Pertti Panula

21.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
344 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Pertti Panula is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pertti Panula has authored 344 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Molecular Biology, 135 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 132 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Pertti Panula's work include Mast cells and histamine (128 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (92 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (83 papers). Pertti Panula is often cited by papers focused on Mast cells and histamine (128 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (92 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (83 papers). Pertti Panula collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Japan. Pertti Panula's co-authors include Helmut L. Haas, E. Costa, Jan Kaslin, Matti S. Airaksinen, Maria Sundvik, Nina Peitsaro, Saara Nuutinen, Ulla Pirvola, S. Auvinen and Oleg Anichtchik and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Pertti Panula

340 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The role of histamine and the tuberomamillary nucleus in the nervous system

2003 718 citations Helmut L. Haas, Pertti Panula profile →
Histamine-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus.

1984 589 citations Pertti Panula, Hsiang‐Yu Yang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Histamine-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the rat brain

1989 529 citations Pertti Panula, Matti S. Airaksinen et al. Neuroscience profile →
International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. XCVIII. Histamine Receptors

2015 414 citations Pertti Panula, Paul L. Chazot et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Pertti Panula	6.7k	5.9k	4.9k	3.5k	3.0k	344	16.9k
Masaya Tohyama	11.6k 1.7×	10.6k 1.8×	1.7k 0.3×	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	516	24.2k
Tom Curran	32.0k 4.8×	14.5k 2.4×	4.3k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	747 0.3×	276	50.9k
Günther Schütz	19.6k 2.9×	7.9k 1.3×	3.4k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	318 0.1×	261	38.9k
Moses V. Chao	16.8k 2.5×	18.3k 3.1×	2.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	296	35.2k
Frank R. Sharp	12.3k 1.8×	7.3k 1.2×	1.5k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	843 0.3×	376	27.7k
Sadao Shiosaka	4.7k 0.7×	6.5k 1.1×	808 0.2×	1.8k 0.5×	716 0.2×	269	11.9k
Luis Miguel García‐Segura	5.6k 0.8×	6.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.3×	1.8k 0.5×	350 0.1×	484	25.1k
Daniel R. Storm	12.2k 1.8×	11.4k 1.9×	558 0.1×	1.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	260	22.9k
Joël Bockaert	17.9k 2.7×	19.6k 3.3×	991 0.2×	1.5k 0.4×	659 0.2×	410	30.5k
Nathaniel Heintz	18.2k 2.7×	7.9k 1.3×	1.4k 0.3×	911 0.3×	617 0.2×	193	28.4k

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Määttä, Kirsi, Yu‐Chia Chen, Riikka E. Mäkitie, et al.. (2025). Utilizing CRISPR-Cas13d-knockdown in zebrafish to study a rare monogenic bone fragility syndrome. JBMR Plus. 9(11). ziaf153–ziaf153.

Keller, Max, Lisa Schindler, Steffen Pockes, et al.. (2024). Initial Characterization of a Transgenic Mouse with Overexpression of the Human H1-Histamine Receptor on the Heart. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 389(2). 174–185. 5 indexed citations

Hofmann, Britt, Sarah Schneider, Lisa Schindler, et al.. (2024). Initial characterization of a transgenic mouse with overexpression of the human D1-dopamine receptor in the heart. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 397(7). 4939–4959. 3 indexed citations

Baronio, Diego, et al.. (2023). Zebrafish embryonically exposed to valproic acid present impaired retinal development and sleep behavior. Autism Research. 16(10). 1877–1890. 9 indexed citations

Chazot, Paul L., Marlon Cowart, Hiroyuki Fukui, et al.. (2021). Histamine receptors in GtoPdb v.2021.3. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE. 2021(3).

Panula, Pertti, et al.. (2020). Genetic lack of histamine upregulates dopamine neurotransmission and alters rotational behavior but not levodopa-induced dyskinesia in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Neuroscience Letters. 729. 134932–134932. 6 indexed citations

Stainier, Didier Y. R., Erez Raz, Nathan D. Lawson, et al.. (2017). Guidelines for morpholino use in zebrafish. PLoS Genetics. 13(10). e1007000–e1007000. 237 indexed citations

Laitinen, Jarmo T., et al.. (2013). A Randomized Clinical Trial of Histamine 2 Receptor Antagonism in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 33(4). 472–478. 42 indexed citations

Reimer, Michell M., Jochen Ohnmacht, Rickie Patani, et al.. (2013). Dopamine from the Brain Promotes Spinal Motor Neuron Generation during Development and Adult Regeneration. Developmental Cell. 25(5). 478–491. 97 indexed citations

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Decker-Farrell, Amanda R., Matthew McNeill, Ramón A. Lorca, et al.. (2013). Abnormal differentiation of dopaminergic neurons in zebrafish trpm7 mutant larvae impairs development of the motor pattern. Developmental Biology. 386(2). 428–439. 34 indexed citations

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Strähle, Uwe, Laure Bally‐Cuif, Robert N. Kelsh, et al.. (2012). EuFishBioMed (COST Action BM0804): A European Network to Promote the Use of Small Fishes in Biomedical Research. Zebrafish. 9(2). 90–93. 8 indexed citations

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Sundvik, Maria, et al.. (2012). MANF regulates dopaminergic neuron development in larval zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 370(2). 237–249. 82 indexed citations

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Panula, Pertti, Ville Sallinen, Maria Sundvik, et al.. (2006). Modulatory Neurotransmitter Systems and Behavior: Towards Zebrafish Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Zebrafish. 3(2). 235–247. 237 indexed citations

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Drutel, Guillaume, Nina Peitsaro, Kaj Karlstedt, et al.. (2001). Identification of Rat H3 Receptor Isoforms with Different Brain Expression and Signaling Properties. Molecular Pharmacology. 59(1). 1–8. 14 indexed citations

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Tuominen, Raimo K., et al.. (1997). EVIDENCE FOR PROLACTIN RELEASING ACTIVITY OF NEUROPEPTIDE FF IN RATS. 18(4). 190–196. 23 indexed citations

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Karhunen, Tuula, Carola Tilgmann, Ilkka Julkunen, Ismo Ulmanen, & Pertti Panula. (1992). Expression of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) in rat brain and peripheral tissues. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 18. 1385–1385. 1 indexed citations

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Paetau, Anders, et al.. (1991). Histamine neurons in human hypothalamus: Anatomy in normal and alzheimer diseased brains. Neuroscience. 44(2). 465–481. 135 indexed citations

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Fort, Patrice, et al.. (1991). Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of type B monoamine oxidase in histamine-containing neurons in the posterior hypothalamus of cats. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations

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Airaksinen, Matti S. & Pertti Panula. (1988). Ultrastructural immunocytochemical localization of histamine in carbodiimide fixed guinea pig cns neurons and adrenal medullary mast cells. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 14(1). 211. 1 indexed citations

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Panula, Pertti, Hsiang‐Yu Yang, & E. Costa. (1984). Histamine-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 81(8). 2572–2576. 589 indexed citations breakdown →

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