Michael A. Hanson

15.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
58 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Hanson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Hanson has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Hanson's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (13 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers). Michael A. Hanson is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (13 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers). Michael A. Hanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Denmark. Michael A. Hanson's co-authors include Raymond C. Stevens, Vadim Cherezov, Ellen Y. T. Chien, Peter Kühn, Mark T. Griffith, Foon Sun Thian, Brian K. Kobilka, Hee‐Jung Choi, Tong Sun Kobilka and Søren G. F. Rasmussen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Hanson

58 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

High-Resolution Crystal Structure of an Engineered Human β ₂ -Adrenergic G Protein–Coupled Receptor

2007 2.7k citations Vadim Cherezov, Daniel M. Rosenbaum et al. Science profile →
The 2.6 Angstrom Crystal Structure of a Human A _2A Adenosine Receptor Bound to an Antagonist

2008 1.5k citations Veli‐Pekka Jaakola, Mark T. Griffith et al. Science profile →
GPCR Engineering Yields High-Resolution Structural Insights into β ₂ -Adrenergic Receptor Function

2007 1.1k citations Daniel M. Rosenbaum, Vadim Cherezov et al. Science profile →
Structure of the Human Dopamine D3 Receptor in Complex with a D2/D3 Selective Antagonist

2010 956 citations Ellen Y. T. Chien, Wei Liu et al. Science profile →
A Specific Cholesterol Binding Site Is Established by the 2.8 Å Structure of the Human β2-Adrenergic Receptor

2008 780 citations Michael A. Hanson, Vadim Cherezov et al. Structure profile →
Crystal Structure of a Lipid G Protein–Coupled Receptor

2012 544 citations Michael A. Hanson, C. Roth et al. Science profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Hanson United States	37	9.6k	4.8k	1.5k	1.1k	680	58	11.1k
Patricia C. Edwards United Kingdom	41	8.6k 0.9×	4.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	912 0.8×	617 0.9×	88	10.8k
Gye Won Han United States	43	9.0k 0.9×	4.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	498 0.7×	90	10.7k
Christopher G. Tate United Kingdom	59	11.7k 1.2×	5.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	991 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	130	13.4k
Tong Sun Kobilka United States	26	14.9k 1.6×	9.1k 1.9×	2.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	28	16.3k
Foon Sun Thian United States	12	11.7k 1.2×	7.0k 1.5×	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	978 1.4×	13	12.5k
Gebhard F. X. Schertler Switzerland	47	10.9k 1.1×	7.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.1×	967 0.9×	940 1.4×	111	12.3k
David E. Gloriam Denmark	38	6.9k 0.7×	3.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	592 0.9×	107	8.6k
Søren G. F. Rasmussen United States	39	16.1k 1.7×	8.5k 1.8×	3.2k 2.1×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.9×	54	17.6k
Hee‐Jung Choi South Korea	30	9.2k 1.0×	4.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	944 0.9×	659 1.0×	96	10.4k
Aashish Manglik United States	38	9.4k 1.0×	5.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	945 0.9×	791 1.2×	57	10.8k

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Hua, Tian, Kiran Vemuri, Spyros P. Nikas, et al.. (2025). Crystal structures of agonist-bound human cannabinoid receptor CB1. Nature. 646(8085). 754–758. 1 indexed citations

Yue, Yang, Lijie Wu, Chanjuan Xu, et al.. (2025). Structural insights into the regulation of monomeric and dimeric apelin receptor. Nature Communications. 16(1). 310–310. 5 indexed citations

Yue, Yang, Lijie Wu, Yiran Wu, et al.. (2022). Structural insight into apelin receptor-G protein stoichiometry. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 29(7). 688–697. 42 indexed citations

Yu, Jing, Véronique Blais, Nilkanth Patel, et al.. (2019). Elucidating the active δ-opioid receptor crystal structure with peptide and small-molecule agonists. Science Advances. 5(11). eaax9115–eaax9115. 86 indexed citations

Munk, Christian, Eshita Mutt, Vignir Ísberg, et al.. (2019). An online resource for GPCR structure determination and analysis. Nature Methods. 16(2). 151–162. 98 indexed citations

Ma, Yingli, Yang Yue, Yanbin Ma, et al.. (2017). Structural Basis for Apelin Control of the Human Apelin Receptor. Structure. 25(6). 858–866.e4. 100 indexed citations

Yang, Dehua, Chris de Graaf, Linlin Yang, et al.. (2016). Structural Determinants of Binding the Seven-transmembrane Domain of the Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor (GLP-1R). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(25). 12991–13004. 45 indexed citations

Hanson, Michael A. & Robert Peach. (2014). Structural Biology of the S1P1 Receptor. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 378. 23–53. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Henghao, et al.. (2014). GPCR Crystallization Using Lipidic Cubic Phase Technique. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 15(10). 971–979. 8 indexed citations

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Hanson, Michael A., C. Roth, Euijung Jo, et al.. (2012). Crystal Structure of a Lipid G Protein–Coupled Receptor. Science. 335(6070). 851–855. 544 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chien, Ellen Y. T., Wei Liu, Qiang Zhao, et al.. (2010). Structure of the Human Dopamine D3 Receptor in Complex with a D2/D3 Selective Antagonist. Science. 330(6007). 1091–1095. 956 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Wei, Michael A. Hanson, Raymond C. Stevens, & Vadim Cherezov. (2010). LCP-Tm: An Assay to Measure and Understand Stability of Membrane Proteins in a Membrane Environment. Biophysical Journal. 98(8). 1539–1548. 48 indexed citations

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Hanson, Michael A., Kurt Brorson, António Moreira, & Govind Rao. (2009). Comparisons of optically monitored small-scale stirred tank vessels to optically controlled disposable bag bioreactors. Microbial Cell Factories. 8(1). 44–44. 15 indexed citations

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Jaakola, Veli‐Pekka, Mark T. Griffith, Michael A. Hanson, et al.. (2008). The 2.6 Angstrom Crystal Structure of a Human A _2A Adenosine Receptor Bound to an Antagonist. Science. 322(5905). 1211–1217. 1475 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alexandrov, Alexander I., Mauro Mileni, Ellen Y. T. Chien, Michael A. Hanson, & Raymond C. Stevens. (2008). Microscale Fluorescent Thermal Stability Assay for Membrane Proteins. Structure. 16(3). 351–359. 354 indexed citations

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Lute, Scott, Lenore A. Norling, Michael A. Hanson, et al.. (2008). Robustness of virus removal by protein A chromatography is independent of media lifetime. Journal of Chromatography A. 1205(1-2). 17–25. 44 indexed citations

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Cherezov, Vadim, Daniel M. Rosenbaum, Michael A. Hanson, et al.. (2007). High-Resolution Crystal Structure of an Engineered Human β ₂ -Adrenergic G Protein–Coupled Receptor. Science. 318(5854). 1258–1265. 2663 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rosenbaum, Daniel M., Vadim Cherezov, Michael A. Hanson, et al.. (2007). GPCR Engineering Yields High-Resolution Structural Insights into β ₂ -Adrenergic Receptor Function. Science. 318(5854). 1266–1273. 1112 indexed citations breakdown →

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Roth, C., Michael A. Hanson, & Raymond C. Stevens. (2007). Stabilization of the Human β2-Adrenergic Receptor TM4–TM3–TM5 Helix Interface by Mutagenesis of Glu1223.41, A Critical Residue in GPCR Structure. Journal of Molecular Biology. 376(5). 1305–1319. 107 indexed citations

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Hanson, Michael A., Xudong Ge, Yordan Kostov, et al.. (2007). Comparisons of optical pH and dissolved oxygen sensors with traditional electrochemical probes during mammalian cell culture. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 97(4). 833–841. 83 indexed citations

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