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D-Index
72
Citations
17079
World Ranking
2319
National Ranking
76

D. Le Bars 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 D. Le Bars sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 195 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D. Le Bars 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 D. Le Bars sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Neuron

D. Le Bars focuses on Neuroscience, Nociception, Diffuse noxious inhibitory control, Reflex and Inhibitory postsynaptic potential. His Brainstem, Electrophysiology, Temporal cortex and Insula study in the realm of Neuroscience connects with subjects such as Prism adaptation. His Nociception research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Medulla and Spinal cord.

His research in Diffuse noxious inhibitory control focuses on subjects like Nociceptive flexion reflex, which are connected to Thermal stimulation and Stimulus. His research in Reflex tackles topics such as Nociceptive Stimulus which are related to areas like Anesthesia, Nociceptive Reflex, Stimulation and Sural nerve. His work on Excitatory postsynaptic potential as part of general Inhibitory postsynaptic potential study is frequently linked to Acupuncturist and Zusanli, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His most cited work include:

  • Electrical stimulation of motor cortex for pain control: a combined PET-scan and electrophysiological study☆ (437 citations)
  • Psychophysical and electrophysiological approaches to the pain-relieving effects of heterotopic nociceptive stimuli. (357 citations)
  • Neuroanatomical correlates of visually evoked sexual arousal in human males. (355 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

D. Le Bars spends much of his time researching Nociception, Neuroscience, Anesthesia, Diffuse noxious inhibitory control and Stimulation. His research integrates issues of Central nervous system, Pharmacology, Reflex and Spinal cord in his study of Nociception. His Neuroscience study combines topics in areas such as Medulla and Nociceptor.

D. Le Bars interconnects Ultrasonic sensor, -Naloxone and Nociceptive Stimulus in the investigation of issues within Anesthesia. His studies in Diffuse noxious inhibitory control integrate themes in fields like Receptive field, Hyperpolarization, Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, Rostral ventromedial medulla and Spinothalamic tract. His research investigates the connection between Stimulation and topics such as Stimulus that intersect with issues in Insula.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nociception (46.49%)
  • Neuroscience (40.35%)
  • Anesthesia (28.07%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1999-2013)?

  • Neuroscience (40.35%)
  • Humanities (5.26%)
  • Nociception (46.49%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

D. Le Bars mainly investigates Neuroscience, Humanities, Nociception, Endocrinology and Internal medicine. His research on Neuroscience often connects related topics like Diffuse noxious inhibitory control. His Diffuse noxious inhibitory control research incorporates themes from Medulla, Premovement neuronal activity, Reflex and Spinal cord.

D. Le Bars has researched Nociception in several fields, including Inflammatory mediator, Stimulation and Sensation. Many of his research projects under Endocrinology are closely connected to Alzheimer's disease and Dementia with Alzheimer's disease and Dementia, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Inhibitory postsynaptic potential research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lateral inhibition, Receptive field and Noxious stimulus.

Between 1999 and 2013, his most popular works were:

  • Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls (DNIC) (169 citations)
  • Functional anatomy of the therapeutic effects of prism adaptation on left neglect (134 citations)
  • Up-regulation of hippocampal serotonin metabolism in mild cognitive impairment (58 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Neuron
  • Neuroscience

D. Le Bars mainly focuses on Neuroscience, Hippocampus, Alzheimer's disease, Serotonergic and Dementia. His work on Neuroscience is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Cerebral blood flow. His Hippocampus research incorporates elements of Hippocampal formation, Neurotransmitter and MPPF.

Alzheimer's disease is integrated with Serotonin, Parahippocampal gyrus and Limbic system in his research.

Best Publications

  • Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC). I. Effects on dorsal horn convergent neurones in the rat.

    Daniel Le Bars;Anthony H. Dickenson;Jean-Marie Besson

  • Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC). II. Lack of effect on non-convergent neurones, supraspinal involvement and theoretical implications.

    Daniel Le Bars;Anthony H. Dickenson;Jean-marie Besson

  • Electrical stimulation of motor cortex for pain control: a combined PET-scan and electrophysiological study☆

    L Garcı́a-Larrea;R Peyron;P Mertens;M.C Gregoire

  • The whole body receptive field of dorsal horn multireceptive neurones

    Daniel Le Bars

  • Neuroanatomical correlates of visually evoked sexual arousal in human males.

    S Stoléru;M C Grégoire;D Gérard;J Decety

  • Psychophysical and electrophysiological approaches to the pain-relieving effects of heterotopic nociceptive stimuli.

    J. C. Willer;A. Roby;D. Le Bars

  • The activation of bulbo-spinal controls by peripheral nociceptive inputs: diffuse noxious inhibitory controls.

    L Villanueva;D Le Bars

  • Encoding of nociceptive thermal stimuli by diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in humans

    J. C. Willer;T. De Broucker;D. Le Bars

  • Clinical utility of flumazenil-PET versus [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-PET and MRI in refractory partial epilepsy. A prospective study in 100 patients.

    P Ryvlin;S Bouvard;D Le Bars;G De Lamérie

  • Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in man. Involvement of the spinoreticular tract.

    T De Broucker;P Cesaro;J C Willer;D Le Bars

  • Depressive effects of morphine upon lamina V cells activities in the dorsal horn of the spinal cat

    D. Le Bars;D. Mene´trey;C. Conseiller;J.M. Besson

  • Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls (DNIC)

    D. Le Bars;J.C. Willer

  • Involvement of the subnucleus reticularis dorsalis in diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in the rat

    Didier Bouhassira;Luis Villanueva;Zhu Bing;Daniel le Bars

  • Organization of the efferent projections from the spinal cervical enlargement to the parabrachial area and periaqueductal gray: a PHA-L study in the rat.

    Jean‐Franiçois Bernard;Radhouane Dallel;Patrick Raboisson;Luis Villanueva

  • Differential effects of morphine on responses of dorsal horn lamina V type cells elicited by A and C fibre stimulation in the spinal cat

    D. Le Bars;G. Guilbaud;I. Jurna;J.M. Besson

  • Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in man: involvement of an opioidergic link.

    Jean Claude Willer;Daniel Le Bars;Thomas De Broucker

  • The medullary subnucleus reticularis dorsalis (SRD) as a key link in both the transmission and modulation of pain signals

    L. Villanueva;D. Bouhassira;D. Le Bars

  • Parallel clinical and behavioural studies of adjuvant-induced arthritis in the rat: Possible relationship with ‘chronic pain’

    Bernard Calvino;Marie-Odile Crepon-Bernard;Daniel Le Bars

  • Acupuncture and diffuse noxious inhibitory controls: naloxone-reversible depression of activities of trigeminal convergent neurons.

    Z. Bing;L. Villanueva;D. Le Bars

  • Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC). Effects on trigeminal nucleus caudalis neurones in the rat.

    Anthony H. Dickenson;Anthony H. Dickenson;Daniel Le Bars;Daniel Le Bars;Jean Marie Besson;Jean Marie Besson

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Villanueva
Luis Villanueva Grenoble Alpes University
Jean-Claude Willer
Jean-Claude Willer Sorbonne University
Didier Bouhassira
Didier Bouhassira Grenoble Alpes University
François Cesselin
François Cesselin Grenoble Alpes University
Michel Hamon
Michel Hamon Université Paris Cité
François Mauguière
François Mauguière Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Bernard Laurent
Bernard Laurent Grenoble Alpes University
Léon Plaghki
Léon Plaghki Université Catholique de Louvain
Philippe Ryvlin
Philippe Ryvlin University Hospital of Lausanne

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