2026 Rosario Moratalla: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	65	3065	2801	43	42	168	25626

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Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Rosario Moratalla is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on fundamental aspects of medicine and neuroscience, producing a substantial body of work in these fields. They have contributed extensively to the fields of cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, physiology, molecular biology, and cell biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of important areas, including:

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Neurological disorders and treatments
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Nerve injury and regeneration
Cellular transport and secretion
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Rosario Moratalla has published in numerous scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

Neurobiology of Disease
IBRO Neuroscience Reports
Movement Disorders
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Pharmacology

Some of their recent papers are as follows:

Modeling Parkinson's Disease With the Alpha-Synuclein Protein, 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology
The Role of Cholesterol in α-Synuclein and Lewy Body Pathology in GBA1 Parkinson's Disease, 2020, Movement Disorders
Diabetes Causes Dysfunctional Dopamine Neurotransmission Favoring Nigrostriatal Degeneration in Mice, 2020, Movement Disorders
Dopamine D2R is Required for Hippocampal-dependent Memory and Plasticity at the CA3-CA1 Synapse, 2020, Cerebral Cortex
Beneficial effects of the phytocannabinoid Δ9-THCV in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease, 2020, Neurobiology of Disease

They frequently collaborate with several other researchers, including:

Samuel Alberquilla
Noelia Granado
Patricia García-Sanz
Adrián Sanz-Magro
Mario Gustavo Murer

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

10661
Citations
Amphetamine and cocaine induce drug-specific activation of the c-fos gene in striosome-matrix compartments and limbic subdivisions of the striatum

Ann M. Graybiel;Rosario Moratalla;Harold A. Robertson

1207
Citations
A(2A) adenosine receptor deficiency attenuates brain injury induced by transient focal ischemia in mice

J.-F. Chen;Zhihong Huang;Jianya Ma;Jinmin Zhu

661
Citations
Dopamine D1 receptor mutant mice are deficient in striatal expression of dynorphin and in dopamine-mediated behavioral responses

Ming Xu;Rosario Moratalla;Lisa H. Gold;Noboru Hiroi

611
Citations
Elimination of cocaine-induced hyperactivity and dopamine-mediated neurophysiological effects in dopamine D1 receptor mutant mice

Ming Xu;Xiu-Ti Hu;Donald C. Cooper;Rosario Moratalla

428
Citations
Dopamine D3 Receptor Mutant Mice Exhibit Increased Behavioral Sensitivity to Concurrent Stimulation of D1 and D2 Receptors

Ming Xu;Timothy E Koeltzow;Giovanni Tirado Santiago;Rosario Moratalla

395
Citations
Modeling Parkinson's Disease With the Alpha-Synuclein Protein

Mónica Gómez-Benito;Noelia Granado;Noelia Granado;Patricia García-Sanz;Patricia García-Sanz;Anne Michel

388
Citations
ERK Phosphorylation and FosB Expression Are Associated with L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia in Hemiparkinsonian Mice

Nancy Pavón;Ana B. Martín;Ainhoa Mendialdua;Rosario Moratalla

387
Citations
Network-Level Changes in Expression of Inducible Fos–Jun Proteins in the Striatum during Chronic Cocaine Treatment and Withdrawal

Rosario Moratalla;Bulent Elibol;Mario Vallejo;Ann M Graybiel

347
Citations
Circuit-specific signaling in astrocyte-neuron networks in basal ganglia pathways

R. Martín;Raquel Bajo-Grañeras;Rosario Moratalla;Rosario Moratalla;Gertrudis Perea

327
Citations
Striatal adenosine A2A and cannabinoid CB1 receptors form functional heteromeric complexes that mediate the motor effects of cannabinoids.

Paulina Carriba;Oskar Ortiz;Kshitij Patkar;Zuzana Justinova;Zuzana Justinova

323
Citations
Distinct Roles of D1 and D5 Dopamine Receptors in Motor Activity and Striatal Synaptic Plasticity

Diego Centonze;Cristina Grande;Emilia Saulle;Ana B. Martín

311
Citations
Genetic Inactivation of Dopamine D1 but Not D2 Receptors Inhibits L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia and Histone Activation

Sanja Darmopil;Ana B. Martín;Irene Ruiz De Diego;Sara Ares

300
Citations
The role of the D2 dopamine receptor (D2R) in A2A adenosine receptor (A2AR)-mediated behavioral and cellular responses as revealed by A2A and D2 receptor knockout mice

Jiang Fan Chen;Rosario Moratalla;Francesco Impagnatiello;David K. Grandy

288
Citations
Receptor Subtypes Involved in the Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Actions of Dopamine on Striatal Interneurons

Diego Centonze;Cristina Grande;Alessandro Usiello;Paolo Gubellini

276
Citations
D1 but not D5 Dopamine Receptors Are Critical for LTP, Spatial Learning, and LTP-Induced arc and zif268 Expression in the Hippocampus

Noelia Granado;Oskar Ortiz;Luz M. Suárez;Eduardo D. Martín

270
Citations
Dynamic regulation of NGFI-A (zif268, egr1) gene expression in the striatum

Rosario Moratalla;Robertson Ha;A.M. Graybiel

260
Citations
Amphetamine-related drugs neurotoxicity in humans and in experimental animals: Main mechanisms.

Rosario Moratalla;Amit Suresh Khairnar;Nicola Simola;Noelia Granado

244
Citations
Cellular responses to psychomotor stimulant and neuroleptic drugs are abnormal in mice lacking the D1 dopamine receptor

Rosario Moratalla;Ming Xu;Susumu Tonegawa;Ann M. Graybiel

224
Citations
Neuroanatomical relationship between type 1 cannabinoid receptors and dopaminergic systems in the rat basal ganglia

M.D. Julian;A.B. Martin;B. Cuellar;F. Rodriguez De Fonseca

198
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