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Kay M. Tye

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Neuroscience

D-Index
57
Citations
25723
World Ranking
4258
National Ranking
1922

Kay M. Tye 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 Kay M. Tye sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 95 publications — 15th percentile

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

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Kay M. Tye 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 Kay M. Tye sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Kay M. Tye is affiliated with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple areas within neuroscience and psychology, focusing on understanding neural dynamics, memory, neuroendocrine regulation, and related behaviors.

The scientist's notable recent papers include the following:

  • Acute social isolation evokes midbrain craving responses similar to hunger, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Cortical ensembles orchestrate social competition through hypothalamic outputs, 2022, Nature
  • Precision Calcium Imaging of Dense Neural Populations via a Cell-Body-Targeted Calcium Indicator, 2020, Neuron
  • The neural circuitry of social homeostasis: Consequences of acute versus chronic social isolation, 2021, Cell
  • Neurotensin orchestrates valence assignment in the amygdala, 2022, Nature

Their frequent coauthors include Laurel R. Keyes, Gillian A. Matthews, Romy Wichmann, Nancy Padilla-Coreano, and Matilde Borio.

Kay M. Tye publishes predominantly in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Nature
  • Neuron
  • Nature Neuroscience

Main fields of study encompass Neuroscience and Psychology, with contributions distributed across several subfields:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

The prominent research topics covered by Kay M. Tye include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Among the awards received are the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2017 and the fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2014.

Best Publications

  • From circuits to behaviour in the amygdala

    Patricia H. Janak;Kay M. Tye

  • Natural Neural Projection Dynamics Underlying Social Behavior

    Lisa A. Gunaydin;Logan Grosenick;Joel C. Finkelstein;Isaac V. Kauvar

  • Amygdala circuitry mediating reversible and bidirectional control of anxiety

    Kay M. Tye;Rohit Prakash;Sung-Yon Kim;Lief E. Fenno

  • Input-specific control of reward and aversion in the ventral tegmental area

    Stephan Lammel;Byung Kook Lim;Chen Ran;Kee Wui Huang

  • Dopamine neurons modulate neural encoding and expression of depression-related behaviour

    Kay M. Tye;Julie J. Mirzabekov;Melissa R. Warden;Emily A. Ferenczi

  • Excitatory transmission from the amygdala to nucleus accumbens facilitates reward seeking

    Garret D. Stuber;Garret D. Stuber;Dennis R. Sparta;Dennis R. Sparta;Alice M. Stamatakis;Wieke A. van Leeuwen

  • Optogenetic investigation of neural circuits underlying brain disease in animal models

    Kay M. Tye;Karl Deisseroth

  • Principles for applying optogenetic tools derived from direct comparative analysis of microbial opsins

    Joanna Mattis;Kay M Tye;Emily A Ferenczi;Charu Ramakrishnan

  • Resolving the neural circuits of anxiety

    Gwendolyn G Calhoon;Kay M Tye

  • GABA neurons of the VTA drive conditioned place aversion.

    Kelly R. Tan;Cédric Yvon;Marc Turiault;Julie J. Mirzabekov

  • Recombinase-Driver Rat Lines: Tools, Techniques, and Optogenetic Application to Dopamine-Mediated Reinforcement

    Ilana B. Witten;Elizabeth E. Steinberg;Soo Yeun Lee;Thomas J. Davidson

  • A prefrontal cortex–brainstem neuronal projection that controls response to behavioural challenge

    Melissa R. Warden;Aslihan Selimbeyoglu;Julie J. Mirzabekov;Maisie Lo

  • Diverging neural pathways assemble a behavioural state from separable features in anxiety

    Sung-Yon Kim;Avishek Adhikari;Soo Yeun Lee;James H. Marshel

  • Noninvasive optical inhibition with a red-shifted microbial rhodopsin

    Amy S. Chuong;Mitra L. Miri;Volker Busskamp;Gillian A.C. Matthews

  • BLA to vHPC inputs modulate anxiety-related behaviors.

    Ada C. Felix-Ortiz;Anna Beyeler;Changwoo Seo;Christopher A. Leppla

  • A Circuit Mechanism for Differentiating Positive and Negative Associations

    Praneeth Namburi;Anna Beyeler;Suzuko Yorozu;Gwendolyn G. Calhoon

  • Amygdala Inputs to the Ventral Hippocampus Bidirectionally Modulate Social Behavior

    Ada Celis Felix-Ortiz;Kay Tye

  • High-efficiency channelrhodopsins for fast neuronal stimulation at low light levels

    André Berndt;Philipp Schoenenberger;Joanna Mattis;Kay M. Tye

  • Divergent Routing of Positive and Negative Information from the Amygdala during Memory Retrieval

    Anna Beyeler;Praneeth Namburi;Gordon F. Glober;Clémence Simonnet

  • Decoding Neural Circuits that Control Compulsive Sucrose Seeking

    Edward H. Nieh;Gillian A. Matthews;Stephen A. Allsop;Kara N. Presbrey

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Antonello Bonci
Antonello Bonci National Institute on Drug Abuse
Patricia H. Janak
Patricia H. Janak Johns Hopkins University
Garret D. Stuber
Garret D. Stuber University of Washington
Rebecca Saxe
Rebecca Saxe MIT
Colleen A. McClung
Colleen A. McClung University of Pittsburgh
Robert C. Malenka
Robert C. Malenka Stanford University
Botond Roska
Botond Roska University of Basel
Ilana B. Witten
Ilana B. Witten Princeton University
Edward S. Boyden
Edward S. Boyden MIT

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