Cristina Contursi

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Cristina Contursi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cristina Contursi has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Cristina Contursi's work include Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (6 papers), interferon and immune responses (4 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers). Cristina Contursi is often cited by papers focused on Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (6 papers), interferon and immune responses (4 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers). Cristina Contursi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Hungary. Cristina Contursi's co-authors include Pier Giuseppe Pelicci, Enrica Migliaccio, Marco Giorgio, Francesca Orsini, Keiko Ozato, Rosario Rizzuto, Saverio Minucci, Paolo Pinton, Maurizio Moroni and Demis Paolucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Cristina Contursi

20 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Electron Transfer between Cytochrome c and p66Shc Generates Reactive Oxygen Species that Trigger Mitochondrial Apoptosis
    2005 968 citations Marco Giorgio, Enrica Migliaccio et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cristina Contursi Italy 16 1.5k 714 409 377 275 20 2.5k
Alexandra L. Brown United States 14 1.8k 1.2× 360 0.5× 571 1.4× 479 1.3× 351 1.3× 20 2.8k
Vitaly Balan United States 26 1.5k 1.0× 929 1.3× 419 1.0× 431 1.1× 139 0.5× 38 2.4k
Renata Colavitti Italy 17 1.3k 0.9× 431 0.6× 418 1.0× 206 0.5× 140 0.5× 21 2.3k
Lucilla Luzi Italy 20 2.4k 1.6× 294 0.4× 320 0.8× 408 1.1× 176 0.6× 42 3.1k
Konstantinos Evangelou Greece 27 1.6k 1.1× 431 0.6× 1.0k 2.5× 405 1.1× 270 1.0× 65 3.0k
Fan Yeung United States 15 1.6k 1.1× 391 0.5× 715 1.7× 668 1.8× 637 2.3× 21 3.6k
Satya Saxena United States 20 2.1k 1.4× 435 0.6× 235 0.6× 318 0.8× 333 1.2× 35 2.8k
Hyeog Kang United States 17 1.1k 0.8× 365 0.5× 592 1.4× 178 0.5× 357 1.3× 27 2.0k
Nicolas Tajeddine Belgium 27 1.4k 0.9× 361 0.5× 233 0.6× 428 1.1× 441 1.6× 42 2.4k
Fatouma Alimirah United States 25 851 0.6× 362 0.5× 559 1.4× 296 0.8× 142 0.5× 32 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Cristina Contursi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cristina Contursi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cristina Contursi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cristina Contursi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cristina Contursi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Cristina Contursi. Cristina Contursi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spada, Marco, Francesco Porta, Dorico Righi, et al.. (2019). Intrahepatic Administration of Human Liver Stem Cells in Infants with Inherited Neonatal-Onset Hyperammonemia: A Phase I Study. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 16(1). 186–197. 26 indexed citations
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Pinton, Paolo, Alessandro Rimessi, Saverio Marchi, et al.. (2007). Protein Kinase C ß and Prolyl Isomerase 1 Regulate Mitochondrial Effects of the Life-Span Determinant p66 Shc. Science. 315(5812). 659–663. 398 indexed citations
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Orsini, Francesca, Maurizio Moroni, Cristina Contursi, et al.. (2006). Regulatory effects of the mitochondrial energetic status on mitochondrial p66Shc. Biological Chemistry. 387(10/11). 1405–10. 48 indexed citations
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Giorgio, Marco, Enrica Migliaccio, Francesca Orsini, et al.. (2005). Electron Transfer between Cytochrome c and p66Shc Generates Reactive Oxygen Species that Trigger Mitochondrial Apoptosis. Cell. 122(2). 221–233. 968 indexed citations breakdown →
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Orsini, Francesca, Enrica Migliaccio, Maurizio Moroni, et al.. (2004). The Life Span Determinant p66Shc Localizes to Mitochondria Where It Associates with Mitochondrial Heat Shock Protein 70 and Regulates Trans-membrane Potential. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(24). 25689–25695. 237 indexed citations
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Giorgio, Marco, Enrica Migliaccio, Demis Paolucci, et al.. (2004). p66shc is a signal transduction redox enzyme. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 13. 93–93. 3 indexed citations
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Tarr, Philip, Cristina Contursi, Roberta Roncarati, et al.. (2002). Evidence for a role of the nerve growth factor receptor TrkA in tyrosine phosphorylation and processing of β-APP. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 295(2). 324–329. 41 indexed citations
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Wang, I‐Ming, Cristina Contursi, Atsuko Masumi, et al.. (2000). An IFN-γ-Inducible Transcription Factor, IFN Consensus Sequence Binding Protein (ICSBP), Stimulates IL-12 p40 Expression in Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 165(1). 271–279. 163 indexed citations
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Blanco, Jorge C. G., Cristina Contursi, C A Salkowski, et al.. (2000). Interferon Regulatory Factor (Irf)-1 and Irf-2 Regulate Interferon γ–Dependent Cyclooxygenase 2 Expression. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 191(12). 2131–2144. 114 indexed citations
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Contursi, Cristina, I‐Ming Wang, Lucia Gabriele, et al.. (2000). IFN consensus sequence binding protein potentiates STAT1-dependent activation of IFNγ-responsive promoters in macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(1). 91–96. 65 indexed citations
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Wu, Changyou, et al.. (1999). Differential requirement of IFN consensus sequence binding protein for the production of IL-12 and induction of Th1-type cells in response to IFN-gamma.. PubMed. 162(2). 807–12. 34 indexed citations
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Wu, Changyou, et al.. (1999). Differential Requirement of IFN Consensus Sequence Binding Protein for the Production of IL-12 and Induction of Th1-Type Cells in Response to IFN-γ. The Journal of Immunology. 162(2). 807–812. 31 indexed citations
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Minchiotti, Gabriella, Cristina Contursi, & Pier Paolo Di Nocera. (1997). Multiple downstream promoter modules regulate the transcription of the Drosophila melanogaster I, doc and F elements. Journal of Molecular Biology. 267(1). 37–46. 31 indexed citations
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Scharton‐Kersten, Tanya, Cristina Contursi, Atsuko Masumi, Alan Sher, & Keiko Ozato. (1997). Interferon Consensus Sequence Binding Protein–deficient Mice Display Impaired Resistance to Intracellular Infection Due to a Primary Defect in Interleukin 12 p40 Induction. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 186(9). 1523–1534. 186 indexed citations
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Nelson, N, Yuka Kanno, Hong Chang, et al.. (1996). Expression of IFN regulatory factor family proteins in lymphocytes. Induction of Stat-1 and IFN consensus sequence binding protein expression by T cell activation. The Journal of Immunology. 156(10). 3711–3720. 104 indexed citations
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Salvatore, Paola, Cristina Contursi, Giovanna Benvenuto, Carmelo B. Bruni, & Lorenzo Chiariotti. (1995). Characterization and functional dissection of the galactin‐1 gene promoter. FEBS Letters. 373(2). 159–163. 25 indexed citations
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Contursi, Cristina, Gabriella Minchiotti, & Pier Paolo Di Nocera. (1995). Identification of Sequences Which Regulate the Expression of Drosophila melanogaster Doc Elements. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(44). 26570–26576. 22 indexed citations
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Minchiotti, Gabriella, Cristina Contursi, Franco Graziani, Giuseppe Gargiulo, & Pier Paolo Di Nocera. (1994). Expression of Drosophila melanogaster F elements in vivo. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 245(2). 152–159. 6 indexed citations
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Nocera, Pier Paolo Di, Cristina Contursi, & Gabriella Minchiotti. (1994). LINE-related elements inDrosophila melanogaster. Genetica. 94(2-3). 173–180. 4 indexed citations
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Contursi, Cristina, Gabriella Minchiotti, & Pier Paolo Di Nocera. (1993). Functional Dissection of Two Promoters that Control Sense and Antisense Transcription of Drosophila melanogaster F Elements. Journal of Molecular Biology. 234(4). 988–997. 15 indexed citations

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