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Cesar G. Fraga 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 Cesar G. Fraga sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 159 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cesar G. Fraga 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 Cesar G. Fraga sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Cesar G. Fraga is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Fraga's work extensively covers several main topics:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Tea Polyphenols and Effects
  • Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

The following are notable recent papers authored by Fraga, indicating ongoing involvement in research linking antioxidant compounds with health outcomes:

  • Linking biomarkers of oxidative stress and disease with flavonoid consumption: From experimental models to humans (2021, Redox Biology)
  • Ellagic acid protects Caco-2 cell monolayers against inflammation-induced permeabilization (2020, Free Radical Biology and Medicine)
  • A randomized placebo-controlled cross-over study on the effects of anthocyanins on inflammatory and metabolic responses to a high-fat meal in healthy subjects (2022, Redox Biology)
  • Anthocyanin actions at the gastrointestinal tract: Relevance to their health benefits (2022, Molecular Aspects of Medicine)
  • Supplementation with cyanidin and delphinidin mitigates high fat diet-induced endotoxemia and associated liver inflammation in mice (2022, Food & Function)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Fraga include:

  • Patricia I. Oteiza
  • Eleonora Cremonini
  • Darío E. Iglesias
  • Mónica Galleano
  • Ezequiel J. Hid

Fraga's publications appear frequently in these venues:

  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine (12 publications)
  • Food & Function (5 publications)
  • Redox Biology (3 publications)
  • Molecular Aspects of Medicine (3 publications)
  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research (1 publication)

The scientist's research centers on biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying antioxidant effects and metabolic responses, often investigating natural compounds such as flavonoids and anthocyanins. This body of work also addresses inflammation, oxidative stress, and dietary components in relation to disease processes.

Best Publications

  • Oxidative damage to DNA during aging: 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine in rat organ DNA and urine.

    Cesar G. Fraga;Mark K. Shigenaga;Jeen-Woo Park;Paolo Degan

  • The effects of polyphenols and other bioactives on human health

    César G. Fraga;Kevin D. Croft;David O. Kennedy;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Ascorbic acid protects against endogenous oxidative DNA damage in human sperm.

    Cesar G. Fraga;Paul A. Motchnik;Mark K. Shigenaga;Harold J. Helbock

  • Basic biochemical mechanisms behind the health benefits of polyphenols.

    César Guillermo Fraga;Mónica Liliana Galleano;Sandra Viviana Verstraeten;Patricia Isabel Oteiza

  • Lipid peroxidation measured as thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in tissue slices: characterization and comparison with homogenates and microsomes.

    Cesar G. Fraga;Brian E. Leibovitz;Al L. Tappel

  • Procyanidin dimer B2 [epicatechin-(4β-8)-epicatechin] in human plasma after the consumption of a flavanol-rich cocoa

    Roberta R Holt;Sheryl A Lazarus;M Cameron Sullards;Qin Yan Zhu

  • Smoking and low antioxidant levels increase oxidative damage to sperm DNA.

    C.G. Fraga;P.A. Motchnik;A.J. Wyrobek;D.M. Rempel

  • Epicatechin in Human Plasma: In Vivo Determination and Effect of Chocolate Consumption on Plasma Oxidation Status

    Dietrich Rein;Silvina Lotito;Roberta R. Holt;Carl L. Keen

  • Flavonoid-membrane interactions: a protective role of flavonoids at the membrane surface?

    Patricia I. Oteiza;Alejandra G. Erlejman;Sandra V. Verstraeten;Carl L. Keen

  • Inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme activity by flavanol-rich foods.

    Lucas Actis-Goretta;Javier I Ottaviani;Cesar G Fraga

  • Cocoa antioxidants and cardiovascular health

    Carl L Keen;Roberta R Holt;Patricia I Oteiza;César G Fraga

  • Zinc deficiency causes oxidative damage to proteins, lipids and DNA in rat testes.

    Patricia I. Oteiza;Katherine L. Olin;Cesar G. Fraga;Carl L. Keen;Carl L. Keen

  • A Dose-Response Effect from Chocolate Consumption on Plasma Epicatechin and Oxidative Damage

    Janice F. Wang;Derek D. Schramm;Roberta R. Holt;Jodi L. Ensunsa

  • Iron toxicity and antioxidant nutrients

    Cesar G. Fraga;Patricia I. Oteiza

  • Flavonoids as antioxidants evaluated by in vitro and in situ liver chemiluminescence.

    Cesar G. Fraga;Virginia S. Martino;Graciela E. Ferraro;Jorge D. Coussio

  • Inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity by flavan-3-ols and procyanidins.

    Lucas Actis-Goretta;Javier I Ottaviani;Carl L Keen;Cesar G Fraga;Cesar G Fraga

  • Antioxidant actions of flavonoids: thermodynamic and kinetic analysis.

    Mónica Galleano;Sandra V. Verstraeten;Patricia I. Oteiza;Cesar G. Fraga;Cesar G. Fraga

  • Dietary flavonoids: Role of ()-epicatechin and related procyanidins in cell signaling

    Cesar G. Fraga;Patricia I. Oteiza

  • The interaction of flavonoids with membranes: potential determinant of flavonoid antioxidant effects.

    A G Erlejman;S V Verstraeten;C G Fraga;P I Oteiza

  • Antioxidant activity of Ilex paraguariensis and related species

    Rosana Filip;Silvina B. Lotito;Graciela Ferraro;Cesar G. Fraga

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia I. Oteiza
Patricia I. Oteiza University of California, Davis
Carl L. Keen
Carl L. Keen University of California, Davis
Alberto Boveris
Alberto Boveris University of Buenos Aires
Harold H. Schmitz
Harold H. Schmitz University of California, Davis
Al L. Tappel
Al L. Tappel University of California, Davis
Bruce N. Ames
Bruce N. Ames University of California, Berkeley
Luis A. Videla
Luis A. Videla University of Chile
Giuseppe Ambrosio
Giuseppe Ambrosio University of Perugia
Joanne R. Lupton
Joanne R. Lupton Texas A&M University
Darshan S. Kelley
Darshan S. Kelley US Department of Agriculture

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