Héctor Vargas-Pérez

706 total citations
19 papers, 446 citations indexed

About

Héctor Vargas-Pérez is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Héctor Vargas-Pérez has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 446 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Héctor Vargas-Pérez's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (16 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (5 papers). Héctor Vargas-Pérez is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (16 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (5 papers). Héctor Vargas-Pérez collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Mexico and United States. Héctor Vargas-Pérez's co-authors include Derek van der Kooy, Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee, Scott C. Steffensen, Mary Rose Bufalino, Laura Clarke, José-Luis Dı́az, Christine Walton, David W. Allison, David M. Hansen and Rozita Razavi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Neuropsychopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Héctor Vargas-Pérez

19 papers receiving 440 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Héctor Vargas-Pérez Canada 13 337 149 90 72 56 19 446
Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee Canada 13 381 1.1× 174 1.2× 77 0.9× 91 1.3× 54 1.0× 19 510
T. V. Ilchibaeva Russia 12 218 0.6× 101 0.7× 83 0.9× 67 0.9× 36 0.6× 39 409
Valentina Licheri Italy 12 318 0.9× 140 0.9× 63 0.7× 116 1.6× 31 0.6× 22 520
Caitlin McOmish Australia 12 206 0.6× 166 1.1× 47 0.5× 62 0.9× 18 0.3× 14 407
David M. Hansen United States 7 255 0.8× 112 0.8× 63 0.7× 70 1.0× 22 0.4× 8 339
Naozumi Araragi Germany 7 196 0.6× 101 0.7× 41 0.5× 67 0.9× 47 0.8× 9 403
Claudia Kriegebaum Germany 6 251 0.7× 133 0.9× 34 0.4× 57 0.8× 61 1.1× 8 458
Gustavo Liy-Salmerón Mexico 8 209 0.6× 110 0.7× 53 0.6× 127 1.8× 16 0.3× 9 365
Toby R. Efferen United States 9 330 1.0× 171 1.1× 43 0.5× 167 2.3× 47 0.8× 9 553
Andrew R. Abela Canada 11 252 0.7× 95 0.6× 53 0.6× 182 2.5× 18 0.3× 14 419

Countries citing papers authored by Héctor Vargas-Pérez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Héctor Vargas-Pérez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Héctor Vargas-Pérez

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee, Taryn E. Grieder, et al.. (2023). Rewarding Effects of the Hallucinogen 4-AcO-DMT Administration and Withdrawal in Rats: A Challenge to the Opponent-Process Theory. Neuroscience Letters. 820. 137597–137597. 1 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Taryn E. Grieder, & Derek van der Kooy. (2022). Neural Plasticity in the Ventral Tegmental Area, Aversive Motivation during Drug Withdrawal and Hallucinogenic Therapy. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 55(1). 62–72. 4 indexed citations
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Grieder, Taryn E., Héctor Vargas-Pérez, Geith Maal‐Bared, et al.. (2021). Administration of BDNF in the ventral tegmental area produces a switch from a nicotine‐non‐dependent D1R‐mediated motivational state to a nicotine‐dependent‐like D2R‐mediated motivational state. European Journal of Neuroscience. 55(3). 714–724. 6 indexed citations
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Bergquist, Austin J., Héctor Vargas-Pérez, Mary K. Nagai, et al.. (2017). Neuron-Type-Specific Utility in a Brain-Machine Interface: a Pilot Study. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 40(6). 715–722. 2 indexed citations
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Grieder, Taryn E., et al.. (2017). Deletion of α5 nicotine receptor subunits abolishes nicotinic aversive motivational effects in a manner that phenocopies dopamine receptor antagonism. European Journal of Neuroscience. 46(1). 1673–1681. 10 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Amine Bahí, Mary Rose Bufalino, et al.. (2014). BDNF Signaling in the VTA Links the Drug-Dependent State to Drug Withdrawal Aversions. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(23). 7899–7909. 47 indexed citations
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Ting‐A‐Kee, Ryan, et al.. (2013). Dopamine D1 receptors are not critical for opiate reward but can mediate opiate memory retrieval in a state-dependent manner. Behavioural Brain Research. 247. 174–177. 8 indexed citations
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Ting‐A‐Kee, Ryan, et al.. (2013). Ventral tegmental area GABA neurons and opiate motivation. Psychopharmacology. 227(4). 697–709. 20 indexed citations
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Ting‐A‐Kee, Ryan, Héctor Vargas-Pérez, Amine Bahí, et al.. (2012). Infusion of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor into the ventral tegmental area switches the substrates mediating ethanol motivation. European Journal of Neuroscience. 37(6). 996–1003. 20 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee, Christine Walton, et al.. (2009). Ventral Tegmental Area BDNF Induces an Opiate-Dependent–Like Reward State in Naïve Rats. Science. 324(5935). 1732–1734. 151 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee, & Derek van der Kooy. (2009). Different neural systems mediate morphine reward and its spontaneous withdrawal aversion. European Journal of Neuroscience. 29(10). 2029–2034. 24 indexed citations
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Grieder, Taryn E., Laurie H. L. Sellings, Héctor Vargas-Pérez, et al.. (2009). Dopaminergic Signaling Mediates the Motivational Response Underlying the Opponent Process to Chronic but Not Acute Nicotine. Neuropsychopharmacology. 35(4). 943–954. 29 indexed citations
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Ting‐A‐Kee, Ryan, et al.. (2009). Tegmental pedunculopontine glutamate and GABA-B synapses mediate morphine reward.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 123(1). 145–155. 19 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Laurie H. L. Sellings, Taryn E. Grieder, & José-Luis Dı́az. (2009). Social dominance rank influences wheel running behavior in mice. Neuroscience Letters. 457(3). 137–140. 13 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Laurie H. L. Sellings, Raúl G. Paredes, Roberto A. Prado‐Alcalá, & José-Luis Dı́az. (2008). Reinforcement of Wheel Running in Balb/c Mice: Role of Motor Activity and Endogenous Opioids. Journal of Motor Behavior. 40(6). 587–593. 13 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, et al.. (2007). A test of the opponent‐process theory of motivation using lesions that selectively block morphine reward. European Journal of Neuroscience. 25(12). 3713–3718. 21 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Emiliana Borrelli, & José-Luis Dı́az. (2004). Wheel running use in dopamine D2L receptor knockout mice. Neuroscience Letters. 366(2). 172–175. 17 indexed citations
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Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Juan Mena‐Segovia, Magda Giòrdano, & José-Luis Dı́az. (2003). Induction of c-fos in nucleus accumbens in naive male Balb/c mice after wheel running. Neuroscience Letters. 352(2). 81–84. 25 indexed citations

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