David Blanco

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

David Blanco is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Blanco has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in David Blanco's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (4 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (3 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). David Blanco is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (4 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (3 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). David Blanco collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. David Blanco's co-authors include Luis M. Montuenga, Manel Esteller, Amaia Lujambio, William M. Gallagher, Santiago Ropero, Montse Sánchez‐Céspedes, Simona Rossi, Carlo M. Croce, Alberto Villanueva and Milena S. Nicoloso and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Developmental Biology.

In The Last Decade

David Blanco

17 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

A microRNA DNA methylation signature for human cancer met... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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.

  1. A microRNA DNA methylation signature for human cancer metastasis
    2008 843 citations Amaia Lujambio, George A. Calin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Blanco Spain 13 1.0k 751 157 151 68 18 1.3k
Xiaojun Zhou China 19 779 0.8× 611 0.8× 219 1.4× 190 1.3× 70 1.0× 85 1.2k
Cynthia Sánchez France 10 435 0.4× 467 0.6× 118 0.8× 178 1.2× 82 1.2× 25 828
Zeinab Barekati Switzerland 17 662 0.7× 481 0.6× 97 0.6× 239 1.6× 56 0.8× 23 962
Elise Nilsson Sweden 15 657 0.7× 290 0.4× 192 1.2× 213 1.4× 66 1.0× 19 988
Paul Smyth Ireland 18 622 0.6× 479 0.6× 67 0.4× 141 0.9× 84 1.2× 36 1.0k
Martine Charbonneau Canada 14 397 0.4× 266 0.4× 129 0.8× 178 1.2× 93 1.4× 19 827
Stephen C. Yang United States 9 1.1k 1.1× 331 0.4× 284 1.8× 278 1.8× 38 0.6× 11 1.4k
Hongping Yu China 18 629 0.6× 325 0.4× 114 0.7× 258 1.7× 66 1.0× 58 990
Géraldine Cizeron-Clairac France 16 472 0.5× 343 0.5× 114 0.7× 202 1.3× 176 2.6× 16 1.1k
Huajie Song China 19 1.1k 1.0× 798 1.1× 64 0.4× 101 0.7× 78 1.1× 29 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by David Blanco

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Blanco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Blanco

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Blanco. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Blanco based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Blanco. David Blanco is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Yarur, Andrés, Millie D. Long, Joana Torres, et al.. (2025). Body Mass Index Did Not Affect Efficacy and Safety of Etrasimod: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ELEVATE Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Program. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 120(11). 2611–2622. 1 indexed citations
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Yarur, Andrés, Michael Chiorean, Jessica R. Allegretti, et al.. (2024). Etrasimod as a Monotherapy or With Concomitant Use of Corticosteroids and/or Aminosalicylates: Results From the ELEVATE UC Clinical Program. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 31(8). 2144–2153.
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Blanco, David, Mònica Vilà-Ubach, Gabriel de Biurrun, et al.. (2016). Phenotypic and metabolic features of mouse diaphragm and gastrocnemius muscles in chronic lung carcinogenesis: influence of underlying emphysema. Journal of Translational Medicine. 14(1). 244–244. 28 indexed citations
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de‐Torres, Juan P., David Blanco, Ana B. Alcaide, et al.. (2013). Smokers with CT Detected Emphysema and No Airway Obstruction Have Decreased Plasma Levels of EGF, IL-15, IL-8 and IL-1ra. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e60260–e60260. 10 indexed citations
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Freire, Javier, Daniel Ajona, Gabriel de Biurrun, et al.. (2013). Silica-induced Chronic Inflammation Promotes Lung Carcinogenesis in the Context of an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment. Neoplasia. 15(8). 913–IN18. 32 indexed citations
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Bleau, Anne‐Marie, Javier Freire, María J. Pajares, et al.. (2013). New syngeneic inflammatory‐related lung cancer metastatic model harboring double KRAS/WWOX alterations. International Journal of Cancer. 135(11). 2516–27. 9 indexed citations
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Pajares, María J., Víctor Segura, Elizabeth Guruceaga, et al.. (2012). Identification of Novel Deregulated RNA Metabolism-Related Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42086–e42086. 47 indexed citations
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Pı́o, Rubén, David Blanco, María J. Pajares, et al.. (2010). Development of a novel splice array platform and its application in the identification of alternative splice variants in lung cancer. BMC Genomics. 11(1). 352–352. 25 indexed citations
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Artaechevarria, Xabier, David Blanco, Gabriel de Biurrun, et al.. (2010). Longitudinal study of a mouse model of chronic pulmonary inflammation using breath hold gated micro-CT. European Radiology. 20(11). 2600–2608. 32 indexed citations
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Artaechevarria, Xabier, David Blanco, Gabriel de Biurrun, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of micro-CT for emphysema assessment in mice: comparison with non-radiological techniques. European Radiology. 21(5). 954–962. 34 indexed citations
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Calvo, Alfonso, Carlos Perez‐Stable, Víctor Segura, et al.. (2010). Molecular characterization of the Gγ‐globin‐Tag transgenic mouse model of hormone refractory prostate cancer: Comparison to human prostate cancer. The Prostate. 70(6). 630–645. 9 indexed citations
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Blanco, David, et al.. (2009). Treatment of pathological humeral shaft fractures with intramedullary nailing. A retrospective study. International Orthopaedics. 34(4). 559–563. 29 indexed citations
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Nguewa, Paul, Jackeline Agorreta, David Blanco, et al.. (2008). Identification of Importin 8 (IPO8) as the most accurate reference gene for the clinicopathological analysis of lung specimens. BMC Molecular Biology. 9(1). 103–103. 43 indexed citations
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Lujambio, Amaia, George A. Calin, Alberto Villanueva, et al.. (2008). A microRNA DNA methylation signature for human cancer metastasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(36). 13556–13561. 843 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blanco, David, Silvestre Vicent, Mario F. Fraga, et al.. (2007). Molecular Analysis of a Multistep Lung Cancer Model Induced by Chronic Inflammation Reveals Epigenetic Regulation of p16, Activation of the DNA Damage Response Pathway. Neoplasia. 9(10). 840–IN12. 81 indexed citations
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Blanco, David, Silvestre Vicent, Irene Pino, et al.. (2004). Altered expression of adhesion molecules and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in silica-induced rat lung carcinogenesis. Laboratory Investigation. 84(8). 999–1012. 62 indexed citations
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