Alfonso Araque

19.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
119 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Alfonso Araque is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfonso Araque has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 46 papers in Neurology and 41 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alfonso Araque's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (82 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (45 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (19 papers). Alfonso Araque is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (82 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (45 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (19 papers). Alfonso Araque collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. Alfonso Araque's co-authors include Gertrudis Perea, Marta Navarrete, Philip G. Haydon, Giorgio Carmignoto, Paulo Kofuji, Vladimir Parpura, Rita P. Sanzgiri, E. Martin, Caitlin A. Durkee and Andrea Volterra and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alfonso Araque

115 papers receiving 12.4k 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.

Tripartite synapses: astrocytes process and control synaptic information

2009 1.3k citations Gertrudis Perea, Marta Navarrete et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →
Gliotransmitters Travel in Time and Space

2014 944 citations Alfonso Araque et al. profile →
Astrocytes Potentiate Transmitter Release at Single Hippocampal Synapses

2007 572 citations Gertrudis Perea, Alfonso Araque Science profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Duality of Astrocyte Neuromodulation: Astrocytes Sense Neuromodulators and Are Neuromodulators 2025 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Justin Lines, Michelle Corkrum, Juan Aguilar, Alfonso Araque	3
2	Estradiol Mediates Astrocyte-Neuron Communication in the Hippocampus 2025 ·Molecular Neurobiology ·(unknown), Carmen Nanclares, (unknown), Paulo Kofuji, P. Mermelstein, Alfonso Araque	0
3	Astrocytes Mediate Psychostimulant‐Induced Alterations of Spike‐Timing Dependent Synaptic Plasticity 2025 ·Glia ·(unknown), Carmen Nanclares, (unknown), (unknown), Paulo Kofuji, Alfonso Araque, E. Martin, Rosario Moratalla	0
4	Autoimmune inflammation triggers aberrant astrocytic calcium signaling to impair synaptic plasticity 2024 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Andrés M. Baraibar, (unknown), (unknown), Ana Bernal‐Chico, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Edgar Soria‐Gómez, Alfredo Rodríguez-Antigüedad, Alfonso Araque, Carlos Matute, Giovanni Marsicano, (unknown)	8
5	Spatial organization of neuron–astrocyte interactions in the somatosensory cortex 2022 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Andrés M. Baraibar, (unknown), Giovanni Marsicano, Carlos Matute, Susana Mato, Alfonso Araque, Paulo Kofuji	11
6	Dysregulation of Astrocyte–Neuronal Communication in Alzheimer’s Disease 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Carmen Nanclares, Andrés M. Baraibar, Alfonso Araque, Paulo Kofuji	38
7	Sensing and Regulating Synaptic Activity by Astrocytes at Tripartite Synapse 2021 ·Neurochemical Research ·(unknown), Alfonso Araque	26
8	Role of astrocytes, microglia, and tanycytes in brain control of systemic metabolism 2018 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Cristina García‐Cáceres, Églantine Balland, Vincent Prévot, Serge Luquet, Stephen C. Woods, Marco Koch, Tamás L. Horváth, Chun‐Xia Yi, Julie A. Chowen, Alexei Verkhratsky, Alfonso Araque, Ingo Bechmann, Matthias H. Tschöp	214
9	Circuit-specific signaling in astrocyte-neuron networks in basal ganglia pathways 2015 ·Science ·Ricardo Martín, Raquel Bajo‐Grañeras, Rosario Moratalla, Gertrudis Perea, Alfonso Araque	232
10	Correction: Perez-Alvarez et al., Structural and Functional Plasticity of Astrocyte Processes and Dendritic Spine Interactions 2014 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Alberto Pérez‐Alvarez, Marta Navarrete, (unknown), E. Martin, Alfonso Araque	2
11	NEURON-GLIA NETWORKS: INTEGRAL GEAR OF BRAIN FUNCTION 2014 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Gertrudis Perea, Mriganka Sur, Alfonso Araque	169
12	Confocal microscopy for astrocyte in vivo imaging: Recycle and reuse in microscopy 2013 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·Alberto Pérez‐Alvarez, Alfonso Araque, E. Martin	20
13	Astrocyte-Neuron Interaction at Tripartite Synapses 2013 ·Current Drug Targets ·Alberto Pérez‐Alvarez, Alfonso Araque	83
14	Astrocyte Calcium Signal and Gliotransmission in Human Brain Tissue 2012 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Marta Navarrete, Gertrudis Perea, Laura E. Maglio, Jesús Pastor, Rafael G. Sola, Alfonso Araque	114
15	Tripartite synapses: astrocytes process and control synaptic information breakdown → 2009 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Gertrudis Perea, Marta Navarrete, Alfonso Araque	1324
16	GLIA modulates synaptic transmission 2009 ·Brain Research Reviews ·Gertrudis Perea, Alfonso Araque	174
17	Rabdomiolisis y fracaso renal agudo 2008 ·Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación ·Alfonso Araque, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	3
18	Idiopathic dialysis ascites in the nineties: Resolution after renal transplantation 1995 ·American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·(unknown), (unknown), Alfonso Araque, (unknown), Amado Andrés, Manuel Praga	4
19	Evolution of immunoglobulin a nephropathy into Henoch-Schönlein purpura in an adult patient 1995 ·American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·Alfonso Araque, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Manuel Praga	9
20	Antihypertensive Effect of Nitrendipine in the Hypertensive Patient with Renal Impairment 1993 ·Renal Failure ·Luís M. Ruilope, Alfonso Araque, Vicente Lahera, C. Roldán Suárez	6

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