Carolina Gomez‐Diaz

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Carolina Gomez‐Diaz is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carolina Gomez‐Diaz has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Carolina Gomez‐Diaz's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (6 papers) and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (5 papers). Carolina Gomez‐Diaz is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (6 papers) and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (5 papers). Carolina Gomez‐Diaz collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Switzerland and Germany. Carolina Gomez‐Diaz's co-authors include Richard Benton, Leslie B. Vosshall, Kirsten Vannice, Esther Alcorta, Fernando Martín, John H. Reina, Christian Cambillau, Tamara Boto, Maximilian H. Ulbrich and Natalia Bukar and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Carolina Gomez‐Diaz

14 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Variant Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors as Chemosensory Re... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Variant Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors as Chemosensory Receptors in Drosophila
    2009 975 citations Richard Benton, Kirsten Vannice et al. Cell profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carolina Gomez‐Diaz Spain 9 1.3k 729 717 307 223 15 1.4k
Raphael Rytz Switzerland 6 1.5k 1.2× 923 1.3× 820 1.1× 448 1.5× 219 1.0× 6 1.7k
Ana F. Silbering Switzerland 16 1.5k 1.2× 781 1.1× 624 0.9× 545 1.8× 331 1.5× 18 1.7k
Wynand van der Goes van Naters United States 15 1.4k 1.1× 786 1.1× 761 1.1× 444 1.4× 365 1.6× 18 1.6k
Shubha R. Shanbhag India 15 950 0.8× 521 0.7× 578 0.8× 202 0.7× 185 0.8× 19 1.2k
Tatsuro Nakagawa Japan 7 1.2k 0.9× 659 0.9× 834 1.2× 213 0.7× 222 1.0× 10 1.3k
Marien de Bruyne Australia 18 1.5k 1.2× 834 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 448 1.5× 523 2.3× 23 1.9k
Sofía Lavista-Llanos Germany 14 863 0.7× 585 0.8× 551 0.8× 343 1.1× 151 0.7× 20 1.4k
Nanaë Gendre Switzerland 15 829 0.7× 398 0.5× 261 0.4× 215 0.7× 165 0.7× 19 895
A. Nicole Fox United States 10 1.0k 0.8× 455 0.6× 646 0.9× 145 0.5× 165 0.7× 15 1.5k
Mamiko Ozaki Japan 22 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.8× 1.2k 1.6× 1.0k 3.3× 170 0.8× 68 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Carolina Gomez‐Diaz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carolina Gomez‐Diaz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carolina Gomez‐Diaz

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Alcorta, Esther, et al.. (2025). Cell-specific genetic expression profile of antennal glia in Drosophila reveals candidate genes in neuron-glia interactions. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5493–5493. 1 indexed citations
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Martín, Fernando, et al.. (2022). Validation of an Optogenetic Approach to the Study of Olfactory Behavior in the T-Maze of Drosophila melanogaster Adults. Insects. 13(8). 662–662. 3 indexed citations
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Martín, Fernando, et al.. (2022). The Ntan1 gene is expressed in perineural glia and neurons of adult Drosophila. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 14749–14749. 3 indexed citations
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Martín, Fernando, et al.. (2022). Neuron-glia interaction at the receptor level affects olfactory perception in adult Drosophila. iScience. 26(1). 105837–105837. 7 indexed citations
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Gomez‐Diaz, Carolina, et al.. (2018). The Two Main Olfactory Receptor Families in Drosophila, ORs and IRs: A Comparative Approach. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 253–253. 56 indexed citations
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Gomez‐Diaz, Carolina, Benoîte Bargeton, Liliane Abuin, et al.. (2016). A CD36 ectodomain mediates insect pheromone detection via a putative tunnelling mechanism. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11866–11866. 92 indexed citations
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Gomez‐Diaz, Carolina, John H. Reina, Christian Cambillau, & Richard Benton. (2013). Ligands for Pheromone-Sensing Neurons Are Not Conformationally Activated Odorant Binding Proteins. PLoS Biology. 11(4). e1001546–e1001546. 107 indexed citations
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Gomez‐Diaz, Carolina & Richard Benton. (2013). The joy of sex pheromones. EMBO Reports. 14(10). 874–883. 46 indexed citations
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Martín, Fernando, Tamara Boto, Carolina Gomez‐Diaz, & Esther Alcorta. (2013). Elements of Olfactory Reception in Adult Drosophila melanogaster. The Anatomical Record. 296(9). 1477–1488. 30 indexed citations
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Boto, Tamara, Carolina Gomez‐Diaz, & Esther Alcorta. (2010). Expression Analysis of the 3 G-Protein Subunits, Gα, Gβ, and Gγ, in the Olfactory Receptor Organs of Adult Drosophila melanogaster. Chemical Senses. 35(3). 183–193. 32 indexed citations
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Benton, Richard, Kirsten Vannice, Carolina Gomez‐Diaz, & Leslie B. Vosshall. (2009). Variant Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors as Chemosensory Receptors in Drosophila. Cell. 136(1). 149–162. 975 indexed citations breakdown →
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Martín, Fernando, Minsu Kim, Carolina Gomez‐Diaz, Bernhard T. Hovemann, & Esther Alcorta. (2006). High efficiency of a double-screening method on single P-element insertion lines to identify quantitative trait mutants in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetica. 128(1-3). 359–372. 1 indexed citations
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Gomez‐Diaz, Carolina, Fernando Martín, & Esther Alcorta. (2006). The Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate kinase1 Gene Affects Olfactory Reception in Drosophila melanogaster. Behavior Genetics. 36(2). 309–321. 15 indexed citations
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Gomez‐Diaz, Carolina, Fernando Martín, & Esther Alcorta. (2004). The cAMP Transduction Cascade Mediates Olfactory Reception in Drosophila melanogaster. Behavior Genetics. 34(4). 395–406. 41 indexed citations

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