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Nicolás Cuenca

Nicolás Cuenca

University of Alicante
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
53
Citations
7598
World Ranking
5185
National Ranking
79

Nicolás Cuenca 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 Nicolás Cuenca sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 260 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicolás Cuenca 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 Nicolás Cuenca sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicolás Cuenca is affiliated with the University of Alicante in Spain. Their research primarily spans Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their scholarly work focuses on key topics including Retinal Development and Disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Recent notable publications authored or coauthored by Nicolás Cuenca include:

  • Interpretation of OCT and OCTA images from a histological approach: Clinical and experimental implications (2020) published in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • Multimodal brain and retinal imaging of dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson disease (2022) published in Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Dopaminergic Retinal Cell Loss and Visual Dysfunction in Parkinson Disease (2020) published in Annals of Neurology
  • Retinal Organoids derived from hiPSCs of an AIPL1-LCA Patient Maintain Cytoarchitecture despite Reduced levels of Mutant AIPL1 (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Short-term high-fat feeding exacerbates degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa by promoting retinal oxidative stress and inflammation (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nicolás Cuenca include Pedro Lax, Oksana Kutsyr, Xavier Sánchez-Sáez, Henar Albertos-Arranz, and Natalia Martínez-Gil.

Their work is frequently published in journals such as Acta Ophthalmologica, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, and Scientific Reports.

Nicolás Cuenca has also contributed to book publications, including a 2023 title published by Frontiers Media: How Animals See: Structure and Function of Light Sensory Tissues Along Evolution.

Best Publications

  • Cellular responses following retinal injuries and therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative diseases

    Nicolás Cuenca;Laura Fernández-Sánchez;Laura Campello;Victoria Maneu

  • Functional and structural modifications during retinal degeneration in the rd10 mouse.

    R. Barhoum;G. Martínez-Navarrete;S. Corrochano;F. Germain

  • Regressive and reactive changes in the connectivity patterns of rod and cone pathways of P23H transgenic rat retina.

    N. Cuenca;I. Pinilla;Y. Sauvé;B. Lu

  • Early changes in synaptic connectivity following progressive photoreceptor degeneration in RCS rats.

    Nicolás Cuenca;Isabel Pinilla;Yves Sauvé;Raymond Lund

  • Phosphorylated α-synuclein in the retina is a biomarker of Parkinson's disease pathology severity.

    Isabel Ortuño-Lizarán;Thomas G. Beach;Geidy E. Serrano;Douglas G. Walker

  • The synaptic organization of the dopaminergic amacrine cell in the cat retina.

    H. Kolb;N. Cuenca;H. H. Wang;L. Dekorver

  • Astrocytes and Müller Cell Alterations During Retinal Degeneration in a Transgenic Rat Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa.

    Laura Fernández-Sánchez;Pedro Lax;Laura Campello;Isabel Pinilla

  • Multimodal brain and retinal imaging of dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson disease

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  • Phosphorylated α-synuclein-immunoreactive retinal neuronal elements in Parkinson's disease subjects

    Thomas G Beach;Jeremiah Carew;Geidy Serrano;Charles H Adler

  • Cellular organization of the vertebrate retina.

    Helga Kolb;Ralph Nelson;Peter Ahnelt;Nicolas Cuenca

  • The ubiquitin-proteasome system in retinal health and disease.

    Laura Campello;Julián Esteve-Rudd;Julián Esteve-Rudd;Nicolás Cuenca;José Martín-Nieto

  • Abnormal activity of corneal cold thermoreceptors underlies the unpleasant sensations in dry eye disease.

    Illés Kovács;Carolina Luna;Susana Quirce;Kamila Mizerska

  • Tauroursodeoxycholic acid prevents retinal degeneration in transgenic P23H rats

    Laura Fernández-Sánchez;Pedro Lax;Isabel Pinilla;José Martín-Nieto

  • Safranal, a Saffron Constituent, Attenuates Retinal Degeneration in P23H Rats

    Laura Fernández-Sánchez;Pedro Lax;Gema Esquiva;José Martín-Nieto

  • Alpha synuclein gene expression profile in the retina of vertebrates.

    Gema C. Martínez-Navarrete;José Martín-Nieto;Julián Esteve-Rudd;Antonia Angulo

  • Retinal ganglion cell numbers and delayed retinal ganglion cell death in the P23H rat retina.

    Diego García-Ayuso;Manuel Salinas-Navarro;Marta Agudo;Nicolás Cuenca

  • Microglia activation in a model of retinal degeneration and TUDCA neuroprotective effects

    Agustina Noailles;Laura Fernández-Sánchez;Pedro Lax;Nicolás Cuenca

  • Interpretation of OCT and OCTA images from a histological approach: Clinical and experimental implications.

    Nicolás Cuenca;Isabel Ortuño-Lizarán;Xavier Sánchez-Sáez;Oksana Kutsyr

  • Loss of Melanopsin-Expressing Ganglion Cell Subtypes and Dendritic Degeneration in the Aging Human Retina

    Gema Esquiva;Pedro Lax;Juan J. Pérez-Santonja;José M. García-Fernández

  • Dopaminergic Retinal Cell Loss and Visual Dysfunction in Parkinson Disease.

    Isabel Ortuño-Lizarán;Xavier Sánchez-Sáez;Pedro Lax;Geidy E. Serrano

  • The localization of guanylyl cyclase-activating proteins in the mammalian retina.

    Nicolas Cuenca;Salvador Lopez;Kim Howes;Helga Kolb

  • Changes in the inner and outer retinal layers after acute increase of the intraocular pressure in adult albino Swiss mice

    Nicolás Cuenca;Isabel Pinilla;Laura Fernández-Sánchez;Manuel Salinas-Navarro

  • Postembedding immunocytochemistry for GABA and glycine reveals the synaptic relationships of the dopaminergic amacrine cell of the cat retina.

    Helga Kolb;Nicolas Cuenca;Laura Dekorver

  • Changes in Synaptic Connectivity Following Progressive Photoreceptor Degeneration in RCS Rats

    M.I. Pinilla;N. Cuenca;N. Cuenca;Y. Sauvé;R.D. Lund

Frequent Co-Authors

Helga Kolb
Helga Kolb University of Utah
Raymond D. Lund
Raymond D. Lund University of Utah
Manuel Vidal-Sanz
Manuel Vidal-Sanz University of Murcia
Nicholas C. Brecha
Nicholas C. Brecha University of California, Los Angeles
Carlos Belmonte
Carlos Belmonte Miguel Hernandez University
Charles H. Adler
Charles H. Adler Mayo Clinic
Steven K. Fisher
Steven K. Fisher University of California, Santa Barbara
Wolfgang Baehr
Wolfgang Baehr University of Utah
Thomas G. Cotter
Thomas G. Cotter University College Cork
Carmen Ayuso
Carmen Ayuso Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz

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