Ana López

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Ana López is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana López has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ana López's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (12 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (8 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers). Ana López is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (12 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (8 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers). Ana López collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and United States. Ana López's co-authors include Germaine Escames, Luís C. López, Darío Acuña‐Castroviejo, Francisco Ortiz, José Antonio García García, Carmen Venegas, Rüssel J. Reiter, J. A. García, Carolina Doerrier and Laura García‐Corzo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neuron and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ana López

47 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Extrapineal melatonin: analysis of its subcellular distribution and daily fluctuations

2011 499 citations Carmen Venegas, José Antonio García García et al. Journal of Pineal Research profile →
The different autophagy degradation pathways and neurodegeneration

2022 293 citations Angeleen Fleming, Mathieu Bourdenx et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana López Spain	26	1.2k	912	700	401	309	48	3.3k
Bin Wang China	34	374 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	447 0.6×	500 1.2×	449 1.5×	220	3.8k
Antonio Carrillo‐Vico Spain	32	2.5k 2.1×	895 1.0×	862 1.2×	266 0.7×	279 0.9×	75	4.2k
Claudio A. Mastronardi United States	34	935 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	922 1.3×	474 1.2×	348 1.1×	83	4.3k
Rodger A. Liddle United States	48	1.4k 1.2×	1.9k 2.1×	1.7k 2.4×	593 1.5×	2.1k 6.8×	158	7.7k
Suneil K. Koliwad United States	29	649 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.8×	892 2.2×	168 0.5×	64	4.4k
Andrew V. Turnbull United Kingdom	36	686 0.6×	947 1.0×	1.0k 1.5×	281 0.7×	546 1.8×	67	5.5k
Miguel Martı́n Spain	22	1.0k 0.9×	831 0.9×	541 0.8×	127 0.3×	263 0.9×	41	2.5k
Michael Lutter United States	26	1.7k 1.4×	2.4k 2.7×	1.1k 1.6×	414 1.0×	403 1.3×	37	5.6k
Pamela J. Hornby United States	33	907 0.8×	891 1.0×	736 1.1×	104 0.3×	698 2.3×	115	3.8k
Mohammed Taouis France	38	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	1.5k 2.1×	693 1.7×	260 0.8×	110	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ana López

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana López

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ana López. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ana López based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ana López. Ana López is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Fleming, Angeleen, et al.. (2025). How does autophagy impact neurological function?. The Neuroscientist. 31(4). 349–364. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Ye, et al.. (2024). Loss of WIPI4 in neurodegeneration causes autophagy-independent ferroptosis. Nature Cell Biology. 26(4). 542–551. 20 indexed citations

Fleming, Angeleen, Mathieu Bourdenx, Motoki Fujimaki, et al.. (2022). The different autophagy degradation pathways and neurodegeneration. Neuron. 110(6). 935–966. 293 indexed citations breakdown →

Domínguez, Clara, Alba Vieites‐Prado, María Pérez‐Mato, et al.. (2017). CGRP and PTX3 as Predictors of Efficacy of Onabotulinumtoxin Type A in Chronic Migraine: An Observational Study. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 58(1). 78–87. 64 indexed citations

López, Ana, Suzee E. Lee, Kevin Wojta, et al.. (2017). A152T tau allele causes neurodegeneration that can be ameliorated in a zebrafish model by autophagy induction. Brain. 140(4). 1128–1146. 87 indexed citations

López, Ana, Francisco Ortiz, Carolina Doerrier, et al.. (2017). Mitochondrial impairment and melatonin protection in parkinsonian mice do not depend of inducible or neuronal nitric oxide synthases. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0183090–e0183090. 32 indexed citations

Cabildo, Pilar, Pilar Cornago, Dionísia Sanz, et al.. (2015). Synthesis, structure and biological activity of 3(5)-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazoles derived from hemicurcuminoids. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1100. 518–529. 16 indexed citations

Cuéllar, Carlos Navarro, et al.. (2014). Manejo terapéutico del queratoquiste: Revisión y presentación de un caso clínico. 10(3). 101–107.

Carriòn, María Dora, Antonio Entrena, Ana López, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and biological evaluation of 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole derivatives as potential nNOS/iNOS selective inhibitors. Part 2: Influence of diverse substituents in both the phenyl moiety and the acyl group. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 21(14). 4132–4142. 9 indexed citations

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Acuña‐Castroviejo, Darío, Luís C. López, Germaine Escames, et al.. (2011). Melatonin-mitochondria Interplay in Health and Disease. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 11(2). 221–240. 206 indexed citations

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López, Luís C., et al.. (2010). Melatonin, Neurogenesis, and Aging Brain. 3(1). 4 indexed citations

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Tapias, Vı́ctor, Germaine Escames, Luís C. López, et al.. (2009). Melatonin and its brain metabolite N¹‐acetyl‐5‐methoxykynuramine prevent mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase induction in parkinsonian mice. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 87(13). 3002–3010. 92 indexed citations

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Rodríguez, María Isabel, Germaine Escames, Luís C. López, et al.. (2008). Improved mitochondrial function and increased life span after chronic melatonin treatment in senescent prone mice. Experimental Gerontology. 43(8). 749–756. 87 indexed citations

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López, Ana, J. A. García, Germaine Escames, et al.. (2008). Melatonin protects the mitochondria from oxidative damage reducing oxygen consumption, membrane potential, and superoxide anion production. Journal of Pineal Research. 46(2). 188–198. 243 indexed citations

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Bornas, Xavier, Jordi Llabrés, Miquel Tortella‐Feliu, et al.. (2007). Vagally mediated heart rate variability and heart rate entropy as predictors of treatment outcome in flight phobia. Biological Psychology. 76(3). 188–195. 17 indexed citations

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Rodríguez, María Isabel, Germaine Escames, Luís C. López, et al.. (2007). Melatonin administration prevents cardiac and diaphragmatic mitochondrial oxidative damage in senescence-accelerated mice. Journal of Endocrinology. 194(3). 637–643. 62 indexed citations

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Varó, Evaristo, et al.. (2005). Initial Immunosuppression in Liver Transplant Recipients With Impaired Renal Function. Transplantation Proceedings. 37(9). 3909–3912. 13 indexed citations

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López, Ana, Ana Muñoz, María J. Guerra, & José L. Labandeira‐García. (2001). Mechanisms of the effects of exogenous levodopa on the dopamine-denervated striatum. Neuroscience. 103(3). 639–651. 79 indexed citations

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Muñoz, Ana, Ana López, Héctor J. Caruncho, María J. Guerra, & José L. Labandeira‐García. (2001). Long-Term Cortical Atrophy after Excitotoxic Striatal Lesion: Effects of Intrastriatal Fetal-Striatum Grafts and Implications for Huntington Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 60(8). 786–797. 5 indexed citations

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Llovo, J., Ana López, J. Fábregas, & Ana Muñoz. (1993). Interaction of Lectins with Cryptosporidium parvum. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 167(6). 1477–1480. 14 indexed citations

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