Rafael A. Espiritu

590 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 438 citations indexed

About

Rafael A. Espiritu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael A. Espiritu has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 438 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Biotechnology and 4 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Rafael A. Espiritu's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (4 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (4 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). Rafael A. Espiritu is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (4 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (4 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). Rafael A. Espiritu collaborates with scholars based in Philippines, Japan and United States. Rafael A. Espiritu's co-authors include Anja Schmitt, Lohans Pedrera, Ana J. García‐Sáez, Stephan Hailfinger, Jenny Stroh, Silvia von Karstedt, Uris Ros, Nobuaki Matsumori, Michio Murata and Masashi Tsuda and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemistry, Cell Death and Differentiation and Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes.

In The Last Decade

Rafael A. Espiritu

15 papers receiving 436 citations

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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.

Ferroptotic pores induce Ca2+ fluxes and ESCRT-III activation to modulate cell death kinetics

2020 224 citations Lohans Pedrera, Rafael A. Espiritu et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafael A. Espiritu Philippines	9	260	162	98	39	35	18	438
Min Chul Kwon South Korea	8	191 0.7×	75 0.5×	76 0.8×	27 0.7×	28 0.8×	19	393
Cristina Mesas Spain	12	211 0.8×	34 0.2×	94 1.0×	31 0.8×	19 0.5×	47	459
Liuqing Cui China	15	276 1.1×	27 0.2×	78 0.8×	32 0.8×	27 0.8×	23	530
Wenjun Lan China	17	439 1.7×	61 0.4×	114 1.2×	32 0.8×	6 0.2×	42	722
Xiang Jiao China	14	541 2.1×	59 0.4×	67 0.7×	15 0.4×	38 1.1×	34	690
Yaoyao Zhou China	11	178 0.7×	57 0.4×	50 0.5×	42 1.1×	8 0.2×	38	415
Renata Koníčková Czechia	8	503 1.9×	41 0.3×	64 0.7×	12 0.3×	63 1.8×	9	657
Yumiko Iwase Japan	16	231 0.9×	91 0.6×	129 1.3×	13 0.3×	10 0.3×	35	688
Kuang-Jing Huang Taiwan	7	184 0.7×	62 0.4×	65 0.7×	7 0.2×	14 0.4×	8	351
Hossam Murad Syria	13	196 0.8×	15 0.1×	58 0.6×	30 0.8×	46 1.3×	38	534

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18 of 18 papers shown

Villagracia, Al Rey, et al.. (2025). Molecular docking and dynamics of potential inhibitors of NS5 protein methyltransferase domain of dengue virus serotype 3 derived from marine sponges. Discover Chemistry.. 2(1).

Villagracia, Al Rey, et al.. (2024). In Silico Evaluation of the Interaction of Marine-derived Bioactive Compounds against Heme-oxygenase 1 – a Putative Ferroptosis Target. The Philippine journal of science. 153(3).

Villagracia, Al Rey, et al.. (2024). An in silico analysis of the interaction of marine sponge-derived bioactive compounds with type 2 diabetes mellitus targets DPP-4 and PTP1B. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 43(8). 4138–4151. 2 indexed citations

Espiritu, Rafael A., et al.. (2022). Denatured Crude Protein Extracts from the Sea AnemoneEntacmaea quadricolor as Capping Agents for Silver Nanoclusters. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 34(3). 740–744. 1 indexed citations

Espiritu, Rafael A.. (2021). Repairing plasma membrane damage in regulated necrotic cell death. Molecular Biology Reports. 48(3). 2751–2759. 16 indexed citations

Pedrera, Lohans, Rafael A. Espiritu, Uris Ros, et al.. (2020). Ferroptotic pores induce Ca2+ fluxes and ESCRT-III activation to modulate cell death kinetics. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(5). 1644–1657. 224 indexed citations breakdown →

Espiritu, Rafael A., Shinya Hanashima, Masanao Kinoshita, et al.. (2018). Theonellamide A, a marine-sponge-derived bicyclic peptide, binds to cholesterol in aqueous DMSO: Solution NMR-based analysis of peptide-sterol interactions using hydroxylated sterol. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1861(1). 228–235. 11 indexed citations

Espiritu, Rafael A., et al.. (2017). Evaluation of the anti-cancer potential of amphidinol 2, a polyketide metabolite from the marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium klebsii. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. 10(4). 297. 9 indexed citations

Espiritu, Rafael A., et al.. (2017). Bioactivity of Ag Nanoclusters Capped with Crude Protein Extracts from the Sea Anemone Heteractis magnifica. BioNanoScience. 7(3). 501–507. 2 indexed citations

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Espiritu, Rafael A., Shinya Hanashima, Masanao Kinoshita, et al.. (2016). Sterol-dependent membrane association of the marine sponge-derived bicyclic peptide Theonellamide A as examined by 1H NMR. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 24(21). 5235–5242. 5 indexed citations

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Espiritu, Rafael A.. (2016). Preliminary bioactivity screening of dichloromethane and methanol crude extracts from the fire coral Millepora dichotoma. Der pharmacia lettre. 8(12). 105–109.

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Espiritu, Rafael A., Masanao Kinoshita, Nobuaki Matsumori, et al.. (2016). Marine sponge cyclic peptide theonellamide A disrupts lipid bilayer integrity without forming distinct membrane pores. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1858(6). 1373–1379. 20 indexed citations

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Espiritu, Rafael A.. (2016). Membrane permeabilizing action of amphidinol 3 and theonellamide A in raft-forming lipid mixtures. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 72(1-2). 43–48. 3 indexed citations

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Villagracia, Al Rey, Andres Philip Mayol, Aristotle T. Ubando, et al.. (2016). Microwave drying characteristics of microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) for biofuel production. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 18(8). 2441–2451. 38 indexed citations

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Mayol, Andres Philip, Alvin B. Culaba, Al Rey Villagracia, et al.. (2015). Investigation of the drying characteristics of microalgae using microwave irradiation. 2. 1–6. 8 indexed citations

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Espiritu, Rafael A., Nobuaki Matsumori, Masashi Tsuda, & Michio Murata. (2014). Direct and Stereospecific Interaction of Amphidinol 3 with Sterol in Lipid Bilayers. Biochemistry. 53(20). 3287–3293. 36 indexed citations

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Espiritu, Rafael A., Nobuaki Matsumori, Michio Murata, et al.. (2013). Interaction between the Marine Sponge Cyclic Peptide Theonellamide A and Sterols in Lipid Bilayers As Viewed by Surface Plasmon Resonance and Solid-State ²H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Biochemistry. 52(14). 2410–2418. 37 indexed citations

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Espiritu, Rafael A., et al.. (2010). A bioactive sesquiterpene from Bixa orellana. Journal of Natural Medicines. 65(1). 206–211. 26 indexed citations

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