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Christopher W. Vaughan

Christopher W. Vaughan

University of Sydney
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
53
Citations
8146
World Ranking
5171
National Ranking
148

Christopher W. Vaughan 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 W. Vaughan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 115 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher W. Vaughan 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 W. Vaughan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • How opioids inhibit GABA-mediated neurotransmission

    C. W. Vaughan;S. L. Ingram;M. A. Connor;M. J. Christie

  • Actions of the FAAH inhibitor URB597 in neuropathic and inflammatory chronic pain models.

    Angelo Jayamanne;Ruth Greenwood;Vanessa A Mitchell;Sevda Aslan

  • Descending modulation of pain: the GABA disinhibition hypothesis of analgesia.

    Benjamin K Lau;Christopher W Vaughan

  • Actions of cannabinoids on membrane properties and synaptic transmission in rat periaqueductal gray neurons in vitro.

    Christopher W. Vaughan;Mark Connor;Elena E. Bagley;MacDonald J. Christie

  • Increase by the ORL1 receptor (opioid receptor‐like1) ligand, nociceptin, of inwardly rectifying K conductance in dorsal raphe nucleus neurones

    Christopher W. Vaughan;MacDonald J. Christie

  • Presynaptic inhibitory action of opioids on synaptic transmission in the rat periaqueductal grey in vitro.

    C W Vaughan;M J Christie

  • Virtual Reality interventions for acute and chronic pain management.

    Naseem Ahmadpour;Hayden Randall;Harsham Choksi;Antony Gao

  • Nociceptin receptor coupling to a potassium conductance in rat locus coeruleus neurones in vitro

    Mark Connor;Christopher W. Vaughan;Billy Chieng;Macdonald J. Christie

  • μO-conotoxin MrVIB selectively blocks Nav1.8 sensory neuron specific sodium channels and chronic pain behavior without motor deficits

    Jenny Ekberg;A Jayamanne;Christopher W Vaughan;S Aslan

  • Actions of the ORL1 Receptor Ligand Nociceptin on Membrane Properties of Rat Periaqueductal Gray Neurons In Vitro

    Christopher W. Vaughan;Susan L. Ingram;MacDonald J. Christie

  • Capsaicin activation of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the rat locus coeruleus In vitro

    Silvia Marinelli;Christopher W. Vaughan;Mac Donald J Christie;Mark Connor

  • Enhanced Opioid Efficacy in Opioid Dependence Is Caused by an Altered Signal Transduction Pathway

    Susan L. Ingram;Christopher W. Vaughan;Elena E. Bagley;Mark Connor

  • Cannabinoid receptor activation inhibits GABAergic neurotransmission in rostral ventromedial medulla neurons in vitro.

    Christopher W Vaughan;Iain S McGregor;MacDonald J Christie

  • Opioid inhibition of rat periaqueductal grey neurones with identified projections to rostral ventromedial medulla in vitro.

    P B Osborne;C W Vaughan;H I Wilson;M J Christie

  • Cellular actions of opioids and other analgesics: implications for synergism in pain relief

    MacDonald J Christie;Mark Connor;Christopher W Vaughan;Susan L Ingram

  • Rostral ventromedial medulla neurons that project to the spinal cord express multiple opioid receptor phenotypes

    Silvia Marinelli;Christopher W. Vaughan;Stephen A. Schnell;Martin W. Wessendorf

  • Antidepressant-like effects of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor antagonist UFP-101: new evidence from rats and mice

    E. C. Gavioli;E. C. Gavioli;C. W. Vaughan;G. Marzola;R. Guerrini

  • Retrograde signalling by endocannabinoids.

    C. W. Vaughan;M. J. Christie

  • Actions of N-arachidonyl-glycine in a rat neuropathic pain model.

    Leeza A.Q. Vuong;Vanessa A. Mitchell;Christopher W. Vaughan

  • A novel mechanism of inhibition of high-voltage activated calcium channels by α-conotoxins contributes to relief of nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain

    Harry Klimis;Harry Klimis;David J Adams;David J Adams;Brid P Callaghan;Brid P Callaghan;Simon T Nevin

Frequent Co-Authors

MacDonald J. Christie
MacDonald J. Christie University of Sydney
David J. Adams
David J. Adams Wellcome Sanger Institute
Martin W. Wessendorf
Martin W. Wessendorf University of Minnesota
Richard J. Lewis
Richard J. Lewis University of Queensland
Kathryn G. Commons
Kathryn G. Commons Boston Children's Hospital
Paul F. Alewood
Paul F. Alewood University of Queensland
Carolyn M. Sue
Carolyn M. Sue Royal North Shore Hospital
Iain S. McGregor
Iain S. McGregor University of Sydney
Bryce Vissel
Bryce Vissel St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
John Wood
John Wood University College London

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