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Pedro Cuatrecasas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Pedro Cuatrecasas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 404 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Pedro Cuatrecasas D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Pedro Cuatrecasas sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 97th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1982 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Pedro Cuatrecasas was affiliated with the Research Triangle Park Foundation in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to research primarily within that institution.

The scientist was recognized with several awards during their lifetime. These honors included being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1988, and becoming a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982.

Pedro Cuatrecasas is recorded as deceased.

Best Publications

  • [31] Affinity chromatography

    Pedro Cuatrecasas;Christian B. Anfinsen

  • Selective enzyme purification by affinity chromatography

    Pedro Cuatrecasas;Meir Wilchek;Christian B. Anfinsen

  • Immunohistochemical localization of enkephalin in rat brain and spinal cord.

    Madhabananda Sar;Walter E. Stumpf;Richard J. Miller;Kwen‐Jen ‐J Chang

  • Gangliosides and membrane receptors for cholera toxin.

    Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • Interaction of Vibrio cholerae enterotoxin with cell membranes

    Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • Membrane receptors and hormone action.

    Pedro Cuatrecasas;Morley D. Hollenberg

  • Adsorbents for affinity chromatography. Use of N-hydroxysuccinimide esters of agarose.

    Pedro Cuatrecasas;Indu Parikh

  • A model for intracellular translocation of protein kinase C involving synergism between Ca2+ and phorbol esters.

    Marlene Wolf;Harry LeVine;W. Stratford May;Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • Monoclonal antibodies to receptors for insulin and somatomedin-C.

    F C Kull;S Jacobs;Y F Su;M E Svoboda

  • Specific nonopiate receptors for beta-endorphin

    Eli Hazum;Kwen-Jen Chang;Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • Multiple Opiate Receptors: Different Regional Distribution in the Brain and Differential Binding of Opiates and Opioid Peptides

    Kwen-Jen Chang;Barrett R. Cooper;Eli Hazum;Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase Inhibition Does Not Block the Stimulation of Glucose Utilization by Insulin

    Dan F. Lazar;Russell J. Wiese;Matthew J. Brady;Cynthia Corley Mastick

  • Insulin--receptor interactions in adipose tissue cells: direct measurement and properties.

    Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • Rapid formation of diacylglycerol from phosphatidylcholine: a pathway for generation of a second messenger.

    Jeffrey M. Besterman;Vincent Duronio;Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • Somatomedin-C stimulates the phosphorylation of the beta-subunit of its own receptor.

    S Jacobs;F C Kull;H S Earp;M E Svoboda

  • Isolation of the Insulin Receptor of Liver and Fat-Cell Membranes

    Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • Phospholipase A2 activity specific for phosphatidic acid. A possible mechanism for the production of arachidonic acid in platelets.

    M M Billah;E G Lapetina;P Cuatrecasas

  • Catalytic Properties and Specificity of the Extracellular Nuclease of Staphylococcus aureus

    Pedro Cuatrecasas;Sara Fuchs;Christian B. Anfinsen

  • Insulin-stimulated hydrolysis of a novel glycolipid generates modulators of cAMP phosphodiesterase.

    Alan R. Saltiel;Judith A. Fox;Peter Sherline;Pedro Cuatrecasas

  • INTERACTION OF INSULIN WITH THE CELL MEMBRANE: THE PRIMARY ACTION OF INSULIN

    Pedro Cuatrecasas

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry LeVine
Harry LeVine University of Kentucky
Eduardo G. Lapetina
Eduardo G. Lapetina Case Western Reserve University
Christian B. Anfinsen
Christian B. Anfinsen National Institutes of Health
Vann Bennett
Vann Bennett Duke University
Richard J. Miller
Richard J. Miller Northwestern University
Alan R. Saltiel
Alan R. Saltiel University of California, San Diego
Morley D. Hollenberg
Morley D. Hollenberg University of Calgary
Yoram Shechter
Yoram Shechter Weizmann Institute of Science
Meir Wilchek
Meir Wilchek Weizmann Institute of Science
Edward J. O'Keefe
Edward J. O'Keefe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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