Maria Pia Rastaldi

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Maria Pia Rastaldi is a scholar working on Nephrology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Pia Rastaldi has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Nephrology, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Maria Pia Rastaldi's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (67 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (26 papers) and Vasculitis and related conditions (12 papers). Maria Pia Rastaldi is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (67 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (26 papers) and Vasculitis and related conditions (12 papers). Maria Pia Rastaldi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Maria Pia Rastaldi's co-authors include Matthias Kretzler, Franco Ferrario, Clemens D. Cohen, Masami Ikehata, Anna Henger, Giuseppe D’Amico, Laura Giardino, Novella Calvaresi, Min Li and Alessandro Corbelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Maria Pia Rastaldi

118 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

  1. mTORC1 activation in podocytes is a critical step in the development of diabetic nephropathy in mice
    2011 438 citations Simone M. Blattner, Maria Pia Rastaldi et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria Pia Rastaldi Italy 43 4.1k 2.6k 1.4k 890 871 120 7.3k
Jeffrey W. Pippin United States 52 4.5k 1.1× 3.5k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 764 0.9× 539 0.6× 130 7.8k
Clemens D. Cohen Germany 57 3.7k 0.9× 3.7k 1.4× 2.1k 1.5× 1.0k 1.2× 624 0.7× 146 9.8k
Emile de Heer Netherlands 47 2.6k 0.6× 2.9k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 927 1.1× 204 8.5k
Chunsun Dai China 52 2.8k 0.7× 4.1k 1.6× 767 0.6× 962 1.1× 744 0.9× 119 8.0k
Lawrence B. Holzman United States 58 5.7k 1.4× 5.1k 2.0× 1000 0.7× 619 0.7× 888 1.0× 115 9.9k
Hiroshi Kawachi Japan 46 3.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.0× 778 0.6× 427 0.5× 594 0.7× 174 6.5k
Mauro Abbate Italy 48 3.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 881 0.6× 890 1.0× 681 0.8× 116 7.2k
Christian Faul United States 38 4.9k 1.2× 2.9k 1.1× 692 0.5× 654 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 89 7.3k
Xiao Ru Huang Hong Kong 55 2.6k 0.6× 3.9k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 443 0.5× 85 8.3k
Hermann Pavenstädt Germany 41 4.1k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 632 0.5× 489 0.5× 584 0.7× 122 7.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Pia Rastaldi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Armelloni, Silvia, Alessandro Corbelli, Laura Giardino, et al.. (2014). Podocytes: recent biomolecular developments. BioMolecular Concepts. 5(4). 319–330. 20 indexed citations
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Barutta, Federica, Alessandro Corbelli, Laura Annaratone, et al.. (2013). Urinary Exosomal MicroRNAs in Incipient Diabetic Nephropathy. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e73798–e73798. 263 indexed citations
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Rossi, Pia, Ilaria Musante, Maria Summa, et al.. (2012). Compensatory Molecular and Functional Mechanisms in Nervous System of the Grm1crv4 Mouse Lacking the mGlu1 Receptor: A Model for Motor Coordination Deficits. Cerebral Cortex. 23(9). 2179–2189. 21 indexed citations
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Messa, Piergiorgio, Carlo Alfieri, & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2011). Recent insights into vitamin D and its receptor. Journal of Nephrology. 24(Suppl. 18). 30–37. 32 indexed citations
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Puliti, Aldamaria, Pia Rossi, Gianluca Caridi, et al.. (2011). Albuminuria and Glomerular Damage in Mice Lacking the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 1. American Journal Of Pathology. 178(3). 1257–1269. 25 indexed citations
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2006). Renal amyloidosis (Part I). Journal of Nephrology. 19(2). 123–125. 2 indexed citations
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El-Aouni, Chiraz, Nadja Herbach, Simone M. Blattner, et al.. (2006). Podocyte-Specific Deletion of Integrin-Linked Kinase Results in Severe Glomerular Basement Membrane Alterations and Progressive Glomerulosclerosis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 17(5). 1334–1344. 126 indexed citations
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Rastaldi, Maria Pia. (2006). Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and its implications for the development of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Journal of Nephrology. 19(4). 407–412. 108 indexed citations
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2006). Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Diabetic nephropathy. Journal of Nephrology. 19(1). 1–5. 7 indexed citations
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2005). Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Minimal Change disease and focal glomerulosclerosis. Journal of Nephrology. 18(1). 1–4. 4 indexed citations
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Cohen, Clemens D., Novella Calvaresi, Silvia Armelloni, et al.. (2005). CD20-positive infiltrates in human membranous glomerulonephritis. Journal of Nephrology. 18(3). 328–333. 70 indexed citations
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2005). Henoch-Schönlein nephritis. Journal of Nephrology. 18(6). 637–641. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2005). Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Light chain deposition disease. Journal of Nephrology. 18(5). 499–502. 3 indexed citations
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2005). Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease. Journal of Nephrology. 18(4). 351–353. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2004). Histopathological atlas of renal diseases - IgA nephropathy. Journal of Nephrology. 17(3). 351–353.
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2004). Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Journal of Nephrology. 17(6). 747–748.
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Reiser, Jochen, Gero von Gersdorff, Martin Loos, et al.. (2004). Induction of B7-1 in podocytes is associated with nephrotic syndrome. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(10). 1390–1397. 442 indexed citations
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Ferrario, Franco & Maria Pia Rastaldi. (2003). Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Membranous glomerulonephritis. Journal of Nephrology. 17(5). 635–636. 3 indexed citations
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Rastaldi, Maria Pia. (1998). Transforming growth factor-beta, endothelin-1, and c-fos expression in necrotizing/crescentic IgA glomerulonephritis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 13(7). 1668–1674. 13 indexed citations
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Riccardi, Armando, Rosangela Invernizzi, G. Ucci, et al.. (1991). LA P170 NEL MIELOMA MULITIPLO E NELLE LEUCEMIE ACUTE. Haematologica. 76. 177–180. 2 indexed citations

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