Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro's work include Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (18 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (15 papers) and bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (11 papers). Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro is often cited by papers focused on Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (18 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (15 papers) and bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (11 papers). Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Argentina and Denmark. Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro's co-authors include Juan C. Stockert, Richard W. Horobin, Lucas L. Colombo, Ángeles Villanueva, Magdalena Cañete, Ángeles Juarranz, Francisco Sanz‐Rodríguez, Peter R. Ogilby, Thomas Breitenbach and Jesús Espada and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro

44 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

MTT assay for cell viability: Intracellular localization of the formazan product is in lipid droplets

2012 498 citations Juan C. Stockert, Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro et al. Acta Histochemica profile →
Tetrazolium salts and formazan products in Cell Biology: Viability assessment, fluorescence imaging, and labeling perspectives

2018 463 citations Juan C. Stockert, Richard W. Horobin et al. Acta Histochemica profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro Spain	22	682	633	453	369	204	45	2.2k
Pavol Miškovský Slovakia	26	653 1.0×	1.0k 1.6×	533 1.2×	706 1.9×	161 0.8×	125	2.3k
Ya Gao China	31	864 1.3×	1.0k 1.6×	665 1.5×	188 0.5×	87 0.4×	143	2.8k
Todd M. Przybycien United States	31	730 1.1×	1.4k 2.2×	503 1.1×	173 0.5×	111 0.5×	84	2.8k
Jorge Bernardino de la Serna United Kingdom	33	428 0.6×	1.1k 1.8×	339 0.7×	622 1.7×	234 1.1×	86	2.8k
Tongsheng Chen China	31	628 0.9×	1.2k 1.9×	410 0.9×	152 0.4×	60 0.3×	142	2.6k
Chia‐Ching Chang Taiwan	30	677 1.0×	823 1.3×	1.0k 2.3×	134 0.4×	183 0.9×	141	3.0k
Jirasak Wong-ekkabut Thailand	19	345 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	436 1.0×	152 0.4×	196 1.0×	48	2.0k
Nicola Rosato Italy	34	784 1.1×	1.4k 2.2×	792 1.7×	144 0.4×	94 0.5×	125	3.2k
Yong Chen China	33	752 1.1×	1.7k 2.7×	716 1.6×	107 0.3×	172 0.8×	201	3.9k
Zhe Feng China	29	1.6k 2.3×	608 1.0×	1.1k 2.5×	208 0.6×	84 0.4×	97	2.7k

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Blázquez‐Castro, Alfonso & Juan C. Stockert. (2024). Acridine orange fluorescence in chromosome cytochemistry: Molecular modeling rationale for understanding the differential fluorescence on double- and single-stranded nucleic acids. Acta Histochemica. 127(1). 152225–152225.

Stockert, Juan C., et al.. (2023). Diphenyl-Furanones and Diphenyl-Oxopyrrole Derivatives: From Analytical Reagents for Amino Groups to New Fluorochromes for Cytochemical Staining of Chromatin DNA and Chromosomes: Proposal for Intercalative Binding and Fluorescence Mechanism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 245–263. 1 indexed citations

Carrasco, Elisa, Juan C. Stockert, Ángeles Juarranz, & Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro. (2020). Plasmonic Hot-Electron Reactive Oxygen Species Generation: Fundamentals for Redox Biology. Frontiers in Chemistry. 8. 591325–591325. 27 indexed citations

Stockert, Juan C., Richard W. Horobin, Lucas L. Colombo, & Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro. (2018). Tetrazolium salts and formazan products in Cell Biology: Viability assessment, fluorescence imaging, and labeling perspectives. Acta Histochemica. 120(3). 159–167. 463 indexed citations breakdown →

Garcı́a-Cabañes, A., Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro, L. Arizméndi, F. Agulló‐López, & M. Carrascosa. (2018). Recent Achievements on Photovoltaic Optoelectronic Tweezers Based on Lithium Niobate. Crystals. 8(2). 65–65. 44 indexed citations

Blázquez‐Castro, Alfonso, Thomas Breitenbach, & Peter R. Ogilby. (2018). Cell cycle modulation through subcellular spatially resolved production of singlet oxygen via direct 765 nm irradiation: manipulating the onset of mitosis. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 17(10). 1310–1318. 13 indexed citations

Blázquez‐Castro, Alfonso. (2017). Direct 1O2 optical excitation: A tool for redox biology. Redox Biology. 13. 39–59. 73 indexed citations

Carrasco, Elisa, Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro, María I. Calvo-Sánchez, Ángeles Juarranz, & Jesús Espada. (2016). Switching on a transient endogenous ROS production in mammalian cells and tissues. Methods. 109. 180–189. 24 indexed citations

Carrasco, Elisa, María I. Calvo-Sánchez, Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro, et al.. (2015). Photoactivation of ROS Production In Situ Transiently Activates Cell Proliferation in Mouse Skin and in the Hair Follicle Stem Cell Niche Promoting Hair Growth and Wound Healing. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 135(11). 2611–2622. 71 indexed citations

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Stockert, Juan C., et al.. (2015). Reliable Screening of Dye Phototoxicity by Using a Caenorhabditis elegans Fast Bioassay. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0128898–e0128898. 18 indexed citations

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Blázquez‐Castro, Alfonso & Juan C. Stockert. (2014). In vitro human cell responses to a low-dose photodynamic treatment vs. mild H2O2 exposure. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 143. 12–19. 6 indexed citations

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Blázquez‐Castro, Alfonso, Elisa Carrasco, María I. Calvo-Sánchez, et al.. (2012). Protoporphyrin IX-dependent photodynamic production of endogenous ROS stimulates cell proliferation. European Journal of Cell Biology. 91(3). 216–223. 51 indexed citations

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Blázquez‐Castro, Alfonso, et al.. (2012). Replacing xylene withn-heptane for paraffin embedding. Biotechnic & Histochemistry. 87(7). 464–467. 12 indexed citations

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Serra, Vanda Vaz, Alicia Zamarrón, M. Amparo F. Faustino, et al.. (2010). New porphyrin amino acid conjugates: Synthesis and photodynamic effect in human epithelial cells. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 18(16). 6170–6178. 40 indexed citations

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Stockert, Juan C., et al.. (2010). Induction of metachromasia in cationic dyes and fluorochromes using a clay mineral: A potentially valuable model for histochemical studies. Acta Histochemica. 113(6). 668–670. 7 indexed citations

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Horobin, RW, et al.. (2010). Binding of cationic dyes to DNA: distinguishing intercalation and groove binding mechanisms using simple experimental and numerical models. Biotechnic & Histochemistry. 85(4). 247–256. 18 indexed citations

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Vetrone, Fiorenzo, Rafik Naccache, Ángeles Juarranz, et al.. (2009). Intracellular imaging of HeLa cells by non-functionalized NaYF4 : Er³⁺, Yb³⁺upconverting nanoparticles. Nanoscale. 2(4). 495–498. 164 indexed citations

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Stockert, Juan C., et al.. (2008). A mechanism for the fluorogenic reaction of amino groups with fluorescamine and MDPF. Acta Histochemica. 110(4). 333–340. 18 indexed citations

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Espada, Jesús, Francisco Sanz‐Rodríguez, Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro, et al.. (2008). Oncogenic H‐Ras and PI3K signaling can inhibit E‐cadherin‐dependent apoptosis and promote cell survival after photodynamic therapy in mouse keratinocytes. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 219(1). 84–93. 29 indexed citations

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Blázquez‐Castro, Alfonso, et al.. (2002). Control remoto a través de GSM. 52–57. 1 indexed citations

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