Robert J. Tombari

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 388 citations indexed

About

Robert J. Tombari is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Tombari has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 388 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Organic Chemistry and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Tombari's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (4 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (3 papers). Robert J. Tombari is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (4 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (3 papers). Robert J. Tombari collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Germany. Robert J. Tombari's co-authors include David E. Olson, Lee E. Dunlap, Lindsay P. Cameron, J.A. Gray, Lin Tian, John D. McCorvy, Chunyang Dong, Maxemiliano V. Vargas, Hannah N. Saeger and Shekib A. Jami and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Organic Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Tombari

9 papers receiving 383 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.

Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors

2023 250 citations Maxemiliano V. Vargas, Lee E. Dunlap et al. Science profile →

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Robert J. Tombari

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Chunyang Dong United States

Hannah N. Saeger United States

Luyu Fan China

Lee E. Dunlap United States

Adam K. Klein United States

Deborah Kurrasch‐Orbaugh United States

Emma M. Bonniwell United States

Clara Liao United States

Muhammad Chatha United States

Meghan Hibicke United States

Chunyang Dong United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Pottie, Eline, Robert J. Tombari, Verena Weber, et al.. (2025). Design, Synthesis, and In Vitro Characterization of a Tryptamine-Based Visible-Light Photoswitchable 5-HT_2AR Ligand Showing Efficacy Preference for β-Arrestin over Mini-Gq. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(13). 13628–13639.

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Saeger, Hannah N., et al.. (2024). Psychoplastogenic DYRK1A Inhibitors with Therapeutic Effects Relevant to Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(9). 6922–6937. 2 indexed citations

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Vargas, Maxemiliano V., Lee E. Dunlap, Chunyang Dong, et al.. (2023). Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors. Science. 379(6633). 700–706. 250 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tombari, Robert J., et al.. (2023). Developmental Neurotoxicity Screen of Psychedelics and Other Drugs of Abuse in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio). ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 14(5). 875–884. 10 indexed citations

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Tombari, Robert J., et al.. (2021). Calculated oxidation potentials predict reactivity in Baeyer–Mills reactions. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 19(35). 7575–7580. 13 indexed citations

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Tombari, Robert J., et al.. (2021). A Modular Approach to Arylazo-1,2,3-triazole Photoswitches. Organic Letters. 23(11). 4305–4310. 26 indexed citations

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Dunlap, Lee E., Calvin Ly, Lindsay P. Cameron, et al.. (2020). Identification of Psychoplastogenic N,N-Dimethylaminoisotryptamine (isoDMT) Analogues through Structure–Activity Relationship Studies. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(3). 1142–1155. 63 indexed citations

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Tombari, Robert J., et al.. (2019). Ex Vivo Analysis of Tryptophan Metabolism Using ¹⁹F NMR. ACS Chemical Biology. 14(9). 1866–1873. 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jie, Robert J. Tombari, Whitney C. Duim, et al.. (2019). A Redox Isomerization Strategy for Accessing Modular Azobenzene Photoswitches with Near Quantitative Bidirectional Photoconversion. Organic Letters. 21(21). 8765–8770. 9 indexed citations

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Tombari, Robert J., et al.. (2019). Reconsidering the Structure of Serlyticin-A. Journal of Natural Products. 82(12). 3464–3468. 11 indexed citations

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