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José A. Rafols 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 José A. Rafols sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 130 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José A. Rafols 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 José A. Rafols sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

José A. Rafols is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Health Professions.

Their work spans several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, General Health Professions, Plant Science, and Occupational Therapy.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

José A. Rafols has contributed to the following recent publications:

  • Exploring the Spiritual Alliance of Maintaining a 5-Acre Tropical Farm Through the Lens of Occupational Engagement, 2024, The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Telehealth Adoption Among Rehabilitation Specialists, 2023, Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
  • Barriers to Accessing Support: The Lived Experiences of Caring for a Loved One with Dementia, 2025, American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with José A. Rafols include:

  • Evelyn Abrahante Terrell
  • Amy Wagenfeld
  • Bridget Scheidler
  • Teresa Fair-Field

The primary venues where Rafols has published are:

  • Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
  • The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Best Publications

  • Brain ischemia and reperfusion: Molecular mechanisms of neuronal injury

    Blaine C White;Jonathon M Sullivan;Donald J DeGracia;Brian J O’Neil

  • Exercise pre-conditioning reduces brain damage in ischemic rats that may be associated with regional angiogenesis and cellular overexpression of neurotrophin.

    Y Ding;J Li;X Luan;Y.H Ding

  • Pericyte migration from the vascular wall in response to traumatic brain injury.

    Paula Dore-Duffy;Cheri Owen;Roumen Balabanov;Sharon Murphy

  • The role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, aquaporin-4, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in blood-brain barrier disruption and brain edema after traumatic brain injury

    Tetsuhiro Higashida;Christian W. Kreipke;José A. Rafols;Changya Peng

  • Atrophy of medium spiny I striatal dendrites in advanced Parkinson's disease.

    Thomas H. McNeill;Sally A. Brown;Jose A. Rafols;Ira Shoulson

  • Cerebral Angiogenesis and Expression of Angiogenic Factors in Aging Rats after Exercise

    Yun Hong Ding;Jie Li;Yandong Zhou;José A. Rafols

  • Exercise preconditioning ameliorates inflammatory injury in ischemic rats during reperfusion

    Yun-Hong Ding;Chen N. Young;Xiaodong Luan;Jie Li

  • The structure of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in the mouse. A Golgi and electron microscopic study.

    José Antonio Rafols;Facundo Valverde

  • Exercise-induced overexpression of angiogenic factors and reduction of ischemia/reperfusion injury in stroke.

    Yun Hong Ding;Xia Dong Luan;Jie Li;José A. Rafols

  • The neurons in the primate subthalamic nucleus: a Golgi and electron microscopic study.

    José A. Rafols;Clement A. Fox

  • Increased astrocyte proliferation in rats after running exercise

    Jie Li;Yun Hong Ding;Josè A. Rafols;Qin Lai

  • Effect of Brain Ischemia and Reperfusion on the Localization of Phosphorylated Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2α

    Donald J. DeGracia;Jonathon M. Sullivan;Robert W. Neumar;Sarah S. Alousi

  • Disruption of MAP-2 Immunostaining in Rat Hippocampus After Traumatic Brain Injury

    Michael M. Folkerts;Robert F Berman;Jan Paul Muizelaar;Jose A. Rafols

  • The phrenic nucleus of the albino rat: A correlative HRP and Golgi study

    Harry G. Goshgarian;José A. Rafols

  • Prereperfusion Saline Infusion Into Ischemic Territory Reduces Inflammatory Injury After Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rats

    Yuchuan Ding;Jie Li;Josè A. Rafols;John W. Phillis

  • Motor balance and coordination training enhances functional outcome in rat with transient middle cerebral artery occlusion

    Y Ding;J Li;Q Lai;J.A Rafols

  • Exercise pre-conditioning strengthens brain microvascular integrity in a rat stroke model

    Yun Hong Ding;Yuchuan Ding;Jie Li;Denise A. Bessert

  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Signaling in Aquaporin Upregulation After Traumatic Brain Injury

    Jamie Y. Ding;Christian W. Kreipke;Susan L. Speirs;Patrick Schafer

  • High fat feeding is associated with increased blood pressure, sympathetic nerve activity and hypothalamic mu opioid receptors.

    Maria J. Barnes;Karen Lapanowski;Alexandria Conley;Jose A. Rafols

  • The ultrastructure and synaptic architecture of phrenic motor neurons in the spinal cord of the adult rat.

    Harry G. Goshgarian;José A. Rafols

  • Morphological relations between the receptor neurons, sustentacular cells and Schwann cells in the olfactory mucosa of the salamander

    José A. Rafols;Thomas V. Getchell

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuchuan Ding
Yuchuan Ding Wayne State University
Thomas H. McNeill
Thomas H. McNeill University of Southern California
Harry G. Goshgarian
Harry G. Goshgarian Wayne State University
Anders A. F. Sima
Anders A. F. Sima Wayne State University
Donald M. Kuhn
Donald M. Kuhn Wayne State University
James P. McAllister
James P. McAllister Washington University in St. Louis
Marian DiFiglia
Marian DiFiglia Harvard University
John W. Phillis
John W. Phillis Wayne State University
W. M. Cowan
W. M. Cowan Washington University in St. Louis
Aashit Shah
Aashit Shah Virginia Tech

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