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Colleen A. McClung 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 Colleen A. McClung sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 114 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.

Colleen A. McClung 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 Colleen A. McClung sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Colleen A. McClung is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Key research topics addressed by McClung include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

McClung has contributed notably to the scientific literature with several recent papers, illustrating an ongoing engagement with circadian rhythms, mood disorders, and their neurobiological bases. Some of these publications include:

  • Neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms of circadian rhythm disruption in bipolar disorder: A critical multi-disciplinary literature review and agenda for future research from the ISBD task force on chronobiology (2021) in Bipolar Disorders
  • Circadian rhythms and mood disorders: Time to see the light (2023) in Neuron
  • The sleep-circadian interface: A window into mental disorders (2024) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 12-h clock regulation of genetic information flow by XBP1s (2020) in PLoS Biology
  • Diurnal rhythms across the human dorsal and ventral striatum (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • George C. Tseng
  • Kyle D. Ketchesin
  • Madeline R. Scott
  • Marianne L. Seney
  • Wei Zong

McClung's work is published across various journals and platforms, with multiple contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Neuron
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their publication record reflects an emphasis on understanding how circadian biology intersects with mental health conditions and metabolic processes, contributing to both experimental and translational perspectives in neuroscience and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Essential Role of BDNF in the Mesolimbic Dopamine Pathway in Social Defeat Stress

    Olivier Berton;Colleen A. McClung;Ralph J. DiLeone;Vaishnav Krishnan

  • Mania-like behavior induced by disruption of CLOCK.

    Kole Roybal;David Theobold;Ami Graham;Jennifer A. DiNieri

  • Circadian genes, rhythms and the biology of mood disorders.

    Colleen A. McClung

  • Regulation of gene expression and cocaine reward by CREB and DeltaFosB.

    Colleen A McClung;Eric J Nestler

  • Rhythms of life: circadian disruption and brain disorders across the lifespan.

    Ryan W. Logan;Colleen A. McClung

  • Regulation of dopaminergic transmission and cocaine reward by the Clock gene

    Colleen A. McClung;Kyriaki Sidiropoulou;Kyriaki Sidiropoulou;Martha Vitaterna;Joseph S. Takahashi

  • ΔFosB: a molecular switch for long-term adaptation in the brain

    Colleen A. McClung;Paula G. Ulery;Linda I. Perrotti;Venetia Zachariou

  • How Might Circadian Rhythms Control Mood? Let Me Count the Ways...

    Colleen A. McClung

  • Neuroplasticity mediated by altered gene expression.

    Colleen A McClung;Eric J Nestler

  • Two Interdependent TRPV Channel Subunits, Inactive and Nanchung, Mediate Hearing in Drosophila

    Zhefeng Gong;Wonseok Son;Yun Doo Chung;Janghwan Kim

  • Two functional but noncomplementing Drosophila tyrosine decarboxylase genes: distinct roles for neural tyramine and octopamine in female fertility.

    Shannon H. Cole;Ginger E. Carney;Colleen A. McClung;Stacey S. Willard

  • CREB regulation of nucleus accumbens excitability mediates social isolation-induced behavioral deficits

    Deanna L Wallace;Ming-Hu Han;Danielle L Graham;Danielle L Graham;Thomas A Green;Thomas A Green

  • Effects of aging on circadian patterns of gene expression in the human prefrontal cortex

    Cho Yi Chen;Ryan W. Logan;Tianzhou Ma;David A. Lewis

  • Orexin Signaling Mediates the Antidepressant-Like Effect of Calorie Restriction

    Michael Lutter;Vaishnav Krishnan;Scott J. Russo;Saendy Jung

  • Knockdown of Clock in the Ventral Tegmental Area Through RNA Interference Results in a Mixed State of Mania and Depression-Like Behavior

    Shibani Mukherjee;Laurent Coque;Jun Li Cao;Jaswinder Kumar

  • Stereotypic behavioral responses to free-base cocaine and the development of behavioral sensitization in Drosophila

    Colleen McClung;Jay Hirsh

  • Circadian Rhythm Disturbances in Mood Disorders: Insights into the Role of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus.

    Chelsea A. Vadnie;Colleen A. McClung

  • Circadian rhythms and mood regulation: insights from pre-clinical models.

    Colleen A. McClung

  • Impact of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms on Addiction Vulnerability in Adolescents

    Ryan W. Logan;Brant P. Hasler;Erika E. Forbes;Peter L. Franzen

  • Regulation of Gene Expression by Chronic Morphine and Morphine Withdrawal in the Locus Ceruleus and Ventral Tegmental Area

    Colleen A. McClung;Eric J. Nestler;Venetia Zachariou

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Nestler
Eric J. Nestler Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Donald C. Cooper
Donald C. Cooper University of Colorado Boulder
Scott J. Russo
Scott J. Russo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Vaishnav Krishnan
Vaishnav Krishnan Baylor College of Medicine
Elissa J. Chesler
Elissa J. Chesler University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Joseph S. Takahashi
Joseph S. Takahashi The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
David A. Lewis
David A. Lewis University of Pittsburgh
Shari G. Birnbaum
Shari G. Birnbaum The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis Duke University
Carol A. Tamminga
Carol A. Tamminga The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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