Francisco Zafra

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Francisco Zafra is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco Zafra has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 53 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Francisco Zafra's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (61 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (27 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (22 papers). Francisco Zafra is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (61 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (27 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (22 papers). Francisco Zafra collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Germany and France. Francisco Zafra's co-authors include H. Thoenen, Dan Lindholm, Cecilio Giménez, Eero Ċastrén, Carmen Aragón, Bastian Hengerer, Joachim Leibrock, Niels C. Danbolt, Inmaculada M. González‐González and Reinhard Kiefer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Francisco Zafra

86 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Activity dependent regulation of BDNF and NGF mRNAs in the rat hippocampus is mediated by non-NMDA glutamate receptors.
    1990 763 citations Francisco Zafra, Bastian Hengerer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francisco Zafra Spain 37 4.7k 2.9k 1.6k 944 705 86 6.4k
Farrukh A. Chaudhry Norway 38 4.9k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 652 0.4× 1.5k 1.6× 1.0k 1.5× 73 7.4k
Margaret Dykes‐Hoberg United States 13 4.2k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 843 0.5× 813 0.9× 884 1.3× 14 6.3k
David V. Pow Australia 47 3.5k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 382 0.2× 697 0.7× 525 0.7× 119 5.7k
Richard J. Reimer United States 31 3.9k 0.8× 3.2k 1.1× 522 0.3× 919 1.0× 680 1.0× 53 6.7k
Robert T. Fremeau United States 37 5.7k 1.2× 4.8k 1.6× 463 0.3× 712 0.8× 974 1.4× 61 9.0k
Knut P. Lehre Norway 24 3.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 555 0.4× 703 0.7× 479 0.7× 27 4.5k
Valeria Bruno Italy 55 5.5k 1.2× 3.9k 1.3× 884 0.6× 227 0.2× 1.6k 2.2× 164 8.6k
Christine R. Rose Germany 46 4.4k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 992 0.6× 197 0.2× 714 1.0× 134 6.6k
David J. A. Wyllie United Kingdom 46 4.5k 1.0× 4.3k 1.5× 693 0.4× 193 0.2× 672 1.0× 100 6.9k
Toshiya Manabe Japan 51 7.7k 1.6× 5.1k 1.7× 964 0.6× 295 0.3× 1.2k 1.7× 98 10.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francisco Zafra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francisco Zafra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francisco Zafra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francisco Zafra 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 Francisco Zafra. Francisco Zafra 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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Vidal, Silvia M., Aránzazu Díaz de Bustamante, Itxaso Martì, et al.. (2023). Experimental and Bioinformatic Insights into the Effects of Epileptogenic Variants on the Function and Trafficking of the GABA Transporter GAT-1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 955–955. 3 indexed citations
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Giménez, Cecilio, et al.. (2021). Regulation of the Glycine Transporter GLYT1 by microRNAs. Neurochemical Research. 47(1). 138–147. 3 indexed citations
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Zafra, Francisco, et al.. (2017). Glycine Transporters and Its Coupling with NMDA Receptors. Advances in neurobiology. 16. 55–83. 36 indexed citations
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Núñez, Enrique, et al.. (2014). Differential regulation of the glutamate transporters GLT-1 and GLAST by GSK3β. Neurochemistry International. 79. 33–43. 18 indexed citations
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García‐Tardón, Noemí, et al.. (2012). Protein Kinase C (PKC)-promoted Endocytosis of Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 Requires Ubiquitin Ligase Nedd4-2-dependent Ubiquitination but Not Phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(23). 19177–19187. 77 indexed citations
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Juan‐Sanz, Jaime de, Francisco Zafra, Beatriz López‐Corcuera, & Carmen Aragón. (2011). Endocytosis of the Neuronal Glycine Transporter GLYT2: Role of Membrane Rafts and Protein Kinase C‐Dependent Ubiquitination. Traffic. 12(12). 1850–1867. 34 indexed citations
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González‐González, Inmaculada M., Noemí García‐Tardón, Beatriz Cubelos, Cecilio Giménez, & Francisco Zafra. (2008). The glutamate transporter GLT1b interacts with the scaffold protein PSD‐95. Journal of Neurochemistry. 105(5). 1834–1848. 32 indexed citations
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Dı́ez-Guerra, F. Javier, et al.. (2008). Mechanisms of endoplasmic-reticulum export of glycine transporter-1 (GLYT1). Biochemical Journal. 409(3). 669–681. 32 indexed citations
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González‐González, Inmaculada M., Beatriz Cubelos, Cecilio Giménez, & Francisco Zafra. (2004). Immunohistochemical localization of the amino acid transporter SNAT2 in the rat brain. Neuroscience. 130(1). 61–73. 60 indexed citations
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Cubelos, Beatriz, Inmaculada M. González‐González, Cecilio Giménez, & Francisco Zafra. (2004). Amino acid transporter SNAT5 localizes to glial cells in the rat brain. Glia. 49(2). 230–244. 69 indexed citations
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Salero, Enrique, Raquel Pérez‐Sen, Jun Aruga, Cecilio Giménez, & Francisco Zafra. (2001). Transcription Factors Zic1 and Zic2 Bind and Transactivate the Apolipoprotein E Gene Promoter. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(3). 1881–1888. 54 indexed citations
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Aragón, Carmen, et al.. (1998). Characterization of the 5′ region of the rat brain glycine transporter GLYT2 gene: identification of a novel isoform. Neuroscience Letters. 242(1). 25–28. 54 indexed citations
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Murga, Cristina, Petronila Penela, Francisco Zafra, & Federico Mayor. (1998). The subcellular and cellular distribution of G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 in rat brain. Neuroscience. 87(3). 631–637. 11 indexed citations
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Spike, R.C., C. Watt, Francisco Zafra, & Andrew Todd. (1997). An ultrastructural study of the glycine transporter GLYT2 and its association with glycine in the superficial laminae of the rat spinal dorsal horn. Neuroscience. 77(2). 543–551. 80 indexed citations
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Zafra, Francisco, et al.. (1995). Regional Distribution and Developmental Variation of the Glycine Transporters GLYT1 and GLYT2 in the Rat CNS. European Journal of Neuroscience. 7(6). 1342–1352. 229 indexed citations
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Gomeza, Jesús, et al.. (1995). Regulation by phorbol esters of the glycine transporter (GLYT1) in glioblastoma cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1233(1). 41–46. 47 indexed citations
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Gomeza, Jesús, Cecilio Giménez, & Francisco Zafra. (1994). Cellular distribution and regulation by cAMP of the GABA transporter (GAT-1) mRNA. Molecular Brain Research. 21(1-2). 150–156. 21 indexed citations
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Cooper, Jonathan D., et al.. (1993). Atrophy but not death of adult septal cholinergic neurons after ablation of target capacity to produce mRNAs for NGF, BDNF, and NT3. Journal of Neuroscience. 13(12). 5263–5276. 124 indexed citations
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Hengerer, Bastian, et al.. (1990). Transforming growth factor-β1 stimulates expression of nerve growth factor in the rat CNS. Neuroreport. 1(1). 9–12. 140 indexed citations
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Zafra, Francisco & Cecilio Giménez. (1988). Efflux and exchange of glycine by plasma membrane vesicles isolated from glioblastoma cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 946(2). 202–208. 7 indexed citations

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