2026 Georges Pelletier: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	90	12250	11525	496	470	519	28302

Overview

Georges Pelletier is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Genetics.

Their research topics cover several areas with a focus on neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease and autism spectrum disorders. Specific areas of research emphasis include:

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Neurological disorders and treatments
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Cellular transport and secretion

Georges Pelletier has published extensively in well-known venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Movement Disorders
Translational Psychiatry
Cell Death and Disease
Cell Reports

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Georges Pelletier include:

"Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation Impairs Motivation: Implication for Apathy in Parkinson's Disease," 2020, Movement Disorders
"TP53INP1 exerts neuroprotection under ageing and Parkinson's disease-related stress condition," 2021, Cell Death and Disease
"Cholinergic interneuron inhibition potentiates corticostriatal transmission in direct medium spiny neurons and rescues motor learning in parkinsonism," 2022, Cell Reports
"Enhanced differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells toward the midbrain dopaminergic neuron lineage through GLYPICAN-4 downregulation," 2021, Stem Cells Translational Medicine
"Targeted Tshz3 deletion in corticostriatal circuit components segregates core autistic behaviors," 2022, Translational Psychiatry

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors, indicating ongoing partnerships in research projects. Some of the frequent collaborators are:

Pascal Salin
Christophe Melon
Paolo Gubellini
Xavier Caubit
Jordan Molitor

Best Publications

Localization of oestrogen receptor alpha, oestrogen receptor beta and androgen receptors in the rat reproductive organs.

G Pelletier;C Labrie;F Labrie

620
Citations
Is dehydroepiandrosterone a hormone

F Labrie;V Luu-The;A Bélanger;S-X Lin

612
Citations
Endocrine and intracrine sources of androgens in women: Inhibition of breast cancer and other roles of androgens and their precursor dehydroepiandrosterone

Fernand Labrie;Van Luu-The;Claude Labrie;Alain Bélanger

526
Citations
Neurosteroids: Expression of Steroidogenic Enzymes and Regulation of Steroid Biosynthesis in the Central Nervous System

Ayikoe G. Mensah-Nyagan;Jean-Luc Do-Rego;Delphine Beaujean;Van Luu-The

435
Citations
Immunocytochemical localization of estrogen receptors alpha and beta in the human reproductive organs.

Georges Pelletier;Mohamed El-Alfy

424
Citations
Intracrinology: role of the family of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases in human physiology and disease.

F Labrie;V Luu-The;S X Lin;J Simard

403
Citations
Neurosteroid biosynthesis: enzymatic pathways and neuroendocrine regulation by neurotransmitters and neuropeptides.

Jean Luc Do Rego;Jean Luc Do Rego;Jae Young Seong;Delphine Burel;Delphine Burel;Jerôme Leprince;Jerôme Leprince

378
Citations
Localization of androgen and estrogen receptors in rat and primate tissues.

Georges Pelletier

358
Citations
Immunoreactive substance P and serotonin present in the same dense-core vesicles

G. Pelletier;H. W. M. Steinbusch;A. A. J. Verhofstad

295
Citations
Inactivation of androgens by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzymes in humans

Alain Bélanger;Georges Pelletier;Fernand Labrie;Olivier Barbier

292
Citations
Immunohistochemical Localization of β-Lipotropic Hormone in the Pituitary Gland

G. Pelletier;R. Leclerc;F. Labrie;J. Cote

288
Citations
Specificity and regioselectivity of the conjugation of estradiol, estrone, and their catecholestrogen and methoxyestrogen metabolites by human uridine diphospho-glucuronosyltransferases expressed in endometrium.

Johanie Lépine;Olivier Bernard;Marie Plante;Bernard Têtu

279
Citations
Antifertility Effects of LHRH Agonists in the Male

Fernand Labrie;Alain Bélanger;Lionel Cusan;Carl Seguin

270
Citations
Substance P and Neurokinins

James L. Henry;Rejean Couture;A. Claudio Cuello;Georges Pelletier

256
Citations
Distribution of neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity in the basal forebrain and upper brainstem of the squirrel monkey (saimiri sciureus)

Y. Smith;A. Parent;L. Kerkérian;G. Pelletier

235
Citations
Localization of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in rat brain and pituitary.

D. Dubé;J. C. Lissitzky;R. Leclerc;G. Pelletier

228
Citations
Localization and identification of Neuropeptide Y (NPY)-like immunoreactivity in the frog brain

Danger Jm;Guy J;Benyamina M;Jégou S

220
Citations
Structure, function and tissue-specific gene expression of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/5-ene-4-ene isomerase enzymes in classical and peripheral intracrine steroidogenic tissues.

Fernand Labrie;Jacques Simard;Van Luu-The;Alain Bélanger

201
Citations
Localization of Type 5 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase, 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase, and Androgen Receptor in the Human Prostate by in Situ Hybridization and Immunocytochemistry

Mohamed El-Alfy;Van Luu-The;Xiao-Fang Huang;Louise Berger

201
Citations
Antifertility effects of LHRH agonists in the male rat and inhibition of testicular steroidogenesis in man.

Labrie F;Cusan L;Séguin C;Bélanger A

36
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hubert Vaudry University of Rouen

Fernand Labrie Université Laval

Van Luu-The Université Laval

Marie-Christine Tonon University of Rouen

Alain Bélanger Université Laval

Jacques Simard Université Laval

Marc G. J. Feuilloley University of Rouen

Jérôme Leprince University of Rouen

Alain Fournier Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

Ayikoe Guy Mensah-Nyagan University of Strasbourg

External Links

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