2026 Baldomero M. Olivera: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	117	725	645	460	399	549	47357

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

2194
Citations
Conus venoms: a rich source of novel ion channel-targeted peptides.

Heinrich Terlau;Baldomero M. Olivera

1305
Citations
CALCIUM CHANNEL DIVERSITY AND NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE : THE OMEGA -CONOTOXINS AND OMEGA -AGATOXINS

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

1072
Citations
Peptide neurotoxins from fish-hunting cone snails

BM Olivera;WR Gray;R Zeikus;JM McIntosh

1043
Citations
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

1015
Citations
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

979
Citations
Diversity of Conus neuropeptides

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

778
Citations
A new α-conotoxin which targets α3β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

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

680
Citations
A new conus peptide ligand for mammalian presynaptic Ca2+ channels

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

605
Citations
Conus geographus toxins that discriminate between neuronal and muscle sodium channels.

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

570
Citations
Purification and sequence of a presynaptic peptide toxin from Conus geographus venom.

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

554
Citations
Selective dissociation of histones from calf thymus nucleoprotein

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

531
Citations
[96] Isolation and characterization of chromosomal nucleoproteins

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

469
Citations
E.E. Just Lecture, 1996 Conus Venom Peptides, Receptor and Ion Channel Targets, and Drug Design: 50 Million Years of Neuropharmacology

Baldomero M. Olivera

467
Citations
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

455
Citations
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

447
Citations
Conus peptides targeted to specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes.

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

429
Citations
Conus Peptides: Biodiversity-based Discovery and Exogenomics

Baldomero M. Olivera

403
Citations
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

385
Citations
Brain voltage-sensitive calcium channel subtypes differentiated by ω-conotoxin fraction GVIA

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

380
Citations