Álvaro A. Elorza

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Álvaro A. Elorza is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Álvaro A. Elorza has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Álvaro A. Elorza's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (20 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (6 papers). Álvaro A. Elorza is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (20 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (6 papers). Álvaro A. Elorza collaborates with scholars based in Chile, United States and Spain. Álvaro A. Elorza's co-authors include Orian S. Shirihai, Jakob D. Wikström, Linsey Stiles, Gilad Twig, Barbara E. Corkey, Guy Las, Anthony Molina, Sarah E. Haigh, Lina Ruíz and Bénédicte F. Py and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Álvaro A. Elorza

59 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fission and selective fusion govern mitochondrial segregation and elimination by autophagy

2008 2.4k citations Gilad Twig, Álvaro A. Elorza et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
Role of Copper on Mitochondrial Function and Metabolism

2021 354 citations Lina Ruíz, Álvaro A. Elorza et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Álvaro A. Elorza Chile	27	3.4k	1.2k	1.1k	630	409	60	5.1k
Rebeca Acín‐Pérez United States	43	5.6k 1.6×	752 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	976 1.5×	492 1.2×	75	7.3k
Sébastien Herzig Switzerland	15	4.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	591 0.9×	457 1.1×	21	6.3k
Alexei Terman Sweden	41	3.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.8×	1.9k 1.8×	373 0.6×	893 2.2×	56	7.3k
Ajit S. Divakaruni United States	36	3.3k 1.0×	664 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	381 0.6×	415 1.0×	72	5.5k
Seon‐Yong Jeong South Korea	25	3.4k 1.0×	712 0.6×	578 0.5×	525 0.8×	354 0.9×	79	4.6k
Karen Bedard Canada	21	2.9k 0.8×	505 0.4×	2.1k 2.0×	339 0.5×	547 1.3×	28	7.4k
Michelangelo Campanella United Kingdom	38	3.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	670 0.6×	264 0.4×	660 1.6×	85	5.0k
Pedro M. Quirós Spain	31	4.5k 1.3×	707 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	557 0.9×	666 1.6×	41	6.0k
Glenn L. Wilson United States	43	3.3k 1.0×	520 0.4×	895 0.8×	701 1.1×	336 0.8×	97	5.2k
Norman Moullan Switzerland	27	3.2k 0.9×	930 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	176 0.3×	415 1.0×	35	5.4k

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Chandel, Navdeep S., Marni J. Falk, Janine H. Santos, et al.. (2025). Mitochondria transfer. Nature Metabolism. 7(9). 1716–1719. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Ya-Lin, Verónica Silva, Álvaro A. Elorza, et al.. (2023). Administration of Secretome Derived from Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induces Hepatoprotective Effects in Models of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury Caused by Amiodarone or Tamoxifen. Cells. 12(4). 636–636. 8 indexed citations

Elorza, Álvaro A., et al.. (2021). Dynamic Distribution of HIG2A between the Mitochondria and the Nucleus in Response to Hypoxia and Oxidative Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(1). 389–389. 5 indexed citations

Elorza, Álvaro A., et al.. (2021). mtDNA Heteroplasmy at the Core of Aging-Associated Heart Failure. An Integrative View of OXPHOS and Mitochondrial Life Cycle in Cardiac Mitochondrial Physiology. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 625020–625020. 35 indexed citations

Farías, Paula, Leonardo Vargas, Valeska Simon, et al.. (2021). CD73 Ectonucleotidase Restrains CD8+ T Cell Metabolic Fitness and Anti-tumoral Activity. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 638037–638037. 33 indexed citations

Ruíz, Lina, Erik L. Jensen, César Echeverría, et al.. (2020). Erythroid Differentiation and Heme Biosynthesis Are Dependent on a Shift in the Balance of Mitochondrial Fusion and Fission Dynamics. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 592035–592035. 27 indexed citations

Ábrigo, Johanna, Álvaro A. Elorza, Claudia A. Riedel, et al.. (2018). Role of Oxidative Stress as Key Regulator of Muscle Wasting during Cachexia. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 2063179–2063179. 173 indexed citations

Jensen, Erik L., Lina Ruíz, Claudia A. Riedel, et al.. (2018). Copper deficiency-induced anemia is caused by a mitochondrial metabolic reprograming in erythropoietic cells. Metallomics. 11(2). 282–290. 34 indexed citations

Albornoz, Eduardo A., María Cecilia Opazo, Felipe Simón, et al.. (2018). Gestational Hypothyroxinemia Affects Its Offspring With a Reduced Suppressive Capacity Impairing the Outcome of the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1257–1257. 10 indexed citations

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Elorza, Álvaro A., et al.. (2016). Hyperglycemia Induces Bioenergetic Changes in Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells While Their Pericytic Function Is Retained. Stem Cells and Development. 25(19). 1444–1453. 21 indexed citations

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Rojas, Fabiola, David González, Nicole Cortés, et al.. (2015). Reactive oxygen species trigger motoneuron death in non-cell-autonomous models of ALS through activation of c-Abl signaling. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 203–203. 79 indexed citations

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Ruíz, Lina, Erik L. Jensen, Graciela Argüello, et al.. (2014). Adaptive Responses of Mitochondria to Mild Copper Deprivation Involve Changes in Morphology, OXPHOS Remodeling and Bioenergetics. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 229(5). 607–619. 20 indexed citations

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Sarmiento, Daniela, Ignacio Montorfano, Oscar Cerda, et al.. (2014). Increases in reactive oxygen species enhance vascular endothelial cell migration through a mechanism dependent on the transient receptor potential melastatin 4 ion channel. Microvascular Research. 98. 187–196. 42 indexed citations

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Hyde, Brigham B., Marc Liesa, Álvaro A. Elorza, et al.. (2012). The mitochondrial transporter ABC-me (ABCB10), a downstream target of GATA-1, is essential for erythropoiesis in vivo. Cell Death and Differentiation. 19(7). 1117–1126. 41 indexed citations

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Wikström, Jakob D., Samuel B. Sereda, Linsey Stiles, et al.. (2012). A Novel High-Throughput Assay for Islet Respiration Reveals Uncoupling of Rodent and Human Islets. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e33023–e33023. 102 indexed citations

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Twig, Gilad, Álvaro A. Elorza, Anthony Molina, et al.. (2008). Fission and selective fusion govern mitochondrial segregation and elimination by autophagy. The EMBO Journal. 27(2). 433–446. 2432 indexed citations breakdown →

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Elorza, Álvaro A., Brigham B. Hyde, Hanna Mikkola, Sheila Collins, & Orian S. Shirihai. (2008). UCP2 Modulates Cell Proliferation through the MAPK/ERK Pathway during Erythropoiesis and Has No Effect on Heme Biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(45). 30461–30470. 28 indexed citations

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Twig, Gilad, Solomon A. Graf, Jakob D. Wikström, et al.. (2006). Tagging and tracking individual networks within a complex mitochondrial web with photoactivatable GFP. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 291(1). C176–C184. 102 indexed citations

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Elorza, Álvaro A., Hannetz Roschzttardtz, María Isabel Gómez, et al.. (2005). A Nuclear Gene for the Iron–Sulfur Subunit of Mitochondrial Complex II is Specifically Expressed During Arabidopsis Seed Development and Germination. Plant and Cell Physiology. 47(1). 14–21. 34 indexed citations

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Figueroa, Pablo, Gabriel León, Álvaro A. Elorza, et al.. (2002). The four subunits of mitochondrial respiratory complex II are encoded by multiple nuclear genes and targeted to mitochondria in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 50(4-5). 725–734. 37 indexed citations

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