Blanca Herrera

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
91 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Blanca Herrera is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Blanca Herrera has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 23 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Blanca Herrera's work include Liver physiology and pathology (23 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (21 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (14 papers). Blanca Herrera is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (23 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (21 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (14 papers). Blanca Herrera collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Canada. Blanca Herrera's co-authors include George C. Ebers, A. Dessa Sadovnick, Isabel Fabregat, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Sreeram V. Ramagopalan, Margarita Fernández, Matthew R. Lincoln, Sarah Orton, Irene M. Yee and David A. Dyment and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Blanca Herrera

89 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

Sex ratio of multiple sclerosis in Canada: a longitudinal study

2006 661 citations Sarah Orton, Blanca Herrera et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →
Sherloc: a comprehensive refinement of the ACMG–AMP variant classification criteria

2017 465 citations Michael J. Anderson, Blanca Herrera et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Blanca Herrera United Kingdom	42	2.3k	2.1k	1.3k	794	775	91	6.6k
Nobuyuki Amino Japan	53	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	766 1.0×	575 0.7×	363	11.6k
Simon H. S. Pearce United Kingdom	57	2.8k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	680 0.9×	824 1.1×	194	11.6k
Candace S. Johnson United States	49	2.9k 1.2×	3.6k 1.7×	682 0.5×	1.8k 2.2×	399 0.5×	176	8.1k
Yasushi Sato Japan	43	2.0k 0.9×	638 0.3×	459 0.3×	1.2k 1.6×	441 0.6×	395	6.9k
Denise Hilfiker‐Kleiner Germany	61	3.7k 1.6×	970 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	875 1.1×	202	12.6k
Mario Serio Italy	48	2.8k 1.2×	419 0.2×	1.8k 1.4×	2.1k 2.7×	585 0.8×	151	8.2k
Elisabet Guinó Spain	29	1.9k 0.8×	788 0.4×	604 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	329 0.4×	58	4.7k
Hiroshi Okamoto Japan	47	2.2k 1.0×	436 0.2×	951 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	539 0.7×	243	8.0k
Mario Schiffer Germany	41	2.3k 1.0×	523 0.2×	1.0k 0.7×	472 0.6×	399 0.5×	246	7.0k
Yuqing Huo United States	50	3.7k 1.6×	666 0.3×	3.0k 2.2×	1.0k 1.3×	985 1.3×	146	10.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Blanca Herrera

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Blanca Herrera

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Gonzalez‐Sanchez, Ester, Javier Vaquero, Daniel Caballero‐Díaz, et al.. (2024). The hepatocyte epidermal growth factor receptor ( EGFR ) pathway regulates the cellular interactome within the liver fibrotic niche. The Journal of Pathology. 263(4-5). 482–495. 8 indexed citations

Sánchez, Aranzazu, et al.. (2024). A Protocol for the Isolation of Oval Cells without Preconditioning. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(19). 10497–10497.

Cuesta, Ángel M., Paloma Bragado, Álvaro Gutiérrez-Uzquiza, et al.. (2023). New and Old Key Players in Liver Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(24). 17152–17152. 13 indexed citations

Roncero, Cesáreo, Julián Sanz‐Ortega, M. Pilar Valdecantos, et al.. (2022). Lack of EGFR catalytic activity in hepatocytes improves liver regeneration following DDC‐induced cholestatic injury by promoting a pro‐restorative inflammatory response. The Journal of Pathology. 258(3). 312–324. 11 indexed citations

Caballero‐Díaz, Daniel, Esther Bertrán, Joaquim Moreno‐Càceres, et al.. (2019). Clathrin switches transforming growth factor-β role to pro-tumorigenic in liver cancer. Journal of Hepatology. 72(1). 125–134. 31 indexed citations

Esplin, Edward D., et al.. (2019). Abstract P4-03-06: Limitations of direct-to-consumer genetic screening for HBOC: False negatives, false positives and everything in between. Cancer Research. 79(4_Supplement). P4–3. 4 indexed citations

Spender, Lindsay C., Gail Ferguson, Gareth Hughes, et al.. (2018). Preclinical Evaluation of AZ12601011 and AZ12799734, Inhibitors of Transforming Growth Factor β Superfamily Type 1 Receptors. Molecular Pharmacology. 95(2). 222–234. 26 indexed citations

Hurst, Liam A., Benjamin J. Dunmore, Lü Long, et al.. (2017). TNFα drives pulmonary arterial hypertension by suppressing the BMP type-II receptor and altering NOTCH signalling. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14079–14079. 170 indexed citations

Herrera, Blanca, Aranzazu Sánchez, & Isabel Fabregat. (2012). BMPS and Liver: More Questions than Answers. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 18(27). 4114–4125. 17 indexed citations

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Rantalainen, Mattias, Blanca Herrera, Geoffrey C. Nicholson, et al.. (2011). MicroRNA Expression in Abdominal and Gluteal Adipose Tissue Is Associated with mRNA Expression Levels and Partly Genetically Driven. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27338–e27338. 32 indexed citations

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Herrera, Blanca, Sarah Keildson, & Cecilia M. Lindgren. (2011). Genetics and epigenetics of obesity. Maturitas. 69(1). 41–49. 211 indexed citations

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Chao, Michael J., Blanca Herrera, Sreeram V. Ramagopalan, et al.. (2010). Parent-of-origin effects at the major histocompatibility complex in multiple sclerosis. Human Molecular Genetics. 19(18). 3679–3689. 33 indexed citations

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Herrera, Blanca, Maarten van Dinther, Peter ten Dijke, & Gareth J. Inman. (2009). Autocrine Bone Morphogenetic Protein-9 Signals through Activin Receptor-like Kinase-2/Smad1/Smad4 to Promote Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation. Cancer Research. 69(24). 9254–9262. 103 indexed citations

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Ebers, George C., S V Ramagopalan, Narelle Maugeri, et al.. (2008). Expression of the multiple sclerosis associated MHC class II allele HLA-DRBI*1501 is regulated by vitamin D. Annals of Neurology. 64. 2 indexed citations

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Chao, Melody, Sreeram V Ramagopalan, Blanca Herrera, et al.. (2008). Epigenetics in multiple sclerosis susceptibility: difference in transgenerational risk localizes to the major histocompatibility complex. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(2). 261–266. 72 indexed citations

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Ramagopalan, Sreeram V., David A. Dyment, William Valdar, et al.. (2007). Autoimmune disease in families with multiple sclerosis: a population-based study. The Lancet Neurology. 6(7). 604–610. 133 indexed citations

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Dyment, David A., M. Zameel Cader, Anita Datta, et al.. (2007). A first stage genome‐wide screen for regions shared identical‐by‐descent in hutterite families with multiple sclerosis. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 147B(4). 467–472. 4 indexed citations

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Herrera, Blanca, Mario Mikula, Verena Proell, et al.. (2005). Integration of Ras subeffector signaling in TGF-β mediated late stage hepatocarcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis. 26(5). 931–942. 42 indexed citations

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Herrera, Blanca, et al.. (2004). Resistance to TGF‐β‐induced apoptosis in regenerating hepatocytes. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 201(3). 385–392. 24 indexed citations

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Valdés, Francisco, Miguel Murillo, Ángela M. Valverde, et al.. (2003). Transforming growth factor-beta activates both pro-apoptotic and survival signals in fetal rat hepatocytes. Experimental Cell Research. 292(1). 209–218. 53 indexed citations

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