Josefa Cruz

1.3k total citations
24 papers, 949 citations indexed

About

Josefa Cruz is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Josefa Cruz has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 949 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Josefa Cruz's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (18 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (9 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (8 papers). Josefa Cruz is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (18 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (9 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (8 papers). Josefa Cruz collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Brazil. Josefa Cruz's co-authors include Xavier Bellés, David Martı́n, Daniel Mané‐Padrós, Maria‐Dolors Piulachs, Núria Pascual, Alexander S. Raikhel, Angel Roberto Barchuk, Karina R. Guidugli, Zilá Luz Paulino Simões and Xavier Franch‐Marro and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Josefa Cruz

23 papers receiving 941 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Josefa Cruz Spain 16 482 431 408 393 237 24 949
Xiaofeng Zhou United States 8 716 1.5× 404 0.9× 421 1.0× 428 1.1× 215 0.9× 9 1.1k
Edward B. Dubrovsky United States 17 591 1.2× 377 0.9× 698 1.7× 381 1.0× 226 1.0× 27 1.3k
Zhentao Sheng United States 9 596 1.2× 336 0.8× 355 0.9× 388 1.0× 131 0.6× 18 865
Makio Takeda Japan 14 269 0.6× 390 0.9× 314 0.8× 451 1.1× 205 0.9× 26 909
Zongyuan Ma China 10 428 0.9× 369 0.9× 356 0.9× 348 0.9× 226 1.0× 15 984
Suning Liu China 13 339 0.7× 261 0.6× 280 0.7× 276 0.7× 126 0.5× 29 713
Jean‐Philippe Charles France 10 582 1.2× 397 0.9× 287 0.7× 349 0.9× 154 0.6× 12 820
José L. Maestro Spain 22 999 2.1× 600 1.4× 374 0.9× 607 1.5× 221 0.9× 42 1.3k
Toru Togawa Japan 9 409 0.8× 376 0.9× 312 0.8× 387 1.0× 84 0.4× 17 731
Yongliang Fan China 21 427 0.9× 658 1.5× 291 0.7× 808 2.1× 425 1.8× 42 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Josefa Cruz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Josefa Cruz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Josefa Cruz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Josefa Cruz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Josefa Cruz 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 Josefa Cruz. Josefa Cruz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cruz, Josefa, Enric Ureña, L. Iñiguez, et al.. (2024). E93 controls adult differentiation by repressing broad in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(51). e2403162121–e2403162121.
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Chafino, Sílvia, et al.. (2023). TGFß/activin-dependent activation of Torso controls the timing of the metamorphic transition in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. PLoS Genetics. 19(11). e1010897–e1010897. 5 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, et al.. (2023). Nuclear receptors EcR-A/RXR and HR3 control early embryogenesis in the short-germ hemimetabolous insect Blattella germanica. iScience. 26(4). 106548–106548. 9 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, David Martı́n, & Xavier Franch‐Marro. (2020). Egfr Signaling Is a Major Regulator of Ecdysone Biosynthesis in the Drosophila Prothoracic Gland. Current Biology. 30(8). 1547–1554.e4. 40 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, et al.. (2019). Dual role of FGF in proliferation and endoreplication of Drosophila tracheal adult progenitor cells. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 12(1). 32–41. 2 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, Neus Bota‐Rabassedas, & Xavier Franch‐Marro. (2015). FGF coordinates air sac development by activation of the EGF ligand Vein through the transcription factor PntP2. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 17806–17806. 9 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, et al.. (2014). Specification of Differentiated Adult Progenitors via Inhibition of Endocycle Entry in the Drosophila Trachea. Cell Reports. 9(3). 859–865. 26 indexed citations
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Mané‐Padrós, Daniel, Josefa Cruz, Andrew Cheng, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (2012). A Critical Role of the Nuclear Receptor HR3 in Regulation of Gonadotrophic Cycles of the Mosquito Aedes aegypti. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45019–e45019. 33 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, Daniel Mané‐Padrós, Zhen Zou, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (2011). Distinct roles of isoforms of the heme-liganded nuclear receptor E75, an insect ortholog of the vertebrate Rev-erb, in mosquito reproduction. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 349(2). 262–271. 36 indexed citations
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Mané‐Padrós, Daniel, Josefa Cruz, Lluı̈sa Vilaplana, et al.. (2010). The hormonal pathway controlling cell death during metamorphosis in a hemimetabolous insect. Developmental Biology. 346(1). 150–160. 42 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, Douglas H. Sieglaff, Peter Arensburger, Peter W. Atkinson, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (2009). Nuclear receptors in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. FEBS Journal. 276(5). 1233–1254. 26 indexed citations
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Mané‐Padrós, Daniel, Josefa Cruz, Lluı̈sa Vilaplana, et al.. (2008). The nuclear hormone receptor BgE75 links molting and developmental progression in the direct-developing insect Blattella germanica. Developmental Biology. 315(1). 147–160. 62 indexed citations
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Hansen, Immo A., Douglas H. Sieglaff, James B. Munro, et al.. (2007). Forkhead transcription factors regulate mosquito reproduction. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 37(9). 985–997. 64 indexed citations
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Martı́n, David, et al.. (2006). RNAi studies reveal a conserved role for RXR in molting in the cockroach Blattella germanica. Journal of Insect Physiology. 52(4). 410–416. 83 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, Daniel Mané‐Padrós, Xavier Bellés, & David Martı́n. (2006). Functions of the ecdysone receptor isoform-A in the hemimetabolous insect Blattella germanica revealed by systemic RNAi in vivo. Developmental Biology. 297(1). 158–171. 91 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, David Martı́n, & Xavier Bellés. (2006). Redundant ecdysis regulatory functions of three nuclear receptor HR3 isoforms in the direct-developing insect Blattella germanica. Mechanisms of Development. 124(3). 180–189. 45 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, David Martı́n, Núria Pascual, et al.. (2003). Quantity does matter. Juvenile hormone and the onset of vitellogenesis in the German cockroach. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 33(12). 1219–1225. 70 indexed citations
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Piulachs, Maria‐Dolors, Karina R. Guidugli, Angel Roberto Barchuk, et al.. (2003). The vitellogenin of the honey bee, Apis mellifera: structural analysis of the cDNA and expression studies. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 33(4). 459–465. 152 indexed citations
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Cruz, Josefa, et al.. (1982). Analysis of cell cycle in root meristems. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 96(2). 295–308. 15 indexed citations

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