2026 Antonio Zorzano: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	106	1125	1001	9	9	436	67016

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Antonio Zorzano is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology and Physiology as subfields. The scientist's work addresses various biomedical topics, including mitochondrial function, metabolism, autophagy, cancer metabolism, and liver disease.

Key topics covered in Zorzano's research include:

Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Notable recent publications by Zorzano include the following papers:

"Mitofusin 2 in Macrophages Links Mitochondrial ROS Production, Cytokine Release, Phagocytosis, Autophagy, and Bactericidal Activity" (2020, Cell Reports)
"Splice variants of mitofusin 2 shape the endoplasmic reticulum and tether it to mitochondria" (2023, Science)
"Disrupted circadian oscillations in type 2 diabetes are linked to altered rhythmic mitochondrial metabolism in skeletal muscle" (2021, Science Advances)
"Liver CPT1A gene therapy reduces diet-induced hepatic steatosis in mice and highlights potential lipid biomarkers for human NAFLD" (2020, The FASEB Journal)
"The dialogue between the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy: Implications in ageing" (2020, Ageing Research Reviews)

Zorzano frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

David Sebastián
María Isabel Hernández-Álvarez
Manuel Palacín
Andrea Irazoki
Saška Ivanova

The scientist regularly publishes in several journals, with multiple papers appearing in:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Autophagy
The FASEB Journal

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

10661
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

8665
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

8488
Citations
Mitochondrial Dynamics in Mammalian Health and Disease

Marc Liesa;Manuel Palacín;Antonio Zorzano

1067
Citations
Mitofusin-2 Determines Mitochondrial Network Architecture and Mitochondrial Metabolism A NOVEL REGULATORY MECHANISM ALTERED IN OBESITY

Daniel Bach;Sara Pich;Francesc X. Soriano;Nathalie Vega

1026
Citations
Molecular Biology of Mammalian Plasma Membrane Amino Acid Transporters

Manuel Palacín;Raúl Estévez;Joan Bertran;Antonio Zorzano

1004
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

895
Citations
Mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) links mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum function with insulin signaling and is essential for normal glucose homeostasis

David Sebastián;María Isabel Hernández-Alvarez;Jessica Segalés;Eleonora Sorianello

682
Citations
Endoplasmic reticulum and the unfolded protein response: dynamics and metabolic integration.

Roberto Bravo;Valentina Parra;Damián Gatica;Andrea E. Rodriguez

627
Citations
Increased ER-mitochondrial coupling promotes mitochondrial respiration and bioenergetics during early phases of ER stress

Roberto Bravo;Jose Miguel Vicencio;Jose Miguel Vicencio;Valentina Parra;Rodrigo Troncoso

607
Citations
The Charcot–Marie–Tooth type 2A gene product, Mfn2, up-regulates fuel oxidation through expression of OXPHOS system

Sara Pich;Daniel Bach;Paz Briones;Marc Liesa

562
Citations
Mitofusin 2 in POMC Neurons Connects ER Stress with Leptin Resistance and Energy Imbalance

Marc Schneeberger;Marcelo O. Dietrich;Marcelo O. Dietrich;David Sebastián;Mónica Imbernón

542
Citations
Mitofusins 1/2 and ERRα expression are increased in human skeletal muscle after physical exercise

Romain Cartoni;Bertrand Léger;M. Benjamin Hock;Manu Praz

513
Citations
Identification and Characterization of a Membrane Protein (y+L Amino Acid Transporter-1) That Associates with 4F2hc to Encode the Amino Acid Transport Activity y+L A CANDIDATE GENE FOR LYSINURIC PROTEIN INTOLERANCE

David Torrents;Raúl Estévez;Marta Pineda;Esperanza Fernández

489
Citations
Expression of Mfn2, the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 2A Gene, in Human Skeletal Muscle Effects of Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Weight Loss, and the Regulatory Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Interleukin-6

Daniel Bach;Deborah Naon;Sara Pich;Francesc X. Soriano

482
Citations
Critical reappraisal confirms that Mitofusin 2 is an endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria tether

Deborah Naon;Marta Zaninello;Marta Giacomello;Tatiana Varanita

467
Citations
Cystinuria caused by mutations in rBAT , a gene involved in the transport of cystine

María Julia Calonge;Paolo Gasparini;Josep Chillarón;Miguel Chillón

430
Citations
Mfn2 modulates the UPR and mitochondrial function via repression of PERK.

Juan Pablo Muñoz;Saška Ivanova;Saška Ivanova;Jana Sánchez-Wandelmer;Jana Sánchez-Wandelmer;Paula Martínez-Cristóbal;Paula Martínez-Cristóbal

429
Citations
Evidence for a Mitochondrial Regulatory Pathway Defined by Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Coactivator-1α, Estrogen-Related Receptor-α, and Mitofusin 2

Franscesc X. Soriano;Marc Liesa;Daniel Bach;David C. Chan

427
Citations
Insulin-regulated glucose uptake in rat adipocytes is mediated by two transporter isoforms present in at least two vesicle populations.

A Zorzano;W Wilkinson;N Kotliar;G Thoidis

405
Citations