Esperanza Arias

12.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
29 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Esperanza Arias is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Esperanza Arias has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Epidemiology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Esperanza Arias's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (19 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (12 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (7 papers). Esperanza Arias is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (19 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (12 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (7 papers). Esperanza Arias collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Japan. Esperanza Arias's co-authors include Ana María Cuervo, Susmita Kaushik, Hiroshi Koga, David Sulzer, Marta Martínez‐Vicente, Esther Wong, Antonio G. Garcı́a, Manuela G. López, Inmaculada Tasset and Guomei Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Esperanza Arias

29 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Cargo recognition failure is responsible for inefficient autophagy in Huntington's disease

2010 681 citations Marta Martínez‐Vicente, Zsolt Tallóczy et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Interplay of LRRK2 with chaperone-mediated autophagy

2013 484 citations Inmaculada Tasset, Esperanza Arias et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Autophagy and the hallmarks of aging

2021 184 citations Susmita Kaushik, Inmaculada Tasset et al. Ageing Research Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Esperanza Arias United States	21	1.7k	1.4k	791	740	596	29	3.4k
Qian Cai United States	35	1.3k 0.8×	2.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.9×	592 1.0×	55	4.5k
Jordi Magrané United States	27	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.5×	487 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	1.4k 2.4×	36	3.9k
Ghazaleh Ashrafi United States	11	1.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.6×	489 0.6×	767 1.0×	748 1.3×	16	3.6k
Julien Puyal Switzerland	30	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	350 0.4×	439 0.6×	251 0.4×	55	3.3k
Seok Min Jin United States	12	3.0k 1.8×	3.4k 2.4×	686 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	1.5k 2.6×	12	5.3k
Wolfdieter Springer United States	29	2.5k 1.5×	2.9k 2.1×	715 0.9×	984 1.3×	2.0k 3.3×	58	5.3k
King‐Ho Cheung Hong Kong	30	789 0.5×	1.8k 1.3×	586 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	243 0.4×	53	3.6k
Estela Área-Gómez United States	32	714 0.4×	2.8k 2.0×	802 1.0×	1.6k 2.1×	644 1.1×	64	4.2k
Shigeto Sato Japan	30	2.6k 1.5×	2.8k 2.0×	631 0.8×	897 1.2×	2.0k 3.4×	53	5.0k
Inmaculada Tasset Spain	25	787 0.5×	932 0.7×	411 0.5×	607 0.8×	540 0.9×	50	2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esperanza Arias

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Khawaja, Rabia R., Adrián Martín‐Segura, Olaya Santiago‐Fernández, et al.. (2025). Sex-specific and cell-type-specific changes in chaperone-mediated autophagy across tissues during aging. Nature Aging. 5(4). 691–708. 9 indexed citations

Arias, Esperanza, et al.. (2025). Aging, cancer, and autophagy: connections and therapeutic perspectives. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 11. 1516789–1516789. 8 indexed citations

Kaushik, Susmita, Inmaculada Tasset, Esperanza Arias, et al.. (2021). Autophagy and the hallmarks of aging. Ageing Research Reviews. 72. 101468–101468. 184 indexed citations breakdown →

Gómez‐Sintes, Raquel & Esperanza Arias. (2021). Chaperone-mediated autophagy and disease: Implications for cancer and neurodegeneration. Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 82. 101025–101025. 22 indexed citations

Linares, Juan F., Xiao Zhang, Anxo Martínez-Ordóñez, et al.. (2021). PKCλ/ι inhibition activates an ULK2-mediated interferon response to repress tumorigenesis. Molecular Cell. 81(21). 4509–4526.e10. 19 indexed citations

Dong, Shuxian, Aurora Scrivo, Carolina Eliscovich, et al.. (2020). Monitoring spatiotemporal changes in chaperone-mediated autophagy in vivo. Nature Communications. 11(1). 645–645. 54 indexed citations

Kudo, Yotaro, Masayuki Sugimoto, Esperanza Arias, et al.. (2020). PKCλ/ι Loss Induces Autophagy, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and NRF2 to Promote Liver Cancer Progression. Cancer Cell. 38(2). 247–262.e11. 107 indexed citations

Arias, Esperanza. (2016). Methods to Study Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 588. 283–305. 31 indexed citations

Arias, Esperanza, Hiroshi Koga, Antonio Díaz, et al.. (2015). Lysosomal mTORC2/PHLPP1/Akt Regulate Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy. Molecular Cell. 59(2). 270–284. 218 indexed citations

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Koga, Hiroshi, Marta Martínez‐Vicente, Esperanza Arias, et al.. (2011). Constitutive Upregulation of Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy in Huntington's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(50). 18492–18505. 129 indexed citations

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Kaushik, Susmita, José Antonio Rodríguez‐Navarro, Esperanza Arias, et al.. (2011). Autophagy in Hypothalamic AgRP Neurons Regulates Food Intake and Energy Balance. Cell Metabolism. 14(2). 173–183. 290 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Vicente, Marta, Zsolt Tallóczy, Esther Wong, et al.. (2010). Cargo recognition failure is responsible for inefficient autophagy in Huntington's disease. Nature Neuroscience. 13(5). 567–576. 681 indexed citations breakdown →

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Arias, Esperanza & Ana María Cuervo. (2010). Chaperone-mediated autophagy in protein quality control. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 23(2). 184–189. 236 indexed citations

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Orozco, Camilo Madariaga, Esperanza Arias, Jesús M. Hernández‐Guijo, et al.. (2006). Depolarization preconditioning produces cytoprotection against veratridine-induced chromaffin cell death. European Journal of Pharmacology. 553(1-3). 28–38. 38 indexed citations

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López, Manuela G., Esperanza Arias, Mónica Sobrado, et al.. (2006). Can Cholinesterase Inhibitors Provide Additional Effects to Cholinergic Neurotransmission Enhancement?. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 30(1-2). 141–144. 1 indexed citations

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Arias, Esperanza, et al.. (2005). Effect of Amyloid Peptides on the Increase in TrkA Receptor Expression Induced by Nicotine In Vitro and In Vivo. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 27(3). 325–336. 12 indexed citations

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Gallego‐Sandín, Sonia, Jesús Novalbos, Aránzazu Rosado, et al.. (2005). Albumin prevents mitochondrial depolarization and apoptosis elicited by endoplasmic reticulum calcium depletion of neuroblastoma cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 520(1-3). 1–11. 20 indexed citations

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Arias, Esperanza, Sonia Gallego‐Sandín, Mércedes Villarroya, Antonio G. Garcı́a, & Manuela G. López. (2005). Unequal Neuroprotection Afforded by the Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors Galantamine, Donepezil, and Rivastigmine in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells: Role of Nicotinic Receptors. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 315(3). 1346–1353. 148 indexed citations

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Orozco, Camilo Madariaga, Cristóbal de los Rı́os, Esperanza Arias, et al.. (2004). ITH4012 (Ethyl 5-Amino-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-phenylbenzol[1,8]naphthyridine-3-carboxylate), a Novel Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor with “Calcium Promotor” and Neuroprotective Properties. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 310(3). 987–994. 23 indexed citations

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Arias, Esperanza, Eva Alés, Nelson H. Gabilan, et al.. (2003). Galantamine prevents apoptosis induced by β-amyloid and thapsigargin: involvement of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Neuropharmacology. 46(1). 103–114. 127 indexed citations

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