Rafael Luján

16.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
183 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Rafael Luján is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Luján has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 125 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Rafael Luján's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (133 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (60 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (51 papers). Rafael Luján is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (133 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (60 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (51 papers). Rafael Luján collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Japan. Rafael Luján's co-authors include Péter Somogyi, Ryuichi Shigemoto, J. David B. Roberts, Zoltán Nusser, Masahiko Watanabe, Guillermina López‐Bendito, Kevin Wickman, Gábor Tamás, Eberhard H. Buhl and Carolina Aguado and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Luján

180 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

Perisynaptic Location of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors mGluR1 and mGluR5 on Dendrites and Dendritic Spines in the Rat Hippocampus

1996 734 citations Rafael Luján, J. David B. Roberts et al. European Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Salient features of synaptic organisation in the cerebral cortex1Published on the World Wide Web on 3 March 1998.1

1998 707 citations Péter Somogyi, Rafael Luján et al. profile →
Cell Type and Pathway Dependence of Synaptic AMPA Receptor Number and Variability in the Hippocampus

1998 651 citations Rafael Luján, J. David B. Roberts et al. profile →
Target-cell-specific facilitation and depression in neocortical circuits

1998 572 citations Rafael Luján, Péter Somogyi et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafael Luján Spain	56	9.6k	6.4k	3.5k	1.3k	1.3k	183	12.8k
Hilmar Bading Germany	52	8.2k 0.9×	8.1k 1.3×	1.4k 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.2×	134	13.9k
R. Suzanne Zukin United States	69	7.9k 0.8×	8.1k 1.3×	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	143	14.4k
Giorgio Carmignoto Italy	52	9.4k 1.0×	4.8k 0.8×	2.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	3.9k 2.9×	90	13.3k
Christophe Mulle France	53	6.5k 0.7×	5.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	839 0.6×	974 0.7×	124	9.4k
John F. MacDonald Canada	62	10.4k 1.1×	8.7k 1.4×	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	218	16.2k
Toshiya Manabe Japan	51	7.7k 0.8×	5.1k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	98	10.2k
Steven A. Siegelbaum United States	66	10.8k 1.1×	8.9k 1.4×	3.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	883 0.7×	122	15.6k
Daniel V. Madison United States	45	8.8k 0.9×	6.7k 1.1×	3.0k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	82	12.1k
Bernhard Bettler Switzerland	72	12.2k 1.3×	9.8k 1.5×	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	205	16.9k
Norio Akaike Japan	60	9.3k 1.0×	8.3k 1.3×	1.7k 0.5×	1.6k 1.2×	845 0.6×	459	13.8k

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Zucca, Stefano, Henry A. Dunn, Laurie P. Sutton, et al.. (2025). Trans-synaptic modulation of cholinergic circuits tunes opioid reinforcement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(12). e2409325122–e2409325122.

Briz, Víctor, et al.. (2024). Enhanced mGluR5 intracellular activity causes psychiatric alterations in Niemann Pick type C disease. Cell Death and Disease. 15(10). 771–771. 1 indexed citations

Aguado, Carolina, et al.. (2024). Selective disruption of synaptic NMDA receptors of the hippocampal trisynaptic circuit in Aβ pathology. Biological Research. 57(1). 56–56. 3 indexed citations

Aguado, Carolina, Ákos Kulik, Luis de la Ossa, et al.. (2024). Nanoarchitecture of Ca_V2.1 channels and GABA_B receptors in the mouse hippocampus: Impact of APP/PS1 pathology. Brain Pathology. 35(2). e13279–e13279. 2 indexed citations

Nam‐Cha, Syong Hyun, Ramón Pérez‐Tanoira, Agustín Lara‐Sánchez, et al.. (2023). Synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activities of a heteroscorpionate derivative platinum complex against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. 1100947–1100947. 4 indexed citations

Aguado, Carolina, et al.. (2021). The Expression and Localisation of G-Protein-Coupled Inwardly Rectifying Potassium (GIRK) Channels Is Differentially Altered in the Hippocampus of Two Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(20). 11106–11106. 19 indexed citations

Alles, Sascha R.A., Filipe Nascimento, Rafael Luján, et al.. (2020). Sensory neuron–derived Na _V 1.7 contributes to dorsal horn neuron excitability. Science Advances. 6(8). eaax4568–eaax4568. 19 indexed citations

Morató, Xavier, Rafael Luján, Marc López‐Cano, et al.. (2017). The Parkinson’s disease-associated GPR37 receptor interacts with striatal adenosine A2A receptor controlling its cell surface expression and function in vivo. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9452–9452. 35 indexed citations

Zhang, Gongliang, et al.. (2016). Examination of the hippocampal contribution to serotonin 5-HT2A receptor-mediated facilitation of object memory in C57BL/6J mice. Neuropharmacology. 109. 332–340. 26 indexed citations

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Pérez‐Carrión, María Dolores, Francisco C. Pérez‐Martínez, Sonia Merino, et al.. (2011). Dendrimer‐mediated siRNA delivery knocks down Beclin 1 and potentiates NMDA‐mediated toxicity in rat cortical neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 120(2). 259–268. 39 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Alacid, Laura, Masahiko Watanabe, Elek Molnár, Kevin Wickman, & Rafael Luján. (2011). Developmental regulation of G protein‐gated inwardly‐rectifying K⁺(GIRK/Kir3) channel subunits in the brain. European Journal of Neuroscience. 34(11). 1724–1736. 60 indexed citations

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Brown, Matthew T., Camilla Bellone, Manuel Mameli, et al.. (2010). Drug-Driven AMPA Receptor Redistribution Mimicked by Selective Dopamine Neuron Stimulation. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15870–e15870. 89 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Sanchez, Jose A., Mikel López de Armentia, Rafael Luján, et al.. (2009). Sustained Axon–Glial Signaling Induces Schwann Cell Hyperproliferation, Remak Bundle Myelination, and Tumorigenesis. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(36). 11304–11315. 30 indexed citations

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Mameli, Manuel, Bénédicte Balland, Rafael Luján, & Christian Lüscher. (2007). Rapid Synthesis and Synaptic Insertion of GluR2 for mGluR-LTD in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Science. 317(5837). 530–533. 215 indexed citations

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Labouèbe, Gwenaël, Marta Lomazzi, Hans G. Cruz, et al.. (2007). RGS2 modulates coupling between GABAB receptors and GIRK channels in dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area. Nature Neuroscience. 10(12). 1559–1568. 178 indexed citations

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Aguado, Carolina, José Colón, Francisco Ciruela, et al.. (2007). Cell type‐specific subunit composition of G protein‐gated potassium channels in the cerebellum. Journal of Neurochemistry. 105(2). 497–511. 65 indexed citations

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Luján, Rafael. (2006). Subcellular regulation of metabotropic GABA receptors in the developing cerebellum. The Cerebellum. 6(2). 123–9. 18 indexed citations

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Caminos, Elena, Carmen Vale, Rafael Luján, Juan R. Martinez-Galán, & José M. Juı́z. (2005). Developmental regulation and adult maintenance of potassium channel proteins (Kv1.1 and Kv1.2) in the cochlear nucleus of the rat. Brain Research. 1056(2). 118–131. 19 indexed citations

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Somogyi, Péter, Yannis Dalezios, Rafael Luján, et al.. (2003). High level of mGluR7 in the presynaptic active zones of select populations of GABAergic terminals innervating interneurons in the rat hippocampus. European Journal of Neuroscience. 17(12). 2503–2520. 87 indexed citations

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Luján, Rafael, et al.. (2002). The Inhibition of Glutamate Release by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 7 Affects Both [Ca2+] and cAMP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(16). 14092–14101. 73 indexed citations

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