José L. Avalos‬

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
75 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

José L. Avalos‬ is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, José L. Avalos‬ has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in José L. Avalos‬'s work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (36 papers), Light effects on plants (11 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (11 papers). José L. Avalos‬ is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (36 papers), Light effects on plants (11 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (11 papers). José L. Avalos‬ collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. José L. Avalos‬'s co-authors include Cynthia Wolberger, Jef D. Boeke, Evan M. Zhao, Jared E. Toettcher, Ivana Celic, Katherine M. Bever, Gregory Stephanopoulos, Gerald R. Fink, Sarah K. Hammer and Makoto A. Lalwani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

José L. Avalos‬

67 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

A phylogenetically conserved NAD ⁺ -dependent protein deacetylase activity in the Sir2 protein family

2000 621 citations José L. Avalos‬ et al. profile →
Compartmentalization of metabolic pathways in yeast mitochondria improves the production of branched-chain alcohols

2013 389 citations José L. Avalos‬, Gerald R. Fink et al. profile →
Mapping Local and Global Liquid Phase Behavior in Living Cells Using Photo-Oligomerizable Seeds

2018 338 citations Mackenzie T. Walls, José L. Avalos‬ et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
José L. Avalos‬ United States	31	3.2k	1.2k	602	512	508	75	4.7k
Yuzheng Zhao China	31	2.0k 0.6×	272 0.2×	306 0.5×	224 0.4×	271 0.5×	93	3.2k
Christian F. W. Becker Austria	32	2.2k 0.7×	447 0.4×	207 0.3×	306 0.6×	95 0.2×	144	3.5k
He Huang China	44	3.7k 1.1×	294 0.2×	162 0.3×	300 0.6×	50 0.1×	143	6.6k
Michele Maffia Italy	32	1.6k 0.5×	106 0.1×	305 0.5×	169 0.3×	102 0.2×	140	3.6k
Kong‐Joo Lee South Korea	38	3.3k 1.0×	47 0.0×	452 0.8×	235 0.5×	178 0.4×	149	4.9k
Jing Huang United States	40	4.8k 1.5×	48 0.0×	158 0.3×	401 0.8×	754 1.5×	124	6.8k
Sharmistha Dey India	26	1.2k 0.4×	217 0.2×	105 0.2×	126 0.2×	69 0.1×	180	2.8k
Douglas S. Auld United States	42	4.8k 1.5×	30 0.0×	484 0.8×	296 0.6×	471 0.9×	120	7.1k
Hai‐Meng Zhou China	30	2.2k 0.7×	59 0.0×	145 0.2×	96 0.2×	198 0.4×	127	3.4k

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Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2025). Reinforcement learning for efficient and robust multi-setpoint and multi-trajectory tracking in bioprocesses. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 202. 109297–109297. 1 indexed citations

Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2025). Shape Matters: The Utility and Analysis of Altered Yeast Mitochondrial Morphology in Health, Disease, and Biotechnology. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(5). 2152–2152. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Dongheon, Mackenzie T. Walls, Ka‐Hei Siu, et al.. (2025). Principles of metabolic pathway control by biomolecular condensates in cells. 2(3). 198–208. 2 indexed citations

Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2025). Omics-driven hybrid dynamic modeling of bioprocesses with uncertainty estimation. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 216. 109637–109637. 2 indexed citations

Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2024). Linking intra- and extra-cellular metabolic domains via neural-network surrogates for dynamic metabolic control. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 58(23). 115–120. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Ke, Amal Narayanan, Mackenzie T. Walls, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric oligomerization state and sequence patterning can tune multiphase condensate miscibility. Nature Chemistry. 16(7). 1073–1082. 47 indexed citations

Qian, Grace, et al.. (2023). High-throughput feedback-enabled optogenetic stimulation and spectroscopy in microwell plates. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1192–1192. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Evan M., et al.. (2021). Optogenetic Amplification Circuits for Light-Induced Metabolic Control. ACS Synthetic Biology. 10(5). 1143–1154. 61 indexed citations

Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2021). Physiological limitations and opportunities in microbial metabolic engineering. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(1). 35–48. 112 indexed citations

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Lalwani, Makoto A., et al.. (2020). Optogenetic control of the lac operon for bacterial chemical and protein production. Nature Chemical Biology. 17(1). 71–79. 96 indexed citations

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Gil, Agnieszka A., César Carrasco‐López, Liyuan Zhu, et al.. (2020). Optogenetic control of protein binding using light-switchable nanobodies. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4044–4044. 100 indexed citations

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Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2019). Partial Observations and Conservation Laws: Gray-Box Modeling in Biotechnology and Optogenetics. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(6). 2611–2620. 19 indexed citations

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Avalos‬, José L. & Leire San-José. (2018). Contabilidad Social para el Bien Común. 95–122. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanfei & José L. Avalos‬. (2017). Traditional and novel tools to probe the mitochondrial metabolism in health and disease. WIREs Systems Biology and Medicine. 9(2). 12 indexed citations

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Avalos‬, José L. & Leire San-José. (2016). Contabilidad social para la sostenibilidad: modelo y aplicación. 159–178. 2 indexed citations

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Avalos‬, José L., Gerald R. Fink, & Gregory Stephanopoulos. (2013). Compartmentalization of metabolic pathways in yeast mitochondria improves the production of branched-chain alcohols. PMC. 2 indexed citations

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Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2012). El cuadro de mando integral en las Entidades No Lucrativas. 89–106. 3 indexed citations

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Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2007). Factores estratégicos de éxito de las empresas de inserción. CIRIEC-España revista de economía pública social y cooperativa. 61–89. 7 indexed citations

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Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2007). Cláusulas sociales y mercados tutelados: herramientas para la competitividad de las empresas de inserción. CIRIEC-España revista de economía pública social y cooperativa. 123–151. 4 indexed citations

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Avalos‬, José L., et al.. (2005). Modelización del costo de las empresas de inserción para la administración pública. CIRIEC-España revista de economía pública social y cooperativa. 361–385. 4 indexed citations

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