Daniela Cimini

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Daniela Cimini is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniela Cimini has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Cell Biology, 48 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Daniela Cimini's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (48 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (21 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (14 papers). Daniela Cimini is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (48 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (21 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (14 papers). Daniela Cimini collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Daniela Cimini's co-authors include Edward D. Salmon, Francesca Degrassi, William T. Silkworth, E. D. Salmon, Lisa Cameron, Alexey Khodjakov, Jennifer G. DeLuca, Isaac K. Nardi, Walter Gall and Claudio Ciferri and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Daniela Cimini

67 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Kinetochore Microtubule Dynamics and Attachment Stability... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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. Kinetochore Microtubule Dynamics and Attachment Stability Are Regulated by Hec1
    2006 591 citations Jennifer G. DeLuca, Daniela Cimini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniela Cimini United States 38 4.5k 4.1k 1.2k 773 599 68 5.6k
Zuzana Štorchová Germany 35 3.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 876 0.7× 876 1.1× 812 1.4× 80 5.0k
Yuki Katou Japan 42 5.7k 1.3× 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 389 0.5× 668 1.1× 62 6.1k
Gary J. Gorbsky United States 46 5.8k 1.3× 4.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 388 0.6× 96 7.0k
Hélder Maiato Portugal 40 4.8k 1.1× 4.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 594 0.8× 309 0.5× 104 5.8k
Robert J. Duronio United States 45 5.9k 1.3× 1.6k 0.4× 908 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 525 0.9× 114 6.9k
Giovanna Lucchini Italy 42 3.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.3× 530 0.4× 671 0.9× 428 0.7× 107 4.8k
Douglas K. Bishop United States 40 6.7k 1.5× 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 973 1.3× 959 1.6× 62 7.1k
Jan‐Michael Peters Austria 20 4.5k 1.0× 2.5k 0.6× 985 0.8× 628 0.8× 414 0.7× 22 5.1k
Michael A. Lampson United States 47 6.5k 1.5× 5.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.6× 823 1.1× 750 1.3× 94 8.3k
Masato T. Kanemaki Japan 38 6.6k 1.5× 1.4k 0.3× 970 0.8× 663 0.9× 623 1.0× 98 7.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniela Cimini

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All Works

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Chatterjee, Saptarshi, Mathew V. Jones, Yaowu He, et al.. (2025). Aurora B inhibition induces hyper-polyploidy and loss of long-term proliferative potential in RB and p53 defective cells. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 7–7. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Jing & Daniela Cimini. (2025). Mechanistic modeling of mitosis: Insights from three collaborative case studies. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 175. 103643–103643.
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Cornelison, R. Chase, Samantha C. Schwager, Daniela Cimini, et al.. (2022). A patient-designed tissue-engineered model of the infiltrative glioblastoma microenvironment. npj Precision Oncology. 6(1). 54–54. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Jing, et al.. (2021). Spindle Architectural Features Must Be Considered Along With Cell Size to Explain the Timing of Mitotic Checkpoint Silencing. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 596263–596263. 9 indexed citations
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Coluzzi, Elisa, et al.. (2017). Transient ALT activation protects human primary cells from chromosome instability induced by low chronic oxidative stress. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 43309–43309. 28 indexed citations
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Ye, Anna, et al.. (2015). Aurora A Kinase Contributes to a Pole-Based Error Correction Pathway. Current Biology. 25(14). 1842–1851. 90 indexed citations
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Cimini, Daniela, et al.. (2015). Characterization of Conventional One-Step Sodium Thiosulfate Facilitated Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis. Nanoscale Research Letters. 10(1). 940–940. 9 indexed citations
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Creekmore, Amy L., William T. Silkworth, Daniela Cimini, et al.. (2011). Changes in Gene Expression and Cellular Architecture in an Ovarian Cancer Progression Model. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17676–e17676. 75 indexed citations
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Gregáň, Juraj, Silvia Poláková, Lijuan Zhang, Iva M. Tolić, & Daniela Cimini. (2011). Merotelic kinetochore attachment: causes and effects. Trends in Cell Biology. 21(6). 374–381. 178 indexed citations
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Cimini, Daniela. (2008). Merotelic kinetochore orientation, aneuploidy, and cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1786(1). 32–40. 160 indexed citations
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Cimini, Daniela. (2007). Detection and Correction of Merotelic Kinetochore Orientation by Aurora B and its Partners. Cell Cycle. 6(13). 1558–1564. 51 indexed citations
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Cimini, Daniela, et al.. (2006). Aurora Kinase Promotes Turnover of Kinetochore Microtubules to Reduce Chromosome Segregation Errors. Current Biology. 16(17). 1711–1718. 312 indexed citations
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Salmon, Edward D., Daniela Cimini, Lisa Cameron, & Jennifer G. DeLuca. (2005). Merotelic kinetochores in mammalian tissue cells. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 360(1455). 553–568. 92 indexed citations
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Cimini, Daniela, Marta Mattiuzzo, Liliana Torosantucci, & Francesca Degrassi. (2003). Histone Hyperacetylation in Mitosis Prevents Sister Chromatid Separation and Produces Chromosome Segregation Defects. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(9). 3821–3833. 143 indexed citations
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Pieroni, Luisa, Daniela Cimini, Antonella Sgura, et al.. (1998). Targeted Integration of Adeno-Associated Virus-Derived Plasmids in Transfected Human Cells. Virology. 249(2). 249–259. 43 indexed citations
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Cimini, Daniela, Daniela Fioravanti, C. Tanzarella, & Francesca Degrassi. (1998). Simultaneous inhibition of contractile ring and central spindle formation in mammalian cells treated with cytochalasin B. Chromosoma. 107(6-7). 479–485. 30 indexed citations
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Cimini, Daniela, Antonio Antoccia, C. Tanzarella, & Francesca Degrassi. (1997). Topoisomerase II inhibition in mitosis produces numerical and structural chromosomal aberrations in human fibroblasts. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 76(1-2). 61–67. 31 indexed citations

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