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María Teresa Miras-Portugal

María Teresa Miras-Portugal

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9068
World Ranking
15759
National Ranking
341

María Teresa Miras-Portugal publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where María Teresa Miras-Portugal sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 200 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

María Teresa Miras-Portugal D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where María Teresa Miras-Portugal sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

María Teresa Miras-Portugal was affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research mainly focused on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to subfields such as Physiology, Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Biological Psychiatry, and the Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The main topics covered in their work included:

  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Among their recent scientific papers were:

  • "Update of P2Y receptor pharmacology: IUPHAR Review 27" (2020), published in the British Journal of Pharmacology
  • "P2X7 receptors in the central nervous system" (2021), published in Biochemical Pharmacology
  • "Salient brain entities labelled in P2rx7-EGFP reporter mouse embryos include the septum, roof plate glial specializations and circumventricular ependymal organs" (2021), published in Brain Structure and Function
  • "Live Imaging Reveals Cerebellar Neural Stem Cell Dynamics and the Role of VNUT in Lineage Progression" (2020), published in Stem Cell Reports
  • "Nucleotides-Induced Changes in the Mechanical Properties of Living Endothelial Cells and Astrocytes, Analyzed by Atomic Force Microscopy" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The frequent collaborators in their scientific publications included Kenneth A. Jacobson, Esmerilda G. Delicado, Christian Gachet, Charles Kennedy, and Raquel Pérez-Sen.

The scientist published regularly in key venues such as the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology, the British Journal of Pharmacology, Biochemical Pharmacology, Brain Structure and Function, and Stem Cell Reports.

María Teresa Miras-Portugal was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2011.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of the UDP-glucose receptor (re-named here the P2Y14 receptor) adds diversity to the P2Y receptor family.

    Maria Pia Abbracchio;Jean-Marie Boeynaems;Eric A Barnard;José L Boyer

  • Positive feedback of glutamate exocytosis by metabotropic presynaptic receptor stimulation

    I Herrero;M T Miras-Portugal;J Sánchez-Prieto

  • Altered P2X7-receptor level and function in mouse models of Huntington’s disease and therapeutic efficacy of antagonist administration

    Miguel Díaz-Hernández;Miguel Díaz-Hernández;María Díez-Zaera;Jesús Sánchez-Nogueiro;Jesús Sánchez-Nogueiro;Rosa Gómez-Villafuertes

  • Extracellular tau promotes intracellular calcium increase through M1 and M3 muscarinic receptors in neuronal cells

    A. Gómez-Ramos;M. Díaz-Hernández;A. Rubio;M.T. Miras-Portugal

  • A purinergic component of the excitatory postsynaptic current mediated by P2X receptors in the CA1 neurons of the rat hippocampus

    Yuri Pankratov;Enrique Castro;Maria Teresa Miras-Portugal;Oleg Krishtal

  • In vivo P2X7 inhibition reduces amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease through GSK3β and secretases

    Juan Ignacio Diaz-Hernandez;Juan Ignacio Diaz-Hernandez;Juan Ignacio Diaz-Hernandez;Rosa Gomez-Villafuertes;Rosa Gomez-Villafuertes;Rosa Gomez-Villafuertes;Miriam León-Otegui;Miriam León-Otegui;Lourdes Hontecillas-Prieto

  • Seizure suppression and neuroprotection by targeting the purinergic P2X7 receptor during status epilepticus in mice

    Tobias Engel;Rosa Gomez-Villafuertes;Rosa Gomez-Villafuertes;Katsuhiro Tanaka;Guillaume Mesuret

  • Increased neocortical expression of the P2X7 receptor after status epilepticus and anticonvulsant effect of P2X7 receptor antagonist A-438079

    Alba Jimenez-Pacheco;Guillaume Mesuret;Amaya Sanz-Rodriguez;Katsuhiro Tanaka

  • Subcellular Distribution Studies of Diadenosine Polyphosphates—Ap4A and Ap5A—in Bovine Adrenal Medulla: Presence in Chromaffin Granules

    A. Rodriguez del Castillo;M. Torres;E. G. Delicado;M. T. Miras-Portugal

  • Inhibition of the ATP-gated P2X7 receptor promotes axonal growth and branching in cultured hippocampal neurons.

    Miguel Díaz-Hernandez;Ana del Puerto;Juan Ignacio Díaz-Hernandez;María Diez-Zaera

  • Neuronal P2X7 Receptor: Involvement in Neuronal Physiology and Pathology.

    M. Teresa Miras-Portugal;Álvaro Sebastián-Serrano;Álvaro Sebastián-Serrano;Laura de Diego García;Laura de Diego García;Miguel Díaz-Hernández;Miguel Díaz-Hernández

  • P2X7 Receptors in Rat Brain: Presence in Synaptic Terminals and Granule Cells

    Maria Teresa Miras-Portugal;Miguel Díaz-Hernández;Lisandro Giráldez;Cristina Hervás

  • Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase promotes axonal growth of hippocampal neurons

    M. Díez-Zaera;J. I. Díaz-Hernández;E. Hernández-Álvarez;H. Zimmermann

  • Characteristics and consequences of muscarinic receptor activation by tau protein

    Alberto Gómez-Ramos;Miguel Díaz-Hernández;Alicia Rubio;Juan Ignacio Díaz-Hernández

  • Diadenosine polyphosphate receptors. from rat and guinea-pig brain to human nervous system.

    J Pintor;M Díaz-Hernández;J Gualix;R Gómez-Villafuertes

  • Diinosine pentaphosphate (IP5I) is a potent antagonist at recombinant rat P2X1 receptors

    B F King;M Liu;J Pintor;J Gualix

  • Rapid Desensitization of the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor that Facilitates Glutamate Release in Rat Cerebrocortical Nerve Terminals

    I. Herrero;M. T. Miras‐Portugal;J. Sánchez‐Prieto

  • Functional Switch from Facilitation to Inhibition in the Control of Glutamate Release by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors

    Inmaculada Herrero;Marı́a Teresa Miras-Portugal;José Sánchez-Prieto

  • Potentiation of ATP calcium responses by A2B receptor stimulation and other signals coupled to Gs proteins in type-1 cerebellar astrocytes.

    Ana I. Jiménez;Enrique Castro;Maribel Mirabet;Rafael Franco

  • Carbachol induced release of diadenosine polyphosphates -Ap4A and Ap5A- from perfused bovine adrenal medulla and isolated chromaffin cells

    J Pintor;M Torres;M T Miras-Portugal

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Díaz-Hernández
Miguel Díaz-Hernández Complutense University of Madrid
Lisardo Boscá
Lisardo Boscá Autonomous University of Madrid
Geoffrey Burnstock
Geoffrey Burnstock University College London
Oleg Krishtal
Oleg Krishtal National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Rodrigo A. Cunha
Rodrigo A. Cunha University of Coimbra
Maria J. Torres
Maria J. Torres Hospital Universitario La Paz
Jesús Avila
Jesús Avila Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
David C. Henshall
David C. Henshall Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Tobias Engel
Tobias Engel Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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