Azahara Oliva

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Azahara Oliva is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Azahara Oliva has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Azahara Oliva's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (10 papers). Azahara Oliva is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (10 papers). Azahara Oliva collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and Spain. Azahara Oliva's co-authors include Antonio Fernández‐Ruiz, György Buzsáki, Antal Berényi, Félix Leroy, Florbela Rocha-Almeida, Eliezyer Fermino de Oliveira, Gergő Attila Nagy, David Tingley, Gábor Kozák and Mihály Vöröslakos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Azahara Oliva

19 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

  1. Direct effects of transcranial electric stimulation on brain circuits in rats and humans
    2018 482 citations Mihály Vöröslakos, Yuichi Takeuchi et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Long-duration hippocampal sharp wave ripples improve memory
    2019 270 citations Antonio Fernández‐Ruiz, Azahara Oliva et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Azahara Oliva United States 13 1.5k 1.3k 410 191 142 20 1.9k
Antonio Fernández‐Ruiz United States 23 2.1k 1.4× 1.8k 1.5× 417 1.0× 110 0.6× 154 1.1× 33 2.6k
Grzegorz Hess Poland 19 992 0.7× 818 0.7× 735 1.8× 148 0.8× 181 1.3× 38 1.9k
Kaori Takehara‐Nishiuchi Canada 21 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 285 0.7× 105 0.5× 158 1.1× 46 1.6k
Ferenc Mátyás Hungary 16 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 144 0.4× 106 0.6× 207 1.5× 22 2.0k
Timothy Spellman United States 16 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 301 0.7× 184 1.0× 388 2.7× 21 2.5k
Steven J. Middleton Japan 14 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 256 0.6× 112 0.6× 324 2.3× 17 1.7k
Brigitte Cosquer France 27 889 0.6× 958 0.8× 193 0.5× 124 0.6× 378 2.7× 59 1.7k
David J. Krupa United States 19 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 804 2.0× 144 0.8× 192 1.4× 23 2.3k
Corey B. Puryear United States 11 902 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 172 0.4× 99 0.5× 262 1.8× 21 1.4k
Roman Fudim Germany 6 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 148 0.4× 214 1.1× 586 4.1× 7 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Azahara Oliva

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Azahara Oliva

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Azahara Oliva. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Azahara Oliva 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 Azahara Oliva. Azahara Oliva is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tang, Wenbo, et al.. (2025). Sleep microstructure organizes memory replay. Nature. 637(8048). 1161–1169. 10 indexed citations
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Robinson, Heath L., et al.. (2024). A hippocampal circuit mechanism to balance memory reactivation during sleep. Science. 385(6710). 738–743. 12 indexed citations
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Harvey, Ryan E., et al.. (2023). Hippocampo-cortical circuits for selective memory encoding, routing, and replay. Neuron. 111(13). 2076–2090.e9. 39 indexed citations
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Todorova, Ralitsa, et al.. (2023). Associative and predictive hippocampal codes support memory-guided behaviors. Science. 382(6668). eadi8237–eadi8237. 39 indexed citations
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Oliva, Azahara. (2022). Neuronal ensemble dynamics in social memory. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 78. 102654–102654. 5 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Ruiz, Antonio, et al.. (2022). High-resolution optogenetics in space and time. Trends in Neurosciences. 45(11). 854–864. 15 indexed citations
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Oliva, Azahara. (2022). CA2 physiology underlying social memory. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 77. 102642–102642. 6 indexed citations
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Oliva, Azahara, et al.. (2022). CA2 orchestrates hippocampal network dynamics. Hippocampus. 33(3). 241–251. 6 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Ruiz, Antonio, Azahara Oliva, Marisol Soula, et al.. (2021). Gamma rhythm communication between entorhinal cortex and dentate gyrus neuronal assemblies. Science. 372(6537). 140 indexed citations
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Oliva, Azahara, Antonio Fernández‐Ruiz, Félix Leroy, & Steven A. Siegelbaum. (2020). Hippocampal CA2 sharp-wave ripples reactivate and promote social memory. Nature. 587(7833). 264–269. 150 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Ruiz, Antonio, Azahara Oliva, Eliezyer Fermino de Oliveira, et al.. (2019). Long-duration hippocampal sharp wave ripples improve memory. Science. 364(6445). 1082–1086. 270 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fernández‐Lamo, Iván, Daniel Gómez-Domínguez, Alberto Sánchez-Aguilera, et al.. (2019). Proximodistal Organization of the CA2 Hippocampal Area. Cell Reports. 26(7). 1734–1746.e6. 32 indexed citations
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Meira, Torcato, Félix Leroy, Eric W. Buss, et al.. (2018). A hippocampal circuit linking dorsal CA2 to ventral CA1 critical for social memory dynamics. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4163–4163. 200 indexed citations
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Oliva, Azahara, Antonio Fernández‐Ruiz, Eliezyer Fermino de Oliveira, & György Buzsáki. (2018). Origin of Gamma Frequency Power during Hippocampal Sharp-Wave Ripples. Cell Reports. 25(7). 1693–1700.e4. 52 indexed citations
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Vöröslakos, Mihály, Yuichi Takeuchi, Tamás Zombori, et al.. (2018). Direct effects of transcranial electric stimulation on brain circuits in rats and humans. Nature Communications. 9(1). 483–483. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fernández‐Ruiz, Antonio, Azahara Oliva, Gergő Attila Nagy, et al.. (2017). Entorhinal-CA3 Dual-Input Control of Spike Timing in the Hippocampus by Theta-Gamma Coupling. Neuron. 93(5). 1213–1226.e5. 198 indexed citations
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Oliva, Azahara, Antonio Fernández‐Ruiz, György Buzsáki, & Antal Berényi. (2016). Role of Hippocampal CA2 Region in Triggering Sharp-Wave Ripples. Neuron. 91(6). 1342–1355. 152 indexed citations
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Oliva, Azahara, Antonio Fernández‐Ruiz, György Buzsáki, & Antal Berényi. (2016). Spatial coding and physiological properties of hippocampal neurons in the Cornu Ammonis subregions. Hippocampus. 26(12). 1593–1607. 87 indexed citations
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Santini, Alessandro, et al.. (1990). [Auditory evoked potentials of the brain stem in brain injury. Prognostic value].. PubMed. 56(4). 95–9. 1 indexed citations

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