Francisco Ortega

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Francisco Ortega is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco Ortega has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Physiology, 58 papers in Molecular Biology and 55 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Francisco Ortega's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (54 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (46 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (18 papers). Francisco Ortega is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (54 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (46 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (18 papers). Francisco Ortega collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Italy. Francisco Ortega's co-authors include José Manuel Fernández‐Real, Wifredo Ricart, José María Moreno‐Navarrete, Mònica Sabater, Gema Frühbeck, Gerard Pardo, Francisco J. Tinahones, Marta Serrano, Josep M. Mercader and Javier Gómez‐Ambrosi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Francisco Ortega

149 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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Irisin Is Expressed and Produced by Human Muscle and Adipose Tissue in Association With Obesity and Insulin Resistance

2013 654 citations José María Moreno‐Navarrete, Francisco Ortega et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francisco Ortega Spain	44	2.9k	2.8k	2.0k	1.6k	725	149	7.0k
José María Moreno‐Navarrete Spain	49	3.2k 1.1×	3.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	818 1.1×	179	8.4k
Ingrid Dahlman Sweden	43	2.2k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	658 0.4×	550 0.8×	125	5.8k
Pamela Fischer‐Posovszky Germany	38	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	718 0.4×	549 0.8×	121	4.9k
Laura Herrero Spain	33	2.0k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	754 0.5×	568 0.8×	80	6.6k
Christine M. Kusminski United States	39	2.9k 1.0×	4.3k 1.5×	3.7k 1.9×	654 0.4×	1.3k 1.8×	54	7.9k
Victoria Catalán Spain	55	2.6k 0.9×	3.7k 1.3×	3.1k 1.6×	782 0.5×	1.5k 2.0×	155	8.7k
I. Stuart Wood United Kingdom	29	1.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	616 0.4×	874 1.2×	48	6.0k
Hang Shi United States	44	3.2k 1.1×	3.6k 1.3×	3.1k 1.6×	726 0.4×	586 0.8×	103	9.4k
Jaswinder K. Sethi United Kingdom	36	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	453 0.3×	539 0.7×	53	5.9k
Víctor Sánchez‐Margalet Spain	43	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	521 0.3×	322 0.4×	215	7.6k

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Latorre, Jèssica, Angela Serena Maione, Isabel Espadas, et al.. (2023). Impaired Plakophilin-2 in obesity breaks cell cycle dynamics to breed adipocyte senescence. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5106–5106. 8 indexed citations

Olazagoitia‐Garmendia, Ane, Federica Fantuzzi, Lorella Marselli, et al.. (2023). A long non-coding RNA that harbors a SNP associated with type 2 diabetes regulates the expression of TGM2 gene in pancreatic beta cells. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1101934–1101934. 4 indexed citations

Latorre, Jèssica, Cristina Martínez, Francisco Ortega, et al.. (2022). The relevance of EGFR, ErbB receptors and neuregulins in human adipocytes and adipose tissue in obesity. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 156. 113972–113972. 8 indexed citations

Veiga, Sónia R., Jèssica Latorre, José María Moreno‐Navarrete, et al.. (2022). A compound directed against S6K1 hampers fat mass expansion and mitigates diet-induced hepatosteatosis. JCI Insight. 7(14). 6 indexed citations

Latorre, Jèssica, Jordi Mayneris‐Perxachs, Francisco Ortega, et al.. (2022). Adipose tissue cysteine dioxygenase type 1 is associated with an anti-inflammatory profile, impacting on systemic metabolic traits. EBioMedicine. 85. 104302–104302. 8 indexed citations

Ballester, María, Raquel Quintanilla, Francisco Ortega, et al.. (2020). Dietary intake of bioactive ingredients impacts liver and adipose tissue transcriptomes in a porcine model of prepubertal early obesity. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 5375–5375. 9 indexed citations

Latorre, Jèssica, Francisco Ortega, Laura Liñares‐Pose, et al.. (2020). Compounds that modulate AMPK activity and hepatic steatosis impact the biosynthesis of microRNAs required to maintain lipid homeostasis in hepatocytes. EBioMedicine. 53. 102697–102697. 27 indexed citations

Comas, Ferran, Jèssica Latorre, Francisco Ortega, et al.. (2020). Morbidly obese subjects show increased serum sulfide in proportion to fat mass. International Journal of Obesity. 45(2). 415–426. 13 indexed citations

Comas, Ferran, Jèssica Latorre, Francisco Ortega, et al.. (2020). Permanent cystathionine-β-Synthase gene knockdown promotes inflammation and oxidative stress in immortalized human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, enhancing their adipogenic capacity. Redox Biology. 42. 101668–101668. 17 indexed citations

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Badenes, Marina, Abdulbasit Amin, Ismael González‐García, et al.. (2019). Deletion of iRhom2 protects against diet-induced obesity by increasing thermogenesis. Molecular Metabolism. 31. 67–84. 25 indexed citations

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Martín, María Muñoz‐San, René Robles‐Cedeño, María Buxó, et al.. (2019). Analysis of miRNA signatures in CSF identifies upregulation of miR-21 and miR-146a/b in patients with multiple sclerosis and active lesions. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 16(1). 220–220. 63 indexed citations

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Benítez, Iván D., Jèssica Latorre, José María Moreno‐Navarrete, et al.. (2019). Comparative and functional analysis of plasma membrane-derived extracellular vesicles from obese vs. nonobese women. Clinical Nutrition. 39(4). 1067–1076. 22 indexed citations

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Benítez, Iván D., Lucía Pinilla, José Manuel Fernández‐Real, et al.. (2019). Identification and validation of circulating miRNAs as endogenous controls in obstructive sleep apnea. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0213622–e0213622. 20 indexed citations

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Benítez, Iván D., Francisco Ortega, Lucía Pinilla, et al.. (2019). Circulating microRNA profile as a potential biomarker for obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13456–13456. 53 indexed citations

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Comas, Ferran, Mònica Sabater, Jèssica Latorre, et al.. (2018). Adipose tissue TSH as a new modulator of human adipocyte mitochondrial function. International Journal of Obesity. 43(8). 1611–1619. 10 indexed citations

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Moreno‐Navarrete, José María, Amaia Rodrı́guez, Francisco Ortega, et al.. (2017). Heme Biosynthetic Pathway is Functionally Linked to Adipogenesis via Mitochondrial Respiratory Activity. Obesity. 25(10). 1723–1733. 16 indexed citations

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Moreno‐Navarrete, José María, Amaia Rodrı́guez, Francisco Ortega, et al.. (2017). Increased adipose tissue heme levels and exportation are associated with altered systemic glucose metabolism. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 5305–5305. 12 indexed citations

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Moreno‐Navarrete, José María, Luz Candenas, Francisco M. Pinto, et al.. (2016). Ferroportin mRNA is down-regulated in granulosa and cervical cells from infertile women. Fertility and Sterility. 107(1). 236–242. 8 indexed citations

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Serrano, Marta, José María Moreno‐Navarrete, Josep Puig, et al.. (2013). Serum lipopolysaccharide-binding protein as a marker of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 230(2). 223–227. 66 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Real, José Manuel, Josep M. Mercader, Francisco Ortega, et al.. (2010). Transferrin receptor‐1 gene polymorphisms are associated with type 2 diabetes. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 40(7). 600–607. 27 indexed citations

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