José M. Matés

11.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
69 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

José M. Matés is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, José M. Matés has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Cancer Research and 23 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in José M. Matés's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (28 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (20 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (13 papers). José M. Matés is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (28 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (20 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (13 papers). José M. Matés collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Ireland. José M. Matés's co-authors include Cristina Pérez‐Gómez, Ignacio Núñez de Castro, Javier Márquez, Francisco J. Alonso, Juan Segura, Francisca Sánchez‐Jiménez, José A. Campos‐Sandoval, Ralph J. DeBerardinis, Mercedes Martín‐Rufián and Juan de los Santos-Jiménez and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

José M. Matés

68 papers receiving 8.3k 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.

Antioxidant enzymes and human diseases

1999 1.7k citations José M. Matés, Cristina Pérez‐Gómez et al. profile →
Effects of antioxidant enzymes in the molecular control of reactive oxygen species toxicology

2000 1.3k citations José M. Matés profile →
Role of reactive oxygen species in apoptosis: implications for cancer therapy

2000 636 citations José M. Matés, Francisca Sánchez‐Jiménez The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology profile →
The Metabolic Profile of Tumors Depends on Both the Responsible Genetic Lesion and Tissue Type

2012 515 citations Mariia Yuneva, Teresa W.‐M. Fan et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
José M. Matés Spain	35	3.9k	2.1k	942	807	778	69	8.5k
David Ross United States	63	8.3k 2.1×	1.5k 0.7×	807 0.9×	716 0.9×	640 0.8×	226	13.4k
Michael A. Trush United States	48	4.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	712 0.8×	763 0.9×	541 0.7×	121	9.6k
Qiang Ma United States	46	5.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.5×	746 0.8×	1.5k 1.8×	670 0.9×	111	10.2k
Roderick H. Dashwood United States	62	7.8k 2.0×	1.9k 0.9×	786 0.8×	839 1.0×	1.4k 1.8×	225	12.0k
Howard G. Shertzer United States	46	3.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	628 0.7×	1.6k 2.0×	435 0.6×	128	8.1k
Vladimir Gogvadze Sweden	47	6.1k 1.6×	1.3k 0.6×	627 0.7×	422 0.5×	582 0.7×	121	10.1k
Mihalis I. Panayiotidis Greece	40	3.3k 0.8×	972 0.5×	476 0.5×	738 0.9×	776 1.0×	137	7.4k
Anil K. Jaiswal United States	58	10.8k 2.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	987 1.3×	228	16.1k
Masao Hirose Japan	44	3.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	489 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	779 1.0×	332	7.3k
James P. Kehrer United States	42	2.9k 0.7×	688 0.3×	891 0.9×	572 0.7×	776 1.0×	141	7.8k

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Santos-Jiménez, Juan de los, José A. Campos‐Sandoval, Bookyung Ko, et al.. (2025). Glutaminase-2 Expression Induces Metabolic Changes and Regulates Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Activity in Glioblastoma Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(1). 427–427. 1 indexed citations

Santos-Jiménez, Juan de los, José A. Campos‐Sandoval, Francisco J. Alonso, Javier Márquez, & José M. Matés. (2024). GLS and GLS2 Glutaminase Isoenzymes in the Antioxidant System of Cancer Cells. Antioxidants. 13(6). 745–745. 3 indexed citations

Santos-Jiménez, Juan de los, Bookyung Ko, José A. Campos‐Sandoval, et al.. (2023). Metabolic Adjustments following Glutaminase Inhibition by CB-839 in Glioblastoma Cell Lines. Cancers. 15(2). 531–531. 25 indexed citations

Márquez, Javier & José M. Matés. (2021). Tumor Metabolome: Therapeutic Opportunities Targeting Cancer Metabolic Reprogramming. Cancers. 13(2). 314–314. 2 indexed citations

Campos‐Sandoval, José A., et al.. (2021). Antioxidant responses related to temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma. Neurochemistry International. 149. 105136–105136. 31 indexed citations

Matés, José M., José A. Campos‐Sandoval, Juan de los Santos-Jiménez, & Javier Márquez. (2020). Glutaminases regulate glutathione and oxidative stress in cancer. Archives of Toxicology. 94(8). 2603–2623. 67 indexed citations

Ramirez‐Peña, Esmeralda, James M. Arnold, Robiya Joseph, et al.. (2019). The Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition Promotes Glutamine Independence by Suppressing GLS2 Expression. Cancers. 11(10). 1610–1610. 36 indexed citations

Matés, José M., José A. Campos‐Sandoval, & Javier Márquez. (2018). Glutaminase isoenzymes in the metabolic therapy of cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1870(2). 158–164. 74 indexed citations

Márquez, Javier, José A. Campos‐Sandoval, Ana Peñalver, et al.. (2016). Glutamate and Brain Glutaminases in Drug Addiction. Neurochemical Research. 42(3). 846–857. 32 indexed citations

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Herranz, Daniel, Alberto Ambesi‐Impiombato, Jessica Sudderth, et al.. (2015). Metabolic reprogramming induces resistance to anti-NOTCH1 therapies in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nature Medicine. 21(10). 1182–1189. 160 indexed citations

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Yuneva, Mariia, Teresa W.‐M. Fan, Thaddeus D. Allen, et al.. (2012). The Metabolic Profile of Tumors Depends on Both the Responsible Genetic Lesion and Tissue Type. Cell Metabolism. 15(2). 157–170. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Matés, José M., Juan Segura, Francisco J. Alonso, & Javier Márquez. (2011). Anticancer Antioxidant Regulatory Functions of Phytochemicals. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 18(15). 2315–2338. 51 indexed citations

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Márquez, Javier, Mercedes Martín‐Rufián, Juan Segura, et al.. (2010). Brain glutaminases. BioMolecular Concepts. 1(1). 3–15. 15 indexed citations

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Márquez, Javier, Vanessa Y. De La Rosa, Juan Segura, et al.. (2009). New insights into brain glutaminases: Beyond their role on glutamatergic transmission. Neurochemistry International. 55(1-3). 64–70. 31 indexed citations

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Pérez‐Gómez, Cristina, José A. Campos‐Sandoval, Francisco J. Alonso, et al.. (2005). Co-expression of glutaminase K and L isoenzymes in human tumour cells. Biochemical Journal. 386(3). 535–542. 86 indexed citations

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Matés, José M., et al.. (2000). Chemical and biological activity of free radical ‘scavengers’ in allergic diseases. Clinica Chimica Acta. 296(1-2). 1–15. 67 indexed citations

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Matés, José M. & Francisca Sánchez‐Jiménez. (2000). Role of reactive oxygen species in apoptosis: implications for cancer therapy. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 32(2). 157–170. 636 indexed citations breakdown →

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Viguera, Enrique, Oswaldo Trelles, José Luis Urdiales, José M. Matés, & Francisca Sánchez‐Jiménez. (1994). Mammalian l-amino acid decarboxylases producing 1,4-diamines: analogies among differences. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 19(8). 318–319. 31 indexed citations

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Matés, José M., et al.. (1991). Regulation by 1,4-diamines of the ornithine decarboxylase activity induced by ornithine in perifused tumor cells. Biochemical Pharmacology. 42(5). 1045–1052. 15 indexed citations

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Medina, Miguel Ángel, José Luis Urdiales, José M. Matés, Ignacio Núñez de Castro, & Francisca Sánchez‐Jiménez. (1991). Diamines interfere with the transport of l-ornithine in Ehrlich-cell plasma-membrane vesicles. Biochemical Journal. 280(3). 825–827. 17 indexed citations

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