Carlo Sala

17.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
130 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Carlo Sala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlo Sala has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 30 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Carlo Sala's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (27 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (19 papers). Carlo Sala is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (27 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (19 papers). Carlo Sala collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Carlo Sala's co-authors include Morgan Sheng, Maria Passafaro, Chiara Verpelli, Menahem Segal, Paul Worley, Eunjoon Kim, Juli G. Valtschanoff, Richard J. Weinberg, Jian Cheng Tu and Scott Naisbitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Carlo Sala

130 papers receiving 10.1k 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.

PDZ Domains and the Organization of Supramolecular Complexes

2001 1.0k citations Morgan Sheng, Carlo Sala profile →
Shank, a Novel Family of Postsynaptic Density Proteins that Binds to the NMDA Receptor/PSD-95/GKAP Complex and Cortactin

1999 830 citations Eunjoon Kim, Carlo Sala et al. Neuron profile →
Regulation of Dendritic Spine Morphology and Synaptic Function by Shank and Homer

2001 564 citations Carlo Sala, Maria Passafaro et al. Neuron profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carlo Sala Italy	52	5.9k	5.0k	2.1k	1.8k	1.7k	130	10.2k
Leszek Kaczmarek Poland	65	7.1k 1.2×	5.8k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	295	15.3k
Ege T. Kavalali United States	60	7.2k 1.2×	7.7k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	3.7k 2.1×	1.8k 1.1×	156	13.9k
Haruhiko Bito Japan	55	7.6k 1.3×	5.7k 1.2×	903 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	162	13.6k
Markus Missler Germany	42	4.6k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	85	7.8k
Eunjoon Kim South Korea	60	8.8k 1.5×	7.3k 1.5×	2.6k 1.3×	4.1k 2.3×	2.3k 1.4×	173	14.7k
Kelsey C. Martin United States	45	5.7k 1.0×	5.6k 1.1×	826 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	79	10.3k
Serge N. Schiffmann Belgium	58	6.2k 1.0×	5.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	780 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	175	12.5k
Tobias M. Boeckers Germany	51	3.9k 0.7×	2.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	190	7.5k
Soren Impey United States	54	7.0k 1.2×	5.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	698 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	81	13.1k
Ann Marie Craig United States	64	8.5k 1.4×	9.2k 1.9×	1.5k 0.7×	3.3k 1.8×	1.6k 0.9×	112	14.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlo Sala

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Zippo, Antonio G., Alberto Catanese, Christoph Wiegreffe, et al.. (2025). Regulation of Dendrite and Dendritic Spine Formation by TCF20. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(1). e16297–e16297. 1 indexed citations

Zippo, Antonio G., Cinzia Vicidomini, Luisa Ponzoni, et al.. (2025). Shank3 modulates Rpl3 expression and protein synthesis via mGlu5: implications for Phelan McDermid syndrome. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(8). 3599–3614. 1 indexed citations

Musardo, Stefano, Silvia Pelucchi, Laura D’Andrea, et al.. (2022). The development of ADAM10 endocytosis inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Therapy. 30(7). 2474–2490. 23 indexed citations

Gritti, Laura, Luisa Ponzoni, Paolo Scalmani, et al.. (2022). Rescuing epileptic and behavioral alterations in a Dravet syndrome mouse model by inhibiting eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase (eEF2K). Molecular Autism. 13(1). 1–1. 10 indexed citations

Grabrucker, Stefanie, Carlo Sala, Chiara Verpelli, et al.. (2022). Shank2/3 double knockout-based screening of cortical subregions links the retrosplenial area to the loss of social memory in autism spectrum disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(12). 4994–5006. 12 indexed citations

Moutin, Enora, Vincent Compan, Nathalie Bouquier, et al.. (2021). Restoring glutamate receptosome dynamics at synapses rescues autism-like deficits in Shank3-deficient mice. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(12). 7596–7609. 29 indexed citations

Mossa, Adele, Luisa Ponzoni, Alessandro Tozzi, et al.. (2021). Developmental impaired Akt signaling in the Shank1 and Shank3 double knock-out mice. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(6). 1928–1944. 26 indexed citations

Parra, Riccardo, Enrico Pracucci, Silvia Landi, et al.. (2020). Modelling genetic mosaicism of neurodevelopmental disorders in vivo by a Cre-amplifying fluorescent reporter. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6194–6194. 13 indexed citations

Ponzoni, Luisa, Carlo Sala, Chiara Verpelli, Mariaelvina Sala, & Daniela Braida. (2019). Different attentional dysfunctions in eEF2K^−/−, IL1RAPL1^−/− and SHANK3Δ11^−/− mice. Genes Brain & Behavior. 18(5). e12563–e12563. 9 indexed citations

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Montani, Caterina, Mariana Ramos-Brossier, Luisa Ponzoni, et al.. (2017). The X-Linked Intellectual Disability Protein IL1RAPL1 Regulates Dendrite Complexity. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(28). 6606–6627. 34 indexed citations

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Kathuria, Annie, Carlo Sala, Chiara Verpelli, & Jack Price. (2017). Modelling Autistic Neurons with Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Advances in anatomy, embryology and cell biology. 224. 49–64. 3 indexed citations

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Stancu, A., et al.. (2015). Deep pectoral myopathy (green muscle disease) in a household reared and slaughtered broiler chicken - a case study.. Lucrari Stiintifice - Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole a Banatului Timisoara, Medicina Veterinara. 48(1). 183–187. 2 indexed citations

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Yuan, Ti‐Fei, Manuel Mameli, Eoin C. O’Connor, et al.. (2015). Expression of Cocaine-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity by GluN3A-Containing NMDA Receptors. Neuron. 88(2). 432–432. 1 indexed citations

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Kreutz, Michael R. & Carlo Sala. (2012). Synaptic plasticity : dynamics, development and disease. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 11 indexed citations

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Choi, Se‐Young, Kihoon Han, Myoung‐Hwan Kim, et al.. (2010). Regulated RalBP1 Binding to RalA and PSD-95 Controls AMPA Receptor Endocytosis and LTD. Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University). 57 indexed citations

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Azpiroz, Fernando, et al.. (2009). Constipation: a potential cause of pelvic floor damage?. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 22(2). 150–e48. 42 indexed citations

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Sala, Carlo, Ilaria Cambianica, & Francesca Rossi. (2008). Molecular mechanisms of dendritic spine development and maintenance [Review]. Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis. 68(2). 289–304. 31 indexed citations

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Ko, Jaewon, Chan Yoon, Giovanni Piccoli, et al.. (2006). Organization of the Presynaptic Active Zone by ERC2/CAST1-Dependent Clustering of the Tandem PDZ Protein Syntenin-1. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(3). 963–970. 38 indexed citations

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Romorini, Stefano, Giovanni Piccoli, Ming Jiang, et al.. (2004). A Functional Role of Postsynaptic Density-95-Guanylate Kinase-Associated Protein Complex in Regulating Shank Assembly and Stability to Synapses. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(42). 9391–9404. 70 indexed citations

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Fontana, Andrea, Massimiliano Zecca, & Carlo Sala. (2000). Arthroscopic assessment of total hip replacement and polyethylene wear: a case report. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 8(4). 244–245. 13 indexed citations

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