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104
Citations
46878
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1239
National Ranking
32

Overview

Daniel Hoyer is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia, specializing in Neuroscience and Medicine. Their research spans several key areas within these fields, with notable contributions in Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their work covers a range of important topics, including:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Hoyer has published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent publication in the following journals and platforms:

  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Medicine in Drug Discovery
  • Cliodynamics The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution
  • Pharmacological Reviews

Among the recent papers with significant citations are:

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors, 2021, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: G protein-coupled receptors, 2023, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CX. Classification of Receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine; Pharmacology and Function, 2020, Pharmacological Reviews
  • Default Mode Network Modulation by Psychedelics: A Systematic Review, 2022, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Hypocretins (orexins): The ultimate translational neuropeptides, 2022, Journal of Internal Medicine

Collaborations form an important part of Hoyer's research output, working frequently with several co-authors. The most frequent collaborators include Laura H. Jacobson, Ryan J. Keenan, Jeremy A. Mehta, Nicholas M. Barnes, and Heather Daykin.

Best Publications

  • International Union of Pharmacology classification of receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine (Serotonin).

    D. Hoyer;D. E. Clarke;J. R. Fozard;P. R. Hartig

  • Molecular, pharmacological and functional diversity of 5-HT receptors

    Daniel Hoyer;Jason P Hannon;Graeme R Martin

  • Experimental design and analysis and their reporting II: updated and simplified guidance for authors and peer reviewers

    Michael J Curtis;Steve Alexander;Giuseppe Cirino;James R Docherty

  • Experimental design and analysis and their reporting: new guidance for publication in BJP.

    Michael J Curtis;Richard A Bond;Domenico Spina;Amrita Ahluwalia

  • Molecular biology of 5-HT receptors

    Jason Hannon;Daniel Hoyer

  • Identity of inhibitory presynaptic 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) autoreceptors in the rat brain cortex with 5-HT1B binding sites.

    Engel G;Göthert M;Hoyer D;Schlicker E

  • Molecular pharmacology of 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 recognition sites in rat and pig brain membranes: radioligand binding studies with [3H]5-HT, [3H]8-OH-DPAT, (-)[125I]iodocyanopindolol, [3H]mesulergine and [3H]ketanserin.

    Daniel Hoyer;Günter Engel;Hans O. Kalkman

  • The binding of serotonergic ligands to the porcine choroid plexus: Characterization of a new type of serotonin recognition site

    Angel Pazos;Daniel Hoyer;Jose M. Palacios

  • A proposed new nomenclature for 5-HT receptors

    P.P.A. Humphrey;P. Hartig;D. Hoyer

  • Functional Correlates of Serotonin 5-HT1 Recognition Sites

    Daniel Hoyer

  • Opportunities in somatostatin research: biological, chemical and therapeutic aspects

    Gisbert Weckbecker;Ian Lewis;Rainer Albert;Herbert A. Schmid

  • Classification and nomenclature of somatostatin receptors.

    D Hoyer;G I Bell;M Berelowitz;J Epelbaum

  • Goals and practicalities of immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry: A guide for submission to the British Journal of Pharmacology.

    Steve P H Alexander;Richard E Roberts;Brad R S Broughton;Christopher G Sobey

  • 5-HT Receptor Classification and Nomenclature: Towards a Harmonization with the Human Genome

    D Hoyer;G Martin

  • Serotonin receptors in the human brain. I. Characterization and autoradiographic localization of 5-HT1A recognition sites. Apparent absence of 5-HT1B recognition sites.

    D. Hoyer;A. Pazos;A. Probst;J.M. Palacios

  • (+/-)[125Iodo] cyanopindolol, a new ligand for beta-adrenoceptors: identification and quantitation of subclasses of beta-adrenoceptors in guinea pig.

    Günter Engel;Daniel Hoyer;Richard Berthold;Heribert Wagner

  • Improving oral bioavailability of peptides by multiple N-methylation: somatostatin analogues.

    Eric Biron;Jayanta Chatterjee;Oded Ovadia;Daniel Langenegger

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

    Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

  • Localization of 5-HT1B, 5-HT1Dα, 5-HT1E and 5-HT1F receptor messenger RNA in rodent and primate brain

    A.T. Bruinvels;B. Landwehrmeyer;E.L. Gustafson;M.M. Durkin

  • Opportunities in somatostatin research: Biological, chemical and therapeutic aspects (vol 2, pg 999, 2003)

    G Weckbecker;I Lewis;R Albert;HA Schmid

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Waeber
Christian Waeber University College Cork
Tony Velkov
Tony Velkov University of Melbourne
John F. Cryan
John F. Cryan University College Cork
José Palacios
José Palacios Ramón y Cajal Hospital (Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal)
Markus Fendt
Markus Fendt Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Dieter Seebach
Dieter Seebach ETH Zurich
Alphonse Probst
Alphonse Probst University Hospital of Basel
Patrick P.A. Humphrey
Patrick P.A. Humphrey International Headache Society
Hermann Lübbert
Hermann Lübbert Biofrontera (Germany)

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