadi;Leonie Kirszenblat;Yasuko Suzuki
Richard J.D. Moore;Gavin J. Taylor;Angelique C. Paulk;Thomas Pearson
Bruno Van Swinderen;Rozi Andretic
Melvyn H. W. Yap;Martyna J. Grabowska;Chelsie Rohrscheib;Rhiannon Jeans
Bruno van Swinderen
Bruno van Swinderen;Owais Saifee;Laynie Shebester;Russell Roberson
Angelique C. Paulk;Jacqueline A. Stacey;Thomas W. J. Pearson;Gavin J. Taylor
Leonie Kirszenblat;Bruno van Swinderen
Bruno van Swinderen
Bruno van Swinderen;Bruno van Swinderen;Amber McCartney;Sarah Kauffman;Kris Flores
Angelique Paulk;S. Sean Millard;Bruno van Swinderen
Ralph J. Greenspan;Bruno van Swinderen
Bart van Alphen;Evan R. Semenza;Melvyn Yap;Bruno van Swinderen
Bart van Alphen;Bruno van Swinderen
Lucy A.L. Tainton-Heap;Leonie C. Kirszenblat;Eleni T. Notaras;Martyna J. Grabowska
Tong Wang;Sally Martin;Tam H. Nguyen;Callista B. Harper
Bruno van Swinderen;Bjoern Brembs
Angelique C. Paulk;Leonie Kirszenblat;Yanqiong Zhou;Bruno van Swinderen
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