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Stephen F. Heinemann 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 Stephen F. Heinemann sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 213 publications — 66th percentile

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

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

Stephen F. Heinemann 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 Stephen F. Heinemann 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.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Stephen F. Heinemann was affiliated with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the United States. Their research spanned several areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with specific contributions to molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main topics of their scientific work included:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Quality and Supply Management

Their recent papers were published between 2021 and 2025 and covered areas relevant to ionotropic and ligand-gated ion channels, as well as supply chain management methodologies. These papers included:

  • Ionotropic glutamate receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1, 2023, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Ionotropic glutamate receptors in GtoPdb v.2021.3, 2021, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Assessment of product criticality at the corporate level presenting a newly developed method based on standard VDI 4800 Part 2, 2025, Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain
  • Ligand-gated ion channels in GtoPdb v.2025.3, 2025, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

Frequent coauthors in their work included Bernhard Bettler, Graham L. Collingridge, Raymond Dingledine, Michael Hollmann, and Juan Lerma. These collaborations reflected a focus on topics in neuropharmacology and molecular mechanisms of ion channels.

Their work was predominantly published in venues such as the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE and Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, demonstrating an intersection of biochemical research and applied management science.

Stephen F. Heinemann was recognized with membership in two notable academies: the National Academy of Sciences in 1992 and the National Academy of Medicine in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Cloned Glutamate Receptors

    Michael Hollmann;Stephen Heinemann

  • Ca2+ permeability of KA-AMPA--gated glutamate receptor channels depends on subunit composition

    Michael Hollmann;Melissa Hartley;Stephen Heinemann

  • Cloning by functional expression of a member of the glutamate receptor family.

    Michael Hollmann;Anne O'Shea-Greenfield;Scott W. Rogers;Stephen Heinemann

  • Distribution of alpha2, alpha3, alpha4, and beta2 neuronal nicotinic receptor subunit mRNAs in the central nervous system: A hybridization histochemical study in the rat

    Etsuko Wada;Keiji Wada;Jim Boulter;Evan Deneris

  • Molecular cloning and functional expression of glutamate receptor subunit genes

    Jim Boulter;Michael Hollmann;Anne O'Shea-Greenfield;Melissa Hartley

  • α9: An acetylcholine receptor with novel pharmacological properties expressed in rat cochlear hair cells

    Ana B. Elgoyhen;David S. Johnson;Jim Boulter;Douglas E. Vetter

  • Identification of a site in glutamate receptor subunits that controls calcium permeability.

    Richard I. Hume;Raymond Dingledine;Stephen F. Heinemann

  • Zinc potentiates agonist-lnduced currents at certain splice variants of the NMDA receptor

    Michael Hollmann;Jim Boulter;Cornelia Maron;Lora Beasley

  • Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Nicotine Abuse

    John A Dani;Steve Heinemann

  • Autoantibodies to glutamate receptor GluR3 in Rasmussen's encephalitis

    SW Rogers;PI Andrews;LC Gahring;T Whisenand

  • α10: A determinant of nicotinic cholinergic receptor function in mammalian vestibular and cochlear mechanosensory hair cells

    Ana Belen Elgoyhen;Douglas E. Vetter;Eleonora Katz;Carla Rothlin

  • Cloning of a novel glutamate receptor subunit, GluR5 : expression in the nervous system during development

    Bernhard Bettler;Jim Boulter;Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer;Anne O'Shea-Greenfield

  • Cloning of a cDNA for a glutamate receptor subunit activated by kainate but not AMPA.

    Jan Egebjerg;Bernhard Bettler;Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer;Stephen Heinemann

  • Gene expression changes in the course of normal brain aging are sexually dimorphic.

    Nicole C. Berchtold;David H. Cribbs;Paul D. Coleman;Joseph Rogers

  • Nicotine binding and nicotinic receptor subunit RNA after chronic nicotine treatment.

    MJ Marks;JR Pauly;SD Gross;ES Deneris

  • Aβ induces astrocytic glutamate release, extrasynaptic NMDA receptor activation, and synaptic loss

    Maria Talantova;Sara Sanz-Blasco;Xiaofei Zhang;Peng Xia

  • Functional Expression of Two Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors from cDNA Clones Identifies a Gene Family

    Jim Boulter;John Connolly;Evan Deneris;Dan Goldman

  • N-glycosylation site tagging suggests a three transmembrane domain topology for the glutamate receptor GluR1

    Michael Hollmann;Cornelia Maron;Stephen Heinemann

  • Altered synaptic physiology and reduced susceptibility to kainate-induced seizures in GluR6-deficient mice

    Christophe Mulle;Andreas Sailer;Isabel Pérez-Otaño;Heather Dickinson-Anson

  • Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor gamma subunit

    Toni Claudio;Marc Ballivet;Jim Patrick;Stephen Heinemann

  • Agonist selectivity of glutamate receptors is specified by two domains structurally related to bacterial amino acid-binding proteins

    Yael Stern-Bach;Bernhard Bettler;Melissa Hartley;Paul O. Sheppard

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard Bettler
Bernhard Bettler University of Basel
Michael Hollmann
Michael Hollmann Ruhr University Bochum
Evan S. Deneris
Evan S. Deneris Case Western Reserve University
Anis Contractor
Anis Contractor Northwestern University
Bryce Vissel
Bryce Vissel St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Geoffrey T. Swanson
Geoffrey T. Swanson Northwestern University
Scott W. Rogers
Scott W. Rogers University of Utah
Robert W. Gereau
Robert W. Gereau Washington University in St. Louis
Ana Belén Elgoyhen
Ana Belén Elgoyhen University of Buenos Aires
Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer
Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer Universität Hamburg

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