Graça Raposo

102.4k total citations · 34 hit papers
248 papers, 70.3k citations indexed

About

Graça Raposo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Graça Raposo has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 70.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Molecular Biology, 114 papers in Cell Biology and 68 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Graça Raposo's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (75 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (74 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (47 papers). Graça Raposo is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (75 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (74 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (47 papers). Graça Raposo collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. Graça Raposo's co-authors include Clotilde Théry, Willem Stoorvogel, Guillaume van Niel, Sebastián Amigorena, Marina Colombo, Gisela D’Angelo, Aled Clayton, Michael S. Marks, Mikael Simons and Hans J. Geuze and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Graça Raposo

246 papers receiving 69.5k citations

Hit Papers

Extracellular vesicles: Exosomes, mi... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2013 2018 2014 2006 1996 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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.

  1. Extracellular vesicles: Exosomes, microvesicles, and friends
    2013 6.4k citations Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  2. Shedding light on the cell biology of extracellular vesicles
    2018 6.0k citations Guillaume van Niel, Gisela D’Angelo et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
  3. Biogenesis, Secretion, and Intercellular Interactions of Exosomes and Other Extracellular Vesicles
    2014 4.8k citations Graça Raposo, Clotilde Théry et al. profile →
  4. Isolation and Characterization of Exosomes from Cell Culture Supernatants and Biological Fluids
    2006 4.7k citations Clotilde Théry, Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  5. B lymphocytes secrete antigen-presenting vesicles.
    1996 2.8k citations Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  6. Rab27a and Rab27b control different steps of the exosome secretion pathway
    2009 2.1k citations Graça Raposo, Clotilde Théry et al. profile →
  7. Exosomes – vesicular carriers for intercellular communication
    2009 1.9k citations Mikael Simons, Graça Raposo Current Opinion in Cell Biology profile →
  8. Eradication of established murine tumors using a novel cell-free vaccine: dendritic cell derived exosomes
    1998 1.8k citations Armelle Régnault, Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  9. Tumor-derived exosomes are a source of shared tumor rejection antigens for CTL cross-priming
    2001 1.3k citations Graça Raposo, Armelle Régnault et al. profile →
  10. Proteomic Analysis of Dendritic Cell-Derived Exosomes: A Secreted Subcellular Compartment Distinct from Apoptotic Vesicles
    2001 1.3k citations Clotilde Théry, Graça Raposo et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  11. Analysis of ESCRT functions in exosome biogenesis, composition and secretion highlights the heterogeneity of extracellular vesicles
    2013 1.2k citations Guillaume van Niel, Clotilde Théry et al. Journal of Cell Science profile →
  12. Exosomal-like vesicles are present in human blood plasma
    2005 1.1k citations Danielle Lankar, Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  13. Molecular Characterization of Dendritic Cell-Derived Exosomes
    1999 906 citations Clotilde Théry, Armelle Régnault et al. profile →
  14. Exosome Secretion: Molecular Mechanisms and Roles in Immune Responses
    2011 898 citations Graça Raposo, Clotilde Théry et al. Traffic profile →
  15. Exosomes: endosomal-derived vesicles shipping extracellular messages
    2004 850 citations Benoît Février, Graça Raposo Current Opinion in Cell Biology profile →
  16. Cells release prions in association with exosomes
    2004 815 citations Benoît Février, Didier Vilette et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  17. Malignant effusions and immunogenic tumour-derived exosomes
    2002 793 citations Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  18. Challenges and directions in studying cell–cell communication by extracellular vesicles
    2022 774 citations Guillaume van Niel, Graça Raposo et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
  19. Exosomes: A Common Pathway for a Specialized Function
    2006 744 citations Guillaume van Niel, Isabel Porto-Carreiro et al. profile →
  20. The Tetraspanin CD63 Regulates ESCRT-Independent and -Dependent Endosomal Sorting during Melanogenesis
    2011 734 citations Guillaume van Niel, Sabrina Simoes et al. profile →
  21. Exosomes are released by cultured cortical neurones
    2006 728 citations Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  22. The Biogenesis and Functions of Exosomes
    2002 699 citations Graça Raposo et al. Traffic profile →
  23. Cells Respond to Mechanical Stress by Rapid Disassembly of Caveolae
    2011 699 citations Ludger Johannes, Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  24. ARF6-Regulated Shedding of Tumor Cell-Derived Plasma Membrane Microvesicles
    2009 693 citations Graça Raposo et al. Current Biology profile →
  25. As we wait: coping with an imperfect nomenclature for extracellular vesicles
    2013 690 citations Graça Raposo et al. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles profile →
  26. NOX2 Controls Phagosomal pH to Regulate Antigen Processing during Crosspresentation by Dendritic Cells
    2006 689 citations Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  27. Munc13-4 Is Essential for Cytolytic Granules Fusion and Is Mutated in a Form of Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (FHL3)
    2003 684 citations Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  28. Intestinal epithelial cells secrete exosome–like vesicles
    2001 574 citations Guillaume van Niel, Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  29. TCR Activation of Human T Cells Induces the Production of Exosomes Bearing the TCR/CD3/ζ Complex
    2002 554 citations Nicolas Blanchard, Danielle Lankar et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  30. Lipid raft-associated protein sorting in exosomes
    2003 540 citations Benoît Février, Graça Raposo et al. profile →
  31. ICAM-1 on exosomes from mature dendritic cells is critical for efficient naive T-cell priming
    2005 512 citations Graça Raposo, Clotilde Théry et al. profile →
  32. A brief history of nearly EV‐erything – The rise and rise of extracellular vesicles
    2021 348 citations Jan Lötvall, Graça Raposo et al. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles profile →
  33. Extracellular vesicles: a new communication paradigm?
    2019 330 citations Graça Raposo, Philip D. Stahl Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
  34. Extracellular Vesicles: Exosomes and Microvesicles, Integrators of Homeostasis
    2019 299 citations Philip D. Stahl, Graça Raposo profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Graça Raposo France 105 56.0k 24.3k 14.8k 11.0k 4.2k 248 70.3k
Raghu Kalluri United States 120 49.4k 0.9× 25.3k 1.0× 10.1k 0.7× 5.6k 0.5× 5.1k 1.2× 321 83.3k
Tak W. Mak Canada 156 49.6k 0.9× 17.0k 0.7× 34.0k 2.3× 5.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 710 96.1k
Clotilde Théry France 59 44.9k 0.8× 23.0k 0.9× 12.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.1× 4.2k 1.0× 103 52.5k
Inder M. Verma United States 140 43.7k 0.8× 13.1k 0.5× 13.4k 0.9× 3.3k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 400 69.1k
Simon C. Watkins United States 126 28.3k 0.5× 5.3k 0.2× 12.9k 0.9× 6.0k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 788 59.2k
Roderick T. Bronson United States 139 46.0k 0.8× 11.6k 0.5× 11.5k 0.8× 7.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 544 77.8k
Harvey F. Lodish United States 150 49.1k 0.9× 11.2k 0.5× 8.7k 0.6× 12.2k 1.1× 1.8k 0.4× 646 82.0k
J. Silvio Gutkind United States 121 33.7k 0.6× 5.8k 0.2× 6.9k 0.5× 7.8k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 582 52.2k
Irving L. Weissman United States 182 59.2k 1.1× 11.4k 0.5× 47.2k 3.2× 8.0k 0.7× 6.0k 1.4× 836 131.7k
Phillip A. Sharp United States 156 76.5k 1.4× 18.8k 0.8× 8.3k 0.6× 3.2k 0.3× 881 0.2× 433 92.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hurbain, Ilse, et al.. (2023). Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles by Transmission Electron Microscopy and Immunolabeling Electron Microscopy. Methods in molecular biology. 2668. 33–43. 27 indexed citations
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Hurbain, Ilse, Xavier Heiligenstein, Sylvain Trépout, et al.. (2021). Catabolism of lysosome-related organelles in color-changing spiders supports intracellular turnover of pigments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(35). 9 indexed citations
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Martin, Hélène, Mélinda Bénard, Jérôme Ausseil, et al.. (2021). Human Cytomegalovirus Infection Changes the Pattern of Surface Markers of Small Extracellular Vesicles Isolated From First Trimester Placental Long-Term Histocultures. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 689122–689122. 9 indexed citations
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Bissig, Christin, Xavier Heiligenstein, Ilse Hurbain, et al.. (2019). PIKfyve complex regulates early melanosome homeostasis required for physiological amyloid formation. Journal of Cell Science. 132(5). 22 indexed citations
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Niel, Guillaume van, Gisela D’Angelo, & Graça Raposo. (2018). Shedding light on the cell biology of extracellular vesicles. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 19(4). 213–228. 6028 indexed citations breakdown →
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Delevoye, Cédric, Xavier Heiligenstein, Léa Ripoll, et al.. (2015). BLOC-1 Brings Together the Actin and Microtubule Cytoskeletons to Generate Recycling Endosomes. Current Biology. 26(1). 1–13. 334 indexed citations
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Cicero, Alessandra Lo, Philip D. Stahl, & Graça Raposo. (2015). Extracellular vesicles shuffling intercellular messages: for good or for bad. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 35. 69–77. 389 indexed citations
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Niel, Guillaume van, Ptissam Bergam, Aurélie Di Cicco, et al.. (2015). Apolipoprotein E Regulates Amyloid Formation within Endosomes of Pigment Cells. Cell Reports. 13(1). 43–51. 116 indexed citations
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Atacho, Diahann A. M., Franck Gesbert, Graça Raposo, et al.. (2015). Meningeal Melanocytes in the Mouse: Distribution and Dependence on Mitf. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 9. 149–149. 25 indexed citations
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Beckett, Karen, Solange Monier, Lucy Palmer, et al.. (2012). Drosophila S2 Cells Secrete Wingless on Exosome‐Like Vesicles but the Wingless Gradient Forms Independently of Exosomes. Traffic. 14(1). 82–96. 142 indexed citations
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Alais, Sandrine, Ricardo Soto‐Rifo, Vincent Balter, et al.. (2011). Functional mechanisms of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) associated anti-HIV-1 properties. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 69(8). 1331–1352. 18 indexed citations
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Simons, Mikael & Graça Raposo. (2009). Exosomes – vesicular carriers for intercellular communication. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 21(4). 575–581. 1906 indexed citations breakdown →
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Watt, Brenda, Guillaume van Niel, Douglas M. Fowler, et al.. (2009). N-terminal Domains Elicit Formation of Functional Pmel17 Amyloid Fibrils. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(51). 35543–35555. 90 indexed citations
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Alais, Sandrine, Sabrina Simoes, Dominique Baas, et al.. (2008). Mouse neuroblastoma cells release prion infectivity associated with exosomal vesicles. Biology of the Cell. 100(10). 603–618. 117 indexed citations
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Römer, Winfried, Valérie Chambon, Katharina Gaus, et al.. (2007). Shiga toxin induces tubular membrane invaginations for its uptake into cells. Nature. 450(7170). 670–675. 461 indexed citations
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Santambrogio, Laura, et al.. (2005). Involvement of caspase-cleaved and intact adaptor protein 1 complex in endosomal remodeling in maturing dendritic cells. Nature Immunology. 6(10). 1020–1028. 62 indexed citations
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Porto-Carreiro, Isabel, Benoît Février, Sophie Pâquet, Didier Vilette, & Graça Raposo. (2005). Prions and exosomes: From PrPc trafficking to PrPsc propagation. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 35(2). 143–148. 73 indexed citations
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Février, Benoît, Didier Vilette, Fabienne Archer, et al.. (2004). Cells release prions in association with exosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(26). 9683–9688. 815 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blanchard, Nicolas, Danielle Lankar, Florence Faure, et al.. (2002). TCR Activation of Human T Cells Induces the Production of Exosomes Bearing the TCR/CD3/ζ Complex. The Journal of Immunology. 168(7). 3235–3241. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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