Alejandro Higuera‐Matas

1.7k total citations
52 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alejandro Higuera‐Matas is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Higuera‐Matas has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 19 papers in Pharmacology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alejandro Higuera‐Matas's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (32 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (28 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (19 papers). Alejandro Higuera‐Matas is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (32 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (28 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (19 papers). Alejandro Higuera‐Matas collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and France. Alejandro Higuera‐Matas's co-authors include Emilio Ambrosio, Miguel Miguéns, Carmen Garcı́a-Lecumberri, Nuria Del Olmo, Yanhua Ren, John D. Whittard, Yasmin L. Hurd, Isabel Torres, Érika Borcel and Sonsoles Martı́n and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro Higuera‐Matas

50 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alejandro Higuera‐Matas Spain 22 893 530 245 245 136 52 1.3k
Simona Perra Italy 14 1.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 176 0.7× 308 1.3× 94 0.7× 14 1.4k
Miguel Miguéns Spain 19 708 0.8× 292 0.6× 182 0.7× 218 0.9× 99 0.7× 40 875
Ozge Gunduz‐Cinar United States 18 944 1.1× 482 0.9× 282 1.2× 610 2.5× 130 1.0× 33 1.5k
Arnau Busquets-García Spain 22 1.1k 1.2× 1.2k 2.3× 329 1.3× 590 2.4× 151 1.1× 39 1.9k
Carmen Garcı́a-Lecumberri Spain 19 776 0.9× 423 0.8× 215 0.9× 199 0.8× 105 0.8× 30 1.0k
Michaël Loureiro Canada 19 1.0k 1.2× 479 0.9× 216 0.9× 655 2.7× 90 0.7× 22 1.4k
Fuencisla Pilar-Cuéllar Spain 20 615 0.7× 487 0.9× 299 1.2× 163 0.7× 129 0.9× 41 1.2k
Louise Adermark Sweden 25 1.4k 1.5× 359 0.7× 707 2.9× 372 1.5× 231 1.7× 81 1.8k
Edgar Soria‐Gómez France 22 797 0.9× 905 1.7× 134 0.5× 416 1.7× 175 1.3× 34 1.3k
Katerina Zavitsanou Australia 25 921 1.0× 543 1.0× 472 1.9× 307 1.3× 146 1.1× 48 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alejandro Higuera‐Matas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alejandro Higuera‐Matas

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All Works

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Belin‐Rauscent, Aude, Mickaël Puaud, Sebastiano Alfio Torrisi, et al.. (2025). Compulsive Coping Behavior, Developed Predominantly by Sign-Trackers, Is Exacerbated by Chronic Atomoxetine. Biological Psychiatry.
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Moreno, Mario G., et al.. (2023). Lack of interactions between prenatal immune activation and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure during adolescence in behaviours relevant to symptom dimensions of schizophrenia in rats. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 129. 110889–110889. 2 indexed citations
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Marcos, Alberto, Mario G. Moreno, María Luisa Soto‐Montenegro, et al.. (2023). Interaction between maternal immune activation and peripubertal stress in rats: impact on cocaine addiction-like behaviour, morphofunctional brain parameters and striatal transcriptome. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 84–84. 4 indexed citations
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Marcos, Alberto, Inmaculada Ballesteros‐Yáñez, Carlos Alberto Castillo, et al.. (2021). The interactions of alcohol and cocaine regulate the expression of genes involved in the GABAergic, glutamatergic and endocannabinoid systems of male and female rats. Neuropharmacology. 206. 108937–108937. 5 indexed citations
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Marcos, Alberto, Mario G. Moreno, Alejandro Higuera‐Matas, et al.. (2020). The effects of combined intravenous cocaine and ethanol self-administration on the behavioral and amino acid profile of young adult rats. PLoS ONE. 15(3). e0227044–e0227044. 8 indexed citations
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Ambrosio, Emilio, et al.. (2020). The role of the mTOR pathway in models of drug-induced reward and the behavioural constituents of addiction. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 34(11). 1176–1199. 13 indexed citations
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Puaud, Mickaël, Alejandro Higuera‐Matas, Paul Brunault, Barry J. Everitt, & David Belin. (2020). The Basolateral Amygdala to Nucleus Accumbens Core Circuit Mediates the Conditioned Reinforcing Effects of Cocaine-Paired Cues on Cocaine Seeking. Biological Psychiatry. 89(4). 356–365. 18 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Ruíz, Javier, et al.. (2019). Morphine self-administration alters the expression of translational machinery genes in the amygdala of male Lewis rats. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 33(7). 882–893. 10 indexed citations
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Higuera‐Matas, Alejandro, et al.. (2018). Selective effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on medium spiny neurons in the striatum. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0200950–e0200950. 7 indexed citations
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Higuera‐Matas, Alejandro, et al.. (2015). Long-term consequences of perinatal and adolescent cannabinoid exposure on neural and psychological processes. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 55. 119–146. 63 indexed citations
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Miguéns, Miguel, et al.. (2014). Strain differences in the expression of endocannabinoid genes and in cannabinoid receptor binding in the brain of Lewis and Fischer 344 rats. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 53. 15–22. 16 indexed citations
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Mellström, Britt, Ignasi Sahún, Ana Ruíz‐Nuño, et al.. (2013). DREAM Controls the On/Off Switch of Specific Activity-Dependent Transcription Pathways. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 34(5). 877–887. 29 indexed citations
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Higuera‐Matas, Alejandro, et al.. (2011). Differential Gene Expression in the Nucleus Accumbens and Frontal Cortex of Lewis and Fischer 344 Rats Relevant to Drug Addiction. Current Neuropharmacology. 9(1). 143–150. 12 indexed citations
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Martín‐Fernández, Beatriz, Alejandro Higuera‐Matas, Miguel Miguéns, et al.. (2008). Sex-dependent effects of periadolescent exposure to the cannabinoid agonist CP-55,940 on morphine self-administration behaviour and the endogenous opioid system. Neuropharmacology. 54(5). 863–873. 57 indexed citations
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Olmo, Nuria Del, Alejandro Higuera‐Matas, Miguel Miguéns, Carmen Garcı́a-Lecumberri, & Emilio Ambrosio. (2007). Cocaine self-administration improves performance in a highly demanding water maze task. Psychopharmacology. 195(1). 19–25. 30 indexed citations
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Higuera‐Matas, Alejandro, Sonsoles Martı́n, Nuria Del Olmo, et al.. (2006). Modulation of the endogenous opioid system after morphine self-administration and during its extinction: A study in Lewis and Fischer 344 rats. Neuropharmacology. 52(3). 931–948. 44 indexed citations

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