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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
10362
World Ranking
13341
National Ranking
7

Francisco J. Barrantes 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 Francisco J. Barrantes sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 272 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.

Francisco J. Barrantes 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 Francisco J. Barrantes sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 1991 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Francisco J. Barrantes is affiliated with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, and Biophysics.

Their research topics cover areas such as Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, including COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies. They also have expertise in Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Francisco J. Barrantes has contributed to several recent research papers including:

  • Central Nervous System Targets and Routes for SARS-CoV-2: Current Views and New Hypotheses, 2020, ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • The unfolding palette of COVID-19 multisystemic syndrome and its neurological manifestations, 2021, Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health

Frequent co-authors associated with their research include:

  • Ana Sofía Vallés (7 collaborations)
  • Lucas A. Saavedra (5 collaborations)
  • Carlos Javier Baier (3 collaborations)
  • Virginia Borroni (2 collaborations)
  • Paulo Emílio Corrêa Leite (2 collaborations)

Publication venues where Francisco J. Barrantes has been frequently published include:

  • Preprints.org (3 publications)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes (2 publications)
  • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health (2 publications)
  • Membranes (2 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)

The scientist has received recognitions such as Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 1991 and Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1990.

Best Publications

  • How cholesterol interacts with membrane proteins: an exploration of cholesterol-binding sites including CRAC, CARC, and tilted domains

    Jacques Fantini;Francisco José Barrantes

  • Disclosure of cholesterol recognition motifs in transmembrane domains of the human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

    Carlos J. Baier;Jacques Fantini;Francisco José Barrantes

  • Sphingolipid/cholesterol regulation of neurotransmitter receptor conformation and function.

    Jacques Fantini;Francisco J. Barrantes

  • Effects of lipids on acetylcholine receptor. Essential need of cholesterol for maintenance of agonist-induced state transitions in lipid vesicles

    M. Criado;H. Eibl;F. J. Barrantes

  • Immobilized lipid in acetylcholine receptor-rich membranes from Torpedo marmorata.

    Derek Marsh;F. J. Barrantes

  • Functional properties of the acetylcholine receptor incorporated in model lipid membranes. Differential effects of chain length and head group of phospholipids on receptor affinity states and receptor-mediated ion translocation.

    M Criado;H Eibl;F J Barrantes

  • Structural basis for lipid modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function

    F.J. Barrantes

  • Deficits in cholinergic neurotransmission and their clinical correlates in Parkinson’s disease

    Santiago Perez-Lloret;Francisco J Barrantes

  • Nanoscale organization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors revealed by stimulated emission depletion microscopy

    R. R. Kellner;C. J. Baier;K. I. Willig;Stefan W. Hell

  • Agonist-activated ionic channels in acetylcholine receptor reconstituted into planar lipid bilayers

    Günther Boheim;Wolfgang Hanke;Francisco J. Barrantes;Hansjörg Eibl

  • Apoptosis of Retinal Photoreceptors During Development In Vitro: Protective Effect of Docosahexaenoic Acid

    Nora P. Rotstein;Marta I. Aveldaño;Francisco J. Barrantes;Ana M. Roccamo

  • Wnt-7a Induces Presynaptic Colocalization of α7-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Hippocampal Neurons

    Ginny G. Farias;Ana Sofia Valles;Marcela Colombres;Juan A. Godoy

  • Mixing liquids in microseconds

    Peter Regenfuss;Robert M. Clegg;Mack. J. Fulwyler;Francisco J. Barrantes

  • Peptide extraction by alkaline treatment is accompanied by rearrangement of the membrane-bound acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo marmorata.

    F.J. Barrantes;D.-Ch. Neugebauer;H.P. Zingsheim

  • Docosahexaenoic acid is required for the survival of rat retinal photoreceptors in vitro

    Nora P. Rotstein;Marta I. Aveldaño;Francisco J. Barrantes;Luis E. Politi

  • Agonist-mediated changes of the acetylcholine receptor in its membrane environment

    F.J. Barrantes

  • Direct structural localization of two toxin-recognition sites on an ACh receptor protein.

    H. P. Zingsheim;F. J. Barrantes;J. Frank;W. Hänicke

  • A mirror code for protein-cholesterol interactions in the two leaflets of biological membranes

    Jacques Fantini;Coralie Di Scala;Luke S. Evans;Philip T. F. Williamson

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is internalized via a Rac-dependent, dynamin-independent endocytic pathway

    Sudha Kumari;Virginia Borroni;Ashutosh Chaudhry;Baron Chanda

  • Functional properties of the acetylcholine receptor incorporated in model lipid membrane.

    M. Criado;H. Eibl;F. Barrantes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Fantini
Jacques Fantini Aix-Marseille University
Thomas M. Jovin
Thomas M. Jovin Max Planck Society
Hualiang Jiang
Hualiang Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Derek Marsh
Derek Marsh Max Planck Society
Joachim Frank
Joachim Frank Columbia University
Ronald J. Lukas
Ronald J. Lukas Barrow Neurological Institute
Theo Wallimann
Theo Wallimann ETH Zurich
Anthony Watts
Anthony Watts University of Oxford
Xiaomin Luo
Xiaomin Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Stefan W. Hell
Stefan W. Hell Max Planck Society

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