Ana Olivera

12.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
113 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Ana Olivera is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Olivera has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 57 papers in Immunology and 34 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ana Olivera's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (54 papers), Mast cells and histamine (50 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (22 papers). Ana Olivera is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (54 papers), Mast cells and histamine (50 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (22 papers). Ana Olivera collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Japan. Ana Olivera's co-authors include Sarah Spiegel, Juan Rivera, Richard L. Proia, Lisa C. Edsall, Takafumi Kohama, Dean D. Metcalfe, Sheldon Milstien, Kiyomi Mizugishi, Samantha Poulton and Naishadh Desai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ana Olivera

111 papers receiving 10.2k 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.

Sphingosine-1-phosphate as second messenger in cell proliferation induced by PDGF and FCS mitogens

1993 792 citations Ana Olivera, Sarah Spiegel profile →
Essential Role for Sphingosine Kinases in Neural and Vascular Development

2005 593 citations Ana Olivera, Sarah Spiegel et al. profile →
Sphingosine-1-phosphate, a novel lipid, involved in cellular proliferation.

1991 544 citations Ana Olivera, Sarah Spiegel et al. profile →
The alliance of sphingosine-1-phosphate and its receptors in immunity

2008 525 citations Juan Rivera, Richard L. Proia et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana Olivera United States	51	7.8k	3.1k	2.8k	1.9k	727	113	10.3k
Lawrence A. Quilliam United States	46	5.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	989 0.5×	745 1.0×	91	7.5k
Juan Rivera United States	53	3.4k 0.4×	919 0.3×	5.7k 2.1×	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 2.4×	118	8.6k
Thomas Baumruker Austria	40	4.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	1.9k 0.7×	734 0.4×	241 0.3×	75	6.6k
Peter Gierschik Germany	57	6.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	923 0.5×	615 0.8×	173	9.7k
Marjan Huizing United States	46	3.1k 0.4×	2.4k 0.8×	896 0.3×	676 0.4×	317 0.4×	160	6.6k
Peder Madsen Denmark	47	4.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	219 0.3×	134	7.3k
Shigeyuki Nada Japan	34	4.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	548 0.3×	622 0.9×	71	6.8k
Kenta Hara Japan	39	7.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.5×	999 0.4×	963 0.5×	227 0.3×	67	9.5k
Montserrat Camps Switzerland	36	5.3k 0.7×	925 0.3×	1.7k 0.6×	452 0.2×	307 0.4×	64	7.9k
Robert L. Nussbaum United States	57	6.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	553 0.2×	838 0.4×	170 0.2×	200	12.4k

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Kulinski, Joseph M., Sundar Ganesan, Juraj Kabát, et al.. (2024). Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 4 links neutrophils and early local inflammation to lymphocyte recruitment into the draining lymph node to facilitate robust germinal center formation. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1427509–1427509. 1 indexed citations

Bandara, Geethani, Yun Bai, Annika Pfeiffer, et al.. (2023). CRISPR/Cas9-engineering of HMC-1.2 cells renders a human mast cell line with a single D816V-KIT mutation: An improved preclinical model for research on mastocytosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1078958–1078958. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Do‐Kyun, Geethani Bandara, Young‐Eun Cho, et al.. (2021). Mastocytosis-derived extracellular vesicles deliver miR-23a and miR-30a into pre-osteoblasts and prevent osteoblastogenesis and bone formation. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2527–2527. 54 indexed citations

Ainsua‐Enrich, Erola, Eva Serrano‐Candelas, Rosa Muñoz‐Cano, et al.. (2021). MYO1F Regulates IgE and MRGPRX2-Dependent Mast Cell Exocytosis. The Journal of Immunology. 206(10). 2277–2289. 11 indexed citations

Naranjo, Andrea, Geethani Bandara, Yun Bai, et al.. (2020). Critical Signaling Events in the Mechanoactivation of Human Mast Cells through p.C492Y-ADGRE2. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 140(11). 2210–2220.e5. 21 indexed citations

Olivera, Ana & Juan Rivera. (2020). Paradigm Shifts in Mast Cell and Basophil Biology and Function: An Emerging View of Immune Regulation in Health and Disease. Methods in molecular biology. 3–31. 5 indexed citations

Xiong, Yanbao, Wenji Piao, C. Colin Brinkman, et al.. (2019). CD4 T cell sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor (S1PR)1 and S1PR4 and endothelial S1PR2 regulate afferent lymphatic migration. Science Immunology. 4(33). 73 indexed citations

Kim, Do‐Kyun, Young‐Eun Cho, Hirsh D. Komarow, et al.. (2018). Mastocytosis-derived extracellular vesicles exhibit a mast cell signature, transfer KIT to stellate cells, and promote their activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(45). E10692–E10701. 38 indexed citations

Kim, Do‐Kyun, Michael A. Beaven, Joseph M. Kulinski, et al.. (2016). Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species and the Antioxidant Protein DJ-1 in Mastocytosis. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162831–e0162831. 11 indexed citations

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Cruse, Glenn, Dean D. Metcalfe, & Ana Olivera. (2014). Functional Deregulation of KIT. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 34(2). 219–237. 78 indexed citations

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Diesner, Susanne C., Elisabeth Förster‐Waldl, Ana Olivera, et al.. (2012). Perspectives on immunomodulation early in life. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 23(3). 210–223. 20 indexed citations

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Diesner, Susanne C., Ana Olivera, Elisabeth Förster‐Waldl, et al.. (2011). Sphingosine-kinase 1 and 2 contribute to oral sensitization and effector phase in a mouse model of food allergy. Immunology Letters. 141(2). 210–219. 23 indexed citations

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Furumoto, Yasuko, Ana Olivera, Yasuomi Takagi, et al.. (2006). Cutting Edge: Lentiviral Short Hairpin RNA Silencing of PTEN in Human Mast Cells Reveals Constitutive Signals That Promote Cytokine Secretion and Cell Survival. The Journal of Immunology. 176(9). 5167–5171. 65 indexed citations

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Olivera, Ana & Juan Rivera. (2005). Sphingolipids and the Balancing of Immune Cell Function: Lessons from the Mast Cell. The Journal of Immunology. 174(3). 1153–1158. 111 indexed citations

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Allende, María L., Teiji Sasaki, Hiromichi Kawai, et al.. (2004). Mice Deficient in Sphingosine Kinase 1 Are Rendered Lymphopenic by FTY720. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(50). 52487–52492. 381 indexed citations

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González‐Espinosa, Claudia, Sandra Odom, Ana Olivera, et al.. (2003). Preferential Signaling and Induction of Allergy-promoting Lymphokines Upon Weak Stimulation of the High Affinity IgE Receptor on Mast Cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 197(11). 1453–1465. 132 indexed citations

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Olivera, Ana, et al.. (2000). [25] Assaying sphingosine kinase activity. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 311. 215–223. 68 indexed citations

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Wang, Fang, Keiko Nohara, Ana Olivera, Erik W. Thompson, & Sarah Spiegel. (1999). Involvement of Focal Adhesion Kinase in Inhibition of Motility of Human Breast Cancer Cells by Sphingosine 1-Phosphate. Experimental Cell Research. 247(1). 17–28. 1 indexed citations

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Olivera, Ana, Takafumi Kohama, Zhenxing Tu, Sheldon Milstien, & Sarah Spiegel. (1998). Purification and Characterization of Rat Kidney Sphingosine Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(20). 12576–12583. 196 indexed citations

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Qiao, Lixin, Alan P. Kozikowski, Ana Olivera, & Sarah Spiegel. (1998). Synthesis and evaluation of a photolyzable derivative of sphingosine 1-phosphate—caged SPP. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 8(7). 711–714. 37 indexed citations

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