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Thomas Preat

Thomas Preat

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
10805
World Ranking
5919
National Ranking
260

Thomas Preat 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 Thomas Preat sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 102 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Preat 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 Thomas Preat sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Thomas Preat is affiliated with PSL University in France and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work notably spans subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, and Genetics.

Their research focuses on a broad array of topics including Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Retinal Development and Disorders, and Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations.

Recent published papers include the following:

  • "Glia fuel neurons with locally synthesized ketone bodies to sustain memory under starvation" (2022, Nature Metabolism)
  • "Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction" (2020, Nature)
  • "Glial glucose fuels the neuronal pentose phosphate pathway for long-term memory" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "Glycolysis-derived alanine from glia fuels neuronal mitochondria for memory in Drosophila" (2023, Nature Metabolism)
  • "In vivo large-scale analysis of Drosophila neuronal calcium traces by automated tracking of single somata" (2020, Scientific Reports)

They frequently collaborate with a group of researchers, including Pierre-Yves Plaçais, Alice Pavlowsky, Bassem A. Hassan, Yasmine Rabah, and Typhaine Comyn.

Their work has been published in several prominent venues, with the most frequent being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Metabolism, Nature, Cell Reports, and Nature Communications.

Thomas Preat is recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), an acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Genetic dissection of consolidated memory in Drosophila

    T. Tully;T. Tully;T. Preat;S.C. Boynton;M. Del Vecchio

  • Mushroom body output neurons encode valence and guide memory-based action selection in Drosophila

    Yoshinori Aso;Divya Sitaraman;Toshiharu Ichinose;Karla R. Kaun

  • A subset of dopamine neurons signals reward for odour memory in Drosophila

    Chang Liu;Pierre-Yves Placais;Nobuhiro Yamagata;Barret D. Pfeiffer

  • Localization of Long-Term Memory Within the Drosophila Mushroom Body

    Alberto Pascual;Thomas Préat

  • Exclusive consolidated memory phases in Drosophila.

    Guillaume Isabel;Alberto Pascual;Thomas Preat

  • Behavioral consequences of dopamine deficiency in the Drosophila central nervous system

    Thomas Riemensperger;Guillaume Isabel;Hélène Coulom;Kirsa Neuser

  • Mushroom body efferent neurons responsible for aversive olfactory memory retrieval in Drosophila

    Julien Séjourné;Pierre-Yves Plaçais;Yoshinori Aso;Igor Siwanowicz

  • Distinct dopamine neurons mediate reward signals for short- and long-term memories

    Nobuhiro Yamagata;Toshiharu Ichinose;Yoshinori Aso;Pierre Yves Plaçais

  • Defining the role of Drosophila lateral neurons in the control of circadian rhythms in motor activity and eclosion by targeted genetic ablation and PERIOD protein overexpression.

    Eric Blanchardon;Brigitte Grima;André Klarsfeld;Elisabeth Chélot

  • PKA Dynamics in a Drosophila Learning Center: Coincidence Detection by Rutabaga Adenylyl Cyclase and Spatial Regulation by Dunce Phosphodiesterase

    Nicolas Gervasi;Paul Tchénio;Paul Tchénio;Thomas Preat

  • To Favor Survival Under Food Shortage, the Brain Disables Costly Memory

    Pierre Yves Plaçais;Thomas Preat

  • Neuroanatomy: Brain asymmetry and long-term memory

    Alberto Pascual;Kai-Lian Huang;Julie Neveu;Thomas Préat

  • Upregulated energy metabolism in the Drosophila mushroom body is the trigger for long-term memory

    Pierre Yves Plaçais;Éloïse De Tredern;Lisa Scheunemann;Séverine Trannoy;Séverine Trannoy

  • Slow oscillations in two pairs of dopaminergic neurons gate long-term memory formation in Drosophila

    Pierre Yves Plaçais;Séverine Trannoy;Guillaume Isabel;Guillaume Isabel;Yoshinori Aso

  • Identification of linotte, a new gene affecting learning and memory in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Jean-Maurice Dura;Thomas Preat;Tim Tully

  • Two Independent Mushroom Body Output Circuits Retrieve the Six Discrete Components of Drosophila Aversive Memory

    Emna Bouzaiane;Séverine Trannoy;Lisa Scheunemann;Pierre-Yves Plaçais

  • Parallel Processing of Appetitive Short- and Long-Term Memories In Drosophila

    Séverine Trannoy;Christelle Redt-Clouet;Jean-Maurice Dura;Thomas Preat

  • Sex Differences in Intestinal Carbohydrate Metabolism Promote Food Intake and Sperm Maturation.

    Bruno Hudry;Bruno Hudry;Eva de Goeij;Alessandro Mineo;Pedro Gaspar

  • The Role of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein in Drosophila Long-Term Memory

    Bastianella Perazzona;Guillaume Isabel;Thomas Preat;Ronald L. Davis

  • Ciboulot regulates actin assembly during Drosophila brain metamorphosis.

    Isabelle Boquet;Rajaa Boujemaa;Marie-France Carlier;Thomas Préat

  • The Suppressor of fused gene encodes a novel PEST protein involved in Drosophila segment polarity establishment.

    A. Pham;P. Therond;Georges Alves;F. B. Tournier

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshinori Aso
Yoshinori Aso Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hiromu Tanimoto
Hiromu Tanimoto Tohoku University
Tim Tully
Tim Tully Dart NeuroScience (United States)
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Stephan J. Sigrist
Stephan J. Sigrist Freie Universität Berlin
Martin Heisenberg
Martin Heisenberg University of Würzburg
Marie-France Carlier
Marie-France Carlier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Arnold Munnich
Arnold Munnich Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital

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