| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 55 | 4785 | 4401 | 278 | 253 | 233 | 9151 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Shimon Amir between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shimon Amir published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1988. 9 of the 247 publications appeared in the last two years.
247 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 13 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| Total | 247 |
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 Shimon Amir sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 233 publications — 71st percentile
71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
| 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 | 233 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shimon Amir sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 55 D-Index — 52nd percentile
52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 55 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Shimon Amir is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a strong focus on circadian rhythms and related physiological processes.
Their research primarily centers on circadian rhythm and melatonin, with additional work in dietary effects on health, sleep and wakefulness research, stress responses and cortisol, neurobiology and insect physiology research, adipose tissue and metabolism, and behavioral health and interventions.
The main fields of study covered by their publications include Neuroscience, with 21 papers, and Medicine, with 11 papers. Subfields of study include Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Behavioral Neuroscience.
Frequent publication venues for their work comprise bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with five papers, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology with two papers each, as well as Communications Biology and Frontiers in Physiology.
Notable recent papers include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shimon Amir include Konrad Schoettner, Nuria de Zavalía, Sarah Ferraro, Cassandra Goldfarb, and Christiane Meyer.
Awards recognizing their professional contributions include the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2008 and the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.
Suzanne Hood;Shimon Amir
Shimon Amir;Zavie W. Brown;Zalman Amit
Shimon Amir;Zalman Amit
Elaine Waddington Lamont;Barry Robinson;Jane Stewart;Shimon Amir
Suzanne Hood;Pamela Cassidy;Marie-Pierre Cossette;Yuval Weigl
Shimon Amir;Zalman Amit
D. Rodaros;D.A. Caruana;S. Amir;J. Stewart
Shimon Amir;Elaine Waddington Lamont;Barry Robinson;Jane Stewart
Lauren Segall;Jennifer Perrin;Claire-Dominique Walker;Jane Stewart
Suzanne Hood;Shimon Amir
Michael Verwey;Zehra Khoja;Jane Stewart;Shimon Amir
Ruifeng Cao;Barry Robinson;Haiyan Xu;Christos Gkogkas
Kim Edelstein;Shimon Amir
Michael Verwey;Shimon Amir
Jeffrey Anyan;Shimon Amir
Shimon Amir;Jane Stewart
Shimon Amir
Jennifer S. Perrin;Lauren A. Segall;Valerie L. Harbour;Barbara Woodside
E.W. Lamont;L. Renteria Diaz;J. Barry-Shaw;J. Stewart
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