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2023

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78
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Catherine Belzung 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 Catherine Belzung sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 258 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catherine Belzung 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 Catherine Belzung sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in France Leader Award

Overview

Catherine Belzung is affiliated with François Rabelais University in France and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The research topics addressed by Belzung cover several key areas such as Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, and Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques.

Recent publications provide a clear view of the thematic focus and collaborative nature of their work. These include:

  • Neuroinflammation and depression: A review, 2020, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • The neuroscience of sadness: A multidisciplinary synthesis and collaborative review, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Cholesterol homeostasis: Researching a dialogue between the brain and peripheral tissues, 2020, Pharmacological Research
  • miR-323a regulates ERBB4 and is involved in depression, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Adult hippocampal neurogenesis shapes adaptation and improves stress response: a mechanistic and integrative perspective, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry

Belzung collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating active research partnerships and a networked approach. Their frequent coauthors include Alexandre Surget, Bruno Brizard, Wissam El-Hage, Vincent Camus, and Thomas Desmidt.

The scientist's work has been published extensively in multiple venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Pharmacological Research
  • Current Opinion in Pharmacology

This publication pattern reflects a focus on multidisciplinary and cutting-edge neuroscience research. Their studies often integrate molecular, cellular, and behavioral approaches to understand brain function and pathology.

Best Publications

  • Requirement of Hippocampal Neurogenesis for the Behavioral Effects of Antidepressants

    Luca Santarelli;Michael Saxe;Cornelius Gross;Alexandre Surget

  • The open field as a paradigm to measure the effects of drugs on anxiety-like behaviors: a review

    Laetitia Prut;Catherine Belzung

  • Measuring normal and pathological anxiety-like behaviour in mice: a review.

    Catherine Belzung;Guy Griebel

  • Neuroinflammation and depression: A review

    Romain Troubat;Pascal Barone;Samuel Leman;Thomas Desmidt

  • Decreased GABA A -receptor clustering results in enhanced anxiety and a bias for threat cues

    Florence Crestani;Matthias Lorez;Kristin Baer;Christian Essrich

  • The neurobiology of depression and antidepressant action

    Paul Willner;Jørgen Scheel-Krüger;Catherine Belzung

  • Drug-dependent requirement of hippocampal neurogenesis in a model of depression and of antidepressant reversal.

    Alexandre Surget;Michael Saxe;Samuel Leman;Yadira Ibarguen-Vargas

  • Effects of unpredictable chronic mild stress on anxiety and depression-like behavior in mice.

    Yann S. Mineur;Catherine Belzung;Wim E. Crusio

  • Antidepressants recruit new neurons to improve stress response regulation

    A Surget;A Tanti;A Tanti;E D Leonardo;A Laugeray;A Laugeray

  • Criteria of validity for animal models of psychiatric disorders: focus on anxiety disorders and depression

    Catherine Belzung;Maël Lemoine

  • Differences in anxiety-related behaviours and in sensitivity to diazepam in inbred and outbred strains of mice

    Guy Griebel;Catherine Belzung;Ghislaine Perrault;David J. Sanger

  • Strain differences in sucrose preference and in the consequences of unpredictable chronic mild stress.

    Stéphanie Pothion;Jean-Charles Bizot;Fabrice Trovero;Catherine Belzung

  • Animal models of major depression: drawbacks and challenges.

    Barbara Planchez;Alexandre Surget;Catherine Belzung

  • Early life genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors shaping emotionality in rodents.

    Andrew Holmes;Anne Marie le Guisquet;Elise Vogel;Rachel A. Millstein

  • Comparison of different behavioral test situations used in psychopharmacology for measurement of anxiety.

    Catherine Belzung;Gilles Le Pape

  • Dietary Fish Oil Affects Monoaminergic Neurotransmission and Behavior in Rats

    Sylvie Chalon;Sylvie Delion-Vancassel;Catherine Belzung;Denis Guilloteau

  • The free-exploratory paradigm: an effective method for measuring neophobic behaviour in mice and testing potential neophobia-reducing drugs.

    G. Griebel;C. Belzung;R. Misslin;E. Vogel

  • Olfaction: a potential cognitive marker of psychiatric disorders.

    Boriana Atanasova;Jérôme Graux;Wissam El Hage;Caroline Hommet

  • Models of Depression: Unpredictable Chronic Mild Stress in Mice

    Mathieu Nollet;Mathieu Nollet;Mathieu Nollet;Anne-Marie Le Guisquet;Catherine Belzung

  • Association between repeated unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) procedures with a high fat diet: a model of fluoxetine resistance in mice.

    Elsa Isingrini;Vincent Camus;Anne-Marie Le Guisquet;Maryse Pingaud

  • Effects of the selective nonpeptide corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 antagonist antalarmin in the chronic mild stress model of depression in mice.

    Cecile Ducottet;Guy Griebel;Catherine Belzung

  • 5-HT1B receptor knock out--behavioral consequences.

    Sylvie Ramboz;Frédéric Saudou;Djamel Aït Amara;Catherine Belzung

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Griebel
Guy Griebel Sanofi (France)
René Hen
René Hen Columbia University
Anders Ågmo
Anders Ågmo University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ipek Yalcin
Ipek Yalcin Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yann S. Mineur
Yann S. Mineur Yale University
Etienne Sibille
Etienne Sibille University of Toronto
Denis Guilloteau
Denis Guilloteau François Rabelais University
Michel Isingrini
Michel Isingrini François Rabelais University
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Raymond Nowak
Raymond Nowak François Rabelais University

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