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Marco Leyton

Marco Leyton

McGill University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
56
Citations
12015
World Ranking
4505
National Ranking
259

Marco Leyton 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 Marco Leyton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 170 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marco Leyton 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 Marco Leyton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marco Leyton is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and focuses primarily on neuroscience and medicine. Their research encompasses various subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as molecular biology.

Their body of work spans several major topics such as:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Marco Leyton's recent publications include the following:

  • "Mapping neurotransmitter systems to the structural and functional organization of the human neocortex," 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Mapping neurotransmitter systems to the structural and functional organization of the human neocortex," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Integrating multimodal and multiscale connectivity blueprints of the human cerebral cortex in health and disease," 2023, PLoS Biology
  • "Adverse Life Experiences and Brain Function," 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • "Extra-striatal D2/3 receptor availability in youth at risk for addiction," 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology

Frequent coauthors of Marco Leyton include:

  • Sylvia M. L. Cox
  • Chawki Benkelfat
  • Pedro Rosa-Neto
  • Alain Dagher
  • Kelly Smart

The scholar's work is often published in journals such as:

  • Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Differences between males and females in rates of serotonin synthesis in human brain.

    S. Nishizawa;C. Benkelfat;S. N. Young;M. Leyton

  • Mapping neurotransmitter systems to the structural and functional organization of the human neocortex

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  • Alcohol promotes dopamine release in the human nucleus accumbens.

    Isabelle Boileau;Jean-Marc Assaad;Jean-Marc Assaad;Robert O. Pihl;Chawki Benkelfat

  • Amphetamine-Induced Increases in Extracellular Dopamine, Drug Wanting, and Novelty Seeking: A PET/[11C]Raclopride Study in Healthy Men

    Marco Leyton;Isabelle Boileau;Isabelle Boileau;Chawki Benkelfat;Chawki Benkelfat;Mirko Diksic

  • The role of serotonin in human mood and social interaction: Insight from altered tryptophan levels

    Simon N. Young;Marco Leyton

  • Modeling Sensitization to Stimulants in Humans: An [11C]Raclopride/Positron Emission Tomography Study in Healthy Men

    Isabelle Boileau;Alain Dagher;Marco Leyton;Roger N. Gunn

  • Stress and Depressed Mood in Medical Students, Law Students, and Graduate Students at McGill University.

    Karin F. Helmers;Deborah Danoff;Yvonne Steinert;Marco Leyton

  • Brain Regional α-[11C]Methyl-l-Tryptophan Trapping in Impulsive Subjects With Borderline Personality Disorder

    Marco Leyton;Hidehiko Okazawa;Mirko Diksic;Joel Paris

  • Predictors of mood response to acute tryptophan depletion: A reanalysis

    Linda Booij;Willem Van der Does;Chawki Benkelfat;J Douglas Bremner

  • Dopamine Depletion Impairs Frontostriatal Functional Connectivity during a Set-Shifting Task

    Atsuko Nagano-Saito;Marco Leyton;Oury Monchi;Yael K. Goldberg

  • Nicotine Increases Alcohol Self-Administration in Non-Dependent Male Smokers

    Sean P. Barrett;Matthew Tichauer;Marco Leyton;Robert O. Pihl

  • Conditioned Dopamine Release in Humans: A Positron Emission Tomography [11C]Raclopride Study with Amphetamine

    Isabelle Boileau;Alain Dagher;Marco Leyton;Krzysztof Welfeld

  • Conditioned cues and the expression of stimulant sensitization in animals and humans

    Paul Vezina;Marco Leyton

  • Striatal D1 and D2 signaling differentially predict learning from positive and negative outcomes.

    Sylvia M. L. Cox;Michael Joshua Frank;Kevin Larcher;Lesley K. Fellows

  • Cocaine craving, euphoria, and self-administration: a preliminary study of the effect of catecholamine precursor depletion.

    Marco Leyton;Kevin F. Casey;J. Scott Delaney;Theodore Kolivakis

  • Dopamine ups and downs in vulnerability to addictions: a neurodevelopmental model.

    Marco Leyton;Paul Vezina

  • Effects on mood of acute phenylalanine/tyrosine depletion in healthy women.

    M Leyton;S N Young;R O Pihl;S Etezadi

  • Measurement of brain regional alpha-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan trapping as a measure of serotonin synthesis in medication-free patients with major depression.

    Pedro Rosa-Neto;Mirko Diksic;Hidehiko Okazawa;Marco Leyton

  • Conditioned and sensitized responses to stimulant drugs in humans.

    Marco Leyton

  • Striatal ups and downs: their roles in vulnerability to addictions in humans.

    Marco Leyton;Paul Vezina

  • α-[11C]Methyl-l-tryptophan trapping in the orbital and ventral medial prefrontal cortex of suicide attempters

    Marco Leyton;Vincent Paquette;Paul Gravel;Pedro Rosa-Neto

Frequent Co-Authors

Chawki Benkelfat
Chawki Benkelfat McGill University
Alain Dagher
Alain Dagher Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Simon N. Young
Simon N. Young McGill University
Robert O. Pihl
Robert O. Pihl McGill University
Linda Booij
Linda Booij Concordia University
Glen B. Baker
Glen B. Baker University of Alberta
Pedro Rosa-Neto
Pedro Rosa-Neto McGill University
Isabelle Boileau
Isabelle Boileau Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Jean R. Séguin
Jean R. Séguin University of Montreal
Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal

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