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Roger J. Summers

Roger J. Summers

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
14967
World Ranking
7500
National Ranking
188

Neuroscience

D-Index
69
Citations
14973
World Ranking
2664
National Ranking
70

Roger J. Summers 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 Roger J. Summers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 401 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger J. Summers 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 Roger J. Summers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roger J. Summers is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work primarily spans molecular biology, physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and animal science and zoology.

The research topics frequently explored by Summers include receptor mechanisms and signaling, adipose tissue and metabolism, pharmacological effects and assays, neuropeptides and animal physiology, pregnancy-related medical research, pancreatic function and diabetes, and adenosine and purinergic signaling.

Recent notable publications by Summers include:

  • GRK-biased adrenergic agonists for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, 2025, Cell
  • Multipathway In Vitro Pharmacological Characterization of Specialized Proresolving G Protein-Coupled Receptors, 2022, Molecular Pharmacology
  • Deletion of GPR21 improves glucose homeostasis and inhibits the CCL2-CCR2 axis by divergent mechanisms, 2021, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • Adrenoceptors in GtoPdb v.2021.3, 2021, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • The metabolic effects of mirabegron are mediated primarily by β3-adrenoceptors, 2020, Pharmacology Research & Perspectives

Summers has published predominantly in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, with eight publications, and also contributed to journals such as Cell, Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, Frontiers in Pharmacology, and Molecular Pharmacology.

Frequent collaborators of Summers include Dana S. Hutchinson, Jon Merlin, Seungmin Ham, Tore Bengtsson, and Poornima Balaji, each with multiple coauthored works.

Best Publications

  • Relaxin Family Peptides and Their Receptors

    R. A. D. Bathgate;M. L. Halls;E. T. van der Westhuizen;G. E. Callander

  • Excitatory amino acid projections to the nucleus accumbens septi in the rat: a retrograde transport study utilizing D[3H]aspartate and [3H]GABA.

    M.J. Christie;R.J. Summers;J.A. Stephenson;C.J. Cook

  • Human relaxin gene 3 (H3) and the equivalent mouse relaxin (M3) gene. Novel members of the relaxin peptide family.

    Ross A.D. Bathgate;Chrishan S. Samuel;Tanya C.D. Burazin;Sharon Layfield

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

    Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

  • International Union of Pharmacology LVII: Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Receptors for Relaxin Family Peptides

    Ross Bathgate;Richard Ivell;Barbara M Sanborn;O David Sherwood

  • Allosteric Ligands of the Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor (GLP-1R) Differentially Modulate Endogenous and Exogenous Peptide Responses in a Pathway-Selective Manner: Implications for Drug Screening

    Cassandra Koole;Denise Wootten;John Simms;Celine Valant

  • Antidepressant binding sites in brain: autoradiographic comparison of [3H]paroxetine and [3H]imipramine localization and relationship to serotonin transporter.

    P D Hrdina;B Foy;A Hepner;R J Summers

  • Relaxin deficiency in mice is associated with an age-related progression of pulmonary fibrosis

    Chrishan S Samuel;Chongxin Zhao;Ross A D Bathgate;Courtney Peta Bond

  • Cardiovascular effects of relaxin: from basic science to clinical therapy

    Xiao-Jun Du;Ross A D Bathgate;Chrishan S Samuel;Anthony M Dart

  • Role of adrenoceptor subtypes in memory consolidation

    Marie E Gibbs;Roger J Summers

  • Ligand-directed signalling at β-adrenoceptors

    Bronwyn A. Evans;Masaaki Sato;Mohsin Sarwar;Dana S. Hutchinson

  • Adrenoceptors and their second messenger systems.

    Roger J. Summers;Lynne R. McMartin

  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. XCV. Recent Advances in the Understanding of the Pharmacology and Biological Roles of Relaxin Family Peptide Receptors 1–4, the Receptors for Relaxin Family Peptides

    Michelle L. Halls;Ross A. D. Bathgate;Steve W. Sutton;Thomas B. Dschietzig

  • Relaxin inhibits renal myofibroblast differentiation via RXFP1, the nitric oxide pathway, and Smad2

    Ishanee Mookerjee;Tim D Hewitson;Michelle Louise Halls;Roger James Summers

  • Evolution of β-blockers: from anti-anginal drugs to ligand-directed signalling.

    Jillian G. Baker;Stephen J. Hill;Roger J. Summers

  • Relaxin family peptide receptors RXFP1 and RXFP2 modulate cAMP signaling by distinct mechanisms.

    Michelle Louise Halls;Ross A D Bathgate;Roger James Summers

  • The rush to adrenaline: drugs in sport acting on the β-adrenergic system

    Elizabeth Ann Davis;Richard Loiacono;Roger James Summers

  • Expression of β3-adrenoceptor mRNA in rat brain

    R. J. Summers;M. Papaioannou;S. Harris;B. A. Evans

  • Expression of β3‐adrenoceptor mRNA in rat tissues

    B. A. Evans;M. Papaioannou;V. R. Bonazzi;R. J. Summers

  • Relaxin family peptide receptors--former orphans reunite with their parent ligands to activate multiple signalling pathways.

    M L Halls;E T van der Westhuizen;R A D Bathgate;R J Summers

  • THEMED SECTION: MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY OF G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS REVIEW Ligand-directed signalling at b-adrenoceptors

    Bronwyn A. Evans;Masaaki Sato;Mohsin Sarwar;Dana S. Hutchinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross A. D. Bathgate
Ross A. D. Bathgate Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Peter C. M. Molenaar
Peter C. M. Molenaar Pennsylvania State University
John D. Wade
John D. Wade Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Geoffrey W. Tregear
Geoffrey W. Tregear University of Melbourne
Chrishan S. Samuel
Chrishan S. Samuel Monash University
Patrick M. Sexton
Patrick M. Sexton Monash University
Marie E. Gibbs
Marie E. Gibbs Monash University
Arthur Christopoulos
Arthur Christopoulos Monash University
Philip M. Beart
Philip M. Beart Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Andrew L. Gundlach
Andrew L. Gundlach Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

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