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Christophe Bernard

Christophe Bernard

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
68
Citations
17489
World Ranking
2743
National Ranking
91

Christophe Bernard 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 Christophe Bernard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 218 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christophe Bernard 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 Christophe Bernard 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

Christophe Bernard is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their work covers various topics primarily focused on neural dynamics, epilepsy, memory mechanisms, and neuropharmacology research.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Cycles in epilepsy, 2021, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • The Kainic Acid Models of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, 2021, eNeuro
  • A taxonomy of seizure dynamotypes, 2020, eLife
  • The Epileptor Model: A Systematic Mathematical Analysis Linked to the Dynamics of Seizures, Refractory Status Epilepticus, and Depolarization Block, 2020, eNeuro
  • The circadian dynamics of the hippocampal transcriptome and proteome is altered in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy, 2020, Science Advances

Bernard frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Antoine Ghestem
  • Viktor Jirsa
  • Pascale Quilichini
  • Anton Ivanov
  • Damien Depannemaecker

Key publication venues for Bernard's research work are:

  • eNeuro
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Epilepsia
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Neuroscience

The main field of study is Neuroscience, encompassing 148 publications. Subfields include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Molecular Biology

The primary research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Best Publications

  • In vivo recordings of brain activity using organic transistors

    Dion Khodagholy;Thomas Doublet;Pascale Quilichini;Pascale Quilichini;Moshe Gurfinkel

  • On the nature of seizure dynamics

    Viktor K. Jirsa;Viktor K. Jirsa;William C. Stacey;Pascale P. Quilichini;Pascale P. Quilichini;Anton I. Ivanov;Anton I. Ivanov

  • High-performance transistors for bioelectronics through tuning of channel thickness

    Jonathan Rivnay;Pierre Leleux;Marc Ferro;Michele Sessolo

  • Dendritic but not somatic GABAergic inhibition is decreased in experimental epilepsy.

    Rosa Cossart;Céline Dinocourt;June Hirsch;A. Merchan-Perez

  • The Safety of Ingested Caffeine: A Comprehensive Review.

    Jennifer L. Temple;Christophe Bernard;Steven E. Lipshultz;Jason D. Czachor

  • Acquired Dendritic Channelopathy in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Christophe Bernard;Anne Anderson;Albert Becker;Nicholas P. Poolos;Nicholas P. Poolos

  • The Virtual Epileptic Patient: Individualized whole-brain models of epilepsy spread

    Viktor K. Jirsa;Timothée Proix;Dionysios Perdikis;Michael Marmaduke Woodman

  • Highly conformable conducting polymer electrodes for in vivo recordings.

    Dion Khodagholy;Thomas Doublet;Thomas Doublet;Moshe Gurfinkel;Pascale Quilichini

  • Multiple facets of GABAergic neurons and synapses: multiple fates of GABA signalling in epilepsies.

    Rosa Cossart;Christophe Bernard;Yehezkel Ben-Ari

  • GluR5 kainate receptor activation in interneurons increases tonic inhibition of pyramidal cells

    Rosa Cossart;Monique Esclapez;June C. Hirsch;Christophe Bernard

  • A systematic framework for functional connectivity measures

    Huifang E. Wang;Huifang E. Wang;Christian G. Bénar;Christian G. Bénar;Pascale P. Quilichini;Pascale P. Quilichini;Karl J. Friston

  • Newly Formed Excitatory Pathways Provide a Substrate for Hyperexcitability in Experimental Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Monique Esclapez;June C. Hirsch;Yezekiel Ben‐Ari;Christophe Bernard

  • Commonalities in epileptogenic processes from different acute brain insults: Do they translate?

    Pavel Klein;Raymond Dingledine;Eleonora Aronica;Christophe Bernard

  • Early Deficits in Spatial Memory and Theta Rhythm in Experimental Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Laetitia Chauvière;Nadia Rafrafi;Catherine Thinus-Blanc;Fabrice Bartolomei

  • Impaired consciousness during temporal lobe seizures is related to increased long-distance cortical-subcortical synchronization.

    Marie Arthuis;Luc Valton;Jean Régis;Patrick Chauvel

  • Early development of neuronal activity in the primate hippocampus in utero.

    Roustem Khazipov;Monique Esclapez;Olivier Caillard;Christophe Bernard

  • Animal models of temporal lobe epilepsy following systemic chemoconvulsant administration

    Maxime Lévesque;Massimo Avoli;Christophe Bernard

  • Nrf2-dependent persistent oxidative stress results in stress-induced vulnerability to depression

    Bouvier E;Bouvier E;Bouvier E;Brouillard F;Brouillard F;Molet J;Molet J;Molet J;Claverie D

  • Cycles in epilepsy.

    Philippa J Karoly;Vikram R Rao;Nicholas M Gregg;Gregory A Worrell

  • Presynaptic kainate receptors that enhance the release of GABA on CA1 hippocampal interneurons.

    R Cossart;R Tyzio;C Dinocourt;M Esclapez

  • Membrane Potential of CA3 Hippocampal Pyramidal Cells During Postnatal Development

    Roman Tyzio;Anton Ivanov;Christophe Bernard;Gregory L. Holmes

  • Vulnerability to Depression: From Brain Neuroplasticity to Identification of Biomarkers

    Aurélie Blugeot;Cyril Rivat;Elodie Bouvier;Jenny Molet

Frequent Co-Authors

Viktor K. Jirsa
Viktor K. Jirsa Aix-Marseille University
Monique Esclapez
Monique Esclapez Aix-Marseille University
Yehezkel Ben-Ari
Yehezkel Ben-Ari Neurochlore (France)
George G. Malliaras
George G. Malliaras University of Cambridge
Fabrice Bartolomei
Fabrice Bartolomei Aix-Marseille University
Christian G. Bénar
Christian G. Bénar Aix-Marseille University
Albert J. Becker
Albert J. Becker University Hospital Bonn
Tallie Z. Baram
Tallie Z. Baram University of California, Irvine
Akio Ikeda
Akio Ikeda Kyoto University
Jonathan Rivnay
Jonathan Rivnay Northwestern University

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