Francisco Solano

9.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
170 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Francisco Solano is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco Solano has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Cell Biology, 66 papers in Molecular Biology and 62 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Francisco Solano's work include melanin and skin pigmentation (91 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (60 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (23 papers). Francisco Solano is often cited by papers focused on melanin and skin pigmentation (91 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (60 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (23 papers). Francisco Solano collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Japan. Francisco Solano's co-authors include José C. García‐Borrón, Antonio Sánchez-Amat, José Antonio Lozano, Celia Jiménez‐Cervantes, Concepción Olivares, Ghanem Ghanem, Stefania Briganti, Mauro Picardo, Pilar Aroca and Vincent J. Hearing and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Francisco Solano

169 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

Hypopigmenting agents: an updated review on biological, chemical and clinical aspects

2006 578 citations Francisco Solano et al. profile →
Melanins: Skin Pigments and Much More—Types, Structural Models, Biological Functions, and Formation Routes

2014 406 citations Francisco Solano profile →
Hyperglycemia and Oxidative Stress: An Integral, Updated and Critical Overview of Their Metabolic Interconnections

2023 284 citations Patricia González, Pedro Lozano et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →
Photoprotection and Skin Pigmentation: Melanin-Related Molecules and Some Other New Agents Obtained from Natural Sources

2020 211 citations Francisco Solano Molecules profile →

Peers

Francisco Solano

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José C. García‐Borrón Spain

Patrick A. Riley United Kingdom

Masamitsu Ichihashi Japan

Heinz Decker Germany

John A. D’Orazio United States

Mei Sun China

Peter S. Reinach United States

Robert M. Sayre United States

Kyung‐Chul Choi South Korea

Tatsuya Sugawara Japan

José C. García‐Borrón Spain

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Countries citing papers authored by Francisco Solano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francisco Solano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francisco Solano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francisco Solano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francisco Solano based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Francisco Solano. Francisco Solano is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Argüelles, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2024). Natural Substances as Valuable Alternative for Improving Conventional Antifungal Chemotherapy: Lights and Shadows. Journal of Fungi. 10(5). 334–334. 9 indexed citations

González, Patricia, Pedro Lozano, Gaspar Ros, & Francisco Solano. (2023). Hyperglycemia and Oxidative Stress: An Integral, Updated and Critical Overview of Their Metabolic Interconnections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9352–9352. 284 indexed citations breakdown →

Bernal, Enrique, et al.. (2023). Whole Sequencing and Detailed Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes in Southeast Spain: Identification of Recurrent Mutations in the 20E (EU1) Variant with Some Clinical Implications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(2). 54–54. 1 indexed citations

Sánchez-Fresneda, Ruth, et al.. (2023). Insight into the Antifungal Effects of Propolis and Carnosic Acid—Extension to the Pathogenic Yeast Candida glabrata: New Propolis Fractionation and Potential Synergistic Applications. Journal of Fungi. 9(4). 442–442. 6 indexed citations

Sánchez-Fresneda, Ruth, et al.. (2022). Lack of Functional Trehalase Activity in Candida parapsilosis Increases Susceptibility to Itraconazole. Journal of Fungi. 8(4). 371–371. 4 indexed citations

González, Patricia, Pedro Lozano, & Francisco Solano. (2022). Unraveling the Metabolic Hallmarks for the Optimization of Protein Intake in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. Nutrients. 14(6). 1182–1182. 6 indexed citations

Sánchez-Fresneda, Ruth, et al.. (2021). A Specific Mixture of Propolis and Carnosic Acid Triggers a Strong Fungicidal Action against Cryptococcus neoformans. Antibiotics. 10(11). 1395–1395. 4 indexed citations

Sánchez-Fresneda, Ruth, José P. Guirao-Abad, Cristóbal Belda-Iniesta, et al.. (2020). Novel Bi-Factorial Strategy against Candida albicans Viability Using Carnosic Acid and Propolis: Synergistic Antifungal Action. Microorganisms. 8(5). 749–749. 12 indexed citations

Solano, Francisco. (2020). Photoprotection and Skin Pigmentation: Melanin-Related Molecules and Some Other New Agents Obtained from Natural Sources. Molecules. 25(7). 1537–1537. 211 indexed citations breakdown →

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García‐Fraile, Paula, et al.. (2019). The ant Lasius niger is a new source of bacterial enzymes with biotechnological potential for bleaching dye. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15217–15217. 10 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael, Francisco Solano, Mohammed Zougagh, et al.. (2018). Unprecedented high catecholamine production causing hair pigmentation after urinary excretion in red deer. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 76(2). 397–404. 10 indexed citations

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Solano, Francisco. (2018). On the Metal Cofactor in the Tyrosinase Family. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(2). 633–633. 78 indexed citations

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Solano, Francisco. (2017). Melanin and Melanin-Related Polymers as Materials with Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications—Cuttlefish Ink and Mussel Foot Proteins as Inspired Biomolecules. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(7). 1561–1561. 137 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael & Francisco Solano. (2016). Bird Integumentary Melanins: Biosynthesis, Forms, Function and Evolution. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(4). 520–520. 104 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael & Francisco Solano. (2015). Melanin Chemistry and the Ecology of Stress. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 88(3). 352–355. 33 indexed citations

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Galván, Ismael, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Carlos Alonso‐Álvarez, & Francisco Solano. (2014). Buthionine sulfoximine diverts the melanogenesis pathway toward the production of more soluble and degradable pigments. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24(9). 2150–2154. 7 indexed citations

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Sánchez-Amat, Antonio, Francisco Solano, & Patricia Lucas‐Elío. (2010). Finding New Enzymes from Bacterial Physiology: A Successful Approach Illustrated by the Detection of Novel Oxidases in Marinomonas mediterranea. Marine Drugs. 8(3). 519–541. 20 indexed citations

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Gómez, Daniel, Patricia Lucas‐Elío, Antonio Sánchez-Amat, & Francisco Solano. (2006). A novel type of lysine oxidase: l-lysine-ε-oxidase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1764(10). 1577–1585. 52 indexed citations

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Solano, Francisco. (2001). Dimethoxyphenol oxidase activity of different microbial blue multicopper proteins. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 204(1). 175–181. 3 indexed citations

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Valverde, Paloma, José C. García‐Borrón, Celia Jiménez‐Cervantes, Francisco Solano, & José Antonio Lozano. (1993). Tyrosinase isoenzymes in mammalian melanocytes. European Journal of Biochemistry. 217(2). 541–548. 13 indexed citations

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