Ester Desfilis

2.0k total citations
45 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ester Desfilis is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ester Desfilis has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 13 papers in Social Psychology and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ester Desfilis's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (12 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (11 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (11 papers). Ester Desfilis is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (12 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (11 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (11 papers). Ester Desfilis collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Russia and United States. Ester Desfilis's co-authors include Enrique Font, Loreta Medina, Antonio Abellán, Pau Carazo, José Manuel García‐Verdugo, Luiz Pessoa, Nuria Flames, Sacri R. Ferrón, Miguel Á. Carretero and Patrick R. Hof and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Brain Research and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ester Desfilis

41 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ester Desfilis Spain 24 530 368 317 285 261 45 1.4k
Anat Barnea Israel 17 511 1.0× 333 0.9× 193 0.6× 185 0.6× 101 0.4× 44 1.4k
Melissa M. Holmes Canada 26 357 0.7× 293 0.8× 323 1.0× 129 0.5× 217 0.8× 71 1.9k
Georg F. Striedter United States 30 794 1.5× 356 1.0× 391 1.2× 77 0.3× 623 2.4× 62 2.6k
Enrique Font Spain 29 1.5k 2.8× 299 0.8× 347 1.1× 991 3.5× 151 0.6× 88 2.4k
Fernando Rodrı́guez Spain 28 427 0.8× 233 0.6× 559 1.8× 139 0.5× 307 1.2× 54 2.7k
Cristina Broglio Spain 16 317 0.6× 160 0.4× 330 1.0× 112 0.4× 180 0.7× 20 1.6k
Lainy B. Day United States 29 999 1.9× 85 0.2× 340 1.1× 382 1.3× 197 0.8× 46 1.9k
Ann B. Butler United States 32 483 0.9× 294 0.8× 832 2.6× 142 0.5× 868 3.3× 69 2.9k
Maria Antonietta Tosches Germany 14 193 0.4× 106 0.3× 377 1.2× 116 0.4× 533 2.0× 22 1.2k
Cosme Salas Spain 32 580 1.1× 297 0.8× 723 2.3× 171 0.6× 422 1.6× 52 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ester Desfilis

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Desfilis, Ester, et al.. (2025). Development of catecholaminergic neurons of Otp-lineage in the medial extended amygdala and related forebrain centers. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 19. 1553952–1553952.
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Abellán, Antonio, et al.. (2023). Subpopulations of corticotropin‐releasing factor containing neurons and internal circuits in the chicken central extended amygdala. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 532(2). e25569–e25569.
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Desfilis, Ester, et al.. (2023). Mapping of corticotropin‐releasing factor, receptors, and binding protein mRNA in the chicken telencephalon throughout development. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 531(14). 1389–1424. 1 indexed citations
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González-Granero, Susana, Enrique Font, Ester Desfilis, Vicente Herranz‐Pérez, & José Manuel García‐Verdugo. (2023). Adult neurogenesis in the telencephalon of the lizard Podarcis liolepis. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1125999–1125999. 2 indexed citations
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Medina, Loreta, et al.. (2022). Evolution and Development of Amygdala Subdivisions: Pallial, Subpallial, and Beyond. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 98(1). 1–21. 11 indexed citations
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Desfilis, Ester, et al.. (2022). Precise Mapping of Otp Expressing Cells Across Different Pallial Regions Throughout Ontogenesis Using Otp-Specific Reporter Transgenic Mice. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 16. 831074–831074. 7 indexed citations
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Abellán, Antonio, et al.. (2022). Distinct Subdivisions in the Transition Between Telencephalon and Hypothalamus Produce Otp and Sim1 Cells for the Extended Amygdala in Sauropsids. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 16. 883537–883537. 13 indexed citations
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Abellán, Antonio, et al.. (2021). A novel telencephalon‐opto‐hypothalamic morphogenetic domain coexpressing Foxg1 and Otp produces most of the glutamatergic neurons of the medial extended amygdala. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 529(10). 2418–2449. 25 indexed citations
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Pessoa, Luiz, Loreta Medina, & Ester Desfilis. (2021). Refocusing neuroscience: moving away from mental categories and towards complex behaviours. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 377(1844). 20200534–20200534. 60 indexed citations
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Medina, Loreta, Antonio Abellán, & Ester Desfilis. (2019). Evolution of Pallial Areas and Networks Involved in Sociality: Comparison Between Mammals and Sauropsids. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 894–894. 25 indexed citations
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Medina, Loreta, Antonio Abellán, & Ester Desfilis. (2017). Contribution of Genoarchitecture to Understanding Hippocampal Evolution and Development. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 90(1). 25–40. 37 indexed citations
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Medina, Loreta, Antonio Abellán, & Ester Desfilis. (2013). A Never-Ending Search for the Evolutionary Origin of the Neocortex: Rethinking the Homology Concept. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 81(3). 150–153. 24 indexed citations
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Carazo, Pau, Enrique Font, & Ester Desfilis. (2011). The role of scent marks in female choice of territories and refuges in a lizard (Podarcis hispanica).. Journal of comparative psychology. 125(3). 362–365. 13 indexed citations
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Carazo, Pau, et al.. (2009). Quantity discrimination in Tenebrio molitor: evidence of numerosity discrimination in an invertebrate?. Animal Cognition. 12(3). 463–470. 75 indexed citations
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Font, Enrique, et al.. (2008). Size variation and cell proliferation in chemosensory brain areas of a lizard (Podarcis hispanica): effects of sex and season. European Journal of Neuroscience. 28(1). 87–98. 20 indexed citations
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Desfilis, Ester, et al.. (2003). Stimulus control of predatory behavior by the Iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanica, Sauria, Lacertidae): Effects of familiarity with prey.. Journal of comparative psychology. 117(3). 309–316. 15 indexed citations
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Desfilis, Ester. (2001). La biología del ¿sex¿appeal: elección de pareja en humanos. Hispana. 110–113.
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Desfilis, Ester & Enrique Font. (2001). Entrevista a Randy Thornhill. Hispana. 114–121. 1 indexed citations
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Font, Enrique, et al.. (1997). 3-Acetylpyridine-induced degeneration and regeneration in the adult lizard brain: a qualitative and quantitative analysis. Brain Research. 754(1-2). 245–259. 33 indexed citations

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