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François Georges

François Georges

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
5756
World Ranking
8350
National Ranking
386

François Georges 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 Georges sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 65 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

François Georges 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 Georges sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

François Georges is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and molecular biology.

The primary focus of François Georges' work lies in investigating neural dynamics and brain function, as well as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. They have also contributed to studies on neurological disorders and treatments, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroscience and neural engineering, and eating disorders and behaviors.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

François Georges often collaborates with a set of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Adriane Guillaumin
  • Gian Pietro Serra
  • Åsa Wallén-Mackenzie
  • Jérôme Baufreton
  • Giulia R. Fois

Selected recent publications by François Georges are:

  • Increased surface P2X4 receptor regulates anxiety and memory in P2X4 internalization-defective knock-in mice, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Experimental investigation into the role of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in motor control using optogenetics in mice, 2020, Brain Research
  • Nucleus accumbens D1- and D2-expressing neurons control the balance between feeding and activity-mediated energy expenditure, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Emotion in action: When emotions meet motor circuits, 2023, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Exercise craving potentiates excitatory inputs to ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons, 2020, Addiction Biology

Best Publications

  • Acute Cannabinoids Impair Working Memory through Astroglial CB1 Receptor Modulation of Hippocampal LTD

    Jing Han;Philip Kesner;Mathilde Metna-Laurent;Mathilde Metna-Laurent;Tingting Duan;Tingting Duan

  • Disrupted surface cross-talk between NMDA and Ephrin-B2 receptors in anti-NMDA encephalitis

    Lenka Mikasova;Pierre De Rossi;Pierre De Rossi;Delphine Bouchet;Delphine Bouchet;François Georges;François Georges

  • Activation of Ventral Tegmental Area Cells by the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis: A Novel Excitatory Amino Acid Input to Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

    François Georges;Gary Aston-Jones

  • Hippocampal LTP and contextual learning require surface diffusion of AMPA receptors

    A. C. Penn;C. L. Zhang;C. L. Zhang;F. Georges;F. Georges;L. Royer;L. Royer;L. Royer

  • Neuronal circuits underlying acute morphine action on dopamine neurons

    Marion Jalabert;Romain Bourdy;Julien Courtin;Pierre Veinante

  • Astroglial CB1 Receptors Determine Synaptic D-Serine Availability to Enable Recognition Memory.

    Laurie M. Robin;José F. Oliveira da Cruz;Valentin C. Langlais;Mario Martin-Fernandez

  • Braking dopamine systems: a new GABA master structure for mesolimbic and nigrostriatal functions

    Michel Barrot;Susan R. Sesack;François Georges;François Georges;Marco Pistis

  • Potent Regulation of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons by the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis

    François Georges;Gary Aston-Jones

  • Polymodal activation of the endocannabinoid system in the extended amygdala

    Nagore Puente;Yihui Cui;Olivier Lassalle;Mathieu Lafourcade;Mathieu Lafourcade

  • Chronic morphine exposure and spontaneous withdrawal are associated with modifications of dopamine receptor and neuropeptide gene expression in the rat striatum

    F Georges;L Stinus;B Bloch;C Le Moine

  • SHANK3 controls maturation of social reward circuits in the VTA

    Sebastiano Bariselli;Stamatina Tzanoulinou;Christelle Glangetas;Christelle Glangetas;Christelle Glangetas;Clément Prévost-Solié

  • Aversive stimuli drive hypothalamus-to-habenula excitation to promote escape behavior.

    Salvatore Lecca;Salvatore Lecca;Frank Julius Meye;Frank Julius Meye;Massimo Trusel;Massimo Trusel;Anna Tchenio;Anna Tchenio

  • The antero-posterior heterogeneity of the ventral tegmental area.

    M J Sanchez-Catalan;J Kaufling;F Georges;P Veinante

  • Role of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in the control of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons.

    Marion Jalabert;Gary Aston-Jones;Etienne Herzog;Etienne Herzog;Etienne Herzog;Olivier Manzoni;Olivier Manzoni

  • Lack of additive role of ageing in nigrostriatal neurodegeneration triggered by α-synuclein overexpression

    Mathieu Bourdenx;Sandra Dovero;Michel Engeln;Simone Bido

  • Habenular CB1 Receptors Control the Expression of Aversive Memories

    Edgar Soria-Gómez;Arnau Busquets-Garcia;Arnau Busquets-Garcia;Fei Hu;Amine Mehidi;Amine Mehidi

  • Control of the nigrostriatal dopamine neuron activity and motor function by the tail of the ventral tegmental area.

    Romain Bourdy;María-José Sánchez-Catalán;Jennifer Kaufling;Judith J Balcita-Pedicino

  • Cocaine-evoked negative symptoms require AMPA receptor trafficking in the lateral habenula

    Frank J Meye;Kristina Valentinova;Kristina Valentinova;Salvatore Lecca;Salvatore Lecca;Lucile Marion-Poll;Lucile Marion-Poll

  • Ventral tegmental area cannabinoid type-1 receptors control voluntary exercise performance.

    Sarah Dubreucq;Audrey Durand;Audrey Durand;Isabelle Matias;Isabelle Matias;Giovanni Bénard;Giovanni Bénard

  • Cannabinoid receptors in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis control cortical excitation of midbrain dopamine cells in vivo.

    Léma Massi;Izaskun Elezgarai;Nagore Puente;Leire Reguero

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Marsicano
Giovanni Marsicano University of Bordeaux
Erwan Bezard
Erwan Bezard University of Bordeaux
Olivier J. Manzoni
Olivier J. Manzoni Aix-Marseille University
Laurent Groc
Laurent Groc University of Bordeaux
Michel Barrot
Michel Barrot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gary Aston-Jones
Gary Aston-Jones Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Pedro Grandes
Pedro Grandes University of the Basque Country
Pierre-Olivier Fernagut
Pierre-Olivier Fernagut University of Poitiers
Susan R. Sesack
Susan R. Sesack University of Pittsburgh
Martine Cador
Martine Cador University of Bordeaux

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