Javier DeFelipe

24.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
296 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Javier DeFelipe is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier DeFelipe has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 193 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 157 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 64 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Javier DeFelipe's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (179 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (119 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (42 papers). Javier DeFelipe is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (179 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (119 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (42 papers). Javier DeFelipe collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Australia. Javier DeFelipe's co-authors include Isabel Fariñas, Ruth Benavides‐Piccione, S.H.C. Hendry, Lidia Alonso‐Nanclares, Alberto Muñoz, E.G. Jones, Guy N. Elston, Edward G. Jones, Rafael Yuste and Inmaculada Ballesteros‐Yáñez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Javier DeFelipe

288 papers receiving 14.8k citations

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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.

The pyramidal neuron of the cerebral cortex: Morphological and chemical characteristics of the synaptic inputs

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Javier DeFelipe Spain	67	9.3k	6.7k	4.1k	1.7k	1.6k	296	15.0k
Charles R. Gerfen United States	57	14.2k 1.5×	6.2k 0.9×	6.6k 1.6×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	116	19.9k
Yuchio Yanagawa Japan	64	8.3k 0.9×	4.3k 0.6×	5.0k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	321	14.6k
Charu Ramakrishnan United States	56	10.9k 1.2×	7.8k 1.2×	5.3k 1.3×	971 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	100	18.1k
Graham Knott Switzerland	53	6.9k 0.7×	3.3k 0.5×	4.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	140	13.2k
Timothy H. Murphy Canada	67	7.5k 0.8×	3.8k 0.6×	5.9k 1.4×	3.0k 1.8×	1.4k 0.9×	193	15.6k
John R. Huguenard United States	72	12.7k 1.4×	8.6k 1.3×	7.5k 1.8×	1.3k 0.8×	818 0.5×	191	19.0k
Yuji Ikegaya Japan	56	6.2k 0.7×	4.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	806 0.5×	353	10.4k
Z. Josh Huang United States	61	11.7k 1.2×	8.6k 1.3×	5.3k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	765 0.5×	115	17.1k
Menahem Segal Israel	81	13.0k 1.4×	5.2k 0.8×	7.5k 1.8×	2.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	286	19.9k
Kristen M. Harris United States	62	13.5k 1.4×	5.3k 0.8×	6.4k 1.5×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	121	18.1k

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DeFelipe, Javier, et al.. (2024). Volume electron microscopy analysis of synapses in primary regions of the human cerebral cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 34(8). 2 indexed citations

Benavides‐Piccione, Ruth, Lidia Blázquez‐Llorca, Asta Kastanauskaite, et al.. (2024). Key morphological features of human pyramidal neurons. Cerebral Cortex. 34(5). 10 indexed citations

DeFelipe, Javier, et al.. (2023). 3D synaptic organization of layer III of the human anterior cingulate and temporopolar cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 33(17). 9691–9708. 8 indexed citations

Ofer, Netanel, Ruth Benavides‐Piccione, Javier DeFelipe, & Rafael Yuste. (2022). Structural Analysis of Human and Mouse Dendritic Spines Reveals a Morphological Continuum and Differences across Ages and Species. eNeuro. 9(3). ENEURO.0039–22.2022. 14 indexed citations

DeFelipe, Javier, et al.. (2021). Three-Dimensional Synaptic Organization of Layer III of the Human Temporal Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex. 31(10). 4742–4764. 26 indexed citations

Blázquez‐Llorca, Lidia, Miguel Miguéns, Marta Montero‐Crespo, et al.. (2020). 3D Synaptic Organization of the Rat CA1 and Alterations Induced by Cocaine Self-Administration. Cerebral Cortex. 31(4). 1927–1952. 4 indexed citations

Domínguez-Álvaro, Marta, Marta Montero‐Crespo, Lidia Blázquez‐Llorca, Javier DeFelipe, & Lidia Alonso‐Nanclares. (2020). 3D Ultrastructural Study of Synapses in the Human Entorhinal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 31(1). 410–425. 13 indexed citations

González-Riaño, Carolina, et al.. (2019). Metabolomic Study of Hibernating Syrian Hamster Brains: In Search of Neuroprotective Agents. Journal of Proteome Research. 18(3). 1175–1190. 20 indexed citations

Higuera‐Matas, Alejandro, et al.. (2018). Selective effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on medium spiny neurons in the striatum. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0200950–e0200950. 7 indexed citations

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Eyal, Guy, Matthijs B Verhoog, Guilherme Testa-Silva, et al.. (2016). Unique membrane properties and enhanced signal processing in human neocortical neurons. eLife. 5. 114 indexed citations

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Benavides‐Piccione, Ruth, Isabel Fernaud, Ángel Rodríguez, et al.. (2014). Random Positions of Dendritic Spines in Human Cerebral Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(30). 10078–10084. 10 indexed citations

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Bielza, Concha, Ruth Benavides‐Piccione, Pedro L. López-Cruz, Pedro Larrañaga, & Javier DeFelipe. (2014). Branching angles of pyramidal cell dendrites follow common geometrical design principles in different cortical areas. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5909–5909. 12 indexed citations

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Fernaud, Isabel, et al.. (2014). Musical Representation of Dendritic Spine Distribution: A New Exploratory Tool. Neuroinformatics. 12(2). 341–53. 3 indexed citations

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Mellström, Britt, Ignasi Sahún, Ana Ruíz‐Nuño, et al.. (2013). DREAM Controls the On/Off Switch of Specific Activity-Dependent Transcription Pathways. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 34(5). 877–887. 29 indexed citations

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DeFelipe, Javier. (2011). The Evolution of the Brain, the Human Nature of Cortical Circuits, and Intellectual Creativity. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 5. 29–29. 348 indexed citations

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Yagüe, Josue G., Íñigo Azcoitia, Javier DeFelipe, Luis Miguel García‐Segura, & Alberto Muñoz. (2009). Aromatase expression in the normal and epileptic human hippocampus. Brain Research. 1315. 41–52. 53 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Alicia, et al.. (2001). Changes in the colocalization of glutamate ionotropic receptor subunits in the human epileptic temporal lobe cortex. Experimental Brain Research. 138(3). 398–402. 11 indexed citations

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DeFelipe, Javier, Jon I. Arellano, Antonio Gómez, Efrain C. Azmitia, & Alberto Muñoz. (2001). Pyramidal cell axons show a local specialization for GABA and 5‐HT inputs in monkey and human cerebral cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 433(1). 148–155. 81 indexed citations

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Vickers, James C., George W. Huntley, Patrick R. Hof, et al.. (1995). Immunocytochemical localization of non-NMDA ionotropic excitatory amino acid receptor subunits in human neocortex. Brain Research. 671(1). 175–180. 19 indexed citations

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DeFelipe, Javier, S.H.C. Hendry, Tsutomu Hashikawa, Marco Molinari, & Edward G. Jones. (1990). A microcolumnar structure of monkey cerebral cortex revealed by immunocytochemical studies of double bouquet cell axons. Neuroscience. 37(3). 655–673. 159 indexed citations

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