2026 Carlos Matute: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	82	3750	3454	43	41	317	20778
Medicine	82	16295	15325	228	225	317	20789

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Carlos Matute is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Neuroscience and Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The topics covered in their work include:

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
Nerve injury and regeneration
Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling

Frequent co-authors associated with Carlos Matute include:

María Domercq (22 joint publications)
Susana Mato (21 joint publications)
Elena Alberdi (17 joint publications)
Estibaliz Capetillo-Zarate (17 joint publications)
Asier Ruiz (16 joint publications)

Most publications appear in the following venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 23 publications
IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 12 publications
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 6 publications
Glia, 6 publications
Research Square (Research Square), 5 publications

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Carlos Matute are:

"Microglia Actively Remodel Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis through the Phagocytosis Secretome", 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
"Alterations of Oligodendrocyte and Myelin Energy Metabolism in Multiple Sclerosis", 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"Microglia and meningeal macrophages depletion delays the onset of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis", 2023, Cell Death and Disease
"Contribution of P2X4 Receptors to CNS Function and Pathophysiology", 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"CLR01 protects dopaminergic neurons in vitro and in mouse models of Parkinson's disease", 2020, Nature Communications

Carlos Matute is a member of Academia Europaea, an award received in 2012.

Best Publications

Glutamate exocytosis from astrocytes controls synaptic strength.

Pascal Jourdain;Linda H Bergersen;Khaleel Bhaukaurally;Paola Bezzi

949
Citations
Oligodendroglial NMDA receptors regulate glucose import and axonal energy metabolism.

Aiman S. Saab;Iva D. Tzvetavona;Andrea Trevisiol;Selva Baltan

609
Citations
P2X7 Receptor Blockade Prevents ATP Excitotoxicity in Oligodendrocytes and Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

Carlos Matute;Iratxe Torre;Fernando Pérez-Cerdá;Alberto Pérez-Samartín

492
Citations
Amyloid β oligomers induce Ca2+ dysregulation and neuronal death through activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors

Elena Alberdi;Mª Victoria Sánchez-Gómez;Fabio Cavaliere;Alberto Pérez-Samartín

443
Citations
The link between excitotoxic oligodendroglial death and demyelinating diseases.

Carlos Matute;Elena Alberdi;Marı́a Domercq;Fernando Pérez-Cerdá

431
Citations
Glutamate receptor-mediated toxicity in optic nerve oligodendrocytes

C Matute;M V Sánchez-Gómez;L Martínez-Millán;R Miledi

418
Citations
Glutamate-mediated glial injury: mechanisms and clinical importance.

Carlos Matute;María Domercq;María-Victoria Sánchez-Gómez

410
Citations
Nutritional omega-3 deficiency abolishes endocannabinoid-mediated neuronal functions

Mathieu Lafourcade;Thomas Larrieu;Thomas Larrieu;Susana Mato;Anais Duffaud;Anais Duffaud

355
Citations
Glia: the fulcrum of brain diseases

C. Giaume;Frank Kirchhoff;C. Matute;A. Reichenbach

352
Citations
Microglia Actively Remodel Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis through the Phagocytosis Secretome.

Irune Diaz-Aparicio;Iñaki Paris;Virginia Sierra-Torre;Ainhoa Plaza-Zabala

323
Citations
Excitotoxic damage to white matter

Carlos Matute;Elena Alberdi;María Domercq;María-Victoria Sánchez-Gómez

300
Citations
Amyloid β peptide oligomers directly activate NMDA receptors

Laura Texidó;Mireia Martín-Satué;Elena Alberdi;Carles Solsona

273
Citations
Targeting the endocannabinoid system in the treatment of fragile X syndrome

Arnau Busquets-Garcia;Maria Gomis-González;Thomas Guegan;Carmen Agustín-Pavón;Carmen Agustín-Pavón

271
Citations
P2X7 receptors mediate ischemic damage to oligodendrocytes

Maria Domercq;Alberto Perez-Samartin;David Aparicio;Elena Alberdi

270
Citations
Decreased levels of plasma BDNF in first-episode schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients.

Aitor Palomino;Ainara Vallejo-Illarramendi;Ana González-Pinto;Ana Aldama

247
Citations
Neuroprotection by tetracyclines

María Domercq;Carlos Matute

246
Citations
Molecular mechanisms of neuroprotection by two natural antioxidant polyphenols.

María Rosario Campos-Esparza;María Victoria Sánchez-Gómez;Carlos Matute

242
Citations
Ca2+-dependent endoplasmic reticulum stress correlates with astrogliosis in oligomeric amyloid β-treated astrocytes and in a model of Alzheimer's disease

Elena Alberdi;Ane Wyssenbach;María Alberdi;Mª V. Sánchez-Gómez

230
Citations
P2X7 receptor blockade prevents ATP excitotoxicity in neurons and reduces brain damage after ischemia.

Joana Arbeloa;Alberto Pérez-Samartín;Miroslav Gottlieb;Carlos Matute

229
Citations
Neurotransmitter signaling in the pathophysiology of microglia

María Domercq;Nuria Vázquez-Villoldo;Carlos Matute

219
Citations