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Spain
2026

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Neuroscience

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87
Citations
25725
World Ranking
1261
National Ranking
11

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  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Anna M. Planas is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily spans fields within medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on neurology and immunology. Their work also addresses infectious diseases, epidemiology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's recent papers highlight a focus on immune response and infectious disease, especially relating to COVID-19. Notable publications include:

  • "Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~20% of COVID-19 deaths" (2021, Science Immunology)
  • "Human genetic and immunological determinants of critical COVID-19 pneumonia" (2022, Nature)
  • "A Global Effort to Define the Human Genetics of Protective Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Infection" (2020, Cell)
  • "The risk of COVID-19 death is much greater and age dependent with type I IFN autoantibodies" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Inborn errors of OAS-RNase L in SARS-CoV-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children" (2022, Science)

Frequent co-authors working alongside Planas include Jordi Pedragosa, Filomeen Haerynck, Paul Bastard, Catherine M. Biggs, and Lluís Quintana-Murci.

Planas has published extensively in several key scientific venues, including:

  • Stroke
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

The main fields of study for this researcher are Medicine and Neuroscience. Subfields of focus include:

  • Neurology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology

The core topics addressed in Planas's research encompass:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Best Publications

  • Neuroprotection in acute stroke: targeting excitotoxicity, oxidative and nitrosative stress, and inflammation

    Ángel Chamorro;Ulrich Dirnagl;Ulrich Dirnagl;Xabier Urra;Anna M Planas

  • The immunology of acute stroke.

    Ángel Chamorro;Andreas Meisel;Anna M. Planas;Xabier Urra

  • Signaling of cell death and cell survival following focal cerebral ischemia: Life and death struggle in the penumbra

    Isidro Ferrer;Anna María Planas

  • Infection After Acute Ischemic Stroke A Manifestation of Brain-Induced Immunodepression

    Ángel Chamorro;Xabier Urra;Anna M. Planas

  • Action Plan for Stroke in Europe 2018–2030

    Bo Norrving;Jon Barrick;Antoni Davalos;Martin Dichgans

  • Astrocyte TLR4 activation induces a proinflammatory environment through the interplay between MyD88-dependent NFκB signaling, MAPK, and Jak1/Stat1 pathways.

    Roser Gorina;Miriam Font-Nieves;Leonardo Márquez-Kisinousky;Tomàs Santalucia

  • Levels of Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines and Neurological Worsening in Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Nicolás Vila;José Castillo;Antonio Dávalos;Anna Esteve

  • Neutrophil recruitment to the brain in mouse and human ischemic stroke

    Isabel Perez-de-Puig;Francesc Miró-Mur;Maura Ferrer-Ferrer;Maura Ferrer-Ferrer;Ellen Gelpi

  • Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis by cannabinoids

    Cristina Blázquez;M. Llanos Casanova;Anna Planas;Teresa Gómez del Pulgar

  • Expression and activation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in rat brain after transient focal cerebral ischemia.

    Anna M. Planas;Sònia Solé;Carles Justicia

  • A new human gene from the Down syndrome critical region encodes a proline-rich protein highly expressed in fetal brain and heart

    Juan José Fuentes;Melanie A. Pritchard;Anna M. Planas;Assumpciò Bosch

  • Safety and efficacy of uric acid in patients with acute stroke (URICO-ICTUS): a randomised, double-blind phase 2b/3 trial

    Ángel Chamorro;Sergio Amaro;Mar Castellanos;Tomás Segura

  • Neutrophil infiltration increases matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the ischemic brain after occlusion/reperfusion of the middle cerebral artery in rats.

    Carles Justicia;Julián Panés;Sónia Solé;Álvaro Cervera

  • Improving outcome after stroke: overcoming the translational roadblock.

    Matthias Endres;Britta Engelhardt;Jari Koistinaho;Olle Lindvall

  • The Early Systemic Prophylaxis of Infection After Stroke Study A Randomized Clinical Trial

    A. Chamorro;J.P. Horcajada;V. Obach;M. Vargas

  • Clinical consequences of infection in patients with acute stroke: is it prime time for further antibiotic trials?

    Martha Vargas;Juan P. Horcajada;Victor Obach;Marina Revilla

  • Activation of the JAK/STAT pathway following transient focal cerebral ischemia: signaling through Jak1 and Stat3 in astrocytes.

    Carles Justicia;Cecília Gabriel;Anna M. Planas

  • A Human Homologue of Drosophila Minibrain (Mnb) Is Expressed in the Neuronal Regions Affected in Down Syndrome and Maps to the Critical Region

    Jordi Guimerá;Caty Casas;Carles Pucharcòs;Asun Solans

  • Harms and benefits of lymphocyte subpopulations in patients with acute stroke.

    X. Urra;Á. Cervera;N. Villamor;A.M. Planas

  • Results of a preclinical randomized controlled multicenter trial (pRCT): Anti-CD49d treatment for acute brain ischemia

    Gemma Llovera;Kerstin Hofmann;Stefan Roth;Angelica Salas-Pérdomo

  • Catecholamines, infection, and death in acute ischemic stroke

    Ángel Chamorro;Sergio Amaro;Martha Vargas;Víctor Obach

  • Uric acid reduces brain damage and improves the benefits of rt-PA in a rat model of thromboembolic stroke

    Eduardo Romanos;Anna M Planas;Sergio Amaro;Ángel Chamorro

Frequent Co-Authors

Ángel Chamorro
Ángel Chamorro University of Barcelona
Isidro Ferrer
Isidro Ferrer University of Barcelona
Coral Sanfeliu
Coral Sanfeliu Spanish National Research Council
Ulrich Dirnagl
Ulrich Dirnagl Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Martin Dichgans
Martin Dichgans Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michael Tymianski
Michael Tymianski University Health Network
Denis Vivien
Denis Vivien Université de Caen Normandie
Niel Hens
Niel Hens Hasselt University
Ferran Martin
Ferran Martin Autonomous University of Barcelona

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