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Juan Lerma 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 Juan Lerma sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 103 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Juan Lerma 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 Juan Lerma sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Juan Lerma is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their work primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and cognitive neuroscience. Additional research interests include genetics and developmental neuroscience.

The main topics of Lerma's investigation cover Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, ion channel regulation and function, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, memory and neural mechanisms, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and diabetes and associated disorders.

Lerma has contributed to multiple recent scientific papers including:

  • "Losing balance: Kainate receptors and psychiatric disorders comorbidities" (2021, Neuropharmacology)
  • "Adenosine A2A receptors control synaptic remodeling in the adult brain" (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • "Ionotropic glutamate receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1" (2023, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE)
  • "Understanding OLM interneurons: Characterization, circuitry, and significance in memory and navigation" (2024, Neuroscience)
  • "Diffusion-weighted MRI in neurodegenerative and psychiatric animal models: Experimental strategies and main outcomes" (2020, Journal of Neuroscience Methods)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lerma include M. Isabel Aller, Ana V. Paternain, Bernhard Bettler, Graham L. Collingridge, and Raymond Dingledine.

Lerma's publications appear predominantly in the following venues:

  • Neuroscience
  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Scientific Reports

Recognition for Lerma's scientific contributions includes being named a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This affiliation highlights their engagement with the molecular biology community.

Best Publications

  • Control of cortical GABA circuitry development by Nrg1 and ErbB4 signalling

    Pietro Fazzari;Ana V. Paternain;Manuel Valiente;Ramón Pla

  • In vivo determination of extracellular concentration of amino acids in the rat hippocampus. A method based on brain dialysis and computerized analysis

    J. Lerma;A.S. Herranz;O. Herreras;V. Abraira

  • Roles and rules of kainate receptors in synaptic transmission.

    Juan Lerma

  • Selective antagonism of AMPA receptors unmasks kainate receptor-mediated responses in hippocampal neurons.

    Ana V Paternain;Miguel Morales;Juan Lerma

  • Kainate Receptor Modulation of GABA Release Involves a Metabotropic Function

    Antonio Rodríguez-Moreno;Juan Lerma

  • Molecular Physiology of Kainate Receptors

    Juan Lerma;Ana V. Paternain;Antonio Rodríguez-Moreno;Juan C. López-García

  • Kainate Receptors Presynaptically Downregulate GABAergic Inhibition in the Rat Hippocampus

    Antonio Rodríguez-Moreno;Oscar Herreras;Juan Lerma

  • Kainate Receptors in Health and Disease

    Juan Lerma;Joana M. Marques

  • Functional kainate-selective glutamate receptors in cultured hippocampal neurons.

    Juan Lerma;Ana V. Paternain;Jose R. Naranjo;Britt Mellstrom

  • Does taurine act as an osmoregulatory substance in the rat brain

    JoséM. Solís;Antonio S. Herranz;Oscar Herreras;Juan Lerma

  • GluR5 and GluR6 kainate receptor subunits coexist in hippocampal neurons and coassemble to form functional receptors.

    Ana V. Paternain;Marı́a T. Herrera;M. Angela Nieto;Juan Lerma

  • Kainate receptor physiology.

    Juan Lerma

  • The synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia.

    W.Gordon Frankle;Juan Lerma;Marc Laruelle

  • Four Residues of the Extracellular N-Terminal Domain of the NR2A Subunit Control High-Affinity Zn2+ Binding to NMDA Receptors

    Amir Fayyazuddin;Alvaro Villarroel;Anne Le Goff;Juan Lerma

  • Protection by imidazol(ine) drugs and agmatine of glutamate‐induced neurotoxicity in cultured cerebellar granule cells through blockade of NMDA receptor

    Gabriel Olmos;Nuria DeGregorio-Rocasolano;M Paz Regalado;Teresa Gasull

  • Two populations of kainate receptors with separate signaling mechanisms in hippocampal interneurons.

    Antonio Rodríguez-Moreno;Juan C. López-García;Juan Lerma

  • Glutamate receptors of the kainate type and synaptic transmission

    Juan Lerma;Miguel Morales;María A. Vicente;Oscar Herreras

  • A Mosaic of Functional Kainate Receptors in Hippocampal Interneurons

    Jeppe K. Christensen;Ana V. Paternain;Sanja Selak;Philip K. Ahring

  • Kainate receptor subunits expressed in single cultured hippocampal neurons: Molecular and functional variants by RNA editing

    Diego Ruano;Bertrand Lambolez;Jean Rossier;Ana V Paternain

  • Switch from Facilitation to Inhibition of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission by Group I mGluR Desensitization

    Antonio Rodríguez-Moreno;Alessandra Sistiaga;Juan Lerma;José Sánchez-Prieto

Frequent Co-Authors

Oscar Herreras
Oscar Herreras Spanish National Research Council
Michael V. L. Bennett
Michael V. L. Bennett Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sonia Garel
Sonia Garel École Normale Supérieure
R. Suzanne Zukin
R. Suzanne Zukin Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rodrigo A. Cunha
Rodrigo A. Cunha University of Coimbra
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Santiago Canals
Santiago Canals Spanish National Research Council
Jose R. Naranjo
Jose R. Naranjo Spanish National Research Council
Angel Barco
Angel Barco Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante
Antonio Cerdá
Antonio Cerdá Spanish National Research Council

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