2026 Manel Esteller: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	177	667	611	5	5	933	144197
Genetics	182	43	40	1	1	879	149575
Medicine	183	324	296	1	1	931	150873

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Genetics in Spain Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Genetics in Spain Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics in Spain Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Genetics in Spain Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Manel Esteller is affiliated with the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in Spain. Their research spans multiple areas within the life sciences, with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, supported by 372 publications in these fields. Medicine is another significant area of their work, with 232 publications.

The scientist's research includes extensive contributions to molecular biology, cancer research, and genetics. Specific subfields of study include:

Molecular Biology
Cancer Research
Genetics
Oncology
Immunology

Key topics addressed in the body of work encompass epigenetics and DNA methylation, RNA modifications, cancer genomics and diagnostics, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms and gene regulation. They have also contributed to studies on genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders and acute myeloid leukemia research:

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
RNA modifications and cancer
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Cancer-related gene regulation
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Nature Communications
Cancer Research
Molecular Oncology

Their recent papers highlight themes in epigenetics, cancer biology, and immunology. Recent publications include:

"Sarcoma classification by DNA methylation profiling," 2021, Nature Communications
"The Contribution of Epigenetics to Cancer Immunotherapy," 2020, Trends in Immunology
"Cancer epigenetics in clinical practice," 2022, CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
"Accelerated biological aging in COVID-19 patients," 2022, Nature Communications
"Writers, readers and erasers of RNA modifications in cancer," 2020, Cancer Letters

Manel Esteller often collaborates with a group of frequent coauthors, including:

Verónica Dávalos
Carlos A. García-Prieto
Manuel Castro de Moura
Arcadi Navarro
Carolina Minguillón

Best Publications

Non-coding RNAs in human disease

Manel Esteller

5090
Citations
Epigenetics in Cancer

Manel Esteller

4523
Citations
Epigenetic differences arise during the lifetime of monozygotic twins

Mario F. Fraga;Esteban Ballestar;Maria F. Paz;Santiago Ropero

4288
Citations
Epigenetic modifications and human disease

Anna Portela;Manel Esteller

3194
Citations
A Gene Hypermethylation Profile of Human Cancer

Manel Esteller;Manel Esteller;Paul G. Corn;Stephen B. Baylin;James G. Herman

2782
Citations
Cancer epigenomics: DNA methylomes and histone-modification maps

Manel Esteller

2743
Citations
Inactivation of the DNA-Repair Gene MGMT and the Clinical Response of Gliomas to Alkylating Agents

Manel Esteller;Jesus Garcia-Foncillas;Esther Andion;Steven N. Goodman

2693
Citations
The Polycomb group protein EZH2 directly controls DNA methylation

Emmanuelle Viré;Carmen Brenner;Rachel Deplus;Loïc Blanchon

2552
Citations
Loss of acetylation at Lys16 and trimethylation at Lys20 of histone H4 is a common hallmark of human cancer

Mario F Fraga;Esteban Ballestar;Ana Villar-Garea;Manuel Boix-Chornet

2313
Citations
Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

2133
Citations
Gene-Expression Profiles in Hereditary Breast Cancer

I Hedenfalk;D Duggan;Y Chen;M Radmacher

2131
Citations
A Landscape of Pharmacogenomic Interactions in Cancer

Francesco Iorio;Francesco Iorio;Theo A. Knijnenburg;Theo A. Knijnenburg;Daniel J. Vis;Graham R. Bignell

2122
Citations
Global Epigenomic Reconfiguration During Mammalian Brain Development

Ryan Lister;Ryan Lister;Eran A. Mukamel;Joseph R. Nery;Mark Urich

2010
Citations
DNA methylation and cancer.

Marta Kulis;Manel Esteller

1753
Citations
CpG island hypermethylation and tumor suppressor genes: a booming present, a brighter future.

Manel Esteller

1640
Citations
Inactivation of the DNA repair gene O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase by promoter hypermethylation is a common event in primary human neoplasia

Manel Esteller;Stanley R. Hamilton;Peter C. Burger;Stephen B. Baylin

1582
Citations
Promoter Hypermethylation and BRCA1 Inactivation in Sporadic Breast and Ovarian Tumors

Manel Esteller;Jose Maria Silva;Gemma Dominguez;Felix Bonilla

1481
Citations
Cancer epigenetics reaches mainstream oncology

Manuel Rodríguez-Paredes;Manel Esteller;Manel Esteller

1420
Citations
The transcription factor Slug represses E-cadherin expression and induces epithelial to mesenchymal transitions: a comparison with Snail and E47 repressors.

Victoria Bolós;Hector Peinado;Mirna A Pérez-Moreno;Mirna A Pérez-Moreno;Mario F Fraga

1409
Citations
A microRNA DNA methylation signature for human cancer metastasis

Amaia Lujambio;George A. Calin;Alberto Villanueva;Santiago Ropero

1316
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario F. Fraga University of Oviedo

Esteban Ballestar University of Valencia

James G. Herman University of Pittsburgh

Holger Heyn Pompeu Fabra University

Alberto Villanueva Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Agustín F. Fernández University of Oviedo

Stephen B. Baylin Johns Hopkins University

Gabriel Capellá Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge

Josep M. Llovet University of Barcelona

August Vidal University of Barcelona

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