Marco Brancaccio

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Marco Brancaccio is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marco Brancaccio has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Marco Brancaccio's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (19 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (5 papers). Marco Brancaccio is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (19 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (5 papers). Marco Brancaccio collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Marco Brancaccio's co-authors include Michael H. Hastings, Elizabeth S. Maywood, Johanna E. Chesham, Andrew P. Patton, Mathew D. Edwards, Nicola J. Smyllie, Andrew Loudon, Marilena Granzotto, Chiara Pivetta and Antonello Mallamaci and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Marco Brancaccio

21 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Generation of circadian rhythms in the suprachiasmatic nucleus

2018 687 citations Michael H. Hastings, Elizabeth S. Maywood et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →
Astrocytes Control Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus via Glutamatergic Signaling

2017 329 citations Marco Brancaccio, Andrew P. Patton et al. Neuron profile →

Peers

Marco Brancaccio

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Charlotte von Gall Germany

Ouria Dkhissi‐Benyahya France

Thijs Houben Netherlands

Alena Sumová Czechia

Isabelle Schmutz Switzerland

Joke Wortel Netherlands

Valter Tucci Italy

Jennifer A. Evans United States

Dawn H. Loh United States

Zdeňka Bendová Czechia

Charlotte von Gall Germany

Marco Brancaccio

2.4k ×1.5

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1.1k ×1.6

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718 ×1.2

PHYSI

741 ×1.4

476 ×1.8

Citations per year, relative to Marco Brancaccio Marco Brancaccio (= 1×) peers Charlotte von Gall

Countries citing papers authored by Marco Brancaccio

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marco Brancaccio

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marco Brancaccio

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brancaccio, Marco, et al.. (2024). Rhythmic astrocytic GABA production synchronizes neuronal circadian timekeeping in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. The EMBO Journal. 44(2). 356–381. 2 indexed citations

Brancaccio, Marco, et al.. (2024). Bmal1 integrates circadian function and temperature sensing in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(17). e2316646121–e2316646121. 1 indexed citations

Virgiliis, Francesco De, Ilaria Palmisano, Jessica Chadwick, et al.. (2023). The circadian clock time tunes axonal regeneration. Cell Metabolism. 35(12). 2153–2164.e4. 9 indexed citations

Hastings, Michael H., et al.. (2023). Circadian Rhythms and Astrocytes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 46(1). 123–143. 35 indexed citations

Brancaccio, Marco, et al.. (2021). A spatio-temporal model to reveal oscillator phenotypes in molecular clocks: Parameter estimation elucidates circadian gene transcription dynamics in single-cells. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(12). e1009698–e1009698. 3 indexed citations

Brancaccio, Marco, et al.. (2021). Astrocyte Circadian Timekeeping in Brain Health and Neurodegeneration. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1344. 87–110. 9 indexed citations

Engmann, Olivia & Marco Brancaccio. (2021). Circadian Clock in Brain Health and Disease. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 5 indexed citations

Patton, Andrew P., Mathew D. Edwards, Nicola J. Smyllie, et al.. (2020). The VIP-VPAC2 neuropeptidergic axis is a cellular pacemaking hub of the suprachiasmatic nucleus circadian circuit. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3394–3394. 51 indexed citations

Brancaccio, Marco, Mathew D. Edwards, Andrew P. Patton, et al.. (2019). Cell-autonomous clock of astrocytes drives circadian behavior in mammals. Science. 363(6423). 187–192. 234 indexed citations

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Hastings, Michael H., Elizabeth S. Maywood, & Marco Brancaccio. (2018). Generation of circadian rhythms in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 19(8). 453–469. 687 indexed citations breakdown →

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Maywood, Elizabeth S., Thomas Elliott, Andrew P. Patton, et al.. (2018). Translational switching of Cry1 protein expression confers reversible control of circadian behavior in arrhythmic Cry-deficient mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(52). E12388–E12397. 33 indexed citations

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Calderazzo, Silvia, Marco Brancaccio, & Bärbel Finkenstädt. (2018). Filtering and inference for stochastic oscillators with distributed delays. Bioinformatics. 35(8). 1380–1387. 12 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Marco, Andrew P. Patton, Johanna E. Chesham, Elizabeth S. Maywood, & Michael H. Hastings. (2017). Astrocytes Control Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus via Glutamatergic Signaling. Neuron. 93(6). 1420–1435.e5. 329 indexed citations breakdown →

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Feeney, Kevin A., Marrit Putker, Marco Brancaccio, & John S. O’Neill. (2016). In-depth Characterization of Firefly Luciferase as a Reporter of Circadian Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 31(6). 540–550. 34 indexed citations

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Edwards, Mathew D., Marco Brancaccio, Johanna E. Chesham, Elizabeth S. Maywood, & Michael H. Hastings. (2016). Rhythmic expression of cryptochrome induces the circadian clock of arrhythmic suprachiasmatic nuclei through arginine vasopressin signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(10). 2732–2737. 54 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Marco, Ryosuke Enoki, Cristina Mazuski, et al.. (2014). Network-Mediated Encoding of Circadian Time: The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN) from Genes to Neurons to Circuits, and Back. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(46). 15192–15199. 39 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Marco, Elizabeth S. Maywood, Johanna E. Chesham, Andrew Loudon, & Michael H. Hastings. (2013). A Gq-Ca2+ Axis Controls Circuit-Level Encoding of Circadian Time in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Neuron. 78(4). 714–728. 151 indexed citations

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Hastings, Michael H., Marco Brancaccio, & Elizabeth S. Maywood. (2013). Circadian Pacemaking in Cells and Circuits of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 26(1). 2–10. 115 indexed citations

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Maywood, Elizabeth S., Lesley Drynan, Johanna E. Chesham, et al.. (2013). Analysis of core circadian feedback loop in suprachiasmatic nucleus of mCry1-luc transgenic reporter mouse. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(23). 9547–9552. 50 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Marco, et al.. (2010). Emx2 and Foxg1 Inhibit Gliogenesis and Promote Neuronogenesis. Stem Cells. 28(7). 1206–1218. 77 indexed citations

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