2026 Richard Axel: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2004 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system
2003 - Canada Gairdner International Award
2002 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Discovery of the Family of Olfactory Receptor Proteins.
1989 - Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences for his discoveries elucidating gene structure in animal cells.
1983 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1983 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Richard Axel is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. The primary field of study of their work is Neuroscience, with significant contributions to Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Genetics.

The research topics covered by Richard Axel include:

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
Neural dynamics and brain function

Richard Axel's recent papers include:

Representational drift in primary olfactory cortex, 2021, Nature
Transient and Persistent Representations of Odor Value in Prefrontal Cortex, 2020, Neuron
Context-Dependent Decision Making in a Premotor Circuit, 2020, Neuron
Olfactory landmarks and path integration converge to form a cognitive spatial map, 2021, Neuron
The pheromone darcin drives a circuit for innate and reinforced behaviours, 2020, Nature

Frequent co-authors of Richard Axel include:

L. F. Abbott
Tessa G. Montague
Carl E. Schoonover
Andrew J. P. Fink
Peter Y. Wang

Publications have appeared most frequently in the following venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Neuron
Nature
Nature Neuroscience
Current Biology

Richard Axel has received several awards throughout their career:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2018
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2014
Nobel Prize, 2004, for discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system
Canada Gairdner International Award, 2003
Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002, for Discovery of the Family of Olfactory Receptor Proteins
Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences, 1989, for discoveries elucidating gene structure in animal cells
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1983
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1983

Best Publications

A novel multigene family may encode odorant receptors: A molecular basis for odor recognition

Linda Buck;Richard Axel

6056
Citations
The T4 gene encodes the AIDS virus receptor and is expressed in the immune system and the brain.

Paul Jay Maddon;Angus G. Dalgleish;J.Steven McDougal;Paul R. Clapham

2848
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Visualizing an Olfactory Sensory Map

Peter Mombaerts;Fan Wang;Catherine Dulac;Steve K Chao

2395
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Transfer of purified herpes virus thymidine kinase gene to cultured mouse cells.

Michael Wigler;Saul Silverstein;Lih-Syng Lee;Angel Pellicer

1763
Citations
Transformation of mammalian cells with genes from procaryotes and eucaryotes

Michael Wigler;Raymond Sweet;Gek Kee Sim;Barbara Wold

1605
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Topographic organization of sensory projections to the olfactory bulb

Robert Vassar;Steve K. Chao;Raquel Sitcheran;Jennifer M. Nuñez

1560
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DNA-mediated transfer of the adenine phosphoribosyltransferase locus into mammalian cells

Michael Wigler;Angel Pellicer;Saul Silverstein;Richard Axel

1539
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Biochemical transfer of single-copy eucaryotic genes using total cellular DNA as donor

Michael Wigler;Angel Pellicer;Saul Silverstein;Richard Axel

1533
Citations
A spatial map of olfactory receptor expression in the Drosophila antenna.

Leslie B Vosshall;Hubert Amrein;Pavel S Morozov;Andrey Rzhetsky

1427
Citations
An olfactory sensory map in the fly brain

Leslie B Vosshall;Allan M Wong;Richard Axel

1333
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Allelic inactivation regulates olfactory receptor gene expression.

Andrew Chess;Itamar Simon;Howard Cedar;Richard Axel;Richard Axel

1325
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Processes for inserting dna into eucaryotic cells and for producing proteinaceous materials

Richard Axel;Michael H. Wigler;Saul J. Silverstein

1240
Citations
A novel family of genes encoding putative pheromone receptors in mammals

Catherine Dulac;Richard Axel

1172
Citations
The neuronal architecture of the mushroom body provides a logic for associative learning

Yoshinori Aso;Daisuke Hattori;Yang Yu;Rebecca M. Johnston

1146
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Spatial segregation of odorant receptor expression in the mammalian olfactory epithelium

Robert Vassar;John Ngai;Richard Axel

1074
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Two-Photon Calcium Imaging Reveals an Odor-Evoked Map of Activity in the Fly Brain

Jing W. Wang;Allan M. Wong;Jorge Flores;Leslie B. Vosshall

965
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Molecular characterization of a functional cDNA encoding the serotonin 1c receptor.

David Julius;Amy B. MacDermott;Richard Axel;Thomas M. Jessell

942
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Odorant Receptors Govern the Formation of a Precise Topographic Map

Fan Wang;Adriana Nemes;Monica Mendelsohn;Richard Axel

887
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The isolation and nucleotide sequence of a cDNA encoding the T cell surface protein T4: a new member of the immunoglobulin gene family

Paul Jay Maddon;Dan R. Littman;Maurice Godfrey;Douglas E. Maddon

862
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A Chemosensory Gene Family Encoding Candidate Gustatory and Olfactory Receptors in Drosophila

Kristin Scott;Roscoe Brady;Anibal Cravchik;Pavel Morozov

824
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