Leaderboards/Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects

Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Tia A. Tummino
University of California, San Francisco
2
Katlyn Nemani
University College Cork
3
Huming Yan
Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
4
Adam Oken
Oregon Health & Science University
5
Olena Didenko
University of Oxford
6
Jiawei Zhao
Guilin Medical University
7
Amal El Daibani
Washington University in St. Louis
8
Jak Grimes
University of Birmingham
9
Abdelfattah Faouzi
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy
10
Christopher J. Draper-Joyce
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute

Papers

1
Structural basis of odor sensing by insect heteromeric odorant receptors
Science|2024
123 cit.
2
Publication in Nature (2024) [72 citations, W4394688722]
Nature|2024
72 cit.
3
Virtual library docking for cannabinoid-1 receptor agonists with reduced side effects
Nature Communications|2025
11 cit.
4
Fluorescence Imaging of Neuroblastocyte Differentiation and Parkinson’s Brain Tissue Lesions Examined by a Norepinephrine-Activated Molecular Probe
Analytical Chemistry|2025
8 cit.
5
Anti-spike antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health|2024
3 cit.
6
Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationship studies of 6 <i>H</i> -benzo[ <i>b</i> ]indeno[1,2- <i>d</i> ]thiophen-6-one derivatives as DYRK1A/CLK1/CLK4/haspin inhibitors
RSC Medicinal Chemistry|2024
2 cit.
7
Publication in Cell (2025) [W4413042830]
Cell|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Daniel Wacker
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2
Yuan Xue
Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital
3
Eduardo Pozo
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
4
Shaobin He
Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
5
Zihu Tan
Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
6
Lang Peng
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine
7
Md. Shenuarin Bhuiyan
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
8
Hong Shan
Sun Yat-sen University
9
Emanuele Amata
University of Catania
10
Anat Levit
University of British Columbia

Papers

1
Structural pharmacology and therapeutic potential of 5-methoxytryptamines
Nature|2024
74 cit.
2
RNA Helicase DDX24 Stabilizes LAMB1 to Promote Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression
Cancer Research|2022
37 cit.
3
Quercetin Alleviates Demyelination Through Regulating Microglial Phenotype Transformation to Mitigate Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mice with Vascular Dementia
Molecular Neurobiology|2022
34 cit.
4
Substrate binding and inhibition of the anion exchanger 1 transporter
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology|2023
31 cit.
5
Molecular basis of human trace amine-associated receptor 1 activation
Nature Communications|2024
28 cit.
6
Solvent Exchange Induced In Situ Formed Hydrogel as Liquid Embolic Agents
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
27 cit.
7
Mitochondrial dysfunction and autophagy activation are associated with cardiomyopathy developed by extended methamphetamine self-administration in rats
Redox Biology|2022
24 cit.
8
Diastolic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease model mice is associated with Aβ-amyloid aggregate formation and mitochondrial dysfunction
Scientific Reports|2024
19 cit.
9
Structural and biofunctional evaluation of decellularized jellyfish matrices
Journal of Materials Chemistry B|2023
15 cit.
10
Dual‐Targeted Engineered Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Immunotherapy
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Solomon H. Snyder
Johns Hopkins University
2
Kenneth A. Jacobson
National Institutes of Health
3
Tsung‐Ping Su
National Institute on Drug Abuse
4
Alexei Verkhratsky
University of Manchester
5
Bryan L. Roth
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
6
Lakshmi A. Devi
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
7
George L. Wilcox
University of Minnesota Medical Center
8
Bernhard Wünsch
University of Münster
9
Paul E. Gilbert
San Diego State University
10
Tangui Maurice
Inserm

Papers

1
Receptors for Purines and Pyrimidines
Unknown Journal|2012
4k cit.
2
Isolation of nitric oxide synthetase, a calmodulin-requiring enzyme.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1990
3.3k cit.
3
The effects of morphine- and nalorphine- like drugs in the nondependent and morphine-dependent chronic spinal dog.
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics|1976
3k cit.
4
Opiate Receptor: Demonstration in Nervous Tissue
Science|1973
2.4k cit.
5
Cloned and expressed nitric oxide synthase structurally resembles cytochrome P-450 reductase
Nature|1991
2.4k cit.
6
Dopamine Receptor Binding Predicts Clinical and Pharmacological Potencies of Antischizophrenic Drugs
Science|1976
2.2k cit.
7
Evolving the lock to fit the key to create a family of G protein-coupled receptors potently activated by an inert ligand
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2007
2.1k cit.
8
Intrathecal morphine in mice: A new technique
European Journal of Pharmacology|1980
1.9k cit.
9
Nitric oxide synthase and neuronal NADPH diaphorase are identical in brain and peripheral tissues.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1991
1.9k cit.
10
Sigma-1 Receptor Chaperones at the ER- Mitochondrion Interface Regulate Ca2+ Signaling and Cell Survival
Cell|2007
1.8k cit.

Reagents for Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects

Citation-validated products used in this field

🔥 Trending

Gaining adoption fast

⭐ Top Rated

Best all-around

Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 65

SMG-1 (Q25) Antibody

#4993$317
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling Technology

CEND1 (D6A6) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (BSA and Azide Free)

#75760$865
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 67

Vimentin Antibody Sampler Kit

#9775$341
View Evidence →

🌟 All-Time

Most validated

Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 64

GIT2 (D11B8) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

Cited in 12 papers
#8072$161,351
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 66

Src (32G6) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (Biotinylated)

Cited in 10 papers
#8077$556
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling Technology

SIGMAR1 (D4J2E) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

Cited in 5 papers
#61994$159,351
View Evidence →