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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
14909
World Ranking
6076
National Ranking
6

Alberto Darszon publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto Darszon sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 280 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alberto Darszon D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto Darszon sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Alberto Darszon is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Reproductive Medicine.

Their major subfields of study include:

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biophysics

Their research covers numerous topics, notably:

  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Ion channel regulation and function

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Alberto Darszon include:

  • "Human sperm uses asymmetric and anisotropic flagellar controls to regulate swimming symmetry and cell steering," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Extending resolution within a single imaging frame," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Direct activation of the proton channel by albumin leads to human sperm capacitation and sustained release of inflammatory mediators by neutrophils," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Differences and Similarities: The Richness of Comparative Sperm Physiology," 2020, Physiology
  • "Quantitative Intracellular pH Determinations in Single Live Mammalian Spermatozoa Using the Ratiometric Dye SNARF-5F," 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frequently, Alberto Darszon collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Gabriel Corkidi
  • Paul Hernández-Herrera
  • Fernando Montoya
  • Mariano G. Buffone
  • Claudia Sánchez-Cárdenas

Their work has been published in a range of scientific venues, with multiple publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • eLife
  • Science Advances
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Ion Channels in Sperm Physiology

    Alberto Darszon;Pedro Labarca;Takuya Nishigaki;Felipe Espinosa

  • Calcium Channels in the Development, Maturation, and Function of Spermatozoa

    Alberto Darszon;Takuya Nishigaki;Carmen Beltran;Claudia L. Treviño

  • Ion channels, phosphorylation and mammalian sperm capacitation.

    Pablo E Visconti;Dario Krapf;José Luis de la Vega-Beltrán;Juan José Acevedo

  • Ca2+ Entry through Store-operated Channels in Mouse Sperm Is Initiated by Egg ZP3 and Drives the Acrosome Reaction

    Christine M.B. O'Toole;Christophe Arnoult;Alberto Darszon;Richard A. Steinhardt

  • Involvement of a Na+/HCO-3 cotransporter in mouse sperm capacitation.

    Ignacio A. Demarco;Felipe Espinosa;Jennifer Edwards;Julian Sosnik

  • The SLO3 sperm-specific potassium channel plays a vital role in male fertility

    Celia M. Santi;Pablo Martínez-López;José Luis de la Vega-Beltrán;Alice Butler

  • Sperm channel diversity and functional multiplicity

    Alberto Darszon;Juan J Acevedo;Blanca E Galindo;Enrique O Hernández-González

  • Ion Transport in Sperm Signaling

    Alberto Darszon;Carmen Beltrán;Ricardo Felix;Takuya Nishigaki

  • Identification of mouse trp homologs and lipid rafts from spermatogenic cells and sperm

    Claudia L. Treviño;Carmen J. Serrano;Carmen J. Serrano;Carmen Beltrán;Ricardo Felix

  • Calcium Channels and Ca2+ Fluctuations in Sperm Physiology

    Alberto Darszon;Takuya Nishigaki;Chris Wood;Claudia L Treviño

  • A dihydropyridine-sensitive T-type Ca2+ current is the main Ca2+ current carrier in mouse primary spermatocytes.

    C. M. Santi;A. Darszon;A. Hernandez-Cruz

  • T-type Ca2+ channels and α1E expression in spermatogenic cells, and their possible relevance to the sperm acrosome reaction

    Arturo Liévano;Celia M. Santi;Carmen.J. Serrano;Claudia L. Treviño

  • Intracellular pH in sperm physiology.

    Takuya Nishigaki;Omar José;Ana Laura González-Cota;Francisco Romero

  • Sodium and Epithelial Sodium Channels Participate in the Regulation of the Capacitation-associated Hyperpolarization in Mouse Sperm

    Enrique O. Hernández-González;Julian Sosnik;Jennifer Edwards;Juan José Acevedo

  • Functional reassembly of membrane proteins in planar lipid bilayers.

    M. Montal;A. Darszon;H. Schindler

  • Participation of the Cl−/HCO3− Exchangers SLC26A3 and SLC26A6, the Cl− Channel CFTR, and the Regulatory Factor SLC9A3R1 in Mouse Sperm Capacitation

    Julio C. Chávez;Enrique O. Hernández-González;Eva Wertheimer;Pablo E. Visconti

  • The intraacrosomal calcium pool plays a direct role in acrosomal exocytosis.

    Gerardo De Blas;Marcela Michaut;Claudia L. Treviño;Claudia N. Tomes

  • Ion channels in small cells and subcellular structures can be studied with a smart patch-clamp system.

    Julia Gorelik;Yuchun Gu;Hilmar A. Spohr;Andrew I. Shevchuk

  • Early persistent activation of sperm K+ channels by the egg peptide speract.

    Donner F. Babcock;Martha M. Bosma;David E. Battaglia;David E. Battaglia;Alberto Darszon;Alberto Darszon

  • Real-time analysis of the role of Ca2+ in flagellar movement and motility in single sea urchin sperm

    Christopher D. Wood;Takuya Nishigaki;Toshiaki Furuta;Shoji A. Baba

Frequent Co-Authors

Pablo E. Visconti
Pablo E. Visconti University of Massachusetts Amherst
Reto J. Strasser
Reto J. Strasser University of Geneva
Lourival D. Possani
Lourival D. Possani National Autonomous University of Mexico
Lawrence Salkoff
Lawrence Salkoff Washington University in St. Louis
Mauricio Montal
Mauricio Montal University of California, San Diego
Victor D. Vacquier
Victor D. Vacquier University of California, San Diego
Luis S. Mayorga
Luis S. Mayorga National University of Cuyo
Jochen Buck
Jochen Buck Cornell University
Lonny R. Levin
Lonny R. Levin Cornell University
Alejandra Bravo
Alejandra Bravo National Autonomous University of Mexico

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