Raúl Estévez

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Raúl Estévez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Raúl Estévez has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Raúl Estévez's work include RNA regulation and disease (33 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (18 papers). Raúl Estévez is often cited by papers focused on RNA regulation and disease (33 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (18 papers). Raúl Estévez collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Germany and Italy. Raúl Estévez's co-authors include Manuel Palacı́n, António Zorzano, Joan Bertran, Thomas J. Jentsch, Michael Pusch, David Torrents, Marta Pineda, Esperanza Fernández, Jorge Lloberas and Virginia Nunes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Raúl Estévez

69 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Biology of Mammalian Plasma Membrane Amino Acid... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Molecular Biology of Mammalian Plasma Membrane Amino Acid Transporters
    1998 668 citations Manuel Palacı́n, Raúl Estévez et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raúl Estévez Spain 31 3.0k 1.7k 1.0k 865 467 69 4.5k
Sonja Forss‐Petter Austria 30 2.8k 0.9× 325 0.2× 775 0.8× 362 0.4× 334 0.7× 59 4.1k
Lars Eide Norway 25 2.4k 0.8× 400 0.2× 1.1k 1.0× 262 0.3× 136 0.3× 65 3.5k
W. Stoffel Germany 28 2.1k 0.7× 577 0.3× 1.4k 1.4× 170 0.2× 245 0.5× 63 3.7k
Elena I. Rugarli Germany 39 4.4k 1.4× 138 0.1× 1.1k 1.1× 874 1.0× 486 1.0× 80 5.8k
Sergey A. Krupenko United States 30 2.6k 0.9× 173 0.1× 874 0.8× 335 0.4× 891 1.9× 81 4.5k
Tarun B. Patel United States 36 2.2k 0.7× 256 0.2× 439 0.4× 325 0.4× 55 0.1× 97 3.3k
Masaaki Matsuoka Japan 34 2.5k 0.8× 377 0.2× 814 0.8× 143 0.2× 288 0.6× 107 4.5k
Wendy Cammer United States 33 1.4k 0.5× 203 0.1× 688 0.7× 137 0.2× 592 1.3× 99 3.2k
Steven J. Fliesler United States 44 4.3k 1.4× 333 0.2× 1.0k 1.0× 150 0.2× 132 0.3× 157 5.6k
Joyce A. Benjamins United States 34 1.6k 0.5× 154 0.1× 854 0.8× 211 0.2× 714 1.5× 102 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raúl Estévez

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All Works

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Gaitán‐Peñas, Héctor, Ashraf Muhaisen, Aida Castellanos, et al.. (2024). Characterization of ClC‐1 chloride channels in zebrafish: a new model to study myotonia. The Journal of Physiology. 602(16). 3975–3994. 1 indexed citations
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Errasti‐Murugarren, Ekaitz, et al.. (2022). GPR37 Receptors and Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(10). 5528–5528. 5 indexed citations
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Elorza‐Vidal, Xabier, Aida Castellanos, Gina La Sala, et al.. (2021). Identification of the GlialCAM interactome: the G protein-coupled receptors GPRC5B and GPR37L1 modulate megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy proteins. Human Molecular Genetics. 30(17). 1649–1665. 17 indexed citations
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Marcé‐Grau, Anna, et al.. (2021). Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 mutations causing neurodevelopmental disorder and epilepsy. Human Mutation. 42(10). 1215–1220. 4 indexed citations
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Bosch, Assumpció & Raúl Estévez. (2021). Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy: Insights Into Pathophysiology and Perspectives for Therapy. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 14. 627887–627887. 14 indexed citations
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Folgueira, Mónica, Xabier Elorza‐Vidal, A. Alia, et al.. (2019). Comparison of zebrafish and mice knockouts for Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy proteins indicates that GlialCAM/MLC1 forms a functional unit. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 14(1). 268–268. 10 indexed citations
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Castellanos, Aida, et al.. (2019). Role of zebrafish ClC‐K/barttin channels in apical kidney chloride reabsorption. The Journal of Physiology. 597(15). 3969–3983. 9 indexed citations
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Elorza‐Vidal, Xabier, Héctor Gaitán‐Peñas, & Raúl Estévez. (2019). Chloride Channels in Astrocytes: Structure, Roles in Brain Homeostasis and Implications in Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(5). 1034–1034. 33 indexed citations
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Gaitán‐Peñas, Héctor, Michael Pusch, & Raúl Estévez. (2018). Expression of LRRC8/VRAC Currents in Xenopus Oocytes: Advantages and Caveats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(3). 719–719. 10 indexed citations
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Elorza‐Vidal, Xabier, Sònia Sirisi, Héctor Gaitán‐Peñas, et al.. (2018). GlialCAM/MLC1 modulates LRRC8/VRAC currents in an indirect manner: Implications for megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy. Neurobiology of Disease. 119. 88–99. 30 indexed citations
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Gaitán‐Peñas, Héctor, Mercedes Armand‐Ugón, Alfons Macaya, & Raúl Estévez. (2018). CLCN1 Myotonia congenita mutation with a variable pattern of inheritance suggests a novel mechanism of dominant myotonia. Muscle & Nerve. 58(1). 157–160. 3 indexed citations
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Estévez, Raúl, Xabier Elorza‐Vidal, Héctor Gaitán‐Peñas, et al.. (2017). Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts: A personal biochemical retrospective. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 61(1). 50–60. 15 indexed citations
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Gaitán‐Peñas, Héctor, Pirjo M. Apaja, Aida Castellanos, et al.. (2017). Leukoencephalopathy‐causing CLCN2 mutations are associated with impaired Cl− channel function and trafficking. The Journal of Physiology. 595(22). 6993–7008. 25 indexed citations
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Duarri, Anna, Óscar Teijido, Tania López-Hernández, et al.. (2008). Molecular pathogenesis of megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts: mutations in MLC1 cause folding defects. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(23). 3728–3739. 52 indexed citations
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Teijido, Óscar, Ricardo P. Casaroli‐Marano, Fernando Aguado, et al.. (2007). Expression patterns of MLC1 protein in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Neurobiology of Disease. 26(3). 532–545. 46 indexed citations
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Torras‐Llort, Mònica, David Torrents, Josep Lluís Gelpí, et al.. (2001). Sequential Amino Acid Exchange across b0,+-like System in Chicken Brush Border Jejunum. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 180(3). 213–220. 41 indexed citations
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Estévez, Raúl, Thomas Boettger, Valentin Stein, et al.. (2001). Barttin is a Cl- channel β-subunit crucial for renal Cl- reabsorption and inner ear K+ secretion. Nature. 414(6863). 558–561. 424 indexed citations
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Pineda, Marta, Esperanza Fernández, David Torrents, et al.. (1999). Identification of a Membrane Protein, LAT-2, That Co-expresses with 4F2 Heavy Chain, an L-type Amino Acid Transport Activity with Broad Specificity for Small and Large Zwitterionic Amino Acids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(28). 19738–19744. 338 indexed citations
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Palacı́n, Manuel, Raúl Estévez, & António Zorzano. (1998). Cystinuria calls for heteromultimeric amino acid transporters. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 10(4). 455–461. 23 indexed citations
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Chillarón, Juan J., Raúl Estévez, Conchi Mora, et al.. (1996). Obligatory Amino Acid Exchange via Systems bo,+-like and y+L-like. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(30). 17761–17770. 143 indexed citations

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