# Rodrigo A. Cunha

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/rodrigo-a-cunha/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 25,849 |
| Field | Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling |
| h-index | 91 |
| i10-index | 293 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Coimbra |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5058483077 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2550-6422 |
| Works | 446 |

## Researcher papers

- [A Critical Role of the Adenosine A<sub>2A</sub>Receptor in Extrastriatal Neurons in Modulating Psychomotor Activity as Revealed by Opposite Phenotypes of Striatum and Forebrain A<sub>2A</sub>Receptor Knock-Outs](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-critical-role-of-the-adenosine-a-sub-2a-sub-receptor-in-extrastriatal-neurons/)
- [Deletion of Adenosine A2A Receptors From Astrocytes Disrupts Glutamate Homeostasis Leading to Psychomotor and Cognitive Impairment: Relevance to Schizophrenia](https://scholariq.org/papers/deletion-of-adenosine-a2a-receptors-from-astrocytes-disrupts-glutamate/)

## Researcher topics

- [Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling](https://scholariq.org/topics/adenosine-and-purinergic-signaling/)
- [Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuroscience-and-neuropharmacology-research/)
- [Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling](https://scholariq.org/topics/receptor-mechanisms-and-signaling/)
- [Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuroinflammation-and-neurodegeneration-mechanisms/)
- [Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/vagus-nerve-stimulation-research-2/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Coimbra](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-coimbra/)

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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.