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Laurent Descarries

Laurent Descarries

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
74
Citations
18364
World Ranking
2126
National Ranking
119

Laurent Descarries 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 Laurent Descarries sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 155 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.

Laurent Descarries 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 Laurent Descarries sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Laurent Descarries was affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada during their academic career. Their work included collaboration with other researchers, notably frequent co-author Martin Parent.

Among the areas associated with their research, the specific fields of study, subfields, topics, and frequent publication venues are not detailed in the available data. Similarly, there are no listed recent papers or book publications linked to Laurent Descarries.

While no awards were recorded for Laurent Descarries, their contributions form part of the scholarly activity connected to their institutional affiliation.

Best Publications

  • Organization of ascending serotonin systems in the adult rat brain. A radioautographic study after intraventricular administration of [3H]5-hydroxytryptamine.

    A. Parent;L. Descarries;A. Beaudet

  • Serotonin nerve terminals in adult rat neocortex

    Laurent Descarries;Beaudet Alain;Kenneth C. Watkins

  • Cellular and subcellular distribution of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor in the central nervous system of adult rat.

    Virginia Cornea‐Hébert;Mustapha Riad;Chun Wu;Sujay K. Singh

  • Somatodendritic localization of 5-HT1A and preterminal axonal localization of 5-HT1B serotonin receptors in adult rat brain.

    Mustapha Riad;Sylvia Garcia;Kenneth C. Watkins;Nicolas Jodoin

  • Diffuse transmission by acetylcholine in the CNS

    Laurent Descarries;Victor Gisiger;Mircea Steriade

  • Noradrenergic axon terminals in the cerebral cortex of rat. III. Topometric ultrastructural analysis.

    Laurent Descarries;Kenneth C. Watkins;Yves Lapierre

  • The serotonin neurons in nucleus raphe dorsalis of adult rat: a light and electron microscope radioautographic study.

    Laurent Descarries;Kenneth C. Watkins;Sylvia Garcia;Alain Beaudet

  • Regional and laminar density of the dopamine innervation in adult rat cerebral cortex.

    L. Descarries;B. Lemay;G. Doucet;B. Berger

  • From glutamate co-release to vesicular synergy: vesicular glutamate transporters

    Salah El Mestikawy;Åsa Wallén-Mackenzie;Guillaume M. Fortin;Laurent Descarries

  • Ultrastructural and morphometric features of the acetylcholine innervation in adult rat parietal cortex: an electron microscopic study in serial sections.

    Denis Umbriaco;Kenneth C. Watkins;Laurent Descarries;Costantino Cozzari

  • Modulatory role for biogenic amines in the cerebral cortex. Microiontophoretic studies.

    Toma´s A. Reader;Andre´ Ferron;Laurent Descarries;Herbert H. Jasper

  • Dual character, asynaptic and synaptic, of the dopamine innervation in adult rat neostriatum: A quantitative autoradiographic and immunocytochemical analysis

    Laurent Descarries;Kenneth C. Watkins;Sylvia Garcia;Olivier Bosler

  • Quantification of the dopamine innervation in adult rat neostriatum.

    G. Doucet;L. Descarries;S. Garcia

  • Maladaptive plasticity of serotonin axon terminals in levodopa-induced dyskinesia.

    Daniella Rylander;Martin Parent;Sean S. O'Sullivan;Sandra Dovero

  • Relational features of acetylcholine, noradrenaline, serotonin and GABA axon terminals in the stratum radiatum of adult rat hippocampus (CA1).

    Denis Umbriaco;Sylvia Garcia;Clermont Beaulieu;Laurent Descarries

  • Ultrastructural evidence for diffuse transmission by monoamine and acetylcholine neurons of the central nervous system

    Laurent Descarries;Naguib Mechawar

  • The neurobiology of depression—revisiting the serotonin hypothesis. I. Cellular and molecular mechanisms

    Paul R. Albert;Chawki Benkelfat;Laurent Descarries

  • Ultrastructural characterization of the acetylcholine innervation in adult rat neostriatum.

    C. Contant;D. Umbriaco;S. Garcia;K.C. Watkins

  • Serotonin nerve terminals in the locus coeruleus of adult rat: a radioautographic study.

    Lucienne Leger;Laurent Descarries

  • Noradrenaline axon terminals in adult rat neocortex: An immunocytochemical analysis in serial thin sections

    P. Séguéla;K.C. Watkins;M. Geffard;L. Descarries

  • Quantitative data on serotonin nerve terminals in adult rat neocortex.

    Alain Beaudet;Laurent Descarries

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomás A. Reader
Tomás A. Reader University of Montreal
Naguib Mechawar
Naguib Mechawar McGill University
Louis-Eric Trudeau
Louis-Eric Trudeau University of Montreal
Martin Parent
Martin Parent Université Laval
Philippe Séguéla
Philippe Séguéla Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Jean-Paul Soucy
Jean-Paul Soucy Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Jean-Jacques Soghomonian
Jean-Jacques Soghomonian Boston University
Edith Hamel
Edith Hamel Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Michel Hamon
Michel Hamon Université Paris Cité
René Hen
René Hen Columbia University

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