Nicolás Méndez

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Nicolás Méndez is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolás Méndez has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Physiology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Nicolás Méndez's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (2 papers). Nicolás Méndez is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (2 papers). Nicolás Méndez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Spain. Nicolás Méndez's co-authors include Claudio Soto, Mohammad Shahnawaz, Sandra Pritzkow, Takahiko Tokuda, Claudia Trenkwalder, Brit Mollenhauer, Masaaki Waragai, Ryotaro Ishii, Abhisek Mukherjee and Ah-Lim Tsai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nicolás Méndez

14 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Discriminating α-synuclein strains in Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy

2020 535 citations Mohammad Shahnawaz, Abhisek Mukherjee et al. Nature profile →
Development of a Biochemical Diagnosis of Parkinson Disease by Detection of α-Synuclein Misfolded Aggregates in Cerebrospinal Fluid

2016 348 citations Mohammad Shahnawaz, Takahiko Tokuda et al. JAMA Neurology profile →

Peers

Nicolás Méndez

NEURO

PHYSI

NEURO

CMN

Maiko Uemura Japan

Phillip M. Rappold United States

Christine Haenggeli United States

Fran Maher United States

Ricardo Cabezas Colombia

Annika Vaarmann Estonia

М. И. Шадрина Russia

Margot Fournier Switzerland

Alberto Javier Ramos Argentina

Éva M. Szegő Germany

Maiko Uemura Japan

Nicolás Méndez

489 ×0.7

NEURO

436 ×0.8

PHYSI

350 ×1.0

464 ×2.0

NEURO

262 ×1.3

CMN

Citations per year, relative to Nicolás Méndez Nicolás Méndez (= 1×) peers Maiko Uemura

Countries citing papers authored by Nicolás Méndez

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Nicolás Méndez's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Nicolás Méndez with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Nicolás Méndez more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Nicolás Méndez

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Nicolás Méndez. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Nicolás Méndez. The network helps show where Nicolás Méndez may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicolás Méndez

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

14 of 14 papers shown

Evans, H.E., Tyler Allison, Danielle Harrison, et al.. (2025). Design and application of a Tau seed amplification assay for screening inhibitors of Tau seeding. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 17(1). 214–214. 1 indexed citations

Méndez, Nicolás, et al.. (2023). Tau Loss of Function, by Deletion or Aggregation, Contributes to Peripheral Insulin Resistance. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 95(3). 1041–1058. 3 indexed citations

Méndez, Nicolás, et al.. (2022). Comparison of Pigment Production by Filamentous Fungal Strains under Submerged (SmF) and Surface Adhesion Fermentation (SAF). Journal of Fungi. 9(1). 48–48. 5 indexed citations

Shahnawaz, Mohammad, Abhisek Mukherjee, Sandra Pritzkow, et al.. (2020). Discriminating α-synuclein strains in Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy. Nature. 578(7794). 273–277. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

Tetz, George, et al.. (2020). Bacterial DNA promotes Tau aggregation. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 2369–2369. 55 indexed citations

Jiang, Bo, Amir Aliyan, Nathan P. Cook, et al.. (2019). Monitoring the Formation of Amyloid Oligomers Using Photoluminescence Anisotropy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(39). 15605–15610. 54 indexed citations

Salazar‐Petres, Esteban, Hans Richter, Carlos Spichiger, et al.. (2018). Gestational chronodisruption leads to persistent changes in the rat fetal and adult adrenal clock and function. The Journal of Physiology. 596(23). 5839–5857. 26 indexed citations

Mukherjee, Abhisek, Diego Morales‐Scheihing, Natalia Salvadores, et al.. (2017). Induction of IAPP amyloid deposition and associated diabetic abnormalities by a prion-like mechanism. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 214(9). 2591–2610. 65 indexed citations

Shahnawaz, Mohammad, Takahiko Tokuda, Masaaki Waragai, et al.. (2016). Development of a Biochemical Diagnosis of Parkinson Disease by Detection of α-Synuclein Misfolded Aggregates in Cerebrospinal Fluid. JAMA Neurology. 74(2). 163–163. 348 indexed citations breakdown →

10.

Tobar, Nicolás, et al.. (2014). c-Jun N terminal kinase modulates NOX-4 derived ROS production and myofibroblasts differentiation in human breast stromal cells. BMC Cancer. 14(1). 640–640. 26 indexed citations

11.

Tobar, Nicolás, Nicolás Méndez, Patricio C. Smith, et al.. (2014). Soluble MMP-14 produced by bone marrow-derived stromal cells sheds epithelial endoglin modulating the migratory properties of human breast cancer cells. Carcinogenesis. 35(8). 1770–1779. 23 indexed citations

12.

Torres‐Farfan, Claudia, et al.. (2011). A Circadian Clock Entrained by Melatonin Is Ticking in the Rat Fetal Adrenal. Endocrinology. 152(5). 1891–1900. 99 indexed citations

13.

Herrera, Emilio A., Roberto V. Reyes, Dino A. Giussani, et al.. (2007). Carbon monoxide: a novel pulmonary artery vasodilator in neonatal llamas of the Andean altiplano. Cardiovascular Research. 77(1). 197–201. 38 indexed citations

14.

Castillo, O., et al.. (2007). Residents at High Altitude Show a Lower Glucose Profile Than Sea-Level Residents Throughout 12-Hour Blood Continuous Monitoring. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 8(4). 307–311. 46 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact