Ximena Opitz-Araya

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ximena Opitz-Araya is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ximena Opitz-Araya has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ximena Opitz-Araya's work include Ion channel regulation and function (3 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (2 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 papers). Ximena Opitz-Araya is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (3 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (2 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 papers). Ximena Opitz-Araya collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ximena Opitz-Araya's co-authors include Yuri Lazebnik, Patrice Lassus, Malcolm J. Low, Ruth E. Thomas, Wenbiao Chen, Michele A. Kelly, Roger D. Cone, Marı́a S. Soengas, Scott W. Lowe and William L. Gerald and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ximena Opitz-Araya

8 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Inactivation of the apoptosis effector Apaf-1 in malignan... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2002 250 500 750
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. Inactivation of the apoptosis effector Apaf-1 in malignant melanoma
    2001 769 citations Marı́a S. Soengas, Paola Capodieci et al. Nature profile →
  2. Requirement for Caspase-2 in Stress-Induced Apoptosis Before Mitochondrial Permeabilization
    2002 596 citations Patrice Lassus, Ximena Opitz-Araya et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ximena Opitz-Araya United States 8 1.4k 383 333 306 274 8 2.0k
Jeroen van der Kaay United Kingdom 18 2.0k 1.4× 239 0.6× 534 1.6× 92 0.3× 109 0.4× 26 2.6k
Lesley K. Sinclair United States 12 1.6k 1.1× 151 0.4× 313 0.9× 185 0.6× 217 0.8× 13 2.3k
Takahide Ohishi Japan 19 1.2k 0.9× 152 0.4× 174 0.5× 94 0.3× 112 0.4× 25 2.2k
Laura R. Pearce United Kingdom 8 1.6k 1.1× 188 0.5× 309 0.9× 58 0.2× 98 0.4× 9 2.1k
William C. Comb United States 12 1.2k 0.8× 188 0.5× 334 1.0× 74 0.2× 94 0.3× 16 2.1k
Gregory W. Aponte United States 21 932 0.6× 137 0.4× 154 0.5× 200 0.7× 192 0.7× 31 1.8k
Jean‐Luc Parent Canada 29 1.8k 1.2× 353 0.9× 389 1.2× 92 0.3× 78 0.3× 65 2.4k
Catherine Seva France 27 1.1k 0.8× 473 1.2× 115 0.3× 99 0.3× 133 0.5× 56 2.2k
Thierry Capiod France 30 1.4k 0.9× 167 0.4× 195 0.6× 126 0.4× 48 0.2× 53 2.3k
Barbara Wiggert United States 29 1.7k 1.2× 113 0.3× 186 0.6× 110 0.4× 124 0.5× 78 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ximena Opitz-Araya

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ximena Opitz-Araya

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ximena Opitz-Araya

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

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Moreno, Claudia M., Rose E. Dixon, Sendoa Tajada, et al.. (2016). Ca2+ entry into neurons is facilitated by cooperative gating of clustered CaV1.3 channels. eLife. 5. 62 indexed citations
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Dixon, Rose E., Claudia M. Moreno, Can Yuan, et al.. (2015). Graded Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent coupling of voltage-gated CaV1.2 channels. eLife. 4. 92 indexed citations
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Opitz-Araya, Ximena & Andrés Barría. (2011). Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 8 indexed citations
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Opitz-Araya, Ximena, et al.. (2011). Molecular Determinants Controlling NMDA Receptor Synaptic Incorporation. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(17). 6311–6316. 22 indexed citations
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Opitz-Araya, Ximena & Andrés Barría. (2011). Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 37 indexed citations
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Lassus, Patrice, Ximena Opitz-Araya, & Yuri Lazebnik. (2002). Requirement for Caspase-2 in Stress-Induced Apoptosis Before Mitochondrial Permeabilization. Science. 297(5585). 1352–1354. 596 indexed citations breakdown →
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Soengas, Marı́a S., Paola Capodieci, David Polsky, et al.. (2001). Inactivation of the apoptosis effector Apaf-1 in malignant melanoma. Nature. 409(6817). 207–211. 769 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Wenbiao, Michele A. Kelly, Ximena Opitz-Araya, et al.. (1997). Exocrine Gland Dysfunction in MC5-R-Deficient Mice: Evidence for Coordinated Regulation of Exocrine Gland Function by Melanocortin Peptides. Cell. 91(6). 789–798. 389 indexed citations

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