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Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations
55861
World Ranking
883
National Ranking
551

Chemistry

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49926
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896
National Ranking
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Victor J. Hruby publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 1,192 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.

Victor J. Hruby 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 Victor J. Hruby sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1984 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1971 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Victor J. Hruby is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and specializes in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects.

Victor J. Hruby has published in a range of scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Pain
  • Molecules
  • European Journal of Pharmacology

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Antagonism of the mu-delta opioid receptor heterodimer enhances opioid antinociception by activating Src and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II signaling, 2021, Pain
  • Aged Brains Express Less Melanocortin Receptors, Which Correlates with Age-Related Decline of Cognitive Functions, 2021, Molecules
  • MC4R biased signalling and the conformational basis of biological function selections, 2022, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
  • Melanocortin 3 receptor activation with [D-Trp8]-γ-MSH suppresses inflammation in apolipoprotein E deficient mice, 2020, European Journal of Pharmacology
  • Development of Ligand-Drug Conjugates Targeting Melanoma through the Overexpressed Melanocortin 1 Receptor, 2020, ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Minying Cai
  • Zekun Liu
  • Yang Zhou
  • Vanni Caruso
  • Biaoxin Chai

Victor J. Hruby has been recognized with several fellowships throughout their career, including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2019
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1984
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1971

Best Publications

  • A new type of synthetic peptide library for identifying ligand-binding activity

    Kit S. Lam;Sydney E. Salmon;Evan M. Hersh;Victor J. Hruby

  • Role of melanocortinergic neurons in feeding and the agouti obesity syndrome

    W. Fan;B. A. Boston;R. A. Kesterson;V. J. Hruby

  • Bis-penicillamine enkephalins possess highly improved specificity toward delta opioid receptors.

    Henry I. Mosberg;Robin Hurst;Victor J. Hruby;Kelvin Gee

  • Emerging approaches in the molecular design of receptor-selective peptide ligands: conformational, topographical and dynamic considerations.

    V J Hruby;F al-Obeidi;W Kazmierski

  • Random bio-oligomer library, a method of synthesis thereof, and a method of use thereof

    Kit Sang Lam;Sydney E. Salmon;Victor J. Hruby;Evan M. Hersh

  • Peptidomimetics, a synthetic tool of drug discovery

    Josef Vagner;Hongchang Qu;Victor J Hruby

  • Conformational restrictions of biologically active peptides via amino acid side chain groups

    Victor J. Hruby

  • 4-Norleucine, 7-D-phenylalanine-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a highly potent alpha-melanotropin with ultralong biological activity.

    Tomi K. Sawyer;Pauline J. Sanfilippo;Victor J. Hruby;Michael H. Engel

  • The melanocortin-1 receptor gene mediates female-specific mechanisms of analgesia in mice and humans

    Jeffrey S. Mogil;Sonya G. Wilson;Elissa J. Chesler;Andrew L. Rankin

  • Roles of mu, delta and kappa opioid receptors in spinal and supraspinal mediation of gastrointestinal transit effects and hot-plate analgesia in the mouse.

    F Porreca;H I Mosberg;R Hurst;V J Hruby

  • Cyclic lactam alpha-melanotropin analogues of Ac-Nle4-cyclo[Asp5, D-Phe7,Lys10] alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone-(4-10)-NH2 with bulky aromatic amino acids at position 7 show high antagonist potency and selectivity at specific melanocortin receptors.

    Victor J Hruby;Dongsi Lu;Shubh D. Sharma;Ana L. De Castrucci

  • Designing peptide receptor agonists and antagonists

    Victor J. Hruby

  • Design of peptides, proteins, and peptidomimetics in chi space

    Victor J. Hruby;Guigen Li;Carrie Haskell-Luevano;Mark Shenderovich

  • Activation of two signal-transduction systems in hepatocytes by glucagon

    Michael J. O. Wakelam;Gregory J. Murphy;Victor J. Hruby;Miles D. Houslay

  • Potent and prolonged acting cyclic lactam analogues of alpha-melanotropin: design based on molecular dynamics.

    Fahad Al-Obeidi;Ana M. de L. Castrucci;Ana M. de L. Castrucci;Mac E. Hadley;Victor J. Hruby

  • Pronociceptive actions of dynorphin maintain chronic neuropathic pain.

    Zaijie Wang;Luis R. Gardell;Michael H. Ossipov;Todd W. Vanderah

  • Molecular biology and pharmacology of cloned opioid receptors.

    Richard J. Knapp;Ewa Malatynska;Nathan Collins;Lei Fang

  • Glycopeptide enkephalin analogues produce analgesia in mice: evidence for penetration of the blood-brain barrier.

    R Polt;F Porreca;L Z Szabò;E J Bilsky

  • Fentanyl-related compounds and derivatives: current status and future prospects for pharmaceutical applications.

    Ruben S Vardanyan;Victor J Hruby

  • Structure-function relationships in glucagon: properties of highly purified des-His-1-, monoiodo-, and (des-Asn-28, Thr-29)(homoserine lactone-27)-glucagon.

    Michael C. Lin;David E. Wright;Victor J. Hruby;Martin Rodbell

  • Erratum: A new type of synthetic peptide library for identifying ligand-binding activity (Nature (1991) 354 (82-84))

    Kit S. Lam;Sydney E. Salmon;Evan M. Hersh;Victor J. Hruby

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Porreca
Frank Porreca University of Arizona
Henry I. Yamamura
Henry I. Yamamura University of Arizona
Todd W. Vanderah
Todd W. Vanderah University of Arizona
Robert J. Gillies
Robert J. Gillies Moffitt Cancer Center
Gordon Tollin
Gordon Tollin University of Arizona
Henry I. Mosberg
Henry I. Mosberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Arizona
Evan M. Hersh
Evan M. Hersh The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland
Vincent du Vigneaud
Vincent du Vigneaud Cornell University

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