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Neuroscience
Spain
2022

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Neuroscience

D-Index
69
Citations
18967
World Ranking
2607
National Ranking
37

Rafael Luján 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 Rafael Luján sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 201 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rafael Luján 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 Rafael Luján sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Rafael Luján is affiliated with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these domains, Luján has contributed extensively to subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's body of work addresses several key topics such as Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Ion channel regulation and function, and Cellular transport and secretion.

Among recent papers published by Rafael Luján are the following:

  • "Dopamine-Evoked Synaptic Regulation in the Nucleus Accumbens Requires Astrocyte Activity", 2020, Neuron
  • "Convergence of adenosine and GABA signaling for synapse stabilization during development", 2021, Science
  • "GluN3A excitatory glycine receptors control adult cortical and amygdalar circuits", 2022, Neuron
  • "Presynaptic NMDA receptors facilitate short-term plasticity and BDNF release at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses", 2021, eLife
  • "PLA2G4E, a candidate gene for resilience in Alzheimer´s disease and a new target for dementia treatment", 2020, Progress in Neurobiology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Rafael Luján include:

  • Carolina Aguado
  • Rocío Alfaro-Ruiz
  • Alejandro Martín-Belmonte
  • Ana Esther Moreno-Martínez
  • Yugo Fukazawa

Publications appear regularly in a variety of venues, with the most frequent including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
  • PubMed
  • Neuron

In addition to journal articles, Rafael Luján has authored a book published by Humana Press titled "Receptor and Ion Channel Detection in the Brain" released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Salient features of synaptic organisation in the cerebral cortex

    Peter Somogyi;Gábor Tamás;Rafael Lujan;Eberhard H. Buhl

  • Perisynaptic Location of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors mGluR1 and mGluR5 on Dendrites and Dendritic Spines in the Rat Hippocampus

    R. Lujan;Z. Nusser;J. D. B. Roberts;R. Shigemoto;R. Shigemoto

  • Cell Type and Pathway Dependence of Synaptic AMPA Receptor Number and Variability in the Hippocampus

    Zoltan Nusser;Rafael Lujan;Gregor Laube;J.David B Roberts

  • Target-cell-specific facilitation and depression in neocortical circuits.

    Alex Reyes;Rafael Lujan;Rafael Lujan;Andrej Rozov;Nail Burnashev

  • Presynaptic Control of Striatal Glutamatergic Neurotransmission by Adenosine A1–A2A Receptor Heteromers

    Francisco Ciruela;Vicent Casadó;Ricardo J. Rodrigues;Rafael Luján

  • The increased trafficking of the calcium channel subunit alpha2delta-1 to presynaptic terminals in neuropathic pain is inhibited by the alpha2delta ligand pregabalin.

    Claudia S Bauer;Manuela Nieto-Rostro;Wahida Rahman;Alexandra Tran-Van-Minh

  • Control of cortical GABA circuitry development by Nrg1 and ErbB4 signalling

    Pietro Fazzari;Ana V. Paternain;Manuel Valiente;Ramón Pla

  • Glutamate and GABA receptor signalling in the developing brain.

    R. Luján;R. Shigemoto;G. López-Bendito

  • Differential plasma membrane distribution of metabotropic glutamate receptors mGluR1α, mGluR2 and mGluR5, relative to neurotransmitter release sites

    Rafael Luján;J.David B Roberts;Ryuichi Shigemoto;Hitoshi Ohishi

  • Adenosine A2A receptors are essential for long-term potentiation of NMDA-EPSCs at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses.

    Nelson Rebola;Rafael Lujan;Rodrigo A. Cunha;Christophe Mulle

  • Differential Compartmentalization and Distinct Functions of GABAB Receptor Variants

    Réjan Vigot;Samuel Barbieri;Hans Bräuner-Osborne;Rostislav Turecek;Rostislav Turecek

  • Subcellular localization of metabotropic GABA(B) receptor subunits GABA(B1a/b) and GABA(B2) in the rat hippocampus.

    Ákos Kulik;Imre Vida;Rafael Luján;Carola A. Haas

  • METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE TYPE 5, DOPAMINE D2 AND ADENOSINE A2A RECEPTORS FORM HIGHER-ORDER OLIGOMERS IN LIVING CELLS

    Nuria Cabello;Jorge Gandía;Daniela C. G. Bertarelli;Masahiko Watanabe

  • Dopamine-Evoked Synaptic Regulation in the Nucleus Accumbens Requires Astrocyte Activity.

    Michelle Corkrum;Ana Covelo;Justin Lines;Luigi Bellocchio

  • Rapid synthesis and synaptic insertion of GluR2 for mGluR-LTD in the ventral tegmental area

    Manuel Mameli;Bénédicte Balland;Bénédicte Balland;Bénédicte Balland;Rafael Luján;Rafael Luján;Rafael Luján;Christian Lüscher;Christian Lüscher;Christian Lüscher

  • Glutamate receptors on dopamine neurons control the persistence of cocaine seeking.

    David Engblom;Ainhoa Bilbao;Carles Sanchis-Segura;Lionel Dahan

  • SK2 channel plasticity contributes to LTP at Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses.

    Mike T Lin;Rafael Luján;Masahiko Watanabe;John P Adelman

  • T-type Ca2+ channels, SK2 channels and SERCAs gate sleep-related oscillations in thalamic dendrites

    Lucius Cueni;Marco Canepari;Rafael Luján;Yann Emmenegger

  • RGS2 modulates coupling between GABAB receptors and GIRK channels in dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area.

    Gwenaël Labouèbe;Marta Lomazzi;Hans G Cruz;Cyril Creton

  • Endocytosis and synaptic removal of NR3A-containing NMDA receptors by PACSIN1/syndapin1

    Isabel Pérez-Otaño;Isabel Pérez-Otaño;Rafael Luján;Steven J Tavalin;Markus Plomann

Frequent Co-Authors

Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Ryuichi Shigemoto
Ryuichi Shigemoto Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Francisco Ciruela
Francisco Ciruela University of Barcelona
Kirill A. Martemyanov
Kirill A. Martemyanov Scripps Research Institute
Peter Somogyi
Peter Somogyi University of Oxford
Christian Lüscher
Christian Lüscher University of Geneva
Guillermina López-Bendito
Guillermina López-Bendito Miguel Hernandez University
Yugo Fukazawa
Yugo Fukazawa University of Fukui
Rodrigo A. Cunha
Rodrigo A. Cunha University of Coimbra
Alfonso Fairén
Alfonso Fairén Miguel Hernandez University

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