Étienne Challet

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Étienne Challet is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Étienne Challet has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 81 papers in Physiology and 59 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Étienne Challet's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (133 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (58 papers) and Dietary Effects on Health (47 papers). Étienne Challet is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (133 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (58 papers) and Dietary Effects on Health (47 papers). Étienne Challet collaborates with scholars based in France, Morocco and United States. Étienne Challet's co-authors include Paul Pévet, Jorge Mendoza, Fred W. Turek, Hugues Dardente, Andries Kalsbeek, Céline Feillet, Urs Albrecht, Pawan Kumar Jha, Caroline Graff and Julien Delezie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Étienne Challet

151 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Functional and Clinical Significance of the 24-Hour Rhythm of Circulating Glucocorticoids

2016 376 citations Étienne Challet et al. profile →
The circadian regulation of food intake

2019 287 citations Étienne Challet profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Étienne Challet	4.9k	2.8k	1.6k	1.3k	617	157	6.5k
Diego A. Golombék	4.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	914 1.5×	171	6.0k
Martin R. Ralph	5.0k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.6×	603 1.0×	90	6.3k
Henrik Oster	5.5k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	982 1.6×	182	7.7k
Ralph E. Mistlberger	5.8k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	3.3k 2.0×	2.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.9×	128	7.3k
Steven A. Brown	5.1k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	758 1.2×	84	6.9k
Gene D. Block	6.4k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	3.2k 2.4×	634 1.0×	114	7.4k
Friedrich K. Stephan	4.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	512 0.8×	49	5.3k
Nicolas Cermakian	4.9k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	826 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	991 1.6×	99	6.7k
Juan Antonio Madrid	4.5k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	936 0.6×	629 0.5×	1.6k 2.6×	245	8.8k
David J. Kennaway	5.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	853 0.7×	2.2k 3.5×	230	7.7k

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Arango-Lievano, Margarita, B Antoine, Jean‐Christophe Helbling, et al.. (2025). Meal scheduling corrects obesogenic diet induced-uncoupling of cortico-hippocampal activities supporting memory. EBioMedicine. 117. 105783–105783. 1 indexed citations

Helbling, Jean‐Christophe, Mariano Ruiz‐Gayo, Ioannis Bakoyiannis, et al.. (2024). Time-restricted feeding prevents memory impairments induced by obesogenic diet consumption, via hippocampal thyroid hormone signaling. Molecular Metabolism. 90. 102061–102061. 2 indexed citations

Piro, Mohammed, et al.. (2024). Daily rhythm of rumination in the goat (Capra hircus) is not driven by feeding. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 28387–28387.

Paiva, Isabel, et al.. (2023). Circadian functioning of Locus Cœruleus of the nocturnal rat and diurnal rodent Arvicanthis. Neuroscience Letters. 799. 137091–137091. 2 indexed citations

Piro, Mohammed, et al.. (2023). SLEEP IN MOROCCAN BLACK GOATS UNDER NORMAL AND DESERTIC CONDITIONS: A POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC STUDY. IBRO Neuroscience Reports. 15. S734–S735.

Challet, Étienne, et al.. (2023). Reciprocal Interactions between Circadian Clocks, Food Intake, and Energy Metabolism. Biology. 12(4). 539–539. 18 indexed citations

Piro, Mohammed, et al.. (2021). Seasonal variations in locomotor activity rhythm and diurnal activity in the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) under mesic semi-natural conditions. Chronobiology International. 39(1). 129–150. 9 indexed citations

Dumont, Stéphanie, et al.. (2016). Ultradian feeding in mice not only affects the peripheral clock in the liver, but also the master clock in the brain. Chronobiology International. 34(1). 17–36. 25 indexed citations

Challet, Étienne. (2013). Circadian Clocks, Food Intake, and Metabolism. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 119. 105–135. 74 indexed citations

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Delezie, Julien & Étienne Challet. (2011). Interactions between metabolism and circadian clocks: reciprocal disturbances. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1243(1). 30–46. 87 indexed citations

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Castellanos, Alberto, et al.. (2009). Differential Effects of a Restricted Feeding Schedule on Clock-Gene Expression in the Hypothalamus of the Rat. Chronobiology International. 26(5). 808–820. 39 indexed citations

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Mendoza, Jorge, Paul Pévet, & Étienne Challet. (2008). High‐fat feeding alters the clock synchronization to light. The Journal of Physiology. 586(24). 5901–5910. 161 indexed citations

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Mendoza, Jorge, Florent G. Revel, Paul Pévet, & Étienne Challet. (2007). Shedding light on circadian clock resetting by dark exposure: differential effects between diurnal and nocturnal rodents. European Journal of Neuroscience. 25(10). 3080–3090. 22 indexed citations

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Vacher, Claire‐Marie, Martin Gassmann, Sandrine Desrayaud, et al.. (2006). Hyperdopaminergia and altered locomotor activity in GABAB1-deficient mice. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 3 indexed citations

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Feillet, Céline, Jürgen A. Ripperger, Maria Chiara Magnone, et al.. (2006). Lack of Food Anticipation in Per2 Mutant Mice. Current Biology. 16(20). 2016–2022. 175 indexed citations

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Mendoza, Jorge, Caroline Graff, Hugues Dardente, Paul Pévet, & Étienne Challet. (2005). Feeding Cues Alter Clock Gene Oscillations and Photic Responses in the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei of Mice Exposed to a Light/Dark Cycle. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(6). 1514–1522. 171 indexed citations

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Challet, Étienne, Ivette Caldelas, Caroline Graff, & Paul Pévet. (2003). Synchronization of the Molecular Clockwork by Light- and Food-Related Cues in Mammals. Biological Chemistry. 384(5). 711–9. 133 indexed citations

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Caldelas, Ivette, et al.. (2003). Circadian profile and photic regulation of clock genes in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of a diurnal mammal arvicanthis ansorgei. Neuroscience. 116(2). 583–591. 100 indexed citations

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Challet, Étienne, B. Pitrosky, B. Sicard, André Malan, & Paul Pévet. (2002). Circadian Organization in a Diurnal Rodent, Arvicanthis ansorgei Thomas 1910: Chronotypes, Responses to Constant Lighting Conditions, and Photoperiodic Changes. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 17(1). 52–64. 48 indexed citations

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Challet, Étienne, et al.. (1996). Ventromedial hypothalamic lesions prevent the fasting-induced changes in day-night pattern of locomotor activity. Behavioural Brain Research. 77(1-2). 155–163. 18 indexed citations

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