Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra

13.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
10 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cancer Research, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (5 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (5 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra's co-authors include H. Robert Horvitz, Eric A. Miska, Gad Getz, Jun Lü, Raymond H. Mak, Tyler Jacks, Todd R. Golub, Justin Lamb, E. Alejandro Sweet‐Cordero and James R. Downing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra

10 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

MicroRNA expression profiles classify human cancers 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2005 2004 2007 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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. MicroRNA expression profiles classify human cancers
    2005 7.8k citations Jun Lü, Gad Getz et al. Nature profile →
  2. MicroRNA Expression in Zebrafish Embryonic Development
    2005 1.3k citations Erno Wienholds, Wigard P. Kloosterman et al. Science profile →
  3. Microarray analysis of microRNA expression in the developing mammalian brain
    2004 652 citations Eric A. Miska, Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra et al. Genome biology profile →
  4. Most Caenorhabditis elegans microRNAs Are Individually Not Essential for Development or Viability
    2007 381 citations Eric A. Miska, Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra et al. PLoS Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra United States 8 9.2k 8.7k 459 439 398 10 11.0k
Helge Großhans Switzerland 34 5.7k 0.6× 4.2k 0.5× 750 1.6× 301 0.7× 312 0.8× 63 6.8k
Robert Blelloch United States 48 9.4k 1.0× 5.7k 0.7× 345 0.8× 943 2.1× 1.2k 2.9× 99 11.7k
Philip W. Garrett-Engele United States 14 8.6k 0.9× 6.0k 0.7× 86 0.2× 288 0.7× 578 1.5× 15 10.0k
Wigard P. Kloosterman Netherlands 37 6.6k 0.7× 4.9k 0.6× 108 0.2× 540 1.2× 496 1.2× 67 8.9k
Kyle Kai‐How Farh United States 10 10.2k 1.1× 8.6k 1.0× 98 0.2× 363 0.8× 850 2.1× 15 12.8k
John P. Hagan United States 35 5.6k 0.6× 4.2k 0.5× 88 0.2× 929 2.1× 683 1.7× 64 7.7k
Anders H. Lund Denmark 46 8.5k 0.9× 6.0k 0.7× 69 0.2× 730 1.7× 693 1.7× 106 10.8k
Janell M. Schelter United States 17 8.0k 0.9× 5.5k 0.6× 71 0.2× 627 1.4× 652 1.6× 20 9.5k
Bryce W. Carey United States 20 10.0k 1.1× 4.6k 0.5× 90 0.2× 415 0.9× 672 1.7× 25 11.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Huang, Ally, et al.. (2022). Implementing Hands-On Molecular and Synthetic Biology Education Using Cell-Free Technology. Methods in molecular biology. 2433. 413–432. 4 indexed citations
2.
Alvarez-Saavedra, Ezequiel & H. Robert Horvitz. (2010). Many Families of C. elegans MicroRNAs Are Not Essential for Development or Viability. Current Biology. 20(4). 367–373. 240 indexed citations
3.
Zakhary, Lisa, Wen-Yee Choi, Sophie Jeanne Cécile Caron, et al.. (2008). Members of the miRNA-200 Family Regulate Olfactory Neurogenesis. Neuron. 57(1). 41–55. 207 indexed citations
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Miska, Eric A., Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra, Allison L. Abbott, et al.. (2007). Most Caenorhabditis elegans microRNAs Are Individually Not Essential for Development or Viability. PLoS Genetics. 3(12). e215–e215. 381 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abbott, Allison L., Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra, Eric A. Miska, et al.. (2006). The let-7 MicroRNA Family Members mir-48, mir-84, and mir-241 Function Together to Regulate Developmental Timing in Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Cell. 10(2). 271–271. 15 indexed citations
6.
Wienholds, Erno, Wigard P. Kloosterman, Eric A. Miska, et al.. (2005). MicroRNA Expression in Zebrafish Embryonic Development. Science. 309(5732). 310–311. 1284 indexed citations breakdown →
7.
Lü, Jun, Gad Getz, Eric A. Miska, et al.. (2005). MicroRNA expression profiles classify human cancers. Nature. 435(7043). 834–838. 7826 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abbott, Allison L., Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra, Eric A. Miska, et al.. (2005). The let-7 MicroRNA Family Members mir-48, mir-84, and mir-241 Function Together to Regulate Developmental Timing in Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Cell. 9(3). 403–414. 396 indexed citations
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Miska, Eric A., Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra, Allison L. Abbott, et al.. (2005). Most Caenorhabditis elegans microRNAs are individually not essential for development or viability. PLoS Genetics. preprint(2007). e215–e215. 7 indexed citations
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Miska, Eric A., Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra, Matthew Townsend, et al.. (2004). Microarray analysis of microRNA expression in the developing mammalian brain. Genome biology. 5(9). 652 indexed citations breakdown →

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