Rafael Franco

466 papers and 22.0k indexed citations i.

About

Rafael Franco is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Franco has authored 466 papers receiving a total of 22.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 285 papers in Molecular Biology, 198 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 166 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Rafael Franco’s work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (179 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (164 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (106 papers). Rafael Franco is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (179 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (164 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (106 papers). Rafael Franco collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Sweden. Rafael Franco's co-authors include Enric I. Canela, Sergi Ferré, Josefa Mallol, Vicent Casadó, Carme Lluı́s, Carmen Lluís, Francisco Ciruela, Gemma Navarro, Kjell Fuxé and Luigi F. Agnati and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rafael Franco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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