Alberto Anel

13.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Alberto Anel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Anel has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Immunology and 24 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Alberto Anel's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (53 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (35 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (20 papers). Alberto Anel is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (53 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (35 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (20 papers). Alberto Anel collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and United States. Alberto Anel's co-authors include Javier Naval, Luis Martínez‐Lostao, Julián Pardo, Isabel Marzo, Andrés Piñeiro, Alan M. Kleinfeld, Gary V. Richieri, Diego de Miguel, María José Martínez‐Lorenzo and Susana Gamen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Anel

134 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

How Do Cytotoxic Lymphocytes Kill Cancer Cells?

2015 536 citations Luis Martínez‐Lostao, Alberto Anel et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alberto Anel Spain	41	3.7k	2.7k	1.3k	816	664	136	6.3k
Gerrit Koopman Netherlands	27	3.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	868 0.7×	354 0.4×	606 0.9×	98	7.0k
Kohsuke Imai Japan	40	3.3k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	760 0.9×	781 1.2×	232	6.6k
Michael J. Kruhlak United States	53	6.1k 1.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 1.7×	1.1k 1.4×	843 1.3×	118	9.1k
José L. Fernández-Luna Spain	35	3.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	834 1.0×	606 0.9×	94	6.8k
Henrik J. Ditzel Denmark	48	3.7k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	1.6k 1.9×	303 0.5×	214	7.1k
Derek W. Abbott United States	36	5.2k 1.4×	2.9k 1.1×	938 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	919 1.4×	67	7.4k
Javier Naval Spain	40	3.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	837 0.6×	717 0.9×	464 0.7×	106	5.1k
Martin Leverkus Germany	35	3.5k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	958 0.7×	961 1.2×	802 1.2×	87	5.6k
Jamie I. Fletcher Australia	28	5.1k 1.4×	1.0k 0.4×	2.0k 1.5×	912 1.1×	544 0.8×	63	7.1k
James M. McDonnell United Kingdom	31	3.7k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	787 0.6×	476 0.6×	437 0.7×	81	6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alberto Anel

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Sato, Ai, Emma Guilbaud, Christina Y. Yim, et al.. (2025). Partial mitochondrial involvement in the antiproliferative and immunostimulatory effects of PT-112. OncoImmunology. 14(1). 2507245–2507245.

Anel, Alberto, et al.. (2024). Prostate Cancer and the Mevalonate Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(4). 2152–2152. 6 indexed citations

Reina-Ortiz, Chantal, et al.. (2023). Dynamic Changes in miRNA Expression during the Generation of Expanded and Activated NK Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(17). 13556–13556.

Yim, Christina Y., Marta Martínez‐Júlvez, Raquel Moreno‐Loshuertos, et al.. (2022). PT-112 Induces Mitochondrial Stress and Immunogenic Cell Death, Targeting Tumor Cells with Mitochondrial Deficiencies. Cancers. 14(16). 3851–3851. 7 indexed citations

Marzo, Isabel, et al.. (2022). Conjugation of the 9-kDa Isoform of Granulysin with Liposomes Potentiates Its Cytotoxicity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(15). 8705–8705. 2 indexed citations

Falvo, Paolo, Nerea Allende-Vega, Michael G. Constantinides, et al.. (2022). The metabolism of cells regulates their sensitivity to NK cells depending on p53 status. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 3234–3234. 24 indexed citations

Miguel, Diego de, Ana Gallego-Lleyda, José M. Ayuso, et al.. (2016). High-order TRAIL oligomer formation in TRAIL-coated lipid nanoparticles enhances DR5 cross-linking and increases antitumour effect against colon cancer. Cancer Letters. 383(2). 250–260. 47 indexed citations

Miguel, Diego de, Ana Gallego-Lleyda, Alberto Anel, & Luis Martínez‐Lostao. (2015). Liposome-bound TRAIL induces superior DR5 clustering and enhanced DISC recruitment in histiocytic lymphoma U937 cells. Leukemia Research. 39(6). 657–666. 42 indexed citations

Miguel, Diego de, et al.. (2015). In vivopotential of recombinant granulysin against human tumors. OncoImmunology. 4(9). e1036213–e1036213. 16 indexed citations

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Arbués, Ainhoa, Nacho Aguiló, Marta Monzón, et al.. (2012). Attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis SO2 Vaccine Candidate Is Unable to Induce Cell Death. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45213–e45213. 31 indexed citations

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Aguiló, Nacho, Johan Garaude, Geoffroy de Bettignies, et al.. (2009). ERK5 Knockdown Generates Mouse Leukemia Cells with Low MHC Class I Levels That Activate NK Cells and Block Tumorigenesis. The Journal of Immunology. 182(6). 3398–3405. 26 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Benito, María José, Patricia Balsas, Xonia Carvajal‐Vergara, et al.. (2006). Mechanism of apoptosis induced by IFN-α in human myeloma cells: Role of Jak1 and Bim and potentiation by rapamycin. Cellular Signalling. 19(4). 844–854. 34 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Lorenzo, María José, et al.. (2006). Generation of rabbit antibodies against death ligands by cDNA immunization. Journal of Immunological Methods. 317(1-2). 12–20. 5 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Lorenzo, María José, Alberto Anel, María A. Álava, et al.. (2004). The human melanoma cell line MelJuSo secretes bioactive FasL and APO2L/TRAIL on the surface of microvesicles. Possible contribution to tumor counterattack. Experimental Cell Research. 295(2). 315–329. 76 indexed citations

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Pardo, Julián, Sandra Balkow, Alberto Anel, & Markus M. Simon. (2002). Granzymes are essential for natural killer cell-mediated and perf-facilitated tumor control. European Journal of Immunology. 32(10). 2881–2886. 102 indexed citations

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Monleón, Inmaculada, María José Martínez‐Lorenzo, Luís V. Monteagudo, et al.. (2001). Differential Secretion of Fas Ligand- or APO2 Ligand/TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand-Carrying Microvesicles During Activation-Induced Death of Human T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(12). 6736–6744. 215 indexed citations

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Kaspar, Allan, Satoshi Okada, Jayant Kumar, et al.. (2001). A Distinct Pathway of Cell-Mediated Apoptosis Initiated by Granulysin. The Journal of Immunology. 167(1). 350–356. 120 indexed citations

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Pardo, Julián, Patricia Pérez‐Galán, Susana Gamen, et al.. (2001). A Role of the Mitochondrial Apoptosis-Inducing Factor in Granulysin-Induced Apoptosis. The Journal of Immunology. 167(3). 1222–1229. 95 indexed citations

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Zúñiga‐Aguilar, José Juan, et al.. (1991). Changes in Lipid Composition of Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Infected by HIV. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 7(9). 761–765. 23 indexed citations

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Anel, Alberto, et al.. (1990). Fatty acid metabolism in human lymphocytes. II. Activation of fatty acid desaturase-elongase systems during blastic transformation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1044(3). 332–339. 42 indexed citations

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