Maurizio Renna

14.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Maurizio Renna is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurizio Renna has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Epidemiology, 24 papers in Cell Biology and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Maurizio Renna's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (35 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (15 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers). Maurizio Renna is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (35 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (15 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers). Maurizio Renna collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Maurizio Renna's co-authors include David C. Rubinsztein, Kévin Moreau, Fiona M. Menzies, Claudia Puri, Carla F. Bento, Sovan Sarkar, Brinda Ravikumar, María Jiménez-Sánchez, Viktor I. Korolchuk and Benjamin R. Underwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Maurizio Renna

54 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Regulation of Mammalian Autophagy in Physiology and Pathophysiology

2010 1.4k citations Brinda Ravikumar, Sovan Sarkar et al. Physiological Reviews profile →
Mammalian Autophagy: How Does It Work?

2016 547 citations Carla F. Bento, Maurizio Renna et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maurizio Renna United Kingdom	30	3.5k	2.4k	1.6k	794	608	55	5.7k
Serhiy Pankiv Norway	15	4.3k 1.2×	2.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	711 0.9×	595 1.0×	18	5.9k
Farah H. Siddiqi United Kingdom	16	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	732 0.9×	542 0.9×	23	4.3k
Shouqing Luo United Kingdom	30	3.6k 1.0×	3.4k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	800 1.0×	492 0.8×	52	6.4k
Chiara Di Malta Italy	15	3.3k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.8×	19	5.6k
Ian G. Ganley United Kingdom	40	4.4k 1.3×	4.1k 1.7×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	950 1.6×	80	7.6k
Esther Wong Singapore	28	2.8k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	347 0.6×	48	5.9k
Eisuke Itakura Japan	24	4.0k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	698 0.9×	845 1.4×	41	5.4k
Akiko Kuma Japan	21	4.4k 1.3×	2.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	584 0.7×	628 1.0×	28	5.9k
Junji Ezaki Japan	24	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	522 0.9×	41	4.8k
Rosa A. González‐Polo Spain	30	2.1k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	644 0.4×	595 0.7×	352 0.6×	63	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Maurizio Renna

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maurizio Renna

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Williams, Sarah V., et al.. (2025). Small HSPs at the crossroad between protein aggregation, autophagy and unconventional secretion: clinical implications and potential therapeutic opportunities in the context of neurodegenerative diseases. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13. 1538377–1538377. 1 indexed citations

Martino, Rosaria Di, Silvia Nuzzo, Marco Salvatore, et al.. (2024). A method for the analysis of the oligomerization profile of the Huntington’s disease-associated, aggregation-prone mutant huntingtin protein by isopycnic ultracentrifugation. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 11. 1420691–1420691. 3 indexed citations

Martino, Rosaria Di, Silvia Nuzzo, Elena Polishchuk, et al.. (2023). The HSPB1-p62/SQSTM1 functional complex regulates the unconventional secretion and transcellular spreading of the HD-associated mutant huntingtin protein. Human Molecular Genetics. 32(14). 2269–2291. 12 indexed citations

Veneruso, Iolanda, Antonella Izzo, Maurizio Renna, et al.. (2022). Activation of Non-Canonical Autophagic Pathway through Inhibition of Non-Integrin Laminin Receptor in Neuronal Cells. Cells. 11(3). 466–466. 6 indexed citations

Pasquale, Valeria De, et al.. (2021). Early onset effects of single substrate accumulation recapitulate major features of LSD in patient-derived lysosomes. iScience. 24(7). 102707–102707. 14 indexed citations

D’Agostino, M., et al.. (2019). Unconventional secretion of α-Crystallin B requires the Autophagic pathway and is controlled by phosphorylation of its serine 59 residue. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 16892–16892. 26 indexed citations

Albano, F., Eleonora Vecchio, Maurizio Renna, et al.. (2019). Insights into Thymus Development and Viral Thymic Infections. Viruses. 11(9). 836–836. 16 indexed citations

Pisano, Antonio, F. Albano, Eleonora Vecchio, et al.. (2018). Revisiting Bacterial Ubiquitin Ligase Effectors: Weapons for Host Exploitation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(11). 3576–3576. 15 indexed citations

Conte, A., Simona Paladino, Raffaele Gerlini, et al.. (2017). High mobility group A1 protein modulates autophagy in cancer cells. Cell Death and Differentiation. 24(11). 1948–1962. 36 indexed citations

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Pavel-Tanasă, Mariana, Sara Imarisio, Fiona M. Menzies, et al.. (2016). CCT complex restricts neuropathogenic protein aggregation via autophagy. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13821–13821. 99 indexed citations

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Lin, Fang, Ghita Ghislat, Shouqing Luo, et al.. (2015). XIAP and cIAP1 amplifications induce Beclin 1-dependent autophagy through NFκB activation. Human Molecular Genetics. 24(10). 2899–2913. 46 indexed citations

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Puri, Claudia, Maurizio Renna, Carla F. Bento, Kévin Moreau, & David C. Rubinsztein. (2013). Diverse Autophagosome Membrane Sources Coalesce in Recycling Endosomes. Cell. 154(6). 1285–1299. 330 indexed citations

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Renna, Maurizio, Carla F. Bento, Angeleen Fleming, et al.. (2013). IGF-1 receptor antagonism inhibits autophagy. Human Molecular Genetics. 22(22). 4528–4544. 72 indexed citations

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Corrochano, Silvia, Maurizio Renna, Sarah Carter, et al.. (2011). α-Synuclein levels modulate Huntington's disease in mice. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(3). 485–494. 33 indexed citations

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Ravikumar, Brinda, Sovan Sarkar, J. Eric Davies, et al.. (2010). Regulation of Mammalian Autophagy in Physiology and Pathophysiology. Physiological Reviews. 90(4). 1383–1435. 1427 indexed citations breakdown →

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Amodio, Giuseppina, Maurizio Renna, Simona Paladino, et al.. (2009). Endoplasmic reticulum stress reduces the export from the ER and alters the architecture of post-ER compartments. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 41(12). 2511–2521. 34 indexed citations

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Jahreiss, Luca, Maurizio Renna, Robert Bittman, Gilbert Arthur, & David C. Rubinsztein. (2009). 1-O-Hexadecyl-2-O-methyl-3-O-(2'-acetamido-2'-deoxy-∃-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol (Gln) induces cell death with more autophagosomes which is autophagy-independent. Autophagy. 5(6). 835–846. 22 indexed citations

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Renna, Maurizio, Raffaella Faraonio, Stefano Bonatti, et al.. (2006). Nitric oxide-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress activates the expression of cargo receptor proteins and alters the glycoprotein transport to the Golgi complex. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 38(12). 2040–2048. 18 indexed citations

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Renna, Maurizio, et al.. (2003). Low Baseline Bispectral Index of the Electroencephalogram in Patients with Dementia. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 96(5). 1380–1385. 82 indexed citations

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Renna, Maurizio, et al.. (2000). Bispectral index and anaesthesia in the elderly.. PubMed. 66(5). 398–402. 15 indexed citations

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