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María Llorens-Martín

María Llorens-Martín

Spanish National Research Council
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
7195
World Ranking
8276
National Ranking
137

María Llorens-Martín 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 María Llorens-Martín sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 77 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

María Llorens-Martín 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 María Llorens-Martín sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

María Llorens-Martín is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has an extensive background in neuroscience research. Their work spans several fields, with a primary focus on neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

The scientist has published notably in fields including Neuroscience, with subfields in Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Genetics. Their research topics cover areas such as neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, epigenetics and DNA methylation, and glioma diagnosis and treatment.

Among recent research papers authored or coauthored by María Llorens-Martín are:

  • Impact of neurodegenerative diseases on human adult hippocampal neurogenesis, 2021, Science
  • Evidences for Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Humans, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Unraveling human adult hippocampal neurogenesis, 2020, Nature Protocols
  • Methods to study adult hippocampal neurogenesis in humans and across the phylogeny, 2022, Hippocampus
  • Progression of Alzheimer's disease parallels unusual structural plasticity of human dentate granule cells, 2022, Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with María Llorens-Martín include:

  • Miguel Flor-García
  • Julia Terreros-Roncal
  • Elena P. Moreno-Jiménez
  • Alberto Rábano
  • C. B. Rodríguez-Moreno

The scientist's work has been published multiple times in several key venues, with the most recurrent publication venues being:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Science
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Nature Protocols
  • Hippocampus

Overall, María Llorens-Martín's research contributes to the understanding of adult hippocampal neurogenesis, neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, and fundamental neurobiological processes that influence brain development and pathology.

Best Publications

  • Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is abundant in neurologically healthy subjects and drops sharply in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

    Elena P. Moreno-Jiménez;Elena P. Moreno-Jiménez;Miguel Flor-García;Miguel Flor-García;Julia Terreros-Roncal;Julia Terreros-Roncal;Alberto Rábano

  • GSK-3β, a pivotal kinase in Alzheimer disease

    María Llorens-Martín;María Llorens-Martín;Jerónimo Jurado;Félix Hernández;Jesús Avila

  • The effects of exercise on spatial learning and anxiety-like behavior are mediated by an IGF-I-dependent mechanism related to hippocampal neurogenesis.

    J.L. Trejo;M.V. LLorens-Martín;I. Torres-Alemán

  • Impact of neurodegenerative diseases on human adult hippocampal neurogenesis.

    J. Terreros-Roncal;J. Terreros-Roncal;E. P. Moreno-Jiménez;E. P. Moreno-Jiménez;M. Flor-García;M. Flor-García;C. B. Rodríguez-Moreno

  • Central actions of liver-derived insulin-like growth factor I underlying its pro-cognitive effects.

    J L Trejo;J Piriz;M V Llorens-Martin;A M Fernandez

  • Evidences for Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Humans.

    Elena P. Moreno-Jiménez;Elena P. Moreno-Jiménez;Julia Terreros-Roncal;Julia Terreros-Roncal;Miguel Flor-García;Miguel Flor-García;Alberto Rábano

  • Direct Evidence of Internalization of Tau by Microglia In Vitro and In Vivo.

    Marta Bolós;María Llorens-Martín;Jerónimo Jurado-Arjona;Félix Hernández

  • Absence of CX3CR1 impairs the internalization of Tau by microglia.

    Marta Bolós;María Llorens-Martín;María Llorens-Martín;Juan Ramón Perea;Jerónimo Jurado-Arjona

  • Inhibition of adult hippocampal neurogenesis disrupts contextual learning but spares spatial working memory, long-term conditional rule retention and spatial reversal.

    V. Hernández-Rabaza;M. Llorens-Martín;Clara Velázquez-Sánchez;A. Ferragud

  • Role of Neuroinflammation in Adult Neurogenesis and Alzheimer Disease: Therapeutic Approaches

    Almudena Fuster-Matanzo;María Llorens-Martín;Félix Hernández;Jesús Avila

  • Mechanisms mediating brain plasticity: IGF1 and adult hippocampal neurogenesis.

    María LLorens-Martín;Ignacio Torres-Alemán;José Luis Trejo

  • Exercise modulates insulin-like growth factor 1-dependent and -independent effects on adult hippocampal neurogenesis and behaviour

    María LLorens-Martín;Ignacio Torres-Alemán;José Luis Trejo

  • GSK-3β overexpression causes reversible alterations on postsynaptic densities and dendritic morphology of hippocampal granule neurons in vivo.

    M Llorens-Martín;A Fuster-Matanzo;C M Teixeira;J Jurado-Arjona

  • Pronounced individual variation in the response to the stimulatory action of exercise on immature hippocampal neurons.

    M Llorens-Martín;I Torres-Alemán;J L Trejo

  • Memantine normalizes several phenotypic features in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome.

    Noemí Rueda;María Llorens-Martín;Jesús Flórez;Elsa Valdizán;Elsa Valdizán;Elsa Valdizán

  • Absence of microglial CX3CR1 impairs the synaptic integration of adult-born hippocampal granule neurons.

    Marta Bolós;Juan Ramón Perea;Julia Terreros-Roncal;Noemí Pallas-Bazarra

  • Hyperexcitability and epileptic seizures in a model of frontotemporal dementia

    Ana M. García-Cabrero;Rosa Guerrero-López;Beatriz G. Giráldez;María Llorens-Martín

  • Unraveling human adult hippocampal neurogenesis

    Miguel Flor-García;Miguel Flor-García;Julia Terreros-Roncal;Elena P Moreno-Jiménez;Elena P Moreno-Jiménez;Jesús Ávila

  • Novel connection between newborn granule neurons and the hippocampal CA2 field

    María Llorens-Martín;Jerónimo Jurado-Arjona;Jesús Avila;Félix Hernández

  • The Role of Microglia in the Spread of Tau: Relevance for Tauopathies.

    Juan Ramón Perea;María Llorens-Martín;María Llorens-Martín;Jesús Ávila;Marta Bolós

  • Selective alterations of neurons and circuits related to early memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.

    Maria Llorens-Martín;Lidia Blazquez-Llorca;Ruth Benavides-Piccione;Alberto Rabano

  • Blockade of insulin‐like growth factor‐I has complex effects on structural plasticity in the hippocampus

    Erica R. Glasper;Maria V. Llorens-Martin;Benedetta Leuner;Elizabeth Gould

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús Avila
Jesús Avila Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
José Luis Trejo
José Luis Trejo Cajal Institute
Félix Hernández
Félix Hernández Jaume I University
Ignacio Torres-Aleman
Ignacio Torres-Aleman Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience
Eduardo Soriano
Eduardo Soriano University of Barcelona
Javier DeFelipe
Javier DeFelipe Technical University of Madrid
Juan J. Canales
Juan J. Canales University of Tasmania
Miguel Díaz-Hernández
Miguel Díaz-Hernández Complutense University of Madrid
Henriette van Praag
Henriette van Praag Florida Atlantic University
Hideaki Soya
Hideaki Soya University of Tsukuba

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