Sonia Vega

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Sonia Vega is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonia Vega has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Sonia Vega's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (4 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (3 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (3 papers). Sonia Vega is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (4 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (3 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (3 papers). Sonia Vega collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. Sonia Vega's co-authors include M. Ángela Nieto, Oscar H. Ocaña, Isabel Fabregat, Francisco Valdés, Amparo Cano, Aixa V. Morales, Alejandro Barrallo‐Gimeno, Hervé Acloque, Gema Moreno‐Bueno and Francisco Portillo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Genes & Development and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Sonia Vega

15 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Metastatic Colonization Requires the Repression of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Inducer Prrx1
    2012 753 citations Oscar H. Ocaña, Gema Moreno‐Bueno et al. Cancer Cell profile →
  2. Snail blocks the cell cycle and confers resistance to cell death
    2004 687 citations Sonia Vega, Aixa V. Morales et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sonia Vega Spain 14 1.6k 1.3k 504 284 231 16 2.4k
Victoria Bolós Spain 10 2.0k 1.2× 912 0.7× 535 1.1× 322 1.1× 252 1.1× 11 2.7k
Yan M. Li United States 7 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 391 0.8× 174 0.6× 166 0.7× 8 2.1k
Pamela Blaikie United States 14 2.2k 1.3× 918 0.7× 771 1.5× 476 1.7× 165 0.7× 15 3.0k
Yvette Drabsch Netherlands 20 1.7k 1.0× 751 0.6× 457 0.9× 230 0.8× 148 0.6× 22 2.3k
Daizo Koinuma Japan 35 2.4k 1.5× 1.2k 0.9× 754 1.5× 192 0.7× 404 1.7× 67 3.3k
Wissam Abdallah United States 7 1.8k 1.1× 2.2k 1.8× 792 1.6× 225 0.8× 239 1.0× 15 3.1k
Shirin Bonni Canada 21 2.4k 1.4× 656 0.5× 304 0.6× 387 1.4× 126 0.5× 32 2.8k
Rónán C. O’Hagan United States 18 2.2k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 458 0.9× 323 1.1× 191 0.8× 30 3.1k
Raffaella Zamponi Italy 17 1.8k 1.1× 665 0.5× 339 0.7× 254 0.9× 189 0.8× 26 2.2k
Zhiqian Zhang China 25 1.7k 1.1× 472 0.4× 679 1.3× 309 1.1× 152 0.7× 60 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Sonia Vega

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sonia Vega

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sonia Vega

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sonia Vega. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sonia Vega based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sonia Vega. Sonia Vega is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Vega, Sonia, et al.. (2013). eEF1A Mediates the Nuclear Export of SNAG-Containing Proteins via the Exportin5-Aminoacyl-tRNA Complex. Cell Reports. 5(3). 727–737. 26 indexed citations
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Ocaña, Oscar H., Gema Moreno‐Bueno, Hervé Acloque, et al.. (2012). Metastatic Colonization Requires the Repression of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Inducer Prrx1. Cancer Cell. 22(6). 709–724. 753 indexed citations breakdown →
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Franco, Diana L., Jèssica Mainez, Sonia Vega, et al.. (2010). Snail1 suppresses TGF-β-induced apoptosis and is sufficient to trigger EMT in hepatocytes. Development. 137(21). e2108–e2108. 1 indexed citations
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Franco, Diana L., Jèssica Mainez, Sonia Vega, et al.. (2010). Snail1 suppresses TGF-β-induced apoptosis and is sufficient to trigger EMT in hepatocytes. Journal of Cell Science. 123(20). 3467–3477. 114 indexed citations
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Frutos, Cristina A. de, Romain Dacquin, Sonia Vega, et al.. (2009). Snail1 controls bone mass by regulating Runx2 and VDR expression during osteoblast differentiation. The EMBO Journal. 28(6). 686–696. 51 indexed citations
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Vega, Sonia, et al.. (2009). Characterization of Snail nuclear import pathways as representatives of C2H2 zinc finger transcription factors. Journal of Cell Science. 122(9). 1452–1460. 51 indexed citations
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Frutos, Cristina A. de, et al.. (2007). Snail1 Is a Transcriptional Effector of FGFR3 Signaling during Chondrogenesis and Achondroplasias. Developmental Cell. 13(6). 872–883. 74 indexed citations
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Peinado, Héctor, David Olmeda, Katalin Csiszár, et al.. (2005). A molecular role for lysyl oxidase‐like 2 enzyme in Snail regulation and tumor progression. The EMBO Journal. 24(19). 3446–3458. 368 indexed citations
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Porlan, Eva, Sonia Vega, Teresa Iglesias, & Angeles Rodrı́guez-Peña. (2004). Unliganded thyroid hormone receptor β1 inhibits proliferation of murine fibroblasts by delaying the onset of the G1 cell-cycle signals. Oncogene. 23(54). 8756–8765. 13 indexed citations
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Vega, Sonia, Aixa V. Morales, Oscar H. Ocaña, et al.. (2004). Snail blocks the cell cycle and confers resistance to cell death. Genes & Development. 18(10). 1131–1143. 687 indexed citations breakdown →
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Locascio, Annamaria, Sonia Vega, Cristina A. de Frutos, Miguel Manzanares, & M. Ángela Nieto. (2002). Biological Potential of a Functional Human SNAILRetrogene. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(41). 38803–38809. 29 indexed citations
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Valdés, Francisco, Alberto Álvarez, Annamaria Locascio, et al.. (2002). The epithelial mesenchymal transition confers resistance to the apoptotic effects of transforming growth factor Beta in fetal rat hepatocytes.. PubMed. 1(1). 68–78. 178 indexed citations
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Carré, Jean‐Luc, Sonia Vega, M. Saïd Ghandour, et al.. (2001). Coexpression of thyroid hormone receptor isoforms in mouse oligodendrocytes. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 67(1). 106–113. 19 indexed citations
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Barettino, Domingo, et al.. (1999). Stimulation of the myelin basic protein gene expression by 9-cis-retinoic acid and thyroid hormone: activation in the context of its native promoter. Molecular Brain Research. 64(1). 92–100. 53 indexed citations
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Fernández, María Luz, et al.. (1997). Vitamin C level and dietary fat saturation alter hepatic cholesterol homeostasis and plasma LDL metabolism in guinea pigs. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 8(7). 414–424. 15 indexed citations

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