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Pierre Paoletti 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 Pierre Paoletti sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 84 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Pierre Paoletti 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 Pierre Paoletti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Pierre Paoletti is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a marked emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. The research also spans into Cognitive Neuroscience, Materials Chemistry, and Neurology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various main topics, including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, and Memory and Neural Mechanisms.

Recent papers authored by Pierre Paoletti include:
• Microglia maintain structural integrity during fetal brain morphogenesis (2024), published in Cell
• Gating mechanism and a modulatory niche of human GluN1-GluN2A NMDA receptors (2021), published in Neuron
• Architecture and function of NMDA receptors: an evolutionary perspective (2020), published in The Journal of Physiology
• Early correction of synaptic long-term depression improves abnormal anxiety-like behavior in adult GluN2B-C456Y-mutant mice (2020), published in PLoS Biology
• GluN3A excitatory glycine receptors control adult cortical and amygdalar circuits (2022), published in Neuron

  • Laétitia Mony (11 joint publications)
  • David Stroebel (6 joint publications)
  • Simon Bossi (4 joint publications)
  • Benjamin Serraz (4 joint publications)
  • Isabelle McCort-Tranchepain (4 joint publications)

  • Neuron (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Cell (1 publication)
  • The Journal of Physiology (1 publication)

Pierre Paoletti was elected a Member of the Academia Europaea in 2019.

Best Publications

  • NMDA receptor subunit diversity: impact on receptor properties, synaptic plasticity and disease

    Pierre Paoletti;Camilla Bellone;Qiang Zhou

  • NMDA receptor subunits: function and pharmacology

    Pierre Paoletti;Jacques Neyton

  • Zinc in the physiology and pathology of the CNS.

    Stefano L. Sensi;Pierre Paoletti;Ashley I. Bush;Ashley I. Bush;Israel Sekler

  • High-Affinity Zinc Inhibition of NMDA NR1–NR2A Receptors

    Pierre Paoletti;Philippe Ascher;Jacques Neyton

  • Molecular basis of NMDA receptor functional diversity.

    Pierre Paoletti

  • Allosteric modulators of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

    Laetitia Mony;James N C Kew;Martin J Gunthorpe;Pierre Paoletti

  • Zinc at glutamatergic synapses.

    P. Paoletti;A.M. Vergnano;B. Barbour;M. Casado

  • Mechanism of differential control of NMDA receptor activity by NR2 subunits

    Marc Gielen;Beth Siegler Retchless;Laetitia Mony;Jon W. Johnson

  • The neurophysiology and pathology of brain zinc.

    Stefano L. Sensi;Pierre Paoletti;Jae-Young Koh;Elias Aizenman

  • The Micromolar Zinc-Binding Domain on the NMDA Receptor Subunit NR2B

    Julie Rachline;Florent Perin-Dureau;Anne Le Goff;Jacques Neyton

  • Relating NMDA receptor function to receptor subunit composition: limitations of the pharmacological approach.

    Jacques Neyton;Pierre Paoletti

  • Modulation of Triheteromeric NMDA Receptors by N-Terminal Domain Ligands

    Christopher J. Hatton;Pierre Paoletti

  • Molecular Organization of a Zinc Binding N-Terminal Modulatory Domain in a NMDA Receptor Subunit

    Pierre Paoletti;Florent Perin-Dureau;Amir Fayyazuddin;Anne Le Goff

  • MECHANOSENSITIVITY OF NMDA RECEPTORS IN CULTURED MOUSE CENTRAL NEURONS

    Pierre Paoletti;Philippe Ascher

  • Mapping the Binding Site of the Neuroprotectant Ifenprodil on NMDA Receptors

    Florent Perin-Dureau;Julie Rachline;Jacques Neyton;Pierre Paoletti

  • Zinc Dynamics and Action at Excitatory Synapses

    Angela Maria Vergnano;Nelson Rebola;Leonid P. Savtchenko;Paulo S. Pinheiro;Paulo S. Pinheiro

  • Eight genes are required for functional reconstitution of the Caenorhabditis elegans levamisole-sensitive acetylcholine receptor

    Thomas Boulin;Marc Gielen;Janet E. Richmond;Daniel C. Williams

  • Positive Allosteric Modulators of GluN2A-Containing NMDARs with Distinct Modes of Action and Impacts on Circuit Function

    David H. Hackos;Patrick J. Lupardus;Teddy Grand;Yelin Chen

  • Molecular basis of positive allosteric modulation of GluN2B NMDA receptors by polyamines.

    Laetitia Mony;Shujia Zhu;Shujia Zhu;Stéphanie Carvalho;Pierre Paoletti

  • Optical control of neuronal ion channels and receptors

    Pierre Paoletti;Graham C R Ellis-Davies;Alexandre Mourot

  • Allosteric modulators of NMDA receptors: multiple sites and mechanisms.

    Shujia Zhu;Pierre Paoletti

Frequent Co-Authors

Brigitte L. Kieffer
Brigitte L. Kieffer University of Strasbourg
Ashley I. Bush
Ashley I. Bush Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Angel Barco
Angel Barco Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante
Fabrizio Gardoni
Fabrizio Gardoni University of Milan
Jean-Pierre Mothet
Jean-Pierre Mothet Aix-Marseille University
Laurent Groc
Laurent Groc University of Bordeaux
Loredano Pollegioni
Loredano Pollegioni University of Insubria
Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies
Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Christophe Mulle
Christophe Mulle University of Bordeaux

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