Jordi Bella

8.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Jordi Bella is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Jordi Bella has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Biomaterials and 16 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Jordi Bella's work include Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (20 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (16 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (8 papers). Jordi Bella is often cited by papers focused on Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (20 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (16 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (8 papers). Jordi Bella collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Jordi Bella's co-authors include Helen M. Berman, Barbara Brodsky, Michael G. Rossmann, Paul McEwan, R. Kramer, Clair Baldock, Ray Boot-Handford, Karl E. Kadler, Michele E. Hardy and B. V. Venkataram Prasad and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jordi Bella

57 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal and Molecular Structure of a Collagen-Like Peptid... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 1999 2007 1995 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Crystal and Molecular Structure of a Collagen-Like Peptide at 1.9 Å Resolution
    1994 925 citations Jordi Bella, Barbara Brodsky et al. profile →
  2. X-ray Crystallographic Structure of the Norwalk Virus Capsid
    1999 743 citations Jordi Bella, Michael G. Rossmann et al. profile →
  3. Collagens at a glance
    2007 574 citations Clair Baldock, Jordi Bella et al. profile →
  4. Hydration structure of a collagen peptide
    1995 531 citations Jordi Bella, Barbara Brodsky et al. profile →

Peers

Jordi Bella
Sylvie Ricard‐Blum France
Jyrki Heino Finland
Vesa P. Hytönen Finland
Toin H. Van Kuppevelt Netherlands
Jianzhu Chen United States
Hanswalter Zentgraf Germany
Anne Moscona United States
Luc J. W. van der Laan Netherlands
Helga Boedtker United States
Hirofumi Sawa Japan
Sylvie Ricard‐Blum France
Jordi Bella
Citations per year, relative to Jordi Bella Jordi Bella (= 1×) peers Sylvie Ricard‐Blum

Countries citing papers authored by Jordi Bella

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jordi Bella

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jordi Bella

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jordi Bella. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jordi Bella based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jordi Bella. Jordi Bella is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Elson, Ari, et al.. (2021). Role of OSCAR Signaling in Osteoclastogenesis and Bone Disease. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 641162–641162. 45 indexed citations
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Ligorio, Cosimo, et al.. (2021). Hydroxyapatite-decorated Fmoc-hydrogel as a bone-mimicking substrate for osteoclast differentiation and culture. Acta Biomaterialia. 138. 144–154. 30 indexed citations
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Gahloth, Deepankar, Thomas A. Jowitt, A. Paul Mould, et al.. (2017). The open architecture of HD-PTP phosphatase provides new insights into the mechanism of regulation of ESCRT function. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9151–9151. 22 indexed citations
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Bella, Jordi. (2014). A first census of collagen interruptions: Collagen’s own stutters and stammers. Journal of Structural Biology. 186(3). 438–450. 14 indexed citations
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Jowitt, Thomas A., et al.. (2012). Collagen-Like Proteins in Pathogenic E. coli Strains. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e37872–e37872. 36 indexed citations
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Orgel, Joseph, Aya Eid, Olga Antipova, Jordi Bella, & J. E. Scott. (2009). Decorin Core Protein (Decoron) Shape Complements Collagen Fibril Surface Structure and Mediates Its Binding. PLoS ONE. 4(9). e7028–e7028. 121 indexed citations
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Fdez, Elena, Thomas A. Jowitt, Ming-Chuan Wang, et al.. (2008). A Role for Soluble N-Ethylmaleimide-sensitive Factor Attachment Protein Receptor Complex Dimerization during Neurosecretion. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(8). 3379–3389. 13 indexed citations
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Huxley‐Jones, Julie, et al.. (2008). LRRCE: a leucine-rich repeat cysteine capping motif unique to the chordate lineage. BMC Genomics. 9(1). 599–599. 31 indexed citations
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Bella, Jordi, et al.. (2008). The leucine-rich repeat structure. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 65(15). 2307–2333. 365 indexed citations
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Dobbyn, Helen C., et al.. (2007). Analysis of pre-mRNA and pre-rRNA processing factor Snu13p structure and mutants. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 360(4). 857–862. 8 indexed citations
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Bella, Jordi, Jingsong Liu, R. Kramer, Barbara Brodsky, & Helen M. Berman. (2006). Conformational Effects of Gly–X–Gly Interruptions in the Collagen Triple Helix. Journal of Molecular Biology. 362(2). 298–311. 59 indexed citations
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Bella, Jordi & Martin J. Humphries. (2005). Cα-H···O=C hydrogen bonds contribute to the specificity of RGD cell-adhesion interactions. BMC Structural Biology. 5(1). 4–4. 25 indexed citations
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Rossmann, Michael G., Jordi Bella, Prasanna R. Kolatkar, et al.. (2000). Cell Recognition and Entry by Rhino- and Enteroviruses. Virology. 269(2). 239–247. 43 indexed citations
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Kramer, R., et al.. (2000). Staggered molecular packing in crystals of a collagen-like peptide with a single charged pair. Journal of Molecular Biology. 301(5). 1191–1205. 185 indexed citations
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Berman, Helen M., et al.. (1999). Sequence dependent conformational variations of collagen triple-helical structure.. Nature Structural Biology. 6(5). 454–457. 268 indexed citations
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Bella, Jordi, Prasanna R. Kolatkar, Christopher W. Marlor, Jeffrey M. Greve, & Michael G. Rossmann. (1999). The structure of the two amino-terminal domains of human intercellular adhesion molecule-1 suggests how it functions as a rhinovirus receptor. Virus Research. 62(2). 107–117. 17 indexed citations
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Kolatkar, Prasanna R., Jordi Bella, Norman H. Olson, et al.. (1999). Structural studies of two rhinovirus serotypes complexed with fragments of their cellular receptor. The EMBO Journal. 18(22). 6249–6259. 160 indexed citations
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Bella, Jordi & Michael G. Rossmann. (1999). Review: Rhinoviruses and Their ICAM Receptors. Journal of Structural Biology. 128(1). 69–74. 48 indexed citations
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Bella, Jordi & Michael G. Rossmann. (1998). A General Phasing Algorithm for Multiple MAD and MIR Data. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 54(2). 159–174. 5 indexed citations

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