Javier Botella

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Javier Botella is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier Botella has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Javier Botella's work include Sports Performance and Training (10 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (10 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers). Javier Botella is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (10 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (10 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers). Javier Botella collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Spain and Germany. Javier Botella's co-authors include David J. Bishop, Nicholas A. Jamnick, Cesare Granata, David B. Pyne, Anna Krook, Brendan M. Gabriel, Laura Sardón Puig, Nicolas J. Pillon, Lucile Dollet and Juleen R. Zierath and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Javier Botella

25 papers receiving 998 citations

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Transcriptomic profiling of skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise and inactivity

2020 277 citations Nicolas J. Pillon, Brendan M. Gabriel et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Nicholas A. Jamnick United States

Julien Verney France

William Apró Sweden

Richard Diego Leite Brazil

Lauren E. Skelly Canada

Thomas P. Gunnarsson Denmark

Luiz Augusto Riani Costa Brazil

Vilmar Baldissera Brazil

Patricia A. Ruell Australia

Tanner Stokes Canada

Nicholas A. Jamnick United States

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Botella, Javier, Enrico Perri, Nikeisha J. Caruana, et al.. (2025). Sprint interval exercise disrupts mitochondrial ultrastructure driving a unique mitochondrial stress response and remodelling in men. Nature Communications. 17(1). 71–71.

Díaz‐Castro, Francisco, Patricia Rivera, Javier Botella, et al.. (2024). A single bout of resistance exercise triggers mitophagy, potentially involving the ejection of mitochondria in human skeletal muscle. Acta Physiologica. 240(9). e14203–e14203. 5 indexed citations

Connor, Timothy, Javier Botella, Amanda J. Genders, et al.. (2024). Amyloid beta 42 alters cardiac metabolism and impairs cardiac function in male mice with obesity. Nature Communications. 15(1). 258–258. 5 indexed citations

Botella, Javier, Cheng Huang, Ralf B. Schittenhelm, et al.. (2024). Fibre-specific mitochondrial protein abundance is linked to resting and post-training mitochondrial content in the muscle of men. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7677–7677. 9 indexed citations

Díaz‐Lara, Javier, et al.. (2024). Delaying post‐exercise carbohydrate intake impairs next‐day exercise capacity but not muscle glycogen or molecular responses. Acta Physiologica. 240(10). e14215–e14215. 6 indexed citations

Botella, Javier, Per Aagaard, Charlotte Suetta, et al.. (2023). Increased mitochondrial surface area and cristae density in the skeletal muscle of strength athletes. The Journal of Physiology. 601(14). 2899–2915. 18 indexed citations

Botella, Javier, Christopher S. Shaw, & David J. Bishop. (2023). Autophagy and Exercise: Current Insights and Future Research Directions. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 45(3). 171–182. 7 indexed citations

Kuang, Jujiao, Nicholas J. Saner, Javier Botella, et al.. (2022). Assessing mitochondrial respiration in permeabilized fibres and biomarkers for mitochondrial content in human skeletal muscle. Acta Physiologica. 234(2). e13772–e13772. 15 indexed citations

Díaz‐Lara, Javier, Jozo Grgić, Daniele Detanico, et al.. (2022). Effects of acute caffeine intake on combat sports performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 63(29). 9859–9874. 17 indexed citations

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Lin, Wentao, Nicholas J. Saner, Nikeisha J. Caruana, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Sleep Restriction, With or Without Exercise, on Skeletal Muscle Transcriptomic Profiles in Healthy Young Males. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 863224–863224. 8 indexed citations

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Genders, Amanda J., Jujiao Kuang, Nicholas J. Saner, Javier Botella, & David J. Bishop. (2022). Ammonium chloride administration prevents training-induced improvements in mitochondrial respiratory function in the soleus muscle of male rats. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 324(1). C67–C75. 1 indexed citations

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Granata, Cesare, Nikeisha J. Caruana, Javier Botella, et al.. (2021). High-intensity training induces non-stoichiometric changes in the mitochondrial proteome of human skeletal muscle without reorganisation of respiratory chain content. Nature Communications. 12(1). 7056–7056. 56 indexed citations

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Pillon, Nicolas J., Brendan M. Gabriel, Lucile Dollet, et al.. (2020). Transcriptomic profiling of skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise and inactivity. Nature Communications. 11(1). 470–470. 277 indexed citations breakdown →

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Grgić, Jozo, Jan Homolak, Pavle Mikulić, Javier Botella, & Brad J. Schöenfeld. (2018). Inducing hypertrophic effects of type I skeletal muscle fibers: A hypothetical role of time under load in resistance training aimed at muscular hypertrophy. Medical Hypotheses. 112. 40–42. 25 indexed citations

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Jamnick, Nicholas A., Javier Botella, David B. Pyne, & David J. Bishop. (2018). Manipulating graded exercise test variables affects the validity of the lactate threshold and V˙O2peak. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0199794–e0199794. 138 indexed citations

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Bishop, David J., Javier Botella, Amanda J. Genders, et al.. (2018). High-Intensity Exercise and Mitochondrial Biogenesis: Current Controversies and Future Research Directions. Physiology. 34(1). 56–70. 123 indexed citations

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Sabido, Rafael, Jose Luis Hernández‐Davó, Javier Botella, Ángel Navarro-Rodríguez, & Julio Tous‐Fajardo. (2017). Effects of adding a weekly eccentric‐overload training session on strength and athletic performance in team‐handball players. European Journal of Sport Science. 17(5). 530–538. 72 indexed citations

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Hernández‐Davó, Jose Luis, Javier Botella, & Rafael Sabido. (2016). Influence of Strength Level on the Rest Interval Required During an Upper-Body Power Training Session. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 31(2). 339–347. 7 indexed citations

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Vesterinen, Ville, Ari Nummela, Ida A. Heikura, et al.. (2016). Individual Endurance Training Prescription with Heart Rate Variability. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 48(7). 1347–1354. 87 indexed citations

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Ramírez, Paula, et al.. (2015). Blood culture contamination rate in an intensive care setting: Effectiveness of an education-based intervention. American Journal of Infection Control. 43(8). 844–847. 26 indexed citations

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