Francisco Alén

1.4k total citations
47 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

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Francisco Alén is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco Alén has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Pharmacology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francisco Alén's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (26 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (8 papers). Francisco Alén is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (26 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (8 papers). Francisco Alén collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Germany. Francisco Alén's co-authors include Fernando Rodrı́guez de Fonseca, Laura Orío, Antonia Serrano, Francisco Javier Pavón, Raquel Gómez de Heras, Borja García‐Bueno, Juan Suárez, María Antón, Juan C. Leza and Patricia Rivera and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Francisco Alén

46 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francisco Alén Spain	21	401	298	256	195	143	47	1.1k
Laura Orío Spain	23	492 1.2×	605 2.0×	403 1.6×	226 1.2×	214 1.5×	60	1.6k
Silvana‐Yanina Romero‐Zerbo Spain	21	414 1.0×	188 0.6×	290 1.1×	202 1.0×	56 0.4×	30	1.1k
Elena Giné Spain	17	224 0.6×	247 0.8×	414 1.6×	193 1.0×	56 0.4×	42	1.1k
Ana Belén López-Rodríguez Spain	21	211 0.5×	242 0.8×	323 1.3×	249 1.3×	165 1.2×	35	1.3k
Ana Juknat Israel	21	1.3k 3.2×	467 1.6×	298 1.2×	112 0.6×	116 0.8×	23	1.7k
Marta Valenza Italy	18	529 1.3×	466 1.6×	331 1.3×	292 1.5×	123 0.9×	38	1.3k
Brian C. Shonesy United States	17	413 1.0×	564 1.9×	296 1.2×	182 0.9×	55 0.4×	20	1.0k
José Antonio López‐Moreno Spain	19	507 1.3×	564 1.9×	271 1.1×	130 0.7×	48 0.3×	43	1.1k
Xiaojie Liu China	21	419 1.0×	555 1.9×	429 1.7×	183 0.9×	115 0.8×	87	1.3k
Andréa da Silva Torrão Brazil	18	206 0.5×	272 0.9×	236 0.9×	171 0.9×	78 0.5×	40	838

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You, Zhi‐Bing, Ewa Galaj, Francisco Alén, et al.. (2021). Involvement of the ghrelin system in the maintenance and reinstatement of cocaine-motivated behaviors: a role of adrenergic action at peripheral β1 receptors. Neuropsychopharmacology. 47(8). 1449–1460. 18 indexed citations

Fernández‐Arjona, María del Mar, Francisco Alén, Patricia Rivera, et al.. (2021). Sudden cessation of fluoxetine before alcohol drinking reinstatement alters microglial morphology and TLR4/inflammatory neuroadaptation in the rat brain. Brain Structure and Function. 226(7). 2243–2264. 3 indexed citations

Rivera, Patricia, Francisco Alén, Antonio Vargas, et al.. (2020). Sex‐specific behavioral and neurogenic responses to cocaine in mice lacking and blocking dopamine D1 or dopamine D2 receptors. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 529(8). 1724–1742. 1 indexed citations

Alén, Francisco, et al.. (2020). Adaptive Stress Coping in Awake Bruxism. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 564431–564431. 28 indexed citations

Orío, Laura, Francisco Alén, Francisco Javier Pavón, Antonia Serrano, & Borja García‐Bueno. (2019). Oleoylethanolamide, Neuroinflammation, and Alcohol Abuse. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 11. 490–490. 71 indexed citations

Alén, Francisco, Patricia Rivera, Juan Suárez, et al.. (2019). Sex-Dimorphic Behavioral Alterations and Altered Neurogenesis in U12 Intron Splicing-Defective Zrsr1 Mutant Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(14). 3543–3543. 12 indexed citations

Suárez, Juan, Sophia Khom, Francisco Alén, et al.. (2019). Cessation of fluoxetine treatment increases alcohol seeking during relapse and dysregulates endocannabinoid and glutamatergic signaling in the central amygdala. Addiction Biology. 25(5). e12813–e12813. 10 indexed citations

Ballesta, Antonio, Laura Orío, Antonio Vargas, et al.. (2019). Bupropion, a possible antidepressant without negative effects on alcohol relapse. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 29(6). 756–765. 3 indexed citations

Horiuchi, Keiko, Serafín Pérez‐Cerezales, Panagiotis Papasaikas, et al.. (2018). Impaired Spermatogenesis, Muscle, and Erythrocyte Function in U12 Intron Splicing-Defective Zrsr1 Mutant Mice. Cell Reports. 23(1). 143–155. 34 indexed citations

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García‐Cárceles, Javier, Juan Decara, Henar Vázquez‐Villa, et al.. (2017). A Positive Allosteric Modulator of the Serotonin 5-HT_2CReceptor for Obesity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(23). 9575–9584. 28 indexed citations

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Antón, María, Inmaculada Concepción Rodríguez‐Rojo, Antoni Pastor, et al.. (2017). Increased plasma oleoylethanolamide and palmitoleoylethanolamide levels correlate with inflammatory changes in alcohol binge drinkers: the case of HMGB1 in women. Addiction Biology. 23(6). 1242–1250. 20 indexed citations

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Bîndilă, Laura, Ermelinda Lomazzo, Clementine Hofmann, et al.. (2016). Maternal Caloric Restriction Implemented during the Preconceptional and Pregnancy Period Alters Hypothalamic and Hippocampal Endocannabinoid Levels at Birth and Induces Overweight and Increased Adiposity at Adulthood in Male Rat Offspring. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 10. 208–208. 21 indexed citations

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Blanco, Eduardo, Pablo Galeano, Francisco Javier Pavón, et al.. (2016). Cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization decreases the expression of endocannabinoid signaling-related proteins in the mouse hippocampus. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 26(3). 477–492. 20 indexed citations

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Pavón, Francisco Javier, Eva M. Marco, Laura Sánchez‐Marín, et al.. (2016). Effects of Adolescent Intermittent Alcohol Exposure on the Expression of Endocannabinoid Signaling-Related Proteins in the Spleen of Young Adult Rats. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0163752–e0163752. 8 indexed citations

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Rivera, Patricia, Eduardo Blanco, Laura Bîndilă, et al.. (2015). Pharmacological activation of CB2 receptors counteracts the deleterious effect of ethanol on cell proliferation in the main neurogenic zones of the adult rat brain. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 379–379. 20 indexed citations

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Serrano, Antonia, Juan Decara, Raúl Fernández‐González, et al.. (2014). Hyperplastic Obesity and Liver Steatosis as Long-Term Consequences of Suboptimal In Vitro Culture of Mouse Embryos1. Biology of Reproduction. 91(2). 30–30. 8 indexed citations

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Alén, Francisco, et al.. (2013). Cannabinoid Receptors and Cholecystokinin in Feeding Inhibition. Vitamins and hormones. 92. 165–196. 13 indexed citations

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Alén, Francisco, Inmaculada Crespo, Nadine Jagerovic, et al.. (2013). Ghrelin-Induced Orexigenic Effect in Rats Depends on the Metabolic Status and Is Counteracted by Peripheral CB1 Receptor Antagonism. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e60918–e60918. 30 indexed citations

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Alén, Francisco, Raquel Gómez de Heras, Antonia Serrano, et al.. (2011). Effects of the anandamide uptake blocker AM404 on food intake depend on feeding status and route of administration. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 101(1). 1–7. 18 indexed citations

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Alén, Francisco, Raquel Gómez de Heras, Gustavo González‐Cuevas, Miguel Navarro, & José Antonio López‐Moreno. (2009). Nicotine causes opposite effects on alcohol intake: Evidence in an animal experimental model of abstinence and relapse from alcohol. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 11(11). 1304–1311. 11 indexed citations

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