Francisco J. Rios

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
86 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Francisco J. Rios is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco J. Rios has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Immunology, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Francisco J. Rios's work include Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (14 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (11 papers) and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (9 papers). Francisco J. Rios is often cited by papers focused on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (14 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (11 papers) and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (9 papers). Francisco J. Rios collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Brazil and Canada. Francisco J. Rios's co-authors include Rhian M. Touyz, Augusto C. Montezano, Rhéure Alves-Lopes, Lívia L. Camargo, Aikaterini Anagnostopoulou, Aurélie Nguyen Dinh Cat, Sônia Jancar, Karla B Neves, Adam Harvey and Anders Arner and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Francisco J. Rios

79 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Vascular smooth muscle contraction in hypertension

2018 463 citations Rhian M. Touyz, Rhéure Alves-Lopes et al. Cardiovascular Research profile →
Oxidative Stress and Hypertension

2021 332 citations Kathy K. Griendling, Lívia L. Camargo et al. Circulation Research profile →
Reactive oxygen species in hypertension

2024 42 citations Lívia L. Camargo, Francisco J. Rios et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francisco J. Rios United Kingdom	33	1.2k	995	801	684	486	86	4.0k
Ganesh V. Halade United States	41	1.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	670 0.8×	808 1.2×	838 1.7×	129	4.6k
Peter Kružliak Czechia	39	1.7k 1.4×	749 0.8×	387 0.5×	578 0.8×	297 0.6×	221	5.0k
Zuyi Yuan China	37	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	993 1.2×	548 0.8×	329 0.7×	240	5.3k
Liang Xiao China	28	1.1k 0.9×	856 0.9×	779 1.0×	513 0.8×	1.1k 2.2×	108	3.8k
Zhongjie Sun United States	40	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	389 0.5×	1.0k 1.5×	455 0.9×	130	5.6k
Jon G. Mabley United States	51	1.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	317 0.7×	85	6.7k
Rhéure Alves-Lopes United Kingdom	26	894 0.7×	697 0.7×	343 0.4×	595 0.9×	335 0.7×	70	2.8k
Michele D’Amico Italy	37	1.6k 1.3×	957 1.0×	491 0.6×	787 1.2×	263 0.5×	196	5.0k
Toshiaki Tamaki Japan	41	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	533 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	384 0.8×	201	5.1k
Concepción Peiró Spain	34	1.2k 1.0×	758 0.8×	517 0.6×	957 1.4×	191 0.4×	92	4.3k

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Rios, Francisco J., et al.. (2025). Transient receptor potential melastatin 7 cation channel, magnesium and cell metabolism in vascular health and disease. Acta Physiologica. 241(2). e14282–e14282. 5 indexed citations

Pinilla, E., Francisco J. Rios, Augusto C. Montezano, et al.. (2024). Pharmacological modulation of transglutaminase 2 in the unilateral ureteral obstruction mouse model. European Journal of Pharmacology. 984. 177037–177037. 2 indexed citations

Vasconcelos, Silvânia Maria Mendes, et al.. (2023). Epiisopiloturine, an Alkaloid from Pilocarpus microphyllus, Attenuates LPS-Induced Neuroinflammation by Interfering in the TLR4/NF-κB-MAPK Signaling Pathway in Microglial Cells. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2023. 1–11. 6 indexed citations

Rios, Francisco J., et al.. (2023). Spillover Effects of Energy Transition Metals in Chile. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Rios, Francisco J., Augusto C. Montezano, Lívia L. Camargo, & Rhian M. Touyz. (2023). Impact of Environmental Factors on Hypertension and Associated Cardiovascular Disease. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 39(9). 1229–1243. 20 indexed citations

Camargo, Lívia L., Yu Wang, Francisco J. Rios, et al.. (2023). Oxidative Stress and Endoplasmic Reticular Stress Interplay in the Vasculopathy of Hypertension. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 39(12). 1874–1887. 25 indexed citations

Gao, Xing, Elaine Brown, Francisco J. Rios, et al.. (2022). Palmitoylation regulates cellular distribution of and transmembrane Ca flux through TrpM7. Cell Calcium. 106. 102639–102639. 16 indexed citations

Camargo, Lívia L., Augusto C. Montezano, Yu Wang, et al.. (2021). Central role of c-Src in NOX5- mediated redox signalling in vascular smooth muscle cells in human hypertension. Cardiovascular Research. 118(5). 1359–1373. 30 indexed citations

Griendling, Kathy K., Lívia L. Camargo, Francisco J. Rios, et al.. (2021). Oxidative Stress and Hypertension. Circulation Research. 128(7). 993–1020. 332 indexed citations breakdown →

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Neves, Karla B, Adam Harvey, Fiona Moreton, et al.. (2019). ER stress and Rho kinase activation underlie the vasculopathy of CADASIL. JCI Insight. 4(23). 34 indexed citations

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Rios, Francisco J., Zhiguo Zou, Adam Harvey, et al.. (2019). Chanzyme TRPM7 protects against cardiovascular inflammation and fibrosis. Cardiovascular Research. 116(3). 721–735. 85 indexed citations

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Touyz, Rhian M., Aikaterini Anagnostopoulou, Lívia L. Camargo, Francisco J. Rios, & Augusto C. Montezano. (2018). Vascular Biology of Superoxide-Generating NADPH Oxidase 5—Implications in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 30(7). 1027–1040. 71 indexed citations

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Montezano, Augusto C., Lívia L. Camargo, Patrik Persson, et al.. (2018). NADPH Oxidase 5 Is a Pro‐Contractile Nox Isoform and a Point of Cross‐Talk for Calcium and Redox Signaling‐Implications in Vascular Function. Journal of the American Heart Association. 7(12). 52 indexed citations

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Montezano, Augusto C., Rhéure Alves-Lopes, Karla B Neves, Francisco J. Rios, & Rhian M. Touyz. (2017). Isolation and Culture of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Small and Large Vessels. Methods in molecular biology. 1527. 349–354. 21 indexed citations

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Rios, Francisco J., et al.. (2016). Off-Target Vascular Effects of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitors Involve Redox-Sensitive and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3–Dependent Pathways. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 357(2). 415–422. 10 indexed citations

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Brañas, Patricia, Enrique Morales, Francisco J. Rios, et al.. (2014). Usefulness of endoluminal catheter colonization surveillance cultures to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis. American Journal of Infection Control. 42(11). 1182–1187. 6 indexed citations

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Stasi, Leandro L. Di, Michael B. McCamy, Francisco J. Rios, et al.. (2014). Hypobaric hypoxia increases intersaccadic drift velocity. Journal of Vision. 14(10). 113–113.

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Bachi, André Luís Lacerda, et al.. (2014). Neuro-Immuno-Endocrine Modulation in Marathon Runners. NeuroImmunoModulation. 22(3). 196–202. 17 indexed citations

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Ferracini, Matheus, et al.. (2013). Clearance of Apoptotic Cells by Macrophages Induces Regulatory Phenotype and Involves Stimulation of CD36 and Platelet-Activating Factor Receptor. Mediators of Inflammation. 2013. 1–8. 51 indexed citations

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Ketelhuth, Daniel F.J., Francisco J. Rios, Yajuan Wang, et al.. (2011). Identification of a Danger-Associated Peptide From Apolipoprotein B100 (ApoBDS-1) That Triggers Innate Proatherogenic Responses. Circulation. 124(22). 2433–2443. 40 indexed citations

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