Violeta Heras

1.1k total citations
19 papers, 637 citations indexed

About

Violeta Heras is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Violeta Heras has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 637 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Violeta Heras's work include Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (12 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (7 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers). Violeta Heras is often cited by papers focused on Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (12 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (7 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers). Violeta Heras collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Finland and United States. Violeta Heras's co-authors include Manuel Tena‐Sempere, Juan Roa, María J. Vázquez, Francisco Ruíz-Pino, Juan M. Castellano, Francisco Gaytán, Leonor Pinilla, Alexia Barroso, Silvia León and Inmaculada Velasco and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Violeta Heras

19 papers receiving 634 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Violeta Heras Spain	13	354	227	164	119	117	19	637
Alexia Barroso Spain	11	314 0.9×	174 0.8×	121 0.7×	75 0.6×	61 0.5×	16	464
Fazal Wahab Pakistan	17	426 1.2×	245 1.1×	151 0.9×	78 0.7×	101 0.9×	38	664
Daniela Fernandois Chile	13	210 0.6×	136 0.6×	138 0.8×	41 0.3×	98 0.8×	19	515
Inmaculada Velasco Spain	10	218 0.6×	143 0.6×	77 0.5×	66 0.6×	69 0.6×	16	421
Marcelo Martinez Brazil	14	151 0.4×	176 0.8×	313 1.9×	97 0.8×	79 0.7×	32	686
Ghislaine Garrel France	18	430 1.2×	230 1.0×	77 0.5×	182 1.5×	86 0.7×	31	768
Soledad Paola Rossi Argentina	14	250 0.7×	88 0.4×	157 1.0×	58 0.5×	70 0.6×	23	514
Norihiro Sugino Japan	19	487 1.4×	189 0.8×	149 0.9×	154 1.3×	51 0.4×	23	993
J. H. Quennell New Zealand	10	790 2.2×	227 1.0×	510 3.1×	126 1.1×	113 1.0×	10	982
Karolina Skorupskaite United Kingdom	11	617 1.7×	229 1.0×	71 0.4×	155 1.3×	31 0.3×	24	803

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19 of 19 papers shown

Heras, Violeta, Virginia Mela, Almudena Ortega‐Gómez, et al.. (2025). β-Hydroxybutyrate Reduces Body Weight by Modulating Fatty Acid Oxidation and Beiging in the Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of DIO Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(11). 5064–5064. 1 indexed citations

Mela, Virginia, Violeta Heras, Maria Luisa García‐Martín, et al.. (2025). Microbiota fasting-related changes ameliorate cognitive decline in obesity and boost ex vivo microglial function through the gut-brain axis. Gut. 74(11). 1828–1846. 2 indexed citations

Roa, Juan, Francisco Ruíz-Pino, María J. Vázquez, et al.. (2022). Dicer ablation in Kiss1 neurons impairs puberty and fertility preferentially in female mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4663–4663. 14 indexed citations

Romero, Amparo, Marta G. Novelle, Omar Al–Massadi, et al.. (2022). Kappa-Opioid Receptor Blockade Ameliorates Obesity Caused by Estrogen Withdrawal via Promotion of Energy Expenditure through mTOR Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(6). 3118–3118. 9 indexed citations

Avendaño, María Soledad, Alexia Barroso, Francisco Gaytán, et al.. (2022). Connecting nutritional deprivation and pubertal inhibition via GRK2-mediated repression of kisspeptin actions in GnRH neurons. Metabolism. 129. 155141–155141. 7 indexed citations

Clasadonte, Jérôme, Mónica Imbernón, Daniela Fernandois, et al.. (2021). Tanycytic networks mediate energy balance by feeding lactate to glucose-insensitive POMC neurons. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(18). 61 indexed citations

Quiñones, Mar, René Hernández-Bautista, Daniel Beiroa, et al.. (2021). Sirt3 in POMC neurons controls energy balance in a sex- and diet-dependent manner. Redox Biology. 41. 101945–101945. 13 indexed citations

Velasco, Inmaculada, Delphine Franssen, Violeta Heras, et al.. (2021). Congenital ablation of Tacr2 reveals overlapping and redundant roles of NK2R signaling in the control of reproductive axis. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 320(3). E496–E511. 7 indexed citations

Heras, Violeta, Juan M. Castellano, Daniela Fernandois, et al.. (2020). Central Ceramide Signaling Mediates Obesity-Induced Precocious Puberty. Cell Metabolism. 32(6). 951–966.e8. 63 indexed citations

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Heras, Violeta, Susana Sangiao‐Alvarellos, María Manfredi-Lozano, et al.. (2019). Hypothalamic miR-30 regulates puberty onset via repression of the puberty-suppressing factor, Mkrn3. PLoS Biology. 17(11). e3000532–e3000532. 58 indexed citations

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Velasco, Inmaculada, Silvia León, Alexia Barroso, et al.. (2019). Gonadal hormone-dependent vs. -independent effects of kisspeptin signaling in the control of body weight and metabolic homeostasis. Metabolism. 98. 84–94. 37 indexed citations

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Roa, Juan, Alexia Barroso, Francisco Ruíz-Pino, et al.. (2018). Metabolic regulation of female puberty via hypothalamic AMPK–kisspeptin signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(45). E10758–E10767. 65 indexed citations

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Vázquez, María J., Carlos A. Toro, Juan M. Castellano, et al.. (2018). SIRT1 mediates obesity- and nutrient-dependent perturbation of pubertal timing by epigenetically controlling Kiss1 expression. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4194–4194. 100 indexed citations

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León, Silvia, Inmaculada Velasco, María J. Vázquez, et al.. (2018). Sex-Biased Physiological Roles of NPFF1R, the Canonical Receptor of RFRP-3, in Food Intake and Metabolic Homeostasis Revealed by its Congenital Ablation in mice. Metabolism. 87. 87–97. 20 indexed citations

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Gaytán, Francisco, Concepción Morales, Silvia León, et al.. (2017). Development and validation of a method for precise dating of female puberty in laboratory rodents: The puberty ovarian maturation score (Pub-Score). Scientific Reports. 7(1). 46381–46381. 54 indexed citations

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Sánchez-Garrido, Miguel A., Francisco Ruíz-Pino, Inmaculada Velasco, et al.. (2017). Intergenerational Influence of Paternal Obesity on Metabolic and Reproductive Health Parameters of the Offspring: Male-Preferential Impact and Involvement of Kiss1-Mediated Pathways. Endocrinology. 159(2). 1005–1018. 38 indexed citations

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León, Silvia, Alexia Barroso, María J. Vázquez, et al.. (2016). Direct Actions of Kisspeptins on GnRH Neurons Permit Attainment of Fertility but are Insufficient to Fully Preserve Gonadotropic Axis Activity. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 19206–19206. 61 indexed citations

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Sánchez-Garrido, Miguel A., Francisco Ruíz-Pino, María Manfredi-Lozano, et al.. (2015). Metabolic and gonadotropic impact of sequential obesogenic insults in the female: influence of the loss of ovarian secretion. Endocrine Abstracts. 2 indexed citations

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Sánchez-Garrido, Miguel A., Francisco Ruíz-Pino, María Manfredi-Lozano, et al.. (2015). Metabolic and Gonadotropic Impact of Sequential Obesogenic Insults in the Female: Influence of the Loss of Ovarian Secretion. Endocrinology. 156(8). 2984–2998. 25 indexed citations

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