Luciano Rossetti

28.5k total citations · 12 hit papers
154 papers, 22.9k citations indexed

About

Luciano Rossetti is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Luciano Rossetti has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 22.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Physiology, 60 papers in Molecular Biology and 55 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Luciano Rossetti's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (52 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (52 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (47 papers). Luciano Rossetti is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (52 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (52 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (47 papers). Luciano Rossetti collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Luciano Rossetti's co-authors include Silvana Obici, Nir Barzilai, Alessandro Pocai, Meredith Hawkins, George B. Karkanias, Tony K.T. Lam, Philipp E. Scherer, Gary J. Schwartz, Zhaohui Feng and Roger Gutiérrez‐Juárez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Luciano Rossetti

153 papers receiving 22.3k citations

Hit Papers

Hyperglycemia-induced mitochondrial superoxide overproduc... 1987 2026 2000 2013 2000 2001 2002 1987 1998 250 500 750
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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. Hyperglycemia-induced mitochondrial superoxide overproduction activates the hexosamine pathway and induces plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression by increasing Sp1 glycosylation
    2000 861 citations Diane Edelstein, Luciano Rossetti et al. profile →
  2. Endogenous glucose production is inhibited by the adipose-derived protein Acrp30
    2001 751 citations Terry P. Combs, Anders H. Berg et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. Hypothalamic insulin signaling is required for inhibition of glucose production
    2002 697 citations Silvana Obici, Bei B. Zhang et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  4. Correction of hyperglycemia with phlorizin normalizes tissue sensitivity to insulin in diabetic rats.
    1987 683 citations Luciano Rossetti et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  5. A nutrient-sensing pathway regulates leptin gene expression in muscle and fat
    1998 681 citations Jiali Wang, Meredith Hawkins et al. profile →
  6. Inhibition of GAPDH activity by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activates three major pathways of hyperglycemic damage in endothelial cells
    2003 629 citations Xueliang Du, Takeshi Matsumura et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  7. Regulation of Fasted Blood Glucose by Resistin
    2004 576 citations Michael W. Rajala, Silvana Obici et al. profile →
  8. SirT1 Gain of Function Increases Energy Efficiency and Prevents Diabetes in Mice
    2008 526 citations Luciano Rossetti, Domenico Accili et al. profile →
  9. Mice Lacking Adiponectin Show Decreased Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity and Reduced Responsiveness to Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Agonists
    2005 522 citations Michael W. Rajala, Luciano Rossetti et al. profile →
  10. Hypothalamic KATP channels control hepatic glucose production
    2005 508 citations Tony K.T. Lam, Silvana Obici et al. profile →
  11. Central Administration of Oleic Acid Inhibits Glucose Production and Food Intake
    2002 506 citations Silvana Obici, Zhaohui Feng et al. profile →
  12. Impaired Regulation of Hepatic Glucose Production in Mice Lacking the Forkhead Transcription Factor Foxo1 in Liver
    2007 503 citations Luciano Rossetti, Domenico Accili et al. 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 Rossetti United States 76 10.2k 7.6k 7.6k 5.9k 5.6k 154 22.9k
George Kunos United States 85 4.6k 0.5× 5.2k 0.7× 4.3k 0.6× 2.8k 0.5× 3.8k 0.7× 291 27.4k
Fabienne Foufelle France 63 6.5k 0.6× 10.8k 1.4× 1.9k 0.3× 6.7k 1.1× 5.7k 1.0× 135 20.9k
Lı́cio A. Velloso Brazil 62 5.8k 0.6× 3.7k 0.5× 3.9k 0.5× 3.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.4× 372 15.0k
Oksana Gavrilova United States 66 8.0k 0.8× 9.3k 1.2× 2.5k 0.3× 4.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.4× 188 18.6k
Yasuhiko Minokoshi Japan 46 6.0k 0.6× 4.7k 0.6× 4.3k 0.6× 4.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.4× 96 12.8k
Edward W. Kraegen Australia 69 9.7k 0.9× 8.8k 1.1× 1.5k 0.2× 3.7k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 175 18.6k
Jason K. Kim United States 82 9.4k 0.9× 13.5k 1.8× 1.8k 0.2× 6.6k 1.1× 3.6k 0.7× 197 25.4k
David Carling United Kingdom 85 11.6k 1.1× 28.9k 3.8× 3.5k 0.5× 8.2k 1.4× 11.9k 2.1× 183 40.7k
Silvana Obici United States 49 5.3k 0.5× 3.3k 0.4× 5.2k 0.7× 3.1k 0.5× 2.8k 0.5× 85 11.7k
Josephine M. Egan United States 72 5.6k 0.5× 5.3k 0.7× 2.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.2× 4.8k 0.9× 246 19.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luciano Rossetti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rossetti, Luciano, Leona Pascoe, Rachel Ellis, et al.. (2025). Executive Function Outcomes at School Age in Children Born Moderate-to-Late Preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics. 284. 114634–114634.
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Kokorovic, Andrea, Grace W.C. Cheung, Luciano Rossetti, & Tony K.T. Lam. (2008). Hypothalamic sensing of circulating lactate regulates glucose production. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 13(11-12). 4403–4408. 29 indexed citations
3.
Muse, Evan D., Tony K.T. Lam, Philipp E. Scherer, & Luciano Rossetti. (2007). Hypothalamic resistin induces hepatic insulin resistance. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(6). 1670–1678. 92 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Haruka, Silvana Obici, Domenico Accili, & Luciano Rossetti. (2005). Restoration of liver insulin signaling in Insr knockout mice fails to normalize hepatic insulin action. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(5). 1314–1322. 91 indexed citations
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Buettner, Christoph, Rima Patel, Evan D. Muse, et al.. (2005). Severe impairment in liver insulin signaling fails to alter hepatic insulin action in conscious mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(5). 1306–1313. 43 indexed citations
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Muse, Evan D., Silvana Obici, Sanjay Bhanot, et al.. (2004). Role of resistin in diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(2). 232–239. 280 indexed citations
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Muse, Evan D., Silvana Obici, Sanjay Bhanot, et al.. (2004). Role of resistin in diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(2). 232–239. 273 indexed citations
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Du, Xueliang, Takeshi Matsumura, Diane Edelstein, et al.. (2003). Inhibition of GAPDH activity by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activates three major pathways of hyperglycemic damage in endothelial cells. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(7). 1049–1057. 629 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rajala, Michael W., Silvana Obici, Philipp E. Scherer, & Luciano Rossetti. (2003). Adipose-derived resistin and gut-derived resistin-like molecule–β selectively impair insulin action on glucose production. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(2). 225–230. 30 indexed citations
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Obici, Silvana, et al.. (2002). Identification of a biochemical link between energy intake and energy expenditure. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(12). 1599–1605. 5 indexed citations
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Obici, Silvana, et al.. (2002). Identification of a biochemical link between energy intake and energy expenditure. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(12). 1599–1605. 57 indexed citations
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Obici, Silvana, Bei B. Zhang, George B. Karkanias, & Luciano Rossetti. (2002). Hypothalamic insulin signaling is required for inhibition of glucose production. Nature Medicine. 8(12). 1376–1382. 697 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goldstein, Richard E., Luciano Rossetti, Rong Liu, et al.. (2002). Effects of fasting and glucocorticoids on hepatic gluconeogenesis assessed using two independent methods in vivo. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 283(5). E946–E957. 25 indexed citations
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Combs, Terry P., Anders H. Berg, Silvana Obici, Philipp E. Scherer, & Luciano Rossetti. (2001). Endogenous glucose production is inhibited by the adipose-derived protein Acrp30. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(12). 1875–1881. 751 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barzilai, Nir, et al.. (1997). Leptin selectively decreases visceral adiposity and enhances insulin action.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 100(12). 3105–3110. 285 indexed citations
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Rossetti, Luciano, Antine E. Stenbit, Ellen B. Katz, et al.. (1996). Disruption of one allele of the murine glut 4 gene causes marked resistance to the action of insulin. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 44(3). 3 indexed citations
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Frontoni, Simona, et al.. (1995). Glycogen synthase activity in two rat models of hypertension. American Journal of Hypertension. 8(9). 949–953. 5 indexed citations
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Shamoon, Harry, et al.. (1994). Increased epinephrine and skeletal muscle responses to hypoglycemia in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 93(6). 2562–2571. 44 indexed citations
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Giaccari, Andrea & Luciano Rossetti. (1992). Predominant role of gluconeogenesis in the hepatic glycogen repletion of diabetic rats.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 89(1). 36–45. 73 indexed citations
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Kahn, Barbara B., Luciano Rossetti, Harvey F. Lodish, & Maureen Charron. (1991). Decreased in vivo glucose uptake but normal expression of GLUT1 and GLUT4 in skeletal muscle of diabetic rats.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 87(6). 2197–2206. 151 indexed citations

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