Rafael Apitz‐Castro

3.4k total citations
78 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Rafael Apitz‐Castro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Apitz‐Castro has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Rafael Apitz‐Castro's work include Garlic and Onion Studies (20 papers), Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (9 papers) and Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis (7 papers). Rafael Apitz‐Castro is often cited by papers focused on Garlic and Onion Studies (20 papers), Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (9 papers) and Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis (7 papers). Rafael Apitz‐Castro collaborates with scholars based in Venezuela, United States and Netherlands. Rafael Apitz‐Castro's co-authors include Mahendra Kumar Jain, Eric Block, Saleem Ahmad, Elíades Ledezma, Fulvia Bártoli, Michael H. Gelb, Gerard H. De Haas, James L. Catalfamo, Farideh Ghomashchi and Juan J. Badimón and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Apitz‐Castro

77 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rafael Apitz‐Castro Venezuela 29 1.3k 1.0k 279 267 239 78 2.8k
Makoto Enomoto Japan 27 721 0.6× 586 0.6× 137 0.5× 176 0.7× 311 1.3× 109 2.5k
Mitsuo Takasugi Japan 37 1.5k 1.2× 782 0.8× 96 0.3× 94 0.4× 141 0.6× 132 4.3k
I B Weinstein United States 37 2.7k 2.1× 240 0.2× 50 0.2× 295 1.1× 301 1.3× 83 4.4k
Claude Vézina Canada 18 2.0k 1.6× 186 0.2× 89 0.3× 148 0.6× 226 0.9× 44 3.1k
Philippe Pourquier France 37 3.2k 2.5× 205 0.2× 277 1.0× 102 0.4× 148 0.6× 108 4.6k
Junjiang Fu China 36 2.9k 2.3× 358 0.3× 64 0.2× 293 1.1× 143 0.6× 186 4.8k
Eliezer Flescher Israel 30 1.3k 1.0× 320 0.3× 40 0.1× 141 0.5× 86 0.4× 72 2.6k
Min Li‐Weber Germany 44 3.8k 3.0× 433 0.4× 100 0.4× 235 0.9× 165 0.7× 78 6.5k
Lifang Liu China 30 1.6k 1.3× 459 0.4× 34 0.1× 182 0.7× 107 0.4× 183 3.0k
Robert J. Barbuch United States 24 1.2k 1.0× 275 0.3× 69 0.2× 191 0.7× 107 0.4× 63 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rafael Apitz‐Castro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Apitz‐Castro

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Apitz‐Castro, Rafael. (2015). Los niveles de ácido fólico en la población venezolana y su impacto en el área de salud pública. 28(1). 21–27. 1 indexed citations
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López, Flor, et al.. (2010). High Plasma Phospholipase A2 Activity, Inflammation Markers, and LDL Alterations in Obesity With or Without Type 2 Diabetes. Obesity. 18(10). 2023–2029. 22 indexed citations
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Apitz‐Castro, Rafael, et al.. (2009). Efecto inhibitorio in vitro de ajoeno sobre aislamientos de Candida recuperados de secreciones vaginales. Revista Iberoamericana de Micología. 26(3). 189–193. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Bao-Zhu, Rafael Apitz‐Castro, Mahendra Kumar Jain, & Otto G. Berg. (2007). Role of 57–72 loop in the allosteric action of bile salts on pancreatic IB phospholipase A2: Regulation of fat and cholesterol homeostasis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1768(10). 2478–2490. 12 indexed citations
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Apitz‐Castro, Rafael, et al.. (2004). In vitro inhibitory effect of ajoene on Histoplasma capsulatum. Journal de Mycologie Médicale. 14(4). 181–184. 3 indexed citations
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Lemus, Dihadenys, et al.. (2004). Estudio de la susceptibilidad in vitro de aislados de Microsporum canis al ajoene, terbinafina y griseofulvina, utilizando el método de microdilución.. Revista de la Sociedad Venezolana de Microbiología. 24. 40–45. 6 indexed citations
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Lemus, Dihadenys, et al.. (2004). Susceptibilidad in vitro al Ajoene de aislados de Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis y C. krusei obtenidos de pacientes con onicomicosis y su relación con el tratamiento tópico.. Revista de la Sociedad Venezolana de Microbiología. 24. 34–39. 5 indexed citations
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Ferri, Nicola, Kohei Yokoyama, Martin Sadı́lek, et al.. (2003). Ajoene, a garlic compound, inhibits protein prenylation and arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation. British Journal of Pharmacology. 138(5). 811–818. 36 indexed citations
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Sousa, Leonardo De, et al.. (2000). IN VITRO ANTIPROLIFERATIVE EFFECT OF AJOENE ON Microsporum canis. Journal de Mycologie Médicale. 10(3). 152–155. 6 indexed citations
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Ledezma, Elíades, et al.. (2000). Efficacy of ajoene in the treatment of tinea pedis: A double-blind and comparative study with terbinafine. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 43(5). 829–832. 32 indexed citations
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San-Blas, Gioconda, et al.. (1993). Effect of ajoene on dimorphism ofParacoccidioides brasiliensis. Medical Mycology. 31(2). 133–141. 25 indexed citations
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Gil, Francisco Javier Martín, et al.. (1993). Efecto inhibitorio y alteraciones ultraestructurales producidas por ajoeno sobre el crecimiento in vitro de los hongos dematiáceos: Cladosporium carrionii y Fonsecaea pedrosoi. Revista Iberoamericana de Micología. 10(3). 74–78. 10 indexed citations
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Bártoli, Fulvia, et al.. (1988). In vivo Platelet Hyperreactivity, another Risk Factor for Patients under Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis. ˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals. 49(3). 228–230. 9 indexed citations
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Apitz‐Castro, Rafael, et al.. (1988). Galactosylation of endogenous proteins from human platelets. Biochemical Medicine and Metabolic Biology. 40(2). 151–161. 3 indexed citations
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Block, Eric, Shahnawaz Ahmad, James L. Catalfamo, Manish Jain, & Rafael Apitz‐Castro. (1986). ニンニクからの抗血栓性有機硫黄化合物 構造,反応機構,合成. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 108(22). 7045–7055. 3 indexed citations
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Apitz‐Castro, Rafael, et al.. (1981). Further studies on a phospholipase A2 isolated from human platelet plasma membranes. Thrombosis Research. 23(4-5). 347–354. 19 indexed citations
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Alfonzo, Marcelo J. & Rafael Apitz‐Castro. (1971). A new catalytic activity of α‐glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase: The enzymatic hydrolysis of p‐nitrophenyl acetate. FEBS Letters. 19(3). 235–238. 9 indexed citations

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