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Manuel Vidal-Sanz

Manuel Vidal-Sanz

University of Murcia
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
73
Citations
15346
World Ranking
19725
National Ranking
283

Manuel Vidal-Sanz publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel Vidal-Sanz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 327 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Manuel Vidal-Sanz D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel Vidal-Sanz sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Manuel Vidal-Sanz is affiliated with the University of Murcia in Spain and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their primary subfields of study include ophthalmology, molecular biology, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and cell biology. The research topics most frequently addressed by Manuel Vidal-Sanz focus on retinal development and disorders, glaucoma and retinal disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and mesenchymal stem cell research.

Manuel Vidal-Sanz has published in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Acta Ophthalmologica (37 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (10 publications)
  • Neural Regeneration Research (5 publications)
  • Frontiers in Neuroanatomy (3 publications)
  • Experimental Eye Research (3 publications)

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Manuel Vidal-Sanz are the following:

  • "Retinal ganglion cell repopulation for vision restoration in optic neuropathy: a roadmap from the RReSTORe Consortium" (2023) published in Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • "Time course of bilateral microglial activation in a mouse model of laser-induced glaucoma" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Pan-retinal ganglion cell markers in mice, rats, and rhesus macaques" (2022) published in
  • "Retinal Molecular Changes Are Associated with Neuroinflammation and Loss of RGCs in an Experimental Model of Glaucoma" (2021) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Coordinated Intervention of Microglial and Müller Cells in Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration" (2020) published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Frequent collaborators of Manuel Vidal-Sanz include:

  • Marta Agudo-Barriuso (36 joint works)
  • Johnny Di Pierdomenico (31 joint works)
  • Alejandro Gallego-Ortega (28 joint works)
  • Francisco J. Valiente-Soriano (24 joint works)
  • Caridad Galindo-Romero (23 joint works)

Best Publications

  • Axonal regeneration and synapse formation in the superior colliculus by retinal ganglion cells in the adult rat

    M Vidal-Sanz;GM Bray;MP Villegas-Perez;S Thanos

  • Rapid and protracted phases of retinal ganglion cell loss follow axotomy in the optic nerve of adult rats

    Maria-Paz Villegas-Pérez;Manuel Vidal-Sanz;Michael Rasminsky;Garth M. Bray

  • Brn3a as a marker of retinal ganglion cells: qualitative and quantitative time course studies in naive and optic nerve-injured retinas.

    Francisco M Nadal-Nicolás;Manuel Jiménez-López;Paloma Sobrado-Calvo;Leticia Nieto-López

  • Effects of axotomy and intraocular administration of NT-4, NT-3, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor on the survival of adult rat retinal ganglion cells. A quantitative in vivo study

    P Peinado-Ramón;M Salvador;M P Villegas-Pérez;M Vidal-Sanz

  • Influences of peripheral nerve grafts on the survival and regrowth of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult rats

    MP Villegas-Perez;M Vidal-Sanz;GM Bray;AJ Aguayo

  • Retinal ganglion cell death after different transient periods of pressure-induced ischemia and survival intervals. A quantitative in vivo study.

    I Sellés-Navarro;M P Villegas-Pérez;M Salvador-Silva;J M Ruiz-Gómez

  • Electrophysiologic responses in hamster superior colliculus evoked by regenerating retinal axons.

    SA Keirstead;M Rasminsky;Y Fukuda;DA Carter

  • Degenerative and regenerative responses of injured neurons in the central nervous system of adult mammals

    A. J. Aguayo;M. Rasminsky;G. M. Bray;S. Carbonetto

  • IOP induces upregulation of GFAP and MHC-II and microglia reactivity in mice retina contralateral to experimental glaucoma

    Beatriz I Gallego;Juan J Salazar;Rosa de Hoz;Blanca Rojas

  • Myelination transition zone astrocytes are constitutively phagocytic and have synuclein dependent reactivity in glaucoma

    Judy V. Nguyen;Ileana Soto;Keun Young Kim;Eric A. Bushong

  • Understanding glaucomatous damage: Anatomical and functional data from ocular hypertensive rodent retinas

    Manuel Vidal-Sanz;Manuel Salinas-Navarro;Francisco M. Nadal-Nicolás;Luis Alarcón-Martínez

  • Persistent retrograde labeling of adult rat retinal ganglion cells with the carbocyanine dye diI

    Manuel Vidal-Sanz;María P. Villegas-Pérez;María P. Villegas-Pérez;Garth M. Bray;Garth M. Bray;Albert J. Aguayo;Albert J. Aguayo

  • A computerized analysis of the entire retinal ganglion cell population and its spatial distribution in adult rats.

    M. Salinas-Navarro;S. Mayor-Torroglosa;M. Jiménez-López;M. Avilés-Trigueros

  • Effects of different neurotrophic factors on the survival of retinal ganglion cells after a complete intraorbital nerve crush injury: a quantitative in vivo study.

    Guillermo Parrilla-Reverter;Marta Agudo;Paloma Sobrado-Calvo;Manuel Salinas-Navarro

  • Axotomy-induced retinal ganglion cell death in adult mice: Quantitative and topographic time course analyses

    C. Galindo-Romero;M. Avilés-Trigueros;M. Jiménez-López;F.J. Valiente-Soriano

  • Ocular hypertension impairs optic nerve axonal transport leading to progressive retinal ganglion cell degeneration.

    Manuel Salinas-Navarro;Luis Alarcón-Martínez;Francisco J. Valiente-Soriano;Manuel Jiménez-López

  • Microglia in mouse retina contralateral to experimental glaucoma exhibit multiple signs of activation in all retinal layers

    Blanca Rojas;Beatriz I Gallego;Ana I Ramírez;Juan J Salazar

  • Ganglion cell loss in RCS rat retina: A result of compression of axons by contracting intraretinal vessels linked to the pigment epithelium

    M.P. Villegas‐Pérez;J.M. Lawrence;M. Vidal‐Sanz;M.M. Lavail

  • Retinal ganglion cell population in adult albino and pigmented mice: a computerized analysis of the entire population and its spatial distribution

    M. Salinas-Navarro;M. Jiménez-López;F.J. Valiente-Soriano;L. Alarcón-Martínez

  • The use of peripheral nerve grafts to enhance neuronal survival, promote growth and permit terminal reconnections in the central nervous system of adult rats.

    Garth M. Bray;Maria Paz Villegas-Perez;Manuel Vidal-Sanz;Albert J. Aguayo

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert J. Aguayo
Albert J. Aguayo McGill University
Finn Hallböök
Finn Hallböök Uppsala University
Garth M. Bray
Garth M. Bray McGill University
Raymond D. Lund
Raymond D. Lund University of Utah
Nicolás Cuenca
Nicolás Cuenca University of Alicante
Serge Picaud
Serge Picaud Institut de la Vision
António F. Ambrósio
António F. Ambrósio University of Coimbra
Neville N. Osborne
Neville N. Osborne University of Oxford
Lisa McKerracher
Lisa McKerracher BioAxone BioSciences Inc.
Carlo Nucci
Carlo Nucci University of Rome Tor Vergata

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