Stuart N. Peirson

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
132 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Stuart N. Peirson is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart N. Peirson has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 66 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 39 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stuart N. Peirson's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (93 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (43 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (33 papers). Stuart N. Peirson is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (93 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (43 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (33 papers). Stuart N. Peirson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Stuart N. Peirson's co-authors include F. Foster, Mark W. Hankins, Steven Hughes, Aarti Jagannath, Robert J. Lucas, Stephanie Halford, George C. Brainard, Charles A. Czeisler, Steven W. Lockley and Laurence A. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Stuart N. Peirson

130 papers receiving 7.0k citations

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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.

Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age

2013 898 citations Robert J. Lucas, Stuart N. Peirson et al. profile →
Experimental validation of novel and conventional approaches to quantitative real-time PCR data analysis

2003 733 citations Stuart N. Peirson profile →
Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults

2022 301 citations Timothy M. Brown, George C. Brainard et al. PLoS Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Analgesia through FKBP51 inhibition at disease onset confers lasting relief from sensory and emotional chronic pain symptoms 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alex J. H. Fedorec, Sara Caxaria, (unknown), (unknown), Laurence A. Brown, (unknown), Shafaq Sikandar, Felix Hausch, Stuart N. Peirson, Sandrine M. Géranton	0
2	Single neurons and networks in the mouse claustrum integrate input from widespread cortical sources 2025 ·eLife ·Andrew M. Shelton, David K. Oliver, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stuart N. Peirson, Thomas Akam, Clifford G. Kentros, Menno P. Witter, Simon J. B. Butt, Adam M. Packer	2
3	Recommendations for measuring and standardizing light for laboratory mammals to improve welfare and reproducibility in animal research 2024 ·PLoS Biology ·Robert J. Lucas, Annette E. Allen, George C. Brainard, Timothy M. Brown, Robert T. Dauchy, Altuğ Didikoğlu, Michael Tri H., Brianna N. Gaskill, Samer Hattar, Penny Hawkins, Roelof A. Hut, (unknown), Randy J. Nelson, Jan‐Bas Prins, Tiffany M. Schmidt, Joseph S. Takahashi, (unknown), Vootele Võikar, Sara Wells, Stuart N. Peirson	16
4	Light sampling behaviour regulates circadian entrainment in mice 2024 ·BMC Biology ·(unknown), Shu K. E. Tam, Laurence A. Brown, F. Foster, Stuart N. Peirson	3
5	Re-examining extreme sleep duration in bats: implications for sleep phylogeny, ecology, and function 2022 ·SLEEP ·(unknown), Yossi Yovel, Stuart N. Peirson, (unknown), Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy	12
6	Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults breakdown → 2022 ·PLoS Biology ·Timothy M. Brown, George C. Brainard, Christian Cajochen, Charles A. Czeisler, John P. Hanifin, Steven W. Lockley, Robert J. Lucas, Mirjam Münch, John O’Hagan, Stuart N. Peirson, Luke Price, Till Roenneberg, Luc J. M. Schlangen, Debra J. Skene, Manuel Spitschan, Céline Vetter, Phyllis C. Zee, Kenneth P. Wright	301
7	Dim light in the evening causes coordinated realignment of circadian rhythms, sleep, and short-term memory 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Shu K. E. Tam, Laurence A. Brown, (unknown), (unknown), Angus S. Fisk, Carina A. Pothecary, Vincent van der Vinne, F. Foster, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, David M. Bannerman, Mary E. Harrington, Stuart N. Peirson	25
8	Deletion of AMPA receptor GluA1 subunit gene (Gria1) causes circadian rhythm disruption and aberrant responses to environmental cues 2021 ·Translational Psychiatry ·(unknown), Laurence A. Brown, Shu K. E. Tam, Kay E. Davies, F. Foster, Paul J. Harrison, Rolf Sprengel, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, Peter L. Oliver, David M. Bannerman, Stuart N. Peirson	20
9	The hypothalamic link between arousal and sleep homeostasis in mice 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Tomoko Yamagata, Martin C. Kahn, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mathilde C. C. Guillaumin, Vincent van der Vinne, (unknown), Laura E. McKillop, Aarti Jagannath, Stuart N. Peirson, Edward O. Mann, F. Foster, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy	23
10	Zfhx3 modulates retinal sensitivity and circadian responses to light 2021 ·The FASEB Journal ·Steven Hughes, Jessica K. Edwards, (unknown), Carina A. Pothecary, Alun R. Barnard, Russell Joynson, (unknown), Mark W. Hankins, Stuart N. Peirson, Gareth Banks, Patrick M. Nolan	5
11	The relationship between fasting-induced torpor, sleep, and wakefulness in laboratory mice 2021 ·SLEEP ·(unknown), Sarah Jane Flaherty, Carina A. Pothecary, F. Foster, Stuart N. Peirson, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy	13
12	The functional characteristics of optogenetic gene therapy for vision restoration 2020 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Moritz Lindner, Michael James Gilhooley, Stuart N. Peirson, Steven Hughes, Mark W. Hankins	11
13	Continuous and non-invasive thermography of mouse skin accurately describes core body temperature patterns, but not absolute core temperature 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Vincent van der Vinne, Carina A. Pothecary, (unknown), Laura E. McKillop, (unknown), (unknown), Shu K. E. Tam, Lukas B. Krone, Angus S. Fisk, (unknown), Tomoko Yamagata, James Cantley, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, Stuart N. Peirson	22
14	What is the ‘spectral diet’ of humans? 2019 ·Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences ·(unknown), Manuel Spitschan, F. Foster, Marilyne Andersen, Stuart N. Peirson	50
15	Cortical region–specific sleep homeostasis in mice: effects of time of day and waking experience 2018 ·SLEEP ·Mathilde C. C. Guillaumin, Laura E. McKillop, Nanyi Cui, Simon P. Fisher, F. Foster, Maarten De Vos, Stuart N. Peirson, Peter Achermann, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy	29
16	Melanopsin: photoreceptors, physiology and potential 2018 ·Current Opinion in Physiology ·(unknown), Michael James Gilhooley, Aarti Jagannath, Mark W. Hankins, Steven Hughes, Stuart N. Peirson	8
17	Improving Reproducibility and Candidate Selection in Transcriptomics Using Meta-analysis 2018 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Laurence A. Brown, Stuart N. Peirson	7
18	Long-term restoration of visual function in end-stage retinal degeneration using subretinal human melanopsin gene therapy 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Samantha R. De Silva, Alun R. Barnard, Steven Hughes, Shu K. E. Tam, Chris Martin, Mandeep S. Singh, (unknown), Michelle E. McClements, Matthew J. During, Stuart N. Peirson, Mark W. Hankins, Robert E. MacLaren	64
19	Constant Light Desynchronizes Olfactory versus Object and Visuospatial Recognition Memory Performance 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Shu K. E. Tam, Sibah Hasan, Harry Choi, Laurence A. Brown, Aarti Jagannath, Steven Hughes, Mark W. Hankins, F. Foster, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, David M. Bannerman, Stuart N. Peirson	14
20	Modulation of recognition memory performance by light requires both melanopsin and classical photoreceptors 2016 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Shu K. E. Tam, Sibah Hasan, Steven Hughes, Mark W. Hankins, F. Foster, David M. Bannerman, Stuart N. Peirson	28

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