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 Meritxell Canals sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 125 publications — 14th percentile
14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Meritxell Canals sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile
25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Meritxell Canals is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Medicine, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology, Oncology, and Physiology. The scientist's work addresses a range of key topics including Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects, Chemokine Receptors and Signaling, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, and Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response.
Canals has contributed to several recent papers published in notable scientific venues, which include:
The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the British Journal of Pharmacology, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, and Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Canals include:
The body of work for Meritxell Canals shows a concentrated interest in opioid receptor pharmacology and signaling mechanisms, particularly the interactions and signaling pathways of G protein-coupled receptors. Their publications have investigated intrinsic efficacy of agonists, biased agonism, receptor life cycles, and endosomal signals relevant to pain relief.
Francisco Ciruela;Vicent Casadó;Ricardo J. Rodrigues;Rafael Luján
Joëlle A. Hillion;Meritxell Canals;Maria Torvinen;Vicent Casado
Meritxell Canals;Daniel Marcellino;Francesca Fanelli;Francisco Ciruela
Ron O. Dror;Hillary F. Green;Celine Valant;David W. Borhani
Carmen Klein Herenbrink;David A. Sykes;Prashant Donthamsetti;Meritxell Canals
Kjell Fuxe;L. F. Agnati;K. Jacobsen;J. Hillion
DJ Scholten;M Canals;D Maussang;L Roumen
Kjell Fuxe;Sergi Ferré;Meritxell Canals;Maria Torvinen
Alexander Gillis;Arisbel B. Gondin;Andrea Kliewer;Julie Sanchez;Julie Sanchez
Francisco Ciruela;Javier Burgueño;Vicent Casadó;Meritxell Canals
James Ellis;John D. Pediani;Meritxell Canals;Sandra Milasta
Dane D. Jensen;Tina Marie Lieu;Michelle L. Halls;Nicholas A. Veldhuis
Meritxell Canals;Javier Burgueño;Daniel Marcellino;Núria Cabello
Aymen I. Idris;Antonia Sophocleous;Euphemie Landao-Bassonga;Meritxell Canals
Juan F. Lopez-Gimenez;Meritxell Canals;John D. Pediani;Graeme Milligan
Sergi Ferré;Francisco Ciruela;Meritxell Canals;Daniel Marcellino
Nestor N. Jimenez-Vargas;Luke A. Pattison;Peishen Zhao;Tina Marie Lieu
Maria Torvinen;Daniel Marcellino;Meritxell Canals;Luigi F. Agnati
K. Fuxe;Luigi Francesco Agnati;K. Jacobsen;J. Hillion
Meritxell Canals;Daniel Marcellino;Francesca Fanelli;Francisco Ciruela
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