Ana Merino

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ana Merino is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Merino has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ana Merino's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (20 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (12 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (12 papers). Ana Merino is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (20 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (12 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (12 papers). Ana Merino collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Ana Merino's co-authors include Pedro Aljama, Julia Carracedo, Rafael Ramı́rez, Alejandro Martín‐Malo, Martin J. Hoogduijn, Carla C. Baan, Paula Buendía, Sander S. Korevaar, Mariano Rodríguez and Philip N. Newsome and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ana Merino

72 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Immunomodulation By Therapeutic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC) Is Triggered Through Phagocytosis of MSC By Monocytic Cells

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana Merino Spain	26	698	678	554	529	467	76	2.3k
Marta Todeschini Italy	24	639 0.9×	836 1.2×	661 1.2×	916 1.7×	414 0.9×	45	3.0k
Federica Casiraghi Italy	30	757 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	911 1.6×	1.3k 2.4×	401 0.9×	70	3.5k
Marcella Franquesa Spain	30	1.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.8×	624 1.1×	836 1.6×	279 0.6×	70	2.9k
Barbara Imberti Italy	22	1.3k 1.9×	1.4k 2.0×	404 0.7×	1.2k 2.3×	328 0.7×	40	3.2k
Nadia Azzollini Italy	23	517 0.7×	448 0.7×	417 0.8×	693 1.3×	293 0.6×	42	1.9k
Reinhard Klingel Germany	27	338 0.5×	369 0.5×	773 1.4×	975 1.8×	296 0.6×	99	3.3k
Kensuke Ohta Japan	25	676 1.0×	366 0.5×	301 0.5×	492 0.9×	136 0.3×	104	2.7k
Susanna Tomasoni Italy	32	1.7k 2.4×	765 1.1×	552 1.0×	840 1.6×	1.1k 2.3×	65	3.5k
Hetty C. de Boer Netherlands	33	1.7k 2.4×	422 0.6×	663 1.2×	518 1.0×	206 0.4×	73	3.7k
Shin‐ya Kawashiri Japan	27	642 0.9×	165 0.2×	745 1.3×	306 0.6×	164 0.4×	223	3.0k

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Li, Shengbing, Ana Merino, Sander S. Korevaar, et al.. (2025). Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived membrane particles suppress kidney fibrosis. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 16(1). 405–405. 1 indexed citations

Araújo, Ricardo, Ana Merino, Luciano Pereira, et al.. (2024). The urogenital microbiome in chronic kidney disease patients on peritoneal dialysis. Nefrología (English Edition). 44(2). 194–203. 1 indexed citations

Fahy, Niamh, Andrea Lolli, Janneke Witte‐Bouma, et al.. (2024). Bone formation by human paediatric marrow stromal cells in a functional allogeneic immune system. Biomaterials. 306. 122471–122471. 3 indexed citations

Merino, Ana, Ricardo Araújo, Luciano Pereira, et al.. (2022). Vascular Calcification and the Gut and Blood Microbiome in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: A Pilot Study. Biomolecules. 12(7). 867–867. 25 indexed citations

Merino, Ana, Martin J. Hoogduijn, María Molina‐Molina, et al.. (2021). Membrane particles from mesenchymal stromal cells reduce the expression of fibrotic markers on pulmonary cells. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0248415–e0248415. 4 indexed citations

Merino, Ana, Sander S. Korevaar, Carmen López‐Iglesias, et al.. (2021). Membrane Particles Derived From Adipose Tissue Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Improve Endothelial Cell Barrier Integrity. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 650522–650522. 9 indexed citations

Gonçalves, Fabiany da Costa, Sander S. Korevaar, Carla C. Baan, et al.. (2021). Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Derived Membrane Particles Are Internalized by Macrophages and Endothelial Cells Through Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis and Phagocytosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 651109–651109. 22 indexed citations

Santos, José Ramón, Ana Merino, Walter E. Haefeli, et al.. (2020). Ambrisentan use in a HIV-1 infected patient with end-stage renal disease and pulmonary hypertension: minimal removal by hemodialysis - a case report. BMC Nephrology. 21(1). 24–24. 2 indexed citations

Sierra-Párraga, Jesús María, Ana Merino, Marco Eijken, et al.. (2020). Reparative effect of mesenchymal stromal cells on endothelial cells after hypoxic and inflammatory injury. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 11(1). 352–352. 20 indexed citations

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Luk, Franka, Sander S. Korevaar, Thomas G. Koch, et al.. (2019). The Importance of Dosing, Timing, and (in)Activation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Their Immunomodulatory Effects. Stem Cells and Development. 29(1). 38–48. 12 indexed citations

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Witte, S, Ana Merino, Sander S. Korevaar, et al.. (2018). Epigenetic changes in umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells upon stimulation and culture expansion. Cytotherapy. 20(7). 919–929. 22 indexed citations

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Castelló, Ramón, et al.. (2017). El infarto agudo de miocardio en pacientes mayores de 65 años. Revista de medicina de la Universidad de Navarra. 81–84.

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Witte, S, Ana Merino, Tanja Strini, et al.. (2017). Aging of bone marrow– and umbilical cord–derived mesenchymal stromal cells during expansion. Cytotherapy. 19(7). 798–807. 62 indexed citations

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Ripoll, Èlia, Juliana Draibe, Ana Merino, et al.. (2016). JAK3-STAT pathway blocking benefits in experimental lupus nephritis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 18(1). 134–134. 42 indexed citations

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Hoogduijn, Martin J., Monique M.A. Verstegen, Anja U. Engela, et al.. (2014). No Evidence for Circulating Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients with Organ Injury. Stem Cells and Development. 23(19). 2328–2335. 54 indexed citations

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Lloberas, Núria, Inés Rama, Inés Llaudó, et al.. (2013). Dendritic cells phenotype fitting under hypoxia or lipopolysaccharide; adenosine 5′-triphosphate-binding cassette transporters far beyond an efflux pump. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 172(3). 444–454. 14 indexed citations

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Carracedo, Julia, Paula Buendía, Ana Merino, et al.. (2013). Cellular senescence determines endothelial cell damage induced by uremia. Experimental Gerontology. 48(8). 766–773. 41 indexed citations

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Merino, Ana, M. Antonia Álvarez-Lara, Rafael Ramı́rez, et al.. (2012). Losartan prevents the development of the pro-inflammatory monocytes CD14+CD16+ in haemodialysis patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 27(7). 2907–2912. 21 indexed citations

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Martín‐Malo, Alejandro, Ana Merino, Julia Carracedo, et al.. (2011). Effects of intravenous iron on mononuclear cells during the haemodialysis session. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 27(6). 2465–2471. 55 indexed citations

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Nogueras, Sonia, Ana Merino, Raquel Ojeda, et al.. (2007). Coupling of endothelial injury and repair: an analysis using an in vivo experimental model. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 294(2). H708–H713. 17 indexed citations

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