Adria Giacca

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Adria Giacca is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Adria Giacca has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 77 papers in Physiology and 75 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Adria Giacca's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (64 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (62 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (51 papers). Adria Giacca is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (64 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (62 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (51 papers). Adria Giacca collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. Adria Giacca's co-authors include Gary F. Lewis, André C. Carpentier, Khosrow Adeli, Tony K.T. Lam, Changting Xiao, W. Robert Bruce, Loretta Lam, I. George Fantus, Mladen Vranić and Andrei I. Oprescu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Adria Giacca

187 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Disordered Fat Storage and Mobilization in the Pathogenesis of Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

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Author						Papers	Cites
Adria Giacca	3.5k	3.2k	3.1k	2.6k	2.0k	189	9.4k
Rebecca L. Hull	2.7k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	3.1k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	84	9.4k
Maureen Charron	5.5k 1.6×	3.5k 1.1×	2.9k 0.9×	3.7k 1.4×	1.5k 0.7×	166	11.1k
Barbara C. Hansen	3.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	159	9.1k
W. Waldhäusl	3.9k 1.1×	3.7k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	268	11.0k
Massimo Federici	5.1k 1.5×	2.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	253	11.1k
Franco Folli	3.9k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	3.6k 1.2×	4.2k 1.6×	1.7k 0.8×	198	12.9k
Donald A. McClain	6.4k 1.8×	2.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	166	11.5k
Yuichiro Yamada	4.7k 1.4×	1.5k 0.5×	5.1k 1.7×	3.7k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	280	11.7k
Cheol Soo Choi	3.6k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	90	7.6k
Jürgen Eckel	4.0k 1.2×	5.1k 1.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	3.6k 1.8×	212	11.8k

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GhavamiNejad, Amin, Sako Mirzaie, Brian Lu, et al.. (2025). Catechol-based chemistry for hypoglycemia-responsive delivery of zinc-glucagon via hydrogel-based microneedle patch technology. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3124–3124. 7 indexed citations

Volchuk, Allen, et al.. (2025). Metabolic phenotypes in a Lyz2Cre recombinase mouse model. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1499858–1499858.

Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2024). Cell-Specific Effects of Insulin in a Murine Model of Restenosis Under Insulin-Sensitive and Insulin-Resistant Conditions. Cells. 13(16). 1387–1387.

Sun, Kangkang, Gary Remington, Sri Mahavir Agarwal, et al.. (2024). Antipsychotic-Induced Dysregulation of Glucose Metabolism Through the Central Nervous System: A Scoping Review of Animal Models. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 10(3). 244–257. 1 indexed citations

GhavamiNejad, Amin, Brian Lu, Sako Mirzaie, et al.. (2023). “Smart” Matrix Microneedle Patch Made of Self‐Crosslinkable and Multifunctional Polymers for Delivering Insulin On‐Demand. Advanced Science. 10(30). e2303665–e2303665. 40 indexed citations

Batchuluun, Battsetseg, et al.. (2022). Prevention of Lipotoxicity in Pancreatic Islets with Gammahydroxybutyrate. Cells. 11(3). 545–545. 5 indexed citations

Pereira, Sandra, Yusaku Mori, Hilda E. Ghadieh, et al.. (2021). Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Prevents Free Fatty Acid-Induced Reduction in Glucose Tolerance by Decreasing Insulin Clearance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(24). 13224–13224. 6 indexed citations

Singh, Raghunath, et al.. (2021). Investigating the effects of acute olanzapine exposure on central leptin-mediated regulation of energy homeostasis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 131. 105456–105456. 1 indexed citations

Kaga, Hideyoshi, Yoshifumi Tamura, Kageumi Takeno, et al.. (2017). Correlates of insulin clearance in apparently healthy non-obese Japanese men. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 1462–1462. 27 indexed citations

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Gordijo, Cláudia R., Jason Li, Azhar Z. Abbasi, et al.. (2015). In Vivo Performance and Biocompatibility of a Subcutaneous Implant for Real-Time Glucose-Responsive Insulin Delivery. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 17(4). 255–267. 20 indexed citations

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Hahn, Margaret, Tamara Arenovich, Celine Teo, et al.. (2013). Acute Effects of Single-Dose Olanzapine on Metabolic, Endocrine, and Inflammatory Markers in Healthy Controls. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 33(6). 740–746. 68 indexed citations

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Tang, Christine, Khajag Koulajian, Irmgard Schuiki, et al.. (2012). Glucose-induced beta cell dysfunction in vivo in rats: link between oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Diabetologia. 55(5). 1366–1379. 87 indexed citations

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Breen, Danna M., Vernon W. Dolinsky, Hangjun Zhang, et al.. (2012). Resveratrol inhibits neointimal formation after arterial injury through an endothelial nitric oxide synthase-dependent mechanism. Atherosclerosis. 222(2). 375–381. 44 indexed citations

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Yue, Jessica T.Y., Elena Burdett, David H. Coy, et al.. (2011). Somatostatin Receptor Type 2 Antagonism Improves Glucagon and Corticosterone Counterregulatory Responses to Hypoglycemia in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats. Diabetes. 61(1). 197–207. 54 indexed citations

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Breen, Danna M., Toran Sanli, Adria Giacca, & Evangelia Tsiani. (2008). Stimulation of muscle cell glucose uptake by resveratrol through sirtuins and AMPK. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 374(1). 117–122. 183 indexed citations

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Chintoh, Araba, Steve Mann, Loretta Lam, et al.. (2008). Insulin Resistance and Decreased Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion After Acute Olanzapine Administration. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 28(5). 494–499. 77 indexed citations

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Gupta, Neehar, Edward Park, Harmanjit Sandhu, et al.. (2006). Direct and indirect effects of insulin on hepatic glucose production in diabetic depancreatized dogs during euglycemia. Journal of Endocrinology. 190(3). 695–702. 5 indexed citations

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Wijesekara, Nadeeja, Daniel Konrad, Mohamed Eweida, et al.. (2005). Muscle-Specific Pten Deletion Protects against Insulin Resistance and Diabetes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(3). 1135–1145. 197 indexed citations

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Tran, Thien T., Neehar Gupta, Tracy Goh, et al.. (2003). Direct Measure of Insulin Sensitivity with the Hyperinsulinemic-Euglycemic Clamp and Surrogate Measures of Insulin Sensitivity with the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers. 12(1). 47–56. 4 indexed citations

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Mason, Timothy M., Brian Chan, Tracy Goh, et al.. (2002). The effect of chronic insulin delivery via the intraperitoneal versus the subcutaneous route on hepatic triglyceride secretion rate in streptozotocin diabetic rats. Atherosclerosis. 161(2). 345–352. 8 indexed citations

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