Giacomina Brunetti

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Giacomina Brunetti is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Giacomina Brunetti has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Oncology and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Giacomina Brunetti's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (42 papers), Bone health and treatments (29 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers). Giacomina Brunetti is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (42 papers), Bone health and treatments (29 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers). Giacomina Brunetti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Giacomina Brunetti's co-authors include Maria Grano, Silvia Colucci, Giorgio Mori, Graziana Colaianni, Maria Felicia Faienza, Angela Oranger, Roberta Faccio, Patrizia D’Amelio, G. Damato and Alberta Zallone and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Giacomina Brunetti

115 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

The myokine irisin increases cortical bone mass 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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.

  1. The myokine irisin increases cortical bone mass
    2015 384 citations Graziana Colaianni, Concetta Cuscito et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Giacomina Brunetti Italy 39 1.9k 1.2k 917 586 442 116 4.3k
Cyrille B. Confavreux France 25 1.5k 0.8× 686 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.4k 2.3× 457 1.0× 86 4.4k
David G. Monroe United States 38 3.0k 1.6× 1.4k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.9× 316 0.7× 80 5.7k
Francesca Gori United States 29 2.1k 1.1× 448 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 915 1.6× 507 1.1× 68 3.9k
Riko Kitazawa Japan 39 2.7k 1.4× 434 0.4× 1.5k 1.6× 494 0.8× 811 1.8× 230 5.6k
K.‐H. William Lau United States 43 2.9k 1.5× 487 0.4× 937 1.0× 973 1.7× 372 0.8× 165 5.8k
Karen E. Callon New Zealand 39 1.7k 0.9× 392 0.3× 986 1.1× 859 1.5× 359 0.8× 98 4.0k
Xiang‐Hang Luo China 43 3.5k 1.8× 920 0.8× 863 0.9× 1.2k 2.0× 955 2.2× 127 6.2k
Joshua N. Farr United States 39 2.4k 1.2× 2.1k 1.8× 774 0.8× 1.6k 2.7× 551 1.2× 84 6.0k
Nadia Rucci Italy 42 2.7k 1.4× 413 0.4× 1.5k 1.6× 494 0.8× 243 0.5× 107 4.8k
William P. Cawthorn United Kingdom 33 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 331 0.4× 426 0.7× 1.1k 2.5× 50 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giacomina Brunetti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giacomina Brunetti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Galeone, Antonella, Cinzia Buccoliero, Giovanni Battista Luciani, et al.. (2024). Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Role of Cell Death, Exosomes, Fibrosis and Epicardial Adipose Tissue. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(17). 9481–9481. 10 indexed citations
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Oranger, Angela, Graziana Colaianni, Giuseppe Ingravallo, et al.. (2024). LIGHT/TNFSF14 Affects Adipose Tissue Phenotype. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(2). 716–716. 1 indexed citations
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Faienza, Maria Felicia, Albina Tummolo, Mauro Celli, et al.. (2023). Brain-Type Creatine Kinase Release from Cultured Osteoclasts Exposed to Neridronate in Children Affected by Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 1. Biomedicines. 11(2). 458–458. 1 indexed citations
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Galeone, Antonella, Cinzia Buccoliero, Grazia Paola Nicchia, et al.. (2023). Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Activated by a Left Ventricular Assist Device. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 288–288. 3 indexed citations
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Brunetti, Giacomina, et al.. (2023). The ST2/IL-33 Pathway in Adult and Paediatric Heart Disease and Transplantation. Biomedicines. 11(6). 1676–1676. 10 indexed citations
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Urbano, Flavia, Ilaria Farella, Giacomina Brunetti, & Maria Felicia Faienza. (2023). Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: Mechanisms and Impact of Technologies on Comorbidities and Life Expectancy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(15). 11980–11980. 12 indexed citations
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Faienza, Maria Felicia, Giacomina Brunetti, Danilo Fintini, et al.. (2023). High levels of LIGHT/TNFSF14 in patients with Prader–Willi syndrome. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 46(9). 1901–1909. 5 indexed citations
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Brunetti, Giacomina, G. Damato, Stefania De Santis, Maria Grano, & Maria Felicia Faienza. (2021). Mechanisms of altered bone remodeling in children with type 1 diabetes. World Journal of Diabetes. 12(7). 997–1009. 17 indexed citations
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Storlino, Giuseppina, Graziana Colaianni, Lorenzo Sanesi, et al.. (2019). Irisin Prevents Disuse-Induced Osteocyte Apoptosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 35(4). 766–775. 102 indexed citations
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Ballini, Andrea, Danila De Vito, Antônio Scarano, et al.. (2019). Stemness genes expression in naïve vs. osteodifferentiated human dental-derived stem cells.. PubMed. 23(7). 2916–2923. 15 indexed citations
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Cafiero, Cesira, Margherita Gigante, Giacomina Brunetti, et al.. (2017). Inflammation induces osteoclast differentiation from peripheral mononuclear cells in chronic kidney disease patients: crosstalk between the immune and bone systems. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 33(1). 65–75. 38 indexed citations
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Faienza, Maria Felicia, Maurizio Delvecchio, Alessandro Ventura, et al.. (2016). Impact of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion versus Multiple Daily Injections on Bone Health in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. 86. 1 indexed citations
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Faienza, Maria Felicia, Alessandro Ventura, Maurizio Delvecchio, et al.. (2016). High Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) Serum Levels in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 102(4). 1174–1181. 69 indexed citations
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Faienza, Maria Felicia, Giacomina Brunetti, Maurizio Delvecchio, et al.. (2016). Vascular Function and Myocardial Performance Indices in Children Born Small for Gestational Age. Circulation Journal. 80(4). 958–963. 28 indexed citations
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Colaianni, Graziana, Concetta Cuscito, Teresa Mongelli, et al.. (2015). The myokine irisin increases cortical bone mass. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(39). 12157–12162. 384 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oranger, Angela, Giacomina Brunetti, Claudia Carbone, et al.. (2015). Human Myeloma Cell Lines Induce Osteoblast Downregulation of CD99 Which Is Involved in Osteoblast Formation and Activity. Journal of Immunology Research. 2015. 1–13. 6 indexed citations
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Marzano, Flaviana, Alessandro Ventura, Mariano Francesco Caratozzolo, et al.. (2015). The p53 family member p73 modulates the proproliferative role of IGFBP3 in short children born small for gestational age. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(15). 2733–2741. 6 indexed citations
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Faienza, Maria Felicia, Giacomina Brunetti, Alessandro Ventura, et al.. (2013). Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Prepubertal Children Born Small for Gestational Age: Influence of Rapid Weight Catch-Up Growth. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 79(2). 103–109. 58 indexed citations
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Colucci, Silvia, Giacomina Brunetti, Giorgio Mori, et al.. (2009). Soluble decoy receptor 3 modulates the survival and formation of osteoclasts from multiple myeloma bone disease patients. Leukemia. 23(11). 2139–2146. 36 indexed citations
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Mori, Giorgio, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Giacomina Brunetti, et al.. (2007). Synovial Fluid Fibroblasts and Lymphocytes Support the Osteoclastogenesis in Human Psoriatic Arthritis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1117(1). 159–164. 10 indexed citations

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