Anı́bal E. Vercesi

18.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
293 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Anı́bal E. Vercesi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anı́bal E. Vercesi has authored 293 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Physiology and 66 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Anı́bal E. Vercesi's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (125 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (48 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (44 papers). Anı́bal E. Vercesi is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (125 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (48 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (44 papers). Anı́bal E. Vercesi collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Belgium. Anı́bal E. Vercesi's co-authors include Alicia J. Kowaltowski, Roger F. Castilho, Roberto Docampo, Nadja C. de Souza‐Pinto, Silvia N.J. Moreno, Helena C.F. Oliveira, Albert L. Lehninger, Alexandre Dias Tavares Costa, Etelvino José Henriques Bechara and Paulo Arruda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Anı́bal E. Vercesi

289 papers receiving 14.8k 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.

Mitochondria and reactive oxygen species

2009 928 citations Alicia J. Kowaltowski, Nadja C. de Souza‐Pinto et al. Free Radical Biology and Medicine profile →
Mitochondrial damage induced by conditions of oxidative stress

1999 709 citations Alicia J. Kowaltowski, Anı́bal E. Vercesi Free Radical Biology and Medicine profile →
Mitochondrial permeability transition and oxidative stress

2001 679 citations Alicia J. Kowaltowski, Roger F. Castilho et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anı́bal E. Vercesi Brazil	63	9.1k	3.0k	2.7k	1.4k	1.4k	293	15.1k
Fong‐Fu Hsu United States	72	7.4k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	701 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	246	15.4k
Wulf Dröge Germany	55	10.3k 1.1×	3.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	700 0.5×	858 0.6×	173	22.2k
Julio F. Turrens United States	32	7.2k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	750 0.5×	688 0.5×	72	13.6k
Santos A. Susín France	74	21.6k 2.4×	1.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.2×	668 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	142	29.0k
David A. Wagner United States	35	4.2k 0.5×	4.1k 1.4×	1.2k 0.4×	659 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	72	14.9k
Naoufal Zamzami France	67	20.9k 2.3×	1.8k 0.6×	3.4k 1.2×	641 0.5×	927 0.7×	92	28.2k
Tetsuro Ishii Japan	63	13.8k 1.5×	1.6k 0.5×	2.6k 1.0×	480 0.3×	954 0.7×	152	19.8k
Yoshinori Moriyama Japan	62	6.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	623 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	274	13.7k
Tomoyoshi Soga Japan	67	11.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	409 0.3×	827 0.6×	370	19.5k
Guanghou Shui China	67	7.7k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	767 0.5×	2.0k 1.5×	252	15.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Anı́bal E. Vercesi

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Passos, Luiz Augusto, et al.. (2025). NNT deficiency alters cardiac structure and function without impairing mitochondrial bioenergetics in aged mice. Redox Biology. 88. 103935–103935.

Virgílio-da-Silva, João Victor, Pedro M. Moraes‐Vieira, Francisco A.S. Cunha, et al.. (2024). In vivo chronic exposure to inorganic mercury worsens hypercholesterolemia, oxidative stress and atherosclerosis in the LDL receptor knockout mice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 275. 116254–116254. 10 indexed citations

Cunha, Anderson Ferreira da, et al.. (2024). Preventive Effects of Resistance Training on Hemodynamics and Kidney Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Function in Ovariectomized Rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(1). 266–266.

Docampo, Roberto & Anı́bal E. Vercesi. (2021). Mitochondrial Ca ²⁺ and Reactive Oxygen Species in Trypanosomatids. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 36(13-15). 969–983. 12 indexed citations

Vercesi, Anı́bal E., et al.. (2021). The Many Roles Mitochondria Play in Mammalian Aging. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 36(13-15). 824–843. 6 indexed citations

Viana, Laís Rosa, Gabriela de Matuoka e Chiocchetti, Willians Fernando Vieira, et al.. (2021). Leucine-Rich Diet Improved Muscle Function in Cachectic Walker 256 Tumour-Bearing Wistar Rats. Cells. 10(12). 3272–3272. 9 indexed citations

Chiurillo, Miguel Ángel, Noelia Lander, Anı́bal E. Vercesi, & Roberto Docampo. (2020). IP3 receptor-mediated Ca2+ release from acidocalcisomes regulates mitochondrial bioenergetics and prevents autophagy in Trypanosoma cruzi. Cell Calcium. 92. 102284–102284. 31 indexed citations

Viana, Laís Rosa, Natália Tobar, Estela Natacha Brandt Busanello, et al.. (2019). Leucine-rich diet induces a shift in tumour metabolism from glycolytic towards oxidative phosphorylation, reducing glucose consumption and metastasis in Walker-256 tumour-bearing rats. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15529–15529. 27 indexed citations

Varejão, Nathalia, Franco A. Rossato, Rute Alves Pereira e Costa, et al.. (2017). pCramoll and rCramoll lectins induce cell death in human prostate adenocarcinoma (PC-3) cells by impairment of mitochondrial homeostasis. Toxicology in Vitro. 43. 40–46. 8 indexed citations

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Lander, Noelia, Miguel Ángel Chiurillo, Melissa Storey, Anı́bal E. Vercesi, & Roberto Docampo. (2016). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated endogenous C-terminal Tagging of Trypanosoma cruzi Genes Reveals the Acidocalcisome Localization of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(49). 25505–25515. 72 indexed citations

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Figueira, Tiago R., Mário H. Barros, Anamaria A. Camargo, et al.. (2012). Mitochondria as a Source of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species: From Molecular Mechanisms to Human Health. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 18(16). 2029–2074. 351 indexed citations

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Rocha, Guilherme Z., Marília M. Dias, Eduardo R. Ropelle, et al.. (2011). Metformin Amplifies Chemotherapy-Induced AMPK Activation and Antitumoral Growth. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(12). 3993–4005. 262 indexed citations

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Miranda, Moysés dos Santos, Fabiana Fernandes Bressan, Karina G. Zecchin, et al.. (2009). Serum-Starved Apoptotic Fibroblasts Reduce Blastocyst Production but Enable Development to Term after SCNT in Cattle. Cloning and Stem Cells. 11(4). 565–573. 26 indexed citations

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Kowaltowski, Alicia J., Nadja C. de Souza‐Pinto, Roger F. Castilho, & Anı́bal E. Vercesi. (2009). Mitochondria and reactive oxygen species. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 47(4). 333–343. 928 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cosso, Ricardo G., Márcia M. Fagian, F. Almeida, et al.. (2003). Stimulation of Potato Tuber Respiration by Cold Stress Is Associated with an Increased Capacity of Both Plant Uncoupling Mitochondrial Protein (PUMP) and Alternative Oxidase. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 35(3). 211–220. 48 indexed citations

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Netto, L.E.S., Alicia J. Kowaltowski, Roger F. Castilho, & Anı́bal E. Vercesi. (2002). [25] Thiol enzymes protecting mitochondria against oxidative damage. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 348. 260–270. 38 indexed citations

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Almeida, Andréa Miyasaka, et al.. (1997). Singlet oxygen-promoted mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MTP) opening in rat liver mitochondria. The FASEB Journal. 11(9). 1 indexed citations

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Vercesi, Anı́bal E.. (1993). The Role of Ca 2+ in the Process of Mitochondrial Damage Associated with Oxidative Stress. Química Nova. 16(4). 381–384. 1 indexed citations

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Antônio, Regina Vasconcellos, et al.. (1991). Alterations in mitochondrial Ca2+ flux by the antibiotic X-537A (lasalocid-A). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1056(3). 250–258. 22 indexed citations

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Vercesi, Anı́bal E., et al.. (1988). Ca2+-dependent NAD(P)+-induced alterations of rat liver and hepatoma mitochondrial membrane permeability. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 154(3). 934–941. 37 indexed citations

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