B. Giordana

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

B. Giordana is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Giordana has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Insect Science and 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in B. Giordana's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (47 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (40 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (19 papers). B. Giordana is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (47 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (40 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (19 papers). B. Giordana collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and Switzerland. B. Giordana's co-authors include Giorgio M. Hanozet, Paolo Parenti, F. Sacchi, V.F. Sacchi, Michael G. Wolfersberger, Morena Casartelli, Andreas Maurer, M.G. Leonardi, Francesco Pennacchio and Silvia Caccia and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

B. Giordana

86 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Preparation and partial characterization of amino acid transporting brush border membrane vesicles from the larval midgut of the cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae)

1987 547 citations Paolo Parenti, B. Giordana et al. profile →

Peers

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Michael G. Wolfersberger United States

Arthur Retnakaran Canada

Jeffrey P. Shapiro United States

Sichun Zheng China

Gopalan C. Unnithan United States

Norbert H. Haunerland Canada

Grzegorz Rosiński Poland

Tarlochan S. Dhadialla United States

Kátia C. Gondim Brazil

Yoichi Hayakawa Japan

Michael G. Wolfersberger United States

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Citations per year, relative to B. Giordana B. Giordana (= 1×) peers Michael G. Wolfersberger

Countries citing papers authored by B. Giordana

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Giordana

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Giordana

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Caccia, Silvia, Ilaria Di Lelio, Antonietta La Storia, et al.. (2016). Midgut microbiota and host immunocompetence underlie Bacillus thuringiensis killing mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(34). 9486–9491. 145 indexed citations

Fiandra, Luisa, Paolo Fanti, Antonio Pietro Garonna, et al.. (2010). A viral chitinase enhances oral activity of TMOF. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 40(7). 533–540. 9 indexed citations

Fiandra, Luisa, Silvia Caccia, B. Giordana, & Morena Casartelli. (2009). Leucine transport by the larval midgut of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera). Journal of Insect Physiology. 56(2). 165–169. 4 indexed citations

Casartelli, Morena, Gaia Cermenati, Simona Rodighiero, Francesco Pennacchio, & B. Giordana. (2008). A megalin-like receptor is involved in protein endocytosis in the midgut of an insect (Bombyx mori, Lepidoptera). American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 295(4). R1290–R1300. 22 indexed citations

Cermenati, Gaia, Paola Corti, Silvia Caccia, B. Giordana, & Morena Casartelli. (2007). A morphological and functional characterization of Bombyx mori larval midgut cells in culture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25 indexed citations

Caccia, Silvia, Morena Casartelli, Annalisa Grimaldi, et al.. (2007). Unexpected similarity of intestinal sugar absorption by SGLT1 and apical GLUT2 in an insect (Aphidius ervi,Hymenoptera) and mammals. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 292(6). R2284–R2291. 43 indexed citations

Leonardi, M.G., Silvia Caccia, & B. Giordana. (2006). Brush border membrane vesicles from dipteran midgut: a tool for studies on nutrient absorption. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

Leonardi, M.G., Silvia Caccia, Joel González‐Cabrera, Juan Ferré, & B. Giordana. (2006). Leucine Transport Is Affected by Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 Toxins in Brush Border Membrane Vesicles from Ostrinia nubilalis Hb (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Midgut. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 214(3). 157–164. 6 indexed citations

Grimaldi, Annalisa, Silvia Caccia, Terenzio Congiu, et al.. (2006). Structure and function of the extraembryonic membrane persisting around the larvae of the parasitoid Toxoneuron nigriceps. Journal of Insect Physiology. 52(8). 870–880. 10 indexed citations

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Fiandra, Luisa, P.K. Mandal, B. Giordana, & Gregory A. Ahearn. (2006). L-proline transport by purified cell types of lobster hepatopancreas. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology. 305A(10). 851–861. 5 indexed citations

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Casartelli, Morena, Paola Corti, M.G. Leonardi, et al.. (2005). Absorption of albumin by the midgut of a lepidopteran larva. Journal of Insect Physiology. 51(8). 933–940. 34 indexed citations

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Caccia, Silvia, M.G. Leonardi, Morena Casartelli, et al.. (2005). Nutrient absorption by Aphidius ervi larvae. Journal of Insect Physiology. 51(11). 1183–1192. 26 indexed citations

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Giordana, B., A. Milani, Annalisa Grimaldi, et al.. (2003). Absorption of sugars and amino acids by the epidermis of Aphidius ervi larvae. Journal of Insect Physiology. 49(12). 1115–1124. 25 indexed citations

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Giordana, B., Matilde Forcella, M.G. Leonardi, et al.. (2002). A novel regulatory mechanism for amino acid absorption in lepidopteran larval midgut. Journal of Insect Physiology. 48(5). 585–592. 8 indexed citations

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Casartelli, Morena, M.G. Leonardi, Luisa Fiandra, Paolo Parenti, & B. Giordana. (2001). Multiple transport pathways for dibasic amino acids in the larval midgut of the silkworm Bombyx mori. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 31(6-7). 621–632. 16 indexed citations

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Leonardi, M.G., Luisa Fiandra, Morena Casartelli, Silvia Cappellozza, & B. Giordana. (2001). Modulation of leucine absorption in the larval midgut of Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 129(2-3). 665–672. 4 indexed citations

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Parenti, Paolo, et al.. (1995). Interaction of the Insecticidal Crystal Protein CryIA from Bacillus thuringiensis with Amino Acid Transport into Brush Border Membranes from Bombyx mori Larval Midgut. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 65(1). 35–42. 8 indexed citations

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Eguileor, Magda de, et al.. (1994). Trophic exchanges between parent and young during development of Glossiphonia complanata (Annelida, Hirudinea). Journal of Experimental Zoology. 269(5). 389–402. 7 indexed citations

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Giordana, B.. (1993). Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai δ-endotoxin inhibits the K^+/amino acid cotransporters of lepidopteran larval midgut. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 106. 403–407. 1 indexed citations

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Leonardi, M.G., Roberto Comolli, & B. Giordana. (1988). Histidine transport in plasma membrane vesicles from rat liver. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 411(3). 328–332. 11 indexed citations

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