Ignacio Provencio

10.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
56 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Ignacio Provencio is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ignacio Provencio has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 28 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ignacio Provencio's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (45 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (33 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (27 papers). Ignacio Provencio is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (45 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (33 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (27 papers). Ignacio Provencio collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Ignacio Provencio's co-authors include Mark D. Rollag, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, William Hayes, F. Foster, David M. Berson, Ernesto F. Moreira, Ignacio R. Rodríguez, Willem J. de Grip, Steve A. Kay and Satchidananda Panda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ignacio Provencio

55 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

A Novel Human Opsin in the Inner Retina

2000 955 citations Ignacio Provencio, Mark D. Rollag et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age

2013 898 citations Robert J. Lucas, Stuart N. Peirson et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →
Melanopsin: An opsin in melanophores, brain, and eye

1998 717 citations Ignacio Provencio, Mark D. Rollag et al. profile →
Melanopsin ( Opn4 ) Requirement for Normal Light-Induced Circadian Phase Shifting

2002 661 citations Satchidananda Panda, Trey K. Sato et al. Science profile →
Melanopsin Is Required for Non-Image-Forming Photic Responses in Blind Mice

2003 557 citations Satchidananda Panda, Ignacio Provencio et al. Science profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Reflections on Several Landmark Advances in Circadian Biology 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Sangeeta Chawla, Henrik Oster, Giles E. Duffield, Erik Maronde, Mario E. Guido, Christopher C. Chabot, Ouria Dkhissi‐Benyahya, Ignacio Provencio, Namni Goel, Shawn D. Youngstedt, (unknown), Mario Caba, (unknown), Shaon Chakrabarti, Lei Wang, Seth J Davis	1
2	Characterization of neural damage and neuroinflammation in Pax6 small-eye mice 2023 ·Experimental Eye Research ·J. Dean Cole, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter A. Netland, Hu Yang, Ignacio Provencio, Xiaorong Liu	2
3	Lack of Melanopsin Is Associated with Extreme Weight Loss in Mice upon Dietary Challenge 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, David E. Carr, Susanna R. Keller, Ignacio Provencio	8
4	Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age breakdown → 2013 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Robert J. Lucas, Stuart N. Peirson, David M. Berson, Timothy M. Brown, Howard M. Cooper, Charles A. Czeisler, Mariana G. Figueiro, Paul D. Gamlin, Steven W. Lockley, John O’Hagan, Luke Price, Ignacio Provencio, Debra J. Skene, George C. Brainard	898
5	Light modulates the melanophore response to α-MSH in Xenopus laevis: An analysis of the signal transduction crosstalk mechanisms involved 2009 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Mauro César Isoldi, Ignacio Provencio, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci	12
6	Melanopsin Triggers the Release of Internal Calcium Stores in Response to Light† 2007 ·Photochemistry and Photobiology ·(unknown), Mark D. Rollag, Mauro César Isoldi, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Ignacio Provencio	34
7	Melanopsin Signals Through a Phosphoinositide Pathway 2005 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Mauro César Isoldi, Mark D. Rollag, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Ignacio Provencio	1
8	Physiologic Diversity and Development of Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells 2005 ·Neuron ·Daniel C. Tu, Dongyang Zhang, Jay Demas, (unknown), Ignacio Provencio, Timothy E. Holy, Russell N. Van Gelder	184
9	Differential circadian regulation of melanopsin mRNA expression in the avian retina and pineal gland 2004 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Shyam S. Chaurasia, Ignacio Provencio, Guojian Jiang, Wm. P. Hayes, Rashidul Haque, (unknown), M Zatz, Mark D. Rollag, P. Michael Iuvone	2
10	Light Regulation Of Melanopsin–positive Retinal Ganglion Cells In The Albino Hamster 2004 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, (unknown), Susan E. Doyle, Mark D. Rollag, Ignacio Provencio, Michael Menaker	4
11	Melanopsin Is Required for Non-Image-Forming Photic Responses in Blind Mice breakdown → 2003 ·Science ·Satchidananda Panda, Ignacio Provencio, Daniel C. Tu, Susana S. Pires, Mark D. Rollag, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Mathew T. Pletcher, Trey K. Sato, Tim Wiltshire, (unknown), Steve A. Kay, Russell N. Van Gelder, John B. Hogenesch	557
12	Melanopsin and non-melanopsin expressing retinal ganglion cells innervate the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus 2003 ·Visual Neuroscience ·Patricia J. Sollars, Cynthia A. Smeraski, Jessica Kaufman, Malcolm D. Ogilvie, Ignacio Provencio, Gary E. Pickard	89
13	Melanopsin ( Opn4 ) Requirement for Normal Light-Induced Circadian Phase Shifting breakdown → 2002 ·Science ·Satchidananda Panda, Trey K. Sato, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Mark D. Rollag, Willem J. DeGrip, John B. Hogenesch, Ignacio Provencio, Steve A. Kay	661
14	Photoreceptive net in the mammalian retina 2002 ·Nature ·Ignacio Provencio, Mark D. Rollag, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci	362
15	Loss of Photic Entrainment and Altered Free-Running Circadian Rhythms inmath5^−/−Mice 2002 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Raymond Wee, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Ignacio Provencio, Lin Gan, Russell N. Van Gelder	45
16	[18] Cultured amphibian melanophores: a model system to study melanopsin photobiology 2000 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Mark D. Rollag, Ignacio Provencio, David Sugden, Carla B. Green	37
17	Visual and circadian responses to light in aged retinally degenerate mice 1994 ·Vision Research ·Ignacio Provencio, (unknown), Andrew Lederman, (unknown), F. Foster	109
18	Vitamin A2-based photopigments within the pineal gland of a fully terrestrial vertebrate 1993 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Ignacio Provencio, F. Foster	17
19	Circadian photoreception in the retinally degenerate mouse (rd/rd) 1991 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·F. Foster, Ignacio Provencio, David M. Hudson, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Menaker	375
20	Melatonin Receptors and Signal Transduction in Photorefractory Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)* 1991 ·Endocrinology ·David R. Weaver, Ignacio Provencio, (unknown), Steven M. Reppert	49

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