Luis Varela

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Luis Varela is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luis Varela has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 20 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Luis Varela's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (22 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (18 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers). Luis Varela is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (22 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (18 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers). Luis Varela collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. Luis Varela's co-authors include Tamás L. Horváth, Carlos Diéguez, Miguel López, Rubén Nogueiras, María J. Vázquez, Antonio Vidal‐Puig, Klara Szigeti‐Buck, Bernardo Stutz, Carlos Fernández‐Hernando and Binod Aryal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Luis Varela

39 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Vaginal Exposure to Zika Virus during Pregnancy Leads to Fetal Brain Infection

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Author						Papers	Cites
Luis Varela	1.1k	961	550	447	416	39	2.6k
R Denis	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	752 1.4×	623 1.4×	344 0.8×	73	3.1k
Ullamari Pesonen	795 0.7×	717 0.7×	711 1.3×	238 0.5×	317 0.8×	94	2.7k
Marc Claret	1.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.6×	1.8k 3.3×	491 1.1×	387 0.9×	47	4.0k
Christelle Veyrat‐Durebex	696 0.6×	1.8k 1.9×	1.5k 2.7×	811 1.8×	387 0.9×	53	3.9k
Andrew C. Shin	871 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	507 0.9×	206 0.5×	251 0.6×	55	2.4k
Jennifer W. Hill	1.2k 1.2×	712 0.7×	989 1.8×	334 0.7×	274 0.7×	61	2.9k
Per Bo Jensen	1.6k 1.5×	1.1k 1.2×	922 1.7×	706 1.6×	368 0.9×	32	3.3k
Gavin A. Bewick	741 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.9×	165 0.4×	455 1.1×	49	2.5k
Marc Schneeberger	667 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 2.1×	302 0.7×	139 0.3×	31	2.5k
Guo Zhang	978 0.9×	781 0.8×	554 1.0×	644 1.4×	188 0.5×	67	2.7k

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Varela, Luis, Miguel Abal, Clotilde Costa, et al.. (2025). Impact of oil phase composition on the efficacy of nanoemulsions for verteporfin-mediated photodynamic therapy in ovarian cancer. Nanoscale Advances. 7(21). 6972–6986. 1 indexed citations

Stoiljković, Milan, Hee‐Kyung Hong, Luis Varela, et al.. (2025). Mitofusin 2 controls mitochondrial and synaptic dynamics of suprachiasmatic VIP neurons and related circadian rhythms. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(13). 2 indexed citations

Hammerschmidt, Philipp, Sophie M. Steculorum, Lukas Steuernagel, et al.. (2023). CerS6-dependent ceramide synthesis in hypothalamic neurons promotes ER/mitochondrial stress and impairs glucose homeostasis in obese mice. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7824–7824. 21 indexed citations

Varela, Luis, Alana Aragón‐Herrera, Estefanía Tarazón, et al.. (2023). Meteorin-like plasma levels as a novel biomarker for heart failure. European Heart Journal. 44(Supplement_2). 2 indexed citations

Varela, Luis & María E.R. García-Rendueles. (2022). Oncogenic Pathways in Neurodegenerative Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(6). 3223–3223. 17 indexed citations

Singh, Abhishek K., Balkrishna Chaube, Xinbo Zhang, et al.. (2021). Hepatocyte-specific suppression of ANGPTL4 improves obesity-associated diabetes and mitigates atherosclerosis in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(17). 75 indexed citations

Zhang, Yalan, Luis Varela, Klara Szigeti‐Buck, et al.. (2021). Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1731–1731. 15 indexed citations

Varela, Luis, Bernardo Stutz, Jae Geun Kim, et al.. (2021). Hunger-promoting AgRP neurons trigger an astrocyte-mediated feed-forward autoactivation loop in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(10). 53 indexed citations

Vázquez, María J., Marta G. Novelle, Francisca Rodríguez‐Pacheco, et al.. (2020). AMPK-Dependent Mechanisms but Not Hypothalamic Lipid Signaling Mediates GH-Secretory Responses to GHRH and Ghrelin. Cells. 9(9). 1940–1940. 7 indexed citations

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Timper, Katharina, Anna Lena Cremer, Stephan Bremser, et al.. (2020). GLP-1 Receptor Signaling in Astrocytes Regulates Fatty Acid Oxidation, Mitochondrial Integrity, and Function. Cell Metabolism. 31(6). 1189–1205.e13. 115 indexed citations

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Singh, Abhishek K., Binod Aryal, Balkrishna Chaube, et al.. (2018). Brown adipose tissue derived ANGPTL4 controls glucose and lipid metabolism and regulates thermogenesis. Molecular Metabolism. 11. 59–69. 97 indexed citations

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Aryal, Binod, Abhishek K. Singh, Xinbo Zhang, et al.. (2018). Absence of ANGPTL4 in adipose tissue improves glucose tolerance and attenuates atherogenesis. JCI Insight. 3(6). 101 indexed citations

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Timper, Katharina, Lars Paeger, Luis Varela, et al.. (2018). Mild Impairment of Mitochondrial OXPHOS Promotes Fatty Acid Utilization in POMC Neurons and Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Obesity. Cell Reports. 25(2). 383–397.e10. 27 indexed citations

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Hermes, Gretchen, Michael Waterson, Attila Zsarnovszky, et al.. (2016). Role of mitochondrial uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) in higher brain functions, neuronal plasticity and network oscillation. Molecular Metabolism. 5(6). 415–421. 16 indexed citations

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Varela, Luis, Noelia Martínez‐Sánchez, Rosalı́a Gallego, et al.. (2012). Hypothalamic mTOR pathway mediates thyroid hormone‐induced hyperphagia in hyperthyroidism. The Journal of Pathology. 227(2). 209–222. 86 indexed citations

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Fernø, Johan, Luis Varela, Silje Skrede, et al.. (2011). Olanzapine-Induced Hyperphagia and Weight Gain Associate with Orexigenic Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Signaling without Concomitant AMPK Phosphorylation. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e20571–e20571. 102 indexed citations

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Sangiao‐Alvarellos, Susana, Luis Varela, María J. Vázquez, et al.. (2010). Influence of Ghrelin and Growth Hormone Deficiency on AMP‐Activated Protein Kinase and Hypothalamic Lipid Metabolism. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 22(6). 543–556. 37 indexed citations

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Nogueiras, Rubén, Diego Pérez–Tilve, Christelle Veyrat‐Durebex, et al.. (2009). Direct Control of Peripheral Lipid Deposition by CNS GLP-1 Receptor Signaling Is Mediated by the Sympathetic Nervous System and Blunted in Diet-Induced Obesity. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(18). 5916–5925. 151 indexed citations

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Morentin, Pablo B. Martínez de, Luis Varela, Johan Fernø, et al.. (2009). Hypothalamic lipotoxicity and the metabolic syndrome. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1801(3). 350–361. 55 indexed citations

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López, Miguel, Ricardo Lage, Y. C. Loraine Tung, et al.. (2007). Orexin Expression is Regulated by α‐Melanocyte‐Stimulating Hormone. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 19(9). 703–707. 23 indexed citations

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