Mario Dı́az

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Mario Dı́az is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mario Dı́az has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Mario Dı́az's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (26 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (16 papers). Mario Dı́az is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (26 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (16 papers). Mario Dı́az collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Chile. Mario Dı́az's co-authors include Raquel Marín, Noemí Fabelo, Miguel A. Valverde, Isidró Ferrer, M.V. Martín, Francisco V. Sepúlveda, Rafael Alonso, Gabriel Santpere, Christopher F. Higgins and Stephen C. Hyde and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mario Dı́az

114 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Volume-regulated chloride channels associated with the human multidrug-resistance P-glycoprotein

1992 492 citations Miguel A. Valverde, Mario Dı́az et al. Nature profile →

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Vytautas P. Bindokas United States

Ekaterina Shumilina Germany

Qiwei Zhai China

László G. Puskás Hungary

Lester R. Drewes United States

Naoki Yamamoto Japan

Nils J. Færgeman Denmark

Kim A. Heidenreich United States

Frank Döring Germany

Anthony Carruthers United States

Vytautas P. Bindokas United States

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1.1k ×1.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Mario Dı́az

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mario Dı́az

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mario Dı́az

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mario Dı́az. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mario Dı́az 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 Mario Dı́az. Mario Dı́az is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dı́az, Mario, Viviana Simon, Luciano A. Benedini, & Paula V. Messina. (2025). Redefining the Limits of Nanodevices-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Extracellular Vesicles. Pharmaceutics. 17(12). 1617–1617.

Basurto‐Islas, Gustavo, et al.. (2025). Natural products against tau hyperphosphorylation‐induced aggregates: Potential therapies for Alzheimer's disease. Archiv der Pharmazie. 358(1). e2400721–e2400721. 2 indexed citations

García-Morales, Pilar, et al.. (2023). Compensatory Mechanisms in Early Alzheimer’s Disease and Clinical Setting: The Need for Novel Neuropsychological Strategies. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports. 7(1). 513–525. 7 indexed citations

Fernández‐Pérez, Leandro, Borja Guerra, Carlota Recio, et al.. (2023). Transcriptomic and lipid profiling analysis reveals a functional interplay between testosterone and growth hormone in hypothyroid liver. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1266150–1266150. 1 indexed citations

Marín, Raquel & Mario Dı́az. (2018). Estrogen Interactions With Lipid Rafts Related to Neuroprotection. Impact of Brain Ageing and Menopause. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 128–128. 51 indexed citations

Dı́az, Mario, Noemí Fabelo, Isidró Ferrer, & Raquel Marín. (2018). “Lipid raft aging” in the human frontal cortex during nonpathological aging: gender influences and potential implications in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 67. 42–52. 61 indexed citations

Fernández‐Pérez, Leandro, Borja Guerra, Diego Iglesias‐Gato, et al.. (2014). Lipid Profiling and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals a Functional Interplay between Estradiol and Growth Hormone in Liver. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e96305–e96305. 15 indexed citations

Dı́az, Mario, et al.. (2014). Aβ promotes VDAC1 channel dephosphorylation in neuronal lipid rafts. Relevance to the mechanisms of neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease. Neuroscience. 278. 354–366. 35 indexed citations

Boto, Alicia, et al.. (2013). Simplification of antitumoral phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids: Short synthesis of cytotoxic indolizidinone and pyrrolidine analogs. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 66. 540–554. 11 indexed citations

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Marín, Raquel, et al.. (2011). Membrane-initiated signaling of estrogen related to neuroprotection. “Social networks” are required. Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation. 7(3). 393–401. 1 indexed citations

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Dı́az, Mario. (2010). Membrane physiology and biophysics in the next decade: an open balcony to multiple scenarios. Frontiers in Physiology. 1. 23–23. 4 indexed citations

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Albertí, Elena, H. B. Mikkelsen, Xinyun Wang, et al.. (2007). Pacemaker activity and inhibitory neurotransmission in the colon of Ws/Ws mutant rats. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 292(6). G1499–G1510. 62 indexed citations

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Marín, Raquel, Cristina M. Ramírez, Miriam González‐Gómez, Rafael Alonso, & Mario Dı́az. (2005). Alternative estrogen receptors homologous to classical receptor α in murine neural tissues. Neuroscience Letters. 395(1). 7–11. 26 indexed citations

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Almansa, Eduardo, et al.. (2003). Temperature-activity relationship for the intestinal Na+-K+-ATPase of Sparus aurata. A role for the phospholipid microenvironment?. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 173(3). 231–237. 15 indexed citations

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Dı́az, Mario. (2002). Triphenylethylene antiestrogen-induced acute relaxation of mouse duodenal muscle. Possible involvement of Ca2+ channels. European Journal of Pharmacology. 445(3). 257–266. 19 indexed citations

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Dı́az, Mario, Gloria Riquelme, & Francisco V. Sepúlveda. (1996). Ammonium inhibition of Ca2+-dependent inwardly rectifying K+ currents in HeLa cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1284(2). 119–121. 8 indexed citations

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Dı́az, Mario & A. V. Lorenzo. (1992). 05. Plasma concentrations of aldosterone and electrolytes in Gallotia galloti (Sauria Lacertidae). Herpetological Journal. 2(1). 23–26. 1 indexed citations

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Valverde, Miguel A., Mario Dı́az, Francisco V. Sepúlveda, et al.. (1992). Volume-regulated chloride channels associated with the human multidrug-resistance P-glycoprotein. Nature. 355(6363). 830–833. 492 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dı́az, Mario & Antonio V. Lorenzo. (1991). Coexistence of absorptive and secretory NaCl processes in the isolated lizard colon : effects of cyclic AMP. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 8(3). 477–484. 5 indexed citations

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Dı́az, Mario, et al.. (1991). Fluxplus, a microcomputer program for interactive calculation of ‘in vitro’ solute fluxes, uptakes and accumulations in studies of intestinal transport. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 34(4). 263–271. 5 indexed citations

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