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Amitabha Chattopadhyay publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amitabha Chattopadhyay sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 352 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Amitabha Chattopadhyay D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amitabha Chattopadhyay sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Amitabha Chattopadhyay is affiliated with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in India. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Surgery, Cell Biology, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics including Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling, and Cellular Transport and Secretion.

The scientist has published extensively in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Membrane Biology
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Biophysical Reviews

Among recent published works are the following papers:

  • Cholesterol interaction motifs in G protein-coupled receptors: Slippery hot spots?, 2020, WIREs Systems Biology and Medicine
  • Structure, dynamics and lipid interactions of serotonin receptors: excitements and challenges, 2020, Biophysical Reviews
  • A molecular sensor for cholesterol in the human serotonin 1A receptor, 2021, Science Advances
  • Membrane cholesterol regulates endocytosis and trafficking of the serotonin1A receptor: Insights from acute cholesterol depletion, 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • Cholesterol in GPCR Structures: Prevalence and Relevance, 2021, The Journal of Membrane Biology

Chattopadhyay collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Parijat Sarkar
  • Durba Sengupta
  • Sreetama Pal
  • S. K. Shrivastava
  • G. Aditya Kumar

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Parallax method for direct measurement of membrane penetration depth utilizing fluorescence quenching by spin-labeled phospholipids.

    Amitabha Chattopadhyay;Erwin London

  • Melittin : a membrane-active peptide with diverse functions

    H. Raghuraman;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Fluorimetric determination of critical micelle concentration avoiding interference from detergent charge

    Amitabha Chattopadhyay;Erwin London

  • The gramicidin ion channel: a model membrane protein.

    Devaki A. Kelkar;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Chemistry and biology of N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)-labeled lipids: fluorescent probes of biological and model membranes

    Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Role of cholesterol in the function and organization of G-protein coupled receptors.

    Thomas J. Pucadyil;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Cholesterol modulates ligand binding and G-protein coupling to serotonin1A receptors from bovine hippocampus

    Thomas J Pucadyil;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Desensitization of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: molecular mechanisms and effect of modulators

    Enrique L. M. Ochoa;Amitabha Chattopadhyay;Mark G. McNamee

  • The Serotonin1A Receptor: A Representative Member of the Serotonin Receptor Family

    Thomas J. Pucadyil;Shanti Kalipatnapu;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Membrane cholesterol in the function and organization of G-protein coupled receptors.

    Yamuna Devi Paila;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Spectroscopic and ionization properties of N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)-labeledlipidsinmodelmembranes

    Amitabha Chattopadhyay;Erwin London

  • Membrane sphingolipid-ergosterol interactions are important determinants of multidrug resistance in Candida albicans.

    Kasturi Mukhopadhyay;Tulika Prasad;Preeti Saini;Thomas J. Pucadyil

  • Eicosapentaenoic acid reduces membrane fluidity, inhibits cholesterol domain formation, and normalizes bilayer width in atherosclerotic-like model membranes.

    R. Preston Mason;Robert F. Jacob;Sandeep Shrivastava;Samuel C.R. Sherratt

  • Cholesterol Modulates the Dimer Interface of the β2-Adrenergic Receptor via Cholesterol Occupancy Sites

    Xavier Prasanna;Amitabha Chattopadhyay;Durba Sengupta

  • Identification of cholesterol recognition amino acid consensus (CRAC) motif in G-protein coupled receptors.

    Md. Jafurulla;Shrish Tiwari;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Chronic Cholesterol Depletion Using Statin Impairs the Function and Dynamics of Human Serotonin1A Receptors

    Sandeep Shrivastava;Thomas J. Pucadyil;Yamuna Devi Paila;Sourav Ganguly

  • Wavelength-selective fluorescence as a novel tool to study organization and dynamics in complex biological systems.

    Sushmita Mukherjee;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Modulation of Tryptophan Environment in Membrane-Bound Melittin by Negatively Charged Phospholipids: Implications in Membrane Organization and Function†

    Anindya K. Ghosh;R. Rukmini;Amitabha Chattopadhyay

  • Dependence of critical micelle concentration of a zwitterionic detergent on ionic strength: implications in receptor solubilization

    Amitabha Chattopadhyay;K.G. Harikumar

  • Exploring membrane organization and dynamics by the wavelength-selective fluorescence approach.

    Amitabha Chattopadhyay

Frequent Co-Authors

Erwin London
Erwin London Stony Brook University
Roger E. Koeppe
Roger E. Koeppe University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad Amity University
Rienk van Grondelle
Rienk van Grondelle Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Anunay Samanta
Anunay Samanta University of Hyderabad
Gabor Tigyi
Gabor Tigyi University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Joachim Frank
Joachim Frank Columbia University
Franco Quadrifoglio
Franco Quadrifoglio University of Udine
Dietmar J. Manstein
Dietmar J. Manstein Hannover Medical School
Christoph Schick
Christoph Schick University of Rostock

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