Balázs R. Varga

1.3k total citations
23 papers, 720 citations indexed

About

Balázs R. Varga is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Balázs R. Varga has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 720 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Balázs R. Varga's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers). Balázs R. Varga is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers). Balázs R. Varga collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and Germany. Balázs R. Varga's co-authors include Béla Juhász, Rudolf Gesztelyi, Árpád Tósaki, Ádám Kemény‐Beke, Susruta Majumdar, Judit Zsuga, Abdelfattah Faouzi, Péter Kele, John M. Streicher and Stefan Schiller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Balázs R. Varga

20 papers receiving 708 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Balázs R. Varga Hungary 12 402 143 87 72 66 23 720
Mauro Cunha Xavier Pinto Brazil 19 487 1.2× 182 1.3× 155 1.8× 105 1.5× 77 1.2× 57 1.2k
Lian Liu China 20 657 1.6× 53 0.4× 69 0.8× 74 1.0× 85 1.3× 88 1.2k
Akiyuki Takahashi Japan 10 540 1.3× 230 1.6× 42 0.5× 79 1.1× 78 1.2× 35 1.1k
Keshab Bhattacharya United States 10 368 0.9× 185 1.3× 79 0.9× 213 3.0× 37 0.6× 11 922
Xiangming Liu China 19 562 1.4× 83 0.6× 72 0.8× 211 2.9× 41 0.6× 93 1.4k
Shelli L. Kirstein United States 10 337 0.8× 120 0.8× 52 0.6× 85 1.2× 119 1.8× 10 750
Zhimin Wang China 24 1.1k 2.6× 53 0.4× 85 1.0× 84 1.2× 100 1.5× 105 1.9k
Marek Noga Netherlands 16 469 1.2× 81 0.6× 37 0.4× 85 1.2× 77 1.2× 27 856
Florence Fauvelle France 18 877 2.2× 114 0.8× 198 2.3× 107 1.5× 94 1.4× 56 1.5k
Yaoming Chen China 20 352 0.9× 108 0.8× 68 0.8× 150 2.1× 47 0.7× 65 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Balázs R. Varga

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Albert, T., Jing Wang, B. Krumm, et al.. (2025). Differential Effects of Sodium on Agonist-Induced Conformational Transitions and Signaling at μ and κ Opioid Receptors. Biochemistry. 64(24). 4746–4757.
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Robertson, Michael J., Arnab Modak, Makaía M. Papasergi-Scott, et al.. (2025). Non-equilibrium snapshots of ligand efficacy at the μ-opioid receptor. Nature.
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Varga, Balázs R., et al.. (2025). Advances in the structural understanding of opioid allostery. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 46(2). 98–101.
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Priksz, Dániel, Mariann Bombicz, Ágnes Rusznyák, et al.. (2024). Electroretinographical Analysis of the Effect of BGP-15 in Eyedrops for Compensating Global Ischemia–Reperfusion in the Eyes of Sprague Dawley Rats. Biomedicines. 12(3). 637–637. 2 indexed citations
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Bracamontes, John, Yusuke Sugasawa, Spencer R. Pierce, et al.. (2024). Three classes of propofol binding sites on GABAA receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(10). 107778–107778. 4 indexed citations
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Priksz, Dániel, Mariann Bombicz, Rita M. Kiss, et al.. (2024). Effects of voluntary and forced physical exercise on the retinal health of aging Wistar rats. GeroScience. 46(5). 4707–4728. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Qiongyu, Deniz Aydın, Alexander S. Powers, et al.. (2024). Signaling Modulation Mediated by Ligand Water Interactions with the Sodium Site at μOR. ACS Central Science. 10(8). 1490–1503. 5 indexed citations
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Bombicz, Mariann, Balázs R. Varga, Dániel Priksz, et al.. (2022). Cardioprotective Role of BGP-15 in Ageing Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rat (ZDF) Model: Extended Mitochondrial Longevity. Pharmaceutics. 14(2). 226–226. 10 indexed citations
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Chakraborty, Soumen, Balázs R. Varga, Jinling Yuan, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of Kratom Opioid Derivatives as Potential Treatment Option for Alcohol Use Disorder. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 764885–764885. 22 indexed citations
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Varga, Balázs R., John M. Streicher, & Susruta Majumdar. (2021). Strategies towards safer opioid analgesics—A review of old and upcoming targets. British Journal of Pharmacology. 180(7). 975–993. 40 indexed citations
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Bombicz, Mariann, Dániel Priksz, Csaba Hegedűs, et al.. (2020). Retinoprotection by BGP-15, a Hydroximic Acid Derivative, in a Type II Diabetic Rat Model Compared to Glibenclamide, Metformin, and Pioglitazone. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(6). 2124–2124. 10 indexed citations
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Faouzi, Abdelfattah, Balázs R. Varga, & Susruta Majumdar. (2020). Biased Opioid Ligands. Molecules. 25(18). 4257–4257. 95 indexed citations
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Priksz, Dániel, Mariann Bombicz, Balázs R. Varga, et al.. (2018). Upregulation of Myocardial and Vascular Phosphodiesterase 9A in A Model of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(10). 2882–2882. 17 indexed citations
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Bombicz, Mariann, Rita Kiss, Dániel Priksz, et al.. (2018). Heme Oxygenase-1 Activity as a Correlate to Exercise-Mediated Amelioration of Cognitive Decline and Neuropathological Alterations in an Aging Rat Model of Dementia. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–13. 26 indexed citations
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Quast, Robert B., Marlitt Stech, Andrei Sonnabend, et al.. (2016). Cell-free synthesis of functional human epidermal growth factor receptor: Investigation of ligand-independent dimerization in Sf21 microsomal membranes using non-canonical amino acids. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34048–34048. 16 indexed citations
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Zsuga, Judit, Tamás Erdei, Balázs R. Varga, et al.. (2015). The effect of adenosine deaminase inhibition on the A1 adenosinergic and M2 muscarinergic control of contractility in eu- and hyperthyroid guinea pig atria. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 388(8). 853–868. 7 indexed citations
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Huber, Matthias C., Andreas Schreiber, Philipp von Olshausen, et al.. (2014). Designer amphiphilic proteins as building blocks for the intracellular formation of organelle-like compartments. Nature Materials. 14(1). 125–132. 77 indexed citations
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Papp, Csaba, Zoltán Galajda, Tamás Szerafin, et al.. (2014). Approximation of A1 adenosine receptor reserve appertaining to the direct negative inotropic effect of adenosine in hyperthyroid guinea pig left atria. General Physiology and Biophysics. 33(2). 177–188. 7 indexed citations
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Varga, Balázs R., Krisztina Szabadfi, P. Kiss, et al.. (2010). PACAP Improves Functional Outcome in Excitotoxic Retinal Lesion: An Electroretinographic Study. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 43(1). 44–50. 22 indexed citations
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Juhász, Béla, Balázs R. Varga, Attila Czompa, et al.. (2010). Postischemic cardiac recovery in heme oxygenase-1 transgenic ischemic/reperfused mouse myocardium. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 15(9). 1973–1982. 29 indexed citations

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