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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
38871
World Ranking
1435
National Ranking
818

David L. Paul 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 David L. Paul sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 274 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David L. Paul 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 David L. Paul sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

David L. Paul is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The main fields of study include Medicine with nine publications, Neuroscience with eight, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with five publications.

The scientist's subfields of focus encompass Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Emergency Medicine, and Materials Chemistry. These specialized areas illustrate a concentration on the cellular mechanisms underlying neurological and physiological functions.

Key topics in their work cover Retinal Development and Disorders, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep, Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, as well as Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control.

Frequent publication venues where David L. Paul has disseminated research findings include Science Advances and Journal of the Endocrine Society, each with two publications, followed by Physiological Reports, Developmental Cell, and Frontiers in Neuroscience.

Their recent papers demonstrate the focus areas and research contributions:

  • Molecular and functional architecture of the mouse photoreceptor network (2020, Science Advances)
  • Genetic elimination of rod/cone coupling reveals the contribution of the secondary rod pathway to the retinal output (2022, Science Advances)
  • Skin-type-dependent development of murine mechanosensory neurons (2023, Developmental Cell)
  • Respiratory disturbances and high risk of sudden death in the neonatal connexin-36 knockout mouse (2021, Physiological Reports)
  • MON-374 Management of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25-OHD) Mediated Hypercalcemia of Unknown Etiology (2020, Journal of the Endocrine Society)

David L. Paul has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Nange Jin, Zhijing Zhang, Lian-Ming Tian, Iris Fahrenfort, and Friso R. Postma, each of whom has coauthored multiple publications with them.

Best Publications

  • CONNEXINS, CONNEXONS, AND INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION

    Daniel A Goodenough;Jeffrey A. Goliger;David L. Paul

  • Connections with connexins: the molecular basis of direct intercellular signaling

    Roberto Bruzzone;Thomas W. White;David L. Paul

  • Connexin mutations in X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

    J Bergoffen;SS Scherer;S Wang;MO Scott

  • Connexin43: a protein from rat heart homologous to a gap junction protein from liver.

    E C Beyer;D L Paul;D A Goodenough

  • Beyond the gap: functions of unpaired connexon channels

    Daniel A. Goodenough;David L. Paul

  • Molecular cloning of cDNA for rat liver gap junction protein.

    D L Paul

  • Female infertility in mice lacking connexin 37

    Alexander M. Simon;Daniel A. Goodenough;En Li;David L. Paul

  • Gap junctions in the rat cochlea: immunohistochemical and ultrastructural analysis.

    Toshihiko Kikuchi;Robert S. Kimura;David L. Paul;Joe C. Adams

  • Connexin46, a novel lens gap junction protein, induces voltage-gated currents in nonjunctional plasma membrane of Xenopus oocytes.

    D. L. Paul;L.K Ebihara;L. J. Takemoto;K. I. Swenson

  • Connexin family of gap junction proteins

    Eric C. Beyer;David L. Paul;Daniel A. Goodenough

  • Synchronous Activity of Inhibitory Networks in Neocortex Requires Electrical Synapses Containing Connexin36

    Michael R. Deans;Jay R. Gibson;Caterina Sellitto;Barry W. Connors

  • Antisera directed against connexin43 peptides react with a 43-kD protein localized to gap junctions in myocardium and other tissues.

    E C Beyer;J Kistler;D L Paul;D A Goodenough

  • Connexin36 Is Essential for Transmission of Rod-Mediated Visual Signals in the Mammalian Retina

    Michael R Deans;Bela Volgyi;Daniel A Goodenough;Stewart A Bloomfield

  • Genetic diseases and gene knockouts reveal diverse connexin functions.

    Thomas W. White;David L. Paul

  • Connexin32 is a myelin-related protein in the PNS and CNS

    Steven S. Scherer;Suzanne M. Deschênes;Yi-Tian Xu;Judith B. Grinspan

  • Electrical synapses in the thalamic reticular nucleus

    Carole E. Landisman;Michael A. Long;Michael A. Long;Michael Beierlein;Michael Beierlein;Michael R. Deans

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infects the Brain Choroid Plexus and Disrupts the Blood-CSF Barrier in Human Brain Organoids.

    Laura Pellegrini;Anna Albecka;Donna L. Mallery;Max J. Kellner

  • Phosphorylation of connexin43 gap junction protein in uninfected and Rous sarcoma virus-transformed mammalian fibroblasts.

    D S Crow;E C Beyer;D L Paul;S S Kobe

  • Mice lacking connexin40 have cardiac conduction abnormalities characteristic of atrioventricular block and bundle branch block

    Alexander M. Simon;Daniel A. Goodenough;David L. Paul

  • COOH Terminus of Occludin Is Required for Tight Junction Barrier Function in Early Xenopus Embryos

    Yan-hua Chen;Christa Merzdorf;David L. Paul;Daniel A. Goodenough

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Goodenough
Daniel A. Goodenough Harvard University
Ralf Bartenschlager
Ralf Bartenschlager Heidelberg University
Thomas W. White
Thomas W. White Stony Brook University
Stewart A. Bloomfield
Stewart A. Bloomfield New York University
Roberto Bruzzone
Roberto Bruzzone University of Hong Kong
Steven S. Scherer
Steven S. Scherer University of Pennsylvania
Henry C. Pitot
Henry C. Pitot University of Wisconsin–Madison
Heiner Niemann
Heiner Niemann Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Samuel M. Wu
Samuel M. Wu Baylor College of Medicine
Eric C. Beyer
Eric C. Beyer University of Chicago

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