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, Rita P. Sanzgiri, Vladimir Parpura, E. Martin, Caitlin A. Durkee and Stéphane H. R. Oliet 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

Hit Papers

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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, Philip G. Haydon et al. Neuron profile →
Astrocytes Potentiate Transmitter Release at Single Hippocampal Synapses

2007 572 citations Gertrudis Perea, Alfonso Araque Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Alfonso Araque	8.6k	4.7k	3.3k	3.0k	1.8k	119	12.5k
Andrea Volterra	9.3k 1.1×	5.5k 1.2×	5.0k 1.5×	2.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.4×	90	14.7k
Wen‐Biao Gan	6.4k 0.7×	5.2k 1.1×	3.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	90	13.9k
Giorgio Carmignoto	9.4k 1.1×	3.9k 0.8×	4.8k 1.4×	2.9k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	90	13.3k
Stéphane H. R. Oliet	6.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	3.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	88	10.2k
Brian A. MacVicar	7.7k 0.9×	4.3k 0.9×	6.3k 1.9×	2.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	157	15.5k
Timothy H. Murphy	7.5k 0.9×	3.0k 0.6×	5.9k 1.8×	3.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	193	15.6k
John F. Disterhoft	10.5k 1.2×	4.0k 0.8×	4.4k 1.3×	8.3k 2.7×	3.6k 2.0×	247	17.4k
Ken D. McCarthy	8.6k 1.0×	4.7k 1.0×	6.0k 1.8×	1.6k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	99	14.1k
Wickliffe C. Abraham	9.3k 1.1×	2.4k 0.5×	4.0k 1.2×	6.1k 2.0×	2.0k 1.1×	194	13.8k
Kenji Sakimura	11.7k 1.4×	2.4k 0.5×	9.6k 2.9×	3.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	387	19.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lines, Justin, Michelle Corkrum, Juan Aguilar, & Alfonso Araque. (2025). The Duality of Astrocyte Neuromodulation: Astrocytes Sense Neuromodulators and Are Neuromodulators. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(4). e70054–e70054. 3 indexed citations

Nanclares, Carmen, et al.. (2025). Estradiol Mediates Astrocyte-Neuron Communication in the Hippocampus. Molecular Neurobiology. 62(8). 10468–10483.

Nanclares, Carmen, et al.. (2025). Astrocytes Mediate Psychostimulant‐Induced Alterations of Spike‐Timing Dependent Synaptic Plasticity. Glia. 73(5). 1051–1067.

Lines, Justin, Andrés M. Baraibar, Carmen Nanclares, et al.. (2024). A spatial threshold for astrocyte calcium surge. eLife. 12. 1 indexed citations

Nanclares, Carmen, Scott Vermilyea, Alfonso Araque, et al.. (2023). Dysregulation of astrocytic Ca2+ signaling and gliotransmitter release in mouse models of α-synucleinopathies. Acta Neuropathologica. 145(5). 597–610. 11 indexed citations

Baraibar, Andrés M., Giovanni Marsicano, Carlos Matute, et al.. (2022). Spatial organization of neuron–astrocyte interactions in the somatosensory cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 33(8). 4498–4511. 11 indexed citations

Nanclares, Carmen, Andrés M. Baraibar, Alfonso Araque, & Paulo Kofuji. (2021). Dysregulation of Astrocyte–Neuronal Communication in Alzheimer’s Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(15). 7887–7887. 38 indexed citations

Covelo, Ana, et al.. (2019). In vivo knockdown of astroglial glutamate transporters GLT-1 and GLAST increases excitatory neurotransmission in mouse infralimbic cortex: Relevance for depressive-like phenotypes. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 29(11). 1288–1294. 33 indexed citations

García‐Cáceres, Cristina, Églantine Balland, Vincent Prévot, et al.. (2018). Role of astrocytes, microglia, and tanycytes in brain control of systemic metabolism. Nature Neuroscience. 22(1). 7–14. 214 indexed citations

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Martín, Ricardo, Raquel Bajo‐Grañeras, Rosario Moratalla, Gertrudis Perea, & Alfonso Araque. (2015). Circuit-specific signaling in astrocyte-neuron networks in basal ganglia pathways. Science. 349(6249). 730–734. 232 indexed citations

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Pérez‐Alvarez, Alberto, et al.. (2014). Correction: Perez-Alvarez et al., Structural and Functional Plasticity of Astrocyte Processes and Dendritic Spine Interactions. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(42). 14163–14163. 2 indexed citations

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Perea, Gertrudis, Mriganka Sur, & Alfonso Araque. (2014). NEURON-GLIA NETWORKS: INTEGRAL GEAR OF BRAIN FUNCTION. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 169 indexed citations

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Navarrete, Marta & Alfonso Araque. (2010). Endocannabinoids Potentiate Synaptic Transmission through Stimulation of Astrocytes. Neuron. 68(1). 113–126. 359 indexed citations

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Perea, Gertrudis, Marta Navarrete, & Alfonso Araque. (2009). Tripartite synapses: astrocytes process and control synaptic information. Trends in Neurosciences. 32(8). 421–431. 1324 indexed citations breakdown →

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Araque, Alfonso, Nianzhen Li, Robert T. Doyle, & Philip G. Haydon. (2000). SNARE Protein-Dependent Glutamate Release from Astrocytes. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(2). 666–673. 363 indexed citations

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Sanzgiri, Rita P., Alfonso Araque, & Philip G. Haydon. (1999). Prostaglandin E2 stimulates glutamate receptor-dependent astrocyte neuromodulation in cultured hippocampal cells. Journal of Neurobiology. 41(2). 221–229. 104 indexed citations

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Hernández, Eduardo, Alfonso Araque, Jorge Morales, et al.. (1996). Lipoprotein(a) and Vascular Access Survival in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis. The Nephron journals/Nephron journals. 72(2). 145–149. 14 indexed citations

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Araque, Alfonso, Daniel Cattaert, & Washington Buño. (1995). Cd2+ regulation of the hyperpolarization-activated current IAB in crayfish muscle.. The Journal of General Physiology. 105(6). 725–744. 5 indexed citations

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Araque, Alfonso, et al.. (1995). Evolution of immunoglobulin a nephropathy into Henoch-Schönlein purpura in an adult patient. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 25(2). 340–342. 9 indexed citations

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Ruilope, Luís M., Alfonso Araque, Vicente Lahera, & C. Roldán Suárez. (1993). Antihypertensive Effect of Nitrendipine in the Hypertensive Patient with Renal Impairment. Renal Failure. 15(3). 359–363. 6 indexed citations

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