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Guillermo Velasco

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
46181
World Ranking
7603
National Ranking
120

Guillermo Velasco 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 Guillermo Velasco sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 251 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Guillermo Velasco 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 Guillermo Velasco sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Guillermo Velasco is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research spans diverse areas primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Epidemiology.

Velasco's work addresses various specialized topics, including:

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways

Key recent publications by Guillermo Velasco include the following:

  • "AMBRA1 regulates cyclin D to guard S-phase entry and genomic integrity," 2021, published in Nature
  • "The anti-cancer drug ABTL0812 induces ER stress-mediated cytotoxic autophagy by increasing dihydroceramide levels in cancer cells," 2020, published in Autophagy
  • "Midkine signaling maintains the self-renewal and tumorigenic capacity of glioma initiating cells," 2020, published in Theranostics
  • "Genetic manipulation of LKB1 elicits lethal metastatic prostate cancer," 2020, published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Safety and Efficacy of Crizotinib in Combination with Temozolomide and Radiotherapy in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: Phase Ib GEINO 1402 Trial," 2022, published in Cancers

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancers
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ICERI proceedings
  • Theranostics
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Among Velasco's frequent co-authors are Mar Lorente, Nélida Salvador, Sonia Castillo-Lluva, Alberto Ocaña, and Endre Kiss-Tóth. Collaborative work with these researchers has been reflected in multiple publications.

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

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

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

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

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

  • Autophagy in malignant transformation and cancer progression

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Federico Pietrocola;Federico Pietrocola;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;Ravi K. Amaravadi

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

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

  • Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells

    María Salazar;Arkaitz Carracedo;Íñigo J. Salanueva;Sonia Hernández-Tiedra

  • Inhibition of Glioma Growth in Vivo by Selective Activation of the CB2 Cannabinoid Receptor

    Cristina Sánchez;María L. de Ceballos;Teresa Gómez del Pulgar;Daniel Rueda

  • A pilot clinical study of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme

    M Guzmán;M J Duarte;C Blázquez;J Ravina

  • Towards the use of cannabinoids as antitumour agents.

    Guillermo Velasco;Guillermo Velasco;Cristina Sánchez;Manuel Guzmán

  • Cannabinoid CB2 receptor: a new target for controlling neural cell survival?

    Javier Fernández-Ruiz;Julián Romero;Guillermo Velasco;Rosa M. Tolón

  • Cannabinoids Induce Apoptosis of Pancreatic Tumor Cells via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Related Genes

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Meritxell Gironella;Mar Lorente;Stephane Garcia

  • The stress-regulated protein p8 mediates cannabinoid-induced apoptosis of tumor cells

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Mar Lorente;Ainara Egia;Cristina Blázquez

  • Linking ER Stress to Autophagy: Potential Implications for Cancer Therapy

    Tom Verfaillie;Maria Salazar;Guillermo Velasco;Patrizia Agostinis

  • A Combined Preclinical Therapy of Cannabinoids and Temozolomide against Glioma

    Sofía Torres;Mar Lorente;Fátima Rodríguez-Fornés;Sonia Hernández-Tiedra

  • Cannabinoid receptors as novel targets for the treatment of melanoma

    Cristina Blázquez;Arkaitz Carracedo;Lucía Barrado;Pedro José Real

  • Multilevel Genomics-Based Taxonomy of Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Fengju Chen;Yiqun Zhang;Yasin Şenbabaoğlu;Giovanni Ciriello

  • The CB1 cannabinoid receptor is coupled to the activation of protein kinase B/Akt.

    T Gómez del Pulgar;G Velasco;M Guzmán

  • Anti-tumoral action of cannabinoids on hepatocellular carcinoma: role of AMPK-dependent activation of autophagy

    D Vara;M Salazar;N Olea-Herrero;M Guzmán

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

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

  • Phosphorylation of the regulatory subunit of smooth muscle protein phosphatase 1M at Thr850 induces its dissociation from myosin

    Guillermo Velasco;Chris Armstrong;Nick Morrice;Sheelagh Frame

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Guzmán
Manuel Guzmán Complutense University of Madrid
Arkaitz Carracedo
Arkaitz Carracedo University of the Basque Country
Toni K. Choueiri
Toni K. Choueiri Harvard University
Francesco Cecconi
Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Juan L. Iovanna
Juan L. Iovanna Inserm
Laurence Albiges
Laurence Albiges Institut Gustave Roussy
Ismael Galve-Roperh
Ismael Galve-Roperh Complutense University of Madrid
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Patricia Boya
Patricia Boya Spanish National Research Council
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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