Carlos T. Moraes

27.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
230 papers, 19.8k citations indexed

About

Carlos T. Moraes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos T. Moraes has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 19.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 207 papers in Molecular Biology, 110 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Carlos T. Moraes's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (187 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (110 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (58 papers). Carlos T. Moraes is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (187 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (110 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (58 papers). Carlos T. Moraes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Brazil. Carlos T. Moraes's co-authors include S. DiMauro, Eric A. Schon, Francisca Díaz, Sandra R. Bacman, Nadee Nissanka, Hirokazu Fukui, Milena Pinto, Sara Shanske, Antoni Barrientos and E. Bonilla and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Carlos T. Moraes

229 papers receiving 19.5k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

Glycolytic oligodendrocytes maintain myelin and long-term axonal integrity

2012 1.1k citations Francisca Díaz, Carlos T. Moraes et al. profile →
Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia and Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

1989 746 citations Carlos T. Moraes, Massimo Zeviani et al. profile →
Deletions of mitochondrial DNA in Kearns‐Sayre syndrome

1988 590 citations Massimo Zeviani, Carlos T. Moraes et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carlos T. Moraes United States	77	16.0k	7.1k	2.3k	2.1k	1.2k	230	19.8k
Michio Hirano United States	82	16.4k 1.0×	7.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	341	20.5k
Nils‐Göran Larsson Sweden	85	19.8k 1.2×	6.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	3.9k 1.8×	1.4k 1.2×	193	24.2k
Anu Suomalainen Finland	63	12.7k 0.8×	5.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	189	15.7k
Eric A. Schon United States	85	19.7k 1.2×	8.9k 1.2×	2.8k 1.2×	3.1k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	221	23.5k
Massimo Zeviani Italy	92	28.0k 1.8×	13.0k 1.8×	3.2k 1.4×	2.4k 1.1×	2.3k 2.0×	411	33.4k
Valério Carelli Italy	71	12.4k 0.8×	3.4k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	621 0.5×	330	15.3k
Salvatore DiMauro United States	87	23.0k 1.4×	12.6k 1.8×	2.9k 1.3×	3.2k 1.5×	2.6k 2.1×	408	29.6k
Anders Oldfors Sweden	55	10.4k 0.6×	3.7k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	286	13.7k
Thomas Langer Germany	77	15.8k 1.0×	3.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	668 0.6×	175	18.5k
C. Angelini Italy	68	13.2k 0.8×	2.6k 0.4×	4.5k 2.0×	2.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	540	18.6k

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Michell, Craig, Carlos T. Moraes, Smaranda Willcox, et al.. (2024). Linear DNA-driven recombination in mammalian mitochondria. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(6). 3088–3105. 3 indexed citations

Arguello, Tania, Sandra R. Bacman, Roger F. Castilho, et al.. (2024). NEK10 kinase ablation affects mitochondrial morphology, function and protein phosphorylation status. Proteome Science. 22(1). 8–8. 1 indexed citations

Nissanka, Nadee, et al.. (2024). Absence of both MGME1 and POLG EXO abolishes mtDNA whereas absence of either creates unique mtDNA duplications. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(4). 107128–107128. 3 indexed citations

Lape, Janel, Sandra R. Bacman, Flavia Fontanesi, et al.. (2023). Efficient elimination of MELAS-associated m.3243G mutant mitochondrial DNA by an engineered mitoARCUS nuclease. Nature Metabolism. 5(12). 2169–2183. 20 indexed citations

Lang, Anna L., Nadee Nissanka, Ruy A. Louzada, et al.. (2023). A Defect in Mitochondrial Complex III but Not in Complexes I or IV Causes Early β-Cell Dysfunction and Hyperglycemia in Mice. Diabetes. 72(9). 1262–1276. 13 indexed citations

Protasoni, Margherita, Rafael Pérez‐Pérez, Teresa Lobo‐Jarne, et al.. (2020). Respiratory supercomplexes act as a platform for complex III ‐mediated maturation of human mitochondrial complexes I and IV. The EMBO Journal. 39(3). e102817–e102817. 103 indexed citations

Wan, Junmei, Hasini A. Kalpage, Asmita Vaishnav, et al.. (2019). Regulation of Respiration and Apoptosis by Cytochrome c Threonine 58 Phosphorylation. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15815–15815. 46 indexed citations

Gammage, Payam A., Carlos T. Moraes, & Michal Minczuk. (2017). Mitochondrial Genome Engineering: The Revolution May Not Be CRISPR-Ized. Trends in Genetics. 34(2). 101–110. 254 indexed citations

Wang, Xiao, Alicia M. Pickrell, Susana G. Rossi, et al.. (2013). Transient systemic mtDNA damage leads to muscle wasting by reducing the satellite cell pool. Human Molecular Genetics. 22(19). 3976–3986. 45 indexed citations

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Rocco, Daniela De, Cristina Cerqua, P Goffrini, et al.. (2013). Mutations of cytochrome c identified in patients with thrombocytopenia THC4 affect both apoptosis and cellular bioenergetics. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1842(2). 269–274. 65 indexed citations

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Pickrell, Alicia M., Milena Pinto, Aline Hida, & Carlos T. Moraes. (2011). Striatal Dysfunctions Associated with Mitochondrial DNA Damage in Dopaminergic Neurons in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(48). 17649–17658. 96 indexed citations

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Wenz, Tina, Xiao Wang, Matteo Marini, & Carlos T. Moraes. (2010). A metabolic shift induced by a PPAR panagonist markedly reduces the effects of pathogenic mitochondrial tRNA mutations. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 15(11). 2317–2325. 22 indexed citations

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Vempati, Uma D., Francisca Díaz, Antoni Barrientos, et al.. (2007). Role of Cytochrome c in Apoptosis: Increased Sensitivity to Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Is Associated with Respiratory Defects but Not with Lack of Cytochrome c Release. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27(5). 1771–1783. 51 indexed citations

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Bacman, Sandra R., Dayami Hernandez, Jose Oca‐Cossio, et al.. (2005). CytochromecAssociation with the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Is Impaired in the CNS of G93A-SOD1 Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(1). 164–172. 165 indexed citations

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Lanza, Robert, José B. Cibelli, Francisca Díaz, et al.. (2000). Cloning of an Endangered Species ( Bos gaurus ) Using Interspecies Nuclear Transfer. PubMed. 2(2). 79–90. 263 indexed citations

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Barrientos, Antoni & Carlos T. Moraes. (1999). Titrating the Effects of Mitochondrial Complex I Impairment in the Cell Physiology. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(23). 16188–16197. 332 indexed citations

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Tengan, Célia Harumi, et al.. (1998). Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy and Hypoparathyrodism Associated with a Duplication and a Deletion of Mitochondrial Deoxyribonucleic Acid¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 83(1). 125–129. 19 indexed citations

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Tersariol, Ivarne L.S., Marimélia Porcionatto, Carlos T. Moraes, et al.. (1994). Sequencing of heparan sulfate proteoglycans: identification of variable and constant oligosaccharide regions in eight heparan sulfate proteoglycans of different origins.. PubMed. 27(9). 2097–102. 7 indexed citations

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Moraes, Carlos T.. (1993). Mitochondrial DNA depletion in human pathology. 8(1). 40–44. 3 indexed citations

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Arnaudo, E., et al.. (1991). Depletion of muscle mitochondrial DNA in AIDS patients with zidovudine-induced myopathy. The Lancet. 337(8740). 508–510. 399 indexed citations

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