Alfredo Ghezzi

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alfredo Ghezzi is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfredo Ghezzi has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Alfredo Ghezzi's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (7 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (7 papers). Alfredo Ghezzi is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (7 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (7 papers). Alfredo Ghezzi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Alfredo Ghezzi's co-authors include Nigel S. Atkinson, Fumika N. Hamada, Paul Garrity, KyeongJin Kang, Timothy Jegla, Mark R. Rosenzweig, Stefan R. Pulver, Harish R. Krishnan, Yazan Al-Hasan and Jascha B. Pohl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alfredo Ghezzi

25 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

An internal thermal sensor controlling temperature prefer... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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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.

  1. An internal thermal sensor controlling temperature preference in Drosophila
    2008 772 citations Fumika N. Hamada, Mark R. Rosenzweig et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfredo Ghezzi United States 15 1.0k 341 321 251 219 25 1.3k
Fumika N. Hamada Japan 17 991 1.0× 442 1.3× 381 1.2× 422 1.7× 177 0.8× 31 1.5k
Marco Gallio United States 16 917 0.9× 376 1.1× 329 1.0× 189 0.8× 231 1.1× 19 1.3k
Quan Yuan United States 17 1.1k 1.1× 396 1.2× 334 1.0× 466 1.9× 135 0.6× 33 1.7k
Keita Endo Japan 11 905 0.9× 306 0.9× 380 1.2× 156 0.6× 101 0.5× 18 1.2k
Thomas Riemensperger Germany 19 1.3k 1.3× 544 1.6× 337 1.0× 187 0.7× 182 0.8× 26 1.6k
Fred W. Wolf United States 18 967 1.0× 299 0.9× 300 0.9× 193 0.8× 185 0.8× 30 1.3k
Hiroshi Ishimoto Japan 20 991 1.0× 361 1.1× 367 1.1× 190 0.8× 106 0.5× 28 1.3k
Tsai‐Feng Fu Taiwan 17 769 0.8× 305 0.9× 277 0.9× 129 0.5× 123 0.6× 34 1.1k
Erik C. Johnson United States 19 1.3k 1.3× 380 1.1× 365 1.1× 470 1.9× 249 1.1× 30 1.7k
Karla R. Kaun United States 20 929 0.9× 402 1.2× 237 0.7× 152 0.6× 210 1.0× 30 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alfredo Ghezzi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfredo Ghezzi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alfredo Ghezzi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alfredo Ghezzi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alfredo Ghezzi. Alfredo Ghezzi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Livraghi, Luca, James J. Lewis, Elizabeth Evans, et al.. (2022). A butterfly pan-genome reveals that a large amount of structural variation underlies the evolution of chromatin accessibility. Genome Research. 32(10). 1862–1875. 21 indexed citations
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Ghezzi, Alfredo, et al.. (2021). Transcriptional Correlates of Chronic Alcohol Neuroadaptation in Drosophila Larvae. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 15. 768694–768694. 1 indexed citations
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Rodríguez-Malavé, Norma I., et al.. (2020). Pumilio Regulates Sleep Homeostasis in Response to Chronic Sleep Deprivation in Drosophila melanogaster. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 319–319. 3 indexed citations
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Swapna, I., Alfredo Ghezzi, Julia M. York, et al.. (2018). Electrostatic Tuning of a Potassium Channel in Electric Fish. Current Biology. 28(13). 2094–2102.e5. 20 indexed citations
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Ghezzi, Alfredo, et al.. (2017). Alcohol-Induced Neuroadaptation Is Orchestrated by the Histone Acetyltransferase CBP. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 10. 103–103. 14 indexed citations
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Park, Annie, et al.. (2017). Genetics and genomics of alcohol responses in Drosophila. Neuropharmacology. 122. 22–35. 34 indexed citations
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Mansour, Tamer, Mohamed R. Habib, Alfredo Ghezzi, et al.. (2017). Central nervous system transcriptome of Biomphalaria alexandrina, an intermediate host for schistosomiasis. BMC Research Notes. 10(1). 729–729. 11 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Harish R., et al.. (2016). A DNA element in the slo gene modulates ethanol tolerance. Alcohol. 51. 37–42. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaolei, et al.. (2015). A histone modification identifies a DNA element controllingsloBK channel gene expression in muscle. Journal of Neurogenetics. 29(2-3). 124–134. 2 indexed citations
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Ghezzi, Alfredo, Benjamin J. Liebeskind, Ammon Thompson, Nigel S. Atkinson, & Harold H. Zakon. (2014). Ancient association between cation leak channels and Mid1 proteins is conserved in fungi and animals. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 7. 15–15. 25 indexed citations
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Ghezzi, Alfredo, et al.. (2013). Alcohol-Induced Histone Acetylation Reveals a Gene Network Involved in Alcohol Tolerance. PLoS Genetics. 9(12). e1003986–e1003986. 42 indexed citations
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Ghezzi, Alfredo, et al.. (2013). A DNA Element Regulates Drug Tolerance and Withdrawal in Drosophila. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e75549–e75549. 11 indexed citations
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Ghezzi, Alfredo, Yazan Al-Hasan, Harish R. Krishnan, Yan Wang, & Nigel S. Atkinson. (2013). Functional Mapping of the Neuronal Substrates for Drug Tolerance in Drosophila. Behavior Genetics. 43(3). 227–240. 12 indexed citations
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Pohl, Jascha B., et al.. (2013). Circadian Genes Differentially Affect Tolerance to Ethanol in Drosophila. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 37(11). 1862–1871. 26 indexed citations
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Al-Hasan, Yazan, et al.. (2011). Tolerance to Anesthesia Depends on Synaptic Proteins. Behavior Genetics. 41(5). 734–745. 4 indexed citations
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Ghezzi, Alfredo & Nigel S. Atkinson. (2011). Homeostatic Cont of Neural Activity: A Drosophila Model for Drug Tolerance and Dependence. International review of neurobiology. 99. 23–50. 20 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Harish R., Yazan Al-Hasan, Jascha B. Pohl, Alfredo Ghezzi, & Nigel S. Atkinson. (2011). A Role for Dynamin in Triggering Ethanol Tolerance. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 36(1). 24–34. 21 indexed citations
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Hamada, Fumika N., Mark R. Rosenzweig, KyeongJin Kang, et al.. (2008). An internal thermal sensor controlling temperature preference in Drosophila. Nature. 454(7201). 217–220. 772 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Yan, Harish R. Krishnan, Alfredo Ghezzi, Jerry C. P. Yin, & Nigel S. Atkinson. (2007). Drug-Induced Epigenetic Changes Produce Drug Tolerance. PLoS Biology. 5(10). e265–e265. 60 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Harish R., et al.. (2006). Ethanol Tolerance Caused by slowpoke Induction in Drosophila. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 30(5). 745–753. 78 indexed citations

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