Valentin Cracan

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Valentin Cracan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Valentin Cracan has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Rheumatology and 4 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Valentin Cracan's work include Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (7 papers). Valentin Cracan is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (7 papers). Valentin Cracan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Valentin Cracan's co-authors include Vamsi K. Mootha, Zenon Grabarek, Denis V. Titov, Russell P. Goodman, Jun Peng, Ruma Banerjee, Hyun‐Woo Rhee, Peng Zou, Namrata D. Udeshi and Tanya Svinkina and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Valentin Cracan

19 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Complementation of mitochondrial electron transport chain by manipulation of the NAD ⁺ /NADH ratio

2016 339 citations Denis V. Titov, Valentin Cracan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Valentin Cracan United States	13	860	223	181	115	107	21	1.2k
Or Kakhlon Israel	21	724 0.8×	146 0.7×	138 0.8×	288 2.5×	79 0.7×	41	1.9k
Christina L. Grek United States	21	1.1k 1.2×	122 0.5×	118 0.7×	133 1.2×	51 0.5×	31	1.6k
Christine Y. Chuang Denmark	19	441 0.5×	252 1.1×	144 0.8×	215 1.9×	58 0.5×	46	1.1k
Michael J. Bollong United States	19	982 1.1×	164 0.7×	96 0.5×	138 1.2×	134 1.3×	42	1.4k
Zhijie Liu United States	18	878 1.0×	135 0.6×	195 1.1×	63 0.5×	24 0.2×	46	1.4k
Željka Vukelić Croatia	22	952 1.1×	308 1.4×	119 0.7×	215 1.9×	88 0.8×	47	1.2k
Tonya N. Zeczycki United States	19	540 0.6×	262 1.2×	61 0.3×	173 1.5×	85 0.8×	41	914
Carol M. Makepeace United States	19	619 0.7×	176 0.8×	119 0.7×	116 1.0×	24 0.2×	34	1.0k
Anna Chapman New Zealand	19	803 0.9×	305 1.4×	86 0.5×	348 3.0×	40 0.4×	25	1.7k
Alfonso León‐Del‐Río Mexico	16	882 1.0×	486 2.2×	103 0.6×	48 0.4×	220 2.1×	39	1.5k

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Pan, Xingxiu, et al.. (2026). A genetically encoded bifunctional enzyme mitigates redox imbalance and lipotoxicity. Nature Metabolism. 8(2). 350–370.

Pan, Xingxiu, et al.. (2026). Perturbation of NAD(P)H metabolism with the Lb NOX xenotopic tool extends lifespan and mitigates age-related changes. Science Advances. 12(1). eady0628–eady0628.

Pan, Xingxiu & Valentin Cracan. (2025). Translocation renal cell carcinoma says no to the Warburg effect. Nature Metabolism. 7(3). 438–440. 2 indexed citations

Parkhitko, Andrey A. & Valentin Cracan. (2025). Xenotopic synthetic biology: Prospective tools for delaying aging and age-related diseases. Science Advances. 11(13). eadu1710–eadu1710. 4 indexed citations

Pan, Xingxiu, Sara Violante, Nirajan Shrestha, et al.. (2023). A genetically encoded tool to increase cellular NADH/NAD+ ratio in living cells. Nature Chemical Biology. 20(5). 594–604. 30 indexed citations

Bell, Tristan A., Owen S. Skinner, Mohammad A. Yaseen, et al.. (2022). A natural fusion of flavodiiron, rubredoxin, and rubredoxin oxidoreductase domains is a self-sufficient water-forming oxidase of Trichomonas vaginalis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(8). 102210–102210. 3 indexed citations

Parkhitko, Andrey A., Lin Wang, Richard Binari, et al.. (2020). Downregulation of the tyrosine degradation pathway extends Drosophila lifespan. eLife. 9. 34 indexed citations

Li, Zhu, et al.. (2017). Cofactor Editing by the G-protein Metallochaperone Domain Regulates the Radical B12 Enzyme IcmF. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(10). 3977–3987. 8 indexed citations

Cracan, Valentin, Denis V. Titov, Hongying Shen, Zenon Grabarek, & Vamsi K. Mootha. (2017). A genetically encoded tool for manipulation of NADP+/NADPH in living cells. Nature Chemical Biology. 13(10). 1088–1095. 86 indexed citations

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Kitanishi, Kenichi, Valentin Cracan, & Ruma Banerjee. (2015). Engineered and Native Coenzyme B12-dependent Isovaleryl-CoA/Pivalyl-CoA Mutase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(33). 20466–20476. 7 indexed citations

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Jost, Marco, Valentin Cracan, Paul A. Hubbard, Ruma Banerjee, & Catherine L. Drennan. (2015). Visualization of a radical B ₁₂ enzyme with its G-protein chaperone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(8). 2419–2424. 22 indexed citations

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Dai, Ning, Liping Zhao, Diedra M. Wrighting, et al.. (2015). IGF2BP2/IMP2-Deficient Mice Resist Obesity through Enhanced Translation of Ucp1 mRNA and Other mRNAs Encoding Mitochondrial Proteins. Cell Metabolism. 21(4). 609–621. 142 indexed citations

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Jost, Marco, David A. Born, Valentin Cracan, Ruma Banerjee, & Catherine L. Drennan. (2015). Structural Basis for Substrate Specificity in Adenosylcobalamin-dependent Isobutyryl-CoA Mutase and Related Acyl-CoA Mutases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(45). 26882–26898. 16 indexed citations

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Udeshi, Namrata D., Valentin Cracan, Tanya Svinkina, et al.. (2014). Proteomic Mapping of the Human Mitochondrial Intermembrane Space in Live Cells via Ratiometric APEX Tagging. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations

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Hung, Victoria, Peng Zou, Hyun‐Woo Rhee, et al.. (2014). Proteomic Mapping of the Human Mitochondrial Intermembrane Space in Live Cells via Ratiometric APEX Tagging. Molecular Cell. 55(2). 332–341. 374 indexed citations

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Gohil, Vishal M., Lin Zhu, Valentin Cracan, et al.. (2013). Meclizine Inhibits Mitochondrial Respiration through Direct Targeting of Cytosolic Phosphoethanolamine Metabolism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(49). 35387–35395. 44 indexed citations

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Cracan, Valentin & Ruma Banerjee. (2012). Cobalt and Corrinoid Transport and Biochemistry. PubMed. 12. 333–374. 22 indexed citations

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Cracan, Valentin & Ruma Banerjee. (2012). Novel B₁₂-Dependent Acyl-CoA Mutases and Their Biotechnological Potential. Biochemistry. 51(31). 6039–6046. 19 indexed citations

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Cracan, Valentin & Ruma Banerjee. (2011). Novel Coenzyme B12-dependent Interconversion of Isovaleryl-CoA and Pivalyl-CoA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(6). 3723–3732. 18 indexed citations

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Cracan, Valentin, Dominique Padovani, & Ruma Banerjee. (2009). IcmF Is a Fusion between the Radical B12 Enzyme Isobutyryl-CoA Mutase and Its G-protein Chaperone. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(1). 655–666. 26 indexed citations

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