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Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9693
World Ranking
15709
National Ranking
338

Manuel Vázquez-Carrera 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 Manuel Vázquez-Carrera sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 152 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Manuel Vázquez-Carrera 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 Manuel Vázquez-Carrera sits on this spectrum.

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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

Manuel Vázquez-Carrera is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad fields, their work extensively covers subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Rheumatology, Surgery, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research emphasizes several key topics, including:

  • GDF15 and Related Biomarkers
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Among their recent publications are the following studies:

  • "SIRT3-mediated inhibition of FOS through histone H3 deacetylation prevents cardiac fibrosis and inflammation" (2020), published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • "GDF15 mediates the metabolic effects of PPARβ/δ by activating AMPK" (2021), published in Cell Reports
  • "Targeting FGF21 for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis" (2020), published in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
  • "GADD45A: With or without you" (2024), published in Medicinal Research Reviews
  • "Revealing the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease" (2020), published in Metabolism

Manuel Vázquez-Carrera frequently collaborates with several co-authors, notably:

  • Xavier Palomer
  • Emma Barroso
  • Walter Wahli
  • Javier Pizarro-Delgado
  • David Aguilar-Recarte

The scientist has published multiple articles in specific venues, with a concentration in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cell Communication and Signaling
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Best Publications

  • Palmitic and Oleic Acid: The Yin and Yang of Fatty Acids in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

    Xavier Palomer;Javier Pizarro-Delgado;Emma Barroso;Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

  • Oleate Reverses Palmitate-induced Insulin Resistance and Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle Cells

    Teresa Coll;Teresa Coll;Elena Eyre;Elena Eyre;Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Xavier Palomer;Xavier Palomer

  • An overview of the crosstalk between inflammatory processes and metabolic dysregulation during diabetic cardiomyopathy.

    Xavier Palomer;Laia Salvadó;Emma Barroso;Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

  • Impairment of hepatic stat-3 activation and reduction of PPARα activity in fructose-fed rats

    Núria Roglans;Laia Vilà;Mireia Farré;Marta Alegret

  • Targeting endoplasmic reticulum stress in insulin resistance.

    Laia Salvadó;Laia Salvadó;Xavier Palomer;Xavier Palomer;Emma Barroso;Emma Barroso;Manuel Vázquez-Carrera;Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

  • The p65 subunit of NF-κB binds to PGC-1α, linking inflammation and metabolic disturbances in cardiac cells

    David Álvarez-Guardia;Xavier Palomer;Teresa Coll;Mercy M. Davidson

  • Oleate prevents saturated-fatty-acid-induced ER stress, inflammation and insulin resistance in skeletal muscle cells through an AMPK-dependent mechanism

    L. Salvadó;T. Coll;A. M. Gómez-Foix;E. Salmerón

  • Early alterations in energy metabolism in the hippocampus of APPswe/PS1dE9 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Ignacio Pedrós;Dmitry Petrov;Michael Allgaier;Francesc Sureda

  • Palmitate induces tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells by a mechanism involving protein kinase C and nuclear factor-kappaB activation.

    Mireia Jové;Anna Planavila;Rosa M Sánchez;Manuel Merlos

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ activation inhibits hypertrophy in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes

    Anna Planavila;Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Mireia Jové;Liliane Michalik

  • The PPARβ/δ activator GW501516 prevents the down-regulation of AMPK caused by a high-fat diet in liver and amplifies the PGC-1α-Lipin 1-PPARα pathway leading to increased fatty acid oxidation.

    Emma Barroso;Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Lucía Serrano-Marco;Lucía Serrano-Marco;Alma M. Astudillo;Alma M. Astudillo

  • Enhanced fatty acid oxidation in adipocytes and macrophages reduces lipid-induced triglyceride accumulation and inflammation.

    Maria Ida Malandrino;Raquel Fucho;Minéia Weber;María Calderon-Dominguez

  • TNF-α reduces PGC-1α expression through NF-κB and p38 MAPK leading to increased glucose oxidation in a human cardiac cell model

    Xavier Palomer;David Álvarez-Guardia;Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Teresa Coll

  • Palmitate-Induced Interleukin 6 Production Is Mediated by Protein Kinase C and Nuclear-Factor κB Activation and Leads to Glucose Transporter 4 Down-Regulation in Skeletal Muscle Cells

    Mireia Jové;Anna Planavila;Juan Carlos Laguna;Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

  • Palmitate-mediated downregulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1alpha in skeletal muscle cells involves MEK1/2 and nuclear factor-kappaB activation.

    Teresa Coll;Mireia Jové;Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Elena Eyre

  • High-fat diet-induced deregulation of hippocampal insulin signaling and mitochondrial homeostasis deficiences contribute to Alzheimer disease pathology in rodents

    Dmitry Petrov;Ignacio Pedrós;Gonzalo Artiach;Francesc X. Sureda

  • Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta/delta inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine production in adipocytes by lowering nuclear factor-kappaB activity via extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2.

    Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Lucía Serrano;Teresa Coll;Norman Moullan

  • Nuclear Factor-κB Activation Leads to Down-regulation of Fatty Acid Oxidation during Cardiac Hypertrophy

    Anna Planavila;Juan C. Laguna;Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

  • SIRT3-mediated inhibition of FOS through histone H3 deacetylation prevents cardiac fibrosis and inflammation.

    Xavier Palomer;M. Silvia Román-Azcona;Javier Pizarro-Delgado;Ana Planavila

  • Atorvastatin improves peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor signaling in cardiac hypertrophy by preventing nuclear factor-κB activation

    Anna Planavila;Juan C. Laguna;Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Wahli
Walter Wahli University of Lausanne
Francesc Villarroya
Francesc Villarroya University of Barcelona
Liliane Michalik
Liliane Michalik University of Lausanne
Antoni Camins
Antoni Camins University of Barcelona
Mercè Pallàs
Mercè Pallàs University of Barcelona
Mercy M. Davidson
Mercy M. Davidson Columbia University
Bruce D. Hammock
Bruce D. Hammock University of California, Davis
Ángela M. Valverde
Ángela M. Valverde Spanish National Research Council
Christophe Morisseau
Christophe Morisseau University of California, Davis
Jesús Balsinde
Jesús Balsinde Spanish National Research Council

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