Isabel Matias

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
75 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Isabel Matias is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Isabel Matias has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Pharmacology, 27 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 18 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Isabel Matias's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (60 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (26 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (12 papers). Isabel Matias is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (60 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (26 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (12 papers). Isabel Matias collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and United States. Isabel Matias's co-authors include Vincenzo Di Marzo, Stefania Petrosino, Luciano De Petrocellis, Alessia Ligresti, Tiziana Bisogno, Aniello Schiano Moriello, Giovanni Marsicano, Raffaele Capasso, Angelo A. Izzo and Maria Grazia Cascio and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Isabel Matias

74 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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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.

Cloning of the first sn1-DAG lipases points to the spatial and temporal regulation of endocannabinoid signaling in the brain

2003 841 citations Tiziana Bisogno, Maria Grazia Cascio et al. profile →
Endocannabinoid control of food intake and energy balance

2005 597 citations Vincenzo Di Marzo, Isabel Matias profile →
Regulation, Function, and Dysregulation of Endocannabinoids in Models of Adipose and β-Pancreatic Cells and in Obesity and Hyperglycemia

2006 555 citations Isabel Matias, Vassilis Martiadis et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Isabel Matias France	43	5.8k	2.1k	2.0k	1.8k	1.2k	75	7.7k
Filomena Fezza Italy	43	6.1k 1.0×	3.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	80	7.8k
Stefania Petrosino Italy	63	7.8k 1.3×	3.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	113	10.7k
Judith Harvey‐White United States	38	4.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	66	7.3k
Silvana Gaetani Italy	38	3.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	896 0.7×	80	6.9k
Fabiana Piscitelli Italy	47	4.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	650 0.5×	170	7.0k
Daniela Cota France	39	3.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	105	7.1k
Ruth A. Ross United Kingdom	45	7.9k 1.4×	4.5k 2.1×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	111	9.8k
Aviva Breuer Israel	28	7.0k 1.2×	3.5k 1.6×	867 0.4×	729 0.4×	740 0.6×	38	7.9k
Andrea Giuffrida United States	43	5.7k 1.0×	3.7k 1.7×	639 0.3×	993 0.6×	544 0.4×	88	7.7k
Monica Bari Italy	49	4.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	668 0.3×	866 0.5×	750 0.6×	104	6.1k

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Langlais, Valentin, Marco Matos, Astrid Cannich, et al.. (2025). Astrocytic EphB3 receptors regulate d-serine-gated synaptic plasticity and memory. Progress in Neurobiology. 248. 102747–102747. 1 indexed citations

Corchado, Juan M., Matías Monsalves‐Álvarez, Isabel Matias, et al.. (2023). The CB1 cannabinoid receptor regulates autophagy in the tibialis anterior skeletal muscle in mice. Biological Research. 56(1). 14–14. 5 indexed citations

Skupio, Urszula, Román Serrat, Abel Eraso‐Pichot, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial cannabinoid receptors gate corticosterone impact on novel object recognition. Neuron. 111(12). 1887–1897.e6. 11 indexed citations

Matias, Isabel, Philippe Zizzari, Stine Byberg, et al.. (2023). Endocannabinoid-related molecules predict the metabolic efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonism in humans with obesity. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 47(5). 1289–1294. 2 indexed citations

Kearney-Ramos, Tonisha, Evan S. Herrmann, Ilaria Belluomo, et al.. (2022). The Relationship Between Circulating Endogenous Cannabinoids and the Effects of Smoked Cannabis. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 8(6). 1069–1078. 16 indexed citations

Drummen, Mathijs, Blandine Gatta‐Cherifi, Daniela Cota, et al.. (2020). Role of Endocannabinoids in Energy-Balance Regulation in Participants in the Postobese State—a PREVIEW Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(7). e2511–e2520. 7 indexed citations

Drummen, Mathijs, Peter J. Joris, Blandine Gatta‐Cherifi, et al.. (2020). Effects of a High-Protein Diet on Cardiometabolic Health, Vascular Function, and Endocannabinoids—A PREVIEW Study. Nutrients. 12(5). 1512–1512. 8 indexed citations

Drummen, Mathijs, Blandine Gatta‐Cherifi, Anne Raben, et al.. (2019). Effects of a High-Protein/Moderate-Carbohydrate Diet on Appetite, Gut Peptides, and Endocannabinoids—A Preview Study. Nutrients. 11(10). 2269–2269. 18 indexed citations

Khlaifia, Abdessattar, Isabel Matias, Daniela Cota, & Fabien Tell. (2017). Nutritional status‐dependent endocannabinoid signalling regulates the integration of rat visceral information. The Journal of Physiology. 595(11). 3267–3285. 3 indexed citations

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Bosier, Barbara, Luigi Bellocchio, Mathilde Metna‐Laurent, et al.. (2013). Astroglial CB1 cannabinoid receptors regulate leptin signaling in mouse brain astrocytes. Molecular Metabolism. 2(4). 393–404. 68 indexed citations

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Pamplona, Fabrício A., Juliano Ferreira, Octávio Menezes de Lima, et al.. (2012). Anti-inflammatory lipoxin A ₄ is an endogenous allosteric enhancer of CB ₁ cannabinoid receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(51). 21134–21139. 142 indexed citations

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Dubreucq, Sarah, Isabel Matias, Pierre Cardinal, et al.. (2012). Genetic Dissection of the Role of Cannabinoid Type-1 Receptors in the Emotional Consequences of Repeated Social Stress in Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(8). 1885–1900. 115 indexed citations

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Matias, Isabel, Blandine Gatta‐Cherifi, Antoine Tabarin, et al.. (2012). Endocannabinoids Measurement in Human Saliva as Potential Biomarker of Obesity. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e42399–e42399. 110 indexed citations

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Lourenço, Joana, Isabel Matias, Giovanni Marsicano, & Christophe Mulle. (2011). Pharmacological Activation of Kainate Receptors Drives Endocannabinoid Mobilization. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(9). 3243–3248. 36 indexed citations

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Matias, Isabel, Anna Valeria Vergoni, Stefania Petrosino, et al.. (2007). Regulation of hypothalamic endocannabinoid levels by neuropeptides and hormones involved in food intake and metabolism: Insulin and melanocortins. Neuropharmacology. 54(1). 206–212. 40 indexed citations

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Monteleone, Palmiero, Isabel Matias, Vassilis Martiadis, et al.. (2005). Blood Levels of the Endocannabinoid Anandamide are Increased in Anorexia Nervosa and in Binge-Eating Disorder, but not in Bulimia Nervosa. Neuropsychopharmacology. 30(6). 1216–1221. 213 indexed citations

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Matias, Isabel, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Tiziana Bisogno, et al.. (2004). STUDIES ON THE IN VITRO PHARMACOLOGY AND METABOLISM OF PROSTAGLANDIN–ETHANOLAMIDES (PROSTAMIDES) IN THE FELINE IRIS. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 1036–1036. 1 indexed citations

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Ligresti, Alessia, Tiziana Bisogno, Isabel Matias, et al.. (2003). Possible endocannabinoid control of colorectal cancer growth. Gastroenterology. 125(3). 677–687. 247 indexed citations

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Matias, Isabel, et al.. (1998). Amino acid sequence determination and biological activity of therin, a naturally occuring specific trypsin inhibitor from the leech Theromyzon tessulatum. European Journal of Biochemistry. 254(3). 565–570. 14 indexed citations

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Bilfinger, Thomas V., et al.. (1997). Amino‐acid‐sequence Determination and Biological Activity of Cytin, a Naturally Occurring Specific Chymotrypsin Inhibitor from the Leech Theromyzon tessulatum. European Journal of Biochemistry. 249(3). 733–738. 9 indexed citations

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