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Neuroscience

D-Index
32
Citations
3722
World Ranking
9546
National Ranking
162

Washington Buño 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 Washington Buño sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 104 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Washington Buño 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 Washington Buño sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Washington Buño is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with significant contributions to several specialized subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of research topics, highlighting investigations in neuroscience and neuropharmacology, sleep and wakefulness mechanisms, memory and neural mechanisms, receptor signaling, neural dynamics and brain function, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, as well as advanced memory and neural computing.

Among their recent publications are:

  • The Theta Rhythm of the Hippocampus: From Neuronal and Circuit Mechanisms to Behavior, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Muscarinic Receptors, from Synaptic Plasticity to its Role in Network Activity, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Metabotropic Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity, 2021, Neuroscience

Washington Buño collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Ángel Núñez, David Fernández de Sevilla, and Alfonso Araque.

Their publications appear predominantly in recognized venues such as Neuroscience and Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, contributing multiple works to these journals.

Best Publications

  • Synaptically Released Acetylcholine Evokes Ca2+Elevations in Astrocytes in Hippocampal Slices

    Alfonso Araque;Eduardo D. Martı́n;Gertrudis Perea;Jon I. Arellano

  • High-frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus silences subthalamic neurons: a possible cellular mechanism in Parkinson's disease.

    C Magariños-Ascone;J.H Pazo;O Macadar;W Buño

  • The Theta Rhythm of the Hippocampus: From Neuronal and Circuit Mechanisms to Behavior

    Angel Nuñez;Washington Buño

  • Cholinergic-Mediated IP3-Receptor Activation Induces Long-Lasting Synaptic Enhancement in CA1 Pyramidal Neurons

    David Fernández de Sevilla;Angel Núñez;Michel Borde;Roberto Malinow

  • Estradiol regulates the slow Ca2+-activated K+ current in hippocampal pyramidal neurons.

    Hugo F. Carrer;Alfonso Araque;Washington Buño

  • Caffeine-Mediated Presynaptic Long-Term Potentiation in Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons

    Eduardo D. Martín;Washington Buño

  • Selective muscarinic regulation of functional glutamatergic Schaffer collateral synapses in rat CA1 pyramidal neurons.

    David Fernández de Sevilla;Carolina Cabezas;Amaranta N. Oshima de Prada;Abel Sánchez‐Jiménez

  • The Muscarinic Long-Term Enhancement of NMDA and AMPA Receptor-Mediated Transmission at Schaffer Collateral Synapses Develop through Different Intracellular Mechanisms

    David Fernández de Sevilla;Washington Buño

  • Septo-hippocampal relationships during EEG theta rhythm.

    Unknown

  • Synaptic regulation of the slow Ca2+-activated K+ current in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons: implication in epileptogenesis.

    Eduardo D. Martín;Alfonso Araque;Washington Buño

  • Presynaptic inhibition of Schaffer collateral synapses by stimulation of hippocampal cholinergic afferent fibres.

    David Fernández de Sevilla;Washington Buño

  • P-type Ca2+ channels mediate excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmitter release in crayfish muscle.

    Alfonso Araque;François Clarac;Washington Buño

  • Membrane potential oscillations in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons in vitro : intrinsic rhythms and fluctuations entrained by sinusoidal injected current

    Antonia García-Muñoz;Luis C. Barrio;Washington Buño

  • Voltage-clamp analysis of the potentiation of the slow Ca2+-activated K+ current in hippocampal pyramidal neurons.

    Michel Borde;Christian Bonansco;David Fernández de Sevilla;Didier Le Ray

  • Cholinergic-mediated response enhancement in barrel cortex layer V pyramidal neurons.

    Angel Nuñez;Soledad Domínguez;Washington Buño;David Fernández de Sevilla

  • Relationships of hippocampal theta cycles with bar pressing during self-stimulation

    Unknown

  • Calcium-activated afterhyperpolarizations regulate synchronization and timing of epileptiform bursts in hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons.

    David Fernández de Sevilla;Julieta Garduño;Emilio Galván;Washington Buño

  • Insulin-like growth factor I potentiates kainate receptors through a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase dependent pathway.

    A. Gonzalez De La Vega;W. Buno;S. Pons;M. S. Garcia-Calderat

  • Reset of hippocampal rhythmical activities by afferent stimulation

    Unknown

  • Distinct transmitter release properties determine differences in short-term plasticity at functional and silent synapses.

    Carolina Cabezas;Washington Buño

  • Changes of the EPSP Waveform Regulate the Temporal Window for Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

    Marco Fuenzalida;David Fernandez de Sevilla;Washington Buño

  • Heterosynaptic metaplastic regulation of synaptic efficacy in CA1 pyramidal neurons of rat hippocampus.

    Didier Le Ray;David Fernández De Sevilla;Ana Belén Porto;Marco Fuenzalida

  • Role of AMPA and NMDA Receptors and Back-Propagating Action Potentials in Spike Timing–Dependent Plasticity

    Marco Fuenzalida;David Fernández de Sevilla;David Fernández de Sevilla;Alejandro Couve;Washington Buño

Frequent Co-Authors

Angel Nuñez
Angel Nuñez Autonomous University of Madrid
Alfonso Araque
Alfonso Araque University of Minnesota
Eduardo D. Martín
Eduardo D. Martín Yale School of Medicine
Fernando Reinoso-Suárez
Fernando Reinoso-Suárez Autonomous University of Madrid
François Clarac
François Clarac Aix-Marseille University
Jean-René Cazalets
Jean-René Cazalets University of Bordeaux
Gertrudis Perea
Gertrudis Perea Spanish National Research Council
Francisco J. Urbano
Francisco J. Urbano University of Buenos Aires
Ryuichi Shigemoto
Ryuichi Shigemoto Institute of Science and Technology Austria
José Luis Trejo
José Luis Trejo Cajal Institute

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