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Baldomero M. Olivera

Baldomero M. Olivera

University of Utah
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
117
Citations
47357
World Ranking
725
National Ranking
460

Baldomero M. Olivera publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 549 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Baldomero M. Olivera 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 Baldomero M. Olivera sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Baldomero M. Olivera is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology within these fields. Additional subfields include cellular and molecular neuroscience, social psychology, pharmacology, and genetics.

The main topics explored in their work cover:

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology

Frequent publication venues for their research papers are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances

Key papers published include:

  • "A structurally minimized yet fully active insulin based on cone-snail venom insulin principles," 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • "Curses or Cures: A Review of the Numerous Benefits Versus the Biosecurity Concerns of Conotoxin Research," 2020, Biomedicines
  • "An integrative approach to the facile functional classification of dorsal root ganglion neuronal subclasses," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Small-molecule mimicry hunting strategy in the imperial cone snail, Conus imperialis," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Somatostatin venom analogs evolved by fish-hunting cone snails: From prey capture behavior to identifying drug leads," 2022, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include:

  • Helena Safavi-Hemami
  • Kevin Chase
  • Maren Watkins
  • Paula Flórez Salcedo
  • Shrinivasan Raghuraman

Recognition for their contributions includes memberships and fellowships in notable scientific institutions:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2008)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2006)

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • Conus venoms: a rich source of novel ion channel-targeted peptides.

    Heinrich Terlau;Baldomero M. Olivera

  • CALCIUM CHANNEL DIVERSITY AND NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE : THE OMEGA -CONOTOXINS AND OMEGA -AGATOXINS

    Baldomero M. Olivera;George P. Miljanich;J. Ramachandran;Michael E. Adams

  • Peptide neurotoxins from fish-hunting cone snails

    BM Olivera;WR Gray;R Zeikus;JM McIntosh

  • Dominant role of N-type Ca2+ channels in evoked release of norepinephrine from sympathetic neurons.

    Lane D. Hirning;Aaron P. Fox;Edwin W. Mccleskey;Edwin W. Mccleskey;Baldomero M. Olivera

  • Omega-conotoxin: direct and persistent blockade of specific types of calcium channels in neurons but not muscle.

    E W McCleskey;A P Fox;D H Feldman;L J Cruz

  • Diversity of Conus neuropeptides

    Baldomero M. Olivera;Jean Rivier;Craig Clark;Cecilia A. Ramilo

  • A new α-conotoxin which targets α3β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

    G. Edward Cartier;Doju Yoshikami;William R. Gray;Siqin Luo

  • A new conus peptide ligand for mammalian presynaptic Ca2+ channels

    David R. Hillyard;Virginia D. Monje;Isabelle M. Mintz;Bruce P. Bean

  • Conus geographus toxins that discriminate between neuronal and muscle sodium channels.

    L J Cruz;W R Gray;B M Olivera;R D Zeikus

  • Purification and sequence of a presynaptic peptide toxin from Conus geographus venom.

    Olivera Bm;McIntosh Jm;Cruz Lj;Luque Fa;Luque Fa

  • Selective dissociation of histones from calf thymus nucleoprotein

    Heiko H. Ohlenbusch;Baldomero M. Olivera;Dorothy Tuan;Norman Davidson

  • [96] Isolation and characterization of chromosomal nucleoproteins

    James Bonner;G. Roger Chalkley;Michael Dahmus;Douglas Fambrough

  • E.E. Just Lecture, 1996 Conus Venom Peptides, Receptor and Ion Channel Targets, and Drug Design: 50 Million Years of Neuropharmacology

    Baldomero M. Olivera

  • Neuronal calcium channel antagonists. Discrimination between calcium channel subtypes using omega-conotoxin from Conus magus venom.

    B M Olivera;L J Cruz;V de Santos;G W LeCheminant

  • Targeted mutagenesis by homologous recombination in D. melanogaster

    Yikang S. Rong;Simon W. Titen;Simon W. Titen;Heng B. Xie;Heng B. Xie;Mary M. Golic;Mary M. Golic

  • Conus peptides targeted to specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes.

    J M McIntosh;A D Santos;A D Santos;B M Olivera

  • Conus Peptides: Biodiversity-based Discovery and Exogenomics

    Baldomero M. Olivera

  • α-Conotoxin AuIB Selectively Blocks α3β4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Nicotine-Evoked Norepinephrine Release

    Siqin Luo;Jennifer M. Kulak;G. Edward Cartier;Richard B. Jacobsen

  • Brain voltage-sensitive calcium channel subtypes differentiated by ω-conotoxin fraction GVIA

    Ian J. Reynolds;John A. Wagner;Solomon H. Snyder;Stanley A. Thayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Grzegorz Bulaj
Grzegorz Bulaj University of Utah
Lourdes J. Cruz
Lourdes J. Cruz University of Utah
Doju Yoshikami
Doju Yoshikami University of Utah
J. Michael McIntosh
J. Michael McIntosh University of Utah
David R. Hillyard
David R. Hillyard University of Utah
Jean Rivier
Jean Rivier Salk Institute for Biological Studies
William R. Gray
William R. Gray University of Utah
Raymond S. Norton
Raymond S. Norton Monash University
Eric W. Schmidt
Eric W. Schmidt University of Utah
John R. Roth
John R. Roth University of California, Davis

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