Rubén Quintana–Cabrera

3.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Rubén Quintana–Cabrera is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rubén Quintana–Cabrera has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Rubén Quintana–Cabrera's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (12 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (6 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (4 papers). Rubén Quintana–Cabrera is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (12 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (6 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (4 papers). Rubén Quintana–Cabrera collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and United States. Rubén Quintana–Cabrera's co-authors include Luca Scorrano, María Eugenia Soriano, Tatiana Varanita, Veronica Costa, Mauro Corrado, José Antonio Enrı́quez, Alberto Casarin, Ester Perales‐Clemente, Lígia C. Gomes and Sara Cipolat and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Rubén Quintana–Cabrera

20 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Mitochondrial Cristae Shape Determines Respiratory Chain ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2015 2023 250 500 750
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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. Mitochondrial Cristae Shape Determines Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes Assembly and Respiratory Efficiency
    2013 957 citations Sara Cogliati, Christian Frezza et al. Cell profile →
  2. The Opa1-Dependent Mitochondrial Cristae Remodeling Pathway Controls Atrophic, Apoptotic, and Ischemic Tissue Damage
    2015 356 citations Tatiana Varanita, María Eugenia Soriano et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  3. Determinants and outcomes of mitochondrial dynamics
    2023 160 citations Rubén Quintana–Cabrera, Luca Scorrano Molecular Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rubén Quintana–Cabrera Spain 18 1.9k 435 361 284 179 20 2.3k
Sara Cogliati Spain 14 1.9k 1.0× 427 1.0× 402 1.1× 250 0.9× 244 1.4× 21 2.4k
Alberto Casarin Italy 18 2.1k 1.1× 400 0.9× 412 1.1× 194 0.7× 186 1.0× 28 2.7k
Vincent Paupe France 16 1.8k 1.0× 377 0.9× 291 0.8× 297 1.0× 268 1.5× 19 2.3k
Naïg Guéguen France 34 1.7k 0.9× 395 0.9× 456 1.3× 204 0.7× 198 1.1× 70 2.6k
Yulia Kushnareva United States 12 1.6k 0.9× 255 0.6× 393 1.1× 308 1.1× 129 0.7× 14 2.1k
Shun Nagashima Japan 15 1.5k 0.8× 271 0.6× 321 0.9× 446 1.6× 297 1.7× 34 2.0k
Domenico De Rasmo Italy 30 1.6k 0.8× 231 0.5× 392 1.1× 251 0.9× 109 0.6× 50 2.2k
Valérie Desquiret‐Dumas France 27 1.5k 0.8× 349 0.8× 466 1.3× 240 0.8× 106 0.6× 61 2.4k
Jennifer Q. Kwong United States 23 2.5k 1.3× 366 0.8× 375 1.0× 343 1.2× 180 1.0× 43 3.3k
Marilena D’Aurelio United States 21 1.8k 1.0× 411 0.9× 425 1.2× 143 0.5× 147 0.8× 31 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chandel, Navdeep S., Marni J. Falk, Janine H. Santos, et al.. (2025). Mitochondria transfer. Nature Metabolism. 7(9). 1716–1719. 1 indexed citations
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Chemello, Francesco, Michela Pozzobon, Tatiana Varanita, et al.. (2023). Dysfunctional mitochondria accumulate in a skeletal muscle knockout model of Smn1, the causal gene of spinal muscular atrophy. Cell Death and Disease. 14(2). 162–162. 15 indexed citations
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Quintana–Cabrera, Rubén & Luca Scorrano. (2023). Determinants and outcomes of mitochondrial dynamics. Molecular Cell. 83(6). 857–876. 160 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luque-Tévar, M., Carme Cucarella, Lisardo Boscá, et al.. (2022). COX-2 Expression in Hepatocytes Improves Mitochondrial Function after Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Antioxidants. 11(9). 1724–1724. 19 indexed citations
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Quintana–Cabrera, Rubén, et al.. (2021). Opa1 relies on cristae preservation and ATP synthase to curtail reactive oxygen species accumulation in mitochondria. Redox Biology. 41. 101944–101944. 47 indexed citations
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Zaninello, Marta, Konstantinos Palikaras, Déborah Naón, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of autophagy curtails visual loss in a model of autosomal dominant optic atrophy. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4029–4029. 66 indexed citations
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Vicente‐Gutiérrez, Carlos, Daniel Jiménez-Blasco, & Rubén Quintana–Cabrera. (2020). Intertwined ROS and Metabolic Signaling at the Neuron-Astrocyte Interface. Neurochemical Research. 46(1). 23–33. 20 indexed citations
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Costa, Roberto, Roberta Peruzzo, Magdalena Bachmann, et al.. (2019). Impaired Mitochondrial ATP Production Downregulates Wnt Signaling via ER Stress Induction. Cell Reports. 28(8). 1949–1960.e6. 69 indexed citations
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Fábián, Zsolt, Rubén Quintana–Cabrera, Alíz Szabó, et al.. (2019). PARP Inhibitor PJ34 Protects Mitochondria and Induces DNA-Damage Mediated Apoptosis in Combination With Cisplatin or Temozolomide in B16F10 Melanoma Cells. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 538–538. 18 indexed citations
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Larrea, Delfina, Marta Pera, Adriano Gonnelli, et al.. (2019). MFN2 mutations in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease alter mitochondria-associated ER membrane function but do not impair bioenergetics. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(11). 1782–1800. 78 indexed citations
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Quintana–Cabrera, Rubén, Christina Glytsou, Mauro Corrado, et al.. (2018). The cristae modulator Optic atrophy 1 requires mitochondrial ATP synthase oligomers to safeguard mitochondrial function. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3399–3399. 114 indexed citations
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Quintana–Cabrera, Rubén, Arpit Mehrotra, Giovanni Rigoni, & María Eugenia Soriano. (2017). Who and how in the regulation of mitochondrial cristae shape and function. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 500(1). 94–101. 94 indexed citations
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Mario, Agnese De, Rubén Quintana–Cabrera, Denis Martinvalet, & Marta Giacomello. (2016). (Neuro)degenerated Mitochondria-ER contacts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 483(4). 1096–1109. 26 indexed citations
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Varanita, Tatiana, María Eugenia Soriano, Vanina Romanello, et al.. (2015). The Opa1-Dependent Mitochondrial Cristae Remodeling Pathway Controls Atrophic, Apoptotic, and Ischemic Tissue Damage. Cell Metabolism. 21(6). 834–844. 356 indexed citations breakdown →
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Managò, Antonella, Luigi Leanza, Luca Carraretto, et al.. (2015). Early effects of the antineoplastic agent salinomycin on mitochondrial function. Cell Death and Disease. 6(10). e1930–e1930. 64 indexed citations
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Cogliati, Sara, Christian Frezza, María Eugenia Soriano, et al.. (2013). Mitochondrial Cristae Shape Determines Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes Assembly and Respiratory Efficiency. Cell. 155(1). 160–171. 957 indexed citations breakdown →
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Quintana–Cabrera, Rubén & Juan P. Bolaños. (2013). Glutathione and γ-Glutamylcysteine in Hydrogen Peroxide Detoxification. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 527. 129–144. 23 indexed citations
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Quintana–Cabrera, Rubén & Juan P. Bolaños. (2013). Glutathione and γ-glutamylcysteine in the antioxidant and survival functions of mitochondria. Biochemical Society Transactions. 41(1). 106–110. 39 indexed citations
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Skytt, Dorte M., Anna M. Klawonn, Malin H. Stridh, et al.. (2012). siRNA knock down of glutamate dehydrogenase in astrocytes affects glutamate metabolism leading to extensive accumulation of the neuroactive amino acids glutamate and aspartate. Neurochemistry International. 61(4). 490–497. 36 indexed citations
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Quintana–Cabrera, Rubén, Seila Fernández-Fernández, Verónica Bobo-Jiménez, et al.. (2012). γ-Glutamylcysteine detoxifies reactive oxygen species by acting as glutathione peroxidase-1 cofactor. Nature Communications. 3(1). 718–718. 126 indexed citations

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