R. Rigual

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

R. Rigual is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Rigual has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in R. Rigual's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (36 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (13 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (12 papers). R. Rigual is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (36 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (13 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (12 papers). R. Rigual collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Portugal. R. Rigual's co-authors include Ana Obeso, L. Almaraz, C. González, C. González, Asunción Rocher, Sílvia V. Conde, Isabel M. Vicario, S. Fidone, David F. Donnelly and Constancio González and has published in prestigious journals such as Physiological Reviews, The Journal of Physiology and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

R. Rigual

49 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Carotid body chemoreceptors: from natural stimuli to sensory discharges.

1994 851 citations C. González, L. Almaraz et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Rigual Spain	23	1.6k	522	495	428	428	49	2.1k
L. Almaraz Spain	20	1.4k 0.9×	465 0.9×	400 0.8×	382 0.9×	354 0.8×	32	1.8k
B. Dinger United States	30	1.5k 0.9×	499 1.0×	576 1.2×	387 0.9×	266 0.6×	63	1.8k
Machiko Shirahata United States	28	1.5k 0.9×	456 0.9×	350 0.7×	665 1.6×	356 0.8×	97	2.1k
A. Mokashi United States	26	1.5k 1.0×	393 0.8×	712 1.4×	472 1.1×	288 0.7×	90	1.9k
Ana Obeso Spain	31	2.4k 1.5×	751 1.4×	779 1.6×	656 1.5×	577 1.3×	93	3.1k
David F. Donnelly United States	29	1.6k 1.0×	718 1.4×	417 0.8×	281 0.7×	457 1.1×	108	2.8k
S. Fidone United States	34	2.3k 1.5×	761 1.5×	743 1.5×	603 1.4×	522 1.2×	85	2.9k
David D. Kline United States	26	1.7k 1.1×	338 0.6×	716 1.4×	456 1.1×	609 1.4×	70	2.4k
Julio Alcayaga Chile	22	1.2k 0.7×	273 0.5×	335 0.7×	410 1.0×	386 0.9×	72	1.5k
P. Zapata Chile	22	1.2k 0.8×	293 0.6×	275 0.6×	394 0.9×	376 0.9×	63	1.6k

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Casado‐Fernández, Laura, Fernando Laso-García, Laura Otero‐Ortega, et al.. (2024). The proteomic signature of circulating extracellular vesicles following intracerebral hemorrhage: Novel insights into mechanisms underlying recovery. Neurobiology of Disease. 201. 106665–106665. 5 indexed citations

Usategui‐Martín, Ricardo, Álvaro del Real, José A. Sáinz-Aja, et al.. (2022). Analysis of Bone Histomorphometry in Rat and Guinea Pig Animal Models Subject to Hypoxia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(21). 12742–12742. 3 indexed citations

Olea, Elena, et al.. (2018). Adrenal Medulla Chemo Sensitivity Does Not Compensate the Lack of Hypoxia Driven Carotid Body Chemo Reflex in Guinea Pigs. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1071. 167–174. 1 indexed citations

Vargas, Juan Antonio, Felipe Rodrı́guez de Castro, R. Rigual, & Alvarez-Sala Jl. (2017). El hospital universitario: criterios para su acreditación. Medicina Clínica. 150(10). 403–406. 1 indexed citations

Prieto‐Lloret, Jesús, María José Ramírez-Bajo, Elena Olea, et al.. (2015). Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, carotid body function and erythropoietin production in adult rats perinatally exposed to hyperoxia. The Journal of Physiology. 593(11). 2459–2477. 8 indexed citations

Olea, Elena, Maria J. Ribeiro, Sara Yubero, et al.. (2015). The Carotid Body Does Not Mediate the Acute Ventilatory Effects of Leptin. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 860. 379–385. 10 indexed citations

González, Constancio, Sara Yubero, Ángela Gómez-Niño, et al.. (2012). Some Reflections on Intermittent Hypoxia. Does it Constitute the Translational Niche for Carotid Body Chemoreceptor Researchers?. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 758. 333–342. 6 indexed citations

González, C., M. T. Agapito, Asunción Rocher, et al.. (2010). A revisit to O2 sensing and transduction in the carotid body chemoreceptors in the context of reactive oxygen species biology. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 174(3). 317–330. 25 indexed citations

González, C., M. T. Agapito, Asunción Rocher, et al.. (2007). Chemoreception in the context of the general biology of ROS. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 157(1). 30–44. 45 indexed citations

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Conde, Sílvia V., Ana Obeso, R. Rigual, Emília C. Monteiro, & Constancio González. (2006). Function of the rat carotid body chemoreceptors in ageing. Journal of Neurochemistry. 99(3). 711–723. 25 indexed citations

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Rico, Alberto J., Jesús Prieto‐Lloret, C. González, & R. Rigual. (2005). Hypoxia and acidosis increase the secretion of catecholamines in the neonatal rat adrenal medulla: an in vitro study. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 289(6). C1417–C1425. 42 indexed citations

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Prieto‐Lloret, Jesús, R. Rigual, Ana Obeso, et al.. (2003). Effects of Perinatal Hyperoxia on Carotid Body Chemoreceptor Activity in Vitro. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 536. 517–524. 4 indexed citations

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Rico, Alberto J., Jesús Prieto‐Lloret, David F. Donnelly, et al.. (2003). The Use of NK-1 Receptor Null Mice to Assess the Significance of Substance P in the Carotid Body Function.. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 536. 327–336. 1 indexed citations

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Rigual, R., Mayte Montero, Alberto J. Rico, et al.. (2002). Modulation of secretion by the endoplasmic reticulum in mouse chromaffin cells. European Journal of Neuroscience. 16(9). 1690–1696. 19 indexed citations

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González, C., Isabel M. Vicario, L. Almaraz, & R. Rigual. (1995). Oxygen Sensing in the Carotid Body. Neurosignals. 4(5). 245–256. 13 indexed citations

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Rigual, R., et al.. (1993). Effects of Chronic Hypoxia on Opioid Peptide and Catecholamine Levels and on the Release of Dopamine in the Rabbit Carotid Body. Journal of Neurochemistry. 60(5). 1769–1776. 19 indexed citations

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Rigual, R., et al.. (1993). Opioid Peptides in the Rabbit Carotid Body: Identification and Evidence for Co‐Utilization and Interactions with Dopamine. Journal of Neurochemistry. 60(5). 1762–1768. 16 indexed citations

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González, C., L. Almaraz, Ana Obeso, & R. Rigual. (1992). Oxygen and acid chemoreception in the carotid body chemoreceptors. Trends in Neurosciences. 15(4). 146–153. 178 indexed citations

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Rigual, R., José R. López‐López, & C. González. (1991). Release of dopamine and chemoreceptor discharge induced by low pH and high PCO2 stimulation of the cat carotid body.. The Journal of Physiology. 433(1). 519–531. 63 indexed citations

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Smith, Gary K., Thomas J. Monaco, R. Rigual, et al.. (1990). Activity of an NAD-dependent 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase in normal tissue, neoplastic cells, and oncogene-transformed cells. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 283(2). 367–371. 23 indexed citations

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