David Sala

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

David Sala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Sala has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David Sala's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (10 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers). David Sala is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (10 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers). David Sala collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Italy. David Sala's co-authors include António Zorzano, Alessandra Sacco, Manuel Palacı́n, David Sebastián, Jessica Segalés, Juan Pablo Muñoz, María Isabel Hernández‐Álvarez, Eleonora Sorianello, Prem Puri and Sole Gatto and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David Sala

20 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) links mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum function with insulin signaling and is essential for normal glucose homeostasis

2012 527 citations David Sebastián, María Isabel Hernández‐Álvarez et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Sala Spain	14	1.6k	766	401	267	182	20	2.0k
Jessica Segalés Spain	15	1.4k 0.9×	582 0.8×	341 0.9×	259 1.0×	150 0.8×	16	1.7k
M. Aguennouz Italy	27	1.4k 0.9×	364 0.5×	137 0.3×	214 0.8×	147 0.8×	85	2.2k
Laura Ortet Spain	6	1.3k 0.8×	756 1.0×	518 1.3×	201 0.8×	28 0.2×	7	1.9k
Jeong-Sun Ju United States	18	924 0.6×	568 0.7×	674 1.7×	513 1.9×	31 0.2×	31	1.7k
Addolorata Pisconti United States	17	819 0.5×	396 0.5×	112 0.3×	190 0.7×	40 0.2×	28	1.3k
Graham Smyth Australia	13	1.1k 0.7×	667 0.9×	549 1.4×	121 0.5×	23 0.1×	28	1.8k
Carol A. Witczak United States	22	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	236 0.6×	368 1.4×	21 0.1×	44	2.4k
Grace Verzosa United States	5	951 0.6×	1.4k 1.8×	288 0.7×	74 0.3×	58 0.3×	14	2.5k
Kirti Bhatt United States	24	1.7k 1.1×	367 0.5×	124 0.3×	280 1.0×	58 0.3×	26	2.3k
Takeshige Kunieda Japan	11	958 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	267 0.7×	72 0.3×	39 0.2×	23	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Sala

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sebastián, David, Marc Beltrà, Andrea Irazoki, et al.. (2024). TP53INP2-dependent activation of muscle autophagy ameliorates sarcopenia and promotes healthy aging. Autophagy. 20(8). 1815–1824. 8 indexed citations

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Malecová, Barbora, David Sala, Rachel Johns, et al.. (2022). DUX4 siRNA Optimization for the Development of an Antibody-Oligonucleotide Conjugate (AOC) for the Treatment of FSHD (P17-13.009). Neurology. 98(18_supplement). 2 indexed citations

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Romero, Montserrat, Stefania Carobbio, David Sala, et al.. (2022). Autophagy-mediated NCOR1 degradation is required for brown fat maturation and thermogenesis. Autophagy. 19(3). 904–925. 8 indexed citations

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Sala, David, Thomas J. Cunningham, Michael J. Stec, et al.. (2019). The Stat3-Fam3a axis promotes muscle stem cell myogenic lineage progression by inducing mitochondrial respiration. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1796–1796. 48 indexed citations

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Penna, Fabio, Riccardo Ballarò, Paula Martínez-Cristóbal, et al.. (2019). Autophagy Exacerbates Muscle Wasting in Cancer Cachexia and Impairs Mitochondrial Function. Journal of Molecular Biology. 431(15). 2674–2686. 81 indexed citations

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Madaro, Luca, David Sala, Usue Etxaniz, et al.. (2018). Denervation-activated STAT3–IL-6 signalling in fibro-adipogenic progenitors promotes myofibres atrophy and fibrosis. Nature Cell Biology. 20(8). 917–927. 217 indexed citations

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Sebastián, David, Eleonora Sorianello, Jessica Segalés, et al.. (2016). Mfn2 deficiency links age‐related sarcopenia and impaired autophagy to activation of an adaptive mitophagy pathway. The EMBO Journal. 35(15). 1677–1693. 296 indexed citations

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Sala, David & Alessandra Sacco. (2016). Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling as a potential target to treat muscle wasting diseases. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 19(3). 1–1. 26 indexed citations

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Tierney, Matthew, Anastasia Gromova, David Sala, et al.. (2016). Autonomous Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Controls a Progressive Adaptation in Muscle Stem Cell Regenerative Capacity during Development. Cell Reports. 14(8). 1940–1952. 80 indexed citations

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Sala, David & António Zorzano. (2015). Is TP53INP2 a critical regulator of muscle mass?. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 18(3). 234–239. 8 indexed citations

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Sala, David & António Zorzano. (2015). Differential control of muscle mass in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 72(20). 3803–3817. 34 indexed citations

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Tierney, Matthew, Tufan Aydogdu, David Sala, et al.. (2014). STAT3 signaling controls satellite cell expansion and skeletal muscle repair. Nature Medicine. 20(10). 1182–1186. 290 indexed citations

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Guitart, María, Óscar Osorio-Conles, Judith Cebrià, et al.. (2014). Fatty Acid Transport Protein 1 (FATP1) Localizes in Mitochondria in Mouse Skeletal Muscle and Regulates Lipid and Ketone Body Disposal. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e98109–e98109. 26 indexed citations

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Sala, David, Saška Ivanova, Vicent Ribas, et al.. (2014). Autophagy-regulating TP53INP2 mediates muscle wasting and is repressed in diabetes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(5). 1914–1927. 66 indexed citations

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Segalés, Jessica, José C. Paz, María Isabel Hernández‐Álvarez, et al.. (2013). A form of mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) lacking the transmembrane domains and the COOH-terminal end stimulates metabolism in muscle and liver cells. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 305(10). E1208–E1221. 21 indexed citations

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Durán, Jordi, Caroline Mauvezin, Endalkachew A. Alemu, et al.. (2012). Correction: DOR/Tp53inp2 and Tp53inp1 Constitute a Metazoan Gene Family Encoding Dual Regulators of Autophagy and Transcription. PLoS ONE. 7(5). 4 indexed citations

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Sancho, Ana, Jordi Durán, Antonio García‐España, et al.. (2012). DOR/Tp53inp2 and Tp53inp1 Constitute a Metazoan Gene Family Encoding Dual Regulators of Autophagy and Transcription. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e34034–e34034. 51 indexed citations

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Quirós, Pedro M., Andrew Ramsay, David Sala, et al.. (2012). Loss of mitochondrial protease OMA1 alters processing of the GTPase OPA1 and causes obesity and defective thermogenesis in mice. The EMBO Journal. 31(9). 2117–2133. 209 indexed citations

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Durán, Jordi, Caroline Mauvezin, Endalkachew A. Alemu, et al.. (2012). Correction: DOR/Tp53inp2 and Tp53inp1 Constitute a Metazoan Gene Family Encoding Dual Regulators of Autophagy and Transcription. PLoS ONE. 7(6). 4 indexed citations

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Sebastián, David, María Isabel Hernández‐Álvarez, Jessica Segalés, et al.. (2012). Mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) links mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum function with insulin signaling and is essential for normal glucose homeostasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(14). 5523–5528. 527 indexed citations breakdown →

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