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George Kunos

Active 1968–2025

142
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29,572
Citations
94
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Citations

Citations per year for George Kunos1972: 1 citations1974: 1 citations1976: 2 citations1977: 6 citations1978: 9 citations1979: 1 citations1980: 8 citations1981: 4 citations1982: 11 citations1983: 11 citations1984: 9 citations1985: 4 citations1986: 7 citations1988: 10 citations1989: 2 citations1990: 2 citations1991: 3 citations1992: 2 citations1993: 3 citations1994: 4 citations1996: 9 citations1997: 32 citations1998: 68 citations1999: 85 citations2000: 127 citations2001: 111 citations2002: 202 citations2003: 214 citations2004: 220 citations2005: 323 citations2006: 279 citations2007: 457 citations2008: 404 citations2009: 414 citations2010: 360 citations2011: 378 citations2012: 334 citations2013: 308 citations2014: 263 citations2015: 296 citations2016: 311 citations2017: 366 citations2018: 234 citations2019: 898 citations2020: 1,059 citations2021: 961 citations2022: 668 citations2023: 469 citations2024: 710 citations2025: 367 citations2026: 10 citations1973: no citations, so this year is not shown1975: no citations, so this year is not shown1987: no citations, so this year is not shown1995: no citations, so this year is not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,672 citing papers, 28.8% of this breakdownChina: 822 citing papers, 8.8% of this breakdownItaly: 694 citing papers, 7.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 534 citing papers, 5.7% of this breakdownGermany: 519 citing papers, 5.6% of this breakdownCanada: 437 citing papers, 4.7% of this breakdownSpain: 396 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownFrance: 314 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownJapan: 227 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownAustralia: 215 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownIsrael: 152 citing papers, 1.6% of this breakdownSweden: 149 citing papers, 1.6% of this breakdown
0%28.8%Other 23.3%

Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine73%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
  • Neuroscience9.6%
  • Immunology and Microbiology2.2%
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8%
  • Nursing0.8%
  • Other2.2%

Topics

  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research17.6%
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research5.4%
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior4.5%
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment3.7%
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research3.2%
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease3.1%
  • Other62.5%

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  1. The Endocannabinoid System as an Emerging Target of Pharmacotherapy

    Authors: Pál Pacher, Sándor Bátkai, George Kunos - Pharmacological Reviews 2006 cited by 2,063

  2. Monocyte-derived macrophages orchestrate multiple cell-type interactions to repair necrotic liver lesions in disease models

    Authors: Dechun Feng, Xiaogang Xiang, Yukun Guan, Adrien Guillot, Hongkun Lu, Ching-Wen Chang, Yong He, Hua Wang, Hongna Pan, Cynthia Ju, Sean P. Colgan, Frank Tacke, Xin Wei Wang, George Kunos, Bin Gao - Journal of Clinical Investigation 2023 cited by 93

  3. Myeloid‐Cell–Specific IL‐6 Signaling Promotes MicroRNA‐223‐Enriched Exosome Production to Attenuate NAFLD‐Associated Fibrosis

    Authors: Xin Hou, Shi Yin, Ruixue Ren, Siqi Liu, Yong Liang, Yuxiao Liu, Yu Li, Ming‐Hua Zheng, George Kunos, Bin Gao, Hua Wang - Hepatology 2020 cited by 217

  4. Neutrophil-to-hepatocyte communication via LDLR-dependent miR-223–enriched extracellular vesicle transfer ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

    Authors: Yong He, Robim M. Rodrigues, Xiaolin Wang, Wonhyo Seo, Jing Ma, Seonghwan Hwang, Yaojie Fu, Eszter Trojnár, Csaba Mátyás, Suxian Zhao, Ruixue Ren, Dechun Feng, Pál Pacher, George Kunos, Bin Gao - Journal of Clinical Investigation 2020 cited by 176

  5. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXIX. Cannabinoid Receptors and Their Ligands: Beyond CB1 and CB2

    Authors: Roger G. Pertwee, A­llyn C. Howlett, Mary E. Abood, S P H Alexander, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Maurice R. Elphick, Peter J. Greasley, Harald S. Hansen, George Kunos, Ken Mackie, Raphael Mechoulam, Ruth A. Ross - Pharmacological Reviews 2010 cited by 1,583

  6. Crystal Structure of the Human Cannabinoid Receptor CB2

    Authors: Xiaoting Li, Tian Hua, Kiran Vemuri, Jo‐Hao Ho, Yiran Wu, Lijie Wu, Petr Popov, Othman Benchama, Nikolai Zvonok, K’ara Locke, Lu Qu, Gye Won Han, Malliga R. Iyer, Reşat Çınar, Nathan J. Coffey, Jingjing Wang, Meng Wu, Vsevolod Katritch, Suwen Zhao, George Kunos, Laura Bohn, Alexandros Makriyannis, Raymond C. Stevens, Zhi‐Jie Liu - Cell 2019 cited by 411

  7. Interleukin‐22 Ameliorates Neutrophil‐Driven Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Through Multiple Targets

    Authors: Seonghwan Hwang, Yong He, Xiaogang Xiang, Wonhyo Seo, Seung‐Jin Kim, Jing Ma, Tianyi Ren, Seol Hee Park, Zhou Zhou, Dechun Feng, George Kunos, Bin Gao - Hepatology 2019 cited by 176

  8. Pro-inflammatory hepatic macrophages generate ROS through NADPH oxidase 2 via endocytosis of monomeric TLR4–MD2 complex

    Authors: So Yeon Kim, Jong‐Min Jeong, Soo Jin Kim, Wonhyo Seo, Myung‐Ho Kim, Won‐Mook Choi, Wonbeak Yoo, Jun Hee Lee, Young‐Ri Shim, Hyon‐Seung Yi, Young‐Sun Lee, Hyuk Soo Eun, Byung Seok Lee, Kwangsik Chun, Suk-Jo Kang, Sun Chang Kim, Bin Gao, George Kunos, Ho Min Kim, Won‐Il Jeong - Nature Communications 2017 cited by 260

  9. Neutrophil–Hepatic Stellate Cell Interactions Promote Fibrosis in Experimental Steatohepatitis

    Authors: Zhou Zhou, Mingjiang Xu, Yan Cai, Wei Wang, Joy Jiang, Zoltán V. Varga, Dechun Feng, Pál Pacher, George Kunos, Natalie J. Török, Bin Gao - Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2018 cited by 160

  10. Endocannabinoid signaling at the periphery: 50 years after THC

    Authors: Mauro Maccarrone, Itai Bab, Tamás Bı́ró, Guy A. Cabral, Sudhansu K. Dey, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Justin C. Konje, George Kunos, Raphael Mechoulam, Pál Pacher, Keith A. Sharkey, Andreas Zimmer - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 2015 cited by 641

  11. Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly

    Authors: Pál Pacher, Sabine Steffens, György Haskó, Thomas H. Schindler, George Kunos - Nature Reviews Cardiology 2017 cited by 434

  12. The therapeutic potential of second and third generation CB1R antagonists

    Authors: Reşat Çınar, Malliga R. Iyer, George Kunos - Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2020 cited by 143

  13. Short‐ or long‐term high‐fat diet feeding plus acute ethanol binge synergistically induce acute liver injury in mice: An important role for CXCL1

    Authors: Binxia Chang, Mingjiang Xu, Zhou Zhou, Yan Cai, Man Li, Wei Wang, Dechun Feng, Adeline Bertola, Hua Wang, George Kunos, Bin Gao - Hepatology 2015 cited by 215

  14. Alcohol-associated bowel disease: new insights into pathogenesis

    Authors: Luca Maccioni, Yaojie Fu, Yves Horsmans, Isabelle Leclercq, Peter Stärkel, George Kunos, Bin Gao - eGastroenterology 2023 cited by 64

  15. Activation of the Nlrp3 inflammasome in infiltrating macrophages by endocannabinoids mediates beta cell loss in type 2 diabetes

    Authors: Tony Jourdan, Grzegorz Godlewski, Reşat Çınar, Adeline Bertola, Gergő Szanda, Jie Liu, Joseph Tam, Tiffany Han, Bani Mukhopadhyay, Monica C. Skarulis, Cynthia Ju, Myriam Aouadi, Michael Czech, George Kunos - Nature Medicine 2013 cited by 406

  16. Coordinated action of a gut–liver pathway drives alcohol detoxification and consumption

    Authors: Yaojie Fu, Bryan Mackowiak, Yuhong Lin, Luca Maccioni, Taylor Lehner, Hongna Pan, Yukun Guan, Grzegorz Godlewski, Hongkun Lu, Chen Cheng, Shoupeng Wei, Dechun Feng, János Pálóczi, Huiping Zhou, Pál Pacher, Li Zhang, George Kunos, Bin Gao - Nature Metabolism 2024 cited by 57

  17. Leptin-regulated endocannabinoids are involved in maintaining food intake

    Authors: Vincenzo Di Marzo, Sravan K. Goparaju, Lei Wang, Jie Liu, Sándor Bátkai, Zoltán Járai, Filomena Fezza, Grant Miura, R D Palmiter, Takayuki Sugiura, George Kunos - Nature 2001 cited by 1,568

  18. Nonpsychotropic Cannabinoid Receptors Regulate Microglial Cell Migration

    Authors: Lisa Walter, Allyn Franklin, Anke Witting, Christian Wade, Yiheng Xie, George Kunos, Ken Mackie, Nephi Stella - Journal of Neuroscience 2003 cited by 663

  19. A biosynthetic pathway for anandamide

    Authors: Jie Liu, Lei Wang, Judith Harvey‐White, Douglas Osei‐Hyiaman, Raj J. Razdan, Qian Gong, Andrew C. Chan, Zhifeng Zhou, Bill X. Huang, Hee‐Yong Kim, George Kunos - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2006 cited by 466

  20. Peripheral Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Inverse Agonism Reduces Obesity by Reversing Leptin Resistance

    Authors: Joseph Tam, Reşat Çınar, Jie Liu, Grzegorz Godlewski, Daniel Wesley, Tony Jourdan, Gergő Szanda, Bani Mukhopadhyay, Lee Chedester, Jeih‐San Liow, Robert B. Innis, Kejun Cheng, Kenner C. Rice, Jeffrey R. Deschamps, Robert J. Chorvat, John F. McElroy, George Kunos - Cell Metabolism 2012 cited by 348

  21. Glutamate Signaling in Hepatic Stellate Cells Drives Alcoholic Steatosis

    Authors: Won‐Mook Choi, Hee‐Hoon Kim, Myung‐Ho Kim, Reşat Çınar, Hyon‐Seung Yi, Hyuk Soo Eun, Seok‐Hwan Kim, Young Jae Choi, Young‐Sun Lee, So Yeon Kim, Wonhyo Seo, Jun Hee Lee, Young‐Ri Shim, Ye Eun Kim, Keungmo Yang, Tom Ryu, Jung Hwan Hwang, Chul‐Ho Lee, Hueng-Sik Choi, Bin Gao, Won Kim, Sang Kyum Kim, George Kunos, Won‐Il Jeong - Cell Metabolism 2019 cited by 96

  22. Endocannabinoid activation at hepatic CB1 receptors stimulates fatty acid synthesis and contributes to diet-induced obesity

    Authors: Douglas Osei‐Hyiaman, Michael A. DePetrillo, Pál Pacher, Jie Liu, Svetlana Radaeva, Sándor Bátkai, Judith Harvey‐White, Ken Mackie, László Offertáler, Lei Wang, George Kunos - Journal of Clinical Investigation 2005 cited by 985

  23. A cortico-amygdala neural substrate for endocannabinoid modulation of fear extinction

    Authors: Ozge Gunduz‐Cinar, Laura I. Castillo, Maya Xia, Elise Van Leer, Emma T. Brockway, Gabrielle A. Pollack, Farhana Yasmin, Olena Bukalo, Aaron Limoges, Sarvar Oreizi-Esfahani, Veronika Kondev, Rita Báldi, Ao Dong, Judy Harvey-White, Reşat Çınar, George Kunos, Yulong Li, Larry S. Zweifel, Sachin Patel, Andrew Holmes - Neuron 2023 cited by 59

  24. Cannabinoids mediate analgesia largely via peripheral type 1 cannabinoid receptors in nociceptors

    Authors: Nitin Agarwal, Pál Pacher, Irmgard Tegeder, Fumimasa Amaya, Cristina Constantin, Gary J. Brenner, Tiziana Rubino, Christoph Michalski, Giovanni Marsicano, Krisztina Monory, Ken Mackie, Claudiu Marian, Sándor Bátkai, Daniela Parolaro, Michael J. M. Fischer, Peter W. Reeh, George Kunos, Michaela Kress, Beat Lutz, Clifford J. Woolf, Rohini Kuner - Nature Neuroscience 2007 cited by 565