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Alejandro F. De Nicola

Alejandro F. De Nicola

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Neuroscience
Argentina
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 65 3171 2895 6 5 271 12562

Alejandro F. De Nicola publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alejandro F. De Nicola between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alejandro F. De Nicola published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2011. 10 of the 289 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2011. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 5 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 3 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 5 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 9 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1966 2025

289 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alejandro F. De Nicola: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 5
1969 3
1970 3
1971 2
1972 1
1973 3
1974 0
1975 2
1976 2
1977 2
1978 2
1979 2
1980 1
1981 5
1982 4
1983 3
1984 2
1985 3
1986 6
1987 5
1988 3
1989 7
1990 5
1991 4
1992 3
1993 5
1994 3
1995 3
1996 5
1997 5
1998 4
1999 6
2000 6
2001 7
2002 9
2003 1
2004 9
2005 4
2006 8
2007 4
2008 10
2009 9
2010 10
2011 14
2012 8
2013 7
2014 9
2015 5
2016 6
2017 7
2018 7
2019 7
2020 8
2021 9
2022 2
2023 3
2024 6
2025 4
Total 289
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Alejandro F. De Nicola publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alejandro F. De Nicola sits on this spectrum.

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Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 268–277 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 271 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175 271
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Alejandro F. De Nicola D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alejandro F. De Nicola sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278 65
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Argentina Leader Award
  • 1979 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Alejandro F. De Nicola is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Their research focuses extensively on topics within medicine and neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on neurology, pathology and forensic medicine, behavioral neuroscience, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and genetics.

Their main research topics include:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies

De Nicola has contributed to several recent scientific papers, including:

  • Insights into the Therapeutic Potential of Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulators for Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Progesterone and Allopregnanolone Neuroprotective Effects in the Wobbler Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 2021, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Other relevant papers from their field, although authored by colleagues, are:

  • Progress in progestin-based therapies for neurological disorders, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Spinal Cord Injury Leads to Hippocampal Glial Alterations and Neural Stem Cell Inactivation, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • IGF1 Gene Therapy Reversed Cognitive Deficits and Restored Hippocampal Alterations After Chronic Spinal Cord Injury, 2021, Molecular Neurobiology

Frequent co-authors who collaborate with De Nicola include:

  • María Meyer
  • Marı́a Claudia González Deniselle
  • Analı́a Lima
  • Paulina Roig
  • Michaël Schumacher

De Nicola's publications appear most often in the following scientific journals and venues:

  • Molecular Neurobiology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Over their career, De Nicola has produced work largely situated in medicine, with 31 publications in this field, and neuroscience, with 19 publications.

In 1979, Alejandro F. De Nicola was awarded the title of Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Revisiting the roles of progesterone and allopregnanolone in the nervous system: Resurgence of the progesterone receptors

    M. Schumacher;C. Mattern;A. Ghoumari;J.P. Oudinet

  • Progesterone: therapeutic opportunities for neuroprotection and myelin repair.

    Michael Schumacher;Rachida Guennoun;Donald G. Stein;Alejandro Federico de Nicola

  • Local synthesis and dual actions of progesterone in the nervous system: neuroprotection and myelination

    Michael Schumacher;Rachida Guennoun;Françoise Robert;Claude Carelli

  • Steroid synthesis and metabolism in the nervous system: Trophic and protective effects

    Schumacher M;Akwa Y;Guennoun R;Robert F

  • Progesterone and allopregnanolone in the central nervous system: response to injury and implication for neuroprotection.

    R. Guennoun;F. Labombarda;M.C. Gonzalez Deniselle;P. Liere

  • Importance of the brain corticosteroid receptor balance in metaplasticity, cognitive performance and neuro-inflammation.

    E.R. de Kloet;O.C. Meijer;A.F. de Nicola;R.H. de Rijk

  • Regulation of glucocorticoid receptors in brain by corticosterone treatment of adrenalectomized rats.

    S. Tornello;E. Orti;A.F. de Nicola;T.C. Rainbow

  • Progesterone neuroprotection in traumatic CNS injury and motoneuron degeneration.

    Alejandro F. De Nicola;Alejandro F. De Nicola;Florencia Labombarda;Florencia Labombarda;Maria Claudia Gonzalez Deniselle;Maria Claudia Gonzalez Deniselle;Susana L. Gonzalez;Susana L. Gonzalez

  • Aldosterone effects on salt appetite in adrenalectomized rats.

    B. S. Mcewen;L. T. Lambdin;T. C. Rainbow;A. F. De Nicola

  • Effects of progesterone in the spinal cord of a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

    Laura Ines Garay;Maria Claudia Gonzalez Deniselle;Maria Claudia Gonzalez Deniselle;Analia Ethel Lima;Paulina Roig

  • Cognitive dysfunction and hippocampal changes in experimental type 1 diabetes

    Edgardo O. Alvarez;Juan Beauquis;Yanina Revsin;Arturo M. Banzan

  • Progesterone neuroprotection in the Wobbler mouse, a genetic model of spinal cord motor neuron disease.

    María Claudia Gonzalez Deniselle;Juan José López-Costa;Jorge Pecci Saavedra;Luciana Pietranera

  • Further studies of brain aldosterone binding sites employing new mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptor markers in vitro.

    Hector Coirini;Ana Mari´a Magarin˜os;Alejandro F. De Nicola;Thomas C. Rainbow

  • Reduced hippocampal neurogenesis and number of hilar neurones in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice: reversion by antidepressant treatment

    Juan Beauquis;Paulina Roig;Françoise Homo-Delarche;Alejandro De Nicola;Alejandro De Nicola

  • Glucocorticoid Receptor Blockade Normalizes Hippocampal Alterations and Cognitive Impairment in Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mice

    Yanina Revsin;Niels V. Rekers;Mieke C. Louwe;Flavia Eugenia Saravia

  • The placenta as a glucocorticoid target tissue: exchange assay of (3H)-dexamethasone binding and effect of steroids on receptor content.

    C Heller;H Coirini;A F De Nicola

  • Increased astrocyte reactivity in the hippocampus of murine models of type 1 diabetes: the nonobese diabetic (NOD) and streptozotocin-treated mice

    Flavia E Saravia;Flavia E Saravia;Yanina Revsin;Maria Claudia Gonzalez Deniselle;Maria Claudia Gonzalez Deniselle;Susana L Gonzalez;Susana L Gonzalez

  • Progesterone up-regulates neuronal brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in the injured spinal cord.

    S.L González;F Labombarda;F Labombarda;M.C González Deniselle;M.C González Deniselle;R Guennoun

  • Neuroprotective actions of estradiol revisited

    Iñigo Azcoitia;Maria-Angeles Arevalo;Alejandro F. De Nicola;Luis M. Garcia-Segura

  • Effects of injury and progesterone treatment on progesterone receptor and progesterone binding protein 25-Dx expression in the rat spinal cord.

    F. Labombarda;S. L. Gonzalez;M. C. Gonzalez Deniselle;G. P. Vinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Florencia Labombarda
Florencia Labombarda University of Buenos Aires
Claudia A. Grillo
Claudia A. Grillo University of South Carolina
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
E. Ronald de Kloet
E. Ronald de Kloet Leiden University Medical Center
Marcelo J. Villar
Marcelo J. Villar Austral University
Luis M. Garcia-Segura
Luis M. Garcia-Segura Spanish National Research Council
George P. Chrousos
George P. Chrousos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Alan Kim Johnson
Alan Kim Johnson University of Iowa
Thomas C. Rainbow
Thomas C. Rainbow University of Pennsylvania

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