# Luı́s de Lecea

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/lu-s-de-lecea/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 33,143 |
| Field | Sleep and Wakefulness Research |
| h-index | 85 |
| i10-index | 192 |
| Last Known Institution | Neurosciences Institute |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5055709520 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8921-5942 |
| Works | 1,167 |

## Researcher papers

- [The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-hypocretins-hypothalamus-specific-peptides-with-neuroexcitatory-activity/)
- [Neurons Containing Hypocretin (Orexin) Project to Multiple Neuronal Systems](https://scholariq.org/papers/neurons-containing-hypocretin-orexin-project-to-multiple-neuronal-systems/)
- [Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning](https://scholariq.org/papers/phasic-firing-in-dopaminergic-neurons-is-sufficient-for-behavioral-conditioning/)
- [Tuning arousal with optogenetic modulation of locus coeruleus neurons](https://scholariq.org/papers/tuning-arousal-with-optogenetic-modulation-of-locus-coeruleus-neurons/)
- [Interaction between the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor System and Hypocretins (Orexins): A Novel Circuit Mediating Stress Response](https://scholariq.org/papers/interaction-between-the-corticotropin-releasing-factor-system-and-hypocretins/)
- [Neuropsychopharmacology](https://scholariq.org/papers/neuropsychopharmacology/)

## Researcher topics

- [Sleep and Wakefulness Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-wakefulness-research/)
- [Circadian rhythm and melatonin](https://scholariq.org/topics/circadian-rhythm-and-melatonin/)
- [Sleep and related disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-related-disorders/)
- [Regulation of Appetite and Obesity](https://scholariq.org/topics/regulation-of-appetite-and-obesity/)
- [Photoreceptor and optogenetics research](https://scholariq.org/topics/photoreceptor-and-optogenetics-research/)

## Researcher university

- [Neurosciences Institute](https://scholariq.org/institutions/neurosciences-institute/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.