Mercè Monfar

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Mercè Monfar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mercè Monfar has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Mercè Monfar's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (3 papers). Mercè Monfar is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (3 papers). Mercè Monfar collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. Mercè Monfar's co-authors include Clara Francı́, Eduard Batlle, Josep Baulida, Antonio Garcı́a de Herreros, Elena Sancho, David Dominguez-Sola, John Blenis, Lynn Cheatham, Min‐Min Chou and Timothy C. Grammer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Cell Biology and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Mercè Monfar

15 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The transcription factor Snail is a repressor of E-cadher... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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 transcription factor Snail is a repressor of E-cadherin gene expression in epithelial tumour cells
    2000 2.2k citations Eduard Batlle, Elena Sancho et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mercè Monfar Spain 11 2.1k 1.1k 443 370 265 16 2.9k
Karen Koed Denmark 10 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 468 1.1× 319 0.9× 283 1.1× 10 2.5k
Christian Wallasch Germany 11 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 280 0.6× 340 0.9× 195 0.7× 14 3.5k
Cuong Hoang‐Vu Germany 34 2.0k 0.9× 836 0.8× 741 1.7× 236 0.6× 332 1.3× 102 3.7k
Benilde Jiménez Spain 28 2.2k 1.0× 568 0.5× 841 1.9× 396 1.1× 215 0.8× 49 3.1k
Karen Swisshelm United States 30 2.1k 1.0× 702 0.7× 650 1.5× 240 0.6× 602 2.3× 60 3.1k
Tomoyuki Masuda Japan 28 1.5k 0.7× 448 0.4× 462 1.0× 304 0.8× 195 0.7× 160 2.8k
Marina Macı́as-Silva Mexico 23 2.3k 1.1× 499 0.5× 322 0.7× 229 0.6× 183 0.7× 74 3.1k
Jacob Zhurinsky Israel 15 3.4k 1.7× 796 0.7× 341 0.8× 709 1.9× 365 1.4× 17 4.2k
Arthur Gutierrez‐Hartmann United States 27 1.8k 0.8× 419 0.4× 497 1.1× 179 0.5× 421 1.6× 79 2.8k
Mathias François Australia 37 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 332 0.7× 506 1.4× 239 0.9× 73 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Mercè Monfar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mercè Monfar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mercè Monfar. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mercè Monfar. The network helps show where Mercè Monfar may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mercè Monfar

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Piedra, José, et al.. (2015). Development of a Rapid, Robust, and Universal PicoGreen-Based Method to Titer Adeno-Associated Vectors. Human Gene Therapy Methods. 26(1). 35–42. 57 indexed citations
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Miravet, Susana, et al.. (2013). Construction, Production, and Purification of Recombinant Adenovirus Vectors. Methods in molecular biology. 1089. 159–173. 7 indexed citations
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Segura, María Mercedes, et al.. (2012). Chromatography Purification of Canine Adenoviral Vectors. Human Gene Therapy Methods. 23(3). 182–197. 20 indexed citations
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Segura, María Mercedes, et al.. (2009). A real-time PCR assay for quantification of canine adenoviral vectors. Journal of Virological Methods. 163(1). 129–136. 13 indexed citations
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Ayuso, Eduard, Miguel Chillón, Félix García, et al.. (2005). In vivo Gene Transfer to Healthy and Diabetic Canine Pancreas. Molecular Therapy. 13(4). 747–755. 19 indexed citations
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Batlle, Eduard, Elena Sancho, Clara Francı́, et al.. (2000). The transcription factor Snail is a repressor of E-cadherin gene expression in epithelial tumour cells. Nature Cell Biology. 2(2). 84–89. 2176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Monfar, Mercè & John Blenis. (1996). Inhibition of p70/p85 S6 kinase activities in T cells by dexamethasone.. Molecular Endocrinology. 10(9). 1107–1115. 16 indexed citations
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Monfar, Mercè, Katherine P. Lemon, Timothy C. Grammer, et al.. (1995). Activation of pp70/85 S6 Kinases in Interleukin-2-Responsive Lymphoid Cells Is Mediated by Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Inhibited by Cyclic AMP. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(1). 326–337. 151 indexed citations
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Cheatham, Lynn, Mercè Monfar, Min‐Min Chou, & John Blenis. (1995). Structural and functional analysis of pp70S6k.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(25). 11696–11700. 112 indexed citations
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Camps, Marta, Anna Castelló, Mercè Monfar, et al.. (1992). Effect of diabetes and fasting on GLUT-4 (muscle/fat) glucose-transporter expression in insulin-sensitive tissues. Heterogeneous response in heart, red and white muscle. Biochemical Journal. 282(3). 765–772. 143 indexed citations
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Coderre, Lise, Mercè Monfar, S.J. Heydrick, et al.. (1992). Alteration in the expression of GLUT-1 and GLUT-4 protein and messenger RNA levels in denervated rat muscles.. Endocrinology. 131(4). 1821–1825. 62 indexed citations
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González‐Crespo, Sergio, Mercè Monfar, & Albert Boronat. (1990). The proximal 5′-flanking region of the gene encoding human growth hormone-releasing factor contains an inserted Alu sequence. Gene. 93(2). 321–322. 4 indexed citations
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Prats, Eva, Mercè Monfar, Jaume Tarrús Castellà, Roser Iglesias, & M. Alemany. (1989). Energy intake of rats fed a cafeteria diet. Physiology & Behavior. 45(2). 263–272. 87 indexed citations
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Prats, Eva, Mercè Monfar, Josep M. Argilés, & M. Alemany. (1988). Effects of a cafeteria diet and starvation of global 14C(U)-glucose disposal.. PubMed. 17(1). 35–49.
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Monfar, Mercè, Eva Prats, Josep M. Argilés, & M. Alemany. (1987). A 24-hour fast-induced loss of energetic substrates in the interscapular brown adipose tissue of ‘cafeteria’ rats. Nutrition Research. 7(8). 871–876. 3 indexed citations
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Prats, Eva, Mercè Monfar, Josep M. Argilés, & M. Alemany. (1987). Effects of starvation and a high-energy diet on rat blood compartmentation of injected radioactive alanine and glucose.. PubMed. 14(1). 95–101. 3 indexed citations

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