John E. Donello

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

John E. Donello is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Donello has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in John E. Donello's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (6 papers). John E. Donello is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (6 papers). John E. Donello collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Denmark. John E. Donello's co-authors include Thomas J. Hope, Romain Zufferey, Didier Trono, Daniel W. Gil, Karen M. Kedzie, John W. Regan, A M Bogardus, Craig Fairbairn, Kristen L. Pierce and Thomas J. Bailey and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Gastroenterology and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

John E. Donello

30 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus Posttranscriptional Regulatory Element Enhances Expression of Transgenes Delivered by Retroviral Vectors

1999 822 citations Romain Zufferey, John E. Donello et al. Journal of Virology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John E. Donello United States	18	1.4k	977	382	341	211	30	2.3k
Rebecca Grant United States	21	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	64 0.2×	304 0.9×	297 1.4×	26	2.5k
Eduard Ayuso Spain	34	1.9k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	58 0.2×	138 0.4×	260 1.2×	61	3.3k
Barkur S. Shastry United States	23	2.2k 1.6×	594 0.6×	61 0.2×	274 0.8×	143 0.7×	78	3.4k
Pēteris Alberts Sweden	29	1.6k 1.1×	407 0.4×	306 0.8×	683 2.0×	497 2.4×	76	3.4k
G Vassart Belgium	23	927 0.7×	372 0.4×	538 1.4×	772 2.3×	88 0.4×	40	3.0k
Kenneth S. Shindler United States	32	1.8k 1.3×	307 0.3×	63 0.2×	552 1.6×	399 1.9×	101	3.8k
Hitoshi Osaka Japan	37	3.0k 2.2×	1.3k 1.4×	75 0.2×	980 2.9×	316 1.5×	235	5.0k
Christopher Baum Germany	25	2.2k 1.6×	1.5k 1.6×	110 0.3×	212 0.6×	197 0.9×	48	3.6k
N. Matsuoka Japan	29	566 0.4×	302 0.3×	162 0.4×	237 0.7×	247 1.2×	63	2.6k

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Donello, John E., et al.. (2025). 567. RL-007, a Novel Oral Neuromodulator, Reverses Cognitive Deficits Induced by Muscarinic Receptor Blockade in a Translational Model of Cognitive Impairment in Rats, Dogs and Humans. Biological Psychiatry. 97(9). S332–S332. 1 indexed citations

Donello, John E., et al.. (2025). Demystifying the Antidepressant Mechanism of Action of Stinels, a Novel Class of Neuroplastogens: Positive Allosteric Modulators of the NMDA Receptor. Pharmaceuticals. 18(2). 157–157. 5 indexed citations

Donello, John E., et al.. (2024). The NMDA receptor modulator zelquistinel durably relieves behavioral deficits in three mouse models of autism spectrum disorder. Neuropharmacology. 248. 109889–109889. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaolei, Yong‐Xin Li, Nils Berglund, et al.. (2024). Zelquistinel acts at an extracellular binding domain to modulate intracellular calcium inactivation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors. Neuropharmacology. 259. 110100–110100. 7 indexed citations

Viswanath, Veena, et al.. (2024). Sustained Alleviation of Autoimmunity by Activating α2B-adrenergic Receptors. The Journal of Immunology. 213(4). 435–441. 1 indexed citations

Burgdorf, Jeffrey, Xiaolei Zhang, Patric K. Stanton, Joseph R. Moskal, & John E. Donello. (2022). Zelquistinel Is an Orally Bioavailable Novel NMDA Receptor Allosteric Modulator That Exhibits Rapid and Sustained Antidepressant-Like Effects. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 25(12). 979–991. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaolei, Nils Berglund, Jeffrey Burgdorf, et al.. (2022). Extracellular application of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor allosteric modulator rapastinel acts remotely to regulate Ca2+ inactivation at an intracellular locus. Neuroreport. 33(7). 312–319. 3 indexed citations

Banerjee, Pradeep, John E. Donello, Brendan Hare, & Ronald S. Duman. (2020). Rapastinel, an NMDAR positive modulator, produces distinct behavioral, sleep, and EEG profiles compared with ketamine. Behavioural Brain Research. 391. 112706–112706. 11 indexed citations

Donello, John E., Pradeep Banerjee, Yong‐Xin Li, et al.. (2018). Positive N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Modulation by Rapastinel Promotes Rapid and Sustained Antidepressant-Like Effects. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 22(3). 247–259. 38 indexed citations

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Kedzie, Karen M., et al.. (2016). Function of brain α2B-adrenergic receptor characterized with subtype-selective α2B antagonist and KO mice. Neuroscience. 339. 608–621. 8 indexed citations

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Ablonczy, Zsolt, E. Ellen Jones, Richard R. Drake, et al.. (2015). A2E and lipofuscin distributions in macaque retinal pigment epithelium are similar to human. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 14(10). 1888–1895. 26 indexed citations

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Gil, Daniel W., et al.. (2015). Role of sympathetic nervous system in rat model of chronic visceral pain. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 28(3). 423–431. 23 indexed citations

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Donello, John E., Yun Guan, Mingting Tian, et al.. (2011). A Peripheral Adrenoceptor-mediated Sympathetic Mechanism Can Transform Stress-induced Analgesia into Hyperalgesia. Anesthesiology. 114(6). 1403–1416. 44 indexed citations

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Piu, Fabrice, Luis R. Gardell, Andria L. Del Tredici, et al.. (2008). Broad modulation of neuropathic pain states by a selective estrogen receptor beta agonist. European Journal of Pharmacology. 590(1-3). 423–429. 35 indexed citations

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Gil, Daniel W., et al.. (2007). Transient allodynia pain models in mice for early assessment of analgesic activity. British Journal of Pharmacology. 153(4). 769–774. 10 indexed citations

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Donello, John E., E. Padillo, Michelle Webster, Larry A. Wheeler, & Daniel W. Gil. (2001). α2-Adrenoceptor Agonists Inhibit Vitreal Glutamate and Aspartate Accumulation and Preserve Retinal Function after Transient Ischemia. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 296(1). 216–223. 41 indexed citations

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Zufferey, Romain, John E. Donello, Didier Trono, & Thomas J. Hope. (1999). Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus Posttranscriptional Regulatory Element Enhances Expression of Transgenes Delivered by Retroviral Vectors. Journal of Virology. 73(4). 2886–2892. 822 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kedzie, Karen M., et al.. (1998). A Single Amino-Acid Substitution in the EP2Prostaglandin Receptor Confers Responsiveness to Prostacyclin Analogs. Molecular Pharmacology. 54(3). 584–590. 28 indexed citations

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Donello, John E., et al.. (1998). Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus Contains a Tripartite Posttranscriptional Regulatory Element. Journal of Virology. 72(6). 5085–5092. 294 indexed citations

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Woodward, David F., A M Bogardus, John E. Donello, et al.. (1995). Molecular Characterization and Ocular Hypotensive Properties of the Prostanoid EP ₂ Receptor. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 11(3). 447–454. 24 indexed citations

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