Cristina Tonello

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Cristina Tonello is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cristina Tonello has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Physiology, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Cristina Tonello's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (26 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (8 papers). Cristina Tonello is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (26 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (8 papers). Cristina Tonello collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Cristina Tonello's co-authors include Enzo Nisoli, Michele O. Carruba, Valeria Cozzi, Emilio Clementi, Salvador Moncada, Alessandra Valerio, Renata Bracale, Maura Francolini, Clara Sciorati and Sestina Falcone and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Cristina Tonello

43 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Mammals: The Role of Endogenous Nitric Oxide

2003 1.0k citations Enzo Nisoli, Emilio Clementi et al. Science profile →
Calorie Restriction Promotes Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Inducing the Expression of eNOS

2005 903 citations Enzo Nisoli, Cristina Tonello et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cristina Tonello Italy	24	2.3k	1.5k	878	454	394	43	3.9k
Stéphane Gesta United States	23	2.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 2.2×	1000 2.2×	291 0.7×	50	5.3k
Radhika Muzumdar United States	37	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	875 1.0×	353 0.8×	385 1.0×	75	4.2k
Julio E. Ayala United States	31	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	578 0.7×	233 0.5×	481 1.2×	65	3.7k
Olivia Osborn United States	24	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	281 0.6×	313 0.8×	49	3.5k
Jonas T. Treebak Denmark	42	3.2k 1.4×	3.5k 2.3×	765 0.9×	264 0.6×	424 1.1×	103	6.2k
Yoshikazu Higami Japan	32	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	611 0.7×	115 0.3×	369 0.9×	160	3.5k
Robert A. Koza United States	28	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	420 0.9×	328 0.8×	51	3.9k
Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura Japan	22	2.9k 1.3×	568 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	651 1.4×	504 1.3×	83	3.7k
Pablo M. García-Rovés Spain	34	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	550 0.6×	183 0.4×	300 0.8×	68	3.9k
Da Young Oh United States	31	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.9k 2.1×	434 1.0×	303 0.8×	43	5.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cristina Tonello

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Casalini, Giacomo, Andrea Giacomelli, Laura Galimberti, et al.. (2022). Challenges in Diagnosing COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients: The Relationship between Case Definitions and Autoptic Data. Journal of Fungi. 8(9). 894–894. 11 indexed citations

Augello, Matteo, Francesca Bai, Andrea Galassi, et al.. (2021). Renal microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon cuniculi in an HIV/AIDS patient with persistent fever and kidney injury. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 27(10). 1439–1440. 1 indexed citations

Anelli, Gaia Maria, Valeria Savasi, Manuela Cardellicchio, et al.. (2021). Placental pathology in COVID-19 affected pregnant women: A prospective case-control study. Placenta. 110. 9–15. 37 indexed citations

Antinori, Spinello, Roberto Rech, Laura Galimberti, et al.. (2020). Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis complicating SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: A diagnostic challenge. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 38. 101752–101752. 45 indexed citations

Pezzani, Maria Diletta, Carlo Parravicini, Angelica Sonzogni, et al.. (2019). Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: An emerging mycosis difficult to diagnose but curable. Case report and review of the literature. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 31. 101378–101378. 24 indexed citations

Laurentis, Camilla de, Massimiliano Del Bene, Paolo Fociani, et al.. (2019). 5-ALA Fluorescence in Case of Brain Abscess by Aggregatibacter Mimicking Glioblastoma. World Neurosurgery. 125. 175–178. 10 indexed citations

Pecoraro, Giuseppe, et al.. (2018). P.07.7 PSYCHO-SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTRESS RISK IN THE IBD POPULATION: A PILOT STUDY. Digestive and Liver Disease. 50(2). e195–e196. 1 indexed citations

Morroni, Manrico, Antonio Giordano, Maria Cristina Zingaretti, et al.. (2004). Reversible transdifferentiation of secretory epithelial cells into adipocytes in the mammary gland. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(48). 16801–16806. 120 indexed citations

Nisoli, Enzo, Sestina Falcone, Cristina Tonello, et al.. (2004). Mitochondrial biogenesis by NO yields functionally active mitochondria in mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(47). 16507–16512. 408 indexed citations

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Nisoli, Enzo, Emilio Clementi, Clara Paolucci, et al.. (2003). Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Mammals: The Role of Endogenous Nitric Oxide. Science. 299(5608). 896–899. 1011 indexed citations breakdown →

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Giordano, Antonio, Cristina Tonello, Alessandra Bulbarelli, et al.. (2002). Evidence for a functional nitric oxide synthase system in brown adipocyte nucleus. FEBS Letters. 514(2-3). 135–140. 90 indexed citations

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Giordano, Antonio, Enzo Nisoli, Cristina Tonello, et al.. (2000). Expression and distribution of heme oxygenase‐1 and ‐2 in rat brown adipose tissue: the modulatory role of the noradrenergic system. FEBS Letters. 487(2). 171–175. 25 indexed citations

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Nisoli, Enzo, Michele O. Carruba, Cristina Tonello, et al.. (2000). Induction of fatty acid translocase/CD36, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2, leptin, uncoupling proteins 2 and 3, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene expression in human subcutaneous fat by lipid infusion.. Diabetes. 49(3). 319–324. 91 indexed citations

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Nisoli, Enzo, Cristina Tonello, & Michele O. Carruba. (1998). Nerve growth factor, β3-adrenoceptor and uncoupling protein 1 expression in rat brown fat during postnatal development. Neuroscience Letters. 246(1). 5–8. 18 indexed citations

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Tonello, Cristina, Laura Dioni, Luca Briscini, Enzo Nisoli, & Michele O. Carruba. (1998). SR59230A blocks β3-adrenoceptor-linked modulation of uncoupling protein-1 and leptin in rat brown adipocytes. European Journal of Pharmacology. 352(1). 125–129. 13 indexed citations

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Nisoli, Enzo, et al.. (1997). Tumor necrosis factor-α induces apoptosis in rat brown adipocytes. Cell Death and Differentiation. 4(8). 771–778. 35 indexed citations

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Nisoli, Enzo, Cristina Tonello, Marco Landi, & Michele O. Carruba. (1996). Functional studies of the first selective beta 3-adrenergic receptor antagonist SR 59230A in rat brown adipocytes.. Molecular Pharmacology. 49(1). 7–14. 71 indexed citations

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Nisoli, Enzo, Cristina Tonello, Marina Benarese, Paolo Liberini, & Michele O. Carruba. (1996). Expression of nerve growth factor in brown adipose tissue: implications for thermogenesis and obesity.. Endocrinology. 137(2). 495–503. 93 indexed citations

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Nisoli, Enzo, Cristina Tonello, Maurizio Memo, et al.. (1992). Tolerance to hypoactivity and sensitization to hyperactivity after chronic treatment with a presynaptic dose of lisuride in rats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 216(1). 81–86. 2 indexed citations

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Nisoli, Enzo, Cristina Tonello, Maurizio Memo, & Michele O. Carruba. (1992). Biochemical and functional identification of a novel dopamine receptor subtype in rat brown adipose tissue. Its role in modulating sympathetic stimulation-induced thermogenesis.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 263(2). 823–829. 16 indexed citations

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