María J. Vázquez

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

María J. Vázquez is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, María J. Vázquez has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 33 papers in Physiology and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in María J. Vázquez's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (44 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (30 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (28 papers). María J. Vázquez is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (44 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (30 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (28 papers). María J. Vázquez collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and United States. María J. Vázquez's co-authors include Carlos Diéguez, Miguel López, Manuel Tena‐Sempere, Rubén Nogueiras, Sulay Tovar, Juan Roa, Antonio Vidal‐Puig, Juan M. Castellano, L. Pinilla and Luis Varela and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

María J. Vázquez

97 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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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.

BMP8B Increases Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis through Both Central and Peripheral Actions

2012 471 citations María J. Vázquez, Miguel López et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
María J. Vázquez Spain	41	2.1k	1.8k	1.4k	1.3k	689	98	5.0k
Sulay Tovar Spain	36	2.5k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	802 1.2×	72	4.9k
José Donato Brazil	43	2.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	756 1.1×	191	5.7k
Stanley M. Hileman United States	34	2.4k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	839 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	89	4.9k
Laurent Gautron United States	34	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	516 0.4×	2.4k 1.9×	756 1.1×	78	5.5k
Yong Xu United States	41	2.9k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	424 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	754 1.1×	135	5.9k
Claudio A. Mastronardi United States	34	935 0.4×	922 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	474 0.7×	83	4.3k
Felino R. Cagampang United Kingdom	35	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	525 0.4×	837 0.6×	488 0.7×	95	4.7k
Syann Lee United States	27	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	317 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	619 0.9×	44	3.5k
Valéria Rettori Argentina	44	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	680 0.5×	291 0.4×	149	5.7k
Ludwik K. Malendowicz Italy	35	1.5k 0.7×	980 0.5×	344 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	373 0.5×	222	4.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Vázquez, María J., Laura L. Wilkinson, & Tom Pembroke. (2025). Emotional eating and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a pre-registered study in a clinical population. Physiology & Behavior. 305. 115186–115186.

Vázquez, María J., Inmaculada Velasco, Francisco Ruíz-Pino, et al.. (2024). Hypothalamic SIRT1-mediated regulation of the hormonal trigger of ovulation and its repression in energy deficit. Metabolism. 164. 156125–156125. 2 indexed citations

Roa, Juan, Francisco Ruíz-Pino, María J. Vázquez, et al.. (2022). Dicer ablation in Kiss1 neurons impairs puberty and fertility preferentially in female mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4663–4663. 14 indexed citations

Vázquez, María J., et al.. (2021). Emerging Roles of Epigenetics in the Control of Reproductive Function: Focus on Central Neuroendocrine Mechanisms. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 5(11). bvab152–bvab152. 12 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

Heras, Violeta, Susana Sangiao‐Alvarellos, María Manfredi-Lozano, et al.. (2019). Hypothalamic miR-30 regulates puberty onset via repression of the puberty-suppressing factor, Mkrn3. PLoS Biology. 17(11). e3000532–e3000532. 58 indexed citations

Vázquez, María J., Inmaculada Velasco, & Manuel Tena‐Sempere. (2019). Novel mechanisms for the metabolic control of puberty: implications for pubertal alterations in early-onset obesity and malnutrition. Journal of Endocrinology. 242(2). R51–R65. 60 indexed citations

Roa, Juan, Alexia Barroso, Francisco Ruíz-Pino, et al.. (2018). Metabolic regulation of female puberty via hypothalamic AMPK–kisspeptin signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(45). E10758–E10767. 65 indexed citations

Avendaño, María Soledad, María J. Vázquez, & Manuel Tena‐Sempere. (2017). Disentangling puberty: novel neuroendocrine pathways and mechanisms for the control of mammalian puberty. Human Reproduction Update. 23(6). 737–763. 95 indexed citations

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Sánchez-Garrido, Miguel A., Francisco Ruíz-Pino, Inmaculada Velasco, et al.. (2017). Intergenerational Influence of Paternal Obesity on Metabolic and Reproductive Health Parameters of the Offspring: Male-Preferential Impact and Involvement of Kiss1-Mediated Pathways. Endocrinology. 159(2). 1005–1018. 38 indexed citations

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Gaytán, Francisco, Concepción Morales, Silvia León, et al.. (2017). Development and validation of a method for precise dating of female puberty in laboratory rodents: The puberty ovarian maturation score (Pub-Score). Scientific Reports. 7(1). 46381–46381. 54 indexed citations

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Mela, Virginia, Francisca Díaz, Ana Belén López-Rodríguez, et al.. (2015). Blockage of the Neonatal Leptin Surge Affects the Gene Expression of Growth Factors, Glial Proteins, and Neuropeptides Involved in the Control of Metabolism and Reproduction in Peripubertal Male and Female Rats. Endocrinology. 156(7). 2571–2581. 20 indexed citations

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Garcés, María Fernanda, Elizabeth Sánchez, Susana B. Bravo, et al.. (2014). Regulation of NucB2/Nesfatin-1 throughout rat pregnancy. Physiology & Behavior. 133. 216–222. 18 indexed citations

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Romero, Amparo, María J. Vázquez, Cintia Folgueira, et al.. (2013). Hypothalamic κ-Opioid Receptor Modulates the Orexigenic Effect of Ghrelin. Neuropsychopharmacology. 38(7). 1296–1307. 39 indexed citations

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Vázquez, María J., et al.. (2012). Kinetic Considerations on the Development of Binding Assays in Single-Addition Mode: Application to the Search for α2δ1 Modulators. SLAS DISCOVERY. 17(8). 1041–1049. 1 indexed citations

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González, C. Ruth, Marta G. Novelle, Jorge Eduardo Caminos, et al.. (2011). Regulation of lipin1 by nutritional status, adiponectin, sex and pituitary function in rat white adipose tissue. Physiology & Behavior. 105(3). 777–783. 13 indexed citations

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Vázquez, María J., William J. Leavens, Ronggang Liu, et al.. (2008). Discovery of GSK837149A, an inhibitor of human fatty acid synthase targeting the β‐ketoacyl reductase reaction. FEBS Journal. 275(7). 1556–1567. 42 indexed citations

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Vázquez, María J., Stephen Ashman, Fernando Ramón, et al.. (2006). Utilization of Substrate-Induced Quenching for Screening Targets Promoting NADH and NADPH Consumption. SLAS DISCOVERY. 11(1). 75–81. 6 indexed citations

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Martini, Ana Carolina, Rafael Fernández, Sulay Tovar, et al.. (2006). Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Ghrelin and Unacylated Ghrelin on Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Male Rats. Endocrinology. 147(5). 2374–2382. 118 indexed citations

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López, Beatriz Cebreiro, Rogelio Fernández, María J. Vázquez, et al.. (1998). Minalemines A-F: Sulfamic acid peptide guanidine derivatives isolated from the marine tunicate Didemnun rodriguesi. Tetrahedron. 54(26). 7539–7550. 17 indexed citations

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