Ricardo Pardal

9.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
61 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Ricardo Pardal is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ricardo Pardal has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ricardo Pardal's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (31 papers), High Altitude and Hypoxia (17 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (15 papers). Ricardo Pardal is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (31 papers), High Altitude and Hypoxia (17 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (15 papers). Ricardo Pardal collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Germany. Ricardo Pardal's co-authors include Sean J. Morrison, Michael F. Clarke, José López‐Barneo, Anna V. Molofsky, Patricia Ortega‐Sáenz, Shenghui He, Toshihide Iwashita, In-Kyung Park, José Manuel García‐Verdugo and Carlos Lois and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ricardo Pardal

57 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Fusion of bone-marrow-derived cells with Purkinje neurons... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2003 2003 2006 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Fusion of bone-marrow-derived cells with Purkinje neurons, cardiomyocytes and hepatocytes
    2003 1.3k citations Manuel Álvarez‐Dolado, Ricardo Pardal et al. Nature profile →
  2. Applying the principles of stem-cell biology to cancer
    2003 1.2k citations Ricardo Pardal, Sean J. Morrison et al. profile →
  3. Bmi-1 dependence distinguishes neural stem cell self-renewal from progenitor proliferation
    2003 1.0k citations Anna V. Molofsky, Ricardo Pardal et al. Nature profile →
  4. Increasing p16INK4a expression decreases forebrain progenitors and neurogenesis during ageing
    2006 733 citations Anna V. Molofsky, Ricardo Pardal et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ricardo Pardal Spain 28 4.2k 1.6k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 61 7.6k
Simón Méndez‐Ferrer United Kingdom 37 2.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 407 0.3× 522 0.5× 2.8k 2.5× 77 8.3k
Hitoshi Niwa Japan 24 5.9k 1.4× 713 0.4× 544 0.4× 394 0.3× 298 0.3× 36 7.3k
Urban Deutsch Germany 50 10.1k 2.4× 1.5k 0.9× 166 0.1× 1.5k 1.3× 406 0.4× 103 14.0k
Alexander Grinberg United States 46 6.3k 1.5× 931 0.6× 153 0.1× 468 0.4× 378 0.3× 61 11.0k
John D. Gearhart United States 41 5.4k 1.3× 359 0.2× 146 0.1× 1.6k 1.4× 719 0.6× 102 7.8k
Yo-ichi Nabeshima Japan 34 4.0k 1.0× 431 0.3× 142 0.1× 359 0.3× 741 0.7× 47 8.6k
Dennis A. Steindler United States 52 4.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 133 0.1× 1.3k 1.1× 1.8k 1.6× 129 10.2k
Yo‐ichi Nabeshima Japan 53 4.8k 1.2× 721 0.4× 115 0.1× 580 0.5× 421 0.4× 117 10.1k
Lukas Sommer Switzerland 54 7.0k 1.7× 1.3k 0.8× 100 0.1× 996 0.9× 584 0.5× 113 10.5k
Christiana Ruhrberg United Kingdom 49 6.8k 1.6× 1.4k 0.9× 92 0.1× 1.2k 1.1× 667 0.6× 113 11.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ricardo Pardal

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pastor, Nuria, et al.. (2025). Influence of stromal neural crest progenitor cells on neuroblastoma radioresistance. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 101(2). 153–163. 1 indexed citations
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Villadiego, Javier, Ana B. Muñoz‐Manchado, Verónica Sobrino, et al.. (2023). Protection and Repair of the Nigrostriatal Pathway with Stem-Cell-Derived Carotid Body Glomus Cell Transplants in Chronic MPTP Parkinsonian Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(6). 5575–5575. 3 indexed citations
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Aguilar‐Morante, Diana, et al.. (2023). Analysis of Serial Neuroblastoma PDX Passages in Mice Allows the Identification of New Mediators of Neuroblastoma Aggressiveness. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1590–1590.
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Caballero‐Eraso, Candela, Olaia Colinas, Verónica Sobrino, et al.. (2023). Rearrangement of cell types in the rat carotid body neurogenic niche induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia. The Journal of Physiology. 601(5). 1017–1036. 9 indexed citations
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Pardal, Ricardo, et al.. (2022). A protocol to enrich in undifferentiated cells from neuroblastoma tumor tissue samples and cell lines. STAR Protocols. 3(2). 101260–101260.
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Henrich, Kai‐Oliver, Konstantin Okonechnikov, Eloy Rivas, et al.. (2020). Identification of VRK1 as a New Neuroblastoma Tumor Progression Marker Regulating Cell Proliferation. Cancers. 12(11). 3465–3465. 14 indexed citations
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Sobrino, Verónica, Aida Platero-Luengo, Valentina Annese, et al.. (2020). Neurotransmitter Modulation of Carotid Body Germinal Niche. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(21). 8231–8231. 6 indexed citations
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Vega, Francisco M. De La, et al.. (2019). CD44-high neural crest stem-like cells are associated with tumour aggressiveness and poor survival in neuroblastoma tumours. EBioMedicine. 49. 82–95. 34 indexed citations
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Pardal, Ricardo, et al.. (2019). Hypoxia in the Initiation and Progression of Neuroblastoma Tumours. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(1). 39–39. 27 indexed citations
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Pardal, Ricardo, et al.. (2016). Mature neurons modulate neurogenesis through chemical signals acting on neural stem cells. Development Growth & Differentiation. 58(5). 456–462. 13 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Sáenz, Patricia, Javier Villadiego, Ricardo Pardal, Juan José Toledo‐Aral, & José López‐Barneo. (2015). Neurotrophic Properties, Chemosensory Responses and Neurogenic Niche of the Human Carotid Body. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 860. 139–152. 5 indexed citations
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López‐Barneo, José, Patricia Ortega‐Sáenz, Patricia González‐Rodríguez, et al.. (2015). Oxygen-sensing by arterial chemoreceptors: Mechanisms and medical translation. Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 47-48. 90–108. 50 indexed citations
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López‐Barneo, José, David Macías, Aida Platero-Luengo, Patricia Ortega‐Sáenz, & Ricardo Pardal. (2015). Carotid body oxygen sensing and adaptation to hypoxia. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 468(1). 59–70. 22 indexed citations
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Platero-Luengo, Aida, Susana González-Granero, Rocio M. Duran, et al.. (2014). An O2-Sensitive Glomus Cell-Stem Cell Synapse Induces Carotid Body Growth in Chronic Hypoxia. Cell. 156(1-2). 291–303. 91 indexed citations
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López‐Barneo, José, Patricia Ortega‐Sáenz, Ricardo Pardal, et al.. (2009). Oxygen Sensing in the Carotid Body. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1177(1). 119–131. 42 indexed citations
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López‐Barneo, José, Patricia Ortega‐Sáenz, Ricardo Pardal, Alberto Pascual, & José I. Piruat. (2008). Carotid body oxygen sensing. European Respiratory Journal. 32(5). 1386–1398. 97 indexed citations
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Pardal, Ricardo, Patricia Ortega‐Sáenz, Rocio M. Duran, & José López‐Barneo. (2007). Glia-like Stem Cells Sustain Physiologic Neurogenesis in the Adult Mammalian Carotid Body. Cell. 131(2). 364–377. 267 indexed citations
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Molofsky, Anna V., Ricardo Pardal, & Sean J. Morrison. (2004). Diverse mechanisms regulate stem cell self-renewal. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 16(6). 700–707. 243 indexed citations
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Arjona, V., Adolfo Mínguez‐Castellanos, Rafael J. Montoro, et al.. (2003). Autotransplantation of Human Carotid Body Cell Aggregates for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. Neurosurgery. 53(2). 321–330. 69 indexed citations
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Álvarez‐Dolado, Manuel, Ricardo Pardal, José Manuel García‐Verdugo, et al.. (2003). Fusion of bone-marrow-derived cells with Purkinje neurons, cardiomyocytes and hepatocytes. Nature. 425(6961). 968–973. 1259 indexed citations breakdown →

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