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88
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38039
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1179
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604

Luis de Lecea 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 Luis de Lecea sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 430 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luis de Lecea 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 Luis de Lecea sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luis de Lecea is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and specializes in the field of Neuroscience, with a publication record covering diverse subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Neurology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on key topics such as Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Sleep and related disorders, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep.

Frequent co-authors contributing to shared research projects include Shi-Bin Li, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Keith R. Murphy, W Bian, and Oscar C. González.

Publications by Luis de Lecea have appeared repeatedly in several prominent venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Science
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Notable recent papers include:

  • Non-invasive transcranial ultrasound stimulation for neuromodulation, 2021, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Hyperexcitable arousal circuits drive sleep instability during aging, 2022, Science
  • Neural and Hormonal Control of Sexual Behavior, 2020, Endocrinology
  • The hypocretin (orexin) system: from a neural circuitry perspective, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • Hypothalamic circuitry underlying stress-induced insomnia and peripheral immunosuppression, 2020, Science Advances

Best Publications

  • The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity

    L. de Lecea;T. S. Kilduff;C. Peyron;X.-B. Gao

  • Neurons Containing Hypocretin (Orexin) Project to Multiple Neuronal Systems

    Christelle Peyron;Devin K. Tighe;Anthony N. van den Pol;Anthony N. van den Pol;Luis de Lecea

  • Neural substrates of awakening probed with optogenetic control of hypocretin neurons

    Antoine Roger Adamantidis;Feng Zhang;Alexander M Aravanis;Karl Deisseroth

  • Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning

    Hsing-Chen Tsai;Feng Zhang;Antoine Roger Adamantidis;Garret D Stuber

  • Tuning arousal with optogenetic modulation of locus coeruleus neurons.

    Matthew E Carter;Ofer Yizhar;Sachiko Chikahisa;Sachiko Chikahisa;Hieu Nguyen

  • Hypocretin/Orexin- and melanin-concentrating hormone-expressing cells form distinct populations in the rodent lateral hypothalamus: Relationship to the neuropeptide Y and agouti gene-related protein systems

    C. Broberger;L. De Lecea;J.G. Sutcliffe;T. Hökfelt

  • Optogenetic interrogation of neural circuits: technology for probing mammalian brain structures.

    Feng Zhang;Viviana Gradinaru;Antoine Roger Adamantidis;Remy Durand

  • A novel adenylyl cyclase-activating serotonin receptor (5-HT7) implicated in the regulation of mammalian circadian rhythms.

    Timothy W. Lovenberg;Bruce M. Baron;Luis de Lecea;Joseph D. Miller

  • Circuit-Breakers: Optical Technologies For Probing Neural Signals And Systems

    Feng Zhang;Alexander M. Aravanis;Antoine Adamantidis;Luis de Lecea

  • Regional and cellular patterns of reelin mRNA expression in the forebrain of the developing and adult mouse

    Soledad Alcántara;Soledad Alcántara;Mónica Ruiz;Gabriella D’Arcangelo;Frederic Ezan

  • Hypocretin-1 modulates rapid eye movement sleep through activation of locus coeruleus neurons.

    Patrice Bourgin;Salvador Huitrón-Reséndiz;Avron D. Spier;Véronique Fabre

  • Role for hypocretin in mediating stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior.

    Benjamin Boutrel;Paul J. Kenny;Sheila E. Specio;Rémi Martin-Fardon

  • Neuropeptide S: A Neuropeptide Promoting Arousal and Anxiolytic-like Effects

    Yan Ling Xu;Rainer K. Reinscheid;Salvador Huitron-Resendiz;Stewart D. Clark

  • VTA dopaminergic neurons regulate ethologically relevant sleep–wake behaviors

    Ada Eban-Rothschild;Gideon Rothschild;William J Giardino;Jeff R Jones

  • The hypocretins: setting the arousal threshold.

    J. Gregor Sutcliffe;Luis de Lecea

  • Interaction between the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor System and Hypocretins (Orexins): A Novel Circuit Mediating Stress Response

    Raphaëlle Winsky-Sommerer;Akihiro Yamanaka;Sabrina Diano;Erzsebet Borok

  • A cortical neuropeptide with neuronal depressant and sleep-modulating properties

    Luis de Lecea;José R. Criado;Óscar Prospero-Garcia;Kaare M. Gautvik

  • Optogenetic interrogation of dopaminergic modulation of the multiple phases of reward-seeking behavior.

    Antoine Roger Adamantidis;Hsing-Chen Tsai;Benjamin Boutrel;Feng Zhang

  • Transgenic mice with a reduced core body temperature have an increased life span

    Bruno Conti;Manuel Sanchez-Alavez;Raphaelle Winsky-Sommerer;Maria Concetta Morale

  • Overview of the most prevalent hypothalamus-specific mRNAs, as identified by directional tag PCR subtraction

    Gautvik Km;de Lecea L;Gautvik Vt;Danielson Pe

  • The hypocretins: excitatory neuromodulatory peptides for multiple homeostatic systems, including sleep and feeding.

    J. Gregor Sutcliffe;Luis de Lecea

  • The hypocretins/orexins: integrators of multiple physiological functions

    Jingcheng Li;Zhian Hu;Luis de Lecea

  • Cortistatin: a member of the somatostatin neuropeptide family with distinct physiological functions.

    Avron D Spier;Luis de Lecea

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Gregor Sutcliffe
J. Gregor Sutcliffe Scripps Research Institute
Antoine Roger Adamantidis
Antoine Roger Adamantidis University of Bern
Steven J. Henriksen
Steven J. Henriksen Scripps Research Institute
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Eduardo Soriano
Eduardo Soriano University of Barcelona
George R. Siggins
George R. Siggins Scripps Research Institute
Justo P. Castaño
Justo P. Castaño University of Córdoba
Antonello Bonci
Antonello Bonci National Institute on Drug Abuse
Raúl M. Luque
Raúl M. Luque University of Córdoba

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