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Solomon H. Snyder 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 Solomon H. Snyder sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 1,312 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Solomon H. Snyder 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 Solomon H. Snyder sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
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This scientist: 283 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
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For seminal contributions to our understanding of neurotransmission and neurodegeneration.
  • 2013 - NAS Award in the Neurosciences, U.S. National Academy of Sciences For the elucidation of fundamental mechanisms of chemical signaling, including opiate receptors, NO signaling, and other neurotransmitter/receptor interactions.
  • 2012 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2007 - Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
  • 2006 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Identification of Opiate Receptors in the Brain.
  • 2003 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his major contributions to the understanding of neurotransmitters, their receptors in the nervous system, mechanisms of action of psychoactive drugs, and pathways of signal transduction in the brain.", Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on March 14, 2005.
  • 2001 - Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, National Academy of Medicine
  • 2000 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 1990 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1985 - AMA Scientific Achievement Award, American Medical Association
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1980 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1979 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1978 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation

Overview

Solomon H. Snyder is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States and has made extensive contributions to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research spans various subfields including molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and cell biology.

The main topics covered in their scientific work include:

  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Their frequent collaborators include Bindu D. Paul, Evan R. Semenza, Chirag Vasavda, Adele M. Snowman, and Adarsha P. Malla.

Solomon H. Snyder's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Signaling by cGAS-STING in Neurodegeneration, Neuroinflammation, and Aging," 2020, published in Trends in Neurosciences
  • "Redox imbalance links COVID-19 and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Effects of hydrogen sulfide on mitochondrial function and cellular bioenergetics," 2020, published in Redox Biology
  • "Hydrogen sulfide is neuroprotective in Alzheimer's disease by sulfhydrating GSK3β and inhibiting Tau hyperphosphorylation," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "D-cysteine is an endogenous regulator of neural progenitor cell dynamics in the mammalian brain," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Science Advances
  • iScience

Among various recognitions, Solomon H. Snyder has received multiple awards over the years, including:

  • Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, 2014, for seminal contributions to understanding neurotransmission and neurodegeneration
  • NAS Award in the Neurosciences from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 2013, for elucidation of fundamental mechanisms of chemical signaling
  • Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, 2012
  • Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, 2007
  • Perl-UNC Prize for identification of opiate receptors in the brain, 2006
  • US President's National Medal of Science, 2003, awarded for major contributions to understanding neurotransmitters, receptors, psychoactive drug mechanisms, and brain signal transduction
  • Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from the National Academy of Medicine, 2001
  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience, 2000
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award, 1990
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine, 1988
  • AMA Scientific Achievement Award from the American Medical Association, 1985
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1982
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1980
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1979
  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, 1978

Best Publications

  • Isolation of nitric oxide synthetase, a calmodulin-requiring enzyme.

    David S. Bredt;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Handbook of psychopharmacology

    Leslie L. Iversen;Susan D. Iversen;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Localization of nitric oxide synthase indicating a neural role for nitric oxide

    David S. Bredt;Paul M. Hwang;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Opiate Receptor: Demonstration in Nervous Tissue

    Candace B. Pert;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Cloned and expressed nitric oxide synthase structurally resembles cytochrome P-450 reductase.

    David S. Bredt;Paul M. Hwang;Charles E. Glatt;Charles Lowenstein

  • Dopamine receptor binding predicts clinical and pharmacological potencies of antischizophrenic drugs.

    I Creese;D R Burt;S H Snyder

  • Nitric oxide: a physiologic messenger molecule.

    D. S. Bredt;Solomon H Snyder

  • Nitric oxide mediates glutamate neurotoxicity in primary cortical cultures.

    Valina L. Dawson;Ted M. Dawson;Edythe D. London;David S. Bredt

  • H2S as a Physiologic Vasorelaxant: Hypertension in Mice with Deletion of Cystathionine γ-Lyase

    Guangdong Yang;Guangdong Yang;Lingyun Wu;Bo Jiang;Wei Yang

  • Nitric oxide, a novel neuronal messenger.

    David S. Bredt;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Nitric oxide synthase and neuronal NADPH diaphorase are identical in brain and peripheral tissues.

    Ted M. Dawson;David S. Bredt;Majid Fotuhi;Paul M. Hwang

  • Nitric oxide mediates glutamate-linked enhancement of cGMP levels in the cerebellum

    David S. Bredt;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Carbon monoxide: a putative neural messenger.

    Ajay Verma;David J. Hirsch;Charles E. Glatt;Gabriele V. Ronnett

  • RAFT1: a mammalian protein that binds to FKBP12 in a rapamycin-dependent fashion and is homologous to yeast TORs.

    David M. Sabatini;Hediye Erdjument-Bromage;Mary Lui;Paul Tempst

  • Multiple Serotonin Receptors: Differential Binding of [3H]5-Hydroxytryptamine, [3H]Lysergic Acid Diethylamide and [3H]Spiroperidol

    Stephen J. Peroutka;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Parkinsonism-inducing neurotoxin, N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6 -tetrahydropyridine: uptake of the metabolite N-methyl-4-phenylpyridine by dopamine neurons explains selective toxicity.

    Jonathan A. Javitch;Robert J. D'Amato;Stephen M. Strittmatter;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Protein S-nitrosylation: a physiological signal for neuronal nitric oxide.

    Samie R. Jaffrey;Hediye Erdjument-Bromage;Christopher D. Ferris;Paul Tempst

  • Nitric oxide synthase protein and mRNA are discretely localized in neuronal populations of the mammalian CNS together with NADPH diaphorase

    David S. Bredt;Charles E. Glatt;Paul M. Hwang;Majid Fotuhi

  • Muscarinic Cholinergic Binding in Rat Brain

    Henry I. Yamamura;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Antischizophrenic drugs: chronic treatment elevates dopamine receptor binding in brain

    David R. Burt;I. A.N. Creese;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Targeted disruption of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase gene

    Paul L. Huang;Ted M. Dawson;David S. Bredt;Solomon H. Snyder

Frequent Co-Authors

Ted M. Dawson
Ted M. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David S. Bredt
David S. Bredt Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Michael J. Kuhar
Michael J. Kuhar Emory University
Akira Sawa
Akira Sawa Johns Hopkins University
Seth Blackshaw
Seth Blackshaw Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Christopher A. Ross
Christopher A. Ross Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Valina L. Dawson
Valina L. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Julius Axelrod
Julius Axelrod National Institutes of Health
Leslie L. Iversen
Leslie L. Iversen University of Oxford

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