Marta Giralt

12.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
182 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Marta Giralt is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marta Giralt has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Physiology, 84 papers in Molecular Biology and 44 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Marta Giralt's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (100 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (39 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (35 papers). Marta Giralt is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (100 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (39 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (35 papers). Marta Giralt collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. Marta Giralt's co-authors include Francesc Villarroya, Roser Iglesias, Joan Villarroya, Rubén Cereijo, Elayne Hondares, Peré Domingo, Teresa Mampel, Aleix Gavaldà‐Navarro, Anna Planavila and Octavi Viñas and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Marta Giralt

179 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Thermogenic Activation Induces FGF21 Expression and Release in Brown Adipose Tissue

2011 509 citations Elayne Hondares, Roser Iglesias et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Brown adipose tissue as a secretory organ

2016 508 citations Francesc Villarroya, Rubén Cereijo et al. profile →
White, Brown, Beige/Brite: Different Adipose Cells for Different Functions?

2013 428 citations Marta Giralt, Francesc Villarroya profile →

Peers

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Francesc Villarroya Spain

Terry P. Combs United States

Joan Vendrell Spain

Thomas C. Vary United States

Bettina Mittendorfer United States

S. Russ Price United States

Kikuko Hotta Japan

Chieh Jason Chou Switzerland

Andrew J. Nichols United States

Norikazu Maeda Japan

Francesc Villarroya Spain

Marta Giralt

8.2k ×1.4

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1.9k ×1.5

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935 ×1.1

Citations per year, relative to Marta Giralt Marta Giralt (= 1×) peers Francesc Villarroya

Countries citing papers authored by Marta Giralt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marta Giralt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marta Giralt

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

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Giralt, Marta, Peré Domingo, Tania Quesada‐López, Rubén Cereijo, & Francesc Villarroya. (2025). Lipodystrophy in HIV: Evolving Challenges and Unresolved Questions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(14). 6546–6546. 1 indexed citations

Guitart‐Mampel, Mariona, Francesc Josep García‐García, Ester Tobías, et al.. (2024). Metabolic, Mitochondrial, and Inflammatory Effects of Efavirenz, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Asymptomatic Antiretroviral-Naïve People with HIV. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(15). 8418–8418.

Cairó, Montserrat, et al.. (2023). Parkin depletion prevents the age-related alterations in the FGF21 system and the decline in white adipose tissue thermogenic function in mice. Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry. 80(1). 41–51. 2 indexed citations

Gavaldà‐Navarro, Aleix, et al.. (2023). The splicing factor SF3B1 is involved in brown adipocyte thermogenic activation. Biochemical Pharmacology. 220. 116014–116014. 1 indexed citations

Domingo, Peré, Marta Giralt, Aleix Gavaldà‐Navarro, et al.. (2022). Adipose tissue aging partially accounts for fat alterations in HIV lipodystrophy. Adipocyte. 11(1). 143–152. 2 indexed citations

Cereijo, Rubén, Tania Quesada‐López, Aleix Gavaldà‐Navarro, et al.. (2021). The chemokine CXCL14 is negatively associated with obesity and concomitant type-2 diabetes in humans. International Journal of Obesity. 45(3). 706–710. 23 indexed citations

Morón‐Ros, Samantha, Iker Uriarte, Carmen Berasain, et al.. (2020). FGF15/19 is required for adipose tissue plasticity in response to thermogenic adaptations. Molecular Metabolism. 43. 101113–101113. 32 indexed citations

Domingo, Peré, Francesc Villarroya, Marta Giralt, & Joan Carles Domingo. (2020). Potential role of the melanocortin signaling system interference in the excess weight gain associated to some antiretroviral drugs in people living with HIV. International Journal of Obesity. 44(9). 1970–1973. 24 indexed citations

Moure, Ricardo, Peré Domingo, Joan Villarroya, et al.. (2018). Reciprocal Effects of Antiretroviral Drugs Used To Treat HIV Infection on the Fibroblast Growth Factor 21/β-Klotho System. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 62(6). 10 indexed citations

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Cereijo, Rubén, Aleix Gavaldà‐Navarro, Montserrat Cairó, et al.. (2018). CXCL14, a Brown Adipokine that Mediates Brown-Fat-to-Macrophage Communication in Thermogenic Adaptation. Cell Metabolism. 28(5). 750–763.e6. 179 indexed citations

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Villarroya, Francesc, Aleix Gavaldà‐Navarro, Marion Peyrou, Joan Villarroya, & Marta Giralt. (2018). Brown Adipokines. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 251. 239–256. 13 indexed citations

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Feeney, Eoin R., Émilie Capel, Jacqueline Capeau, et al.. (2016). Improved adipose tissue function with initiation of protease inhibitor-only ART. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 71(11). 3212–3221. 5 indexed citations

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Domingo, Peré, María del Mar Gutiérrez, José M. Gallego‐Escuredo, et al.. (2014). A 48-Week Study of Fat Molecular Alterations in HIV Naive Patients Starting Tenofovir/Emtricitabine With Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Efavirenz. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 66(5). 457–465. 14 indexed citations

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Planavila, Anna, Ibon Redondo‐Angulo, Francesc Ribas‐Aulinas, et al.. (2014). Fibroblast growth factor 21 protects the heart from oxidative stress. Cardiovascular Research. 106(1). 19–31. 209 indexed citations

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Hondares, Elayne, Meritxell Rosell, Julieta Díaz-Delfín, et al.. (2011). Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor α (PPARα) Induces PPARγ Coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) Gene Expression and Contributes to Thermogenic Activation of Brown Fat. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(50). 43112–43122. 257 indexed citations

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Giralt, Marta, Peré Domingo, & Francesc Villarroya. (2008). HIV‐1 Infection and the PPARγ‐Dependent Control of Adipose Tissue Physiology. PPAR Research. 2009(1). 607902–607902. 14 indexed citations

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Hondares, Elayne, Inès Pineda‐Torra, Roser Iglesias, et al.. (2007). PPAR delta, but not PPAR alpha, activates PGC-l alpha gene transcription in muscle. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations

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Villarroya, Francesc, Roser Iglesias, & Marta Giralt. (2007). PPARs in the Control of Uncoupling Proteins Gene Expression. PPAR Research. 2007. 1–12. 169 indexed citations

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Schlüter, Agatha, Maria José Barberà, Roser Iglesias, Marta Giralt, & Francesc Villarroya. (2002). Phytanic acid, a novel activator of uncoupling protein-1 gene transcription and brown adipocyte differentiation. Biochemical Journal. 362(1). 61–61. 36 indexed citations

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Giralt, Marta & Xavier Llimona. (1997). The saxicolous species of the genera Rinodina and Rinodinella lacking spot test reactions in the Iberian Peninsula. Mycotaxon. 62. 175–224. 10 indexed citations

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