Verónica Abudara

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Verónica Abudara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Verónica Abudara has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Verónica Abudara's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (18 papers), Connexins and lens biology (13 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (10 papers). Verónica Abudara is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (18 papers), Connexins and lens biology (13 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (10 papers). Verónica Abudara collaborates with scholars based in Uruguay, United States and Chile. Verónica Abudara's co-authors include Nathalie Rouach, Christian Giaume, Klaus Willecke, Annette Koulakoff, C. Eyzaguirre, Juan C. Sáez, Juan Orellana, Pascal Ezan, Christian Giaume and Christian C. Naus and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Verónica Abudara

32 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Astroglial Metabolic Networks Sustain Hippocampal Synapti... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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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. Astroglial Metabolic Networks Sustain Hippocampal Synaptic Transmission
    2008 686 citations Nathalie Rouach, Annette Koulakoff et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Verónica Abudara Uruguay 16 1.1k 786 514 453 377 32 2.0k
John G. J. M. Bol Netherlands 29 554 0.5× 668 0.8× 620 1.2× 495 1.1× 206 0.5× 67 2.2k
Ulrike Pannasch France 18 765 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 831 1.6× 281 0.6× 109 0.3× 22 2.1k
Misty J. Eaton Puerto Rico 26 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 246 0.5× 195 0.4× 133 0.4× 72 1.9k
Cendra Agulhon France 18 868 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 733 1.4× 313 0.7× 105 0.3× 23 2.1k
Filippo Tempia Italy 31 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.8× 677 1.3× 231 0.5× 155 0.4× 75 2.5k
Kevin D. Phelan United States 23 552 0.5× 692 0.9× 436 0.8× 247 0.5× 311 0.8× 61 1.8k
Jean‐Marie Billard France 25 986 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 360 0.7× 362 0.8× 124 0.3× 56 2.1k
Pascal Ezan France 30 2.5k 2.3× 1.6k 2.0× 1.0k 2.0× 914 2.0× 361 1.0× 54 4.0k
Micaela Zonta Italy 16 807 0.7× 1.7k 2.2× 885 1.7× 497 1.1× 147 0.4× 23 2.7k
Stéphane Peineau France 19 1.1k 1.0× 1.4k 1.8× 440 0.9× 522 1.2× 116 0.3× 27 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Verónica Abudara

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Budelli, Gonzalo, et al.. (2025). Pericyte pannexin1 controls cerebral capillary diameter and supports memory function. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6128–6128. 1 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica, et al.. (2024). Glial Cx43 hemichannels and neuronal Panx1 hemichannels and P2X7 receptors orchestrate presynaptic homeostatic plasticity. Cellular Signalling. 117. 111113–111113. 1 indexed citations
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Vitureira, Nathalia, et al.. (2023). P2X7 receptors and pannexin1 hemichannels shape presynaptic transmission. Purinergic Signalling. 20(3). 223–236. 1 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica, et al.. (2022). Gestational and Lactational Iron Deficiency Anemia Impairs Myelination and the Neurovascular Unit in Infant Rats. Molecular Neurobiology. 59(6). 3738–3754. 5 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica, et al.. (2020). A nuclear fluorescent dye identifies pericytes at the neurovascular unit. Journal of Neurochemistry. 157(4). 1377–1391. 7 indexed citations
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Korte, Nils, et al.. (2019). Glutaric Acid Affects Pericyte Contractility and Migration: Possible Implications for GA-I Pathogenesis. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(11). 7694–7707. 13 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica, Mauricio A. Retamal, Rodrigo Del Río, & Juan Orellana. (2018). Synaptic Functions of Hemichannels and Pannexons: A Double-Edged Sword. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 11. 435–435. 44 indexed citations
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Pannasch, Ulrike, Dominik Freche, Glenn Dallérac, et al.. (2014). Connexin 30 sets synaptic strength by controlling astroglial synapse invasion. Nature Neuroscience. 17(4). 549–558. 258 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica, John F. Bechberger, Moises Freitas‐Andrade, et al.. (2014). The connexin43 mimetic peptide Gap19 inhibits hemichannels without altering gap junctional communication in astrocytes. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 8. 306–306. 156 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Sena, Leonel, et al.. (2011). Endogenous presynaptic nitric oxide supports an anterograde signaling in the central nervous system. Journal of Neurochemistry. 118(4). 546–557. 4 indexed citations
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Giaume, Christian, Juan Orellana, Verónica Abudara, & Juan C. Sáez. (2011). Connexin-Based Channels in Astrocytes: How to Study Their Properties. Methods in molecular biology. 814. 283–303. 31 indexed citations
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Orellana, Juan, Kenji F. Shoji, Verónica Abudara, et al.. (2011). Amyloid β-Induced Death in Neurons Involves Glial and Neuronal Hemichannels. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(13). 4962–4977. 248 indexed citations
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Rouach, Nathalie, Annette Koulakoff, Verónica Abudara, Klaus Willecke, & Christian Giaume. (2008). Astroglial Metabolic Networks Sustain Hippocampal Synaptic Transmission. Science. 322(5907). 1551–1555. 686 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abudara, Verónica, et al.. (2001). Acidic regulation of junction channels between glomus cells in the rat carotid body. Possible role of [Ca2+]i. Brain Research. 916(1-2). 50–60. 14 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica & C. Eyzaguirre. (1998). Modulation of junctional conductance between rat carotid body glomus cells by hypoxia, cAMP and acidity. Brain Research. 792(1). 114–125. 17 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica & C. Eyzaguirre. (1996). Effects of calcium on the electric coupling of carotid body glomus cells. Brain Research. 725(1). 125–131. 12 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica & C. Eyzaguirre. (1996). Effects of Hypoxia on the Intercellular Channel Activity of Cultured Glomus Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 410. 151–158. 7 indexed citations
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Eyzaguirre, C. & Verónica Abudara. (1995). Possible Role of Coupling between Glomus Cells in Carotid Body Chemoreception. Neurosignals. 4(5). 263–270. 20 indexed citations
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Abudara, Verónica & C. Eyzaguirre. (1994). Electrical coupling between cultured glomus cells of the rat carotid body: observations with current and voltage clamping. Brain Research. 664(1-2). 257–265. 20 indexed citations
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Monti‐Bloch, L., Verónica Abudara, & Pedro A. Aguilera. (1993). Effects of dopamine on type I chemoreceptor cells of the rat carotid body. Brain Research. 617(1). 147–150. 6 indexed citations

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