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9477
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F. Javier Nieto publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where F. Javier Nieto sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 219 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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F. Javier Nieto D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

F. Javier Nieto is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broad areas, Nieto has focused on subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Organic Chemistry, and Oncology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics such as Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology, N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, and Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia.

Nieto has published multiple papers in several notable scientific venues, including:

  • Pharmacological Research
  • Marine Drugs
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Some of Nieto's recent published papers include:

  • "Sigma-1 receptors control neuropathic pain and macrophage infiltration into the dorsal root ganglion after peripheral nerve injury" (2020, The FASEB Journal)
  • "Sigma-1 receptor: A drug target for the modulation of neuroimmune and neuroglial interactions during chronic pain" (2020, Pharmacological Research)
  • "The search for translational pain outcomes to refine analgesic development: Where did we come from and where are we going?" (2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • "Paclitaxel antitumor effect improvement in lung cancer and prevention of the painful neuropathy using large pegylated cationic liposomes" (2020, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy)
  • "Tetrodotoxin, a Potential Drug for Neuropathic and Cancer Pain Relief?" (2021, Toxins)

Nieto frequently collaborates with several coauthors, notably:

  • Rafael González-Cano
  • M. Carmen Ruiz-Cantero
  • Enrique J. Cobos
  • Miguel Á. Tejada
  • Antonia Artacho-Cordón

Best Publications

  • Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypertension in a Large Community-Based Study

    F. Javier Nieto;Terry B. Young;Bonnie K. Lind;Eyal Shahar

  • Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease: cross-sectional results of the Sleep Heart Health Study.

    Shahar E;Whitney Cw;Redline S;Lee Et

  • Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics

    M. Szklo;F. Javier Nieto

  • Sleep disordered breathing and mortality: eighteen-year follow-up of the Wisconsin sleep cohort.

    Terry Young;Laurel Finn;Paul E. Peppard;Mariana Szklo-Coxe

  • Predictors of sleep-disordered breathing in community-dwelling adults: the Sleep Heart Health Study.

    Terry Young;Eyal Shahar;F. Javier Nieto;Susan Redline

  • Hypertension and antihypertensive therapy as risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Todd W. Gress;F. Javier Nieto;Eyal Shahar;Marion R. Wofford

  • The Sleep Heart Health Study: design, rationale, and methods.

    Stuart F. Quan;Barbara V. Howard;Conrad Iber;Conrad Iber;James P. Kiley

  • Association of sleep time with diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance.

    Daniel J. Gottlieb;Naresh M. Punjabi;Ann B. Newman;Helaine E. Resnick

  • Association of Usual Sleep Duration With Hypertension: The Sleep Heart Health Study

    Daniel J. Gottlieb;Susan Redline;F. Javier Nieto;Carol M. Baldwin

  • Carotid Wall Thickness is Predictive of Incident Clinical Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    Lloyd E. Chambless;Aaron R. Folsom;Limin X. Clegg;A. Richey Sharrett

  • Cigarette smoking and progression of atherosclerosis: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

    G Howard;L E Wagenknecht;G L Burke;A Diez-Roux

  • Neighborhood Environments and Coronary Heart Disease: A Multilevel Analysis

    Ana V. Diez-Roux;F. Javier Nieto;Carles Muntaner;Herman A. Tyroler

  • Association Between Treated and Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of Hypertension

    José Marin;Alvar Agusti;Isabel Villar;Marta Forner

  • Prospective study of coronary heart disease incidence in relation to fasting total homocysteine, related genetic polymorphisms, and B vitamins: The atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study

    Aaron R. Folsom;F. Javier Nieto;Paul G. McGovern;Michael Y. Tsai

  • Exposure to Neighborhood Green Space and Mental Health: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin

    Kirsten M. M. Beyer;Andrea Kaltenbach;Aniko Szabo;Sandra Bogar

  • Relation of Sleep-disordered Breathing to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors The Sleep Heart Health Study

    Anne B. Newman;F. Javier Nieto;Ursula Guidry;Bonnie K. Lind

  • Relation of sleepiness to respiratory disturbance index: the Sleep Heart Health Study.

    D J Gottlieb;C W Whitney;W H Bonekat;C Iber

  • Retinal microvascular abnormalities and their relationship with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and mortality.

    Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K Klein;James M Tielsch

  • The association of sleep-disordered breathing and sleep symptoms with quality of life in the Sleep Heart Health Study.

    C. M. Baldwin;K. A. Griffith;F. J. Nieto;G. T. O'Connor

  • Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics

    Moyses Szklo;F. Javier Nieto;David Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Klein
Ronald Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Barbara E. K. Klein
Barbara E. K. Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Moyses Szklo
Moyses Szklo Johns Hopkins University
Karen J. Cruickshanks
Karen J. Cruickshanks University of Wisconsin–Madison
Susan Redline
Susan Redline Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lloyd E. Chambless
Lloyd E. Chambless University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Terry Young
Terry Young University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eyal Shahar
Eyal Shahar University of Arizona
A. Richey Sharrett
A. Richey Sharrett Johns Hopkins University

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