Francisco J. Roca

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Francisco J. Roca is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco J. Roca has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Francisco J. Roca's work include interferon and immune responses (9 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (8 papers). Francisco J. Roca is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (9 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (8 papers). Francisco J. Roca collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Francisco J. Roca's co-authors include Lalita Ramakrishnan, Víctoriano Mulero, José Meseguer, Azucena López‐Muñoz, María P. Sepulcre, María L. Cayuela, Laura Whitworth, Francisca Alcaraz‐Pérez, David M. Tobin and Gloria López‐Castejón and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Francisco J. Roca

26 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

TNF Dually Mediates Resistance and Susceptibility to Mycobacteria via Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species

2013 466 citations Francisco J. Roca, Lalita Ramakrishnan Cell profile →
Host Genotype-Specific Therapies Can Optimize the Inflammatory Response to Mycobacterial Infections

2012 420 citations David M. Tobin, Francisco J. Roca et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Gaucher disease protects against tuberculosis 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Victoria L. Hale, (unknown), Laura Whitworth, Elisabeth M. Busch‐Nentwich, Mark Troll, Paul H. Edelstein, Timothy M. Cox, Francisco J. Roca, Johannes M. F. G. Aerts, Lalita Ramakrishnan	14
2	Tumor necrosis factor induces pathogenic mitochondrial ROS in tuberculosis through reverse electron transport 2022 ·Science ·Francisco J. Roca, Laura Whitworth, Hiran A. Prag, Michael P. Murphy, Lalita Ramakrishnan	106
3	Tumor Necrosis Factor and Schistosoma mansoni egg antigen omega-1 shape distinct aspects of the early egg-induced granulomatous response 2021 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Kevin K. Takaki, Francisco J. Roca, Gabriele Schramm, Ruud H. P. Wilbers, Wannaporn Ittiprasert, Paul J. Brindley, Gabriel Rinaldi, Matthew Berriman, Lalita Ramakrishnan, Antonio J. Pagán	5
4	Elevated cerebrospinal fluid cytokine levels in tuberculous meningitis predict survival in response to dexamethasone 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Laura Whitworth, (unknown), Antonio J. Pagán, Francisco J. Roca, Paul H. Edelstein, Mark Troll, David M. Tobin, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Nguyen Duc Bang, Guy Thwaites, Nguyễn Thụy Thương Thương, (unknown), Lalita Ramakrishnan	19
5	TNF Induces Pathogenic Programmed Macrophage Necrosis in Tuberculosis through a Mitochondrial-Lysosomal-Endoplasmic Reticulum Circuit 2019 ·Cell ·Francisco J. Roca, Laura Whitworth, Sarah Redmond, (unknown), Lalita Ramakrishnan	161
6	TNFα Impairs Rhabdoviral Clearance by Inhibiting the Host Autophagic Antiviral Response 2016 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Raquel Espín-Palazón, Alicia Martínez‐López, Francisco J. Roca, Azucena López‐Muñoz, Sylwia D. Tyrkalska, Sergio Candel, Diana García‐Moreno, Alberto Falcó, José Meseguer, A. Estepa, Víctoriano Mulero	39
7	Ten-Eleven Translocation Genes are Downregulated in Endometriosis 2016 ·Current Molecular Medicine ·Francisco J. Roca, Holli A. Loomans‐Kropp, (unknown), (unknown), Shannon M. Hawkins	31
8	TNF Dually Mediates Resistance and Susceptibility to Mycobacteria via Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species breakdown → 2013 ·Cell ·Francisco J. Roca, Lalita Ramakrishnan	466
9	An Enzyme That Inactivates the Inflammatory Mediator Leukotriene B4 Restricts Mycobacterial Infection 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·David M. Tobin, Francisco J. Roca, John Ray, Dennis C. Ko, Lalita Ramakrishnan	37
10	Host Genotype-Specific Therapies Can Optimize the Inflammatory Response to Mycobacterial Infections breakdown → 2012 ·Cell ·David M. Tobin, Francisco J. Roca, Sungwhan F. Oh, Ross McFarland, Thad W. Vickery, John Ray, Dennis C. Ko, Yuxia Zou, Nguyen Duc Bang, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Jay C. Vary, Thomas R. Hawn, Sarah J. Dunstan, Jeremy Farrar, Guy Thwaites, Mary‐Claire King, Charles N. Serhan, Lalita Ramakrishnan	420
11	Zebrafish larvae are unable to mount a protective antiviral response against waterborne infection by spring viremia of carp virus 2010 ·Developmental & Comparative Immunology ·Azucena López‐Muñoz, Francisco J. Roca, María P. Sepulcre, José Meseguer, Víctoriano Mulero	71
12	Molecular strategies used by fish pathogens to interfere with host-programmed cell death 2010 ·Developmental & Comparative Immunology ·María P. Sepulcre, Iciar Muñoz, Francisco J. Roca, Azucena López‐Muñoz, Víctoriano Mulero	15
13	Evolution of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Recognition and Signaling: Fish TLR4 Does Not Recognize LPS and Negatively Regulates NF-κB Activation 2009 ·The Journal of Immunology ·María P. Sepulcre, Francisca Alcaraz‐Pérez, Azucena López‐Muñoz, Francisco J. Roca, José Meseguer, María L. Cayuela, Víctoriano Mulero	333
14	New Insights into the Evolution of IFNs: Zebrafish Group II IFNs Induce a Rapid and Transient Expression of IFN-Dependent Genes and Display Powerful Antiviral Activities 2009 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Azucena López‐Muñoz, Francisco J. Roca, José Meseguer, Víctoriano Mulero	167
15	Characterization of macrophages from the bony fish gilthead seabream using an antibody against the macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor 2008 ·Developmental & Comparative Immunology ·Iván Mulero, María P. Sepulcre, Francisco J. Roca, José Meseguer, Alfonsa García‐Ayala, Víctoriano Mulero	50
16	Mechanisms of processing and secretion of IL-1β in fish (94.30) 2007 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Gloria López‐Castejón, Francisco J. Roca, María P. Sepulcre, José Meseguer, (unknown)	1
17	Fish lymphocytes regulate the inflammatory response via the production of chemokines (94.24) 2007 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Francisco J. Roca, (unknown), Gloria López‐Castejón, Elena Sarropoulou, Georgios Kotoulas, José Meseguer, Víctoriano Mulero	5
18	Post-transcriptional regulation of cytokine genes in fish: A role for conserved AU-rich elements located in the 3′-untranslated region of their mRNAs 2006 ·Molecular Immunology ·Francisco J. Roca, María L. Cayuela, Chris J. Secombes, José Meseguer, Víctoriano Mulero	30
19	Turbot TNFα gene: Molecular characterization and biological activity of the recombinant protein 2006 ·Molecular Immunology ·M. Camino Ordás, María M. Costa, Francisco J. Roca, Gloria López‐Castejón, Víctoriano Mulero, José Meseguer, António Figueras, Beatriz Novoa	82
20	The colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor is a specific marker of macrophages from the bony fish gilthead seabream 2005 ·Molecular Immunology ·Francisco J. Roca, (unknown), Gloria López‐Castejón, José Meseguer, Víctoriano Mulero	80

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