Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas is a scholar working on Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Neurology, 19 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (35 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (29 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (11 papers). Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (35 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (29 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (11 papers). Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Cuba and United States. Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas's co-authors include José Á. Obeso, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, Marta del Álamo, Frida Hernández‐Fernández, Ignacio Obeso, Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Guglielmo Foffani, Lydia Vela and Jorge U Máñez-Miró and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas

59 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Blood-brain barrier opening with focused ultrasound in Parkinson’s disease dementia

2021 213 citations Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Beatriz Fernández‐Rodríguez et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Brain Bleeding Associated With Cavitation During Focused Ultrasound Ablation 2025 ·Neurosurgery ·Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Elena Natera‐Villalba, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Marta del Álamo, Tamara Jiménez, Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Michele Matarazzo, José Á. Obeso	0
2	Apathy linked to higher amyloid burden and cognitive deterioration in Parkinson's disease 2025 ·Journal of Parkinson s Disease ·Carmen Gasca‐Salas, (unknown), Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Beatriz Fernández‐Rodríguez, Lina García‐Cañamaque, Guillermo Lahera, (unknown)	0
3	Apolipoprotein E genotypes and amyloid burden associated with cognitive decline in non-demented Parkinson's disease patients: A preliminary analysis 2025 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·(unknown), Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Beatriz Fernández‐Rodríguez, Jordi Clarimón, Lina García‐Cañamaque, Pasqualina Guida, Frida Hernández‐Fernández, Pascual Sánchez‐Juan, Javier Olazarán, Lydia Vela	1
4	Comparative Study of Focused Ultrasound Unilateral Thalamotomy and Subthalamotomy for Medication‐Refractory Parkinson's Disease Tremor 2025 ·Movement Disorders ·Steffen Paschen, Elena Natera‐Villalba, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Marta del Álamo, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Johannes Hensler, Günther Deuschl, José Á. Obeso, Ann‐Kristin Helmers, Raúl Martínez‐Fernández	4
5	Focused ultrasound therapy for movement disorders 2025 ·The Lancet Neurology ·Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, Steffen Paschen, Marta del Álamo, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Javier Blesa, Michael G. Kaplitt, Günther Deuschl, José Á. Obeso	3
6	Functional anatomy of the subthalamic nucleus and the pathophysiology of cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease unraveled by focused ultrasound ablation 2024 ·Science Advances ·Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Jorge U Máñez-Miró, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Marta del Álamo, Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, José Á. Obeso	2
7	Cognitive Reserve in Parkinson's Disease without Dementia: β‐Amyloid and Metabolic Assessment 2024 ·Movement Disorders Clinical Practice ·Beatriz Fernández‐Rodríguez, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Pasqualina Guida, Santiago Angulo, (unknown), David Mata‐Marín, Ignacio Obeso, Lydia Vela, (unknown), José Á. Obeso, Carmen Gasca‐Salas	3
8	Skull Density Ratio as Arm‐Allocation Parameter for a Controlled Focused Ultrasound Trial in Parkinson's Disease 2024 ·Movement Disorders Clinical Practice ·José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, Elena Natera‐Villalba, (unknown), Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Marta del Álamo, (unknown), Michele Matarazzo, Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Olivier Rascol, José Á. Obeso	0
9	BBB opening with focused ultrasound in nonhuman primates and Parkinson’s disease patients: Targeted AAV vector delivery and PET imaging 2023 ·Science Advances ·Javier Blesa, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Ken‐ichi Inoue, Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Tiziano Balzano, Natalia López‐González del Rey, (unknown), (unknown), Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, (unknown), (unknown), Marta del Álamo, Lina García‐Cañamaque, (unknown), Itay Rachmilevitch, Inés Trigo‐Damas, Masahiko Takada, José Á. Obeso	51
10	Unilateral focused ultrasound subthalamotomy in early Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study 2023 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, Elena Natera‐Villalba, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Marta del Álamo, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Ignacio Obeso, David Mata‐Marín, Pasqualina Guida, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jorge U Máñez-Miró, Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Michele Matarazzo, José Á. Obeso	9
11	Prospective Long-term Follow-up of Focused Ultrasound Unilateral Subthalamotomy for Parkinson Disease 2023 ·Neurology ·Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, Elena Natera‐Villalba, Jorge U Máñez-Miró, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, (unknown), José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Claudia Ammann, Ignacio Obeso, David Mata‐Marín, Frida Hernández‐Fernández, Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Michele Matarazzo, Fernando Alonso‐Frech, José Á. Obeso	26
12	Functional Topography of the Human Subthalamic Nucleus: Relevance for Subthalamotomy in Parkinson's Disease 2021 ·Movement Disorders ·Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Jorge U Máñez-Miró, (unknown), Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, Marta del Álamo, Mahlon R. DeLong, José Á. Obeso	31
13	Bilateral staged magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for the treatment of essential tremor: a case series study 2021 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, (unknown), José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Lukas Imbach, Jorge U Máñez-Miró, Fabian Büchele, Marta del Álamo, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Frida Hernández‐Fernández, Beat Werner, Michele Matarazzo, Ignacio Obeso, (unknown), Günther Deuschl, Lennart Stieglitz, Christian R. Baumann, José Á. Obeso	50
14	Blood-brain barrier opening with focused ultrasound in Parkinson’s disease dementia breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Carmen Gasca‐Salas, Beatriz Fernández‐Rodríguez, José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Ignacio Obeso, Frida Hernández‐Fernández, Marta del Álamo, David Mata‐Marín, Pasqualina Guida, Carlos Ordás, (unknown), Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, Guglielmo Foffani, Itay Rachmilevitch, José Á. Obeso	213
15	An application of generalized matrix learning vector quantization in neuroimaging 2020 ·Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sanne K. Meles, Gert-Jan de Vries, Remco J. Renken, María Rodríguez‐Oroz, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Dario Arnaldi, Stefano Raffa, Bauke M. de Jong, Klaus L. Leenders, Michael Biehl	10
16	Microstructural changes of the dentato‐rubro‐thalamic tract after transcranial MR guided focused ultrasound ablation of the posteroventral VIM in essential tremor 2019 ·Human Brain Mapping ·José A. Pineda‐Pardo, Raúl Martínez‐Fernández, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, (unknown), (unknown), Guglielmo Foffani, M. Dileone, Jorge U Máñez-Miró, (unknown), Lydia Vela, José Á. Obeso	30
17	Abordaje seguro al núcleo subtalámico. Impacto del ángulo parasagital mayor de 20 grados. 2019 ·(unknown), Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
18	Anatomic and Functional Connectivity Relationship in Autistic Children During Three Different Experimental Conditions 2015 ·Brain Connectivity ·Calixto Machado, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Mario Estévez, Gerry Leisman, Robert Melillo, Mauricio Chinchilla, (unknown)	7
19	What can man do without basal ganglia motor output? The effect of combined unilateral subthalamotomy and pallidotomy in a patient with Parkinson's disease 2009 ·Experimental Neurology ·José Á. Obeso, Marjan Jahanshahi, L. Álvarez, R. Macıás, (unknown), Lynne Wilkinson, Natalia Pavón, Brian L. Day, Serge Pinto, María Rodríguez‐Oroz, José Barea Tejeiro, Julio Artieda, Penelope Talelli, Orlando Swayne, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, Kailash P. Bhatia, Manuel Rodrı́guez, G. López, Jorge Guridi, John C. Rothwell	53
20	Toward a behavioral toxicology of paint thinner. 1980 ·PubMed ·Víctor A. Colotla, (unknown), Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas	5

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