Raúl Muñoz-Planillo

10.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
17 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Raúl Muñoz-Planillo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Immunology and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Raúl Muñoz-Planillo's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (12 papers), interferon and immune responses (5 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (5 papers). Raúl Muñoz-Planillo is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (12 papers), interferon and immune responses (5 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (5 papers). Raúl Muñoz-Planillo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Raúl Muñoz-Planillo's co-authors include Gabriel Núñez, Luigi Franchi, Tatjana Eigenbrod, Peter Kuffa, Thekkelnaycke M. Rajendiran, Giovanny J. Martínez-Colón, Yuan He, Qin Liu, Dahai Yang and Yuumi Nakamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Raúl Muñoz-Planillo

17 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

K+ Efflux Is the Common Trigger of NLRP3 Inflammasome Act... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2013 2009 2012 2015 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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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. K+ Efflux Is the Common Trigger of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Bacterial Toxins and Particulate Matter
    2013 1.7k citations Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, Peter Kuffa et al. Immunity profile →
  2. The inflammasome: a caspase-1-activation platform that regulates immune responses and disease pathogenesis
    2009 1.5k citations Luigi Franchi, Tatjana Eigenbrod et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  3. Sensing and reacting to microbes through the inflammasomes
    2012 858 citations Luigi Franchi, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  4. Caspase-11 Requires the Pannexin-1 Channel and the Purinergic P2X7 Pore to Mediate Pyroptosis and Endotoxic Shock
    2015 496 citations Dahai Yang, Yuan He et al. Immunity profile →
  5. Staphylococcus δ-toxin induces allergic skin disease by activating mast cells
    2013 409 citations Yuumi Nakamura, Jon Oscherwitz et al. Nature 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 Muñoz-Planillo United States 16 4.7k 2.7k 742 669 552 17 6.5k
Je‐Wook Yu South Korea 30 5.0k 1.1× 3.2k 1.2× 695 0.9× 639 1.0× 503 0.9× 69 6.6k
Akihiro Yachie Japan 50 4.4k 0.9× 4.0k 1.5× 1.0k 1.4× 1.2k 1.7× 304 0.6× 356 10.7k
Sanjeev Mariathasan United States 38 6.2k 1.3× 5.9k 2.2× 885 1.2× 1.1k 1.7× 387 0.7× 92 11.0k
Seth L. Masters Australia 50 7.0k 1.5× 4.7k 1.7× 1.8k 2.5× 969 1.4× 753 1.4× 99 10.4k
Prajwal Gurung United States 32 3.6k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 680 0.9× 412 0.6× 248 0.4× 61 5.0k
Greta Guarda Switzerland 29 3.2k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 666 0.9× 525 0.8× 268 0.5× 44 5.6k
Ashley Mansell Australia 49 2.5k 0.5× 4.2k 1.6× 1.5k 2.0× 444 0.7× 230 0.4× 95 7.6k
Yue Zhao China 25 8.2k 1.7× 4.1k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 897 1.3× 1.2k 2.1× 88 10.5k
Jianghong Wu United States 8 4.4k 0.9× 2.8k 1.0× 592 0.8× 575 0.9× 480 0.9× 8 5.5k
Jianbin Ruan United States 26 6.8k 1.4× 3.0k 1.1× 667 0.9× 675 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 39 7.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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O’Brien, Martha A., Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, Gabriel Núñez, et al.. (2017). A bioluminescent caspase-1 activity assay rapidly monitors inflammasome activation in cells. Journal of Immunological Methods. 447. 1–13. 66 indexed citations
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Yang, Dahai, Yuan He, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, Qin Liu, & Gabriel Núñez. (2015). Caspase-11 Requires the Pannexin-1 Channel and the Purinergic P2X7 Pore to Mediate Pyroptosis and Endotoxic Shock. Immunity. 43(5). 923–932. 496 indexed citations breakdown →
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Seo, Sang‐Uk, Nobuhiko Kamada, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, et al.. (2015). Distinct Commensals Induce Interleukin-1β via NLRP3 Inflammasome in Inflammatory Monocytes to Promote Intestinal Inflammation in Response to Injury. Immunity. 42(4). 744–755. 269 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Mizuho, et al.. (2014). Interleukin-22 Regulates the Complement System to Promote Resistance against Pathobionts after Pathogen-Induced Intestinal Damage. Immunity. 41(4). 620–632. 120 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Shiho, Luigi Franchi, Yuan He, et al.. (2014). Shigella Type III Secretion Protein MxiI Is Recognized by Naip2 to Induce Nlrc4 Inflammasome Activation Independently of Pkcδ. PLoS Pathogens. 10(2). e1003926–e1003926. 88 indexed citations
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Oscherwitz, Jon, et al.. (2014). In vivo mapping of a protective linear neutralizing epitope at the N-terminus of alpha hemolysin from Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular Immunology. 60(1). 62–71. 9 indexed citations
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Franchi, Luigi, Tatjana Eigenbrod, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, et al.. (2014). Cytosolic Double-Stranded RNA Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome via MAVS-Induced Membrane Permeabilization and K+ Efflux. The Journal of Immunology. 193(8). 4214–4222. 153 indexed citations
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Muñoz-Planillo, Raúl, et al.. (2013). K+ Efflux Is the Common Trigger of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Bacterial Toxins and Particulate Matter. Immunity. 38(6). 1142–1153. 1666 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nakamura, Yuumi, Jon Oscherwitz, Kemp B. Cease, et al.. (2013). Staphylococcus δ-toxin induces allergic skin disease by activating mast cells. Nature. 503(7476). 397–401. 409 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Yuan, Saranyaraajan Varadarajan, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, et al.. (2013). 3,4-Methylenedioxy-β-nitrostyrene Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Blocking Assembly of the Inflammasome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(2). 1142–1150. 233 indexed citations
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Franchi, Luigi, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, & Gabriel Núñez. (2012). Sensing and reacting to microbes through the inflammasomes. Nature Immunology. 13(4). 325–332. 858 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eigenbrod, Tatjana, Luigi Franchi, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, et al.. (2012). Bacterial RNA Mediates Activation of Caspase-1 and IL-1β Release Independently of TLRs 3, 7, 9 and TRIF but Is Dependent on UNC93B. The Journal of Immunology. 189(1). 328–336. 28 indexed citations
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Franchi, Luigi, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, Thornik Reimer, Tatjana Eigenbrod, & Gabriel Núñez. (2010). Inflammasomes as microbial sensors. European Journal of Immunology. 40(3). 611–615. 104 indexed citations
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Harder, Jürgen, Luigi Franchi, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, et al.. (2009). Activation of the Nlrp3 Inflammasome by Streptococcus pyogenes Requires Streptolysin O and NF-κB Activation but Proceeds Independently of TLR Signaling and P2X7 Receptor. The Journal of Immunology. 183(9). 5823–5829. 200 indexed citations
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Franchi, Luigi, Tatjana Eigenbrod, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, & Gabriel Núñez. (2009). The inflammasome: a caspase-1-activation platform that regulates immune responses and disease pathogenesis. Nature Immunology. 10(3). 241–247. 1478 indexed citations breakdown →
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Muñoz-Planillo, Raúl, Luigi Franchi, Lloyd Miller, & Gabriel Núñez. (2009). A Critical Role for Hemolysins and Bacterial Lipoproteins in Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Activation of the Nlrp3 Inflammasome. The Journal of Immunology. 183(6). 3942–3948. 271 indexed citations
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Lamkanfi, Mohamed, Amal O. Amer, Thirumala‐Devi Kanneganti, et al.. (2007). The Nod-Like Receptor Family Member Naip5/Birc1e Restricts Legionella pneumophila Growth Independently of Caspase-1 Activation. The Journal of Immunology. 178(12). 8022–8027. 95 indexed citations

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