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Hugh D. Piggins 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 Hugh D. Piggins sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 154 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugh D. Piggins 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 Hugh D. Piggins sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Hugh D. Piggins is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily within the field of neuroscience. Their work encompasses several subfields, including endocrine and autonomic systems, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Dietary effects on health
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Among recent publications, Hugh D. Piggins has contributed to the following papers:

  • Circadian VIPergic Neurons of the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei Sculpt the Sleep-Wake Cycle, 2020, Neuron
  • A circadian clock in the sinus node mediates day-night rhythms in Hcn4 and heart rate, 2020, Heart Rhythm
  • Timed daily exercise remodels circadian rhythms in mice, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Timekeeping in the hindbrain: a multi-oscillatory circadian centre in the mouse dorsal vagal complex, 2020, Communications Biology
  • Rhythmic neuronal activities of the rat nucleus of the solitary tract are impaired by high-fat diet - implications for daily control of satiety, 2021, The Journal of Physiology

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Hugh D. Piggins include:

  • Łukasz Chrobok
  • Kamil Pradel
  • Marian H. Lewandowski
  • Mino D. C. Belle
  • Jasmin Daniela Klich

The scientist publishes regularly in several venues, with multiple works featured in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Heart Rhythm
  • Communications Biology
  • The Journal of Physiology
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Hugh D. Piggins has also authored a book titled Neuroendocrine Clocks and Calendars, published in 2020 by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • The VPAC2 Receptor Is Essential for Circadian Function in the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Nuclei

    Anthony J. Harmar;Hugh M. Marston;Sanbing Shen;Christopher Spratt

  • Setting clock speed in mammals: the CK1 epsilon tau mutation in mice accelerates circadian pacemakers by selectively destabilizing PERIOD proteins.

    Qing Jun Meng;Larisa Logunova;Elizabeth S. Maywood;Monica Gallego

  • Challenging the omnipotence of the suprachiasmatic timekeeper: are circadian oscillators present throughout the mammalian brain?

    Clare Guilding;Hugh D. Piggins

  • Melanopsin Contributions to Irradiance Coding in the Thalamo-Cortical Visual System

    Timothy M. Brown;Carlos Gias;Megumi Hatori;Sheena R. Keding

  • Neuropeptides phase shift the mammalian circadian pacemaker

    HD Piggins;MC Antle;B Rusak

  • The mouse VPAC2 receptor confers suprachiasmatic nuclei cellular rhythmicity and responsiveness to vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in vitro.

    David J. Cutler;Mai Haraura;Helen E. Reed;Sanbing Shen

  • Daily electrical silencing in the mammalian circadian clock.

    Mino D. C. Belle;Casey O. Diekman;Daniel B. Forger;Hugh D. Piggins

  • Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) phase-shifts the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus clock in vitro

    Helen E. Reed;Alert Meyer-Spasche;David J. Cutler;Clive W. Coen

  • A riot of rhythms: neuronal and glial circadian oscillators in the mediobasal hypothalamus.

    Clare Guilding;Alun T L Hughes;Timothy M Brown;Sara Namvar

  • Circadian rhythm of cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmogenesis, and the underlying mechanisms.

    Nicholas Black;Alicia D’Souza;Yanwen Wang;Hugh Piggins

  • Electrophysiology of the suprachiasmatic circadian clock

    Timothy M. Brown;Hugh D. Piggins

  • DISTRIBUTION OF PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE (PACAP)IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND EXTENDED AMYGDALA OF THE RAT

    Hugh D. Piggins;Jennifer A. Stamp;Joan Burns;Benjamin Rusak

  • The Circadian Clock in Murine Chondrocytes Regulates Genes Controlling Key Aspects of Cartilage Homeostasis

    Nicole Gossan;Leo Zeef;James Hensman;Alun Hughes

  • Distinct roles for GABA across multiple timescales in mammalian circadian timekeeping.

    Daniel DeWoskin;Jihwan Myung;Mino D. C. Belle;Hugh D. Piggins

  • Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Promotes Suprachiasmatic Nuclei Cellular Rhythmicity in the Absence of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide-VPAC2 Receptor Signaling

    Timothy M. Brown;Alun T. Hughes;Hugh D. Piggins

  • Circadian and photic regulation of phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and Elk-1 in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the Syrian hamster.

    Andrew N. Coogan;Hugh D. Piggins

  • Disrupted neuronal activity rhythms in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-deficient mice.

    Tim Brown;Christopher S Colwell;James Waschek;Hugh D Piggins

  • Acute suppressive and long-term phase modulation actions of orexin on the mammalian circadian clock.

    Mino D.C. Belle;Alun T.L. Hughes;David A. Bechtold;Peter Cunningham

  • Aberrant gating of photic input to the suprachiasmatic circadian pacemaker of mice lacking the VPAC2 receptor.

    Alun T. Hughes;Briana Fahey;David J. Cutler;Andrew N. Coogan

  • Circadian and dark-pulse activation of orexin/hypocretin neurons

    Oliver J Marston;Rhîannan H Williams;Maria M Canal;Rayna E Samuels

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin Rusak
Benjamin Rusak Dalhousie University
Andrew N. Coogan
Andrew N. Coogan National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Clive W. Coen
Clive W. Coen King's College London
Anthony J. Harmar
Anthony J. Harmar University of Edinburgh
Zul Merali
Zul Merali University of Ottawa
Robert J. Lucas
Robert J. Lucas University of Manchester
Mark R. Boyett
Mark R. Boyett University of Bradford
Kazue Semba
Kazue Semba Dalhousie University
Denis Burdakov
Denis Burdakov ETH Zurich
Terry W. Moody
Terry W. Moody National Institutes of Health

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