Maria P. Alfaro

1.5k total citations
18 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Maria P. Alfaro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria P. Alfaro has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Maria P. Alfaro's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (5 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (5 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (4 papers). Maria P. Alfaro is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (5 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (5 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (4 papers). Maria P. Alfaro collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Maria P. Alfaro's co-authors include Thomas A. Buchholz, Wendy A. Woodward, Jeffrey M. Rosen, Fariba Behbod, Pampee P. Young, Ethan Lee, Sarika Saraswati, Curtis A. Thorne, James B. Atkinson and Alicia Vincent and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Maria P. Alfaro

18 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria P. Alfaro United States 13 755 527 225 188 157 18 1.2k
Kishor K. Sivaraj Germany 14 627 0.8× 496 0.9× 225 1.0× 141 0.8× 143 0.9× 18 1.5k
Ching Ching Leow United States 18 887 1.2× 723 1.4× 197 0.9× 128 0.7× 52 0.3× 33 1.7k
Iiro Rajantie Finland 9 904 1.2× 707 1.3× 299 1.3× 190 1.0× 218 1.4× 10 1.4k
Zack Z. Wang United States 20 1.0k 1.4× 258 0.5× 218 1.0× 234 1.2× 199 1.3× 38 1.5k
Koichi Nishijo Japan 19 667 0.9× 269 0.5× 150 0.7× 167 0.9× 228 1.5× 28 1.2k
Lothar C. Dieterich Switzerland 27 945 1.3× 1.2k 2.2× 257 1.1× 214 1.1× 85 0.5× 49 2.0k
Marko Hyytiäinen Finland 21 825 1.1× 272 0.5× 296 1.3× 109 0.6× 116 0.7× 27 1.5k
Marcela F. Bolontrade Argentina 18 463 0.6× 309 0.6× 249 1.1× 120 0.6× 148 0.9× 28 927
Kevin Wei United States 5 466 0.6× 982 1.9× 176 0.8× 109 0.6× 233 1.5× 6 1.7k
Johanna E. Markkanen Finland 12 797 1.1× 372 0.7× 93 0.4× 335 1.8× 84 0.5× 13 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria P. Alfaro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria P. Alfaro

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Cox, Samuel H., et al.. (2024). Curation and reporting of pathogenic genome-wide copy-number variants in a prenatal cell-free DNA screen. Genetics in Medicine. 27(1). 101223–101223. 1 indexed citations
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Barrie, Elizabeth S., Maria P. Alfaro, Ruthann Pfau, et al.. (2019). De novo loss-of-function variants in NSD2 (WHSC1) associate with a subset of Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome. Molecular Case Studies. 5(4). a004044–a004044. 17 indexed citations
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Barrie, Elizabeth S., Catherine E. Cottrell, Julie M. Gastier‐Foster, et al.. (2019). Genotype-phenotype correlation: Inheritance and variant-type infer pathogenicity in IQSEC2 gene. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 63(3). 103735–103735. 11 indexed citations
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Thakali, Keshari, Jennifer Faske, Maria P. Alfaro, et al.. (2017). Maternal obesity and gestational weight gain are modestly associated with umbilical cord DNA methylation. Placenta. 57. 194–203. 18 indexed citations
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Zárate, Yuri A., et al.. (2015). STAR syndrome is part of the differential diagnosis of females with anorectal malformations. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 167(8). 1940–1943. 12 indexed citations
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Faske, Jennifer, et al.. (2015). Quantitative analysis of genomic DNA degradation in whole blood under various storage conditions for molecular diagnostic testing. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 29(6). 449–453. 17 indexed citations
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Zárate, Yuri A., Elizabeth A. Sellars, Julie Kaylor, et al.. (2014). Cardiovascular and genitourinary anomalies in patients with duplications within the Williams syndrome critical region: Phenotypic expansion and review of the literature. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 164(8). 1998–2002. 19 indexed citations
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Alfaro, Maria P., et al.. (2013). Maternal FMR1 premutation allele expansion and contraction in fraternal twins. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 161(10). 2620–2625. 6 indexed citations
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Alfaro, Maria P., Jeffrey M. Davidson, Lillian B. Nanney, et al.. (2012). A physiological role for connective tissue growth factor in early wound healing. Laboratory Investigation. 93(1). 81–95. 70 indexed citations
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Hughey, Curtis C., Maria P. Alfaro, Darrell D. Belke, et al.. (2012). Increased oxygen consumption and OXPHOS potential in superhealer mesenchymal stem cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 1:3–1:3. 2 indexed citations
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Shaffer, Christian M., Maria P. Alfaro, Ashley Smith, et al.. (2011). Reprogramming of mesenchymal stem cells by the synovial sarcoma-associated oncogene SYT–SSX2. Oncogene. 31(18). 2323–2334. 54 indexed citations
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Alfaro, Maria P., et al.. (2011). Molecular Mediators of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Biology. Vitamins and hormones. 87. 39–59. 9 indexed citations
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Alfaro, Maria P. & Pampee P. Young. (2011). Lessons from Genetically Altered Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs): Candidates for Improved MSC-Directed Myocardial Repair. Cell Transplantation. 21(6). 1065–1074. 16 indexed citations
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Alfaro, Maria P., Alicia Vincent, Sarika Saraswati, et al.. (2010). sFRP2 Suppression of Bone Morphogenic Protein (BMP) and Wnt Signaling Mediates Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Self-renewal Promoting Engraftment and Myocardial Repair. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(46). 35645–35653. 98 indexed citations
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Saraswati, Sarika, Maria P. Alfaro, Curtis A. Thorne, et al.. (2010). Pyrvinium, a Potent Small Molecule Wnt Inhibitor, Promotes Wound Repair and Post-MI Cardiac Remodeling. PLoS ONE. 5(11). e15521–e15521. 124 indexed citations
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Alfaro, Maria P., Alicia Vincent, James B. Atkinson, et al.. (2008). The Wnt modulator sFRP2 enhances mesenchymal stem cell engraftment, granulation tissue formation and myocardial repair. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(47). 18366–18371. 134 indexed citations
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Woodward, Wendy A., et al.. (2007). WNT/β-catenin mediates radiation resistance of mouse mammary progenitor cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(2). 618–623. 493 indexed citations
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Woodward, Wendy A., Fariba Behbod, Sirisha Peddibhotla, et al.. (2007). Wnt/β-catenin mediates radiation resistance of Sca1+ progenitors in an immortalized mammary gland cell line. Journal of Cell Science. 120(3). 468–477. 133 indexed citations

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