Annamaria Locascio

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Annamaria Locascio is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Annamaria Locascio has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Annamaria Locascio's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (17 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (16 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (6 papers). Annamaria Locascio is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (17 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (16 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (6 papers). Annamaria Locascio collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United States. Annamaria Locascio's co-authors include M. Ángela Nieto, Amparo Cano, Marı́a José Blanco, Mirna Pérez‐Moreno, Francisco Portillo, Isabel Rodrigo, Marta Garcia Del Barrio, José Palacios, Gema Moreno‐Bueno and David Sarrió and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Annamaria Locascio

42 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

The transcription factor Snail controls epithelial–mesenchymal transitions by repressing E-cadherin expression

2000 3.0k citations Annamaria Locascio, M. Ángela Nieto et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Annamaria Locascio Italy	20	3.4k	1.9k	772	568	478	45	4.8k
Marı́a José Blanco Spain	24	3.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	743 1.0×	539 0.9×	619 1.3×	55	4.9k
Matthew D. Rand United States	26	4.9k 1.4×	653 0.3×	624 0.8×	758 1.3×	648 1.4×	63	7.6k
Anthony J. Capobianco United States	38	3.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	785 1.0×	370 0.7×	336 0.7×	78	5.0k
Jörg Wilting Germany	45	3.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	468 0.6×	562 1.0×	578 1.2×	146	5.6k
Isabel Rodrigo Spain	20	3.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	534 0.9×	446 0.9×	31	4.7k
Dalong Ma China	38	2.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	638 0.8×	428 0.8×	296 0.6×	169	4.7k
Renée van Amerongen Netherlands	24	3.2k 0.9×	711 0.4×	336 0.4×	482 0.8×	582 1.2×	50	4.0k
Justin C. Grindley United States	17	2.8k 0.8×	921 0.5×	432 0.6×	368 0.6×	463 1.0×	19	4.3k
Yasuo Hamamori United States	28	4.3k 1.2×	878 0.5×	545 0.7×	325 0.6×	756 1.6×	40	5.2k
Michael Weinstein United States	35	4.5k 1.3×	877 0.5×	550 0.7×	528 0.9×	1.0k 2.2×	50	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Annamaria Locascio

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Annamaria Locascio

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Pontoni, Ludovico, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of potential bioaccumulation of Bisphenol A in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Journal of Environmental Management. 382. 125295–125295.

Cappello, Tiziana, Maria Maisano, Gennaro Lettieri, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Impact of Polystyrene Microplastic Beads on Male Gonads of the Marine Mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis . Environmental Toxicology.

Gerdol, Marco, Samuele Greco, Rita Marino, et al.. (2024). Conserved Signaling Pathways in the Ciona robusta Gut. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(14). 7846–7846.

Colantuono, Chiara, et al.. (2021). Onecut Regulates Core Components of the Molecular Machinery for Neurotransmission in Photoreceptor Differentiation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 602450–602450. 3 indexed citations

Marotta, Pina, et al.. (2021). The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 709696–709696. 1 indexed citations

Bertocci, Iacopo, Luigi Musco, Annamaria Locascio, et al.. (2020). An indoor study of the combined effect of industrial pollution and turbulence events on the gut environment in a marine invertebrate. Marine Environmental Research. 158. 104950–104950. 17 indexed citations

Palumbo, Anna, et al.. (2020). Transphyletic conservation of nitric oxide synthase regulation in cephalochordates and tunicates. Development Genes and Evolution. 230(5-6). 329–338. 3 indexed citations

D’Agostino, Ylenia, Elena De Felice, Antonio Palladino, et al.. (2018). A comprehensive analysis of neurotrophins and neurotrophin tyrosine kinase receptors expression during development of zebrafish. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 526(6). 1057–1072. 28 indexed citations

D’Agostino, Ylenia, Annamaria Locascio, Filomena Ristoratore, et al.. (2015). A Rapid and Cheap Methodology for CRISPR/Cas9 Zebrafish Mutant Screening. Molecular Biotechnology. 58(1). 73–78. 23 indexed citations

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Locascio, Annamaria, et al.. (2014). Auto and cross regulatory elements control Onecut expression in the ascidian nervous system. Developmental Biology. 390(2). 273–287. 11 indexed citations

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D’Aniello, Enrico, et al.. (2011). Onecut is a direct neural-specific transcriptional activator of Rx in Ciona intestinalis. Developmental Biology. 355(2). 358–371. 20 indexed citations

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Sims, Carrie A., Maria Luisa Chiusano, Enrico D’Aniello, et al.. (2011). Evolution of anterior Hox regulatory elements among chordates. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11(1). 330–330. 24 indexed citations

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Locascio, Annamaria, et al.. (2009). Genetic perspectives on the ascidian central nervous system. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Maglionico, Marco, et al.. (2008). Toxicity and pollutant impact analysis into urban river due to CSO overflows. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 1–9. 1 indexed citations

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Locascio, Annamaria, Marco d’Ischia, Gian Luigi Russo, et al.. (2007). Regulatory roles of nitric oxide during larval development and metamorphosis in Ciona intestinalis. Developmental Biology. 306(2). 772–784. 45 indexed citations

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D’Aniello, Salvatore, Enrico D’Aniello, Annamaria Locascio, et al.. (2006). The ascidian homolog of the vertebrate homeobox gene Rx is essential for ocellus development and function. Differentiation. 74(5). 222–234. 44 indexed citations

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Locascio, Annamaria & M. Ángela Nieto. (2001). Cell movements during vertebrate development: integrated tissue behaviour versus individual cell migration. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 11(4). 464–469. 119 indexed citations

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Aniello, Francesco, Annamaria Locascio, Maria Grazia Villani, et al.. (1999). Identification and developmental expression of Ci-msxb: a novel homologue of Drosophila msh gene in Ciona intestinalis. Mechanisms of Development. 88(1). 123–126. 35 indexed citations

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Locascio, Annamaria, et al.. (1999). Patterning the ascidian nervous system: structure, expression and transgenic analysis of theCiHox3gene. Development. 126(21). 4737–4748. 64 indexed citations

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Aniello, Francesco, Annamaria Locascio, Laura Fucci, Giuseppe Geraci, & Margherita Branno. (1996). Isolation of cDNA clones encoding DNA methyltransferase of sea urchin P. lividus: Expression during embryonic development. Gene. 178(1-2). 57–61. 24 indexed citations

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