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Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis 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 Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis 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.

Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis 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 Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on various areas within neuroscience, particularly cellular and molecular neuroscience, as well as genetics. The scope of their work also extends into ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, alongside contributions to cognitive neuroscience and biophysics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques

Among recent publications by Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis, notable works include:

  • "A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain," 2020, published in eLife
  • "Fly Cell Atlas: A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult fruit fly," 2022, published in Science
  • "The connectome of the adult Drosophila mushroom body provides insights into function," 2020, published in eLife
  • "Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain," 2024, published in Nature
  • "Whole-brain annotation and multi-connectome cell typing of Drosophila," 2024, published in Nature

Jefferis frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Philipp Schlegel
  • Marta Costa
  • Alexander Shakeel Bates
  • Katharina Eichler
  • Sven Dorkenwald

Their work is regularly published in a range of scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • eLife
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Current Biology

Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis has contributed extensively to advancing understanding in neuroscience and molecular biology through detailed analyses of insect brains, particularly fruit flies. This work covers neuroanatomical mapping and transcriptomic atlases, supporting insights into neural circuitry and brain function.

Best Publications

  • A Complete Electron Microscopy Volume of the Brain of Adult Drosophila melanogaster.

    Zhihao Zheng;J. Scott Lauritzen;Eric Perlman;Camenzind G. Robinson

  • A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain

    Louis K Scheffer;C Shan Xu;Michal Januszewski;Zhiyuan Lu;Zhiyuan Lu

  • Comprehensive Maps of Drosophila Higher Olfactory Centers: Spatially Segregated Fruit and Pheromone Representation

    Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis;Christopher J. Potter;Christopher J. Potter;Alexander M. Chan;Elizabeth C. Marin

  • Author response: A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain

    Louis K Scheffer;C Shan Xu;Michal Januszewski;Zhiyuan Lu;Zhiyuan Lu

  • Complementary Function and Integrated Wiring of the Evolutionarily Distinct Drosophila Olfactory Subsystems

    Ana F. Silbering;Raphael Rytz;Yael Grosjean;Liliane Abuin

  • Representation of the glomerular olfactory map in the Drosophila brain

    Elizabeth C Marin;Gregory S.X.E Jefferis;Takaki Komiyama;Haitao Zhu

  • Target neuron prespecification in the olfactory map of Drosophila.

    Gregory S. X. E. Jefferis;Gregory S. X. E. Jefferis;Elizabeth C. Marin;Elizabeth C. Marin;Reinhard F. Stocker;Liqun Luo

  • Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain

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  • Cellular Organization of the Neural Circuit that Drives Drosophila Courtship Behavior

    Jai Y. Yu;Makoto I. Kanai;Ebru Demir;Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis

  • The connectome of the adult Drosophila mushroom body provides insights into function

    Feng Li;Jack W Lindsey;Elizabeth C Marin;Nils Otto;Nils Otto

  • Olfactory Information Processing in Drosophila

    Nicolas Y. Masse;Glenn C. Turner;Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis

  • An olfactory receptor for food-derived odours promotes male courtship in Drosophila

    Yael Grosjean;Raphael Rytz;Jean-Pierre Farine;Liliane Abuin

  • Sexual Dimorphism in the Fly Brain

    Sebastian Cachero;Aaron D. Ostrovsky;Jai Y. Yu;Barry J. Dickson

  • NBLAST: Rapid, Sensitive Comparison of Neuronal Structure and Construction of Neuron Family Databases

    Marta Costa;James D. Manton;Aaron D. Ostrovsky;Steffen Prohaska

  • Quantitative measurements of alternating finger tapping in Parkinson's disease correlate with UPDRS motor disability and reveal the improvement in fine motor control from medication and deep brain stimulation

    Ana Lisa Taylor Tavares;Gregory S.X.E Jefferis;Mandy Koop;Bruce C. Hill

  • Developmental origin of wiring specificity in the olfactory system of Drosophila

    Gregory S. X. E. Jefferis;Raj M. Vyas;Daniela Berdnik;Ariane Ramaekers

  • Olfactory receptor and circuit evolution promote host specialization.

    Thomas O. Auer;Mohammed A. Khallaf;Ana F. Silbering;Giovanna Zappia

  • Integration of Parallel Opposing Memories Underlies Memory Extinction.

    Johannes Felsenberg;Pedro F. Jacob;Thomas Walker;Oliver Barnstedt

  • The natverse, a versatile toolbox for combining and analysing neuroanatomical data.

    Alexander Shakeel Bates;James D Manton;Sridhar R Jagannathan;Marta Costa;Marta Costa

  • Complete Connectomic Reconstruction of Olfactory Projection Neurons in the Fly Brain

    Alexander S. Bates;Philipp Schlegel;Philipp Schlegel;Ruairi J.V. Roberts;Nikolas Drummond

  • A Bidirectional Circuit Switch Reroutes Pheromone Signals in Male and Female Brains

    Johannes Kohl;Aaron D. Ostrovsky;Shahar Frechter;Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis

  • From Lineage to Wiring Specificity: POU Domain Transcription Factors Control Precise Connections of Drosophila Olfactory Projection Neurons

    Takaki Komiyama;Wayne A. Johnson;Liqun Luo;Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Liqun Luo
Liqun Luo Stanford University
Yoshinori Aso
Yoshinori Aso Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Kei Ito
Kei Ito University of Cologne
Scott Waddell
Scott Waddell University of Oxford
Richard Benton
Richard Benton University of Lausanne
Barry J. Dickson
Barry J. Dickson Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Albert Cardona
Albert Cardona University of Cambridge
Takaki Komiyama
Takaki Komiyama University of California, San Diego
Christopher Potter
Christopher Potter University of Cambridge

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