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Richard Horuk 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 Horuk sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 173 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard Horuk 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 Horuk sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard Horuk is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine with a focus on oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and immunology.

The scientist's main topics of interest include the study of chemokine receptors and signaling, immune cells in cancer, cytokine signaling pathways and interactions, interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, and pulmonary hypertension research and treatments.

Recent publications by Richard Horuk include:

  • Chemokine receptors (version 2020.5) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database, 2020, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • The Chemokine, CCL3, and Its Receptor, CCR1, Mediate Thoracic Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Chemokine receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1, 2023, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Chemokine receptors in GtoPdb v.2025.1, 2025, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Chemokine receptors in GtoPdb v.2025.3, 2025, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

The frequent publication venues where their research appears include:

  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • UNC Libraries

Collaborations have been a consistent part of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Françoise Bachelerie
  • Adit Ben-Baruch
  • Amanda M. Burkhardt
  • Israel Charo
  • Christophe Combadière

Best Publications

  • Homozygous Defect in HIV-1 Coreceptor Accounts for Resistance of Some Multiply-Exposed Individuals to HIV-1 Infection

    Rong Liu;William A Paxton;Sunny Choe;Daniel Ceradini

  • International Union of Pharmacology. XXII. Nomenclature for Chemokine Receptors

    Philip M. Murphy;Marco Baggiolini;Israel F. Charo;Caroline A. Hébert

  • Molecular cloning, functional expression, and signaling characteristics of a C-C chemokine receptor

    Kuldeep Neote;David DiGregorio;John Y. Mak;Richard Horuk

  • International Union of Pharmacology. LXXXIX. Update on the Extended Family of Chemokine Receptors and Introducing a New Nomenclature for Atypical Chemokine Receptors

    Francoise Bachelerie;Adit Ben-Baruch;Amanda M. Burkhardt;Christophe Combadiere

  • A receptor for the malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax: the erythrocyte chemokine receptor

    Richard Horuk;Chetan E. Chitnis;Walter C. Darbonne;Timothy J. Colby

  • Characterization of two high affinity human interleukin-8 receptors.

    J Lee;R Horuk;G C Rice;G L Bennett

  • Neuronal apoptosis induced by HIV-1 gp120 and the chemokine SDF-1α is mediated by the chemokine receptor CXCR4

    Joseph Hesselgesser;Dennis Taub;Padmavathi Baskar;Michael Greenberg

  • Chemokine/chemokine receptor nomenclature

    K. Bacon;M. Baggiolini;Hal Broxmeyer;R. Horuk

  • Expression of chemokine receptors by subsets of neurons in the central nervous system.

    R. Horuk;A. W. Martin;Z.-X. Wang;L. Schweitzer

  • CD4-independent association between HIV-1 gp120 and CXCR4: functional chemokine receptors are expressed in human neurons.

    Joseph Hesselgesser;Meredith Halks-Miller;Virginia DelVecchio;Stephen C. Peiper

  • Identification of a promiscuous inflammatory peptide receptor on the surface of red blood cells.

    K Neote;W Darbonne;J Ogez;R Horuk

  • Regulation of human chemokine receptors CXCR4: Role of phosphorylation in desensitization and internalization

    Bodduluri Haribabu;Ricardo M. Richardson;Ian Fisher;Silvano Sozzani

  • Chemokine and chemokine receptor expression in the central nervous system

    Joseph Hesselgesser;Richard Horuk

  • The Duffy antigen/receptor for chemokines (DARC) is expressed in endothelial cells of Duffy negative individuals who lack the erythrocyte receptor.

    S. C. Peiper;Zi-Xuan Wang;K. Neote;A. W. Martin

  • Chemokine receptor antagonists: overcoming developmental hurdles

    Richard Horuk

  • Molecular properties of the chemokine receptor family.

    Richard Horuk

  • I want a new drug: G-protein-coupled receptors in drug development.

    Sabine Schlyer;Richard Horuk

  • Chemokines, chemokine receptors and small-molecule antagonists: recent developments.

    James J Onuffer;Richard Horuk

  • CCR1+/CCR5+ Mononuclear Phagocytes Accumulate in the Central Nervous System of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

    Corinna Trebst;Torben Lykke Sørensen;Pia Kivisäkk;Martha K. Cathcart

  • Chemokine/chemokine receptor nomenclature

    Kevin Bacon;Marco Baggiolini;Hal Broxmeyer;Richard Horuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng National Institutes of Health
Thomas J. Schall
Thomas J. Schall ChemoCentryx (United States)
Stephen C. Peiper
Stephen C. Peiper Thomas Jefferson University
James A. Hoxie
James A. Hoxie University of Pennsylvania
James E. Pease
James E. Pease Imperial College London
Dennis D. Taub
Dennis D. Taub George Washington University
Antal Rot
Antal Rot Queen Mary University of London
Philip M. Murphy
Philip M. Murphy National Institutes of Health
Robert W. Doms
Robert W. Doms Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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