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Researcher · Université Laval · Canada

Diego Contreras

Diego Contreras publishes mostly in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biophysics, on topics such as Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Sleep and Wakefulness Research.

World rank
#73,016
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Canada
#2,312
of 38,960
Works
27
Citations
440
Citations per work
16.3

What does Diego Contreras research?

Cognitive Neuroscience: 44.4%Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 19.4%Biophysics: 5.6%Plant Science: 2.8%other fields: 27.8%44%top field
Cognitive Neuroscience44.4%Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience19.4%Biophysics5.6%Plant Science2.8%other fields27.8%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Cognitive Neuroscience44% of their works
  2. 2Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience19% of their works
  3. 3Biophysics6% of their works
  4. 4Plant Science3% of their works
  5. 5Water Science and Technology3% of their works
  6. 6Neurology3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Diego Contreras's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Cortical Networks, Neuronal Oscillations, Neurotransmission, Synaptic Plasticity, Memory, Sleep, Brain-Computer Interfaces and Channelrhodopsin.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Cortical Networks91 topic
  2. Neuronal Oscillations91 topic
  3. Neurotransmission41 topic
  4. Synaptic Plasticity41 topic
  5. Memory31 topic
  6. Sleep31 topic
  7. Brain-Computer Interfaces21 topic
  8. Channelrhodopsin21 topic
  9. EEG Analysis21 topic
  10. Fluorescent Proteins21 topic
  11. Optogenetics21 topic
  12. Super-Resolution Imaging21 topic
  13. Cell Mechanics11 topic
  14. Electrical Signals11 topic
  15. Extracellular Matrix11 topic
  16. Glutamate Receptor-Like Genes11 topic

Where does Diego Contreras work?

Diego Contreras's main affiliation in the publication record is Université Laval, Canada.

How many publications and citations does Diego Contreras have?

Science Explorer counts 27 works and 440 citations for Diego Contreras, ranking #73,016 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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