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Angel Raya publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Angel Raya sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 166 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Angel Raya D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Angel Raya sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Angel Raya is affiliated with the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats in Spain. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Within these broader domains, their work focuses significantly on Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main research topics that have been prominent in Angel Raya's work include:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Congenital heart defects research

Recent publications illustrate the scope and diversity of their scientific contributions. These include:

  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (2024)
  • Cardiac fibroblasts and mechanosensation in heart development, health and disease, Nature Reviews Cardiology (2022)
  • Evaluation of the Spanish population coverage of a prospective HLA haplobank of induced pluripotent stem cells, Stem Cell Research & Therapy (2021)
  • Cell therapy with hiPSC-derived RPE cells and RPCs prevents visual function loss in a rat model of retinal degeneration, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development (2021)
  • Modeling iPSC-derived human neurofibroma-like tumors in mice uncovers the heterogeneity of Schwann cells within plexiform neurofibromas, Cell Reports (2022)

The distribution of their published work across journals highlights frequent contributions to several venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stem Cell Research & Therapy
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Reviews Cardiology

Angel Raya has collaborated extensively with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Anna Veiga
  • Irene Fernández-Carasa
  • Yvonne Richaud-Patín
  • Antonella Consiglio
  • Meritxell Pons-Espinal

Best Publications

  • Efficient and rapid generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human keratinocytes.

    Trond Aasen;Angel Raya;Maria J Barrero;Elena Garreta

  • Zebrafish heart regeneration occurs by cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation and proliferation

    Chris Jopling;Eduard Sleep;Marina Raya;Mercè Martí

  • Linking the p53 tumour suppressor pathway to somatic cell reprogramming

    Teruhisa Kawamura;Jotaro Suzuki;Jotaro Suzuki;Yunyuan V. Wang;Sergio Menendez

  • Notch promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition during cardiac development and oncogenic transformation

    Luika A. Timmerman;Joaquín Grego-Bessa;Angel Raya;Esther Bertrán

  • Disease-corrected haematopoietic progenitors from Fanconi anaemia induced pluripotent stem cells

    Ángel Raya;Ignasi Rodríguez-Pizà;Guillermo Guenechea;Rita Vassena

  • Interplay of LRRK2 with chaperone-mediated autophagy

    Samantha J. Orenstein;Sheng-Hang Kuo;Inmaculada Tasset;Esperanza Arias

  • Disease-specific phenotypes in dopamine neurons from human iPS-based models of genetic and sporadic Parkinson's disease.

    Adriana Sánchez‐Danés;Yvonne Richaud‐Patin;Iria Carballo‐Carbajal;Senda Jiménez‐Delgado

  • Lipoic acid improves nerve blood flow, reduces oxidative stress, and improves distal nerve conduction in experimental diabetic neuropathy.

    Masaaki Nagamatsu;Kim K Nickander;James D Schmelzer;Angel Raya

  • Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human cord blood using OCT4 and SOX2

    Alessandra Giorgetti;Nuria Montserrat;Trond Aasen;Federico Gonzalez

  • Epicardial retinoid X receptor is required for myocardial growth and coronary artery formation

    Esther Merki;Mónica Zamora;Mónica Zamora;Angel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami

  • Activation of Notch signaling pathway precedes heart regeneration in zebrafish

    Angel Raya;Christopher M. Koth;Dirk Büscher;Yasuhiko Kawakami

  • Patient-Specific iPSC-Derived Astrocytes Contribute to Non-Cell-Autonomous Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease

    Angelique di Domenico;Angelique di Domenico;Giulia Carola;Giulia Carola;Carles Calatayud;Carles Calatayud;Meritxell Pons-Espinal;Meritxell Pons-Espinal

  • Nanog binds to Smad1 and blocks bone morphogenetic protein-induced differentiation of embryonic stem cells

    Atsushi Suzuki;Ángel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Masanobu Morita

  • Retinoic acid signalling links left–right asymmetric patterning and bilaterally symmetric somitogenesis in the zebrafish embryo

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Ángel Raya;R. Marina Raya;Concepción Rodríguez-Esteban

  • MKP3 mediates the cellular response to FGF8 signalling in the vertebrate limb

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Joaquín Rodríguez-León;Christopher M. Koth;Dirk Büscher

  • Notch activity acts as a sensor for extracellular calcium during vertebrate left–right determination

    Ángel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Concepción Rodríguez-Esteban;Marta Ibañes

  • Early ERK1/2 activation promotes DRP1-dependent mitochondrial fission necessary for cell reprogramming

    Javier Prieto;Marian León;Xavier Ponsoda;Ramón Sendra

  • CRISPR/Cas9-Based Engineering of the Epigenome

    Julian Pulecio;Nipun Verma;Eva Mejía-Ramírez;Danwei Huangfu

  • Left-right asymmetry in the vertebrate embryo: from early information to higher-level integration.

    Angel Raya;Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte

  • The limb identity gene Tbx5 promotes limb initiation by interacting with Wnt2b and Fgf10.

    Jennifer K. Ng;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Dirk Büscher;Ángel Raya

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuhiko Kawakami
Yasuhiko Kawakami University of Minnesota
Ludovic Jullien
Ludovic Jullien École Normale Supérieure
Kinichi Nakashima
Kinichi Nakashima Kyushu University
Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Antoni Bayes-Genis
Antoni Bayes-Genis Autonomous University of Barcelona
José Luis de la Pompa
José Luis de la Pompa Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Vijay G. Sankaran
Vijay G. Sankaran Harvard University
Elena Martínez
Elena Martínez Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia

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