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Richard D. Palmiter 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 Richard D. Palmiter sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 569 publications — 97th percentile

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

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

Richard D. Palmiter 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 D. Palmiter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 187 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard D. Palmiter is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans neuroscience and medicine, with a strong focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience and molecular biology. Other subfields include endocrine and autonomic systems, neurology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their recent scientific contributions include:

  • Polony gels enable amplifiable DNA stamping and spatial transcriptomics of chronic pain (2022, Cell)
  • Molecular and anatomical characterization of parabrachial neurons and their axonal projections (2022, eLife)
  • Intercalated amygdala clusters orchestrate a switch in fear state (2021, Nature)
  • Reciprocal control of obesity and anxiety-depressive disorder via a GABA and serotonin neural circuit (2021, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • Dissociable control of unconditioned responses and associative fear learning by parabrachial CGRP neurons (2020, eLife)

Frequent coauthors in their research publications include:

  • Jane Chen
  • Jordan L. Pauli
  • Sekun Park
  • Elisenda Sanz
  • Larry S. Zweifel

The scientist has published multiple papers in several key venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife

Research topics covered extensively in their work include:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Among professional recognitions, Richard D. Palmiter was elected a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1988. The same year, they became a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, following their election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1987.

Best Publications

  • A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain

    Linda Madisen;Theresa A Zwingman;Susan M Sunkin;Seung Wook Oh

  • The c- myc oncogene driven by immunoglobulin enhancers induces lymphoid malignancy in transgenic mice

    J. M. Adams;A. W. Harris;C. A. Pinkert;L. M. Corcoran

  • Dramatic growth of mice that develop from eggs microinjected with metallothionein–growth hormone fusion genes

    Richard D. Palmiter;Ralph L. Brinster;Robert E. Hammer;Myrna E. Trumbauer

  • Leptin-regulated endocannabinoids are involved in maintaining food intake

    Vincenzo Di Marzo;Sravan K. Goparaju;Lei Wang;Lei Wang;Jie Liu;Jie Liu

  • Germ-line transformation of mice

    Richard D. Palmiter;Ralph L. Brinster

  • Factors affecting the efficiency of introducing foreign DNA into mice by microinjecting eggs

    Ralph L. Brinster;Howard Y. Chen;Myrna E. Trumbauer;Mary K. Yagle

  • Production of transgenic rabbits, sheep and pigs by microinjection

    Robert E. Hammer;Vernon G. Pursel;Caird E. Rexroad;Robert J. Wall

  • Magnesium precipitation of ribonucleoprotein complexes. Expedient techniques for the isolation of undergraded polysomes and messenger ribonucleic acid.

    Richard D. Palmiter

  • Transcriptional regulation of the ovalbumin and conalbumin genes by steroid hormones in chick oviduct.

    G S McKnight;R D Palmiter

  • NPY/AgRP Neurons Are Essential for Feeding in Adult Mice but Can Be Ablated in Neonates

    Serge Luquet;Francisco A. Perez;Thomas S. Hnasko;Richard D. Palmiter

  • Overexpression of TGFα in transgenic mice: Induction of epithelial hyperplasia, pancreatic metaplasia, and carcinoma of the breast

    Eric P. Sandgren;Noreen C. Luetteke;Richard D. Palmiter;Ralph L. Brinster

  • Metallothionein-human GH fusion genes stimulate growth of mice

    Richard D. Palmiter;Gunnar Norstedt;Richard E. Gelinas;Robert E. Hammer

  • Dopamine-deficient mice are severely hypoactive, adipsic, and aphagic

    Qun Yong Zhou;Richard D. Palmiter

  • Cloning and functional characterization of a mammalian zinc transporter that confers resistance to zinc.

    R.D. Palmiter;S.D. Findley

  • The elusive function of metallothioneins

    Richard D. Palmiter

  • Somatic expression of herpes thymidine kinase in mice following injection of a fusion gene into eggs

    Ralph L. Brinster;Howard Y. Chen;Myrna Trumbauer;Allen W. Senear

  • Eosinophils and type 2 cytokine signaling in macrophages orchestrate development of functional beige fat

    Yifu Qiu;Khoa D. Nguyen;Justin I. Odegaard;Xiaojin Cui

  • Cell-type-specific isolation of ribosome-associated mRNA from complex tissues

    Elisenda Sanz;Linghai Yang;Thomas Su;David R. Morris

  • Molecular pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus transgenic mice

    Francis V. Chisari;Kathleen Klopchin;Takashi Moriyama;Claudio Pasquinelli

  • Replacement of diseased mouse liver by hepatic cell transplantation

    Jonathan A. Rhim;Eric P. Sandgren;Jay L. Degen;Richard D. Palmiter

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph L. Brinster
Ralph L. Brinster University of Pennsylvania
Richard R. Behringer
Richard R. Behringer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Larry S. Zweifel
Larry S. Zweifel University of Washington
Thomas S. Hnasko
Thomas S. Hnasko University of California, San Diego
Albee Messing
Albee Messing University of Wisconsin–Madison
Oline K. Rønnekleiv
Oline K. Rønnekleiv Oregon Health & Science University
David Lo
David Lo University of California, Riverside
Martin J. Kelly
Martin J. Kelly Oregon Health & Science University
Michael W. Schwartz
Michael W. Schwartz University of Washington
Jae-Young Koh
Jae-Young Koh University of Ulsan

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