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Dennis Drayna 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 Dennis Drayna sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 121 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dennis Drayna 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 Dennis Drayna sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Dennis Drayna is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a significant focus on sensory systems, nutrition and dietetics, clinical psychology, biomedical engineering, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their work covers several main research topics including olfactory and sensory function studies, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, stuttering research and treatment, advanced chemical sensor technologies, phonetics and phonology research, neurobiology of language and bilingualism, as well as cardiovascular issues in pregnancy.

Drayna has contributed to multiple research publications across diverse scientific venues. Notable venues where they have published include:

  • Nutrients
  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Neurobiology of Language
  • Brain
  • Current Opinion in Physiology

Some of the recent research papers authored or co-authored by Dennis Drayna include:

  • "Alteration, Reduction and Taste Loss: Main Causes and Potential Implications on Dietary Habits," 2020, Nutrients
  • "Activation Profile of TAS2R2, the 26th Human Bitter Taste Receptor," 2023, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • "Linking Lysosomal Enzyme Targeting Genes and Energy Metabolism with Altered Gray Matter Volume in Children with Persistent Stuttering," 2020, Neurobiology of Language
  • "Stuttering associated with a pathogenic variant in the chaperone protein cyclophilin 40," 2023, Brain
  • "Open questions in sweet, umami and bitter taste genetics," 2021, Current Opinion in Physiology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, highlighting interdisciplinary partnerships. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Davide Risso
  • Carlos Eduardo Frigério Domingues
  • Gabriella Morini
  • Ho Ming Chow
  • Hua Li

Drayna's research shows a particular interest in stuttering research and treatment, producing work that relates genetic and neurological components to speech disfluencies. Their investigations also delve into sensory perception, especially taste receptor activation and related genetic factors influencing dietary habits.

Across their published work, they engage with biochemical and sensory analysis methods applied to psychological and neurological questions, combining experimental approaches from clinical psychology and biomedical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Mutant dynactin in motor neuron disease.

    Imke Puls;Catherine Jonnakuty;Bernadette H. LaMonte;Erika L.F. Holzbaur

  • Positional cloning of the human quantitative trait locus underlying taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide

    Un kyung Kim;Eric Jorgenson;Hilary Coon;Mark Leppert

  • The molecular basis of individual differences in phenylthiocarbamide and propylthiouracil bitterness perception.

    Bernd Bufe;Paul A.S. Breslin;Christina Kuhn;Danielle R. Reed

  • Isolation, molecular cloning, and partial characterization of a novel carboxypeptidase B from human plasma.

    D. L. Eaton;B. E. Malloy;Siao Ping Tsai;W. Henzel

  • Cloning and sequencing of human cholesteryl ester transfer protein cDNA

    Dennis Drayna;Alisha Stephens Jarnagin;John McLean;William Henzel

  • Molecular basis of reovirus virulence: Role of the S1 gene

    Howard L. Weiner;Dennis Drayna;Damon R. Averill;Bernard N. Fields

  • Genetic mapping and diagnosis of haemophilia A achieved through a BclI polymorphism in the factor VIII gene

    Jane Gitschier;Dennis Drayna;Edward G. D. Tuddenham;Ray L. White

  • Cloning and expression of human apolipoprotein D cDNA.

    D Drayna;C Fielding;J McLean;B Baer

  • Worldwide haplotype diversity and coding sequence variation at human bitter taste receptor loci.

    Unkyung Kim;Stephen Wooding;Dante Ricci;Lynn B. Jorde

  • The telomeric region of the human X chromosome long arm: presence of a highly polymorphic DNA marker and analysis of recombination frequency.

    Isabelle Oberle;Dennis Drayna;Giovanna Camerino;Ray White

  • Allelic polymorphism within the TAS1R3 promoter is associated with human taste sensitivity to sucrose.

    Alexey A. Fushan;Christopher T. Simons;Jay P. Slack;Ani Manichaikul

  • Cloning and expression of human lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase cDNA.

    John McLean;Christopher Fielding;Dennis Drayna;Hans Dieplinger

  • HUMAN TASTE GENETICS

    Dennis Drayna

  • Genomewide Significant Linkage to Stuttering on Chromosome 12

    Naveeda Riaz;Stacy Steinberg;Jamil Ahmad;Anna Pluzhnikov

  • Genetic mapping of the human X chromosome by using restriction fragment length polymorphisms.

    Dennis Drayna;Kay Davies;David Hartley;Jean-Luis Mandel

  • Human lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase gene: complete gene sequence and sites of expression

    John McLean;Karen Wion;Dennis Drayna;Christopher Fielding

  • Variation in the human TAS1R taste receptor genes

    Un Kyung Kim;Stephen Wooding;Naveeda Riaz;Lynn B. Jorde

  • Human Apolipoprotein D Gene: Gene Sequence, Chromosome Localization, and Homology to the α2u-Globulin Superfamily

    Dennis T. Drayna;John W. McLEAN;Karen L. Wion;Jeffrey M. Trent

  • Mutation and haplotype analyses of the Werner's syndrome gene based on its genomic structure: genetic epidemiology in the Japanese population.

    Takehisa Matsumoto;Osamu Imamura;Yukako Yamabe;Junro Kuromitsu

  • Global diversity in the TAS2R38 bitter taste receptor: revisiting a classic evolutionary PROPosal.

    Davide S. Risso;Massimo Mezzavilla;Luca Pagani;Antonietta Robino

Frequent Co-Authors

Sheikh Riazuddin
Sheikh Riazuddin University of Health Sciences Lahore
Paul A. S. Breslin
Paul A. S. Breslin Monell Chemical Senses Center
Harold Snieder
Harold Snieder University Medical Center Groningen
Allen R. Braun
Allen R. Braun Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Robert J. Morell
Robert J. Morell National Institutes of Health
Sarah A. Tishkoff
Sarah A. Tishkoff University of Pennsylvania
Ray White
Ray White University of Utah
Lynn B. Jorde
Lynn B. Jorde University of Utah
Paolo Gasparini
Paolo Gasparini University of Trieste

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