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Leonardo Pardo publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 167 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Leonardo Pardo D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Leonardo Pardo is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology.

Their work focuses on areas such as receptor mechanisms and signaling, neuropeptides and animal physiology, and adenosine and purinergic signaling. Additional primary topics include pharmacological receptor mechanisms and effects, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, as well as cannabis and cannabinoid research and lipid membrane structure and behavior.

Recent published papers by Leonardo Pardo include:

  • Adenosine/A2B Receptor Signaling Ameliorates the Effects of Aging and Counteracts Obesity, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • Control of glutamate release by complexes of adenosine and cannabinoid receptors, 2020, BMC Biology
  • Homodimerization of CB2 cannabinoid receptor triggered by a bivalent ligand enhances cellular signaling, 2024, Pharmacological Research
  • G protein-coupled receptor-effector macromolecular membrane assemblies (GEMMAs), 2021, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Structure and function of adenosine receptor heteromers, 2021, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with:

  • Nil Casajuana-Martín (20 collaborations)
  • Sergi Ferré (18 collaborations)
  • Gemma Navarro (14 collaborations)
  • Vicent Casadó (14 collaborations)
  • Claudia Llinás del Torrent (14 collaborations)

Leonardo Pardo has published multiple articles in leading venues such as Pharmacological Research, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neuroscience Applied, and Cell Metabolism. The distribution of publications within these venues indicates a concentration in Pharmacological Research with five contributions, followed by four in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Crystal structure of the µ-opioid receptor bound to a morphinan antagonist

    Aashish Manglik;Andrew C. Kruse;Tong Sun Kobilka;Foon Sun Thian

  • Ligand-specific regulation of the extracellular surface of a G-protein-coupled receptor

    Michael P. Bokoch;Yaozhong Zou;Søren G F Rasmussen;Corey W. Liu

  • A molecular dissection of the glycoprotein hormone receptors.

    Gilbert Vassart;Leonardo Pardo;Sabine Costagliola

  • Glycoprotein hormone receptors: determinants in leucine-rich repeats responsible for ligand specificity

    Guillaume Smits;Mercedes Campillo;Cédric Govaerts;Cédric Govaerts;Véronique Janssens

  • Cognitive Impairment Induced by Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol Occurs through Heteromers between Cannabinoid CB1 and Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptors.

    Xavier Viñals;Estefanía Moreno;Laurence Lanfumey;Arnau Cordomí

  • Pharmacogenomic and Structural Analysis of Constitutive G Protein–Coupled Receptor Activity

    Martine J Smit;Henry F Vischer;Remko A Bakker;Aldo Jongejan

  • Ligand-regulated oligomerization of β2-adrenoceptors in a model lipid bilayer

    Juan José Fung;Xavier Deupi;Leonardo Pardo;Xiao Jie Yao

  • Serine and Threonine Residues Bend α-Helices in the χ1 = g− Conformation

    Juan A. Ballesteros;Xavier Deupi;Mireia Olivella;Eric E.J. Haaksma

  • Serotonin 5-HT6 receptor antagonists for the treatment of cognitive deficiency in Alzheimer's disease.

    Bellinda Benhamú;Mar Martín-Fontecha;Henar Vázquez-Villa;Leonardo Pardo

  • The TXP motif in the second transmembrane helix of CCR5. A structural determinant of chemokine-induced activation.

    Cédric Govaerts;Cédric Blanpain;Xavier Deupi;Sébastien Ballet

  • Membrane Protein Simulations Using AMBER Force Field and Berger Lipid Parameters

    Arnau Cordomí;Gianluigi Caltabiano;Leonardo Pardo

  • Synthesis and pharmacophore modeling of naphthoquinone derivatives with cytotoxic activity in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cell line.

    Elisa Pérez-Sacau;Raquel G. Díaz-Peńate;Ana Estévez-Braun;Angel G. Ravelo

  • The role of internal water molecules in the structure and function of the rhodopsin family of G protein-coupled receptors.

    Leonardo Pardo;Xavier Deupi;Nicole Dölker;María Luz López-Rodríguez

  • An activation switch in the rhodopsin family of G protein-coupled receptors: the thyrotropin receptor.

    Eneko Urizar;Eneko Urizar;Sylvie Claeysen;Xavier Deupí;Cedric Govaerts

  • Interactions between Intracellular Domains as Key Determinants of the Quaternary Structure and Function of Receptor Heteromers

    Gemma Navarro;Sergi Ferré;Arnau Cordomi;Estefania Moreno

  • Quaternary structure of a G-protein-coupled receptor heterotetramer in complex with Gi and Gs

    Gemma Navarro;Arnau Cordomí;Monika Zelman-Femiak;Monika Zelman-Femiak;Marc Brugarolas

  • A Conserved Asn in Transmembrane Helix 7 Is an On/Off Switch in the Activation of the Thyrotropin Receptor

    Cédric Govaerts;Anne Lefort;Sabine Costagliola;Shoshana Wodak

  • Evidence for functional pre-coupled complexes of receptor heteromers and adenylyl cyclase.

    Gemma Navarro;Arnau Cordomí;Verónica Casadó-Anguera;Estefanía Moreno

  • A Three-Dimensional Pharmacophore Model for 5-Hydroxytryptamine6 (5-HT6) Receptor Antagonists

    María L López-Rodríguez;Bellinda Benhamú;Tania de la Fuente;Arantxa Sanz

  • Linking agonist binding to histamine H1 receptor activation.

    Aldo Jongejan;Martijn Bruysters;Juan A Ballesteros;Eric Haaksma

  • Ligand-regulated oligomerization of b 2 -adrenoceptors in a model lipid bilayer This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalauthorandsourcearecredited.Thislicensedoesnot permit commercial exploitation without specific permission.

    Xavier Deupi;Leonardo Pardo;Xiao Jie Yao;Gisselle A Velez-Ruiz

Frequent Co-Authors

María L. López-Rodríguez
María L. López-Rodríguez Complutense University of Madrid
Gemma Navarro
Gemma Navarro University of Barcelona
Rafael Franco
Rafael Franco University of Barcelona
Gilbert Vassart
Gilbert Vassart Université Libre de Bruxelles
Sabine Costagliola
Sabine Costagliola Université Libre de Bruxelles
Vicent Casadó
Vicent Casadó University of Barcelona
Enric I. Canela
Enric I. Canela University of Barcelona
Sergi Ferré
Sergi Ferré National Institute on Drug Abuse
Harel Weinstein
Harel Weinstein Cornell University
Ana J. García-Sáez
Ana J. García-Sáez University of Cologne

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