Giovanni Levi

12.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
194 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Giovanni Levi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Giovanni Levi has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 39 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Giovanni Levi's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (28 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers). Giovanni Levi is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (28 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers). Giovanni Levi collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and United States. Giovanni Levi's co-authors include Francesca Aloisi, Vittorio Gallo, M. T. Ciotti, Stefano Mantero, Giorgio R. Merlo, Piotr Topilko, Patrick Charnay, Vivian I. Teichberg, Sylvie Schneider‐Maunoury and Maurizio Raiteri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Giovanni Levi

189 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

Krox-20 controls myelination in the peripheral nervous sy... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1994 1982 200 400 600
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. Krox-20 controls myelination in the peripheral nervous system
    1994 652 citations Giovanni Levi et al. profile →
  2. Selective release of glutamate from cerebellar granule cells differentiating in culture
    1982 455 citations Francesca Aloisi, Giovanni Levi 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
Giovanni Levi France 51 6.3k 3.2k 1.8k 1.1k 987 194 10.2k
Jean‐François Brunet France 58 5.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 127 11.1k
Linda Madisen United States 27 4.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 905 0.5× 772 0.7× 588 0.6× 40 8.7k
Patrick Charnay France 63 8.7k 1.4× 4.7k 1.5× 2.1k 1.2× 993 0.9× 2.0k 2.1× 159 15.1k
Alessandro Bulfone Italy 42 5.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 2.0k 1.1× 891 0.8× 2.7k 2.7× 73 9.5k
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba Japan 65 9.0k 1.4× 2.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 614 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 205 12.6k
Jeremy P. Brockes United Kingdom 48 6.7k 1.1× 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 557 0.5× 941 1.0× 128 9.7k
Ronald J. Mandel United States 50 6.5k 1.0× 4.7k 1.5× 4.5k 2.5× 608 0.5× 718 0.7× 95 12.2k
Dieter Riethmacher Germany 38 4.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 60 8.6k
Christo Goridis France 74 9.2k 1.5× 4.7k 1.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 2.6k 2.6× 167 15.8k
Takeshi Yagi Japan 58 9.2k 1.5× 6.9k 2.2× 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 190 14.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Giovanni Levi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giovanni Levi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giovanni Levi

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Narboux‐Nême, Nicolas, et al.. (2024). Stay social, stay young: a bioanthropological outlook on the processes linking sociality and ageing. GeroScience. 47(1). 721–744. 3 indexed citations
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Mullen, Rachel D., et al.. (2022). Distal-less homeobox genes Dlx5/6 regulate Müllerian duct regression. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 916173–916173. 3 indexed citations
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Levi, Giovanni, Cristina Giuliani, Paolo Garagnani, et al.. (2021). DLX5/6 GABAergic Expression Affects Social Vocalization: Implications for Human Evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38(11). 4748–4764. 11 indexed citations
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Kitazawa, Taro, Masaki Takechi, Tatsuya Hirasawa, et al.. (2015). Developmental genetic bases behind the independent origin of the tympanic membrane in mammals and diapsids. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6853–6853. 50 indexed citations
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Kitazawa, Taro, Nicolas Narboux‐Nême, Yuichiro Arima, et al.. (2015). Distinct effects of Hoxa2 overexpression in cranial neural crest populations reveal that the mammalian hyomandibular-ceratohyal boundary maps within the styloid process. Developmental Biology. 402(2). 162–174. 31 indexed citations
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Krief, Sabrina, et al.. (2014). Facial dysplasia in wild chimpanzees. Journal of Medical Primatology. 43(4). 280–283. 16 indexed citations
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Arima, Yuichiro, Taro Kitazawa, Koichi Nishiyama, et al.. (2013). Endothelin regulates neural crest deployment and fate to form great vessels through Dlx5/Dlx6-independent mechanisms. Mechanisms of Development. 130(11-12). 553–566. 15 indexed citations
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Caburet, Sandrine, Petra Zavadáková, Ziva Ben‐Neriah, et al.. (2012). Genome-Wide Linkage in a Highly Consanguineous Pedigree Reveals Two Novel Loci on Chromosome 7 for Non-Syndromic Familial Premature Ovarian Failure. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas).
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Heude, Églantine, Yukiko Kurihara, Hiroki Kurihara, et al.. (2010). Jaw muscularization requires Dlx expression by cranial neural crest cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(25). 11441–11446. 44 indexed citations
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Vieux-Rochas, Maxence, Laurent Coen, Takahiro Sato, et al.. (2007). Molecular Dynamics of Retinoic Acid-Induced Craniofacial Malformations: Implications for the Origin of Gnathostome Jaws. PLoS ONE. 2(6). e510–e510. 42 indexed citations
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Noamani, Babak, et al.. (2006). Dlx5- and Dlx6-mediated chondrogenesis: Differential domain requirements for a conserved function. Mechanisms of Development. 123(11). 819–830. 20 indexed citations
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Perera, Marzia, et al.. (2003). Defective neuronogenesis in the absence of Dlx5. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 25(1). 153–161. 48 indexed citations
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Greco, Anita, Luisa Minghetti, Giuliano Sette, C. Fieschi, & Giovanni Levi. (1999). Cerebrospinal fluid isoprostane shows oxidative stress in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 53(8). 1876–1876. 81 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Nicoletta, Magnus Pfahl, & Giovanni Levi. (1998). Retinoic Acid Receptor γ1 (RARγ 1 ) Levels Control RARβ 2 Expression in SK-N-BE2(c) Neuroblastoma Cells and Regulate a Differentiation-Apoptosis Switch. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(11). 6482–6492. 31 indexed citations
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Levi, Giovanni. (1997). Los usos de la biografía. Historias (México, D.F.). 14–25.
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Levi, Giovanni, et al.. (1993). Changes in the prevalence of an homeobox gene product during muscle differentiation. Mechanisms of Development. 43(2-3). 111–120. 5 indexed citations
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Aloisi, Francesca, Giovanna Borsellino, P Samoggia, et al.. (1992). Astrocyte cultures from human embryonic brain: Characterization and modulation of surface molecules by inflammatory cytokines. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 32(4). 494–506. 111 indexed citations
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Levi, Giovanni. (1985). L'eredità immateriale. Carriera di un esorcista nel Piemonte del Seicento. ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia). 18 indexed citations
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Raiteri, Maurizio, et al.. (1978). Release of dopamine from striatal synaptosomes.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 14(1). 97–110. 5 indexed citations

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