Ángel R. Nebreda

23.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
178 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

About

Ángel R. Nebreda is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ángel R. Nebreda has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Oncology and 49 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ángel R. Nebreda's work include Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (52 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (30 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (27 papers). Ángel R. Nebreda is often cited by papers focused on Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (52 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (30 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (27 papers). Ángel R. Nebreda collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Germany and United States. Ángel R. Nebreda's co-authors include Erwin F. Wagner, Ana Cuadrado, Almudena Porrás, Tim Hunt, Philip Cohen, Begoña Cánovas, Eugenio Santos, John Rouse, Ingvar Ferby and Eusebio Perdiguero and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ángel R. Nebreda

176 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

Signal integration by JNK and p38 MAPK pathwa... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2009 1994 2010 2018 2021 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Signal integration by JNK and p38 MAPK pathways in cancer development
    2009 2.1k citations Erwin F. Wagner, Ángel R. Nebreda Nature reviews. Cancer profile →
  2. A novel kinase cascade triggered by stress and heat shock that stimulates MAPKAP kinase-2 and phosphorylation of the small heat shock proteins
    1994 1.5k citations Ángel R. Nebreda et al. profile →
  3. Mechanisms and functions of p38 MAPK signalling
    2010 1.3k citations Ángel R. Nebreda et al. profile →
  4. TGFβ drives immune evasion in genetically reconstituted colon cancer metastasis
    2018 1.3k citations Antonio Berenguer, Adrià Cañellas‐Socias et al. profile →
  5. Diversity and versatility of p38 kinase signalling in health and disease
    2021 404 citations Begoña Cánovas, Ángel R. Nebreda profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ángel R. Nebreda Spain 66 12.6k 4.4k 2.8k 2.5k 2.4k 178 18.5k
Hong‐Gang Wang United States 73 17.2k 1.4× 4.6k 1.1× 3.1k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 3.0k 1.3× 320 24.8k
Boudewijn Burgering Netherlands 64 17.6k 1.4× 3.9k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 2.7k 1.1× 2.4k 1.0× 155 22.7k
Paul Dent United States 81 15.6k 1.2× 7.0k 1.6× 2.8k 1.0× 2.4k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 388 23.1k
Alex Toker United States 73 15.1k 1.2× 3.1k 0.7× 3.7k 1.3× 2.6k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 136 20.5k
Adi Kimchi Israel 67 13.0k 1.0× 3.9k 0.9× 2.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 2.7k 1.1× 156 20.0k
Rony Seger Israel 70 14.9k 1.2× 4.2k 1.0× 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 2.5k 1.0× 206 22.2k
Yuri Lazebnik United States 33 14.7k 1.2× 3.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 3.4k 1.4× 53 19.3k
Keiko Nakayama Japan 71 15.7k 1.2× 6.9k 1.6× 2.7k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 3.7k 1.6× 286 23.3k
John Kyriakis United States 57 16.1k 1.3× 3.5k 0.8× 3.0k 1.1× 2.9k 1.2× 3.1k 1.3× 87 21.6k
Bart Vanhaesebroeck United Kingdom 68 14.4k 1.1× 4.1k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 5.7k 2.4× 194 22.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gatti, Marco, Hülya Doğan, Antônio Porro, et al.. (2025). The PIN1–p38–CtIP signalling axis protects stalled replication forks from deleterious degradation. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(7).
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Cubillos‐Rojas, Monica, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and Biological Activity of a VHL-Based PROTAC Specific for p38α. Cancers. 15(3). 611–611. 10 indexed citations
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González, Lorena, Lucía Díaz, Joan Pous, et al.. (2023). Characterization of p38α autophosphorylation inhibitors that target the non-canonical activation pathway. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3318–3318. 8 indexed citations
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Pous, Joan, Błażej Bagiński, Pau Martín-Malpartida, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of a redox-dependent conformational switch that regulates the stress kinase p38α. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7920–7920. 5 indexed citations
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Urosevic, Jelena, Maria Blasco, Anna Bellmunt, et al.. (2020). ERK1/2 Signaling Induces Upregulation of ANGPT2 and CXCR4 to Mediate Liver Metastasis in Colon Cancer. Cancer Research. 80(21). 4668–4680. 41 indexed citations
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Arriazu, Elena, Carmen Vicente, Raffaella Pippa, et al.. (2020). A new regulatory mechanism of protein phosphatase 2A activity via SET in acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Cancer Journal. 10(1). 3–3. 28 indexed citations
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Ivanova, Saška, Mira Polajnar, María Isabel Hernández‐Álvarez, et al.. (2019). Regulation of death receptor signaling by the autophagy protein TP 53 INP 2. The EMBO Journal. 38(10). 28 indexed citations
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Navarrete, Marta, María Isabel Cuartero, Jonathan E. Draffin, et al.. (2019). Astrocytic p38α MAPK drives NMDA receptor-dependent long-term depression and modulates long-term memory. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2968–2968. 81 indexed citations
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Colié, Sandra, Sara Sarroca, Idoia García, et al.. (2017). Neuronal p38α mediates synaptic and cognitive dysfunction in an Alzheimer’s mouse model by controlling β-amyloid production. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 45306–45306. 48 indexed citations
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Jaeger, Samira, Ana Igea, Víctor Alcalde, et al.. (2016). Quantification of Pathway Cross-talk Reveals Novel Synergistic Drug Combinations for Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 77(2). 459–469. 64 indexed citations
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Gupta, J. R. P. & Ángel R. Nebreda. (2015). Roles of p38α MAPK in mouse models of inflammatory diseases and cancer. FEBS Journal. 282(10). 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Ping, Nadia Carlesso, Mingjiang Xu, et al.. (2012). Genetic Evidence for Critical Roles of P38α Protein in Regulating Mast Cell Differentiation and Chemotaxis through Distinct Mechanisms. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(24). 20258–20269. 14 indexed citations
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Hu, Ping, Ángel R. Nebreda, Yan Liu, et al.. (2012). p38α Protein Negatively Regulates T Helper Type 2 Responses by Orchestrating Multiple T Cell Receptor-associated Signals. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(40). 33215–33226. 13 indexed citations
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Wagner, Erwin F. & Ángel R. Nebreda. (2009). Signal integration by JNK and p38 MAPK pathways in cancer development. Nature reviews. Cancer. 9(8). 537–549. 2058 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cuadrado, Myriam, Paula Gutierrez‐Martinez, Aneta Swat, Ángel R. Nebreda, & Óscar Fernández-Capetillo. (2009). p27Kip1 Stabilization Is Essential for the Maintenance of Cell Cycle Arrest in Response to DNA Damage. Cancer Research. 69(22). 8726–8732. 53 indexed citations
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Git, Anna, Rachel Allison, Eusebio Perdiguero, et al.. (2009). Vg1RBP phosphorylation by Erk2 MAP kinase correlates with the cortical release of Vg1 mRNA during meiotic maturation of Xenopus oocytes. RNA. 15(6). 1121–1133. 19 indexed citations
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Schmitt, Anja & Ángel R. Nebreda. (2002). Inhibition of Xenopus oocyte meiotic maturation by catalytically inactive protein kinase A. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(7). 4361–4366. 54 indexed citations
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Bodart, Jean‐François, et al.. (2002). Characterization of MPF and MAPK Activities during Meiotic Maturation of Xenopus tropicalis Oocytes. Developmental Biology. 245(2). 348–361. 24 indexed citations
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Ambrosino, Concetta & Ángel R. Nebreda. (2001). Cell cycle regulation by p38 MAP kinases. Biology of the Cell. 93(1-2). 47–51. 123 indexed citations
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Ferby, Ingvar, Mercedes Blázquez, Amparo Palmer, Ramón Eritja, & Ángel R. Nebreda. (1999). A novel p34cdc2-binding and activating protein that is necessary and sufficient to trigger G2/M progression in Xenopus oocytes. Genes & Development. 13(16). 2177–2189. 140 indexed citations

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