Isabel Varela‐Nieto

15.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Isabel Varela‐Nieto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Isabel Varela‐Nieto has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Sensory Systems and 24 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Isabel Varela‐Nieto's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (65 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (17 papers) and Vestibular and auditory disorders (13 papers). Isabel Varela‐Nieto is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (65 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (17 papers) and Vestibular and auditory disorders (13 papers). Isabel Varela‐Nieto collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and United States. Isabel Varela‐Nieto's co-authors include Julio Contreras, Silvia Murillo‐Cuesta, Yolanda León, Manuel Serrano, José M. Mato, Manuel Collado, Daniel Muñoz‐Espín, Marta Cañamero, Alfonso Rodríguez‐Baeza and Jesús Ruberte and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Isabel Varela‐Nieto

145 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Programmed Cell Senescence during Mammalian Embryonic Development

2013 1.1k citations Julio Contreras, Silvia Murillo‐Cuesta et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Isabel Varela‐Nieto Spain	39	2.5k	1.5k	1.1k	559	519	146	5.2k
Helmut Fuchs Germany	40	2.8k 1.1×	643 0.4×	582 0.5×	250 0.4×	331 0.6×	185	5.4k
Oliver Kretz Germany	45	4.0k 1.6×	534 0.4×	915 0.8×	349 0.6×	517 1.0×	93	8.7k
Nozomu Mori Japan	42	4.1k 1.6×	438 0.3×	878 0.8×	444 0.8×	312 0.6×	214	6.8k
Janine Altmüller Germany	48	3.4k 1.4×	570 0.4×	773 0.7×	205 0.4×	239 0.5×	213	6.5k
Edith Hümmler Switzerland	48	5.6k 2.2×	980 0.7×	674 0.6×	153 0.3×	183 0.4×	133	8.9k
Kun Xia China	41	3.8k 1.5×	456 0.3×	672 0.6×	822 1.5×	472 0.9×	403	7.0k
Michaela Schweizer Germany	47	4.7k 1.9×	557 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	495 0.9×	454 0.9×	127	7.5k
Roberto Ravazzolo Italy	39	3.6k 1.4×	451 0.3×	609 0.5×	123 0.2×	265 0.5×	206	6.5k
Xinmin Zhang United States	39	4.1k 1.6×	1.1k 0.7×	593 0.5×	74 0.1×	496 1.0×	140	7.2k
Vincenzo Sorrentino Italy	53	6.7k 2.7×	772 0.5×	784 0.7×	104 0.2×	281 0.5×	203	9.1k

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Contreras, Julio, et al.. (2024). Uncovering cellular senescence as a therapeutic target in NF2-related vestibular schwannoma. Hearing Research. 455. 109165–109165. 3 indexed citations

Lassaletta, Luis, Miryam Calvino, Miguel Ángel Díaz, et al.. (2024). Intraoperative assessment of cochlear nerve functionality in various vestibular schwannoma scenarios: Lessons learned. Hearing Research. 446. 108997–108997. 2 indexed citations

Murillo‐Cuesta, Silvia, Julio Contreras, Marta Cantero, et al.. (2024). A murine model for the del(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion recapitulating the phenotype of human DFNB1 hearing impairment: generation and functional and histopathological study. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 359–359. 2 indexed citations

Magariños, Marta, et al.. (2023). Dysfunction of programmed embryo senescence is linked to genetic developmental defects. Development. 150(9). 4 indexed citations

Rosa, Lourdes Rodríguez‐de la, et al.. (2023). IGF-1 Controls Metabolic Homeostasis and Survival in HEI-OC1 Auditory Cells through AKT and mTOR Signaling. Antioxidants. 12(2). 233–233. 10 indexed citations

Lassaletta, Luis, et al.. (2022). Genetic, molecular and biochemical basis of the auditory aging: lessons from experimental models. 6. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jing, et al.. (2020). G6PD overexpression protects from oxidative stress and age‐related hearing loss. Aging Cell. 19(12). e13275–e13275. 58 indexed citations

Sánchez‐Pérez, Isabel, Lourdes Rodríguez‐de la Rosa, Laura Pintado‐Berninches, et al.. (2019). Deficit of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) accelerates progressive hearing loss. eLife. 8. 26 indexed citations

Font-Llitjós, Mariona, Silvia Murillo‐Cuesta, Ekaitz Errasti‐Murugarren, et al.. (2018). Mutations in L-type amino acid transporter-2 support SLC7A8 as a novel gene involved in age-related hearing loss. eLife. 7. 41 indexed citations

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Murillo‐Cuesta, Silvia, et al.. (2016). Long-Term Dietary Folate Deficiency Accelerates Progressive Hearing Loss on CBA/Ca Mice. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 8. 209–209. 13 indexed citations

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Rosa, Lourdes Rodríguez‐de la, Hortensia Sánchez‐Calderón, Julio Contreras, et al.. (2015). Comparative gene expression study of the vestibular organ of the Igf1 deficient mouse using whole-transcript arrays. Hearing Research. 330(Pt A). 62–77. 13 indexed citations

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Murillo‐Cuesta, Silvia, et al.. (2015). Transforming growth factor Î²1 inhibition protects from noise-induced hearing loss. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 7. 32–32. 39 indexed citations

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Varela‐Nieto, Isabel, et al.. (2007). Anti-Apoptotic Actions of Insulin-Like Growth Factors: Lessons from Development and Implications in Neoplastic Cell Transformation. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 13(7). 687–703. 25 indexed citations

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Varela‐Nieto, Isabel, et al.. (2006). Neurobiología de la audición: ¿qué podemos aprender en el laboratorio?. 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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Varela‐Nieto, Isabel, José Á. Morales-García, Patricia Vigil, et al.. (2004). Trophic effects of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in the inner ear. Hearing Research. 196(1-2). 19–25. 49 indexed citations

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Marı́, Montserrat, Anna Colell, Albert Morales, et al.. (2004). Acidic sphingomyelinase downregulates the liver-specific methionine adenosyltransferase 1A, contributing to tumor necrosis factor–induced lethal hepatitis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(6). 895–904. 54 indexed citations

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Romand, R. & Isabel Varela‐Nieto. (2003). Development of auditory and vestibular systems-3 : molecular development of the inner ear. Elsevier eBooks. 12 indexed citations

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Varela‐Nieto, Isabel, Juan Represa, Matías A. Ávila, et al.. (1991). Inositol phospho-oligosaccharide stimulates cell proliferation in the early developing inner ear. Developmental Biology. 143(2). 432–435. 17 indexed citations

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Bruni, Paola, Elisabetta Meacci, Matías A. Ávila, et al.. (1990). A phospho-oligosaccharide can reproduce the stimulatory effect of insulin on glycolytic flux in human fibroblasts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 166(2). 765–771. 14 indexed citations

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Mato, José M., Marı́a A. Pajares, & Isabel Varela‐Nieto. (1984). How many phospholipid methyltransferases are there in mammalian cells?. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 9(11). 471–472. 14 indexed citations

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