Richard D. Palmiter

88.0k total citations · 26 hit papers
471 papers, 69.2k citations indexed

About

Richard D. Palmiter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard D. Palmiter has authored 471 papers receiving a total of 69.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 228 papers in Molecular Biology, 158 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 116 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Richard D. Palmiter's work include Animal Genetics and Reproduction (93 papers), Trace Elements in Health (69 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (67 papers). Richard D. Palmiter is often cited by papers focused on Animal Genetics and Reproduction (93 papers), Trace Elements in Health (69 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (67 papers). Richard D. Palmiter collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Spain. Richard D. Palmiter's co-authors include Ralph L. Brinster, Robert E. Hammer, Jay C. Erickson, G. Stanley McKnight, Diane M. Durnam, Carol J. Quaife, Richard R. Behringer, Carl A. Pinkert, Toby B. Cole and Seth D. Findley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Richard D. Palmiter

470 papers receiving 66.6k citations

Hit Papers

A robust and high-through... 1974 2026 1991 2008 2009 1985 1986 1982 1979 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain
    2009 4.8k citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. profile →
  2. The c-myc oncogene driven by immunoglobulin enhancers induces lymphoid malignancy in transgenic mice
    1985 1.4k citations Carl A. Pinkert, Richard D. Palmiter et al. Nature profile →
  3. GERM-LINE TRANSFORMATION OF MICE
    1986 955 citations Richard D. Palmiter, Ralph L. Brinster profile →
  4. Dramatic growth of mice that develop from eggs microinjected with metallothionein–growth hormone fusion genes
    1982 925 citations Richard D. Palmiter, Ralph L. Brinster et al. Nature profile →
  5. Transcriptional regulation of the ovalbumin and conalbumin genes by steroid hormones in chick oviduct.
    1979 912 citations G. Stanley McKnight, Richard D. Palmiter profile →
  6. Magnesium precipitation of ribonucleoprotein complexes. Expedient techniques for the isolation of undegraded polysomes and messenger ribonucleic acid
    1974 883 citations Richard D. Palmiter profile →
  7. NPY/AgRP Neurons Are Essential for Feeding in Adult Mice but Can Be Ablated in Neonates
    2005 861 citations Serge Luquet, Francisco A. Perez et al. Science profile →
  8. Sensitivity to leptin and susceptibility to seizures of mice lacking neuropeptide Y
    1996 840 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. Nature profile →
  9. Production of transgenic rabbits, sheep and pigs by microinjection
    1985 728 citations Robert E. Hammer, V. G. Pursel et al. Nature profile →
  10. Eosinophils and Type 2 Cytokine Signaling in Macrophages Orchestrate Development of Functional Beige Fat
    2014 682 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. profile →
  11. Attenuation of the Obesity Syndrome of ob/ob Mice by the Loss of Neuropeptide Y
    1996 665 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. Science profile →
  12. Cloning and functional characterization of a mammalian zinc transporter that confers resistance to zinc.
    1995 629 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. profile →
  13. Overexpression of TGFα in transgenic mice: Induction of epithelial hyperplasia, pancreatic metaplasia, and carcinoma of the breast
    1990 619 citations Richard D. Palmiter, Ralph L. Brinster et al. profile →
  14. Introns increase transcriptional efficiency in transgenic mice.
    1988 604 citations Ralph L. Brinster, Richard D. Palmiter et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  15. ZnT-3, a putative transporter of zinc into synaptic vesicles
    1996 588 citations Richard D. Palmiter, Carol J. Quaife et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  16. Dopamine-deficient mice are severely hypoactive, adipsic, and aphagic
    1995 578 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. profile →
  17. The elusive function of metallothioneins
    1998 571 citations Richard D. Palmiter Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  18. Molecular pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus transgenic mice
    1989 564 citations Carl A. Pinkert, Ralph L. Brinster et al. profile →
  19. Late endosomal membranes rich in lysobisphosphatidic acid regulate cholesterol transport
    1999 542 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. profile →
  20. Transcriptional regulation of the mouse metallothionein-I gene by heavy metals.
    1981 538 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. profile →
  21. Metallothionein-Human GH Fusion Genes Stimulate Growth of Mice
    1983 537 citations Richard D. Palmiter, Robert E. Hammer et al. Science profile →
  22. Regulation of insulin-like growth factor I gene expression by growth hormone.
    1986 480 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  23. Genetic identification of a neural circuit that suppresses appetite
    2013 442 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. Nature profile →
  24. Replacement of Diseased Mouse Liver by Hepatic Cell Transplantation
    1994 440 citations Richard D. Palmiter, Ralph L. Brinster et al. Science profile →
  25. DNA methylation controls the inducibility of the mouse metallothionein-I gene in lymphoid cells
    1981 393 citations Richard D. Palmiter et al. profile →
  26. The Parabrachial Nucleus: CGRP Neurons Function as a General Alarm
    2018 285 citations Richard D. Palmiter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard D. Palmiter United States 143 30.6k 14.2k 13.7k 13.4k 9.0k 471 69.2k
Wylie Vale United States 144 24.3k 0.8× 17.9k 1.3× 5.3k 0.4× 2.6k 0.2× 10.1k 1.1× 758 85.7k
Ronald M. Evans United States 187 96.0k 3.1× 18.7k 1.3× 41.8k 3.1× 3.4k 0.3× 5.4k 0.6× 629 148.1k
Jan-Ακε Gustafsson Sweden 138 33.6k 1.1× 4.8k 0.3× 38.5k 2.8× 2.3k 0.2× 1.9k 0.2× 1.2k 85.2k
William A. Banks United States 107 10.9k 0.4× 6.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.2× 4.9k 0.4× 7.5k 0.8× 583 41.8k
Linda Partridge United Kingdom 115 20.7k 0.7× 9.4k 0.7× 10.8k 0.8× 946 0.1× 5.0k 0.6× 575 63.5k
Jeffrey S. Flier United States 137 22.6k 0.7× 3.4k 0.2× 6.2k 0.5× 14.6k 1.1× 25.4k 2.8× 314 80.7k
Michael E. Greenberg United States 125 58.5k 1.9× 26.4k 1.9× 10.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.1× 2.4k 0.3× 251 88.7k
Robert E. Hammer United States 116 27.2k 0.9× 5.8k 0.4× 10.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.2× 3.8k 0.4× 290 52.9k
Michael J. Berridge United Kingdom 96 42.2k 1.4× 19.2k 1.4× 3.2k 0.2× 3.5k 0.3× 1.5k 0.2× 210 65.7k
Paul Greengard United States 182 69.9k 2.3× 52.0k 3.7× 6.5k 0.5× 2.2k 0.2× 2.5k 0.3× 961 112.1k

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All Works

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Cao, Feng, et al.. (2025). Gustatory thalamic neurons mediate aversive behaviors. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8517–8517.
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Cao, Feng, et al.. (2024). Parabrachial Calca neurons mediate second-order conditioning. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9721–9721. 5 indexed citations
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Bowen, Anna J., et al.. (2023). Topographic representation of current and future threats in the mouse nociceptive amygdala. Nature Communications. 14(1). 196–196. 15 indexed citations
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Bowen, Anna J., et al.. (2023). Parabrachial tachykinin1-expressing neurons involved in state-dependent breathing control. Nature Communications. 14(1). 20 indexed citations
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Elezgarai, Izaskun, Christina M. Gremel, Nigel S. Bamford, et al.. (2021). Control of exploration, motor coordination and amphetamine sensitization by cannabinoid CB 1 receptors expressed in medium spiny neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 54(3). 4934–4952. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Shijia, Dong‐Il Kim, Tae Gyu Oh, et al.. (2021). Neural basis of opioid-induced respiratory depression and its rescue. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(23). 55 indexed citations
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Padilla, Stéphanie L., Miriam Ben‐Hamo, Christopher W. Johnson, et al.. (2019). Kisspeptin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Orchestrate Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism. Current Biology. 29(4). 592–604.e4. 78 indexed citations
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Padilla, Stéphanie L., et al.. (2018). A Neural Circuit Underlying the Generation of Hot Flushes. Cell Reports. 24(2). 271–277. 105 indexed citations
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Padilla, Stéphanie L., Jian Qiu, Casey C Nestor, et al.. (2017). AgRP to Kiss1 neuron signaling links nutritional state and fertility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(9). 2413–2418. 168 indexed citations
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Johnson, Simon C., Ernst‐Bernhard Kayser, Albert Quintana, et al.. (2013). mTOR Inhibition Alleviates Mitochondrial Disease in a Mouse Model of Leigh Syndrome. Science. 342(6165). 1524–1528. 401 indexed citations
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Gottsch, Michelle L., Simina M. Popa, Jian Qiu, et al.. (2011). Molecular Properties of Kiss1 Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Mouse. Endocrinology. 152(11). 4298–4309. 114 indexed citations
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Navarro, Víctor M., Michelle L. Gottsch, Min Wu, et al.. (2011). Regulation of NKB Pathways and Their Roles in the Control of Kiss1 Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Male Mouse. Endocrinology. 152(11). 4265–4275. 192 indexed citations
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Land, Benjamin B., Michael R. Bruchas, Selena S. Schattauer, et al.. (2009). Activation of the kappa opioid receptor in the dorsal raphe nucleus mediates the aversive effects of stress and reinstates drug seeking. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(45). 19168–19173. 237 indexed citations
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Choi, Won-Seok, Shane E. Kruse, Richard D. Palmiter, & Zhengui Xia. (2008). Mitochondrial complex I inhibition is not required for dopaminergic neuron death induced by rotenone, MPP + , or paraquat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(39). 15136–15141. 211 indexed citations
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Luquet, Serge, Francisco A. Perez, Thomas S. Hnasko, & Richard D. Palmiter. (2005). NPY/AgRP Neurons Are Essential for Feeding in Adult Mice but Can Be Ablated in Neonates. Science. 310(5748). 683–685. 861 indexed citations breakdown →
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Friedlich, Avi L., Joo‐Yong Lee, Thomas van Groen, et al.. (2004). Neuronal Zinc Exchange with the Blood Vessel Wall Promotes Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in an Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(13). 3453–3459. 107 indexed citations
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Kim, Douglas S., Mark S. Szczypka, & Richard D. Palmiter. (2000). Dopamine-Deficient Mice Are Hypersensitive to Dopamine Receptor Agonists. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(12). 4405–4413. 126 indexed citations
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Zhou, Qun-Yong, Carol J. Quaife, & Richard D. Palmiter. (1995). Targeted disruption of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene reveals that catecholamines are required for mouse fetal development. Nature. 374(6523). 640–643. 369 indexed citations
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Pursel, V. G., Caird E. Rexroad, D. J. Bolt, et al.. (1987). Progress on gene transfer in farm animals. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 17(1-4). 303–312. 65 indexed citations

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