R. Contreras

3.6k total citations
75 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

R. Contreras is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Contreras has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Neurology and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. Contreras's work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (26 papers), Connexins and lens biology (21 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (12 papers). R. Contreras is often cited by papers focused on Barrier Structure and Function Studies (26 papers), Connexins and lens biology (21 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (12 papers). R. Contreras collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, Germany and United States. R. Contreras's co-authors include Marcelino Cereijido, Liora Shoshani, Lorenza González‐Mariscal, Catalina Flores-Maldonado, Isabel Larré, Jesús Valdés, David Flores-Benítez, Arturo Ponce, María S. Balda and J. J. Bolívar and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physiological Reviews and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

R. Contreras

75 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Contreras Mexico 30 1.8k 978 323 254 216 75 2.8k
Kazutoshi Tani Japan 33 2.8k 1.6× 480 0.5× 378 1.2× 179 0.7× 143 0.7× 84 3.7k
Thomas J. Lukas United States 32 2.3k 1.3× 322 0.3× 364 1.1× 152 0.6× 110 0.5× 77 3.9k
Junichi Ikenouchi Japan 23 2.3k 1.3× 1.5k 1.6× 923 2.9× 473 1.9× 223 1.0× 44 3.7k
Antonio Iglesias Germany 33 1.9k 1.1× 334 0.3× 179 0.6× 578 2.3× 266 1.2× 74 5.3k
Virginia Nunes Spain 42 2.1k 1.2× 252 0.3× 394 1.2× 196 0.8× 249 1.2× 137 4.8k
Katalin Szászi Canada 37 1.9k 1.1× 279 0.3× 949 2.9× 270 1.1× 359 1.7× 86 3.5k
Shigeru Sato Japan 31 1.6k 0.9× 290 0.3× 279 0.9× 111 0.4× 182 0.8× 158 3.9k
Edward Haller United States 24 879 0.5× 311 0.3× 139 0.4× 146 0.6× 108 0.5× 55 2.4k
Ziv Porat Israel 36 2.0k 1.1× 397 0.4× 350 1.1× 518 2.0× 210 1.0× 97 4.3k
Umberto Benatti Italy 35 1.6k 0.9× 268 0.3× 232 0.7× 460 1.8× 312 1.4× 143 4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by R. Contreras

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Contreras

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Contreras

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Contreras, R., et al.. (2024). Na+/K+-ATPase: More than an Electrogenic Pump. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(11). 6122–6122. 25 indexed citations
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Segura‐Collar, Berta, R. Contreras, Manuel Valiente, et al.. (2024). S100A proteins show a spatial distribution of inflammation associated with the glioblastoma microenvironment architecture. Theranostics. 15(2). 726–744. 1 indexed citations
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Estrada, Norma, et al.. (2021). In vitro Evaluation of Programmed Cell Death in the Immune System of Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas by the Effect of Marine Toxins. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 634497–634497. 16 indexed citations
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Flores-Maldonado, Catalina, Argel Estrada‐Mondragón, Claudia Pérez-Cruz, et al.. (2020). A Low Cost Antibody Signal Enhancer Improves Immunolabeling in Cell Culture, Primate Brain and Human Cancer Biopsy. Neuroscience. 439. 275–286. 10 indexed citations
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Serafín‐Higuera, Nicolás, Vicky García‐Hernández, R. Contreras, et al.. (2018). HPV16-E6 Oncoprotein Activates TGF-βand Wnt/β-Catenin Pathways in the Epithelium-Mesenchymal Transition of Cataracts in a Transgenic Mouse Model. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–17. 3 indexed citations
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Flores-Maldonado, Catalina, et al.. (2017). Differential homologous desensitization of the human histamine H 3 receptors of 445 and 365 amino acids expressed in CHO-K1 cells. Neurochemistry International. 112. 114–123. 7 indexed citations
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García‐Hernández, Vicky, et al.. (2014). EGF Regulates Claudin‐2 and ‐4 Expression Through Src and STAT3 in MDCK Cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 230(1). 105–115. 46 indexed citations
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Estrada, Norma, Felipe Ascencio, Liora Shoshani, & R. Contreras. (2014). Apoptosis of hemocytes from lions-paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus induced with paralyzing shellfish poison from Gymnodinium catenatum. Immunobiology. 219(12). 964–974. 17 indexed citations
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Bulut, Gülay, Xuefeng Liu, Richard Schlegel, et al.. (2011). The E6 Oncoprotein from HPV16 Enhances the Canonical Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway in Skin Epidermis In Vivo. Molecular Cancer Research. 10(2). 250–258. 42 indexed citations
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Larré, Isabel, R. Contreras, & Marcelino Cereijido. (2011). Ouabain Modulates Cell Contacts as well as Functions that Depend on Cell Adhesion. Methods in molecular biology. 763. 155–168. 5 indexed citations
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Padilla‐Benavides, Teresita, Isabel Larré, David Flores-Benítez, et al.. (2010). The Polarized Distribution of Na+,K+-ATPase: Role of the Interaction between β Subunits. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(13). 2217–2225. 35 indexed citations
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Cereijido, Marcelino, R. Contreras, Liora Shoshani, David Flores-Benítez, & Isabel Larré. (2007). Tight junction and polarity interaction in the transporting epithelial phenotype. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1778(3). 770–793. 118 indexed citations
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Larré, Isabel, et al.. (2006). Contacts and cooperation between cells depend on the hormone ouabain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(29). 10911–10916. 54 indexed citations
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Flores-Benítez, David, et al.. (2006). Control of tight junctional sealing: role of epidermal growth factor. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 292(2). F828–F836. 47 indexed citations
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Contreras, R., Catalina Flores-Maldonado, Andrea Salazar-Lázaro, et al.. (2004). Ouabain Binding to Na+,K+-ATPase Relaxes Cell Attachment and Sends a SpecificSignal (NACos) to the Nucleus. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 198(3). 147–158. 67 indexed citations
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Cereijido, Marcelino, R. Contreras, & Liora Shoshani. (2004). Cell Adhesion, Polarity, and Epithelia in the Dawn of Metazoans. Physiological Reviews. 84(4). 1229–1262. 100 indexed citations
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Salazar-Lázaro, Andrea, R. Contreras, Liora Shoshani, et al.. (1998). Tight Junctions and the Experimental Modifications of Lipid Content. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 164(1). 59–69. 25 indexed citations
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Contreras, R., et al.. (1995). Ouabain resistance of the epithelial cell line (Ma104) is not due to lack of affinity of its pumps for the drug. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 145(3). 295–300. 33 indexed citations
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Talavera‐Adame, Dodanim, Arturo Ponce, Lorenza González‐Mariscal, et al.. (1995). Expression of potassium channels in epithelial cells depends on calcium-activated cell-cell contacts. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 143(3). 219–26. 15 indexed citations
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Cereijido, Marcelino, R. Contreras, & Lorenza González‐Mariscal. (1989). Development and Alteration of Polarity. Annual Review of Physiology. 51(1). 785–795. 44 indexed citations

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