Héctor M. Álvarez

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Héctor M. Álvarez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Héctor M. Álvarez has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Biochemistry and 12 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Héctor M. Álvarez's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (43 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (26 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (14 papers). Héctor M. Álvarez is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (43 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (26 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (14 papers). Héctor M. Álvarez collaborates with scholars based in Argentina, United States and Germany. Héctor M. Álvarez's co-authors include A. Steinbüchel, Anirban Maitra, Alexander Steinbüchel, Rainer Kalscheuer, Georg Feldmann, Collins Karikari, Martı́n Hernández, Michael E. Mullendore, Marı́a Eugenia Farı́as and William Matsui and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Héctor M. Álvarez

96 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Tumor microenvironment derived exosomes pleiotropically modulate cancer cell metabolism

2016 729 citations Vincent Bernard, F Anthony San Lucas et al. profile →
Blockade of Hedgehog Signaling Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Invasion and Metastases: A New Paradigm for Combination Therapy in Solid Cancers

2007 537 citations Georg Feldmann, Surajit Dhara et al. Cancer Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Héctor M. Álvarez Argentina	37	3.6k	1.1k	932	882	537	97	5.5k
Feng Yao China	45	2.6k 0.7×	779 0.7×	972 1.0×	404 0.5×	994 1.9×	277	7.4k
Valérie Geoffroy France	36	5.2k 1.4×	1.7k 1.6×	809 0.9×	701 0.8×	471 0.9×	103	7.8k
Tracey A. Martin United Kingdom	38	3.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	965 1.0×	269 0.3×	349 0.6×	126	6.2k
Wei Ge China	50	2.9k 0.8×	839 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	346 0.4×	999 1.9×	313	8.3k
Dae‐Hee Lee South Korea	40	3.2k 0.9×	258 0.2×	356 0.4×	832 0.9×	916 1.7×	240	5.7k
Junru Wang China	38	2.5k 0.7×	485 0.5×	402 0.4×	218 0.2×	246 0.5×	236	6.1k
Yasuhisa Adachi Japan	47	4.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	239 0.3×	1.2k 1.4×	712 1.3×	186	9.3k
Nobuyuki Fujita Japan	51	5.7k 1.6×	605 0.6×	373 0.4×	711 0.8×	1.8k 3.4×	394	10.2k
Nuzhat Ahmed Australia	45	2.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.8×	1.2k 1.3×	503 0.6×	268 0.5×	145	6.2k
Hai Yan China	41	2.6k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	503 0.5×	227 0.3×	126 0.2×	209	6.4k

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Álvarez, Héctor M., Mariana P. Lanfranconi, & Martı́n Hernández. (2025). Metabolism‐lipid droplet‐nucleic acid crosstalk to regulate lipid storage and other cellular processes in oleaginous Rhodococcus bacteria. Biology of the Cell. 117(1). e2400094–e2400094. 1 indexed citations

Patel, Keyur P., Mark J. Routbort, Héctor M. Álvarez, et al.. (2021). Factors Impacting Clinically Relevant RNA Fusion Assays Using Next-Generation Sequencing. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 145(11). 1405–1412. 9 indexed citations

Lanfranconi, Mariana P., et al.. (2018). Rhodococcus bacteria as a promising source of oils from olive mill wastes. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34(8). 114–114. 23 indexed citations

Álvarez, Héctor M., et al.. (2018). NADP+-dependent malic enzymes as a tool for improving oil production in Rhodococcus bacteria. New Biotechnology. 44. S89–S90. 1 indexed citations

Lucas, F Anthony San, Kelvin Allenson, Vincent Bernard, et al.. (2015). Minimally invasive genomic and transcriptomic profiling of visceral cancers by next-generation sequencing of circulating exosomes. Annals of Oncology. 27(4). 635–641. 155 indexed citations

Álvarez, Héctor M.. (2015). Triacylglycerol and wax ester-accumulating machinery in prokaryotes. Biochimie. 120. 28–39. 61 indexed citations

Hernández, Martı́n, et al.. (2014). Overexpression of a phosphatidic acid phosphatase type 2 leads to an increase in triacylglycerol production in oleaginous Rhodococcus strains. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99(5). 2191–2207. 32 indexed citations

García, Patricia, Pamela Leal, Carmen Ili, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in gallbladder cancer cells leads to decreased growth in vitro. International Journal of Experimental Pathology. 94(3). 195–202. 13 indexed citations

Albarracín, Virginia Helena, et al.. (2013). Lipid storage in high-altitude Andean Lakes extremophiles and its mobilization under stress conditions in Rhodococcus sp. A5, a UV-resistant actinobacterium. Extremophiles. 17(2). 217–227. 41 indexed citations

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Farjat, Juan Ángel Basualdo, et al.. (2009). A descriptive study of the occurrence and significance of lipids in Taenia hydatigena eggs. Veterinary Parasitology. 169(1-2). 111–116. 2 indexed citations

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Karikari, Collins, Georg Feldmann, Savita Bisht, et al.. (2009). The Axl receptor tyrosine kinase confers an adverse prognostic influence in pancreatic cancer and represents a new therapeutic target. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 8(7). 618–626. 159 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Héctor M., Alejandro H. Corvalán, Juan Carlos Roa, et al.. (2008). Serial Analysis of Gene Expression Identifies Connective Tissue Growth Factor Expression as a Prognostic Biomarker in Gallbladder Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(9). 2631–2638. 33 indexed citations

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Cheung, Wang L., Marlene Darfler, Héctor M. Álvarez, et al.. (2008). Application of a Global Proteomic Approach to Archival Precursor Lesions: Deleted in Malignant Brain Tumors 1 and Tissue Transglutaminase 2 Are Upregulated in Pancreatic Cancer Precursors. Pancreatology. 8(6). 608–616. 42 indexed citations

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Feldmann, Georg, Surajit Dhara, Volker Fendrich, et al.. (2007). Blockade of Hedgehog Signaling Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Invasion and Metastases: A New Paradigm for Combination Therapy in Solid Cancers. Cancer Research. 67(5). 2187–2196. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Silva, Roxana A., Vincent Grossi, & Héctor M. Álvarez. (2007). Biodegradation of phytane (2,6,10,14-tetramethylhexadecane) and accumulation of related isoprenoid wax esters byMycobacterium ratisbonensestrain SD4 under nitrogen-starved conditions. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 272(2). 220–228. 23 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Héctor M. & A. Steinbüchel. (2002). Triacylglycerols in prokaryotic microorganisms. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 60(4). 367–376. 411 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Héctor M.. (2001). Biosynthesis of fatty acids and triacylglycerols by 2,6,10,14-tetramethyl pentadecane-grown cells of Nocardia globerula 432. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 200(2). 195–200. 1 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Héctor M., et al.. (2001). Biosynthesis of fatty acids and triacylglycerols by 2,6,10,14-tetramethyl pentadecane-grown cells ofNocardia globerula432. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 200(2). 195–200. 43 indexed citations

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Wistuba, Ignacio I., Moying Tang, Anirban Maitra, et al.. (2001). Genome-wide allelotyping analysis reveals multiple sites of allelic loss in gallbladder carcinoma.. PubMed. 61(9). 3795–800. 57 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Héctor M., Rainer Kalscheuer, & A. Steinbüchel. (2000). Accumulation and mobilization of storage lipids by Rhodococcus opacus PD630 and Rhodococcus ruber NCIMB 40126. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 54(2). 218–223. 153 indexed citations

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