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Biology and Biochemistry

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World Ranking
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D-Index
130
Citations
55404
World Ranking
278
National Ranking
7

Joël Bockaert publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joël Bockaert sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 581 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Joël Bockaert D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joël Bockaert sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 130 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Joël Bockaert is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France and specializes in the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research portfolio includes significant contributions to Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, with additional work in Clinical Psychology, Organic Chemistry, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Chemical Synthesis and Alkaloids
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders

Joël Bockaert has been involved in numerous publications, particularly frequent in the venue "Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature," with 36 publications. Other venues where they have contributed include Neuropsychopharmacology, EMBO Molecular Medicine, Pharmacological Reviews, and the Journal of Neuroscience.

Recent publications include:

  • "International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CX. Classification of Receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine; Pharmacology and Function," 2020, Pharmacological Reviews
  • "Antidepressant-like effects of psychedelics in a chronic despair mouse model: is the 5-HT2A receptor the unique player?", 2024, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "The Complex Formed by Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor (mGluR) and Homer1a Plays a Central Role in Metaplasticity and Homeostatic Synaptic Scaling", 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Effects of a psychedelic 5-HT2A receptor agonist on anxiety-related behavior and fear processing in mice", 2022, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Novel and atypical pathways for serotonin signaling", 2021, Faculty Reviews

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors. These include:

  • Philippe Marin (13 publications)
  • Carine Bécamel (9 publications)
  • Séverine Chaumont-Dubel (9 publications)
  • Sylvie Claeysen (4 publications)
  • Fabrice Ango (3 publications)

Joël Bockaert has also been recognized by being named a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), a distinction that reflects their standing in the molecular biology community.

Best Publications

  • Molecular tinkering of G protein‐coupled receptors: an evolutionary success

    Joël Bockaert;Jean Philippe Pin

  • NMDA-dependent superoxide production and neurotoxicity

    Mireille Lafon-Cazal;Sylvia Pietri;Marcel Culcasi;Joel Bockaert

  • Differential signal transduction by five splice variants of the PACAP receptor

    Dietmar Spengler;Christian Waeber;Colette Pantaloni;Florian Holsboer

  • Glutamate stimulates inositol phosphate formation in striatal neurones

    Fritz Sladeczek;Jean-Philippe Pin;Max Récasens;Joël Bockaert

  • NMDA receptors activate the arachidonic acid cascade system in striatal neurons

    A. Dumuis;M. Sebben;L. Haynes;J. P. Pin

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptors: From the workbench to the bedside

    F Nicoletti;J Bockaert;Graham L Collingridge;PJ Conn

  • "Inflammatory" cytokines: neuromodulators in normal brain?

    Ljubisa Vitkovic;Joël Bockaert;Claude Jacque

  • Endogenous cannabinoids mediate long-term synaptic depression in the nucleus accumbens

    David Robbe;Manfred Kopf;Anne Remaury;Joel Bockaert

  • A nonclassical 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor positively coupled with adenylate cyclase in the central nervous system

    A Dumuis;R Bouhelal;M Sebben;R Cory

  • Pharmacological and functional characteristics of metabotropic excitatory amino acid receptors

    Darryle Schoepp;Joel Bockaert;Fritz Sladeczek

  • Nitric oxide-induced blockade of NMDA receptors.

    Olivier Manzoni;Laurent Prezeau;Philippe Marin;Solange Deshager

  • Angiogenesis is associated with blood–brain barrier permeability in temporal lobe epilepsy

    Valérie Rigau;Mélanie Morin;Marie-Claude Rousset;Frédéric de Bock

  • Agonist-independent activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors by the intracellular protein Homer

    F. Ango;L. Prézeau;T. Muller;J. C. Tu

  • Localization and Mechanisms of Action of Cannabinoid Receptors at the Glutamatergic Synapses of the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens

    David Robbe;Gérard Alonso;Florence Duchamp;Joël Bockaert

  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP-38) Protects Cerebellar Granule Neurons from Apoptosis by Activating the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAP Kinase) Pathway

    Martin Villalba;Joël Bockaert;Laurent Journot

  • mTOR in Brain Physiology and Pathologies

    Joël Bockaert;Philippe Marin

  • Cytokine signals propagate through the brain.

    L Vitkovic;J P Konsman;J Bockaert;R Dantzer

  • Direct activation of GTP‐binding regulatory proteins (G‐proteins) by substance P and compound 48/80

    M. Mousli;C. Bronner;Y. Landry;J. Bockaert

  • The gastrointestinal prokinetic benzamide derivatives are agonists at the non-classical 5-HT receptor (5-HT4) positively coupled to adenylate cyclase in neurons

    Aline Dumuis;Michèle Sebben;Joël Bockaert

  • Shank Expression Is Sufficient to Induce Functional Dendritic Spine Synapses in Aspiny Neurons

    Gautier Roussignol;Fabrice Ango;Stefano Romorini;Jian Cheng Tu

  • Complex interactions between mGluRs, intracellular Ca2+ stores and ion channels in neurons.

    Laurent Fagni;Pascale Chavis;Fabrice Ango;Joel Bockaert

Frequent Co-Authors

Aline Dumuis
Aline Dumuis Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Philippe Pin
Jean-Philippe Pin University of Montpellier
Philippe Marin
Philippe Marin University of Montpellier
Sylvie Claeysen
Sylvie Claeysen Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Olivier J. Manzoni
Olivier J. Manzoni Aix-Marseille University
Laurent Prézeau
Laurent Prézeau University of Montpellier
Jacques Glowinski
Jacques Glowinski Collège de France
Joël Prémont
Joël Prémont Collège de France
Eric Reiter
Eric Reiter François Rabelais University
René Hen
René Hen Columbia University

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