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Angel Nuñez 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 Angel Nuñez sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 124 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Angel Nuñez 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 Angel Nuñez sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Angel Nuñez is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain. Their research spans various aspects of neuroscience and medicine with a focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms, cognitive processes, and physiological functions. Nuñez has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine, having published 56 and 27 papers respectively in these domains.

The scientist's work often explores subfields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and molecular biology. Their research topics encompass areas including neuroscience and neuropharmacology, sleep and wakefulness, growth hormone and insulin-like factors, Alzheimer's disease, pain mechanisms, and appetite regulation.

Angel Nuñez has published in several scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Cells
  • Neuroscience

Their recent papers include:

  • The Theta Rhythm of the Hippocampus: From Neuronal and Circuit Mechanisms to Behavior (2021) in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Muscarinic Receptors, from Synaptic Plasticity to its Role in Network Activity (2020) in Neuroscience
  • Implication of type 4 NADPH oxidase (NOX4) in tauopathy (2021) in Redox Biology
  • Astrocytic IGF-IRs Induce Adenosine-Mediated Inhibitory Downregulation and Improve Sensory Discrimination (2021) in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Modulation of mechanosensory vibrissal responses in the trigeminocervical complex by stimulation of the greater occipital nerve in a rat model of trigeminal neuropathic pain (2020) in The Journal of Headache and Pain

Angel Nuñez has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jonathan Zegarra-Valdivia
  • Ignacio Torres-Alemán
  • Nuria García-Magro
  • Jaime Pignatelli
  • Laura Martinez-Rachadell

Their research interests cover a variety of neuroscience topics, such as the mechanisms underlying sleep and wakefulness, synaptic plasticity, and neuropharmacology related to pain and neurological disorders. The integration of molecular studies with behavioral and physiological outcomes forms a significant part of their work.

Best Publications

  • A novel slow (< 1 Hz) oscillation of neocortical neurons in vivo: depolarizing and hyperpolarizing components

    M Steriade;A Nunez;F Amzica

  • Intracellular analysis of relations between the slow (< 1 Hz) neocortical oscillation and other sleep rhythms of the electroencephalogram

    M Steriade;A Nunez;F Amzica

  • Circulating insulin-like growth factor I mediates effects of exercise on the brain.

    Eva Carro;Angel Nuñez;Svetlana Busiguina;Ignacio Torres-Aleman

  • The slow (<1 Hz) oscillation in reticular thalamic and thalamocortical neurons: Scenario of sleep rhythm generation in interacting thalamic and neocortical networks

    M Steriade;D Contreras;R Curro Dossi;A Nunez

  • Network modulation of a slow intrinsic oscillation of cat thalamocortical neurons implicated in sleep delta waves : cortically induced synchronization and brainstem cholinergic suppression

    M Steriade;RC Dossi;A Nunez

  • Astrocytes mediate in vivo cholinergic-induced synaptic plasticity.

    Marta Navarrete;Gertrudis Perea;David Fernandez de Sevilla;Marta Gómez-Gonzalo

  • Neuronal Activity Drives Localized Blood-Brain-Barrier Transport of Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-I into the CNS

    Takeshi Nishijima;Joaquin Piriz;Sylvie Duflot;Ana M. Fernandez

  • Cholinergic and noradrenergic modulation of the slow (approximately 0.3 Hz) oscillation in neocortical cells

    M. Steriade;F. Amzica;A. Nunez

  • Electrophysiology of a slow (0.5-4 Hz) intrinsic oscillation of cat thalamocortical neurones in vivo.

    R C Dossi;A Nuñez;M Steriade

  • Central actions of liver-derived insulin-like growth factor I underlying its pro-cognitive effects.

    J L Trejo;J Piriz;M V Llorens-Martin;A M Fernandez

  • NRF2 deficiency replicates transcriptomic changes in Alzheimer's patients and worsens APP and TAU pathology

    Ana I. Rojo;Marta Pajares;Patricia Rada;Angel Nuñez

  • Electrophysiological evidence for the existence of a posterior cortical–prefrontal–basal forebrain circuitry in modulating sensory responses in visual and somatosensory rat cortical areas

    L Golmayo;A Nuñez;L Zaborszky

  • The Theta Rhythm of the Hippocampus: From Neuronal and Circuit Mechanisms to Behavior

    Angel Nuñez;Washington Buño

  • Cholinergic-Mediated IP3-Receptor Activation Induces Long-Lasting Synaptic Enhancement in CA1 Pyramidal Neurons

    David Fernández de Sevilla;Angel Núñez;Michel Borde;Roberto Malinow

  • Modulation of hippocampal theta oscillations and spatial memory by relaxin-3 neurons of the nucleus incertus.

    Sherie Ma;Francisco E. Olucha-Bordonau;M. Akhter Hossain;Feng Lin

  • Brain repair and neuroprotection by serum insulin-like growth factor I.

    Eva Carro;Jose Luis Trejo;Angel Núñez;Ignacio Torres-Aleman

  • Voltage-dependent fast (20-40 Hz) oscillations in long-axoned neocortical neurons.

    A. Nuñez;F. Amzica;M. Steriade

  • Electrophysiology of cat association cortical cells in vivo: intrinsic properties and synaptic responses

    A. Nunez;F. Amzica;M. Steriade

  • Nucleus incertus contribution to hippocampal theta rhythm generation.

    A. Nuñez;A. Cervera-Ferri;F. Olucha-Bordonau;A. Ruiz-Torner

  • Intrinsic and synaptically generated delta (1-4 Hz) rhythms in dorsal lateral geniculate neurons and their modulation by light-induced fast (30-70 Hz) events.

    A Nuñez;F Amzica;M Steriade

Frequent Co-Authors

Washington Buño
Washington Buño Spanish National Research Council
Ignacio Torres-Aleman
Ignacio Torres-Aleman Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience
Mircea Steriade
Mircea Steriade Université Laval
Florin Amzica
Florin Amzica University of Montreal
Fernando Reinoso-Suárez
Fernando Reinoso-Suárez Autonomous University of Madrid
Alfonso Araque
Alfonso Araque University of Minnesota
José Luis Trejo
José Luis Trejo Cajal Institute
Antonio Cuadrado
Antonio Cuadrado Autonomous University of Madrid
Andrew L. Gundlach
Andrew L. Gundlach Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Gertrudis Perea
Gertrudis Perea Spanish National Research Council

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