Joaquim A. Ribeiro

Joaquim A. Ribeiro 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 Joaquim A. Ribeiro sits on this spectrum.

Joaquim A. Ribeiro 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 Joaquim A. Ribeiro sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Portugal Leader Award

Best Publications

• Caffeine and Adenosine

  Joaquim A. Ribeiro;Ana M. Sebastião

  700
  Citations

• Adenosine receptors in the nervous system: pathophysiological implications.

  J.A. Ribeiro;A.M. Sebastião;A. de Mendonça

  690
  Citations

• Adenosine receptors and calcium: basis for proposing a third (A3) adenosine receptor.

  J.A. Ribeiro;A.M. Sebastião

  372
  Citations

• Adenosine receptors and the central nervous system.

  Ana M. Sebastião;Joaquim A. Ribeiro

  330
  Citations

• Adenosine: does it have a neuroprotective role after all?

  Alexandre de Mendonça;Ana Maria Sebastião;Joaquim Alexandre Ribeiro

  323
  Citations

• Preferential Release of ATP and Its Extracellular Catabolism as a Source of Adenosine upon High- but Not Low-Frequency Stimulation of Rat Hippocampal Slices

  Cunha Ra;Vizi Es;Ribeiro Ja;Sebastião Am

  311
  Citations

• Evidence for functionally important adenosine A2a receptors in the rat hippocampus.

  R. A. Cunha;B. Johansson;I. Van Der Ploeg;A. M. Sebastiao

  286
  Citations

• Adenosine A2A receptor facilitation of hippocampal synaptic transmission is dependent on tonic A1 receptor inhibition

  L.V. Lopes;R.A. Cunha;B. Kull;B.B. Fredholm

  283
  Citations

• Inhibition by ATP of hippocampal synaptic transmission requires localized extracellular catabolism by ecto-nucleotidases into adenosine and channeling to adenosine A1 receptors

  Rodrigo A. Cunha;Ana M. Sebastião;J. A. Ribeiro

  248
  Citations

• ATP as a presynaptic modulator.

  Rodrigo A. Cunha;J.A. Ribeiro

  240
  Citations

• Cross Talk Between A1 and A2A Adenosine Receptors in the Hippocampus and Cortex of Young Adult and Old Rats

  Luísa V. Lopes;Rodrigo A. Cunha;J. A. Ribeiro

  233
  Citations

• THE EFFECTS OF ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE AND ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE ON TRANSMISSION AT THE RAT AND FROG NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTIONS

  J.A. Ribeiro;J. Walker

  230
  Citations

• Activation of adenosine A2A receptor facilitates brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulation of synaptic transmission in hippocampal slices.

  Maria José Diógenes;Catarina Cunha Fernandes;Ana Maria Sebastião;Joaquim Alexandre Ribeiro

  215
  Citations

• Purinergic modulation of [^3H]GABA release from rat hippocampal nerve terminals

  Rodrigo A. Cunha;J.A. Ribeiro

  196
  Citations

• Early changes of neuromuscular transmission in the SOD1(G93A) mice model of ALS start long before motor symptoms onset.

  Mariana C. Rocha;Paula A. Pousinha;Alexandra M. Correia;Ana M. Sebastião

  194
  Citations

• Enhanced role of adenosine A 2A receptors in the modulation of LTP in the rat hippocampus upon ageing

  Ana R. Costenla;Maria J. Diógenes;Paula M. Canas;Ricardo J. Rodrigues

  190
  Citations

• Preferential activation of excitatory adenosine receptors at rat hippocampal and neuromuscular synapses by adenosine formed from released adenine nucleotides

  Rodrigo A. Cunha;Paulo Correia-de-Sá;Ana M. Sebastião;J. Alexandre Ribeiro

  189
  Citations

• On the role, inactivation and origin of endogenous adenosine at the frog neuromuscular junction.

  J A Ribeiro;A M Sebastião

  180
  Citations

• Modification of A1 and A2a adenosine receptor binding in aged striatum, hippocampus and cortex of the rat.

  R A Cunha;M C Constantino;A M Sebastião;J A Ribeiro

  177
  Citations

• EFFECT OF ADENOSINE ON CAROTID CHEMORECEPTOR ACTIVITY IN THE CAT

  D.S. McQueen;J.A. Ribeiro

  174
  Citations