Javier Martı̂nez

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Javier Martı̂nez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier Martı̂nez has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cancer Research and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Javier Martı̂nez's work include RNA Research and Splicing (24 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (20 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (15 papers). Javier Martı̂nez is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (24 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (20 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (15 papers). Javier Martı̂nez collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Argentina. Javier Martı̂nez's co-authors include Thomas Tuschl, Stefan L. Ameres, Reinhard Lührmann, Gregor Obernosterer, Henning Urlaub, Christoph A. Gebeshuber, Mattias Alenius, Renée Schroeder, Stefan Weitzer and Kurt Zatloukal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Javier Martı̂nez

52 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Single-Stranded Antisense siRNAs Guide Target RNA Cleavage in RNAi

2002 1.1k citations Javier Martı̂nez, Henning Urlaub et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Javier Martı̂nez Austria	30	4.6k	1.9k	500	358	350	52	5.4k
Ana Eulálio Germany	26	4.7k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	316 0.6×	246 0.7×	284 0.8×	45	5.7k
Angela Reynolds United States	14	5.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	236 0.5×	781 2.2×	446 1.3×	17	6.5k
Steven R. Bartz United States	19	3.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	322 0.6×	462 1.3×	190 0.5×	33	4.2k
Catherine L. Jopling United Kingdom	18	4.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	806 1.6×	423 1.2×	162 0.5×	22	5.4k
Julja Burchard United States	26	6.3k 1.4×	3.0k 1.6×	304 0.6×	766 2.1×	390 1.1×	47	7.5k
Eric Huntzinger Germany	23	5.2k 1.1×	2.9k 1.5×	153 0.3×	545 1.5×	410 1.2×	29	6.1k
Benjamin Haley United States	35	5.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	254 0.5×	447 1.2×	684 2.0×	75	6.6k
Amy Chow United States	18	4.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	308 0.6×	372 1.0×	308 0.9×	19	5.7k
Carol J. Wilusz United States	34	3.6k 0.8×	583 0.3×	162 0.3×	280 0.8×	266 0.8×	53	4.3k
Elsebet Lund United States	41	7.2k 1.6×	2.8k 1.4×	310 0.6×	935 2.6×	469 1.3×	81	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Javier Martı̂nez

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Javier Martı̂nez

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Loeff, Luuk, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic basis for PYROXD1-mediated protection of the human tRNA ligase complex against oxidative inactivation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(7). 1205–1212. 1 indexed citations

Alam, Md. Hasibul, Anton Guimerà‐Brunet, Javier Martı̂nez, et al.. (2023). Physics-based bias-dependent compact modeling of 1/f noise in single- to few-layer 2D-FETs. Nanoscale. 15(14). 6853–6863. 3 indexed citations

Devant, Pascal, Silvia Panizza, Tasos Gogakos, et al.. (2021). Assembly defects of human tRNA splicing endonuclease contribute to impaired pre-tRNA processing in pontocerebellar hypoplasia. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5610–5610. 29 indexed citations

Weitzer, Stefan, Marco Faini, Alexander Leitner, et al.. (2021). Molecular architecture of the human tRNA ligase complex. eLife. 10. 23 indexed citations

Schleiffer, Alexander, et al.. (2020). ANGEL2 is a member of the CCR4 family of deadenylases with 2′,3′-cyclic phosphatase activity. Science. 369(6503). 524–530. 27 indexed citations

Müller, Christian, Martina Sauert, Oliver Vesper, et al.. (2016). The RNA ligase RtcB reverses MazF-induced ribosome heterogeneity inEscherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(8). gkw1018–gkw1018. 42 indexed citations

Jurkin, Jennifer, A. Nielsen, Martina Minnich, et al.. (2014). The mammalian tRNA ligase complex mediates splicing of XBP1 mRNA and controls antibody secretion in plasma cells. The EMBO Journal. 33(24). 2922–2936. 150 indexed citations

Gebeshuber, Christoph A., Christoph Kornauth, Lihua Dong, et al.. (2013). Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is induced by microRNA-193a and its downregulation of WT1. Nature Medicine. 19(4). 481–487. 182 indexed citations

Martı̂nez, Javier, et al.. (2010). Nol9 is a novel polynucleotide 5′-kinase involved in ribosomal RNA processing. The EMBO Journal. 29(24). 4161–4171. 33 indexed citations

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Bürckstümmer, Tilmann, Martin Bilban, Gerhard Dürnberger, et al.. (2009). The TLR‐independent DNA recognition pathway in murine macrophages: Ligand features and molecular signature. European Journal of Immunology. 39(7). 1929–1936. 30 indexed citations

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Tafer, Hakim, Stefan L. Ameres, Gregor Obernosterer, et al.. (2008). The impact of target site accessibility on the design of effective siRNAs. Nature Biotechnology. 26(5). 578–583. 226 indexed citations

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Obernosterer, Gregor, et al.. (2006). Post-transcriptional regulation of microRNA expression. RNA. 12(7). 1161–1167. 378 indexed citations

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Obernosterer, Gregor, et al.. (2005). MicroRNAs: Loquacious Speaks out. Current Biology. 15(15). R603–R605. 12 indexed citations

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Martı̂nez, Javier, Sayda M. Elbashir, Jens Harborth, et al.. (2003). Analysis of mammalian gene function using small interfering RNAs. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series. 3(1). 333–333. 11 indexed citations

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Martı̂nez, Javier, et al.. (2002). Single-Stranded Antisense siRNAs Guide Target RNA Cleavage in RNAi. Cell. 110(5). 563–574. 1097 indexed citations breakdown →

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Martı̂nez, Javier, et al.. (2002). Identification of the Active Site of Poly(A)-specific Ribonuclease by Site-directed Mutagenesis and Fe2+-mediated Cleavage. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(8). 5982–5987. 49 indexed citations

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Martı̂nez, Javier, Oscar Campetella, Alberto C.C. Frasch, & Juan José Cazzulo. (1993). The reactivity of sera from chagasic patients against different fragments of cruzipain, the major cysteine proteinase from Trypanosoma cruzi, suggests the presence of defined antigenic and catalytic domains. Immunology Letters. 35(2). 191–196. 48 indexed citations

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Martı̂nez, Javier. (1992). Anomalous electrophoretic behaviour of the major cysteine proteinase (cruzipain) from Trypanosoma cruzi in relation to its apparent molecular mass. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 95(2-3). 225–229. 25 indexed citations

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Campetella, Oscar, Javier Martı̂nez, & Juan José Cazzulo. (1990). A major cysteine proteinase is developmentally regulated in Trypanosoma cruzi. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 67(1-2). 145–150. 61 indexed citations

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Bontempi, Esteban J., Javier Martı̂nez, & Juan José Cazzulo. (1989). Subcellular localization of a cysteine proteinase from Trypanosoma cruzi. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 33(1). 43–47. 71 indexed citations

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