Josep Saura

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Josep Saura is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Josep Saura has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Neurology, 23 papers in Immunology and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Josep Saura's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (31 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (16 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (13 papers). Josep Saura is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (31 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (16 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (13 papers). Josep Saura collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Switzerland and United States. Josep Saura's co-authors include Joan Serratosa, Josep Maria Tusell, J. G. Richards, Nicole Mahy, M. Da Prada, Carme Solà, R. Kettler, John Richards, Valérie Petegnief and Josep M. Tusell and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Josep Saura

72 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

High‐yield isolation of murine microglia by mild trypsini... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. High‐yield isolation of murine microglia by mild trypsinization
    2003 507 citations Josep Saura, Josep Maria Tusell et al. Glia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Josep Saura Spain 35 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 1.1k 871 75 4.4k
Byung Kwan Jin South Korea 40 1.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 647 0.6× 814 0.9× 91 4.1k
Gundars Goldsteins Finland 34 1.8k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 914 1.0× 50 4.6k
Guoying Bing United States 44 1.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.5× 2.3k 1.8× 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.5× 102 5.5k
Marina Pizzi Italy 42 1.2k 0.8× 2.1k 1.5× 1.8k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 992 1.1× 121 5.3k
Benjamin Drukarch Netherlands 43 1.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 1.6k 1.2× 809 0.7× 1.4k 1.6× 143 5.4k
Emiliano Peña‐Altamira Italy 16 2.4k 1.7× 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 993 0.9× 859 1.0× 24 5.9k
Claudia Schwab Canada 30 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 928 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 805 0.9× 52 4.2k
Eun-hye Joe South Korea 41 1.8k 1.2× 2.1k 1.5× 1.1k 0.8× 810 0.7× 713 0.8× 99 5.0k
Asgar Zaheer United States 36 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 748 0.6× 950 0.8× 730 0.8× 114 4.5k
Sandra J. Hewett United States 31 953 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 945 0.8× 320 0.4× 72 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Josep Saura

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Fields of papers citing papers by Josep Saura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Josep Saura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Josep Saura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Josep Saura 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 Josep Saura. Josep Saura 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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Glaría, Estibaliz, Pedro Martı́nez, Juan Vladimir de la Rosa, et al.. (2024). Liver X Receptors and Inflammatory-Induced C/EBPβ Selectively Cooperate to Control CD38 Transcription. Journal of Innate Immunity. 17(1). 56–77.
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Zhou, Chunfang, Carme Solà, José Vidal, et al.. (2022). Mesoporous Silica Particles are Phagocytosed by Microglia and Induce a Mild Inflammatory Response In Vitro. Nanomedicine. 17(15). 1077–1094. 1 indexed citations
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Manich, Gemma, Tony Valente, Beatriz Almolda, et al.. (2022). TRPV2: A Key Player in Myelination Disorders of the Central Nervous System. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(7). 3617–3617. 11 indexed citations
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Vidal, José, Tony Valente, Mario Ezquerra, et al.. (2022). Altered expression of the immunoregulatory ligand-receptor pair CD200-CD200R1 in the brain of Parkinson’s disease patients. npj Parkinson s Disease. 8(1). 27–27. 11 indexed citations
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Serratosa, Joan, et al.. (2021). The CD200R1 microglial inhibitory receptor as a therapeutic target in the MPTP model of Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 18(1). 88–88. 25 indexed citations
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Serratosa, Joan, et al.. (2019). Parkinsonian Neurotoxins Impair the Pro-inflammatory Response of Glial Cells. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 11. 479–479. 5 indexed citations
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Valente, Tony, Guido Dentesano, Mario Ezquerra, et al.. (2019). CCAAT/enhancer binding protein δ is a transcriptional repressor of α-synuclein. Cell Death and Differentiation. 27(2). 509–524. 15 indexed citations
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Compta, Yaroslau, Tony Valente, Josep Saura, et al.. (2014). Correlates of cerebrospinal fluid levels of oligomeric- and total-α-synuclein in premotor, motor and dementia stages of Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology. 262(2). 294–306. 87 indexed citations
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Straccia, Marco, Guido Dentesano, Tony Valente, et al.. (2013). CCAAT/Enhancer binding protein β regulates prostaglandin E synthase expression and prostaglandin E2production in activated microglial cells. Glia. 61(10). 1607–1619. 19 indexed citations
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Valente, Tony, Marco Straccia, Núria Gresa‐Arribas, et al.. (2013). CCAAT/enhancer binding protein δ regulates glial proinflammatory gene expression. Neurobiology of Aging. 34(9). 2110–2124. 29 indexed citations
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Straccia, Marco, Núria Gresa‐Arribas, Guido Dentesano, et al.. (2011). Pro-inflammatory gene expression and neurotoxic effects of activated microglia are attenuated by absence of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 8(1). 156–156. 78 indexed citations
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Richards, Grayson, Henry J. Waldvogel, Hannah M. Gibbons, et al.. (2010). Up-regulation of the isoenzymes MAO-A and MAO-B in the human basal ganglia and pons in Huntington's disease revealed by quantitative enzyme radioautography. Brain Research. 1370. 204–214. 25 indexed citations
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Tusell, Josep Maria, et al.. (2008). Upregulation of p21Cip1 in activated glial cells. Glia. 57(5). 524–534. 14 indexed citations
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Saura, Josep, Ester Angulo-Pueyo, Vicent Casadó, et al.. (2005). Adenosine A2A receptor stimulation potentiates nitric oxide release by activated microglia. Journal of Neurochemistry. 95(4). 919–929. 133 indexed citations
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Ramonet, David, Manuel J. Rodrı́guez, Josep Saura, et al.. (2003). Localization of monoamine oxidase A and B and semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase in human peripheral tissues. Inflammopharmacology. 11(2). 111–117. 16 indexed citations
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Walton, M., Hannah M. Gibbons, G.A. MacGibbon, et al.. (2000). PU.1 expression in microglia. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 104(2). 109–115. 55 indexed citations
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Saura, Josep, et al.. (1995). Calcium Deposit Formation and Glial Reaction in Rat Brain after Ibotenic Acid‐induced Basal Forebrain Lesion. European Journal of Neuroscience. 7(7). 1569–1578. 31 indexed citations
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Saura, Josep, J. G. Richards, & Nicole Mahy. (1994). Differential age-related changes of mao-a and mao-b in mouse brain and pe peripheral organs. Neurobiology of Aging. 15(4). 399–408. 97 indexed citations

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