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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 130 278 249 7 6 581 55404
Biology and Biochemistry 131 393 354 3 3 573 55589

Joël Bockaert publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joël Bockaert between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joël Bockaert published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 2 of the 613 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 10 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 8 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 20 publications 1988: 16 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 20 publications 1991: 19 publications 1992: 23 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 21 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1970 2025

613 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joël Bockaert: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 3
1973 2
1974 1
1975 2
1976 9
1977 6
1978 10
1979 9
1980 7
1981 8
1982 6
1983 7
1984 12
1985 10
1986 7
1987 20
1988 16
1989 12
1990 20
1991 19
1992 23
1993 17
1994 17
1995 21
1996 19
1997 15
1998 18
1999 10
2000 15
2001 18
2002 22
2003 13
2004 17
2005 11
2006 19
2007 9
2008 18
2009 10
2010 9
2011 9
2012 14
2013 11
2014 7
2015 6
2016 6
2017 8
2018 4
2019 8
2020 7
2021 29
2022 8
2023 6
2024 1
2025 1
Total 613
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 578–587 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 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.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20 581
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 130–131 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
30–31 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.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13 130
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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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)
  • 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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