Luciano Pirola

7.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
77 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Luciano Pirola is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luciano Pirola has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Physiology and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Luciano Pirola's work include Diet and metabolism studies (21 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (19 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (13 papers). Luciano Pirola is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (21 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (19 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (13 papers). Luciano Pirola collaborates with scholars based in France, Brazil and Poland. Luciano Pirola's co-authors include Matthias P. Wymann, Sara Fröjdö, Aneta Balcerczyk, Hubert Vidal, Anne Johnston, Vladimir L. Katanaev, Fiorella Altruda, Alberto Mantovani, Ornella Azzolino and Silvano Sozzani and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Luciano Pirola

74 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Central Role for G Protei... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2000 1996 1998 250 500 750 1000
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. Central Role for G Protein-Coupled Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase γ in Inflammation
    2000 1.0k citations Emilio Hirsch, Vladimir L. Katanaev et al. Science profile →
  2. Wortmannin Inactivates Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase by Covalent Modification of Lys-802, a Residue Involved in the Phosphate Transfer Reaction
    1996 591 citations Matthias P. Wymann, Luciano Pirola et al. profile →
  3. Structure and function of phosphoinositide 3-kinases
    1998 561 citations Matthias P. Wymann, Luciano Pirola Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luciano Pirola France 34 3.6k 1.4k 965 747 725 77 6.4k
Weiping Chen China 42 3.2k 0.9× 876 0.6× 660 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 610 0.8× 191 6.5k
Matteo Antonio Russo Italy 48 3.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 644 0.7× 1.6k 2.1× 615 0.8× 211 8.8k
Shailendra Giri United States 45 3.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 820 1.1× 323 0.4× 137 6.8k
Anu Kauppinen Finland 51 4.6k 1.3× 2.2k 1.6× 1.5k 1.6× 1.6k 2.1× 635 0.9× 125 9.9k
Bart van de Sluis Netherlands 39 3.4k 1.0× 2.6k 1.8× 1.2k 1.3× 947 1.3× 536 0.7× 96 7.7k
Hiroshi Sakaue Japan 44 4.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 489 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 688 0.9× 146 6.9k
De‐Pei Liu China 49 4.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 797 0.8× 912 1.2× 306 0.4× 242 8.0k
Jay H. Chung United States 34 5.1k 1.4× 1.5k 1.1× 774 0.8× 824 1.1× 553 0.8× 73 7.7k
Minho Shong South Korea 50 4.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.6× 541 0.7× 212 8.4k
Goo Taeg Oh South Korea 45 3.3k 0.9× 897 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 989 1.3× 310 0.4× 175 6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Luciano Pirola

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luciano Pirola

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luciano Pirola

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Strigini, Maura, et al.. (2025). The Impact of Ketogenic Nutrition on Obesity and Metabolic Health: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. Nutrition Reviews. 83(10). 1957–1972. 3 indexed citations
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Pirola, Luciano. (2024). Elafibranor, a dual PPARα and PPARδ agonist, reduces alcohol-associated liver disease: Lessons from a mouse model. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 31(4). 99312–99312. 1 indexed citations
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Balcerczyk, Aneta, Assia Eljaafari, & Luciano Pirola. (2024). Adipose stem cells drive T cell infiltration in obesity. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 35(11). 931–933. 3 indexed citations
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Costa‐Silva, João Henrique, Arthur Bassot, Carol Góis Leandro, et al.. (2023). Diet enriched in saturated fatty acids induces liver oxidative stress and elicits inflammatory pathways prior to metabolic disruption in perinatal protein undernutrition. Nutrition Research. 118. 104–115.
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Watson, Julia, et al.. (2023). Adipokines in obesity and metabolic-related-diseases. Biochimie. 212. 48–59. 42 indexed citations
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Panthu, Baptiste, et al.. (2022). Citrullination in the pathology of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders: recent advances and future perspectives. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(2). 94–94. 91 indexed citations
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Panthu, Baptiste, et al.. (2020). The Epigenetic Profile of Tumor Endothelial Cells. Effects of Combined Therapy with Antiangiogenic and Epigenetic Drugs on Cancer Progression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(7). 2606–2606. 33 indexed citations
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Balcerczyk, Aneta, et al.. (2020). Effects of ketogenic diet and ketone bodies on the cardiovascular system: Concentration matters. World Journal of Diabetes. 11(12). 584–595. 54 indexed citations
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Loizon, Emmanuelle, Hubert Vidal, João Henrique Costa‐Silva, et al.. (2019). Maternal physical activity-induced adaptive transcriptional response in brain and placenta of mothers and rat offspring. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 11(2). 108–117. 10 indexed citations
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Robert, Maud, Guillaume Vial, Jennifer Rieusset, et al.. (2016). Adipocytes, like their progenitors, contribute to inflammation of adipose tissues through promotion of Th-17 cells and activation of monocytes, in obese subjects. Adipocyte. 5(3). 275–282. 19 indexed citations
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Junien, Claudine, Polina Panchenko, Luciano Pirola, et al.. (2016). Épigénétique et réponses transgénérationnelles aux impacts de l’environnement. médecine/sciences. 32(1). 35–44. 10 indexed citations
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Fröjdö, Sara, Christine Durand, Laurent Molin, et al.. (2011). Phosphoinositide 3-kinase as a novel functional target for the regulation of the insulin signaling pathway by SIRT1. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 335(2). 166–176. 107 indexed citations
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Pirola, Luciano, Aneta Balcerczyk, Jun Okabe, & Assam El‐Osta. (2010). Epigenetic phenomena linked to diabetic complications. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 6(12). 665–675. 193 indexed citations
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Fröjdö, Sara, Hubert Vidal, & Luciano Pirola. (2008). Alterations of insulin signaling in type 2 diabetes: A review of the current evidence from humans. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1792(2). 83–92. 158 indexed citations
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Pirola, Luciano, Anne Johnston, & Ellen Van Obberghen‐Schilling. (2003). Modulators of insulin action and their role in insulin resistance. International Journal of Obesity. 27(S3). S61–S64. 12 indexed citations
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Hirsch, Emilio, Vladimir L. Katanaev, Cecília Garlanda, et al.. (2000). Central Role for G Protein-Coupled Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase γ in Inflammation. Science. 287(5455). 1049–1053. 1037 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wymann, Matthias P. & Luciano Pirola. (1998). Structure and function of phosphoinositide 3-kinases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1436(1-2). 127–150. 561 indexed citations breakdown →

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