Daniela Nicastro

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Daniela Nicastro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniela Nicastro has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Cell Biology and 44 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Daniela Nicastro's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (45 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (41 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (23 papers). Daniela Nicastro is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (45 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (41 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (23 papers). Daniela Nicastro collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Russia. Daniela Nicastro's co-authors include J. Richard McIntosh, Mary E. Porter, Wolfgang Baumeister, Jianfeng Lin, Thomas Heuser, Achilleas S. Frangakis, Cindi L. Schwartz, Jason Pierson, Cristina Berciu and Richard McIntosh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Daniela Nicastro

94 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Molecular Architecture of Axonemes Revealed by Cryoelectron Tomography

2006 667 citations Daniela Nicastro, Cindi L. Schwartz et al. Science profile →
Macromolecular Architecture in Eukaryotic Cells Visualized by Cryoelectron Tomography

2002 623 citations Ohad Medalia, I.T. Weber et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniela Nicastro United States	43	4.0k	2.5k	1.8k	1.3k	706	96	7.0k
David J. DeRosier United States	52	4.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	392 0.6×	129	9.0k
Friedrich Förster Germany	57	6.9k 1.7×	1.9k 0.7×	621 0.3×	2.4k 1.9×	210 0.3×	131	9.9k
Keiichi Namba Japan	62	7.8k 1.9×	1.7k 0.7×	5.2k 2.9×	661 0.5×	1.0k 1.4×	326	13.2k
Linda Amos United Kingdom	48	5.2k 1.3×	3.4k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	681 0.5×	149 0.2×	94	7.9k
Ronald A. Milligan United States	53	9.6k 2.4×	5.9k 2.3×	566 0.3×	941 0.8×	351 0.5×	95	14.9k
Benjamin D. Engel Germany	35	2.9k 0.7×	872 0.3×	656 0.4×	850 0.7×	144 0.2×	55	3.9k
David N. Mastronarde United States	38	9.4k 2.3×	4.1k 1.6×	1.3k 0.7×	3.1k 2.5×	182 0.3×	65	15.6k
Z. Hong Zhou United States	55	4.9k 1.2×	639 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	980 0.8×	85 0.1×	214	9.9k
Edward H. Egelman United States	80	12.7k 3.1×	4.0k 1.6×	3.5k 1.9×	1.3k 1.0×	125 0.2×	319	19.3k
Kent McDonald United States	59	7.0k 1.7×	4.2k 1.7×	770 0.4×	705 0.6×	122 0.2×	122	10.2k

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Zhao, Yanhe, Kangkang Song, Long Gui, et al.. (2025). Mouse radial spoke 3 is a metabolic and regulatory hub in cilia. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(8). 1542–1554. 2 indexed citations

Rogers, Sean, Long Gui, Valeria Zoni, et al.. (2022). Triglyceride lipolysis triggers liquid crystalline phases in lipid droplets and alters the LD proteome. The Journal of Cell Biology. 221(11). 30 indexed citations

Cai, Kai, Yanhe Zhao, Lei Zhao, et al.. (2021). Structural organization of the C1b projection within the ciliary central apparatus. Journal of Cell Science. 134(21). 6 indexed citations

Bayless, Brian A., Sam Li, Christopher C. Ebmeier, et al.. (2021). Proteomic analysis of microtubule inner proteins (MIPs) in Rib72 null Tetrahymena cells reveals functional MIPs. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 32(21). br8–br8. 13 indexed citations

Yang, Jie, Joseph Zaia, Kiran Raja, et al.. (2020). Complexity and ultrastructure of infectious extracellular vesicles from cells infected by non-enveloped virus. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 7939–7939. 32 indexed citations

Gui, Long, Kangkang Song, Douglas Tritschler, et al.. (2019). Scaffold subunits support associated subunit assembly in the Chlamydomonas ciliary nexin–dynein regulatory complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(46). 23152–23162. 33 indexed citations

Fu, Gang, Lei Zhao, Erin E. Dymek, et al.. (2019). Structural organization of the C1a-e-c supercomplex within the ciliary central apparatus. The Journal of Cell Biology. 218(12). 4236–4251. 28 indexed citations

Trötschel, Christian, Hussein Hamzeh, Luis Álvarez, et al.. (2019). Absolute proteomic quantification reveals design principles of sperm flagellar chemosensation. The EMBO Journal. 39(4). e102723–e102723. 21 indexed citations

Lin, Jianfeng & Daniela Nicastro. (2018). Asymmetric distribution and spatial switching of dynein activity generates ciliary motility. Science. 360(6387). 166 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ying, Brian A. Bayless, Long Gui, et al.. (2018). Tetrahymena RIB72A and RIB72B are microtubule inner proteins in the ciliary doublet microtubules. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 29(21). 2566–2577. 39 indexed citations

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Fu, Gang, Qian Wang, Ewa Joachimiak, et al.. (2018). The I1 dynein-associated tether and tether head complex is a conserved regulator of ciliary motility. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 29(9). 1048–1059. 37 indexed citations

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Song, Kangkang, Ewa Joachimiak, Piotr Koprowski, et al.. (2015). The CSC proteins FAP61 and FAP251 build the basal substructures of radial spoke 3 in cilia. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(8). 1463–1475. 48 indexed citations

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Kelley, Charlotte F., Cristina Berciu, Xiaofeng Fu, et al.. (2013). Formation of membrane ridges and scallops by the F-BAR protein Nervous Wreck. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(15). 2406–2418. 36 indexed citations

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Gibaud, Thomas, Edward Barry, Mark J. Zakhary, et al.. (2012). Reconfigurable self-assembly through chiral control of interfacial tension. 2 indexed citations

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Dymek, Erin E., Thomas Heuser, Daniela Nicastro, & Elizabeth F. Smith. (2011). The CSC is required for complete radial spoke assembly and wild-type ciliary motility. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22(14). 2520–2531. 64 indexed citations

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Barber, Cynthia F., Thomas Heuser, Blanca I. Carbajal‐González, Vladimir V. Botchkarev, & Daniela Nicastro. (2011). Three-dimensional structure of the radial spokes reveals heterogeneity and interactions with dyneins inChlamydomonasflagella. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(1). 111–120. 77 indexed citations

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Daum, Bertram, Daniela Nicastro, Jotham R. Austin, J. Richard McIntosh, & Werner Kühlbrandt. (2010). Arrangement of Photosystem II and ATP Synthase in Chloroplast Membranes of Spinach and Pea . The Plant Cell. 22(4). 1299–1312. 211 indexed citations

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Nicastro, Daniela, et al.. (2006). The Molecular Architecture of Axonemes Revealed by Cryoelectron Tomography. Science. 313(5789). 944–948. 667 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nicastro, Daniela, J. Richard McIntosh, & Wolfgang Baumeister. (2005). 3D structure of eukaryotic flagella in a quiescent state revealed by cryo-electron tomography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(44). 15889–15894. 136 indexed citations

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Medalia, Ohad, I.T. Weber, Achilleas S. Frangakis, et al.. (2002). Macromolecular Architecture in Eukaryotic Cells Visualized by Cryoelectron Tomography. Science. 298(5596). 1209–1213. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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