Alba Carreras

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Alba Carreras is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alba Carreras has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Physiology, 16 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alba Carreras's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (13 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (9 papers). Alba Carreras is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (13 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (9 papers). Alba Carreras collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Sweden. Alba Carreras's co-authors include David Gozal, Isaac Almendros, Abdelnaby Khalyfa, Fahed Hakim, Eduard Peris, Ramón Farré, Zhuanhong Qiao, Alex Gileles‐Hillel, Shelley X. Zhang and Shelley X. L. Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alba Carreras

34 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Microbially Produced Imidazole Propionate Impairs Insulin Signaling through mTORC1

2018 539 citations Ara Koh, Antonio Molinaro et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alba Carreras United States	23	1.4k	1.0k	667	398	373	34	2.5k
Eduard Peris United States	17	1.1k 0.8×	577 0.6×	408 0.6×	164 0.4×	210 0.6×	24	2.0k
Peter C. Konturek Germany	19	909 0.7×	347 0.3×	771 1.2×	183 0.5×	189 0.5×	58	1.9k
Heike Vogel Germany	25	705 0.5×	712 0.7×	533 0.8×	244 0.6×	356 1.0×	62	2.0k
Luísa M. Seoane Spain	37	2.2k 1.5×	855 0.8×	2.2k 3.3×	429 1.1×	220 0.6×	86	4.3k
Judith Körner United States	36	2.3k 1.6×	803 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	191 0.5×	42 0.1×	100	5.3k
Tami A. Martino Canada	31	1.1k 0.8×	557 0.5×	1.6k 2.4×	98 0.2×	197 0.5×	61	2.8k
Eléonore Maury Belgium	14	1.0k 0.7×	359 0.4×	794 1.2×	106 0.3×	149 0.4×	19	2.1k
Moisés Alejandro Alatorre-Jiménez United States	10	381 0.3×	509 0.5×	861 1.3×	68 0.2×	71 0.2×	27	2.0k
Xia Liu China	24	268 0.2×	692 0.7×	272 0.4×	200 0.5×	38 0.1×	61	1.9k
Maria Isabel Cardoso Alonso‐Vale Brazil	27	953 0.7×	431 0.4×	520 0.8×	47 0.1×	45 0.1×	59	2.0k

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Engström, Linda, Lara Kern, Louise Mannerås-Holm, et al.. (2024). Activation of GFRAL+ neurons induces hypothermia and glucoregulatory responses associated with nausea and torpor. Cell Reports. 43(4). 113960–113960. 13 indexed citations

Molinaro, Antonio, Ara Koh, Hao Wu, et al.. (2020). Hepatic expression of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (Lbp) is induced by the gut microbiota through Myd88 and impairs glucose tolerance in mice independent of obesity. Molecular Metabolism. 37. 100997–100997. 16 indexed citations

Carreras, Alba, Luna Simona Pane, Roberto Nitsch, et al.. (2019). In vivo genome and base editing of a human PCSK9 knock-in hypercholesterolemic mouse model. BMC Biology. 17(1). 4–4. 64 indexed citations

Koh, Ara, Antonio Molinaro, Marcus Ståhlman, et al.. (2018). Microbially Produced Imidazole Propionate Impairs Insulin Signaling through mTORC1. Cell. 175(4). 947–961.e17. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

Poroyko, Valeriy, Alba Carreras, Abdelnaby Khalyfa, et al.. (2016). Chronic Sleep Disruption Alters Gut Microbiota, Induces Systemic and Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Mice. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 35405–35405. 347 indexed citations

Mutskov, Vesco, Abdelnaby Khalyfa, Yang Wang, et al.. (2015). Early-life physical activity reverses metabolic and Foxo1 epigenetic misregulation induced by gestational sleep disturbance. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 308(5). R419–R430. 13 indexed citations

Zheng, Jiamao, Isaac Almendros, Yang Wang, et al.. (2015). Reduced NADPH oxidase type 2 activity mediates sleep fragmentation-induced effects on TC1 tumors in mice. OncoImmunology. 4(2). e976057–e976057. 17 indexed citations

Almendros, Isaac, Alex Gileles‐Hillel, Abdelnaby Khalyfa, et al.. (2015). Adipose tissue macrophage polarization by intermittent hypoxia in a mouse model of OSA: Effect of tumor microenvironment. Cancer Letters. 361(2). 233–239. 50 indexed citations

Almendros, Isaac, Yang Wang, Lev Becker, et al.. (2014). Intermittent Hypoxia-induced Changes in Tumor-associated Macrophages and Tumor Malignancy in a Mouse Model of Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(5). 593–601. 138 indexed citations

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Khalyfa, Abdelnaby, Vesco Mutskov, Alba Carreras, et al.. (2014). Sleep Fragmentation During Late Gestation Induces Metabolic Perturbations and Epigenetic Changes in Adiponectin Gene Expression in Male Adult Offspring Mice. Diabetes. 63(10). 3230–3241. 43 indexed citations

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Hakim, Fahed, Yang Wang, Alba Carreras, et al.. (2014). Chronic Sleep Fragmentation During the Sleep Period Induces Hypothalamic Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and PTP1b-Mediated Leptin Resistance in Male Mice. SLEEP. 38(1). 31–40. 69 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shelley X. L., Abdelnaby Khalyfa, Yang Wang, et al.. (2013). Sleep fragmentation promotes NADPH oxidase 2-mediated adipose tissue inflammation leading to insulin resistance in mice. International Journal of Obesity. 38(4). 619–624. 87 indexed citations

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Wang, Yang, Alba Carreras, Seung‐Hoon Lee, et al.. (2013). Chronic sleep fragmentation promotes obesity in young adult mice. Obesity. 22(3). 758–762. 78 indexed citations

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Khalyfa, Abdelnaby, Alba Carreras, Fahed Hakim, et al.. (2013). Effects of late gestational high-fat diet on body weight, metabolic regulation and adipokine expression in offspring. International Journal of Obesity. 37(11). 1481–1489. 50 indexed citations

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Ramesh, Vijay, Deepti Nair, Shelley X. L. Zhang, et al.. (2012). Disrupted sleep without sleep curtailment induces sleepiness and cognitive dysfunction via the tumor necrosis factor-α pathway. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 9(1). 91–91. 133 indexed citations

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Carreras, Alba, Daniel Calvo, Daniel Navajas, et al.. (2011). Rapid detection of sepsis in rats through volatile organic compounds in breath. Journal of Chromatography B. 881-882. 76–82. 41 indexed citations

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Carreras, Alba, Isaac Almendros, & Ramón Farré. (2011). Potential Role of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. International Journal of Stem Cells. 4(1). 43–49. 5 indexed citations

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Carreras, Alba, Isaac Almendros, Josep M. Montserrat, Daniel Navajas, & Ramón Farré. (2010). Mesenchymal stem cells reduce inflammation in a rat model of obstructive sleep apnea. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 172(3). 210–212. 20 indexed citations

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Carreras, Alba, Yang Wang, David Gozal, et al.. (2010). Non-invasive system for applying airway obstructions to model obstructive sleep apnea in mice. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 175(1). 164–168. 11 indexed citations

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Almendros, Isaac, Alba Carreras, José Ramírez, et al.. (2008). Upper airway collapse and reopening induce inflammation in a sleep apnoea model. European Respiratory Journal. 32(2). 399–404. 43 indexed citations

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