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D-Index
64
Citations
14981
World Ranking
3265
National Ranking
86

Derek A. Denton 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 Derek A. Denton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 383 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek A. Denton 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 Derek A. Denton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 67th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1979 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Best Publications

  • Physiological response to long-term peripheral and central leptin infusion in lean and obese mice

    Jeffrey L. Halaas;Carol Boozer;John Blair-West;Naseem Fidahusein

  • The effect of increased salt intake on blood pressure of chimpanzees

    Derek Denton;Richard Weisinger;Nicholas I. Mundy;E. Jean Wickings

  • Brain responses associated with consciousness of breathlessness (air hunger)

    Mario Liotti;Stephen Brannan;Gary Egan;Robert Shade

  • Sensors for antidiuresis and thirst--osmoreceptors or CSF sodium detectors?

    M.J. McKinley;D.A. Denton;R.S. Weisinger

  • The role of primordial emotions in the evolutionary origin of consciousness

    Derek Denton;Derek Denton;Michael J McKinley;Michael Farrell;Gary Egan

  • Neuroimaging of genesis and satiation of thirst and an interoceptor-driven theory of origins of primary consciousness

    Derek Denton;Robert Shade;Frank Zamarippa;Gary Egan

  • THE EFFECT OF THE HEPTAPEPTIDE (2-8) AND HEXAPEPTIDE (3-8) FRAGMENTS OF ANGIOTENSIN II ON ALDOSTERONE SECRETION1

    John R. Blair-West;John P. Coghlan;Derek A. Denton;John W. Funder

  • Neuroimaging of cerebral activations and deactivations associated with hypercapnia and hunger for air

    Stephen Brannan;Mario Liotti;Gary Egan;Robert Shade

  • Mice lacking angiotensin-converting enzyme have increased energy expenditure, with reduced fat mass and improved glucose clearance

    Anura P. Jayasooriya;Michael L. Mathai;Lesley L. Walker;Denovan P. Begg

  • Hypothalamic integration of body fluid regulation.

    D A Denton;M J McKinley;R S Weisinger

  • Physiological, Morphological and Behavioural Adaptation to a Sodium Deficient Environment by Wild Native Australian and Introduced Species of Animals

    J. R. Blair-West;J. P. Coghlan;D. A. Denton;J. F. Nelson

  • HUMORAL STIMULATION OF ADRENAL CORTICAL SECRETION

    J. R. Blair-West;J. P. Coghlan;D. A. Denton;J. R. Goding

  • Neural correlates of the emergence of consciousness of thirst

    Gary Egan;Tim Silk;Frank Zamarripa;John Williams

  • Prolonged intracerebroventricular infusion of neurosteroids affects cognitive performances in the mouse.

    Nathalie Ladurelle;Bernard Eychenne;Derek Denton;John Blair-West

  • The ontogeny and regulation of corticosteroid secretion by the ovine foetal adrenal.

    Wintour Em;Brown Eh;Denton Da;Hardy Kj

  • Localization of angiotensin II receptor binding in rabbit brain by in vitro autoradiography

    Frederick Ao Mendelsohn;A M Allen;J Clevers;D A Denton

  • The Primordial Emotions: The Dawning of Consciousness

    Derek A. Denton

  • Change in Salt Intake Affects Blood Pressure of Chimpanzees: Implications for Human Populations

    Paul Elliott;Lesley L. Walker;Mark P. Little;John R. Blair-West;John R. Blair-West

  • THE CONTROL OF ALDOSTERONE SECRETION.

    Blair West;Coghlan Jp;Denton Da;Goding

  • The study of sheep with permanent unilateral parotid fistulae.

    D. A. Denton

  • Neuroimaging evidence implicating cerebellum in the experience of hypercapnia and hunger for air

    Lawrence M. Parsons;Gary Egan;Mario Liotti;Stephen Brannan

  • Subfornical organ lesion decreases sodium appetite in the sodium-depleted rat.

    R.S. Weisinger;D.A. Denton;R. Di Nicolantonio;D.K. Hards

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. McKinley
Michael J. McKinley Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Gary F. Egan
Gary F. Egan Monash University
Michael Farrell
Michael Farrell University of New South Wales
Peter T. Fox
Peter T. Fox The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Brian J. Oldfield
Brian J. Oldfield Monash University
Robin M. McAllen
Robin M. McAllen University of Melbourne
Andrew J. Lawrence
Andrew J. Lawrence Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Geoffrey W. Tregear
Geoffrey W. Tregear University of Melbourne
Jack L. Lancaster
Jack L. Lancaster The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Wylie Vale
Wylie Vale Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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