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Esther Berrocoso

Esther Berrocoso

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 40 8102 7480 132 128 139 6222

Esther Berrocoso publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Esther Berrocoso between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Esther Berrocoso published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2023. 25 of the 181 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2023. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 12 publications
2001 2025

181 publications in total across all disciplines

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Esther Berrocoso: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 5
2007 3
2008 0
2009 6
2010 2
2011 7
2012 9
2013 14
2014 5
2015 9
2016 7
2017 6
2018 9
2019 12
2020 3
2021 17
2022 13
2023 20
2024 13
2025 12
Total 181
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Esther Berrocoso 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 Esther Berrocoso sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
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, 138–147 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: 139 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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
138–147 456 139
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
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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Esther Berrocoso 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 Esther Berrocoso sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 40–41 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: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% 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 40
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
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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Overview

Esther Berrocoso is affiliated with the University of Cádiz in Spain. Their research primarily centers on medicine and neuroscience, with significant contributions spanning 73 publications in medicine and 70 in neuroscience. Within these fields, the scientist specializes particularly in cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including tryptophan and brain disorders, pain mechanisms and treatments, bipolar disorder and treatment, schizophrenia research and treatment, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, stress responses and cortisol, as well as neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Esther Berrocoso include:

  • The Role of the Locus Coeruleus in Pain and Associated Stress-Related Disorders (2021), published in Biological Psychiatry
  • Pain and depression comorbidity causes asymmetric plasticity in the locus coeruleus neurons (2021), published in Brain
  • Pain in neuropsychiatry: Insights from animal models (2020), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Neuropathic pain increases spontaneous and noxious-evoked activity of locus coeruleus neurons (2020), published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Sexual differences in locus coeruleus neurons and related behavior in C57BL/6J mice (2023), published in Biology of Sex Differences

Frequent co-authors working with Esther Berrocoso include Meritxell Llorca-Torralba, Miquel Bernardo, Mara Parellada, Sílvia Amoretti, and Irene Suárez-Pereira.

The scientist's publications have often appeared in the following venues:

  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports
  • Spanish Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Antidepressants and pain

    Juan A. Micó;Denis Ardid;Esther Berrocoso;Alain Eschalier

  • HCN2 Ion Channels Play a Central Role in Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain

    Edward C. Emery;Gareth T. Young;Esther M. Berrocoso;Esther M. Berrocoso;Lubin Chen

  • Noradrenergic Locus Coeruleus pathways in pain modulation.

    Meritxell Llorca-Torralba;Gisela Borges;Fani Neto;Juan Antonio Mico

  • Origin and consequences of brain Toll-like receptor 4 pathway stimulation in an experimental model of depression

    Iciar Gárate;Borja García-Bueno;José L M Madrigal;Lidia Bravo

  • Fluoxetine: a case history of its discovery and preclinical development

    Laura Perez-Caballero;Sonia Torres-Sanchez;Lidia Bravo;Juan Antonio Mico

  • Chronic pain leads to concomitant noradrenergic impairment and mood disorders.

    Cristina Alba-Delgado;Cristina Alba-Delgado;Meritxell Llorca-Torralba;Igor Horrillo;Igor Horrillo;Jorge E. Ortega;Jorge E. Ortega

  • The mu-opioid receptor and the NMDA receptor associate in PAG neurons: implications in pain control

    María Rodríguez-Muñoz;Pilar Sánchez-Blázquez;Ana Vicente-Sánchez;Esther Berrocoso

  • Monoaminergic system and depression.

    L Perez-Caballero;S Torres-Sanchez;S Torres-Sanchez;C Romero-López-Alberca;F González-Saiz;F González-Saiz

  • Neurotrophins Role in Depression Neurobiology: A Review of Basic and Clinical Evidence

    Fani L Neto;Gisela Borges;Sonia Torres-Sanchez;Juan A Mico

  • The Role of the Locus Coeruleus in Pain and Associated Stress-Related Disorders

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  • Opiates as Antidepressants

    Esther Berrocoso;Pilar Sanchez-Blazquez;Javier Garzon;Juan A. Mico

  • Discovery and development of tramadol for the treatment of pain

    Lidia Bravo;Juan Antonio Mico;Esther Berrocoso

  • Differential central pathology and cognitive impairment in pre-diabetic and diabetic mice

    Juan Jose Ramos-Rodriguez;Oscar Ortiz;Margarita Jimenez-Palomares;Kevin R. Kay

  • Rapid β-Amyloid Deposition and Cognitive Impairment after Cholinergic Denervation in APP/PS1 Mice

    Juan Jose Ramos-Rodriguez;Mar Pacheco-Herrero;Diana Thyssen;Maria Isabel Murillo-Carretero

  • Antidepressant-like effects of tramadol and other central analgesics with activity on monoamines reuptake, in helpless rats.

    M.O Rojas-Corrales;E Berrocoso;J Gibert-Rahola;J.A Micó

  • Depressive-like states heighten the aversion to painful stimuli in a rat model of comorbid chronic pain and depression.

    Lidia Bravo;Juan Antonio Mico;Raquel Rey-Brea;Beatriz Pérez-Nievas

  • Active behaviours produced by antidepressants and opioids in the mouse tail suspension test

    Esther Berrocoso;Kazutaka Ikeda;Ichiro Sora;George R. Uhl

  • Chemogenetic Silencing of the Locus Coeruleus–Basolateral Amygdala Pathway Abolishes Pain-Induced Anxiety and Enhanced Aversive Learning in Rats

    Meritxell Llorca-Torralba;Irene Suárez-Pereira;Lidia Bravo;Carmen Camarena-Delgado

  • Early responses to deep brain stimulation in depression are modulated by anti-inflammatory drugs

    L Perez-Caballero;R Pérez-Egea;C Romero-Grimaldi;D Puigdemont

  • BDNF and NGF Signalling in Early Phases of Psychosis: Relationship With Inflammation and Response to Antipsychotics After 1 Year

    M. Martinez-Cengotitabengoa;K.S. MacDowell;S. Alberich;F.J. Diaz

  • Activation of AMPA Receptors Mediates the Antidepressant Action of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Infralimbic Prefrontal Cortex

    Laura Jiménez-Sánchez;Anna Castañé;Laura Pérez-Caballero;Marc Grifoll-Escoda

  • Monoamines as Drug Targets in Chronic Pain: Focusing on Neuropathic Pain.

    Lidia Bravo;Meritxell Llorca-Torralba;Meritxell Llorca-Torralba;Esther Berrocoso;Juan Antonio Micó;Juan Antonio Micó

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan C. Leza
Juan C. Leza Complutense University of Madrid
Miguel Bernardo
Miguel Bernardo University of Barcelona
J. Javier Meana
J. Javier Meana University of the Basque Country
Celso Arango
Celso Arango Complutense University of Madrid
Ana González-Pinto
Ana González-Pinto University of the Basque Country
Antonio Lobo
Antonio Lobo University of Zaragoza
Angel Pazos
Angel Pazos University of Cantabria
Peter A. McNaughton
Peter A. McNaughton King's College London
José Luis Ayuso-Mateos
José Luis Ayuso-Mateos Autonomous University of Madrid
Lourdes Fañanás
Lourdes Fañanás University of Barcelona

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