Lucia Pasti

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
11 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Lucia Pasti is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucia Pasti has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Lucia Pasti's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Lucia Pasti is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Lucia Pasti collaborates with scholars based in Italy and United States. Lucia Pasti's co-authors include Tullio Pozzan, Giorgio Carmignoto, Andrea Volterra, Paola Bezzi, Daniela Rossi, Sabino Vesce, Micaela Zonta, Stefano Vicini, Rosario Rizzuto and Marisa Brini and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Lucia Pasti

11 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Prostaglandins stimulate ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1998 1997 1997 250 500 750
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. Prostaglandins stimulate calcium-dependent glutamate release in astrocytes
    1998 935 citations Paola Bezzi, Giorgio Carmignoto et al. Nature profile →
  2. Intracellular calcium oscillations in astrocytes: a highly plastic, bidirectional form of communication between neurons and astrocytes in situ.
    1997 598 citations Lucia Pasti, Andrea Volterra et al. PubMed profile →
  3. Intracellular Calcium Oscillations in Astrocytes: A Highly Plastic, Bidirectional Form of Communication between Neurons and AstrocytesIn Situ
    1997 562 citations Lucia Pasti, Andrea Volterra et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lucia Pasti Italy 10 2.3k 1.2k 1.1k 530 449 11 3.0k
Rita P. Sanzgiri United States 8 2.2k 0.9× 981 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 624 1.2× 417 0.9× 9 2.9k
Vidar Gundersen Norway 31 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 837 0.8× 621 1.2× 507 1.1× 54 3.7k
Micaela Zonta Italy 16 1.7k 0.8× 807 0.6× 885 0.8× 552 1.0× 497 1.1× 23 2.7k
Todd A. Fiacco United States 21 2.0k 0.9× 909 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 554 1.0× 449 1.0× 33 2.8k
David J. Rossi United States 26 3.1k 1.3× 1.8k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 814 1.5× 388 0.9× 45 4.2k
Kathleen R. Zahs United States 25 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 1.3× 659 0.6× 514 1.0× 958 2.1× 36 3.2k
Tommaso Fellin United States 11 1.6k 0.7× 690 0.6× 777 0.7× 524 1.0× 332 0.7× 12 2.3k
Christian Henneberger Germany 32 2.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 775 1.5× 514 1.1× 82 4.1k
Cendra Agulhon France 18 1.4k 0.6× 868 0.7× 733 0.7× 350 0.7× 313 0.7× 23 2.1k
Eiji Shigetomi Japan 27 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.8× 493 0.9× 787 1.8× 68 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lucia Pasti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lucia Pasti

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Pasti, Lucia, Micaela Zonta, Tullio Pozzan, Stefano Vicini, & Giorgio Carmignoto. (2001). Cytosolic calcium oscillations in astrocytes may regulate exocytotic release of glutamate.. PubMed. 21(2). 477–84. 243 indexed citations
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Pasti, Lucia, Micaela Zonta, Tullio Pozzan, Stefano Vicini, & Giorgio Carmignoto. (2001). Cytosolic Calcium Oscillations in Astrocytes May Regulate Exocytotic Release of Glutamate. Journal of Neuroscience. 21(2). 477–484. 236 indexed citations
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Pasti, Lucia, Giorgio Carmignoto, Tullio Pozzan, et al.. (1999). Cellular calcium handling in brain slices from calbindin D28k-deficient mice. Neuroreport. 10(11). 2367–2372. 14 indexed citations
4.
Bezzi, Paola, Giorgio Carmignoto, Lucia Pasti, et al.. (1998). Prostaglandins stimulate calcium-dependent glutamate release in astrocytes. Nature. 391(6664). 281–285. 935 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aimar, Patrizia, Lucia Pasti, Giorgio Carmignoto, & Adalberto Merighi. (1998). Nitric Oxide-Producing Islet Cells Modulate the Release of Sensory Neuropeptides in the Rat Substantia Gelatinosa. Journal of Neuroscience. 18(24). 10375–10388. 51 indexed citations
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Carmignoto, Giorgio, Lucia Pasti, & Tullio Pozzan. (1998). On the Role of Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels in Calcium Signaling of AstrocytesIn Situ. Journal of Neuroscience. 18(12). 4637–4645. 132 indexed citations
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Pasti, Lucia, Andrea Volterra, Tullio Pozzan, & Giorgio Carmignoto. (1997). Intracellular Calcium Oscillations in Astrocytes: A Highly Plastic, Bidirectional Form of Communication between Neurons and AstrocytesIn Situ. Journal of Neuroscience. 17(20). 7817–7830. 562 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pasti, Lucia, Andrea Volterra, Tullio Pozzan, & Giorgio Carmignoto. (1997). Intracellular calcium oscillations in astrocytes: a highly plastic, bidirectional form of communication between neurons and astrocytes in situ.. PubMed. 17(20). 7817–30. 598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pasti, Lucia, Tullio Pozzan, & Giorgio Carmignoto. (1995). Long-lasting Changes of Calcium Oscillations in Astrocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(25). 15203–15210. 94 indexed citations
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Brini, Marisa, Lucia Pasti, Carlo Bastianutto, et al.. (1994). Targeting of aequorin for calcium monitoring in intracellular compartments. Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 9(3). 177–184. 5 indexed citations
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Brini, Marisa, Marta Murgia, Lucia Pasti, et al.. (1993). Nuclear Ca2+ concentration measured with specifically targeted recombinant aequorin.. The EMBO Journal. 12(12). 4813–4819. 171 indexed citations

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