Andrea Graziani

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Andrea Graziani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Graziani has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 18 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Andrea Graziani's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (18 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (12 papers). Andrea Graziani is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (18 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (12 papers). Andrea Graziani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Andrea Graziani's co-authors include Lewis C. Cantley, Rosana Kapeller, Brian Duckworth, Stephen P. Soltoff, Kurt R. Auger, Christopher Carpenter, Paolo M. Comoglio, Gianluca Baldanzi, Nicoletta Filigheddu and Daniela Gramaglia and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Graziani

92 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Oncogenes and signal transduction

1991 2.5k citations Lewis C. Cantley, Kurt R. Auger et al. Cell profile →
A multifunctional docking site mediates signaling and transformation by the hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor receptor family

1994 839 citations Andrea Graziani, Paolo M. Comoglio et al. Cell profile →
Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin inhibit cell death in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells through ERK1/2 and PI 3-kinase/AKT

2002 608 citations Gianluca Baldanzi, Nicoletta Filigheddu et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrea Graziani Italy	34	3.9k	1.3k	1.3k	1.0k	1.0k	97	7.3k
Timothy S. Zheng United States	34	4.1k 1.0×	288 0.2×	535 0.4×	239 0.2×	528 0.5×	46	6.5k
Christian Gespach France	59	5.7k 1.4×	329 0.2×	490 0.4×	206 0.2×	838 0.8×	228	10.2k
Gretchen J. Darlington United States	41	5.4k 1.4×	155 0.1×	1.8k 1.4×	559 0.5×	507 0.5×	91	8.8k
Fanyin Meng United States	47	4.6k 1.2×	302 0.2×	478 0.4×	1.6k 1.5×	275 0.3×	158	8.9k
Derek Yang United States	25	4.7k 1.2×	427 0.3×	567 0.5×	101 0.1×	630 0.6×	40	7.4k
Valery Krizhanovsky Israel	35	4.7k 1.2×	369 0.3×	4.5k 3.6×	221 0.2×	457 0.4×	57	9.9k
Diane C. Fingar United States	33	6.2k 1.6×	317 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	90 0.1×	949 0.9×	49	8.7k
Radek C. Skoda Switzerland	50	5.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	834 0.7×	55 0.1×	372 0.4×	137	12.0k
Anton M. Bennett United States	42	5.3k 1.3×	200 0.1×	644 0.5×	165 0.2×	643 0.6×	97	6.9k
Nobuhito Goda Japan	35	2.6k 0.7×	260 0.2×	664 0.5×	241 0.2×	519 0.5×	80	4.8k

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Racca, Luisa, G. Bonello, Veronica De Giorgis, et al.. (2025). Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Key Role of DGKα and DGKζ in Cell Viability. Cells. 14(21). 1721–1721.

Conti, Fiorenzo, et al.. (2025). Improving our understanding of the biology of aging: findings from the Age-It Research Program. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 80(Supplement_2). S122–S135. 1 indexed citations

Ronchi, Giulia, Pierluigi Tos, Elia Angelino, et al.. (2021). Effect of unacylated ghrelin on peripheral nerve regeneration. European Journal of Histochemistry. 65(s1). 1 indexed citations

Angelino, Elia, Simone Reano, Michele Ferrara, et al.. (2018). Ghrelin knockout mice display defective skeletal muscle regeneration and impaired satellite cell self-renewal. Endocrine. 62(1). 129–135. 13 indexed citations

Ruffo, Elisa, Alberto Massarotti, Maria Talmon, et al.. (2018). Identification of a novel DGKα inhibitor for XLP-1 therapy by virtual screening. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 164. 378–390. 23 indexed citations

Reano, Simone, Elia Angelino, Michele Ferrara, et al.. (2017). Unacylated Ghrelin Enhances Satellite Cell Function and Relieves the Dystrophic Phenotype in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy mdx Model. Stem Cells. 35(7). 1733–1746. 19 indexed citations

Baldanzi, Gianluca, et al.. (2016). Diacylglycerol Kinases: Shaping Diacylglycerol and Phosphatidic Acid Gradients to Control Cell Polarity. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 4. 140–140. 30 indexed citations

Bawadekar, Mandar, Marco De Andrea, Irene Lo Cigno, et al.. (2015). The Extracellular IFI16 Protein Propagates Inflammation in Endothelial Cells Via p38 MAPK and NF-κB p65 Activation. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 35(6). 441–453. 27 indexed citations

Ruozi, Giulia, Francesca Bortolotti, Matteo Dal Ferro, et al.. (2015). AAV-mediated in vivo functional selection of tissue-protective factors against ischaemia. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7388–7388. 52 indexed citations

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Rainero, Elena, Patrick T. Caswell, Patricia Müller, et al.. (2012). Diacylglycerol kinase α controls RCP-dependent integrin trafficking to promote invasive migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 196(2). 277–295. 100 indexed citations

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Baldanzi, Gianluca, Stefano Pietronave, Simone Merlin, et al.. (2011). Diacylglycerol kinases are essential for hepatocyte growth factor‐dependent proliferation and motility of Kaposi’s sarcoma cells. Cancer Science. 102(7). 1329–1336. 22 indexed citations

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Baldanzi, Gianluca, Elisa Alchera, Chiara Imarisio, et al.. (2010). Negative regulation of diacylglycerol kinase θ mediates adenosine-dependent hepatocyte preconditioning. Cell Death and Differentiation. 17(6). 1059–1068. 24 indexed citations

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Chianale, Federica, Santina Cutrupi, Elena Rainero, et al.. (2007). Diacylglycerol Kinase-α Mediates Hepatocyte Growth Factor-induced Epithelial Cell Scatter by Regulating Rac Activation and Membrane Ruffling. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(12). 4859–4871. 30 indexed citations

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Coltella, Nadia, Andrea Rasola, Chiara Bardella, et al.. (2006). p38 MAPK turns hepatocyte growth factor to a death signal that commits ovarian cancer cells to chemotherapy‐induced apoptosis. International Journal of Cancer. 118(12). 2981–2990. 31 indexed citations

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Carini, Rita, Elisa Alchera, Gianluca Baldanzi, et al.. (2006). Role of p38 map kinase in glycine-induced hepatocyte resistance to hypoxic injury. Journal of Hepatology. 46(4). 692–699. 17 indexed citations

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Cassoni, Paola, Anna Sapino, Luca Munaron, et al.. (2001). Activation of Functional Oxytocin Receptors Stimulates Cell Proliferation in Human Trophoblast and Choriocarcinoma Cell Lines*. Endocrinology. 142(3). 1130–1136. 51 indexed citations

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Arvat, Emanuela, Roberta Giordano, Fabio Broglio, et al.. (2000). GH Secretagogues in Aging. 3(2). 149–158. 5 indexed citations

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Graziani, Andrea, Lei Ling, Gerda Endemann, Catherine L. Carpenter, & Lewis C. Cantley. (1992). Purification and characterization of human erythrocyte phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase. Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate 4-kinase are distinct enzymes. Biochemical Journal. 284(1). 39–45. 41 indexed citations

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Cantley, Lewis C., Kurt R. Auger, Christopher Carpenter, et al.. (1991). Oncogenes and signal transduction. Cell. 64(2). 281–302. 2457 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cantoni, L, et al.. (1987). Effects of Chlorinated Organics on Intermediates in the Heme Pathway and on Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylasea. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 514(1). 128–140. 8 indexed citations

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