2026 Michel Bouvier: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	120	652	578	14	13	460	45865
Medicine	120	3789	3548	151	144	465	46012

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Michel Bouvier is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms.

The scientist has made contributions in main fields such as:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine

Within these broad domains, subfields of study include:

Molecular Biology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Immunology and Allergy
Surgery
Pharmacology

Bouvier's main research topics address several aspects related to cellular signaling and physiological regulation, including:

Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Computational Drug Discovery Methods
Pancreatic function and diabetes
Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

Their recent papers include:

"GPCR activation mechanisms across classes and macro/microscales," 2021, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
"Effector membrane translocation biosensors reveal G protein and βarrestin coupling profiles of 100 therapeutically relevant GPCRs," 2022, published in eLife
"Community guidelines for GPCR ligand bias: IUPHAR review 32," 2022, published in British Journal of Pharmacology
"How GPCR Phosphorylation Patterns Orchestrate Arrestin-Mediated Signaling," 2020, published in Cell
"Extracellular succinate hyperpolarizes M2 macrophages through SUCNR1/GPR91-mediated Gq signaling," 2021, published in Cell Reports

Bouvier has frequently published alongside several collaborators, including:

Christian Le Gouill
Franziska M. Heydenreich
Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Billy Breton
Charlotte Avet

Their work appears repeatedly in multiple academic venues, with publications concentrated in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Revue française de finances publiques.
Nature Communications
Revue française d'allergologie
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science

Best Publications

Detection of beta 2-adrenergic receptor dimerization in living cells using bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET).

Stephane Angers;Ali Salahpour;Eric Joly;Sandrine Hilairet

1014
Citations
A Peptide Derived from a β2-Adrenergic Receptor Transmembrane Domain Inhibits Both Receptor Dimerization and Activation

Terence E. Hebert;Serge Moffett;Jean-Pierre Morello;Thomas P. Loisel

988
Citations
Roles of G-protein-coupled receptor dimerization.

Sonia Terrillon;Michel Bouvier

987
Citations
Oligomerization of G-protein-coupled transmitter receptors

Michel Bouvier

848
Citations
Palmitoylation of the human beta 2-adrenergic receptor. Mutation of Cys341 in the carboxyl tail leads to an uncoupled nonpalmitoylated form of the receptor.

B F O'Dowd;M Hnatowich;M G Caron;R J Lefkowitz

792
Citations
Dimerization: an emerging concept for G protein-coupled receptor ontogeny and function.

Stephane Angers;Ali Salahpour;Michel Bouvier

736
Citations
Pharmacological chaperones rescue cell-surface expression and function of misfolded V2 vasopressin receptor mutants

Jean-Pierre Morello;Ali Salahpour;André Laperrière;Virginie Bernier

651
Citations
β-Arrestin-mediated activation of MAPK by inverse agonists reveals distinct active conformations for G protein-coupled receptors

Mounia Azzi;Pascale G. Charest;Stéphane Angers;Guy Rousseau

646
Citations
Cross-talk between cellular signalling pathways suggested by phorbol-ester-induced adenylate cyclase phosphorylation.

Takaaki Yoshimasa;Takaaki Yoshimasa;David R. Sibley;Michel Bouvier;Robert J. Lefkowitz

632
Citations
Quantitative Assessment of β1- and β2-Adrenergic Receptor Homo- and Heterodimerization by Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer

Jean-François Mercier;Ali Salahpour;Stéphane Angers;Andreas Breit

595
Citations
Removal of phosphorylation sites from the beta 2-adrenergic receptor delays onset of agonist-promoted desensitization.

M Bouvier;W P Hausdorff;A De Blasi;B F O'Dowd

573
Citations
Regulation of adenylyl cyclase-coupled beta-adrenergic receptors.

Jeffrey L. Benovic;Michel Bouvier;Marc G. Caron;Robert J. Lefkowitz

563
Citations
Phosphorylation sites on two domains of the beta 2-adrenergic receptor are involved in distinct pathways of receptor desensitization.

W P Hausdorff;M Bouvier;B F O'Dowd;G P Irons

561
Citations
GPCR-G Protein-β-Arrestin Super-Complex Mediates Sustained G Protein Signaling

Alex R.B. Thomsen;Bianca Plouffe;Thomas J. Cahill;Arun K. Shukla

554
Citations
Adenosine A2A-Dopamine D2 Receptor-Receptor Heteromerization QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT BY FLUORESCENCE AND BIOLUMINESCENCE ENERGY TRANSFER

Meritxell Canals;Daniel Marcellino;Francesca Fanelli;Francisco Ciruela

553
Citations
Probing the activation-promoted structural rearrangements in preassembled receptor-G protein complexes

Céline Galés;Joost J J Van Durm;Stéphane Schaak;Stéphanie Pontier

548
Citations
Emerging role of homo- and heterodimerization in G-protein-coupled receptor biosynthesis and maturation

Sébastien Bulenger;Stefano Marullo;Michel Bouvier

546
Citations
Inverse agonist activity of beta-adrenergic antagonists.

Peter Chidiac;Terence E. Hebert;Manon Valiquette;Michael Dennis

498
Citations
Real-time monitoring of receptor and G-protein interactions in living cells

Céline Galés;R Victor Rebois;Mireille Hogue;Phan Trieu

485
Citations
Building a new conceptual framework for receptor heteromers

Sergi Ferré;Ruben Baler;Michel Bouvier;Marc G. Caron

479
Citations