Maria Grano

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
197 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Maria Grano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Grano has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Oncology and 46 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Maria Grano's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (72 papers), Bone health and treatments (47 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (42 papers). Maria Grano is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (72 papers), Bone health and treatments (47 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (42 papers). Maria Grano collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Maria Grano's co-authors include Silvia Colucci, Giacomina Brunetti, Graziana Colaianni, Giorgio Mori, Alberta Zallone, Adriana Di Benedetto, Angela Oranger, G. Zambonin, Anna Teti and Maria Felicia Faienza and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Maria Grano

194 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

The myokine irisin increases cortical bone mass

2015 384 citations Graziana Colaianni, Concetta Cuscito et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Maria Grano	3.5k	1.9k	1.8k	950	903	197	7.8k
Silvia Colucci	3.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	932 1.0×	897 1.0×	168	6.8k
Cory J. Xian	3.1k 0.9×	985 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	882 0.9×	819 0.9×	218	7.6k
Hiroshi Kaji	3.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	599 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	228	6.8k
Mark C. Horowitz	4.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	812 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	125	9.1k
Janet Rubin	4.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	624 0.7×	1.9k 2.1×	147	7.9k
Kim Henriksen	4.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	2.3k 2.4×	1.3k 1.5×	201	9.0k
Ulf H. Lerner	4.4k 1.3×	781 0.4×	2.2k 1.2×	1000 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	247	9.1k
Joshua N. Farr	2.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	774 0.4×	492 0.5×	1.6k 1.8×	84	6.0k
Beata Lecka‐Czernik	4.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	327 0.3×	1.9k 2.1×	78	6.8k
Shu Takeda	4.7k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	2.0k 2.2×	86	10.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Maria Grano

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Grano

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Grano, Maria, et al.. (2025). Influence of Non-Cross-Linking AGEs on Mechanical Properties and Morphological Features of Tropocollagen Peptides: A Molecular Dynamics Study. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 11(6). 3432–3442.

Grano, Maria. (2025). Historic Water Mills as regenerative ecosystems: Integrating technologies, community engagement and sustainable landscape management. Cities. 162. 105982–105982. 1 indexed citations

Zerlotin, Roberta, Patrizia Pignataro, Manuela Dicarlo, et al.. (2024). Irisin Treatment Prevents Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Mice. Discovery Medicine. 36(190). 2202–2202.

Colaianni, Graziana, et al.. (2024). Multiscale and multidisciplinary analysis of aging processes in bone. PubMed. 10(1). 28–28. 10 indexed citations

Sanesi, Lorenzo, Manuela Dicarlo, Patrizia Pignataro, et al.. (2023). Vitamin D Increases Irisin Serum Levels and the Expression of Its Precursor in Skeletal Muscle. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 4129–4129. 14 indexed citations

Oranger, Angela, Roberta Zerlotin, Cinzia Buccoliero, et al.. (2023). Irisin Modulates Inflammatory, Angiogenic, and Osteogenic Factors during Fracture Healing. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 1809–1809. 19 indexed citations

Zerlotin, Roberta, Marco Fornaro, Mariella Errede, et al.. (2023). Elevated Expression of ADAM10 in Skeletal Muscle of Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Could Be Responsible for FNDC5/Irisin Unbalance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2469–2469. 2 indexed citations

Storlino, Giuseppina, Manuela Dicarlo, Roberta Zerlotin, et al.. (2023). Irisin Protects against Loss of Trabecular Bone Mass and Strength in Adult Ovariectomized Mice by Stimulating Osteoblast Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(12). 9896–9896. 9 indexed citations

Posa, Francesca, Roberta Zerlotin, Michele Di Cosola, et al.. (2023). Irisin Role in Chondrocyte 3D Culture Differentiation and Its Possible Applications. Pharmaceutics. 15(2). 585–585. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Maria A. Landin, Catherine A. Heyward, et al.. (2021). FNDC5/irisin is expressed and regulated differently in human periodontal ligament cells, dental pulp stem cells and osteoblasts. Archives of Oral Biology. 124. 105061–105061. 11 indexed citations

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Paolino, Giovanni, Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola, Dario Didona, et al.. (2020). Vipera snakebite in Europe: a systematic review of a neglected disease. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 34(10). 2247–2260. 40 indexed citations

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Colaianni, Graziana, Mariella Errede, Lorenzo Sanesi, et al.. (2020). Irisin Correlates Positively With BMD in a Cohort of Older Adult Patients and Downregulates the Senescent Marker p21 in Osteoblasts. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 36(2). 305–314. 49 indexed citations

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Colaianni, Graziana, Silvia Colucci, Stefano Cinti, & Maria Grano. (2016). myokine Irisin recapitulates the effect of physical activity on bone and muscle tissues. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro). 64. 92–96. 1 indexed citations

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Faienza, Maria Felicia, Maurizio Delvecchio, Alessandro Ventura, et al.. (2016). Impact of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion versus Multiple Daily Injections on Bone Health in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. 86. 1 indexed citations

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Faienza, Maria Felicia, Alessandro Ventura, Maurizio Delvecchio, et al.. (2016). High Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) Serum Levels in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 102(4). 1174–1181. 69 indexed citations

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Colaianni, Graziana, Concetta Cuscito, Teresa Mongelli, et al.. (2015). The myokine irisin increases cortical bone mass. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(39). 12157–12162. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oranger, Angela, Giacomina Brunetti, Claudia Carbone, et al.. (2015). Human Myeloma Cell Lines Induce Osteoblast Downregulation of CD99 Which Is Involved in Osteoblast Formation and Activity. Journal of Immunology Research. 2015. 1–13. 6 indexed citations

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Tamma, Roberto, Li Sun, Concetta Cuscito, et al.. (2013). Regulation of bone remodeling by vasopressin explains the bone loss in hyponatremia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(46). 18644–18649. 101 indexed citations

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Grano, Maria, Giorgio Mori, Silvia Colucci, et al.. (2002). HGF and M-CSF modulate adhesion of MDA-231 breast cancer cell by increasing osteopontin secretion.. PubMed. 16(3). 190–5. 7 indexed citations

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Teti, Anna, Harry C. Blair, Paul H. Schlesinger, et al.. (1989). Extracellular protons acidify osteoclasts, reduce cytosolic calcium, and promote expression of cell-matrix attachment structures.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 84(3). 773–780. 117 indexed citations

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