Hugo Verdejo

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Hugo Verdejo is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hugo Verdejo has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hugo Verdejo's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (15 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (15 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (10 papers). Hugo Verdejo is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (15 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (15 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (10 papers). Hugo Verdejo collaborates with scholars based in Chile, United States and France. Hugo Verdejo's co-authors include Sergio Lavandero, Pablo Castro, Valentina Parra, Mario Chiong, Ida De Gregori, Roberto Bravo, Lorena Garcı́a, Clara Quiroga, Rodrigo Troncoso and Beverly A. Rothermel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Water Research and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Hugo Verdejo

78 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Increased ER–mitochondrial coupling promotes mitochondria... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Increased ER–mitochondrial coupling promotes mitochondrial respiration and bioenergetics during early phases of ER stress
    2011 487 citations Roberto Bravo, José M. Vicencio et al. Journal of Cell Science profile →

Peers

Hugo Verdejo
Sahoko Ichihara Japan
Mei Wang China
Ching‐Yao Yang Taiwan
Arthur C.K. Chung Hong Kong
Ginji Endo Japan
Maurizio Forte Italy
Asbjørn Svardal Norway
Samuel Santos Valença Brazil
Hesham M. Korashy Saudi Arabia
Wenjun Ding China
Sahoko Ichihara Japan
Hugo Verdejo
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Countries citing papers authored by Hugo Verdejo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hugo Verdejo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hugo Verdejo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hugo Verdejo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hugo Verdejo 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 Hugo Verdejo. Hugo Verdejo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Verdejo, Hugo, Valentina Parra, Andrea del Campo, et al.. (2025). mTOR inhibition triggers mitochondrial fragmentation in cardiomyocytes through proteosome-dependent prohibitin degradation and OPA-1 cleavage. Cell Communication and Signaling. 23(1). 256–256.
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Verdejo, Hugo, et al.. (2025). Nanomedicine for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Fibrosis. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 20. 9723–9746.
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Bustamante, Mario, Clara Quiroga, Reinaldo Figueroa, et al.. (2025). Autophagy fine-tuning by angiotensin-(1-9) in cultured rat cardiomyocytes. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 12. 1408325–1408325. 1 indexed citations
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Jalil, Jorge, Luigi Gabrielli, María Paz Ocaranza, et al.. (2024). New Mechanisms to Prevent Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Using Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonism (GLP-1 RA) in Metabolic Syndrome and in Type 2 Diabetes: A Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(8). 4407–4407. 11 indexed citations
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Verdejo, Hugo, Camila López‐Crisosto, Luigi Gabrielli, et al.. (2023). Effects of Trimetazidine on Right Ventricular Function and Ventricular Remodeling in Patients with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(4). 1571–1571. 10 indexed citations
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López‐Crisosto, Camila, Raúl Arias‐Carrasco, Pablo Sepúlveda, et al.. (2021). Novel molecular insights and public omics data in pulmonary hypertension. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1867(10). 166200–166200. 7 indexed citations
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Quiroga, Clara, Luigi Gabrielli, Denisse Valladares-Ide, et al.. (2020). Moderate Exercise in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Is Unable to Activate the Expression of Genes Linked to Mitochondrial Dynamics and Biogenesis in Cardiomyocytes. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 11. 546–546. 10 indexed citations
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Campo, Andrea del, Juan Roldán‐Merino, Hugo Verdejo, et al.. (2017). Increased C-reactive protein plasma levels are not involved in the onset of post-operative atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiology. 70(6). 578–583. 10 indexed citations
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Westermeier, Francisco, Mario Navarro-Márquez, Camila López‐Crisosto, et al.. (2015). Defective insulin signaling and mitochondrial dynamics in diabetic cardiomyopathy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1853(5). 1113–1118. 54 indexed citations
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Verdejo, Hugo, Catterina Ferreccio, & Pablo Castro. (2015). Heart Failure in Rural Communities. Heart Failure Clinics. 11(4). 515–522. 25 indexed citations
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Castro, Pablo, Juan Carlos Quintana, Hugo Verdejo, et al.. (2014). Effects of Trimetazidine in Nonischemic Heart Failure: A Randomized Study. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 20(3). 149–154. 19 indexed citations
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Bocchi, Edimar Alcides, Alexandra Arias, Hugo Verdejo, et al.. (2013). The Reality of Heart Failure in Latin America. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62(11). 949–958. 96 indexed citations
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Verdejo, Hugo, Andrea del Campo, Rodrigo Troncoso, et al.. (2012). Mitochondria, Myocardial Remodeling, and Cardiovascular Disease. Current Hypertension Reports. 14(6). 532–539. 52 indexed citations
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Bravo, Roberto, José M. Vicencio, Valentina Parra, et al.. (2011). Increased ER–mitochondrial coupling promotes mitochondrial respiration and bioenergetics during early phases of ER stress. Journal of Cell Science. 124(13). 2143–2152. 487 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kuzmicic, Jovan, Andrea del Campo, Camila López‐Crisosto, et al.. (2011). Dinámica mitocondrial: un potencial nuevo blanco terapéutico para la insuficiencia cardiaca. Revista Española de Cardiología. 64(10). 916–923. 59 indexed citations
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Greig, Douglas, Mario Chiong, Hugo Verdejo, et al.. (2008). Serum Uric Acid Correlates with Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(7). 646–651. 35 indexed citations
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Verdejo, Hugo, et al.. (2007). Comparison of a Radiofrequency-Based Wireless Pressure Sensor to Swan-Ganz Catheter and Echocardiography for Ambulatory Assessment of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 50(25). 2375–2382. 93 indexed citations
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Gregori, Ida De, et al.. (1986). A system for the combination of electrochemical and spectrophotometric techniques in anaerobical conditions. Boletín de la Sociedad Chilena de Química. 31(3). 97–102.

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