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Moustafa Bensafi 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 Moustafa Bensafi sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 153 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Moustafa Bensafi 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 Moustafa Bensafi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Moustafa Bensafi is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience with a strong emphasis on sensory systems. The subfields addressed in their work include sensory systems, biomedical engineering, nutrition and dietetics, food science, and neurology.

The topics explored by Bensafi encompass several areas related to sensory perception and analysis. These include:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Multisensory perception and integration

Bensafi has contributed articles to several scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Chemical Senses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Food Quality and Preference
  • Clinical Nutrition Open Science
  • Communications Medicine

Among Bensafi's recent papers are:

  • "More Than Smell-COVID-19 Is Associated With Severe Impairment of Smell, Taste, and Chemesthesis" (2020) published in Chemical Senses
  • "Recent Smell Loss Is the Best Predictor of COVID-19 Among Individuals With Recent Respiratory Symptoms" (2020) published in Chemical Senses
  • "Smell and taste changes are early indicators of the COVID-19 pandemic and political decision effectiveness" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Relationship Between Odor Intensity Estimates and COVID-19 Prevalence Prediction in a Swedish Population" (2020) published in Chemical Senses
  • "Chemotherapy-induced taste and smell changes influence food perception in cancer patients" (2020) published in Supportive Care in Cancer

Bensafi has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Camille Ferdenzi
  • Thomas Hummel
  • Arnaud Fournel
  • Agnès Giboreau
  • Marylou Mantel

In addition to articles, Bensafi has contributed to book publications with different publishers. Notable titles include:

  • "Basic Protocols on Emotions, Senses, and Foods" published by Springer Nature in 2023
  • "Cerveau et odorat: Comment (ré)éduquer son nez Ed. 1" published by EDP Sciences in 2020
  • "Cerveau et odorat Nouvelle édition: Comment (ré) éduquer son nez" published by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in 2021

Best Publications

  • More Than Smell-COVID-19 Is Associated With Severe Impairment of Smell, Taste, and Chemesthesis.

    Valentina Parma;Kathrin Ohla;Maria G Veldhuizen;Masha Y Niv

  • Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Odours: the Role of Pleasantness and Arousal

    M. Bensafi;C. Rouby;V. Farget;B. Bertrand

  • Attentional modulation in human primary olfactory cortex.

    Christina Zelano;Moustafa Bensafi;Jess Porter;Joel Mainland

  • Olfactomotor activity during imagery mimics that during perception

    Moustafa Bensafi;Jessica Porter;Sandra Pouliot;Joel Mainland

  • Hedonic-Specific Activity in Piriform Cortex During Odor Imagery Mimics That During Odor Perception

    Moustafa Bensafi;Noam Sobel;Rehan M Khan

  • Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms.

    Richard C. Gerkin;Kathrin Ohla;Maria G. Veldhuizen;Paule V. Joseph

  • Influence of affective and cognitive judgments on autonomic parameters during inhalation of pleasant and unpleasant odors in humans.

    M Bensafi;C Rouby;V Farget;B Bertrand

  • Sniffing human sex-steroid derived compounds modulates mood, memory and autonomic nervous system function in specific behavioral contexts.

    M Bensafi;W M Brown;R Khan;B Levenson

  • Olfactory plasticity: One nostril knows what the other learns

    Joel D. Mainland;Elizabeth A. Bremner;Natasha Young;Brad N. Johnson

  • Molecular complexity determines the number of olfactory notes and the pleasantness of smells

    F. Kermen;F. Kermen;A. Chakirian;A. Chakirian;C. Sezille;C. Sezille;P. Joussain;P. Joussain

  • Olfactory function in children assessed with psychophysical and electrophysiological techniques.

    Thomas Hummel;Moustafa Bensafi;Julia Nikolaus;Michael Knecht

  • Global Features of Neural Activity in the Olfactory System Form a Parallel Code That Predicts Olfactory Behavior and Perception

    Rafi Haddad;Tali Weiss;Rehan Khan;Boaz Nadler

  • Humans and Mice Express Similar Olfactory Preferences

    Nathalie Mandairon;Johan Poncelet;Moustafa Bensafi;Anne Didier

  • Sex-steroid derived compounds induce sex-specific effects on autonomic nervous system function in humans.

    M. Bensafi;W. M. Brown;T. Tsutsui;J. D. Mainland

  • Psychophysiological correlates of affects in human olfaction.

    M. Bensafi;C. Rouby;V. Farget;B. Bertrand

  • Asymmetry of pleasant vs. unpleasant odor processing during affective judgment in humans.

    M Bensafi;C Rouby;V Farget;M Vigouroux

  • Sniffing a human sex-steroid derived compound affects mood and autonomic arousal in a dose-dependent manner

    M Bensafi;T Tsutsui;R Khan;R.W Levenson

  • Smell and taste changes are early indicators of the COVID-19 pandemic and political decision effectiveness.

    Denis Pierron;Veronica Pereda-Loth;Marylou Mantel;Maëlle Moranges

  • Verbal cues modulate hedonic perception of odors in 5-year-old children as well as in adults.

    Moustafa Bensafi;Moustafa Bensafi;Fanny Rinck;Fanny Rinck;Benoist Schaal;Catherine Rouby;Catherine Rouby;Catherine Rouby

  • Neural coding of stimulus concentration in the human olfactory and intranasal trigeminal systems.

    M. Bensafi;E. Iannilli;J. Gerber;T. Hummel

  • Involvement of right piriform cortex in olfactory familiarity judgments.

    Jane Plailly;Moustafa Bensafi;Mathilde Pachot-Clouard;Chantal Delon-Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Hummel
Thomas Hummel TU Dresden
Noam Sobel
Noam Sobel Weizmann Institute of Science
Johan N. Lundström
Johan N. Lundström Karolinska Institute
Anne Didier
Anne Didier Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Barbara Tillmann
Barbara Tillmann Laboratory for Research on Learning and Development
Joel D. Mainland
Joel D. Mainland Monell Chemical Senses Center
Jean-Claude Dreher
Jean-Claude Dreher Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Zachary F. Mainen
Zachary F. Mainen Champalimaud Foundation
Monique A. M. Smeets
Monique A. M. Smeets Utrecht University

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