Chiara Luberto

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Chiara Luberto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chiara Luberto has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 22 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Chiara Luberto's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (56 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (30 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (21 papers). Chiara Luberto is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (56 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (30 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (21 papers). Chiara Luberto collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Japan. Chiara Luberto's co-authors include Yusuf A. Hannun, Maurizio Del Poeta, Kelley M. Argraves, Lina M. Obeid, Lena J. Heung, Norma Marchesini, Daniel Canals, Gianna Maria Bartoli, Paola Signorelli and Paola Palozza and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chiara Luberto

86 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Ceramide in the eukaryotic stress response

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chiara Luberto United States	39	4.0k	1.2k	1.1k	942	664	86	5.4k
Yoshiko Banno Japan	45	4.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	617 0.6×	734 0.8×	541 0.8×	185	6.3k
Yoshifumi Jigami Japan	43	4.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	642 0.6×	590 0.6×	384 0.6×	160	5.6k
James A. Shayman United States	49	4.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	806 0.8×	2.7k 2.8×	272 0.4×	160	7.4k
Masahiro Fujimuro Japan	37	2.9k 0.7×	528 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	623 0.7×	210 0.3×	107	5.0k
Heike Grassmé Germany	42	4.8k 1.2×	710 0.6×	600 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	299 0.5×	77	6.4k
Kai‐Uwe Fröhlich Germany	30	4.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	867 0.8×	314 0.3×	227 0.3×	43	6.1k
Masayoshi Fukasawa Japan	29	2.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	940 0.9×	458 0.5×	274 0.4×	92	3.9k
Robert J. Deschenes United States	38	4.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.5×	444 0.4×	314 0.3×	248 0.4×	68	6.3k
Brian T. Weinert Denmark	26	6.1k 1.5×	678 0.6×	805 0.8×	687 0.7×	111 0.2×	37	7.6k
Roger Schneiter Switzerland	44	5.9k 1.5×	1.7k 1.4×	620 0.6×	573 0.6×	207 0.3×	116	7.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chiara Luberto

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Hannun, Yusuf A., Alfred H. Merrill, & Chiara Luberto. (2025). The bioactive sphingolipid playbook. A primer for the uninitiated as well as sphingolipidologists. Journal of Lipid Research. 66(6). 100813–100813. 5 indexed citations

Snider, Justin M., Sitapriya Moorthi, Nicolas Coant, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive measure of Golgi sphingolipid flux using NBD C6-ceramide: evaluation of sphingolipid inhibitors. Journal of Lipid Research. 65(8). 100584–100584. 3 indexed citations

Babatunde, Abiola, Joshua J. Coon, Katherine A. Overmyer, et al.. (2023). A transcriptional network governing ceramide homeostasis establishes a cytokine-dependent developmental process. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7262–7262. 4 indexed citations

Seyyedsalehi, Monireh Sadat, Marta Rossi, Maryam Hadji, et al.. (2023). Dietary Choline and Betaine Intake and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in an Iranian Population. Cancers. 15(9). 2557–2557. 7 indexed citations

Salman, Huda, et al.. (2021). Sphingolipids in Hematopoiesis: Exploring Their Role in Lineage Commitment. Cells. 10(10). 2507–2507. 11 indexed citations

Sticco, Lucia, Riccardo Rizzo, Marinella Pirozzi, et al.. (2017). Sphingolipid metabolic flow controls phosphoinositide turnover at the trans ‐Golgi network. The EMBO Journal. 36(12). 1736–1754. 65 indexed citations

Hernandez‐Corbacho, María José, Daniel Canals, Mohamad M. Adada, et al.. (2015). Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNFα)-induced Ceramide Generation via Ceramide Synthases Regulates Loss of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) and Programmed Cell Death. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(42). 25356–25373. 61 indexed citations

Canals, Daniel, Chiara Luberto, Justin M. Snider, et al.. (2014). Critical determinants of mitochondria-associated neutral sphingomyelinase (MA-nSMase) for mitochondrial localization. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1850(4). 628–639. 29 indexed citations

Qureshi, Asfia, Marimuthu Subathra, Angus C. Grey, et al.. (2010). Role of Sphingomyelin Synthase in Controlling the Antimicrobial Activity of Neutrophils against Cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15587–e15587. 33 indexed citations

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Williams, Virginia, Maristella Villani, Asfia Qureshi, et al.. (2009). App1: An Antiphagocytic Protein That Binds to Complement Receptors 3 and 2. The Journal of Immunology. 182(1). 84–91. 50 indexed citations

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Šeparović, Duška, Louie Semaan, Adi L. Tarca, et al.. (2008). Suppression of sphingomyelin synthase 1 by small interference RNA is associated with enhanced ceramide production and apoptosis after photodamage. Experimental Cell Research. 314(8). 1860–1868. 54 indexed citations

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Heung, Lena J., et al.. (2005). The Role and Mechanism of Diacylglycerol-Protein Kinase C1 Signaling in Melanogenesis by Cryptococcus neoformans. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(31). 28547–28555. 55 indexed citations

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Luberto, Chiara, Pasquale Chitano, Dena L. Toffaletti, et al.. (2003). Identification of App1 as a regulator of phagocytosis and virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(7). 1080–1094. 115 indexed citations

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Meng, Aimin, Chiara Luberto, Aiping Bai, et al.. (2003). Sphingomyelin synthase as a potential target for D609-induced apoptosis in U937 human monocytic leukemia cells. Experimental Cell Research. 292(2). 385–392. 98 indexed citations

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Luberto, Chiara, Martin Stonehouse, Elizabeth Collins, et al.. (2003). Purification, Characterization, and Identification of a Sphingomyelin Synthase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(35). 32733–32743. 43 indexed citations

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Luberto, Chiara, Jacqueline M. Kraveka, & Yusuf A. Hannun. (2002). Ceramide Regulation of Apoptosis versus Differentiation: A Walk on a Fine Line. Lessons from Neurobiology. Neurochemical Research. 27(7-8). 609–617. 44 indexed citations

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Öğretmen, Besim, Deborah Schady, Julnar Usta, et al.. (2001). Role of Ceramide in Mediating the Inhibition of Telomerase Activity in A549 Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(27). 24901–24910. 103 indexed citations

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Luberto, Chiara, et al.. (2000). Differential Effects of Sphingomyelin Hydrolysis and Resynthesis on the Activation of NF-κB in Normal and SV40-transformed Human Fibroblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(19). 14760–14766. 64 indexed citations

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Luberto, Chiara & Yusuf A. Hannun. (2000). Use of Short-Chain Ceramides. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 312. 407–420. 14 indexed citations

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Palozza, Paola, Mauro Piantelli, Chiara Luberto, et al.. (1995). n-3 pufa inhibit the growth of rat hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterology. 108(4). A1044–A1044. 1 indexed citations

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