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François Clarac

François Clarac

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Neuroscience

D-Index
53
Citations
8107
World Ranking
5173
National Ranking
216

François Clarac 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 François Clarac sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 134 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

François Clarac 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 François Clarac 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

François Clarac is a researcher affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France. The focus of their work centers primarily on fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a specialization in paleontology and related subfields.

Their research encompasses the study of ancient life forms and their evolutionary biology, with particular attention to paleontology, turtle biology and conservation, physiological and biochemical adaptations, as well as amphibian and reptile biology. The subfields represented in their work include paleontology, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, and global and planetary change.

Clarac's published work appears in several academic venues, with multiple papers in Comptes Rendus Palevol, as well as contributions to Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Anatomical Record, and HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe).

  • Comptes Rendus Palevol (2 publications)
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (1 publication)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (1 publication)
  • The Anatomical Record (1 publication)
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (1 publication)

Recent papers by Clarac include:

  • The evolution of dermal shield vascularization in Testudinata and Pseudosuchia: phylogenetic constraints versus ecophysiological adaptations, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The extended osteoderm shield in Paleosuchus sp.: a dwarf crocodylian adaptation to the equatorial forest ecosystem?, 2024, Comptes Rendus Palevol
  • Tetrapod terrestrialisation: a weight-bearing potential already present in the humerus of the stem-tetrapod fish Eusthenopteron foordi, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Elucidating the thermometabolism of Thalattosuchus superciliosus (de Blainville) Young, Brignon, Sachs, Hornung, Foffa, Kitson, Johnson & Steel, 2021 (Archosauria: Metriorhynchidae): a paleohistological study, 2025, Comptes Rendus Palevol
  • Skeletal pathologies in extant crocodilians as a window into the paleopathology of fossil archosaurs, 2025, The Anatomical Record

Clarac has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Sophie Sanchez (2 joint publications)
  • Torsten M. Scheyer
  • Julia B. Desojo
  • Ignacio A. Cerda
  • Zilca Campos

Their research topics span the evolution and paleontology studies, paleontology and evolutionary biology, turtle biology and conservation, physiological and biochemical adaptations, and amphibian and reptile biology.

  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Earlier in their career, François Clarac was recognized with membership in Academia Europaea since 1996.

Best Publications

  • Load-regulating mechanisms in gait and posture: comparative aspects.

    J.E.J. Duysens;F. Clarac;H. Cruse

  • Activation of the central pattern generators for locomotion by serotonin and excitatory amino acids in neonatal rat.

    J R Cazalets;Y Sqalli-Houssaini;F Clarac

  • Localization and organization of the central pattern generator for hindlimb locomotion in newborn rat

    JR Cazalets;M Borde;F Clarac

  • What do reflex and voluntary mean? Modern views on an ancient debate.

    Arthur Prochazka;Francois Clarac;Gerald E. Loeb;John C. Rothwell

  • Perinatal development of lumbar motoneurons and their inputs in the rat.

    Laurent Vinay;Frédéric Brocard;Jean-François Pflieger;Juliette Simeoni-Alias

  • The synaptic drive from the spinal locomotor network to motoneurons in the newborn rat

    JR Cazalets;M Borde;F Clarac

  • Direct evidence for presynaptic inhibitory mechanisms in crayfish sensory afferents.

    D. Cattaert;A. el Manira;F. Clarac

  • Central control components of a 'simple' stretch reflex.

    François Clarac;Daniel Cattaert;Didier Le Ray

  • Development of posture and locomotion: an interplay of endogenously generated activities and neurotrophic actions by descending pathways.

    Laurent Vinay;Frédéric Brocard;François Clarac;Jean Chrétien Norreel

  • Oscillatory properties of the central pattern generator for locomotion in neonatal rats

    Y. Sqalli-Houssaini;J. R. Cazalets;F. Clarac

  • Monosynaptic Interjoint Reflexes and their Central Modulation During Fictive Locomotion in Crayfish.

    A. El Manira;R. A. DiCaprio;D. Cattaert;F. Clarac

  • Role of gravity in the development of posture and locomotion in the neonatal rat

    François Clarac;Laurent Vinay;Jean-René Cazalets;Jean-Claude Fady

  • Invertebrate presynaptic inhibition and motor control

    F. Clarac;D. Cattaert

  • Postural modifications and neuronal excitability changes induced by a short-term serotonin depletion during neonatal development in the rat.

    Jean-François Pflieger;François Clarac;Laurent Vinay

  • Reversible Disorganization of the Locomotor Pattern after Neonatal Spinal Cord Transection in the Rat

    Jean-Chrétien Norreel;Jean-François Pflieger;Edouard Pearlstein;Juliette Simeoni-Alias

  • Monosynaptic connections mediate resistance reflex in crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) walking legs

    A. El Manira;D. Cattaert;F. Clarac

  • Two types of motor rhythm induced by NMDA and amines in an in vitro spinal cord preparation of neonatal rat.

    J.R. Cazalets;P. Grillner;I. Menard;J. Cremieux

  • Variability as a characteristic of immature motor systems: an electromyographic study of swimming in the newborn rat.

    J.R. Cazalets;I. Menard;J. Crémieux;F. Clarac

  • Invertebrate preparations and their contribution to neurobiology in the second half of the 20th century.

    François Clarac;Edouard Pearlstein

  • Neuromuscular strategies underlying different behavioral acts in a multifunctional crustacean leg joint

    Joseph Ayers;François Clarac

  • Modulation of the spinal network for locomotion by substance P in the neonatal rat

    J.-Y. Barthe;François Clarac

  • The control of antennal movements by leg proprioceptors in the rock lobster,Palinurus vulgaris

    François Clarac;Douglas M. Neil;Jean Pierre Vedel

  • Dual locomotor activity selectively controlled by force- and contact-sensitive mechanoreceptors.

    M. Bévengut;F. Libersat;F. Clarac

  • Single unit sensory activity in free walking crabs: force sensitive mechanoreceptors of the dactyl.

    Sasha N. Zill;Frederic Libersat;Francois Clarac

  • Anatomical and physiological organization of the swimmeret system of the spiny lobsterJasus lalandii as adaptive components of the tail flick

    Daniel Cattaert;Francois Clarac;Douglas M. Neil

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-René Cazalets
Jean-René Cazalets University of Bordeaux
Alain R. Marchand
Alain R. Marchand University of Bordeaux
Washington Buño
Washington Buño Spanish National Research Council
Holk Cruse
Holk Cruse Bielefeld University
Michel Laurin
Michel Laurin Sorbonne University
Alfonso Araque
Alfonso Araque University of Minnesota
Douglas G. Stuart
Douglas G. Stuart University of Arizona
Robert M. Brownstone
Robert M. Brownstone University College London
François Boller
François Boller National Institutes of Health

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