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9438
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Christopher V. Dayas 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 Christopher V. Dayas sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 83 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher V. Dayas 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 Christopher V. Dayas sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Christopher V. Dayas is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research primarily spans Neuroscience, Medicine, and Psychology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Social Psychology.

The core topics that characterize Christopher V. Dayas's body of work include:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

The scientist has published extensively in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Pain
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • eLife

Some of the recent notable papers by Christopher V. Dayas are:

  • PI3K/mTOR is a therapeutically targetable genetic dependency in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, 2024, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Metabolic sensing in AgRP neurons integrates homeostatic state with dopamine signalling in the striatum, 2022, eLife
  • Diversity of inhibitory and excitatory parvalbumin interneuron circuits in the dorsal horn, 2021, Pain
  • Spinoparabrachial projection neurons form distinct classes in the mouse dorsal horn, 2021, Pain
  • Transgenic Cross-Referencing of Inhibitory and Excitatory Interneuron Populations to Dissect Neuronal Heterogeneity in the Dorsal Horn, 2020, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christopher V. Dayas include:

  • Brett A. Graham
  • Elizabeth E. Manning
  • Robert J. Callister
  • Robyn M. Brown
  • Murray J. Cairns

Best Publications

  • Stressor categorization: acute physical and psychological stressors elicit distinctive recruitment patterns in the amygdala and in medullary noradrenergic cell groups.

    C.V. Dayas;K.M. Buller;J.W. Crane;Y. Xu

  • Neuroendocrine responses to an emotional stressor: evidence for involvement of the medial but not the central amygdala.

    C. V. Dayas;K. M. Buller;Trevor A. Day

  • Activity-associated miRNA are packaged in Map1b-enriched exosomes released from depolarized neurons

    Belinda J. Goldie;Matthew D. Dun;Minjie Lin;Nathan D. Smith

  • Stress enhancement of craving during sobriety: a risk for relapse.

    George R. Breese;Kathleen Chu;Christopher V. Dayas;Douglas Funk

  • Stimuli linked to ethanol availability activate hypothalamic CART and orexin neurons in a reinstatement model of relapse.

    Christopher V. Dayas;Tresa M. McGranahan;Rémi Martin-Fardon;Friedbert Weiss

  • Food addiction and associations with mental health symptoms: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

    T. Burrows;F. Kay-Lambkin;K. Pursey;J. Skinner

  • Activation of Group II Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Attenuates Both Stress and Cue-Induced Ethanol-Seeking and Modulates c-fos Expression in the Hippocampus and Amygdala

    Yu Zhao;Christopher V. Dayas;Harinder Aujla;Marco A. S. Baptista

  • Distinct Patterns of Neural Activation Associated with Ethanol Seeking: Effects of Naltrexone

    Christopher V. Dayas;Xiu Liu;Jeffery A. Simms;Friedbert Weiss

  • Orexin-1 receptor signalling within the ventral tegmental area, but not the paraventricular thalamus, is critical to regulating cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking

    Morgan H. James;Janine L. Charnley;Emily M. Levi;Emma Jones

  • Dissociation of the effects of MTEP [3-[(2-methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl]piperidine] on conditioned reinstatement and reinforcement: comparison between cocaine and a conventional reinforcer.

    R. Martin-Fardon;M. A. S. Baptista;C. V. Dayas;F. Weiss

  • Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript (CART) Signaling within the Paraventricular Thalamus Modulates Cocaine-Seeking Behaviour

    Morgan H. James;Janine L. Charnley;Emma Jones;Emily M. Levi

  • Effects of chronic oestrogen replacement on stress-induced activation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis control pathways.

    C. V. Dayas;Y. Xu;K. M. Buller;T. A. Day

  • Role of the Orexin/Hypocretin System in Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders

    Morgan H. James;Morgan H. James;Erin J. Campbell;Christopher V. Dayas

  • Medullary neurones regulate hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing factor cell responses to an emotional stressor.

    C.V Dayas;K.M Buller;T.A Day

  • Dorsal and ventral medullary catecholamine cell groups contribute differentially to systemic interleukin-1beta-induced hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis responses.

    Kathryn Buller;Yangyang Xu;Christopher Dayas;Trevor Day

  • Amygdala NPY Circuits Promote the Development of Accelerated Obesity under Chronic Stress Conditions.

    Chi Kin Ip;Chi Kin Ip;Lei Zhang;Lei Zhang;Aitak Farzi;Yue Qi

  • Opposing roles for medial and central amygdala in the initiation of noradrenergic cell responses to a psychological stressor

    C. V. Dayas;T. A. Day

  • Orexin antagonists for neuropsychiatric disease: progress and potential pitfalls

    Jiann Wei Yeoh;Erin J. Campbell;Morgan H. James;Brett A. Graham

  • Propensity to 'relapse' following exposure to cocaine cues is associated with the recruitment of specific thalamic and epithalamic nuclei.

    M.H. James;J.L. Charnley;J.R. Flynn;D.W. Smith

  • Hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus neurons regulate medullary catecholamine cell responses to restraint stress.

    Christopher V. Dayas;Kathryn M. Buller;Trevor A. Day

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn M. Buller
Kathryn M. Buller University of Queensland
Zane B. Andrews
Zane B. Andrews Monash University
Friedbert Weiss
Friedbert Weiss Scripps Research Institute
Murray J. Cairns
Murray J. Cairns University of Newcastle Australia
Jaideep S. Bains
Jaideep S. Bains University of Calgary
Rémi Martin-Fardon
Rémi Martin-Fardon Scripps Research Institute
Kenneth W. Beagley
Kenneth W. Beagley Queensland University of Technology
Antonio Verdejo-García
Antonio Verdejo-García Monash University
Frances Kay-Lambkin
Frances Kay-Lambkin University of Newcastle Australia
Natalie J. Loxton
Natalie J. Loxton Griffith University

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