José E. Cavaco

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

José E. Cavaco is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Genetics and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, José E. Cavaco has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 19 papers in Genetics and 14 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in José E. Cavaco's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (29 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (15 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (13 papers). José E. Cavaco is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (29 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (15 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (13 papers). José E. Cavaco collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Netherlands and United Kingdom. José E. Cavaco's co-authors include Pedro F. Oliveira, Sílvia Socorro, Marco G. Alves, Luís Rato, Ana I. Duarte, Rüdiger Schulz, Mário Sousa, Alberto Barros, H.J.Th. Goos and Sara Correia and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, European Respiratory Journal and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

José E. Cavaco

55 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Metabolic regulation is important for spermatogenesis

2012 387 citations Luís Rato, Marco G. Alves et al. Nature Reviews Urology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
José E. Cavaco Portugal	29	1.2k	653	637	500	473	57	2.8k
Sílvia Socorro Portugal	33	1.3k 1.1×	613 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	213 0.4×	555 1.2×	97	3.5k
Pulak R. Manna United States	42	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 2.4×	1.6k 2.6×	278 0.6×	1.2k 2.5×	84	4.9k
Barbara Bilińska Poland	30	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 1.6×	808 1.3×	247 0.5×	518 1.1×	179	3.0k
D. M. Stocco United States	24	871 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	1.5k 2.3×	216 0.4×	1.1k 2.4×	41	3.8k
Dale B. Hales United States	33	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 2.0×	1.6k 2.5×	185 0.4×	1.2k 2.6×	84	5.2k
Serge Carreau France	37	2.0k 1.6×	1.6k 2.5×	950 1.5×	278 0.6×	973 2.1×	144	4.1k
Carolyn R. Fisher United States	19	1.0k 0.8×	2.2k 3.4×	1.1k 1.7×	258 0.5×	652 1.4×	24	3.8k
Pascal Froment France	37	1.0k 0.8×	400 0.6×	1.2k 1.9×	88 0.2×	449 0.9×	132	3.8k
Joël R. Drevet France	39	2.6k 2.1×	583 0.9×	1.6k 2.5×	211 0.4×	341 0.7×	139	5.2k
Margaret M. Hinshelwood United States	19	898 0.7×	1.8k 2.8×	714 1.1×	240 0.5×	462 1.0×	35	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of José E. Cavaco

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Carvalho, Tiago M. A., Cátia V. Vaz, Bruno Jorge Pereira, et al.. (2025). Endocrine-disrupting chemicals as prostate carcinogens. Nature Reviews Urology. 22(9). 609–631. 1 indexed citations

Santos, Cecília R.A., et al.. (2023). Regulation of ABC transporters by sex steroids may explain differences in drug resistance between sexes. Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry. 79(3). 467–487. 6 indexed citations

Quintela, Telma, Isabel Gonçalves, Ana Catarina Duarte, et al.. (2021). The Choroid Plexus Is an Alternative Source of Prolactin to the Rat Brain. Molecular Neurobiology. 58(4). 1846–1858. 13 indexed citations

Marcão, Ana, Celeste Barreto, L. Pereira, et al.. (2018). Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening in Portugal: PAP Value in Populations with Stringent Rules for Genetic Studies. International Journal of Neonatal Screening. 4(3). 22–22. 14 indexed citations

Alves, Marco G., Ana C. A. Sousa, Ivana Jarak, et al.. (2017). The effects of the obesogen tributyltin on the metabolism of Sertoli cells cultured ex vivo. Archives of Toxicology. 92(2). 601–610. 16 indexed citations

Alves, Marco G., et al.. (2016). Obesogens and male fertility. Obesity Reviews. 18(1). 109–125. 31 indexed citations

Correia, Sara, João Casalta‐Lopes, A.C. Mamede, et al.. (2016). The protective effect of regucalcin against radiation-induced damage in testicular cells. Life Sciences. 164. 31–41. 19 indexed citations

Rato, Luís, Marco G. Alves, Ana I. Duarte, et al.. (2015). Testosterone deficiency induced by progressive stages of diabetes mellitus impairs glucose metabolism and favors glycogenesis in mature rat Sertoli cells. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 66. 1–10. 54 indexed citations

Rato, Luís, Marco G. Alves, José E. Cavaco, & Pedro F. Oliveira. (2014). High‐energy diets: a threat for male fertility?. Obesity Reviews. 15(12). 996–1007. 123 indexed citations

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Correia, Sara, Marco G. Alves, José E. Cavaco, Pedro F. Oliveira, & Sílvia Socorro. (2014). Estrogenic regulation of testicular expression of stem cell factor and c-kit: implications in germ cell survival and male fertility. Fertility and Sterility. 102(1). 299–306. 32 indexed citations

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Pereira, L., et al.. (2013). Genetic characterization of cystic fibrosis patients in Portugal. European Respiratory Journal. 42(Suppl 57). P1191–P1191. 2 indexed citations

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Rato, Luís, Ana I. Duarte, Maria S. Santos, et al.. (2013). Pre-diabetes alters testicular PGC1-α/SIRT3 axis modulating mitochondrial bioenergetics and oxidative stress. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1837(3). 335–344. 135 indexed citations

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Alves, Marco G., Sílvia Socorro, Joaquina Silva, et al.. (2012). In vitro cultured human Sertoli cells secrete high amounts of acetate that is stimulated by 17β-estradiol and suppressed by insulin deprivation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1823(8). 1389–1394. 68 indexed citations

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Rato, Luís, Marco G. Alves, Sílvia Socorro, et al.. (2012). Metabolic regulation is important for spermatogenesis. Nature Reviews Urology. 9(6). 330–338. 387 indexed citations breakdown →

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Laurentino, Sandra, Sara Correia, José E. Cavaco, et al.. (2011). Regucalcin, a calcium-binding protein with a role in male reproduction?. Molecular Human Reproduction. 18(4). 161–170. 35 indexed citations

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Alves, Marco G., Luís Rato, Rosália Sá, et al.. (2011). Influence of 5α-dihydrotestosterone and 17β-estradiol on human Sertoli cells metabolism. International Journal of Andrology. 34(6pt2). e612–e620. 85 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Pedro F., Marco G. Alves, Luís Rato, et al.. (2011). Effect of insulin deprivation on metabolism and metabolism-associated gene transcript levels of in vitro cultured human Sertoli cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1820(2). 84–89. 113 indexed citations

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Rato, Luís, Sílvia Socorro, José E. Cavaco, & Pedro F. Oliveira. (2010). Tubular Fluid Secretion in the Seminiferous Epithelium: Ion Transporters and Aquaporins in Sertoli Cells. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 236(2). 215–224. 102 indexed citations

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Cavaco, José E., Sandra Laurentino, Alberto Barros, Mário Sousa, & Sílvia Socorro. (2009). Estrogen Receptors α and β in Human Testis: Both Isoforms are Expressed. Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine. 55(4). 137–144. 56 indexed citations

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Santos, Cecília R.A., P.M. Ingleton, José E. Cavaco, et al.. (2001). Cloning, Characterization, and Tissue Distribution of Prolactin Receptor in the Sea Bream (Sparus aurata). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 121(1). 32–47. 72 indexed citations

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