Verónica Estrella

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Verónica Estrella is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Verónica Estrella has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Verónica Estrella's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (5 papers), Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth (4 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (4 papers). Verónica Estrella is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (5 papers), Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth (4 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (4 papers). Verónica Estrella collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Verónica Estrella's co-authors include Arig Ibrahim‐Hashim, Mark C. Lloyd, Robert J. Gillies, Robert A. Gatenby, Tingan Chen, Jonathan W. Wojtkowiak, Joseph Johnson, Yoganand Balagurunathan, Kate Bailey and Heather H. Cornnell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Verónica Estrella

27 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

  1. Acidity Generated by the Tumor Microenvironment Drives Local Invasion
    2013 1.1k citations Verónica Estrella, Tingan Chen et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Verónica Estrella United States 17 1.4k 679 462 449 369 28 2.5k
Sylvie Roberge United States 18 1.1k 0.8× 488 0.7× 578 1.3× 654 1.5× 192 0.5× 39 2.5k
Mehdi Damaghi United States 18 1.3k 0.9× 880 1.3× 430 0.9× 382 0.9× 110 0.3× 35 2.3k
Tingan Chen United States 13 990 0.7× 595 0.9× 563 1.2× 357 0.8× 122 0.3× 19 1.9k
Arig Ibrahim‐Hashim United States 17 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.8× 614 1.3× 548 1.2× 121 0.3× 28 2.8k
Mark C. Lloyd United States 27 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.8× 970 2.1× 594 1.3× 243 0.7× 49 3.5k
Kenneth L. Pitter United States 24 2.3k 1.6× 683 1.0× 735 1.6× 1.1k 2.3× 246 0.7× 48 4.2k
Nathaniel D. Kirkpatrick United States 19 972 0.7× 622 0.9× 593 1.3× 454 1.0× 160 0.4× 27 2.2k
Jonathan W. Wojtkowiak United States 24 2.0k 1.4× 1.6k 2.3× 782 1.7× 812 1.8× 220 0.6× 33 4.0k
Corbin E. Meacham United States 8 1.3k 0.9× 716 1.1× 900 1.9× 283 0.6× 199 0.5× 10 2.5k
Joseph Johnson United States 19 1.0k 0.7× 508 0.7× 390 0.8× 377 0.8× 129 0.3× 53 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Verónica Estrella

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Verónica Estrella

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Verónica Estrella. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Verónica Estrella 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 Verónica Estrella. Verónica Estrella 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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Estrella, Verónica, et al.. (2025). Diagnosis and treatment of cemental tear: a case series.. PubMed. 73(2). 61–69.
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Luddy, Kimberly A., Jeffrey West, Mark Robertson‐Tessi, et al.. (2025). Evolutionary Double-Bind Treatment Using Radiation Therapy and Natural Killer Cell-Based Immunotherapy in Prostate Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 124(3). 702–716. 1 indexed citations
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Jardim‐Perassi, Bruna V., Dominique Abrahams, Verónica Estrella, et al.. (2024). L-DOS47 Elevates Pancreatic Cancer Tumor pH and Enhances Response to Immunotherapy. Biomedicines. 12(2). 461–461. 6 indexed citations
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El-Kenawi, Asmaa, Anders Berglund, Verónica Estrella, et al.. (2022). Elevated Methionine Flux Drives Pyroptosis Evasion in Persister Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 83(5). 720–734. 22 indexed citations
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Wu, Hao, Verónica Estrella, Matthew Beatty, et al.. (2020). T-cells produce acidic niches in lymph nodes to suppress their own effector functions. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4113–4113. 119 indexed citations
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Ibrahim‐Hashim, Arig & Verónica Estrella. (2019). Acidosis and cancer: from mechanism to neutralization. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 38(1-2). 149–155. 108 indexed citations
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Karolak, Aleksandra, Verónica Estrella, Tingan Chen, et al.. (2018). Targeting Ligand Specificity Linked to Tumor Tissue Topological Heterogeneity via Single-Cell Micro-Pharmacological Modeling. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3638–3638. 10 indexed citations
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Damaghi, Mehdi, Narges K. Tafreshi, Mark C. Lloyd, et al.. (2015). Chronic acidosis in the tumour microenvironment selects for overexpression of LAMP2 in the plasma membrane. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8752–8752. 141 indexed citations
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Estrella, Verónica, Tingan Chen, Mark C. Lloyd, et al.. (2013). Acidity Generated by the Tumor Microenvironment Drives Local Invasion. Cancer Research. 73(5). 1524–1535. 1065 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rejniak, Katarzyna A., et al.. (2013). The Role of Tumor Tissue Architecture in Treatment Penetration and Efficacy: An Integrative Study. Frontiers in Oncology. 3. 111–111. 58 indexed citations
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Tafreshi, Narges K., Ariosto Silva, Verónica Estrella, et al.. (2013). In Vivo and in Silico Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution of a Melanocortin Receptor 1 Targeted Agent in Preclinical Models of Melanoma. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 10(8). 3175–3185. 13 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Jessica J., Verónica Estrella, Mark C. Lloyd, et al.. (2012). Intracellular Electric Field and pH Optimize Protein Localization and Movement. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e36894–e36894. 20 indexed citations
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Robertson‐Tessi, Mark, Verónica Estrella, Tingan Chen, et al.. (2011). Abstract 53: Exploiting heterogeneity to develop better treatment strategies using an evolutionary multiscale mathematical model of tumor-vessel interactions. Cancer Research. 71(8_Supplement). 53–53. 1 indexed citations
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Byrne, Helen M., Tingan Chen, Verónica Estrella, et al.. (2011). Multiscale Modelling of Vascular Tumour Growth in 3D: The Roles of Domain Size and Boundary Conditions. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e14790–e14790. 122 indexed citations
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Golshani, Roozbeh, S. Hautmann, Verónica Estrella, et al.. (2007). HAS1 expression in bladder cancer and its relation to urinary HA test. International Journal of Cancer. 120(8). 1712–1720. 39 indexed citations
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Estrella, Verónica, et al.. (2004). Valor clínico de las imágenes de capilaroscopia periungueal en pacientes con psoriasis. Revista Medicina Cutánea Ibero-Latino-Americana. 32(1). 61–64. 1 indexed citations
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Wiener, Jon R., T. Christopher Windham, Verónica Estrella, et al.. (2002). Activated Src Protein Tyrosine Kinase Is Overexpressed in Late-Stage Human Ovarian Cancers. Gynecologic Oncology. 88(1). 73–79. 144 indexed citations
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Pustilnik, Terri, Verónica Estrella, Jon R. Wiener, & Gordon B. Mills. (1999). Lysophosphatidic acid 181 stimulates urokinase secretion in ovarian cancer cells. Gynecologic Oncology. 72(3). 472. 1 indexed citations

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