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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
111
Citations
70265
World Ranking
920
National Ranking
574

Richard Axel publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 246 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard Axel 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 Richard Axel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 111 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

  • 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

  • Visualizing an Olfactory Sensory Map

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

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

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

  • Transformation of mammalian cells with genes from procaryotes and eucaryotes

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

  • Topographic organization of sensory projections to the olfactory bulb

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

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

    Michael Wigler;Angel Pellicer;Saul Silverstein;Richard Axel

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

    Michael Wigler;Angel Pellicer;Saul Silverstein;Richard Axel

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

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

  • An olfactory sensory map in the fly brain

    Leslie B Vosshall;Allan M Wong;Richard Axel

  • Allelic inactivation regulates olfactory receptor gene expression.

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

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

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

  • A novel family of genes encoding putative pheromone receptors in mammals

    Catherine Dulac;Richard Axel

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

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

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

    Robert Vassar;John Ngai;Richard Axel

  • 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

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

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

  • Odorant Receptors Govern the Formation of a Precise Topographic Map

    Fan Wang;Adriana Nemes;Monica Mendelsohn;Richard Axel

  • 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

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

    Kristin Scott;Roscoe Brady;Anibal Cravchik;Pavel Morozov

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Maddon
Paul J. Maddon Columbia University
James Arthos
James Arthos National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Saul Silverstein
Saul Silverstein Columbia University
Michael Wigler
Michael Wigler Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Leonard Chess
Leonard Chess Columbia University
Tom Maniatis
Tom Maniatis Columbia University
Leslie B. Vosshall
Leslie B. Vosshall Rockefeller University
Dan R. Littman
Dan R. Littman New York University
Moses V. Chao
Moses V. Chao New York University
Charles R. Cantor
Charles R. Cantor Boston University

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