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Rémi Quirion

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Neuroscience
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 124 341 306 11 10 625 51414

Rémi Quirion publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rémi Quirion between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rémi Quirion published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2000. 10 of the 649 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2000. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 16 publications 1983: 14 publications 1984: 13 publications 1985: 17 publications 1986: 15 publications 1987: 20 publications 1988: 19 publications 1989: 17 publications 1990: 28 publications 1991: 19 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 21 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 27 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 29 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1977 2025

649 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rémi Quirion: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 3
1979 4
1980 7
1981 9
1982 16
1983 14
1984 13
1985 17
1986 15
1987 20
1988 19
1989 17
1990 28
1991 19
1992 15
1993 21
1994 16
1995 18
1996 16
1997 27
1998 13
1999 15
2000 29
2001 18
2002 22
2003 20
2004 22
2005 19
2006 22
2007 10
2008 13
2009 14
2010 23
2011 14
2012 15
2013 12
2014 6
2015 7
2016 6
2017 3
2018 2
2019 2
2020 3
2021 0
2022 12
2023 2
2024 6
2025 4
Total 649
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Rémi Quirion 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 Rémi Quirion sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 618–627 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 625 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17 625
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Rémi Quirion 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 Rémi Quirion sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 124–125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27 124
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2019 - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Overview

Rémi Quirion is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed extensively to neuroscience and related disciplines. Their main fields of study include Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, their research spans several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, and Oncology.

Their work covers a range of topics with notable focus areas including:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Rémi Quirion's recent publications include:

  • Brain organoids: are they for real?, 2023, Frontiers in Science
  • Glutamate Attenuates the Survival Property of IGFR through NR2B Containing N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptors in Cortical Neurons, 2020, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • Scientific diplomacy keeps reason alight in dark times, 2022, Nature
  • Alterations in prefrontal cortical neuregulin-1 levels in post-pubertal rats with neonatal ventral hippocampal lesions, 2022, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Neuropeptide Y receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1, 2023, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

The scientist has frequently published in venues including IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, Frontiers in Science, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, and Nature.

Frequent co-authors of Rémi Quirion include Denise Pérusse, Thomas Buffin-Bélanger, Danielle Maltais, Mario Gauthier, and Philippe Gachon.

Rémi Quirion is also an author of books, with publications such as "Les inondations au Québec," published by Presses de l'Université du Québec eBooks in 2022.

The scientist was recognized with the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame award in 2019.

Best Publications

  • International Union of Pharmacology. XXXII. The mammalian calcitonin gene-related peptides, adrenomedullin, amylin, and calcitonin receptors.

    David R. Poyner;Patrick M. Sexton;Ian Marshall;David M. Smith

  • A proposal for the classification of sigma binding sites.

    Rémi Quirion;Wayne D. Bowen;Yossef Itzhak;Jean Louis Junien

  • Apolipoprotein E4 allele as a predictor of cholinergic deficits and treatment outcome in Alzheimer disease.

    Judes Poirier;Marie Claude Delisle;Rémi Quirion;Isabelle Aubert

  • The effects of chronic antidepressant treatment in an animal model of anxiety.

    Shari R. Bodnoff;Shari R. Bodnoff;Barbara Suranyi-Cadotte;David H. Aitken;Remi Quirion

  • The Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) protects hippocampal neurons against cell death induced by beta-amyloid.

    Stéphane Bastianetto;Charles Ramassamy;Sylvain Doré;Yves Christen

  • Neuropeptide Y and neuropeptide Y receptor subtypes in brain and peripheral tissues.

    Yvan Dumont;Jean-Claude Martel;Alain Fournier;Serge St-Pierre

  • Differential alteration of various cholinergic markers in cortical and subcortical regions of human brain in Alzheimer's disease.

    D. M. Araujo;P. A. Lapchak;Y. Robitaille;S. Gauthier

  • Decreased expression of the embryonic form of the neural cell adhesion molecule in schizophrenic brains.

    D Barbeau;J J Liang;Y Robitalille;R Quirion

  • A comparison of the anatomical distribution of substance P and substance P receptors in the rat central nervous system

    Clifford W. Shults;Remi Quirion;Bibie Chronwall;Thomas N. Chase

  • cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein (CREB): A Possible Signaling Molecule Link in the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia

    Haitao Wang;Jiangping Xu;Philip Lazarovici;Remi Quirion

  • Dopamine supersensitivity correlates with D2High states, implying many paths to psychosis

    Philip Seeman;David Weinshenker;Remi Quirion;Lalit K. Srivastava

  • Neuroprotective action of resveratrol.

    Stéphane Bastianetto;Caroline Ménard;Rémi Quirion;Rémi Quirion

  • The neurocircuitry and receptor subtypes mediating anxiolytic-like effects of neuropeptide Y.

    Ants Kask;Jaanus Harro;Stephan von Hörsten;John P. Redrobe

  • Phencyclidine (angel dust)/sigma "opiate" receptor: visualization by tritium-sensitive film.

    Remi Quirion;Ronald P. Hammer;Miles Herkenham;Candace B. Pert

  • Comparative alterations of nicotinic and muscarinic binding sites in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

    I. Aubert;D. M. Araujo;D. Cécyre;Y. Robitaille

  • Psychiatry as a Clinical Neuroscience Discipline

    Thomas R. Insel;Remi Quirion

  • Psychosis pathways converge via D2high dopamine receptors.

    Philip Seeman;Johannes Schwarz;Jiang Fan Chen;Henry Szechtman

  • Behavioral insensitivity to restraint stress, absent fear suppression of behavior and impaired spatial learning in transgenic rats with hippocampal neuropeptide Y overexpression

    A. Thorsell;M. Michalkiewicz;Y. Dumont;R. Quirion

  • Classification and nomenclature of phencyclidine and sigma receptor sites

    Rémi Quirion;Robert Chicheportiche;Patricia C. Contreras;Kenneth M. Johnson

  • Neuroprotective effects of resveratrol against β‐amyloid‐induced neurotoxicity in rat hippocampal neurons: involvement of protein kinase C

    Ying-Shan Han;Wen-Hua Zheng;Stéphane Bastianetto;Jean-Guy Chabot

  • Circadian rhythms of melatonin and cortisol in aging

    M. Sharma;J. Palacios-Bois;G. Schwartz;H. Iskandar

  • Quantitative autoradiographic localization of [125I]insulin-like growth factor I, [125I]insulin-like growth factor II, and [125I]insulin receptor binding sites in developing and adult rat brain.

    S. Kar;J.-G. Chabot;R. Quirion;R. Quirion

  • Alterations in hippocampal network oscillations and theta‐gamma coupling arise before Aβ overproduction in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    Romain Goutagny;Romain Goutagny;Romain Goutagny;Ning Gu;Chelsea Cavanagh;Jesse Jackson

  • Characterization of CGRP1 and CGRP2 Receptor Subtypesa

    Remi Quirion;Denise Van Rossum;Yvan Dumont;Serge St‐Pierre

  • Alternative Splicing, Methylation State, and Expression Profile of Tropomyosin-Related Kinase B in the Frontal Cortex of Suicide Completers

    Carl Ernst;Vesselina Deleva;Xiaoming Deng;Adolfo Sequeira

  • β-Amyloid peptides as direct cholinergic neuromodulators: a missing link?

    Daniel S. Auld;Satyabrata Kar;Rémi Quirion

  • Facilitation of acetylcholine release and cognitive performance by an M(2)-muscarinic receptor antagonist in aged memory-impaired

    R Quirion;A Wilson;W Rowe;I Aubert

  • Substance P and Neurokinins

    James L. Henry;Rejean Couture;A. Claudio Cuello;Georges Pelletier

  • Localization of interleukin-2 immunoreactivity and interleukin-2 receptors in the rat brain: interaction with the cholinergic system.

    Dalia M. Araujo;Paul A. Lapchak;Brian Collier;Re´mi Quirion

Frequent Co-Authors

Naguib Mechawar
Naguib Mechawar McGill University
Gonzalo Flores
Gonzalo Flores Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Alain Fournier
Alain Fournier Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Sylvain Williams
Sylvain Williams McGill University
Tak Pan Wong
Tak Pan Wong McGill University
Salah El Mestikawy
Salah El Mestikawy Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Jeffrey S. Mogil
Jeffrey S. Mogil McGill University
Peter J. Little
Peter J. Little University of the Sunshine Coast
David R. Poyner
David R. Poyner Aston University
Satyabrata Kar
Satyabrata Kar University of Alberta

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