Germano Baj

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Germano Baj is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Germano Baj has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Physiology, 4 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Germano Baj's work include Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (5 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (4 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (3 papers). Germano Baj is often cited by papers focused on Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (5 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (4 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (3 papers). Germano Baj collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Sweden. Germano Baj's co-authors include N Surico, Fabio Malavasi, Riccarda Granata, Fabio Broglio, Daniela Malan, Gianluca Baldanzi, Sara Bonissoni, Ezio Ghigo, A Fubini and Jörgen Isgaard and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Diabetes and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Germano Baj

12 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin inhibit cell death in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells through ERK1/2 and PI 3-kinase/AKT

2002 608 citations Gianluca Baldanzi, Nicoletta Filigheddu et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Germano Baj Italy	10	516	349	333	279	155	13	1.1k
Sylvie Péraldi‐Roux France	17	152 0.3×	264 0.8×	104 0.3×	294 1.1×	54 0.3×	41	885
Fumin Lin United States	14	107 0.2×	188 0.5×	53 0.2×	604 2.2×	127 0.8×	26	1.2k
Katsuya Tanabe Japan	15	137 0.3×	168 0.5×	70 0.2×	544 1.9×	188 1.2×	28	1.1k
Kerry Wellenstein United States	6	143 0.3×	200 0.6×	93 0.3×	332 1.2×	118 0.8×	11	770
Tanya Hansotia Canada	10	226 0.4×	257 0.7×	96 0.3×	782 2.8×	94 0.6×	10	2.0k
Christine Longuet Canada	14	119 0.2×	247 0.7×	82 0.2×	772 2.8×	255 1.6×	17	1.8k
Jinjiang Pang United States	20	87 0.2×	170 0.5×	41 0.1×	563 2.0×	80 0.5×	37	1.1k
Xiao-Ru Yang United States	11	95 0.2×	284 0.8×	125 0.4×	476 1.7×	14 0.1×	11	1.1k
Albin Pourtier France	19	43 0.1×	429 1.2×	68 0.2×	708 2.5×	171 1.1×	21	1.4k
Bing Luan China	13	73 0.1×	196 0.6×	55 0.2×	778 2.8×	137 0.9×	24	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Germano Baj

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Germano Baj. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Germano Baj 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 Germano Baj. Germano Baj is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Sammarco, Elena, et al.. (2025). Association of Myo-Inositol and Microlipodispersed Magnesium in Androgen-Dependent Dermatological Diseases: A Retrospective Study. Pharmaceuticals. 18(2). 251–251. 2 indexed citations

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Caroppo, Francesca, et al.. (2025). New Perspectives on Nutraceutical Insulin Sensitizing Agents in the Treatment of Psoriasis and Other Dermatological Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(15). 7538–7538.

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Cabodi, Sara, Laura Moro, Germano Baj, et al.. (2004). p130Cas interacts with estrogen receptor α and modulates non-genomic estrogen signaling in breast cancer cells. Journal of Cell Science. 117(8). 1603–1611. 100 indexed citations

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Baj, Germano, Alberto Arnulfo, Silvia Deaglio, et al.. (2002). Arsenic Trioxide and Breast Cancer: Analysis of the Apoptotic, Differentiative and Immunomodulatory Effects. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 73(1). 61–73. 80 indexed citations

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Marchetti, Piero, Alessandro Antonelli, R Lupi, et al.. (2002). Prolonged In Vitro Exposure to Autoantibodies Against CD38 Impairs the Function and Survival of Human Pancreatic Islets. Diabetes. 51(suppl_3). S474–S477. 10 indexed citations

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Surico, N, et al.. (2002). Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy with Collagen Biosynthetic Mesh: Analysis of 21 Cases. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 18(2). 45–48. 1 indexed citations

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Baldanzi, Gianluca, Nicoletta Filigheddu, Santina Cutrupi, et al.. (2002). Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin inhibit cell death in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells through ERK1/2 and PI 3-kinase/AKT. The Journal of Cell Biology. 159(6). 1029–1037. 608 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mallone, Roberto, Ada Funaro, Mercedes Zubiaur, et al.. (2001). Signaling through CD38 induces NK cell activation. International Immunology. 13(4). 397–409. 68 indexed citations

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Deaglio, Silvia, Donatella Canella, Germano Baj, et al.. (2001). Evidence of an immunologic mechanism behind the therapeutical effects of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) on myeloma cells. Leukemia Research. 25(3). 227–235. 56 indexed citations

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Antonelli, Alessandro, Germano Baj, Piero Marchetti, et al.. (2001). Human Anti-CD38 Autoantibodies Raise Intracellular Calcium and Stimulate Insulin Release in Human Pancreatic Islets. Diabetes. 50(5). 985–991. 47 indexed citations

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Mallone, Roberto, Erika Ortolan, Germano Baj, et al.. (2001). Autoantibody Response to CD38 in Caucasian Patients With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 50(4). 752–762. 32 indexed citations

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Deaglio, Silvia, Roberto Mallone, Germano Baj, et al.. (2001). Human CD38 and its ligand CD31 define a unique lamina propria T lymphocyte signaling pathway. The FASEB Journal. 15(3). 580–582. 30 indexed citations

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Appendino, Giovanni, Gian Cesare Tron, Giancarlo Cravotto, et al.. (1999). Synthesis of Modified Ingenol Esters. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 1999(12). 3413–3420. 29 indexed citations

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