2026 Plácido Navas: 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	75	5237	4833	72	70	331	25850

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Plácido Navas is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in medicine. They have published extensively in molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, biochemistry, physiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their work has addressed several main topics, including:

Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects
Mitochondrial function and pathology
Advanced battery technologies research
Biochemical acid research studies
Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
Biochemical effects in animals
RNA modifications and cancer

Recent publications by Plácido Navas include:

"Na+ controls hypoxic signalling by the mitochondrial respiratory chain," 2020, Nature
"Age-related mitochondrial dysfunction as a key factor in COVID-19 disease," 2020, Experimental Gerontology
"NQO1 protects obese mice through improvements in glucose and lipid metabolism," 2020, npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
"Secondary CoQ₁₀ deficiency, bioenergetics unbalance in disease and aging," 2021, BioFactors
"Coenzyme Q at the Hinge of Health and Metabolic Diseases," 2021, Antioxidants

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Plácido Navas are:

Guillermo López-Lluch
Daniel J.M. Fernández-Ayala
Juan Diego Hernández-Camacho
Ana Sánchez-Cuesta
Carlos Santos-Ocaña

They have published multiple papers in various venues, with some of the most common being:

Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Antioxidants
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Experimental Gerontology
eLife

Best Publications

Resveratrol improves health and survival of mice on a high-calorie diet

Joseph A. Baur;Kevin J. Pearson;Nathaniel O Price;Hamish A. Jamieson

5269
Citations
Resveratrol delays age-related deterioration and mimics transcriptional aspects of dietary restriction without extending life span.

Kevin J. Pearson;Joseph A. Baur;Kaitlyn N. Lewis;Leonid Peshkin

1353
Citations
Supercomplex Assembly Determines Electron Flux in the Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain

Esther Lapuente-Brun;Esther Lapuente-Brun;Raquel Moreno-Loshuertos;Rebeca Acín-Pérez;Ana Latorre-Pellicer

874
Citations
Calorie restriction induces mitochondrial biogenesis and bioenergetic efficiency.

G. López-Lluch;N. Hunt;B. Jones;M. Zhu

776
Citations
COQ6 mutations in human patients produce nephrotic syndrome with sensorineural deafness

Saskia F. Heeringa;Gil Chernin;Moumita Chaki;Weibin Zhou

442
Citations
Effects of Sex, Strain, and Energy Intake on Hallmarks of Aging in Mice

Sarah J. Mitchell;Julio Madrigal-Matute;Morten Scheibye-Knudsen;Morten Scheibye-Knudsen;Evandro Fang

436
Citations
MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS AND HEALTHY AGING

Guillermo López-Lluch;Pablo M. Irusta;Placido Navas;Rafael de Cabo

409
Citations
A Mutation in Para-Hydroxybenzoate-Polyprenyl Transferase (COQ2) Causes Primary Coenzyme Q10 Deficiency

Catarina Quinzii;Ali Naini;Leonardo Salviati;Eva Trevisson

402
Citations
Mitochondrial ROS Produced via Reverse Electron Transport Extend Animal Lifespan

Filippo Scialò;Ashwin Sriram;Daniel Fernández-Ayala;Nina Gubina

362
Citations
Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation in Aging and Disease.

Juan Diego Hernández-Camacho;Michel Bernier;Guillermo López-Lluch;Plácido Navas

346
Citations
Nrf2 mediates cancer protection but not prolongevity induced by caloric restriction

Kevin J. Pearson;Kaitlyn N. Lewis;Nathan L. Price;Joy W. Chang

279
Citations
The CoQH2/CoQ Ratio Serves as a Sensor of Respiratory Chain Efficiency.

Adela Guarás;Ester Perales-Clemente;Enrique Calvo;Rebeca Acín-Pérez

268
Citations
Calorie restriction as an intervention in ageing

Guillermo López-Lluch;Plácido Navas

265
Citations
Resveratrol improves adipose insulin signaling and reduces the inflammatory response in adipose tissue of rhesus monkeys on high-fat, high-sugar diet

Yolanda Jimenez-Gomez;Julie A. Mattison;Kevin J. Pearson;Kevin J. Pearson;Alejandro Martin-Montalvo

257
Citations
Reconsidering the Role of Mitochondria in Aging

Marta Gonzalez-Freire;Rafael de Cabo;Michel Bernier;Steven J. Sollott

244
Citations
Coenzyme Q deficiency triggers mitochondria degradation by mitophagy.

Ángeles Rodríguez-Hernández;Mario D. Cordero;Leonardo Salviati;Rafael Artuch

236
Citations
Infantile encephalomyopathy and nephropathy with CoQ10 deficiency: A CoQ10-responsive condition

Leonardo Salviati;S. Sacconi;L. Murer;G. Zacchello

223
Citations
Coenzyme Q reductase from liver plasma membrane: purification and role in trans-plasma-membrane electron transport

Jose M. Villalba;Francisco Navarro;Francisco Cordoba;Antonio Serrano

204
Citations
The importance of plasma membrane coenzyme Q in aging and stress responses.

Plácido Navas;José Manuel Villalba;Rafael de Cabo

203
Citations
Mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy activation in blood mononuclear cells of fibromyalgia patients: implications in the pathogenesis of the disease

Mario D Cordero;Mario D Cordero;Mario D Cordero;Manuel De Miguel;Ana M Moreno Fernández;Inés M Carmona López

187
Citations