Lorenza Ciani

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Lorenza Ciani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorenza Ciani has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Lorenza Ciani's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (7 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3 papers). Lorenza Ciani is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (7 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3 papers). Lorenza Ciani collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Austria and Netherlands. Lorenza Ciani's co-authors include Patricia C. Salinas, Charles ffrench‐Constant, Nicholas D. Allen, Alasdair J. Gibb, Matthew J. Smalley, Trevor Dale, Douglas M. Lopes, Silvia A. Purro, Eleanna Stamatakou and Silvana B. Rosso and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Lorenza Ciani

13 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

WNTS in the vertebrate nervous system: from patterning to neuronal connectivity

2005 510 citations Lorenza Ciani, Patricia C. Salinas Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →

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Lorenza Ciani

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Zhoufeng Chen United States

Paul A. Dijkhuizen Netherlands

Woo-Yang Kim United States

Kazuyo Hirao Japan

Roxanne Larivière Canada

Marie-Catherine Tiveron France

Perrine Charles France

Gökhan Uyanık Germany

Gerhard Heinrich United States

Kamon Sanada Japan

Zhoufeng Chen United States

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292 ×0.6

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140 ×0.6

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lorenza Ciani

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Schmidt‐Hieber, Christoph, Fernando J. Sialana, Lorenza Ciani, et al.. (2019). Loss of Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins causes synaptic aberrations in principal neurons. PLoS Biology. 17(9). e3000414–e3000414. 16 indexed citations

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McLeod, Faye, Aude Marzo, Lorenza Ciani, et al.. (2018). Wnt Signaling Mediates LTP-Dependent Spine Plasticity and AMPAR Localization through Frizzled-7 Receptors. Cell Reports. 23(4). 1060–1071. 61 indexed citations

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Marzo, Aude, Soledad Galli, Douglas M. Lopes, et al.. (2016). Reversal of Synapse Degeneration by Restoring Wnt Signaling in the Adult Hippocampus. Current Biology. 26(19). 2551–2561. 103 indexed citations

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Ciani, Lorenza, Aude Marzo, Kieran A. Boyle, et al.. (2015). Wnt signalling tunes neurotransmitter release by directly targeting Synaptotagmin-1. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8302–8302. 37 indexed citations

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Ciani, Lorenza, et al.. (2011). Wnt7a signaling promotes dendritic spine growth and synaptic strength through Ca ²⁺ /Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(26). 10732–10737. 172 indexed citations

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Purro, Silvia A., et al.. (2008). Wnt Regulates Axon Behavior through Changes in Microtubule Growth Directionality: A New Role for Adenomatous Polyposis Coli. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(34). 8644–8654. 137 indexed citations

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Ciani, Lorenza & Patricia C. Salinas. (2007). c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) cooperates with Gsk3β to regulate Dishevelled-mediated microtubule stability. BMC Cell Biology. 8(1). 27–27. 53 indexed citations

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Ahmad‐Annuar, Azlina, Lorenza Ciani, Judit Herreros, et al.. (2006). Signaling across the synapse: a role for Wnt and Dishevelled in presynaptic assembly and neurotransmitter release. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(1). 127–139. 192 indexed citations

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Ciani, Lorenza & Patricia C. Salinas. (2005). WNTS in the vertebrate nervous system: from patterning to neuronal connectivity. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 6(5). 351–362. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ciani, Lorenza, et al.. (2004). A divergent canonical WNT-signaling pathway regulates microtubule dynamics. The Journal of Cell Biology. 164(2). 243–253. 180 indexed citations

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Ciani, Lorenza, et al.. (2003). Mice Lacking the Giant Protocadherin mFAT1 Exhibit Renal Slit Junction Abnormalities and a Partially Penetrant Cyclopia and Anophthalmia Phenotype. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(10). 3575–3582. 187 indexed citations

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Ponassi, Marco, Thomas S. Jacques, Lorenza Ciani, & Charles ffrench‐Constant. (1999). Expression of the rat homologue of the Drosophila fat tumour suppressor gene. Mechanisms of Development. 80(2). 207–212. 60 indexed citations

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Giancotti, Vincenzo, Antonella Bandiera, Lorenza Ciani, et al.. (1993). High‐mobility‐group (HMG) proteins and histone H1 subtypes expression in normal and tumor tissues of mouse. European Journal of Biochemistry. 213(2). 825–832. 50 indexed citations

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