Ignacio Varela

33.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Ignacio Varela is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ignacio Varela has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cancer Research and 11 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Ignacio Varela's work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (11 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (10 papers) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (10 papers). Ignacio Varela is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (11 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (10 papers) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (10 papers). Ignacio Varela collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Ignacio Varela's co-authors include Carlos López-Otı́n, José M.P. Freije, Juan Cadiñanos, Alejandro P. Ugalde, Fernando G. Osorio, Laura González-Silva, Colin L. Stewart, Karl Tryggvason, Alberto M. Pendás and Félix de Carlos Villafranca and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ignacio Varela

52 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Targeted gene correction of α1-antitrypsin deficiency in induced pluripotent stem cells

2011 472 citations Ignacio Varela et al. Nature profile →
Leukemia-Associated Somatic Mutations Drive Distinct Patterns of Age-Related Clonal Hemopoiesis

2015 357 citations Thomas McKerrell, Naomi Park et al. Cell Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ignacio Varela Spain	23	2.4k	599	569	386	343	54	3.3k
Borja Sáez United States	22	1.7k 0.7×	772 1.3×	432 0.8×	422 1.1×	423 1.2×	41	2.8k
Frédéric Mazurier France	29	1.6k 0.7×	758 1.3×	457 0.8×	498 1.3×	499 1.5×	67	2.8k
Min Luo China	26	2.3k 1.0×	985 1.6×	882 1.6×	344 0.9×	339 1.0×	55	3.3k
Naoko Minegishi Japan	29	1.4k 0.6×	907 1.5×	394 0.7×	258 0.7×	410 1.2×	74	2.7k
Matthew R. Warr United States	17	1.6k 0.7×	876 1.5×	308 0.5×	383 1.0×	454 1.3×	30	2.9k
Stephen M. Sykes United States	27	2.4k 1.0×	765 1.3×	387 0.7×	996 2.6×	302 0.9×	80	3.6k
Samirkumar B. Amin United States	18	1.3k 0.5×	503 0.8×	686 1.2×	453 1.2×	162 0.5×	43	2.3k
Kimberly Straley United States	16	1.3k 0.5×	358 0.6×	743 1.3×	366 0.9×	470 1.4×	25	3.1k
Peng Ji United States	28	1.4k 0.6×	322 0.5×	274 0.5×	372 1.0×	391 1.1×	112	2.4k
Josée Hébert Canada	33	2.2k 0.9×	947 1.6×	389 0.7×	550 1.4×	257 0.7×	93	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ignacio Varela

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ignacio Varela

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García-Gutiérrez, Lucia, Virginia G. de Yébenes, Rosa Blanco, et al.. (2023). MYC directly transactivates CR2/CD21, the receptor of the Epstein–Barr virus, enhancing the viral infection of Burkitt lymphoma cells. Oncogene. 42(45). 3358–3370. 6 indexed citations

Varela, Ignacio, et al.. (2022). Role of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling genes in lung cancer development. Biochemical Society Transactions. 50(3). 1143–1150. 9 indexed citations

Moreno-Rodriguez, Thaidy, Laura González-Silva, Carlos Revilla, et al.. (2021). ARID2 deficiency promotes tumor progression and is associated with higher sensitivity to chemotherapy in lung cancer. Oncogene. 40(16). 2923–2935. 24 indexed citations

Casar, Berta, Anna Esteve‐Codina, Marta Gut, et al.. (2021). PLCγ1/PKCθ Downstream Signaling Controls Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Development and Progression. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(5). 1391–1400.e15. 8 indexed citations

Angrigiani, Claudio, et al.. (2021). The Deltopectoral/Internal Mammary Artery Perforator Flap Revisited. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 88(1). 88–92. 5 indexed citations

Barrios, Oriol de, Juan L. Trincado, Antonio Agraz-Doblás, et al.. (2020). HDAC7 is a major contributor in the pathogenesis of infant t(4;11) proB acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia. 35(7). 2086–2091. 9 indexed citations

Lange, Sebastian, Thomas Engleitner, Sebastian Mueller, et al.. (2020). Analysis pipelines for cancer genome sequencing in mice. Nature Protocols. 15(2). 266–315. 16 indexed citations

Lafita‐Navarro, M. Carmen, Judit Liaño-Pons, Andrea Quintanilla, et al.. (2020). The MNT transcription factor autoregulates its expression and supports proliferation in MYC-associated factor X (MAX)-deficient cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(7). 2001–2017. 11 indexed citations

Bueno, Clara, Fernando J. Calero‐Nieto, Xiaonan Wang, et al.. (2019). Enhanced hemato-endothelial specification during human embryonic differentiation through developmental cooperation between AF4-MLL and MLL-AF4 fusions. Haematologica. 104(6). 1189–1201. 14 indexed citations

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Agraz-Doblás, Antonio, Clara Bueno, Rachael Bashford-Rogers, et al.. (2019). Unraveling the cellular origin and clinical prognostic markers of infant B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia using genome-wide analysis. Haematologica. 104(6). 1176–1188. 60 indexed citations

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Osorio, Fernando G., Axel Rosendahl Huber, Rurika Oka, et al.. (2018). Somatic Mutations Reveal Lineage Relationships and Age-Related Mutagenesis in Human Hematopoiesis. Cell Reports. 25(9). 2308–2316.e4. 151 indexed citations

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Torices, Silvia, Lorena Álvarez‐Rodríguez, Lara Grande, et al.. (2015). A Truncated Variant of ASCC1, a Novel Inhibitor of NF-κB, Is Associated with Disease Severity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Journal of Immunology. 195(11). 5415–5420. 18 indexed citations

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McKerrell, Thomas, Naomi Park, Thaidy Moreno-Rodriguez, et al.. (2015). Leukemia-Associated Somatic Mutations Drive Distinct Patterns of Age-Related Clonal Hemopoiesis. Cell Reports. 10(8). 1239–1245. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Portillo, Isidro Prieto del, et al.. (2014). El paciente con cáncer en la unidad de vigilancia intensiva. Nuevas perspectivas. Revista Clínica Española. 214(7). 403–409. 2 indexed citations

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Bolli, Niccolò, Nicla Manes, Thomas McKerrell, et al.. (2014). Characterization of gene mutations and copy number changes in acute myeloid leukemia using a rapid target enrichment protocol. Haematologica. 100(2). 214–222. 37 indexed citations

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Ugalde, Alejandro P., Andrew Ramsay, Jorge de la Rosa, et al.. (2011). Aging and chronic DNA damage response activate a regulatory pathway involving miR‐29 and p53. The EMBO Journal. 30(11). 2219–2232. 198 indexed citations

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Varela, Ignacio, Christiaan Klijn, P. J. Stephens, et al.. (2010). Somatic structural rearrangements in genetically engineered mouse mammary tumors. Genome biology. 11(10). R100–R100. 19 indexed citations

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Espada, Jesús, Ignacio Varela, Ignacio Flores, et al.. (2008). Nuclear envelope defects cause stem cell dysfunction in premature-aging mice. The Journal of Cell Biology. 181(1). 27–35. 133 indexed citations

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Varela, Ignacio, Juan Cadiñanos, Alberto M. Pendás, et al.. (2005). Accelerated ageing in mice deficient in Zmpste24 protease is linked to p53 signalling activation. Nature. 437(7058). 564–568. 367 indexed citations

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Cadiñanos, Juan, Ignacio Varela, Carlos López-Otı́n, & José M.P. Freije. (2005). From Immature Lamin to Premature Aging: Molecular Pathways and Therapeutic Opportunities. Cell Cycle. 4(12). 1732–1735. 25 indexed citations

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