Bert Blaauw

15.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
90 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Bert Blaauw is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert Blaauw has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Physiology and 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Bert Blaauw's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (62 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (17 papers). Bert Blaauw is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (62 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (17 papers). Bert Blaauw collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and France. Bert Blaauw's co-authors include Stefano Schiaffino, Marco Sandri, Stefano Ciciliot, Kenneth A. Dyar, Carlo Reggiani, Cristina Mammucari, Lisa Agatea, Reimar Abraham, Vanina Romanello and Eva Masiero and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Bert Blaauw

87 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms regulating skeletal muscle growth and atrophy 2009 2026 2014 2020 2013 2009 2015 2013 2017 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Mechanisms regulating skeletal muscle growth and atrophy
    2013 1.1k citations Stefano Schiaffino, Kenneth A. Dyar et al. profile →
  2. Autophagy Is Required to Maintain Muscle Mass
    2009 969 citations Eva Masiero, Lisa Agatea et al. profile →
  3. Regulation of autophagy and the ubiquitin–proteasome system by the FoxO transcriptional network during muscle atrophy
    2015 533 citations Giulia Milan, Vanina Romanello et al. Nature Communications profile →
  4. Muscle type and fiber type specificity in muscle wasting
    2013 473 citations Stefano Ciciliot, A. Rossi et al. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology profile →
  5. Age-Associated Loss of OPA1 in Muscle Impacts Muscle Mass, Metabolic Homeostasis, Systemic Inflammation, and Epithelial Senescence
    2017 421 citations Caterina Tezze, Vanina Romanello et al. profile →
  6. Collagen VI regulates satellite cell self-renewal and muscle regeneration
    2013 370 citations Anna Urciuolo, Valeria Morbidoni et al. Nature Communications profile →
  7. DRP1-mediated mitochondrial shape controls calcium homeostasis and muscle mass
    2019 293 citations Giulia Favaro, Vanina Romanello et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bert Blaauw Italy 41 6.3k 3.4k 1.7k 1.6k 873 90 9.1k
Charlotte A. Peterson United States 58 6.0k 1.0× 3.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 592 0.7× 179 9.9k
Antonio L. Serrano Spain 39 5.5k 0.9× 2.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 433 0.5× 67 8.1k
Kanneboyina Nagaraju United States 52 5.1k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 783 0.5× 2.2k 1.4× 727 0.8× 150 7.9k
Cristina Mammucari Italy 33 6.5k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 58 9.0k
Shihuan Kuang United States 53 6.5k 1.0× 4.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 389 0.4× 174 10.7k
Pura Muñoz‐Cánoves Spain 51 7.1k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 423 0.5× 123 10.4k
Karyn A. Esser United States 60 5.9k 0.9× 4.6k 1.4× 2.2k 1.3× 476 0.3× 813 0.9× 180 11.1k
Ravi Kambadur New Zealand 47 6.4k 1.0× 2.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 502 0.3× 440 0.5× 78 8.1k
Christian Dani France 58 7.2k 1.1× 3.9k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 518 0.6× 160 13.5k
Gordon S. Lynch Australia 58 6.0k 1.0× 3.6k 1.1× 2.0k 1.1× 424 0.3× 877 1.0× 239 9.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bert Blaauw

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tellkamp, Frederik, et al.. (2025). Neural stimulation suppresses mTORC1-mediated protein synthesis in skeletal muscle. Science Advances. 11(14). eadt4955–eadt4955. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Jingwen, Agnete B. Madsen, Jonas R. Knudsen, et al.. (2025). mTOR Ser1261 is an AMPK ‐dependent phosphosite in mouse and human skeletal muscle not required for mTORC2 activity. The FASEB Journal. 39(2). e70277–e70277. 2 indexed citations
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Biasutto, Lucia, Leonardo Nogara, Bert Blaauw, et al.. (2025). The novel use of the CFTR corrector C17 in muscular dystrophy: pharmacological profile and in vivo efficacy. Biochemical Pharmacology. 233. 116779–116779. 1 indexed citations
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Marcucci, Lorenzo, Elena Germinario, Jonas Kindberg, et al.. (2025). Reduced ATP turnover during hibernation in relaxed skeletal muscle. Nature Communications. 16(1). 80–80. 3 indexed citations
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Nogara, Leonardo, Dario Bizzotto, Paola Braghetta, et al.. (2024). Salbutamol repurposing ameliorates neuromuscular junction defects and muscle atrophy in Col6a1−/− mouse model of collagen VI‐related myopathies. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 14(7). e1688–e1688. 1 indexed citations
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Murgia, Marta, Stefano Ciciliot, Nagarjuna Nagaraj, et al.. (2022). Signatures of muscle disuse in spaceflight and bed rest revealed by single muscle fiber proteomics. PNAS Nexus. 1(3). pgac086–pgac086. 36 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Bert, et al.. (2020). Concomitant excitation and tension development are required for myocellular gene expression and protein synthesis in rat skeletal muscle. Acta Physiologica. 231(1). e13540–e13540. 8 indexed citations
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Galazzo, Laura, Leonardo Nogara, Antonino Polimeno, et al.. (2019). Changes in the fraction of strongly attached cross bridges in mouse atrophic and hypertrophic muscles as revealed by continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 316(5). C722–C730. 3 indexed citations
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Favaro, Giulia, Vanina Romanello, Tatiana Varanita, et al.. (2019). DRP1-mediated mitochondrial shape controls calcium homeostasis and muscle mass. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2576–2576. 293 indexed citations breakdown →
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Urciuolo, Anna, Luca Urbani, Panagiotis Maghsoudlou, et al.. (2018). Decellularised skeletal muscles allow functional muscle regeneration by promoting host cell migration. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8398–8398. 67 indexed citations
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Lang, Franziska, Hendrik Nolte, Soraya Hölper, et al.. (2017). Dynamic changes in the skeletal muscle proteome during denervation-induced atrophy. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 10(7). 881–896. 66 indexed citations
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Schiaffino, Stefano, Bert Blaauw, & Kenneth A. Dyar. (2016). The functional significance of the skeletal muscle clock: lessons from Bmal1 knockout models. Skeletal Muscle. 6(1). 33–33. 64 indexed citations
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Milan, Giulia, Vanina Romanello, Francesca Pescatore, et al.. (2015). Regulation of autophagy and the ubiquitin–proteasome system by the FoxO transcriptional network during muscle atrophy. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6670–6670. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carnio, Silvia, Martín A. Baraibar, Emanuela Longa, et al.. (2014). Autophagy Impairment in Muscle Induces Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration and Precocious Aging. Cell Reports. 8(5). 1509–1521. 314 indexed citations
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Zulian, Alessandra, Enzo Rizzo, Marco Schiavone, et al.. (2014). NIM811, a cyclophilin inhibitor without immunosuppressive activity, is beneficial in collagen VI congenital muscular dystrophy models. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(20). 5353–5363. 54 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Bert, Stefano Schiaffino, & Carlo Reggiani. (2013). Mechanisms Modulating Skeletal Muscle Phenotype. Comprehensive physiology. 3(4). 1645–1687. 17 indexed citations
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Ciciliot, Stefano, A. Rossi, Kenneth A. Dyar, Bert Blaauw, & Stefano Schiaffino. (2013). Muscle type and fiber type specificity in muscle wasting. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 45(10). 2191–2199. 473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blaauw, Bert, Marta Canato, Lisa Agatea, et al.. (2010). Inducible Activation of Akt Increases Skeletal Muscle Mass and Force Without Satellite Cell Activation. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 153a–153a. 7 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Bert, Cristina Mammucari, L. Toniolo, et al.. (2008). Akt activation prevents the force drop induced by eccentric contractions in dystrophin-deficient skeletal muscle. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(23). 3686–3696. 65 indexed citations
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Manson, Willem L., et al.. (1996). Bacterial translocation in d-galactosamine-treated rats in a burn model. Burns. 22(1). 15–21. 6 indexed citations

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