Alfonso Araque

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alfonso Araque is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfonso Araque has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Pharmacology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alfonso Araque's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (3 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (1 paper). Alfonso Araque is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (3 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (1 paper). Alfonso Araque collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Spain. Alfonso Araque's co-authors include Philip G. Haydon, Vladimir Parpura, Rita P. Sanzgiri, Raffaella Tonini, Olivier J. Manzoni, Pablo E. Castillo, Alicia E. Damiano, Carlos Guijarro, Federico Pulido and Manuel Praga and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Trends in Neurosciences and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Alfonso Araque

4 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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: glia, the unacknowledged partner

1999 1.9k citations Alfonso Araque, Vladimir Parpura et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →

Peers

Alfonso Araque

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NEURO

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Ulrike Pannasch France

Marcello Melone Italy

Tommaso Fellin United States

H. Rheinallt Parri United Kingdom

Stéphane Peineau France

Peter R. Patrylo United States

Aude Panatier France

José Rodrı́guez-Álvarez Spain

Jakob von Engelhardt Germany

Micaela Zonta Italy

Ulrike Pannasch France

Alfonso Araque

1.2k ×0.8

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831 ×1.2

NEURO

765 ×1.3

MB

327 ×0.7

CN

230 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to Alfonso Araque Alfonso Araque (= 1×) peers Ulrike Pannasch

Countries citing papers authored by Alfonso Araque

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This map shows the geographic impact of Alfonso Araque's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Alfonso Araque with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Alfonso Araque more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Alfonso Araque

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alfonso Araque. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alfonso Araque. The network helps show where Alfonso Araque may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfonso Araque

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alfonso Araque. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alfonso Araque based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alfonso Araque. Alfonso Araque is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Cai, Shijie, et al.. (2025). Distinct endocannabinoids specifically signal to astrocytes or neurons in the adult mouse hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience. 29(2). 445–454.

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Marsicano, Giovanni & Alfonso Araque. (2022). Of glue and pot: Endocannabinoid signaling in glial cells. Glia. 71(1). 3–4.

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Araque, Alfonso, Pablo E. Castillo, Olivier J. Manzoni, & Raffaella Tonini. (2017). Synaptic functions of endocannabinoid signaling in health and disease. Neuropharmacology. 124. 13–24. 166 indexed citations

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Araque, Alfonso, Vladimir Parpura, Rita P. Sanzgiri, & Philip G. Haydon. (1999). Tripartite synapses: glia, the unacknowledged partner. Trends in Neurosciences. 22(5). 208–215. 1871 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guijarro, Carlos, et al.. (1994). [Effect of pravastatin on hypercholesterolemia associated with proteinuria].. PubMed. 11(11). 523–7. 7 indexed citations

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Araque, Alfonso, et al.. (1992). Glutamatergic postsynaptic block by Pamphobeteus spider venoms in crayfish. Brain Research. 571(1). 109–114. 9 indexed citations

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