Marı́a A. Blasco

67.8k total citations · 16 hit papers
290 papers, 49.4k citations indexed

About

Marı́a A. Blasco is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Marı́a A. Blasco has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 49.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 224 papers in Physiology, 180 papers in Molecular Biology and 61 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Marı́a A. Blasco's work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (222 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (61 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (57 papers). Marı́a A. Blasco is often cited by papers focused on Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (222 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (61 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (57 papers). Marı́a A. Blasco collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Marı́a A. Blasco's co-authors include Manuel Serrano, Carlos López-Otı́n, Guido Kroemer, Linda Partridge, Carol W. Greider, Paula Martínez, Juana M. Flores, Enrique Samper, Ronald A. DePinho and Han‐Woong Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Marı́a A. Blasco

286 papers receiving 48.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Hallmarks of Aging 1997 2026 2006 2016 2013 2023 1997 2007 2005 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
What are hit papers?

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. The Hallmarks of Aging
    2013 10.4k citations Carlos López-Otı́n, Marı́a A. Blasco et al. Cell profile →
  2. Hallmarks of aging: An expanding universe
    2023 3.0k citations Carlos López-Otı́n, Marı́a A. Blasco et al. Cell profile →
  3. Telomere Shortening and Tumor Formation by Mouse Cells Lacking Telomerase RNA
    1997 1.7k citations Marı́a A. Blasco et al. Cell profile →
  4. Cellular Senescence in Cancer and Aging
    2007 1.3k citations Marı́a A. Blasco, Manuel Serrano et al. Cell profile →
  5. Telomeres and human disease: ageing, cancer and beyond
    2005 1.3k citations Marı́a A. Blasco profile →
  6. Longevity, Stress Response, and Cancer in Aging Telomerase-Deficient Mice
    1999 1.1k citations Marı́a A. Blasco et al. Cell profile →
  7. Essential role of mouse telomerase in highly proliferative organs
    1998 1.0k citations Marı́a A. Blasco et al. profile →
  8. A p53-mediated DNA damage response limits reprogramming to ensure iPS cell genomic integrity
    2009 814 citations Rosa M. Marión, Matilde Murga et al. profile →
  9. The common biology of cancer and ageing
    2007 809 citations Manuel Serrano, Marı́a A. Blasco et al. profile →
  10. The Ink4/Arf locus is a barrier for iPS cell reprogramming
    2009 766 citations Marı́a A. Blasco, Manuel Serrano et al. profile →
  11. Developmentally regulated transcription of mammalian telomeres by DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II
    2007 615 citations Stefan Schoeftner, Marı́a A. Blasco Nature Cell Biology profile →
  12. Telomere length, stem cells and aging
    2007 564 citations Marı́a A. Blasco profile →
  13. Isolation and in vitro expansion of human colonic stem cells
    2011 550 citations Marı́a A. Blasco et al. profile →
  14. The epigenetic regulation of mammalian telomeres
    2007 527 citations Marı́a A. Blasco profile →
  15. Secondary Structure of Vertebrate Telomerase RNA
    2000 474 citations Marı́a A. Blasco et al. Cell profile →
  16. Tissue damage and senescence provide critical signals for cellular reprogramming in vivo
    2016 437 citations Rosa M. Marión, Carmen Blanco‐Aparicio 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
Marı́a A. Blasco Spain 100 29.1k 24.6k 8.4k 4.4k 3.6k 290 49.4k
Woodring E. Wright United States 99 28.4k 1.0× 24.4k 1.0× 4.4k 0.5× 4.9k 1.1× 2.4k 0.7× 294 43.5k
Jerry W. Shay United States 118 35.3k 1.2× 32.2k 1.3× 5.1k 0.6× 8.9k 2.0× 4.9k 1.4× 522 58.0k
Leonard Guarente United States 106 28.9k 1.0× 17.1k 0.7× 9.2k 1.1× 4.8k 1.1× 4.1k 1.1× 205 55.1k
Calvin B. Harley United States 53 18.7k 0.6× 22.4k 0.9× 3.9k 0.5× 2.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 112 33.5k
Manuel Serrano Spain 81 31.1k 1.1× 16.2k 0.7× 5.2k 0.6× 12.7k 2.9× 6.4k 1.8× 271 52.5k
Toren Finkel United States 97 30.3k 1.0× 11.4k 0.5× 3.2k 0.4× 4.9k 1.1× 5.2k 1.4× 211 55.4k
Judith Campisi United States 109 33.0k 1.1× 28.2k 1.1× 6.7k 0.8× 8.8k 2.0× 8.4k 2.3× 326 65.9k
Anne Brunet United States 79 26.6k 0.9× 6.0k 0.2× 5.7k 0.7× 4.1k 0.9× 3.8k 1.1× 144 38.7k
Paolo Sassone‐Corsi France 118 23.4k 0.8× 9.7k 0.4× 4.1k 0.5× 3.3k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 433 48.2k
Elizabeth H. Blackburn United States 101 24.4k 0.8× 28.1k 1.1× 8.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 895 0.2× 310 45.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Marı́a A. Blasco

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marı́a A. Blasco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marı́a A. Blasco

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marı́a A. Blasco. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marı́a A. Blasco 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 Marı́a A. Blasco. Marı́a A. Blasco 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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López-Otı́n, Carlos, Marı́a A. Blasco, Linda Partridge, Manuel Serrano, & Guido Kroemer. (2023). Hallmarks of aging: An expanding universe. Cell. 186(2). 243–278. 2954 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garcı́a-Castillo, Jesús, Diana García‐Moreno, Marı́a A. Blasco, et al.. (2023). Telomerase RNA-based aptamers restore defective myelopoiesis in congenital neutropenic syndromes. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5912–5912. 5 indexed citations
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Piñeiro‐Hermida, Sergio, Paula Martínez, & Marı́a A. Blasco. (2021). Short and dysfunctional telomeres protect from allergen‐induced airway inflammation. Aging Cell. 20(5). e13352–e13352. 14 indexed citations
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Martínez, Paula & Marı́a A. Blasco. (2021). An enzyme to cure age-related diseases. Nature Catalysis. 4(9). 738–739. 5 indexed citations
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Fuentes-Fayos, Antonio C., Mari C. Vázquez‐Borrego, Juan M. Jiménez‐Vacas, et al.. (2020). Splicing machinery dysregulation drives glioblastoma development/aggressiveness: oncogenic role of SRSF3. Brain. 143(11). 3273–3293. 56 indexed citations
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Bejarano, Leire, Rosa Serrano, Elena Gómez‐Casero, et al.. (2019). Multiple cancer pathways regulate telomere protection. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 11(7). e10292–e10292. 38 indexed citations
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Marión, Rosa M., Juán José Montero, Isabel López de Silanes, et al.. (2019). TERRA regulate the transcriptional landscape of pluripotent cells through TRF1-dependent recruitment of PRC2. eLife. 8. 44 indexed citations
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Martínez, Paula, et al.. (2018). AAV9-mediated telomerase activation does not accelerate tumorigenesis in the context of oncogenic K-Ras-induced lung cancer. PLoS Genetics. 14(8). e1007562–e1007562. 22 indexed citations
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Povedano, Juan Manuel, Paula Martínez, Rosa Serrano, et al.. (2018). Therapeutic effects of telomerase in mice with pulmonary fibrosis induced by damage to the lungs and short telomeres. eLife. 7. 100 indexed citations
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Martínez, Paula, et al.. (2018). Mice lacking RAP1 show early onset and higher rates of DEN-induced hepatocellular carcinomas in female mice. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0204909–e0204909. 13 indexed citations
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Jacome, Ariana, Paula Gutierrez‐Martinez, Paula Martínez, et al.. (2015). NSMCE 2 suppresses cancer and aging in mice independently of its SUMO ligase activity. The EMBO Journal. 34(21). 2604–2619. 46 indexed citations
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Povedano, Juan Manuel, Paula Martínez, Juana M. Flores, Francisca Mulero, & Marı́a A. Blasco. (2015). Mice with Pulmonary Fibrosis Driven by Telomere Dysfunction. Cell Reports. 12(2). 286–299. 165 indexed citations
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Silanes, Isabel López de, Osvaldo Graña‐Castro, Maria Luigia De Bonis, et al.. (2014). Identification of TERRA locus unveils a telomere protection role through association to nearly all chromosomes. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4723–4723. 80 indexed citations
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Blasco, Marı́a A., et al.. (2013). Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity Impact the UV Sensitivity Syndrome Xeroderma Pigmentosum C. Cancer Research. 73(6). 1844–1854. 31 indexed citations
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Schoeftner, Stefan, Raquel Blanco, Isabel López de Silanes, et al.. (2009). Telomere shortening relaxes X chromosome inactivation and forces global transcriptome alterations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(46). 19393–19398. 47 indexed citations
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Espada, Jesús, Ignacio Varela, Ignacio Flores, et al.. (2008). Nuclear envelope defects cause stem cell dysfunction in premature-aging mice. The Journal of Cell Biology. 181(1). 27–35. 133 indexed citations
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Schoeftner, Stefan & Marı́a A. Blasco. (2007). Developmentally regulated transcription of mammalian telomeres by DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II. Nature Cell Biology. 10(2). 228–236. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blasco, Marı́a A., et al.. (2007). Nuevo tratamiento para la vejiga hiperactiva.: Experiencia inicial en el tratamiento de la vejiga hiperactiva refractaria con toxina botulínica tipo A. 22(2). 28–33. 2 indexed citations
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Blasco, Marı́a A.. (2005). Mice with bad ends: mouse models for the study of telomeres and telomerase in cancer and aging. The EMBO Journal. 24(6). 1095–1103. 106 indexed citations
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Liu, Lin, James R. Trimarchi, Paula Andrea Navarro, Marı́a A. Blasco, & David L. Keefe. (2003). Oxidative Stress Contributes to Arsenic-induced Telomere Attrition, Chromosome Instability, and Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(34). 31998–32004. 173 indexed citations

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