Luigia Santella

3.8k total citations
88 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Luigia Santella is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Luigia Santella has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Luigia Santella's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (21 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (21 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (13 papers). Luigia Santella is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (21 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (21 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (13 papers). Luigia Santella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Japan and Switzerland. Luigia Santella's co-authors include Ernesto Carafoli, Keiichiro Kyozuka, Jong Tai Chun, Dmitry Lim, Marisa Brini, Donata Branca, Francesco Moccia, Filip Vasilev, Brian Dale and Giovanni Gragnaniello and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Development.

In The Last Decade

Luigia Santella

86 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luigia Santella Italy 33 1.3k 748 731 626 569 88 3.1k
Michael Whitaker United Kingdom 41 2.9k 2.2× 1.5k 2.0× 1.1k 1.5× 1.3k 2.1× 662 1.2× 110 5.9k
Alex McDougall France 27 1.3k 1.0× 850 1.1× 213 0.3× 798 1.3× 241 0.4× 63 2.3k
William B. Busa United States 18 1.7k 1.3× 376 0.5× 584 0.8× 466 0.7× 666 1.2× 23 3.1k
L. F. Jaffe United States 29 2.2k 1.6× 352 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 462 0.7× 407 0.7× 65 3.7k
Keiichiro Kyozuka Japan 26 454 0.3× 438 0.6× 271 0.4× 298 0.5× 353 0.6× 52 1.5k
Sheldon S. Shen United States 23 582 0.4× 352 0.5× 332 0.5× 193 0.3× 288 0.5× 38 1.6k
Pièrre Guerrier France 31 936 0.7× 989 1.3× 299 0.4× 367 0.6× 300 0.5× 83 2.8k
Laurinda A. Jaffe United States 49 3.0k 2.3× 3.5k 4.7× 1.1k 1.5× 1.1k 1.7× 723 1.3× 96 6.9k
Takeo Kishimoto Japan 45 3.8k 2.9× 1.7k 2.3× 553 0.8× 2.6k 4.2× 355 0.6× 128 6.3k
Takuya Nishigaki Mexico 25 680 0.5× 875 1.2× 487 0.7× 127 0.2× 457 0.8× 52 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luigia Santella

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luigia Santella

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chun, Jong Tai, et al.. (2021). Effects of Dithiothreitol on Fertilization and Early Development in Sea Urchin. Cells. 10(12). 3573–3573. 6 indexed citations
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Chun, Jong Tai, et al.. (2021). Fertilization and development of Arbacia lixula eggs are affected by osmolality conditions. Biosystems. 206. 104448–104448. 7 indexed citations
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Bertocci, Iacopo, Jong Tai Chun, Luigi Musco, et al.. (2020). Oxygen supersaturation mitigates the impact of the regime of contaminated sediment reworking on sea urchin fertilization process. Marine Environmental Research. 158. 104951–104951. 10 indexed citations
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Santella, Luigia, et al.. (2020). Cellular and molecular aspects of oocyte maturation and fertilization: a perspective from the actin cytoskeleton. Zoological Letters. 6(1). 5–5. 32 indexed citations
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Vasilev, Filip, et al.. (2018). Disassembly of Subplasmalemmal Actin Filaments Induces Cytosolic Ca2+ Increases in Astropecten aranciacus Eggs. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 48(5). 2011–2034. 18 indexed citations
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Chun, Jong Tai, et al.. (2018). Fertilization in Starfish and Sea Urchin: Roles of Actin. Results and problems in cell differentiation. 65. 33–47. 14 indexed citations
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Santella, Luigia & Brian Dale. (2015). Assisted yes, but where do we draw the line?. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 31(4). 476–478. 31 indexed citations
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Kyozuka, Keiichiro, et al.. (2008). Actin cytoskeleton modulates calcium signaling during maturation of starfish oocytes. Developmental Biology. 320(2). 426–435. 44 indexed citations
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Moccia, Francesco, et al.. (2006). NAADP and InsP3 play distinct roles at fertilization in starfish oocytes. Developmental Biology. 294(1). 24–38. 41 indexed citations
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Santella, Luigia. (2005). NAADP: A New Second Messenger Comes of Age. Molecular Interventions. 5(2). 70–72. 17 indexed citations
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Santella, Luigia, et al.. (2004). Mechanisms of Calcium Elevation in the Micromeres of Sea Urchin Embryos. Biology of the Cell. 96(2). 153–167. 8 indexed citations
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Lim, Dmitry, Emanuela Ercolano, Keiichiro Kyozuka, et al.. (2003). The M-phase-promoting Factor Modulates the Sensitivity of the Ca2+ Stores to Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate via the Actin Cytoskeleton. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(43). 42505–42514. 42 indexed citations
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Moccia, Francesco, Dmitry Lim, Emanuela Ercolano, et al.. (2003). Ca2+ signalling and membrane current activated by cADPr in starfish oocytes. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 446(5). 541–552. 16 indexed citations
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Carafoli, Ernesto, Luigia Santella, Donata Branca, & Marisa Brini. (2001). Generation, Control, and Processing of Cellular Calcium Signals. Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 36(2). 107–260. 397 indexed citations
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Santella, Luigia, et al.. (1998). Calcium, protease action, and the regulation of the cell cycle. Cell Calcium. 23(2-3). 123–130. 65 indexed citations
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Santella, Luigia & Keiichiro Kyozuka. (1997). Association of Calmodulin with Nuclear Structures in Starfish Oocytes and Its Role in the Resumption of Meiosis. European Journal of Biochemistry. 246(3). 602–610. 19 indexed citations
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Santella, Luigia & Adrianna Ianora. (1992). Fertilization envelope in diapause eggs of Pontella mediterranea (crustacea, copepoda). Molecular Reproduction and Development. 33(4). 463–469. 8 indexed citations
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Gualtieri, Roberto, Luigia Santella, & Brian Dale. (1992). Tight junctions and cavitation in the human pre‐embryo. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 32(1). 81–87. 26 indexed citations
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Dale, Brian, Roberto Gualtieri, Riccardo Talevi, et al.. (1991). Intercellular communication in the early human embryo. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 29(1). 22–28. 58 indexed citations
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Santella, Luigia & Alberto Monroy. (1989). Cold shock induces actin reorganization and polyspermy in sea urchin eggs. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 252(2). 183–189.

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