2026 Maria V. Sanchez-Vives: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	67	2832	2588	40	39	208	22982

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Overview

Maria V. Sanchez-Vives is affiliated with the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats in Spain. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience, focusing on neural dynamics and brain function as well as applications involving virtual reality.

Their work is prominent in the field of Neuroscience, with notable emphasis on subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Human-Computer Interaction, Social Psychology, and Pharmacology.

Among the main topics covered in their publications are:

Neural dynamics and brain function
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Their research has appeared in various publication venues with a concentration in:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Brain stimulation
Frontiers in Psychology
arXiv (Cornell University)

Recent papers from Maria V. Sanchez-Vives include:

"The Rocketbox Library and the Utility of Freely Available Rigged Avatars," 2020, Frontiers in Virtual Reality
"Modulation of cortical slow oscillations and complexity across anesthesia levels," 2020, NeuroImage
"Being the Victim of Intimate Partner Violence in Virtual Reality: First- Versus Third-Person Perspective," 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
"Up and Down States During Slow Oscillations in Slow-Wave Sleep and Different Levels of Anesthesia," 2021, Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
"Impact of virtual embodiment and exercises on functional ability and range of motion in orthopedic rehabilitation," 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors in their collaborations include:

Maurizio Mattia
Arnau Manasanch
Almudena Barbero-Castillo
Alessandra Camassa
Alain Destexhe

Best Publications

From presence to consciousness through virtual reality

Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;Mel Slater

2196
Citations
Cellular and network mechanisms of rhythmic recurrent activity in neocortex.

Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;David A. McCormick

1783
Citations
Enhancing Our Lives with Immersive Virtual Reality

Mel Slater;Mel Slater;Mel Slater;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives

1754
Citations
First person experience of body transfer in virtual reality.

Mel Slater;Mel Slater;Bernhard Spanlang;Bernhard Spanlang;María Victoria Sánchez-Vives;Olaf Blanke

1204
Citations
Immersive journalism: Immersive virtual reality for the first-person experience of news

Nonny de la Peòa;Peggy Weil;Joan Llobera;Bernhard Spanlang

797
Citations
A virtual reprise of the Stanley Milgram obedience experiments.

Mel Slater;Mel Slater;Angus Antley;Adam Davison;David Swapp

690
Citations
Inducing illusory ownership of a virtual body

Mel Slater;Daniel Perez-Marcos;H. Henrik Ehrsson;María Victoria Sánchez-Vives;María Victoria Sánchez-Vives

671
Citations
Cellular and network mechanisms of slow oscillatory activity (<1 Hz) and wave propagations in a cortical network model.

Albert Compte;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;David A. McCormick;Xiao Jing Wang

665
Citations
Towards a digital body: the virtual arm illusion

Mel Slater;Daniel Perez-Marcos;H. Henrik Ehrsson;María Victoria Sánchez-Vives

663
Citations
Extending body space in immersive virtual reality: a very long arm illusion.

Konstantina Kilteni;Jean-Marie Normand;María Victoria Sánchez-Vives;Mel Slater;Mel Slater

540
Citations
Electrophysiological classes of cat primary visual cortical neurons in vivo as revealed by quantitative analyses.

Lionel G. Nowak;Rony Azouz;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;Charles M. Gray

480
Citations
Virtual Hand Illusion Induced by Visuomotor Correlations

María Victoria Sánchez-Vives;Bernhard Spanlang;Antonio Frisoli;Massimo Bergamasco

477
Citations
Changing bodies changes minds: owning another body affects social cognition

Lara Maister;Mel Slater;Mel Slater;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;Manos Tsakiris

431
Citations
Functional dynamics of GABAergic inhibition in the thalamus

Uhnoh Kim;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;David A. McCormick

418
Citations
How we experience immersive virtual environments: the concept of presence and its measurement *

Mel Slater;Beau Lotto;María Marta Arnold;María Victoria Sánchez-Vives

406
Citations
Cellular mechanisms of long-lasting adaptation in visual cortical neurons in vitro.

Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;Lionel G. Nowak;David A. McCormick

402
Citations
Membrane Mechanisms Underlying Contrast Adaptation in Cat Area 17In Vivo

Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;Lionel G. Nowak;David A. McCormick

365
Citations
Influence of low and high frequency inputs on spike timing in visual cortical neurons.

Lionel G. Nowak;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;David A. McCormick

316
Citations
Effects of music learning and piano practice on cognitive function, mood and quality of life in older adults

Sofia Seinfeld;Heidi Figueroa;Jordi Ortiz-Gil;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives

315
Citations
Offenders become the victim in virtual reality: impact of changing perspective in domestic violence.

Sofia Seinfeld;J. Arroyo-Palacios;G. Iruretagoyena;R. Hortensius;R. Hortensius

251
Citations