J. Fernando Bazán

33.3k total citations · 13 hit papers
95 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

J. Fernando Bazán is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Fernando Bazán has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Immunology and 22 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in J. Fernando Bazán's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (13 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (10 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers). J. Fernando Bazán is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (13 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (10 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers). J. Fernando Bazán collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Belgium. J. Fernando Bazán's co-authors include Robert A. Kastelein, Gary Hardiman, Jackie C. Timans, Fernando Rock, Albert Zlotnik, Daniel M. Gorman, R.J. Fletterick, Gérard Zurawski, Kevin B. Bacon and Thomas J. Schall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

J. Fernando Bazán

94 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

IL-33, an Interleukin-1-like Cytokine that Signals... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2005 1990 1997 1998 2007 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. IL-33, an Interleukin-1-like Cytokine that Signals via the IL-1 Receptor-Related Protein ST2 and Induces T Helper Type 2-Associated Cytokines
    2005 3.0k citations Daniel M. Gorman, J. Fernando Bazán et al. profile →
  2. Structural design and molecular evolution of a cytokine receptor superfamily.
    1990 1.8k citations J. Fernando Bazán Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. A new class of membrane-bound chemokine with a CX3C motif
    1997 1.6k citations J. Fernando Bazán, Gary Hardiman et al. profile →
  4. A family of human receptors structurally related to Drosophila  Toll
    1998 1.4k citations Fernando Rock, Gary Hardiman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. A Core Complex of BBS Proteins Cooperates with the GTPase Rab8 to Promote Ciliary Membrane Biogenesis
    2007 1.1k citations Maxence V. Nachury, J. Fernando Bazán et al. profile →
  6. cdc25 is a specific tyrosine phosphatase that directly activates p34cdc2
    1991 755 citations J. Fernando Bazán et al. profile →
  7. Mutation of Unique Region of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase in Immunodeficient XID Mice
    1993 726 citations J. Fernando Bazán et al. Science profile →
  8. Smoothened Mutation Confers Resistance to a Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor in Medulloblastoma
    2009 670 citations Robert L. Yauch, Gerrit J.P. Dijkgraaf et al. Science profile →
  9. Formation and Hydrolysis of Cyclic ADP-Ribose Catalyzed by Lymphocyte Antigen CD38
    1993 643 citations J. Fernando Bazán et al. Science profile →
  10. WSX-1 and Glycoprotein 130 Constitute a Signal-Transducing Receptor for IL-27
    2004 589 citations Stefan Pflanz, Linda Hibbert et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  11. Lymphotactin: a Cytokine that Represents a New Class of Chemokine
    1994 546 citations J. Fernando Bazán, Kevin W. Moore et al. Science profile →
  12. Haemopoietic receptors and helical cytokines
    1990 526 citations J. Fernando Bazán profile →
  13. Evidence that the N-terminal domain of nonstructural protein NS3 from yellow fever virus is a serine protease responsible for site-specific cleavages in the viral polyprotein.
    1990 292 citations J. Fernando Bazán, R.J. Fletterick et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Fernando Bazán United States 58 10.5k 8.1k 4.8k 2.9k 2.0k 95 22.1k
Toshio Kitamura Japan 76 9.4k 0.9× 10.2k 1.3× 5.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 349 23.3k
Hal E. Broxmeyer United States 89 12.3k 1.2× 10.1k 1.2× 9.6k 2.0× 2.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 570 30.4k
Michael J. Grusby United States 77 14.1k 1.3× 4.7k 0.6× 4.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 140 20.9k
Victor L. J. Tybulewicz United Kingdom 75 10.0k 1.0× 9.4k 1.2× 3.2k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 856 0.4× 201 22.7k
Atsushi Miyajima Japan 84 10.2k 1.0× 10.3k 1.3× 8.7k 1.8× 1.7k 0.6× 3.5k 1.7× 364 26.6k
Christopher C. Goodnow Australia 87 20.0k 1.9× 9.0k 1.1× 2.9k 0.6× 3.4k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 280 29.9k
E. Richard Stanley United States 80 17.3k 1.6× 10.8k 1.3× 6.8k 1.4× 1.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 219 30.9k
Koichi Akashi Japan 83 12.0k 1.1× 11.6k 1.4× 6.2k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 680 29.8k
John H. Kehrl United States 78 7.9k 0.8× 10.8k 1.3× 3.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 232 23.2k
Jacques J. Peschon United States 63 11.5k 1.1× 9.1k 1.1× 5.9k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 94 24.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Fernando Bazán

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Castro, Rondinelle Ribeiro, et al.. (2025). Tonic ubiquitination of the central body weight regulator melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) promotes its constitutive exit from cilia. PLoS Biology. 23(2). e3003025–e3003025. 3 indexed citations
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Tsirigotaki, Alexandra, Ann Dansercoer, Koen H. G. Verschueren, et al.. (2023). Mechanism of receptor assembly via the pleiotropic adipokine Leptin. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 30(4). 551–563. 16 indexed citations
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Lebensohn, Andres M., J. Fernando Bazán, & Rajat Rohatgi. (2022). Receptor control by membrane-tethered ubiquitin ligases in development and tissue homeostasis. Current topics in developmental biology. 150. 25–89. 10 indexed citations
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Kong, Jennifer H., Ganesh V. Pusapati, F. Hernán Espinoza, et al.. (2021). Gene-teratogen interactions influence the penetrance of birth defects by altering Hedgehog signaling strength. Development. 148(19). 8 indexed citations
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Bazán, J. Fernando & Andrey V. Kajava. (2015). Designs on a curve. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 22(2). 103–105. 6 indexed citations
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Bazán, J. Fernando, Bryan T. MacDonald, & Xi He. (2013). The TIKI/TraB/PrgY Family: A Common Protease Fold for Cell Signaling from Bacteria to Metazoa?. Developmental Cell. 25(3). 225–227. 20 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiaolei, WeiYu Lin, Yongmei Chen, et al.. (2012). Structural Basis for the Dual Recognition of Helical Cytokines IL-34 and CSF-1 by CSF-1R. Structure. 20(4). 676–687. 138 indexed citations
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Bazán, J. Fernando, Claudia Y. Janda, & K. Christopher García. (2012). Structural Architecture and Functional Evolution of Wnts. Developmental Cell. 23(2). 227–232. 40 indexed citations
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Yauch, Robert L., Gerrit J.P. Dijkgraaf, Bruno Alicke, et al.. (2009). Smoothened Mutation Confers Resistance to a Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor in Medulloblastoma. Science. 326(5952). 572–574. 670 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaminker, Joshua S., Yan Zhang, Peter M. Haverty, et al.. (2007). Distinguishing Cancer-Associated Missense Mutations from Common Polymorphisms. Cancer Research. 67(2). 465–473. 104 indexed citations
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Kayagaki, Nobuhiko, Qui Phung, Karen O’Rourke, et al.. (2007). A Deubiquitinase That Regulates Type I Interferon Production. Science. 318(5856). 1628–1632. 380 indexed citations
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Pflanz, Stefan, Linda Hibbert, Jeanine Mattson, et al.. (2004). WSX-1 and Glycoprotein 130 Constitute a Signal-Transducing Receptor for IL-27. The Journal of Immunology. 172(4). 2225–2231. 589 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Xiaolin, J. Fernando Bazán, Gerry McDermott, et al.. (2003). Structure of the Nogo Receptor Ectodomain. Neuron. 38(2). 177–185. 166 indexed citations
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Reche, Pedro A., Vassili Soumelis, Daniel M. Gorman, et al.. (2001). Human Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Preferentially Stimulates Myeloid Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(1). 336–343. 338 indexed citations
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Debets, Reno, Jackie C. Timans, Bernhard Homey, et al.. (2001). Two Novel IL-1 Family Members, IL-1δ and IL-1ε, Function as an Antagonist and Agonist of NF-κB Activation Through the Orphan IL-1 Receptor-Related Protein 2. The Journal of Immunology. 167(3). 1440–1446. 212 indexed citations
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Debets, Reno, Jackie C. Timans, Sandra Zurawski, et al.. (2000). IL-18 Receptors, Their Role in Ligand Binding and Function: Anti-IL-1RAcPL Antibody, a Potent Antagonist of IL-18. The Journal of Immunology. 165(9). 4950–4956. 66 indexed citations
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Hardiman, Gary, Robert A. Kastelein, & J. Fernando Bazán. (1997). Isolation, characterization and chromosomal localization of human WNT10B. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 77(3-4). 278–282. 24 indexed citations
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Rock, Fernando, S. Altmann, Margaret van Heek, Rob Kastelein, & J. Fernando Bazán. (1996). The Liptin Haemopoietic Cytokine Fold is Stabilized by an Intrachain Disulfide Bond. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 28(12). 649–652. 46 indexed citations
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Bazán, J. Fernando. (1991). Neuropoietic cytokines in the hematopoietic fold. Neuron. 7(2). 197–208. 410 indexed citations
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Bazán, J. Fernando, R.J. Fletterick, & S.J. Pilkis. (1989). Evolution of a bifunctional enzyme: 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 86(24). 9642–9646. 92 indexed citations

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