Mónica Balsera

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Mónica Balsera is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mónica Balsera has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 8 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mónica Balsera's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers), Redox biology and oxidative stress (10 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (8 papers). Mónica Balsera is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers), Redox biology and oxidative stress (10 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (8 papers). Mónica Balsera collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Germany. Mónica Balsera's co-authors include Klaus Schulten, Y. Oono, Sergei Izrailev, S. Stepaniants, Bob B. Buchanan, Willy Wriggers, Javier De Las Rivas, Bettina Bölter, Jürgen Soll and Peter Schürmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mónica Balsera

32 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Molecular dynamics study of unbinding of the avidin-biotin complex

1997 637 citations Sergei Izrailev, S. Stepaniants et al. Biophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mónica Balsera Spain	19	1.5k	534	264	233	174	34	2.1k
Christopher M. Bruns United States	15	1.4k 0.9×	225 0.4×	453 1.7×	94 0.4×	149 0.9×	16	2.2k
David J. Clarke United Kingdom	31	1.2k 0.8×	406 0.8×	215 0.8×	248 1.1×	121 0.7×	100	2.5k
Jessica M. J. Swanson United States	28	1.6k 1.0×	691 1.3×	298 1.1×	59 0.3×	103 0.6×	62	2.4k
G.E. Wesenberg United States	19	2.6k 1.7×	348 0.7×	648 2.5×	130 0.6×	513 2.9×	43	3.5k
Kazumasa Muramoto Japan	22	1.7k 1.1×	191 0.4×	185 0.7×	149 0.6×	269 1.5×	45	2.2k
Toshimichi Fujiwara Japan	31	1.3k 0.9×	694 1.3×	904 3.4×	123 0.5×	80 0.5×	146	3.2k
Yasushi Kawata Japan	35	2.2k 1.4×	327 0.6×	946 3.6×	223 1.0×	229 1.3×	205	3.8k
Judit Fidy Hungary	25	1.2k 0.8×	445 0.8×	366 1.4×	174 0.7×	356 2.0×	103	1.7k
José D. Faraldo‐Gómez United States	37	3.2k 2.1×	249 0.5×	284 1.1×	175 0.8×	239 1.4×	92	4.1k
Christoph von Ballmoos Switzerland	30	2.0k 1.3×	132 0.2×	172 0.7×	107 0.5×	134 0.8×	69	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Mónica Balsera

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mónica Balsera

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All Works

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Martínez‐Júlvez, Marta, et al.. (2025). Mechanism of cyanobacterial ferredoxin‐dependent flavin thioredoxin reductase reveals thiolate‐ FAD charge transfer and catalytic asymmetry in a homodimer. FEBS Journal. 293(1). 96–112.

Weidenbach, Katrin, et al.. (2023). Small protein mediates inhibition of ammonium transport in Methanosarcina mazei —an ancient mechanism?. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(6). e0281123–e0281123. 2 indexed citations

Bes, M. Teresa, et al.. (2021). Thioredoxin Dependent Changes in the Redox States of FurA from Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Antioxidants. 10(6). 913–913. 6 indexed citations

Buey, Rubén M., Marta Martínez‐Júlvez, Adrián Velázquez‐Campoy, et al.. (2021). Unexpected diversity of ferredoxin-dependent thioredoxin reductases in cyanobacteria. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 186(1). 285–296. 7 indexed citations

Marcuello, Carlos, et al.. (2021). Atomic Force Microscopy to Elicit Conformational Transitions of Ferredoxin-Dependent Flavin Thioredoxin Reductases. Antioxidants. 10(9). 1437–1437. 23 indexed citations

Buey, Rubén M., Ruth A. Schmitz, Bob B. Buchanan, & Mónica Balsera. (2018). Crystal Structure of the Apo-Form of NADPH-Dependent Thioredoxin Reductase from a Methane-Producing Archaeon. Antioxidants. 7(11). 166–166. 3 indexed citations

Hall, Michael, et al.. (2015). An Arabidopsis soluble chloroplast proteomic analysis reveals the participation of the Executer pathway in response to increased light conditions. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(7). 2067–2077. 27 indexed citations

Buey, Rubén M., Rodrigo Ledesma‐Amaro, Mónica Balsera, José M. de Pereda, & José Luis Revuelta. (2015). Increased riboflavin production by manipulation of inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase in Ashbya gossypii. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99(22). 9577–9589. 27 indexed citations

Balsera, Mónica, et al.. (2014). Evolutionary Development of Redox Regulation in Chloroplasts. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 21(9). 1327–1355. 76 indexed citations

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Balsera, Mónica, Rubén M. Buey, & Xiaodan Li. (2011). Quaternary Structure of the Oxaloacetate Decarboxylase Membrane Complex and Mechanistic Relationships to Pyruvate Carboxylases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(11). 9457–9467. 16 indexed citations

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Balsera, Mónica, J. Soll, & Bettina Bölter. (2009). Protein import machineries in endosymbiotic organelles. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 66(11-12). 1903–1923. 47 indexed citations

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Balsera, Mónica, Jürgen Soll, & Bob B. Buchanan. (2009). Protein Import in Chloroplasts: An Emerging Regulatory Role for Redox.. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 5 indexed citations

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Balsera, Mónica, Tom A. Goetze, Erika Kovács-Bogdán, et al.. (2008). Characterization of Tic110, a Channel-forming Protein at the Inner Envelope Membrane of Chloroplasts, Unveils a Response to Ca2+ and a Stromal Regulatory Disulfide Bridge. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(5). 2603–2616. 85 indexed citations

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Balsera, Mónica, Anna Stengel, Jürgen Soll, & Bettina Bölter. (2007). Tic62: a protein family from metabolism to protein translocation. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7(1). 43–43. 40 indexed citations

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Kopecký, Vladimı́r, Žofie Sovová, Mónica Balsera, et al.. (2006). Structure and dynamics of the N-terminal loop of PsbQ from photosystem II of Spinacia oleracea. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 345(1). 287–291. 7 indexed citations

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Balsera, Mónica, Juan B. Arellano, José Luis Revuelta, Javier De Las Rivas, & J.A. Hermoso. (2005). The 1.49Å Resolution Crystal Structure of PsbQ from Photosystem II of Spinacia oleracea Reveals a PPII Structure in the N-terminal Region. Journal of Molecular Biology. 350(5). 1051–1060. 54 indexed citations

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Rivas, Javier De Las, Mónica Balsera, & James Barber. (2003). Evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis: genome-wide analysis of the OEC extrinsic proteins. Trends in Plant Science. 9(1). 18–25. 85 indexed citations

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Balsera, Mónica, Juan B. Arellano, Florencio Pazos, et al.. (2003). The single tryptophan of the PsbQ protein of photosystem II is at the end of a 4‐α‐helical bundle domain. European Journal of Biochemistry. 270(19). 3916–3927. 10 indexed citations

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Nield, Jon, Mónica Balsera, Javier De Las Rivas, & J. Barber. (2002). Three-dimensional Electron Cryo-microscopy Study of the Extrinsic Domains of the Oxygen-evolving Complex of Spinach. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(17). 15006–15012. 42 indexed citations

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Balsera, Mónica, S. Stepaniants, Sergei Izrailev, Y. Oono, & Klaus Schulten. (1997). Reconstructing potential energy functions from simulated force-induced unbinding processes. Biophysical Journal. 73(3). 1281–1287. 124 indexed citations

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