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79
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18773
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1710
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91

Martin Kavaliers 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 Martin Kavaliers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 344 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin Kavaliers 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 Martin Kavaliers sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Martin Kavaliers is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and focuses on research within the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, and sensory systems.

The main topics in their work include neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, stress responses and cortisol, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, olfactory and sensory function studies, sleep and wakefulness research, and biochemical analysis and sensing techniques.

Frequent publication venues for Martin Kavaliers include:

  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Physiology & Behavior
  • Developmental Psychobiology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Martin Kavaliers include:

  • "Pathogens, odors, and disgust in rodents" (2020) published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Differential effects of progesterone on social recognition and the avoidance of pathogen threat by female mice" (2020) published in Hormones and Behavior
  • "Social factors and the neurobiology of pathogen avoidance" (2022) published in Biology Letters
  • "Sex and age differences in locomotor and anxiety-like behaviors in rats: From adolescence to adulthood" (2020) published in Developmental Psychobiology
  • "Infection, learning, and memory: Focus on immune activation and aversive conditioning" (2022) published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp, Elena Choleris, Indra R. Bishnoi, Dante Cantini, and Cashmeira-Dove Tyson.

Best Publications

  • A detailed ethological analysis of the mouse open field test: effects of diazepam, chlordiazepoxide and an extremely low frequency pulsed magnetic field.

    E Choleris;A W Thomas;M Kavaliers;F S Prato

  • Neurobiological effects of intraventricular propionic acid in rats: possible role of short chain fatty acids on the pathogenesis and characteristics of autism spectrum disorders.

    Derrick F. MacFabe;Donald P. Cain;Karina Rodriguez-Capote;Andrew E. Franklin

  • Antipredator responses and defensive behavior: ecological and ethological approaches for the neurosciences.

    Martin Kavaliers;Elena Choleris

  • Sex differences in performance in the Morris water maze and the effects of initial nonstationary hidden platform training.

    Tara S. Perrot-Sinal;Marcia A. Kostenuik;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp;Martin Kavaliers

  • Gonadal Hormone Levels and Spatial Learning Performance in the Morris Water Maze in Male and Female Meadow Voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus

    Liisa A. M. Galea;M. Kavaliers;K.-P. Ossenkopp;E. Hampson

  • Discrimination by Female Mice between the Odours of Parasitized and Non-Parasitized Males

    Martin Kavaliers;Douglas D. Colwell

  • Interplay of oxytocin, vasopressin, and sex hormones in the regulation of social recognition.

    Christopher S. Gabor;Anna Phan;Amy E. Clipperton-Allen;Martin Kavaliers

  • Evolutionary and comparative aspects of nociception.

    Martin Kavaliers

  • Neuroendocrinology of social information processing in rats and mice

    Elena Choleris;Amy E. Clipperton-Allen;Anna Phan;Martin Kavaliers

  • SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC SPATIAL LEARNING IN MEADOW VOLES MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS AND DEER MICE PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS

    Liisa A. M. Galea;Martin Kavaliers;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

  • Sexually dimorphic spatial learning varies seasonally in two populations of deer mice.

    L.A.M. Galea;M. Kavaliers;K.-P. Ossenkopp;D. Innes

  • Involvement of estrogen receptor α, β and oxytocin in social discrimination: a detailed behavioral analysis with knockout female mice

    E. Choleris;S. Ogawa;M. Kavaliers;Jan-Ake Gustafsson

  • Olfactory-mediated parasite recognition and avoidance: linking genes to behavior

    Martin Kavaliers;Elena Choleris;Anders Ågmo;Donald W. Pfaff

  • Odours of parasitized males induce aversive responses in female mice

    Martin Kavaliers;Douglas D. Colwell

  • Daily rhythms of analgesia in mice: effects of age and photoperiod

    Martin Kavaliers;Maurice Hirst

  • Possible mechanisms by which extremely low frequency magnetic fields affect opioid function.

    Frank S. Prato;Jeffrey J. L. Carson;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp;Martin Kavaliers

  • Analgesic effects of the progesterone metabolite, 3α-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one, and possible modes of action in mice

    Martin Kavaliers;John P. Wiebe

  • Social conflict activates opioid analgesic and ingestive behaviors in male mice

    G. Campbell Teskey;Martin Kavaliers;Maurice Hirst

  • Brief exposure to a natural predator, the short-tailed weasel, induces benzodiazepine-sensitive analgesia in white-footed mice.

    Martin Kavaliers

  • Physiological bases for parasite-induced alterations of host behaviour

    S. N. Thompson;M. Kavaliers

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp
Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp University of Western Ontario
Elena Choleris
Elena Choleris University of Guelph
Liisa A.M. Galea
Liisa A.M. Galea University of British Columbia
Donald W. Pfaff
Donald W. Pfaff Rockefeller University
Anders Ågmo
Anders Ågmo University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Paola Valsecchi
Paola Valsecchi University of Parma
Paul R. Sanberg
Paul R. Sanberg University of South Florida
Louis J. Muglia
Louis J. Muglia Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Lisa M. Saksida
Lisa M. Saksida University of Western Ontario
Donald P. Cain
Donald P. Cain University of Western Ontario

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