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Francisco R. Morales

Francisco R. Morales

University of the Republic
Uruguay

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
6163
World Ranking
6783
National Ranking
1

Francisco R. Morales 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 Francisco R. Morales sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 102 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco R. Morales 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 Francisco R. Morales sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francisco R. Morales is affiliated with the University of the Republic in Uruguay and specializes in the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including Hematology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Internal Medicine.

Their work focuses on topics related to platelet disorders and treatments, blood properties and coagulation, and venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management. These topics reflect a concentration on understanding the mechanisms and clinical aspects of blood and circulatory system conditions.

Morales has published research in the following venues:

  • Biophysical Journal

Among their recent publications is a paper titled Distinct platelet F-actin patterns and traction forces on von Willebrand factor versus fibrinogen, published in 2023 in the Biophysical Journal.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Molly Y. Mollica
  • Kevin M. Beussman
  • Adithan Kandasamy
  • Lesley Martínez Rodríguez
  • Junmei Chen

This network of coauthors indicates active collaboration across different researchers involved in related biomedical studies, likely contributing to multidisciplinary approaches in their research topics.

Best Publications

  • The Atonia and Myoclonia of Active (REM) Sleep

    Michael H. Chase;Francisco R. Morales

  • Effects on sleep and wakefulness of the injection of hypocretin-1 (orexin-A) into the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus of the cat.

    Ming-Chu Xi;Francisco R Morales;Michael H Chase

  • Evidence that glycine mediates the postsynaptic potentials that inhibit lumbar motoneurons during the atonia of active sleep

    Michael H. Chase;Peter J. Soja;Francisco R. Morales

  • Evidence That Wakefulness and REM Sleep Are Controlled by a GABAergic Pontine Mechanism

    Ming-Chu Xi;Francisco R. Morales;Michael H. Chase

  • Motoneuron properties during motor inhibition produced by microinjection of carbachol into the pontine reticular formation of the decerebrate cat

    F. R. Morales;J. K. Engelhardt;P. J. Soja;A. E. Pereda

  • Subthreshold excitatory activity and motoneuron discharge during REM periods of active sleep

    Michael H. Chase;Francisco R. Morales

  • Intracellular recording of lumbar motoneuron membrane potential during sleep and wakefulness.

    Francisco R. Morales;Michael H. Chase

  • Hypoglossal motoneurons are postsynaptically inhibited during carbachol-induced rapid eye movement sleep.

    J Yamuy;S.J Fung;M Xi;F.R Morales

  • C-fos expression in the pons and medulla of the cat during carbachol- induced active sleep

    J Yamuy;JR Mancillas;FR Morales;MH Chase

  • The postsynaptic inhibitory control of lumbar motoneurons during the atonia of active sleep: effect of strychnine on motoneuron properties.

    PJ Soja;F Lopez-Rodriguez;FR Morales;MH Chase

  • Basic electrophysiological properties of spinal cord motoneurons during old age in the cat

    F. R. Morales;P. A. Boxer;S. J. Fung;M. H. Chase

  • Hypocretin (orexin) input to trigeminal and hypoglossal motoneurons in the cat: a double-labeling immunohistochemical study.

    Simon J Fung;Jack Yamuy;Sharon Sampogna;Francisco R Morales

  • Hypocretinergic neurons are primarily involved in activation of the somatomotor system.

    Pablo Torterolo;Jack Yamuy;Sharon Sampogna;Francisco R. Morales

  • Chapter 12 – Control of Motoneurons during Sleep

    Michael H. Chase;Francisco R. Morales

  • Colocalization of γ-aminobutyric acid and acetylcholine in neurons in the laterodorsal and pedunculopontine tegmental nuclei in the cat: a light and electron microscopic study

    Hong-Ge Jia;Jack Yamuy;Sharon Sampogna;Francisco R Morales

  • Postsynaptic control of lumbar motoneuron excitability during active sleep in the chronic cat

    Francisco Morales;Michael H. Chase

  • Effect of stimulation of the nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis on the membrane potential of cat lumbar motoneurons during sleep and wakefulness.

    Michael H. Chase;Francisco R. Morales;Peter A. Boxer;Simon J. Fung

  • Interactions between GABAergic and Cholinergic Processes in the Nucleus Pontis Oralis: Neuronal Mechanisms Controlling Active (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep and Wakefulness

    Ming-Chu Xi;Francisco R. Morales;Michael H. Chase

  • Hyperpolarizing membrane responses induced in lumbar motoneurons by stimulation of the nucleus reticularis pontis oralis during active sleep.

    Simon J. Fung;Peter A. Boxer;Francisco R. Morales;Michael H. Chase

  • Segmental demyelination in peripheral nerves of old cats.

    Anthony M. Adinolfi;Jack Yamuy;Francisco R. Morales;Michael H. Chase

  • Effect of inhibitory amino acid antagonists on IPSPs induced in lumbar motoneurons upon stimulation of the nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis during active sleep

    Peter J. Soja;Francisco R. Morales;Attila Baranyi;Michael H. Chase

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael H. Chase
Michael H. Chase University of California, Los Angeles
Pablo E. Castillo
Pablo E. Castillo Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Pierre-Hervé Luppi
Pierre-Hervé Luppi Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

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