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Paul J. Shaw

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
34
Citations
6484
World Ranking
9278
National Ranking
3916

Paul J. Shaw 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 Paul J. Shaw sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 74 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Paul J. Shaw 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 Paul J. Shaw sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Paul J. Shaw is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of neuroscience. Their work encompasses several subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, and cell biology.

The main topics of Paul J. Shaw's research include:

  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Zebrafish biomedical research applications
  • Plant molecular biology research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Recent papers authored by Paul J. Shaw illustrate a focus on sleep, circadian rhythms, and neurobiology, often using Drosophila as a model organism. Notable publications include:

  • "A Paradoxical Kind of Sleep in Drosophila melanogaster" (2020) published in Current Biology
  • "Sleep-promoting neurons remodel their response properties to calibrate sleep drive with environmental demands" (2022) published in PLoS Biology
  • "Experimentally induced active and quiet sleep engage non-overlapping transcriptional programs in Drosophila" (2023) published in eLife
  • "Disrupting flight increases sleep and identifies a novel sleep-promoting pathway in Drosophila" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "Weekend Light Shifts Evoke Persistent Drosophila Circadian Neural Network Desynchrony" (2021) published in Journal of Neuroscience

Paul J. Shaw has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Bruno van Swinderen
  • Lucy A.L. Tainton-Heap
  • Eleni Notaras
  • Stephane Dissel
  • Melanie Ford

Their publications appear regularly in prominent scientific venues, particularly:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Biology
  • eLife
  • Current Biology
  • Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Correlates of Sleep and Waking in Drosophila melanogaster

    Paul J. Shaw;Chiara Cirelli;Ralph J. Greenspan;Giulio Tononi

  • Stress response genes protect against lethal effects of sleep deprivation in Drosophila.

    Paul J. Shaw;Giulio Tononi;Giulio Tononi;Ralph J. Greenspan;Donald F. Robinson

  • INDUCING SLEEP BY REMOTE CONTROL FACILITATES MEMORY CONSOLIDATION IN DROSOPHILA

    J M Donlea;M Thimgan;Y Suzuki;L Gottschalk

  • Waking Experience Affects Sleep Need in Drosophila

    Indrani Ganguly-Fitzgerald;Jeff Donlea;Paul J. Shaw

  • Use-dependent plasticity in clock neurons regulates sleep need in Drosophila.

    Jeffrey M. Donlea;Narendrakumar Ramanan;Paul J. Shaw

  • D1 Receptor Activation in the Mushroom Bodies Rescues Sleep-Loss-Induced Learning Impairments in Drosophila

    Laurent Seugnet;Yasuko Suzuki;Lucy Vine;Laura Gottschalk

  • Essentials of sleep recordings in Drosophila: Moving beyond sleep time

    Rozi Andretic;Paul J. Shaw

  • Sleep Restores Behavioral Plasticity to Drosophila Mutants

    Stephane Dissel;Veena Angadi;Leonie Kirszenblat;Yasuko Suzuki

  • How deeply does your mutant sleep? Probing arousal to better understand sleep defects in Drosophila

    R. Faville;B. Kottler;G. J. Goodhill;P. J. Shaw

  • Oscillatory brain activity in spontaneous and induced sleep stages in flies

    Melvyn H. W. Yap;Martyna J. Grabowska;Chelsie Rohrscheib;Rhiannon Jeans

  • The Perilipin homologue, Lipid storage droplet 2, regulates sleep homeostasis and prevents learning impairments following sleep loss

    Matthew S. Thimgan;Yasuko Suzuki;Laurent Seugnet;Laura Gottschalk

  • Identification of a biomarker for sleep drive in flies and humans

    Laurent Seugnet;Jaime Boero;Laura Gottschalk;Stephen P. Duntley

  • Sleep and the fruit fly.

    Ralph J. Greenspan;Giulio Tononi;Chiara Cirelli;Paul J. Shaw

  • Sleep deprivation during early-adult development results in long-lasting learning deficits in adult Drosophila.

    Laurent Seugnet;Yasuko Suzuki;Jeff M. Donlea;Laura Gottschalk

  • Models of Insomnia

    Michael Perlis;Paul J. Shaw;Georgina Cano;Colin A. Espie

  • Notch Signaling Modulates Sleep Homeostasis and Learning after Sleep Deprivation in Drosophila

    Laurent Seugnet;Yasuko Suzuki;Gabriel Merlin;Laura Gottschalk

  • No evidence of brain cell degeneration after long-term sleep deprivation in rats.

    Chiara Cirelli;Paul J Shaw;Allan Rechtschaffen;Giulio Tononi

  • Identifying Sleep Regulatory Genes Using a Drosophila Model of Insomnia

    Laurent Seugnet;Yasuko Suzuki;Matthew S. Thimgan;Jeffrey Donlea

  • Perchance to dream: solving the mystery of sleep through genetic analysis.

    Paul J. Shaw;Paul Franken

  • Self-reported sleep quality in college students: a repeated measures approach.

    James Hawkins;Paul Shaw

  • foraging alters resilience/vulnerability to sleep disruption and starvation in Drosophila

    Jeffrey Donlea;Averi Leahy;Matthew S. Thimgan;Yasuko Suzuki

Frequent Co-Authors

Giulio Tononi
Giulio Tononi University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ralph J. Greenspan
Ralph J. Greenspan University of California, San Diego
Chiara Cirelli
Chiara Cirelli University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bruno van Swinderen
Bruno van Swinderen University of Queensland
Neal S. Silverman
Neal S. Silverman University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
James M. Krueger
James M. Krueger Washington State University Spokane
Thomas Preat
Thomas Preat PSL University
Nirinjini Naidoo
Nirinjini Naidoo University of Pennsylvania
George M. Church
George M. Church Harvard University
Ying-Hui Fu
Ying-Hui Fu University of California, San Francisco

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