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Félix Viana 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 Félix Viana sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 112 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Félix Viana 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 Félix Viana sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Félix Viana is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with significant contributions in sensory systems, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and physiology. Their work also encompasses molecular biology and cognitive neuroscience as subfields of study.

The main topics of Félix Viana's research include:

  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Recent publications by Félix Viana cover various aspects of neuroscience and physiology. These include:

  • Piezo2 Mediates Low-Threshold Mechanically Evoked Pain in the Cornea, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Origins of direction selectivity in the primate retina, 2022, Nature Communications
  • TRPA1 modulation by Sigma-1 receptor prevents oxaliplatin-induced painful peripheral neuropathy, 2022, Brain
  • Sex differences in thermoregulation in mammals: Implications for energy homeostasis, 2023, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Constitutive Phosphorylation as a Key Regulator of TRPM8 Channel Function, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience

Félix Viana frequently collaborates with various researchers, including Jorge Fernández-Trillo, Elvira de la Peña, Ana Gomis, Pablo Hernández-Ortego, and Alejandro González.

The scientist has published multiple papers in several prominent venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Brain
  • Acta Physiologica
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • TRPA1 channels mediate acute neurogenic inflammation and pain produced by bacterial endotoxins

    Victor Meseguer;Yeranddy A. Alpizar;Enoch Luis;Sendoa Tajada

  • Specificity of cold thermotransduction is determined by differential ionic channel expression.

    Félix Viana;Elvira de la Peña;Carlos Belmonte

  • ION CHANNELS IN VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM

    Bernd Nilius;F Viana;Guillaume Droogmans

  • Ocular surface wetness is regulated by TRPM8-dependent cold thermoreceptors of the cornea

    Andrés Parra;Rodolfo Madrid;Rodolfo Madrid;Diego Echevarria;Susana del Olmo

  • Nicotine activates the chemosensory cation channel TRPA1

    Karel Talavera;Maarten Gees;Yuji Karashima;Víctor M Meseguer

  • Multiple potassium conductances and their role in action potential repolarization and repetitive firing behavior of neonatal rat hypoglossal motoneurons

    F. Viana;D. A. Bayliss;A. J. Berger

  • Attenuation of thermal nociception and hyperalgesia by VR1 blockers.

    Carolina García-Martínez;Marc Humet;Rosa Planells-Cases;Ana Gomis

  • TRPA1 channels: Molecular sentinels of cellular stress and tissue damage

    Félix Viana

  • Chemosensory Properties of the Trigeminal System

    Félix Viana

  • Modulation of neonatal rat hypoglossal motoneuron excitability by serotonin.

    Albert J. Berger;Douglas A. Bayliss;Félix Viana

  • Variable Threshold of Trigeminal Cold-Thermosensitive Neurons Is Determined by a Balance between TRPM8 and Kv1 Potassium Channels

    Rodolfo Madrid;Elvira de la Peña;Tansy Donovan-Rodriguez;Carlos Belmonte

  • Contribution of TRPM8 channels to cold transduction in primary sensory neurons and peripheral nerve terminals.

    Rodolfo Madrid;Tansy Donovan-Rodríguez;Victor Meseguer;Mari Carmen Acosta

  • TRPA1 Channels Mediate Cold Temperature Sensing in Mammalian Vagal Sensory Neurons: Pharmacological and Genetic Evidence

    Otto Fajardo;Víctor M. Meseguer;Carlos Belmonte;Félix Viana

  • Molecular and cellular limits to somatosensory specificity

    Carlos Belmonte;Félix Viana

  • Characteristics and postnatal development of a hyperpolarization-activated inward current in rat hypoglossal motoneurons in vitro

    D. A. Bayliss;F. Viana;M. C. Bellingham;A. J. Berger

  • Inhibition of a background potassium channel by Gq protein α-subunits

    Xiangdong Chen;Edmund M. Talley;Nitin Patel;Ana Gomis

  • Hypoosmotic- and pressure-induced membrane stretch activate TRPC5 channels

    Ana Gomis;Sergio Soriano;Carlos Belmonte;Félix Viana

  • Lipid Raft Segregation Modulates TRPM8 Channel Activity

    Cruz Morenilla-Palao;María Pertusa;Víctor M. Meseguer;Hugo Cabedo

  • Inhibition by mibefradil, a novel calcium channel antagonist, of Ca2+‐ and volume‐activated Cl− channels in macrovascular endothelial cells

    Bernd Nilius;Jean Prenen;Masahiro Kamouchi;F Viana

  • Calcium conductances and their role in the firing behavior of neonatal rat hypoglossal motoneurons.

    F. Viana;D. A. Bayliss;A. J. Berger

  • Converting cold into pain

    Carlos Belmonte;James A Brock;Felix Viana

  • Bidirectional shifts of TRPM8 channel gating by temperature and chemical agents modulate the cold sensitivity of mammalian thermoreceptors

    Annika Mälkiä;Rodolfo Madrid;Victor Meseguer;Elvira De La Peña

  • Mechanisms underlying excitatory effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone on rat hypoglossal motoneurons in vitro.

    D. A. Bayliss;F. Viana;A. J. Berger

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Belmonte
Carlos Belmonte Miguel Hernandez University
Albert J. Berger
Albert J. Berger University of Washington
Bernd Nilius
Bernd Nilius KU Leuven
Antonio Ferrer-Montiel
Antonio Ferrer-Montiel Miguel Hernandez University
Thomas Voets
Thomas Voets KU Leuven
Douglas A. Bayliss
Douglas A. Bayliss University of Virginia
Jan Eggermont
Jan Eggermont KU Leuven
Walter Stühmer
Walter Stühmer Max Planck Society
Thomas Dick
Thomas Dick Georgetown University

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