Rodrigo Varas

627 total citations
29 papers, 541 citations indexed

About

Rodrigo Varas is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodrigo Varas has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 541 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Rodrigo Varas's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (10 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers). Rodrigo Varas is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (10 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers). Rodrigo Varas collaborates with scholars based in Chile, United Kingdom and Australia. Rodrigo Varas's co-authors include Julio Alcayaga, Rodrigo Iturriaga, Patricio Zapata, Fernando C. Ortíz, Keith J. Buckler, Jorge G. Arroyo, Christopher N. Wyatt, Jorge M. Campusano, Patricio Iturriaga‐Vásquez and Miguel Reyes‐Parada and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Physiology and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Rodrigo Varas

29 papers receiving 538 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rodrigo Varas Chile 16 350 172 141 129 119 29 541
Eduardo Domı́nguez del Toro Spain 14 165 0.5× 589 3.4× 282 2.0× 110 0.9× 32 0.3× 17 852
Liana Artinian United States 12 220 0.6× 273 1.6× 195 1.4× 68 0.5× 18 0.2× 18 571
Irina Schurov United Kingdom 10 204 0.6× 359 2.1× 207 1.5× 104 0.8× 82 0.7× 13 653
Yanxun V. Yu United States 10 236 0.7× 309 1.8× 158 1.1× 38 0.3× 17 0.1× 19 592
Shachar Iwanir Israel 10 168 0.5× 161 0.9× 149 1.1× 37 0.3× 15 0.1× 11 414
A. Verna France 14 273 0.8× 160 0.9× 276 2.0× 196 1.5× 85 0.7× 22 596
Valérie Simonneaux France 8 400 1.1× 181 1.1× 222 1.6× 133 1.0× 45 0.4× 8 623
D. Weatherill United Kingdom 11 47 0.1× 339 2.0× 162 1.1× 181 1.4× 193 1.6× 19 650
Pascale Bouchard-Cannon Canada 8 203 0.6× 138 0.8× 81 0.6× 43 0.3× 37 0.3× 9 442
Irène Yujnovsky France 7 239 0.7× 137 0.8× 140 1.0× 88 0.7× 21 0.2× 9 478

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rodrigo Varas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rodrigo Varas

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Quintanilla, Rodrigo A., Pablo Astudillo, Estíbaliz Ampuero, et al.. (2024). Evidence for TGF-β1/Nrf2 Signaling Crosstalk in a Cuprizone Model of Multiple Sclerosis. Antioxidants. 13(8). 914–914. 5 indexed citations
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Polit, A., Cristián A. Amador, Rodrigo Del Río, et al.. (2024). A preclinical mice model of multiple sclerosis based on the toxin-induced double-site demyelination of callosal and cerebellar fibers. Biological Research. 57(1). 48–48. 3 indexed citations
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Fritz, Elsa, Angélica Fierro, Edwin G. Pérez, et al.. (2017). Characterization of a Novel Drosophila SERT Mutant: Insights on the Contribution of the Serotonin Neural System to Behaviors. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 8(10). 2168–2179. 21 indexed citations
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Iturriaga‐Vásquez, Patricio, Jans Alzate‐Morales, Isabel Bermúdez, Rodrigo Varas, & Miguel Reyes‐Parada. (2015). Multiple binding sites in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: An opportunity for polypharmacolgy. Pharmacological Research. 101. 9–17. 19 indexed citations
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Parodí, Jorge, Carla Montecinos-Oliva, Rodrigo Varas, et al.. (2015). Wnt5a inhibits K+ currents in hippocampal synapses through nitric oxide production. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 68. 314–322. 14 indexed citations
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Varas, Rodrigo, et al.. (2014). Serotonin Receptors Expressed in Drosophila Mushroom Bodies Differentially Modulate Larval Locomotion. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e89641–e89641. 35 indexed citations
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Alzate‐Morales, Jans, et al.. (2013). Neonicotinic analogues: Selective antagonists for α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 21(10). 2687–2694. 17 indexed citations
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Ortíz, Fernando C., Rodrigo Del Río, Rodrigo Varas, & Rodrigo Iturriaga. (2012). Contribution of TASK-Like Potassium Channels to the Enhanced Rat Carotid Body Responsiveness to Hypoxia. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 758. 365–371. 7 indexed citations
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Meza, Rodrigo, Fernando C. Ortíz, Eduardo Bravo, et al.. (2011). Functional expression of the α7 and α4-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on the neonatal rat carotid body. Neurochemistry International. 60(2). 115–124. 12 indexed citations
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Ortíz, Fernando C., Rodrigo Iturriaga, & Rodrigo Varas. (2009). Sustained Hypoxia Enhances TASK-like Current Inhibition by Acute Hypoxia in Rat Carotid Body Type-I Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 648. 83–88. 9 indexed citations
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Varas, Rodrigo, Christopher N. Wyatt, & Keith J. Buckler. (2007). Modulation of TASK‐like background potassium channels in rat arterial chemoreceptor cells by intracellular ATP and other nucleotides. The Journal of Physiology. 583(2). 521–536. 64 indexed citations
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Varas, Rodrigo, et al.. (2006). ATP- and ACh-induced responses in isolated cat petrosal ganglion neurons. Brain Research. 1131(1). 60–67. 15 indexed citations
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Varas, Rodrigo, Julio Alcayaga, & Rodrigo Iturriaga. (2003). ACh and ATP mediate excitatory transmission in cat carotid identified chemoreceptor units in vitro. Brain Research. 988(1-2). 154–163. 60 indexed citations
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Varas, Rodrigo, Julio Alcayaga, & Rodrigo Iturriaga. (2003). Carotid Chemosensory Neurons in the Petrosal Ganglia are Excited by ACh and ATP. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 536. 321–326. 1 indexed citations
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Alcayaga, Julio, Rodrigo Varas, Jorge G. Arroyo, Rodrigo Iturriaga, & P. Zapata. (2002). Responses of Petrosal Ganglion Neurons in vitro to Hypoxic Stimuli and Putative Transmitters. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 475. 389–396. 5 indexed citations
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Varas, Rodrigo, Julio Alcayaga, & P. Zapata. (2000). Acetylcholine sensitivity in dissociated neurones of the cat petrosal ganglion. 63–64. 1 indexed citations
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Alcayaga, Julio, Rodrigo Varas, Jorge G. Arroyo, Rodrigo Iturriaga, & Patricio Zapata. (1999). Dopamine modulates carotid nerve responses induced by acetylcholine on the cat petrosal ganglion in vitro. Brain Research. 831(1-2). 97–103. 27 indexed citations
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Alcayaga, Julio, Rodrigo Varas, Jorge G. Arroyo, Rodrigo Iturriaga, & Patricio Zapata. (1999). Responses to hypoxia of petrosal ganglia in vitro. Brain Research. 845(1). 28–34. 17 indexed citations
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Alcayaga, Julio, Rodrigo Iturriaga, Rodrigo Varas, Jorge G. Arroyo, & Patricio Zapata. (1998). Selective activation of carotid nerve fibers by acetylcholine applied to the cat petrosal ganglion in vitro. Brain Research. 786(1-2). 47–54. 51 indexed citations

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