I. Murano

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

I. Murano is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Murano has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in I. Murano's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (3 papers). I. Murano is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (3 papers). I. Murano collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Denmark. I. Murano's co-authors include Saverio Cinti, Giorgio Barbatelli, M. Castellucci, Giovanni Muzzonigro, Lise Madsen, Karsten Kristiansen, M. Ángeles Jiménez, Jean‐Paul Giacobino, Qin Hao and Rita De Matteis and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Journal of Lipid Research and Cell Death and Differentiation.

In The Last Decade

I. Murano

11 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The emergence of cold-induced brown adipocytes in mouse w... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2010 2008 200 400 600
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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 emergence of cold-induced brown adipocytes in mouse white fat depots is determined predominantly by white to brown adipocyte transdifferentiation
    2010 624 citations Giorgio Barbatelli, I. Murano et al. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism profile →
  2. Dead adipocytes, detected as crown-like structures, are prevalent in visceral fat depots of genetically obese mice
    2008 553 citations I. Murano, Giorgio Barbatelli et al. Journal of Lipid Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
I. Murano Italy 10 1.5k 1.1k 436 335 307 11 1.9k
Rubén Cereijo Spain 21 1.7k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 481 1.1× 507 1.5× 328 1.1× 44 2.3k
Lavanya Vishvanath United States 19 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 431 1.0× 570 1.7× 163 0.5× 23 2.1k
Eva Klimčáková France 27 1.3k 0.8× 898 0.8× 392 0.9× 645 1.9× 156 0.5× 37 2.1k
Aleix Gavaldà‐Navarro Spain 18 1.1k 0.7× 713 0.7× 295 0.7× 636 1.9× 213 0.7× 39 1.8k
Chelsea Hepler United States 18 1.2k 0.8× 792 0.7× 301 0.7× 455 1.4× 100 0.3× 23 1.6k
Miroslav Baláž Slovakia 19 1.1k 0.7× 558 0.5× 210 0.5× 475 1.4× 230 0.7× 47 1.6k
Alessandra Vitali Italy 7 1.2k 0.8× 649 0.6× 384 0.9× 232 0.7× 281 0.9× 10 1.4k
Shahram Hedjazifar Sweden 16 961 0.6× 755 0.7× 326 0.7× 672 2.0× 54 0.2× 22 1.8k
Leire Méndez-Giménez Spain 19 871 0.6× 556 0.5× 210 0.5× 501 1.5× 86 0.3× 28 1.6k
Todd Schraw United States 13 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 387 0.9× 650 1.9× 56 0.2× 16 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by I. Murano

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. Murano

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All Works

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Mondini, Eleonora, Francesca Cinti, Andrea Frontini, et al.. (2013). Increased density of inhibitory noradrenergic parenchymal nerve fibers in hypertrophic islets of Langerhans of obese mice. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 24(4). 384–392. 15 indexed citations
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Vitali, Alessandra, I. Murano, Maria Cristina Zingaretti, et al.. (2012). The adipose organ of obesity-prone C57BL/6J mice is composed of mixed white and brown adipocytes. Journal of Lipid Research. 53(4). 619–629. 377 indexed citations
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Hallenborg, Philip, Søren Feddersen, Sarah Francoz, et al.. (2012). Mdm2 controls CREB-dependent transactivation and initiation of adipocyte differentiation. Cell Death and Differentiation. 19(8). 1381–1389. 37 indexed citations
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Murano, I., et al.. (2012). Time course of histomorphological changes in adipose tissue upon acute lipoatrophy. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 23(8). 723–731. 41 indexed citations
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Milan, Gabriella, I. Murano, Silvana Costa, et al.. (2010). Lipoatrophy Induced by Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion: Ultrastructural Analysis and Gene Expression Profiling. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 95(7). 3126–3132. 21 indexed citations
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Barbatelli, Giorgio, I. Murano, Lise Madsen, et al.. (2010). The emergence of cold-induced brown adipocytes in mouse white fat depots is determined predominantly by white to brown adipocyte transdifferentiation. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 298(6). E1244–E1253. 624 indexed citations breakdown →
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Manieri, Monia, I. Murano, A Fianchini, Alessandro Brunelli, & Saverio Cinti. (2009). Morphological and immunohistochemical features of brown adipocytes and preadipocytes in a case of human hibernoma. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 20(8). 567–574. 30 indexed citations
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Murano, I., Giorgio Barbatelli, Antonio Giordano, & Saverio Cinti. (2008). Noradrenergic parenchymal nerve fiber branching after cold acclimatisation correlates with brown adipocyte density in mouse adipose organ. Journal of Anatomy. 214(1). 171–178. 165 indexed citations
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Murano, I., et al.. (2008). Dead adipocytes, detected as crown-like structures, are prevalent in visceral fat depots of genetically obese mice. Journal of Lipid Research. 49(7). 1562–1568. 553 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fuster, Antònia, Catalina Picó, Juana Sánchez, et al.. (2007). Effects of 6-month daily supplementation with oral beta-carotene in combination or not with benzo[a]pyrene on cell-cycle markers in the lung of ferrets. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 19(5). 295–304. 13 indexed citations
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Ishii, Eiichi, Shouichi Ohga, I. Murano, et al.. (1991). Tumor necrosis factor in the cerebrospinal fluid of children with central nervous system leukemia. Leukemia Research. 15(2-3). 143–147. 6 indexed citations

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