Vania Braga

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Vania Braga is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Vania Braga has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Cell Biology, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Vania Braga's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (28 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (27 papers) and Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (19 papers). Vania Braga is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (28 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (27 papers) and Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (19 papers). Vania Braga collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Vania Braga's co-authors include Laura M. Machesky, Martha Betson, Alan Hall, Neil A. Hotchin, Encarnación Lozano, Sandra Gendler, Elisabetta Dejana, Martin Raff, Miguel Weil and Aldo Del Maschio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Vania Braga

67 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Small GTPases Rho and Rac Are Required for the Establ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 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. The Small GTPases Rho and Rac Are Required for the Establishment of Cadherin-dependent Cell–Cell Contacts
    1997 650 citations Vania Braga, Laura M. Machesky 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
Vania Braga United Kingdom 34 3.0k 2.2k 602 408 363 68 4.4k
Rafael García‐Mata United States 34 3.3k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 563 0.9× 411 1.0× 476 1.3× 69 5.0k
John Lincecum United States 16 2.5k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 384 0.6× 355 0.9× 278 0.8× 16 4.2k
Xi Zhan United States 31 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 741 1.2× 434 1.1× 400 1.1× 58 3.6k
Kris A. DeMali United States 30 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 768 1.3× 317 0.8× 336 0.9× 51 3.8k
Roberto Buccione Italy 33 2.5k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 768 1.3× 346 0.8× 436 1.2× 60 4.8k
Sandra Citi Switzerland 48 3.7k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 434 0.7× 246 0.6× 471 1.3× 102 6.0k
Alexis Gautreau France 36 3.0k 1.0× 3.1k 1.4× 975 1.6× 478 1.2× 547 1.5× 89 5.8k
Joseph Loureiro United States 22 2.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 477 0.8× 286 0.7× 284 0.8× 36 4.1k
Paul Mangeat France 30 2.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 832 1.4× 572 1.4× 358 1.0× 54 4.0k
Sergey M. Troyanovsky United States 38 2.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 402 0.7× 261 0.6× 378 1.0× 73 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vania Braga

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vania Braga

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vania Braga. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vania Braga 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 Vania Braga. Vania Braga is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Prak, Krisna, et al.. (2025). Functional analyses and integrated mechanisms of cellular destruction by L-amino acid oxidase. Cell Death and Disease. 17(1). 48–48.
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Sanchez‐Alonso, Jose L., Pamela Swiatlowska, Pavel Novák, et al.. (2022). Intrinsic cell rheology drives junction maturation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4832–4832. 6 indexed citations
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Tomlinson, Christopher, et al.. (2019). Junction Mapper is a novel computer vision tool to decipher cell–cell contact phenotypes. eLife. 8. 21 indexed citations
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Stransky, Stephanie, et al.. (2019). Development of a cell-based in vitro assay as a possible alternative for determining bothropic antivenom potency. Toxicon. 170. 68–76. 12 indexed citations
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Stransky, Stephanie, Clara Guerra-Duarte, Dayane Lorena Naves de Souza, et al.. (2019). L-amino acid oxidase from Bothrops atrox snake venom triggers autophagy, apoptosis and necrosis in normal human keratinocytes. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 781–781. 60 indexed citations
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Fischer, Andreas & Vania Braga. (2018). Vascular Permeability: Flow-Mediated, Non-canonical Notch Signalling Promotes Barrier Integrity. Current Biology. 28(3). R119–R121. 9 indexed citations
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Stransky, Stephanie, et al.. (2018). In vitro assessment of cytotoxic activities of Lachesis muta muta snake venom. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(4). e0006427–e0006427. 19 indexed citations
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Braga, Vania. (2017). Signaling by Small GTPases at Cell–Cell Junctions: Protein Interactions Building Control and Networks. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 10(10). a028746–a028746. 13 indexed citations
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McCormack, Jessica J., et al.. (2017). The scaffold protein Ajuba suppresses CdGAP activity in epithelia to maintain stable cell-cell contacts. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9249–9249. 10 indexed citations
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Braga, Vania. (2016). Spatial integration of E-cadherin adhesion, signalling and the epithelial cytoskeleton. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 42. 138–145. 44 indexed citations
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Braga, Vania, et al.. (2015). Cooperation of distinct Rac-dependent pathways to stabilise E-cadherin adhesion. Cellular Signalling. 27(9). 1905–1913. 18 indexed citations
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Serva, Andrius, Bettina L. Knapp, Christoph Claas, et al.. (2012). miR-17-5p Regulates Endocytic Trafficking through Targeting TBC1D2/Armus. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52555–e52555. 28 indexed citations
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Koessmeier, Katja T., et al.. (2012). Illuminating the functional and structural repertoire of human TBC/RABGAPs. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 13(2). 67–73. 135 indexed citations
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Aresta, Sandra, et al.. (2009). Newly formed E‐cadherin contacts do not activate Cdc42 or induce filopodia protrusion in human keratinocytes 1. Biology of the Cell. 102(1). 13–24. 10 indexed citations
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Braga, Vania & Alpha S. Yap. (2005). The challenges of abundance: epithelial junctions and small GTPase signalling. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 17(5). 466–474. 109 indexed citations
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Hogan, Catherine, Norberto Serpente, Patricia Cogram, et al.. (2004). Rap1 Regulates the Formation of E-Cadherin-Based Cell-Cell Contacts. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(15). 6690–6700. 218 indexed citations
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Braga, Vania. (2002). Cell–cell adhesion and signalling. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 14(5). 546–556. 258 indexed citations
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Braga, Vania, Martha Betson, Xiaodong Li, & Nathalie Lamarche‐Vane. (2000). Activation of the Small GTPase Rac Is Sufficient to Disrupt Cadherin-dependent Cell-Cell Adhesion in Normal Human Keratinocytes. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11(11). 3703–3721. 131 indexed citations
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Braga, Vania, Aldo Del Maschio, Laura M. Machesky, & Elisabetta Dejana. (1999). Regulation of Cadherin Function by Rho and Rac: Modulation by Junction Maturation and Cellular Context. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(1). 9–22. 224 indexed citations
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Weil, Miguel, Martin Raff, & Vania Braga. (1999). Caspase activation in the terminal differentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes. Current Biology. 9(7). 361–365. 175 indexed citations

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