Luis Vaca

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Luis Vaca is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Luis Vaca has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 31 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Luis Vaca's work include Ion channel regulation and function (40 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (31 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (21 papers). Luis Vaca is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (40 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (31 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (21 papers). Luis Vaca collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and United Kingdom. Luis Vaca's co-authors include Diana L. Kunze, Alicia Sampieri, William P. Schilling, Douglas L. Mann, Tetsuji Yokoyama, William Durante, P Hazarika, Roger D. Rossen, Alexander Asanov and Angélica Zepeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Luis Vaca

113 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cellular basis for the negative inotropic effects of tumo... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Cellular basis for the negative inotropic effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the adult mammalian heart.
    1993 588 citations Luis Vaca et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luis Vaca Mexico 36 2.2k 1.1k 1.1k 668 472 116 4.2k
Ekaterina Shumilina Germany 29 3.1k 1.4× 711 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 553 0.8× 569 1.2× 92 5.5k
Kalina Szteyn Germany 17 2.3k 1.0× 515 0.5× 795 0.7× 439 0.7× 318 0.7× 23 4.2k
Bernat Elvira Germany 15 2.3k 1.1× 354 0.3× 1.0k 0.9× 533 0.8× 215 0.5× 42 4.2k
Ahmad Almilaji Germany 15 2.4k 1.1× 367 0.3× 1.0k 0.9× 530 0.8× 193 0.4× 29 4.2k
Phyllis Gardner United States 35 3.2k 1.4× 536 0.5× 986 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 1.0k 2.2× 67 5.8k
Syeda Tasneem Towhid Germany 20 2.0k 0.9× 360 0.3× 698 0.6× 376 0.6× 262 0.6× 38 4.1k
Tatsiana Pakladok Germany 18 2.0k 0.9× 327 0.3× 729 0.7× 408 0.6× 181 0.4× 35 3.8k
Luis J. V. Galietta Italy 50 5.5k 2.5× 953 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 702 1.1× 396 0.8× 194 10.3k
Carlos Muñoz Germany 18 1.9k 0.9× 310 0.3× 748 0.7× 427 0.6× 168 0.4× 27 3.5k
Rainer Waldmann France 35 5.3k 2.4× 1.7k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 321 0.5× 281 0.6× 48 6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Luis Vaca

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luis Vaca

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luis Vaca

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Luis Vaca. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Luis Vaca 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 Luis Vaca. Luis Vaca 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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Sampieri, Alicia, et al.. (2024). Incidence and management of the main serious adverse events reported after COVID‐19 vaccination. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. 12(3). e1224–e1224. 9 indexed citations
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Acero, Gonzalo, Alicia Sampieri, Goar Gevorkian, et al.. (2022). An ambient-temperature stable nanoparticle-based vaccine for nasal application that confers long-lasting immunogenicity to carried antigens. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1057499–1057499. 3 indexed citations
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Vicente, Juan Jesus, Oscar Vivas, Jonathan Pacheco, et al.. (2020). Phosphorylation of NMDA receptors by cyclin B/CDK1 modulates calcium dynamics and mitosis. Communications Biology. 3(1). 665–665. 9 indexed citations
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Moreno, Claudia M., et al.. (2020). Role of ion channels during cell division. Cell Calcium. 91. 102258–102258. 31 indexed citations
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Pacheco, Jonathan, et al.. (2017). Orai3 channel is the 2-APB-induced endoplasmic reticulum calcium leak. Cell Calcium. 65. 91–101. 20 indexed citations
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Gratton, Enrico, et al.. (2017). Cholesterol modulates the cellular localization of Orai1 channels and its disposition among membrane domains. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1862(12). 1481–1490. 35 indexed citations
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Pacheco, Jonathan, Josué O. Ramírez‐Jarquín, & Luis Vaca. (2016). Microdomains Associated to Lipid Rafts. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 898. 353–378. 6 indexed citations
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Pacheco, Jonathan, et al.. (2016). A cholesterol-binding domain in STIM1 modulates STIM1-Orai1 physical and functional interactions. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29634–29634. 44 indexed citations
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Ramírez‐Jarquín, Josué O., Juan Javier López-Guerrero, Alicia Sampieri, et al.. (2012). Somatostatin modulates generation of inspiratory rhythms and determines asphyxia survival. Peptides. 34(2). 360–372. 29 indexed citations
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Goff, Loyal A., Mavis R. Swerdel, Alejandro Athie, et al.. (2011). Expression profiling of synaptic microRNAs from the adult rat brain identifies regional differences and seizure-induced dynamic modulation. Brain Research. 1436. 20–33. 65 indexed citations
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Aguilar-Díaz, Hugo, Joselín Hernández-Ruiz, Agustín Luz-Madrigal, et al.. (2011). Mucosal Delivery of ACNPV Baculovirus Driving Expression of the Gal-Lectin LC3 Fragment Confers Protection against Amoebic Liver Abscess in Hamster. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 7(9). 1345–1356. 6 indexed citations
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Charles‐Niño, Claudia, Rafael Saavedra, Tzipe Govezensky, et al.. (2009). Variable epitope library-based vaccines: Shooting moving targets. Molecular Immunology. 47(2-3). 270–282. 15 indexed citations
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Zepeda, Angélica, et al.. (2008). STIM1 converts TRPC1 from a receptor-operated to a store-operated channel: Moving TRPC1 in and out of lipid rafts. Cell Calcium. 44(5). 479–491. 106 indexed citations
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Salgado-Aguayo, Alfonso, et al.. (2007). Regulation of the cellular localization and function of human transient receptor potential channel 1 by other members of the TRPC family. Cell Calcium. 43(4). 375–387. 52 indexed citations
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Ordaz, Benito, Jisen Tang, Rui Xiao, et al.. (2005). Calmodulin and Calcium Interplay in the Modulation of TRPC5 Channel Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(35). 30788–30796. 82 indexed citations
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Martínez‐François, Juan Ramón, et al.. (2002). Characterization of the maitotoxin‐activated cationic current from human skin fibroblasts. The Journal of Physiology. 538(1). 79–86. 15 indexed citations
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Salvador, Carolina, et al.. (1998). Maitotoxin, a cationic channel activator.. PubMed. 6(1). 59–74. 27 indexed citations
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Morales‐Mulia, Sandra, et al.. (1998). Osmotic Swelling‐Induced Changes in Cytosolic Calcium Do Not Affect Regulatory Volume Decrease in Rat Cultured Suspended Cerebellar Astrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 71(6). 2330–2338. 36 indexed citations
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Vaca, Luis. (1996). Calmodulin inhibits calcium influx current in vascular endothelium. FEBS Letters. 390(3). 289–293. 27 indexed citations

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