Paola Palestini

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Paola Palestini is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Paola Palestini has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Physiology and 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Paola Palestini's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (30 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (29 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (18 papers). Paola Palestini is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (30 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (29 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (18 papers). Paola Palestini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Paola Palestini's co-authors include Massimo Masserini, Chiara Milani, Marina Pitto, Guido Tettamanti, Laura Botto, Sandro Sonnino, Francesca Farina, Alessandra Bulbarelli, Elena Lonati and Giulio Sancini and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paola Palestini

105 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Air Pollution and COVID-19: The Role of Particulate Matte... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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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. Air Pollution and COVID-19: The Role of Particulate Matter in the Spread and Increase of COVID-19’s Morbidity and Mortality
    2020 346 citations Paola Palestini et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paola Palestini Italy 32 1.6k 728 669 530 250 106 3.3k
Theo K. Bammler United States 41 2.0k 1.3× 628 0.9× 265 0.4× 354 0.7× 42 0.2× 159 5.1k
Barbara Canonico Italy 34 1.2k 0.8× 434 0.6× 196 0.3× 446 0.8× 100 0.4× 117 3.8k
Timothy W. Gant United Kingdom 40 2.4k 1.5× 612 0.8× 157 0.2× 455 0.9× 21 0.1× 123 5.6k
Hans Tjälve Sweden 31 715 0.4× 1.3k 1.7× 259 0.4× 205 0.4× 63 0.3× 171 3.6k
Juan Zhang China 36 2.1k 1.3× 320 0.4× 227 0.3× 667 1.3× 23 0.1× 218 4.8k
Walter Deutsch United States 30 2.3k 1.4× 466 0.6× 167 0.2× 1.1k 2.0× 28 0.1× 65 4.3k
Pinpin Lin Taiwan 44 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 219 0.3× 205 0.4× 22 0.1× 171 5.5k
Şermin Genç Türkiye 40 2.2k 1.4× 449 0.6× 84 0.1× 504 1.0× 34 0.1× 99 5.2k
Stephen J. Fuller United Kingdom 43 2.8k 1.8× 265 0.4× 341 0.5× 555 1.0× 84 0.3× 114 5.7k
Hisashi Yamada Japan 37 1.9k 1.2× 355 0.5× 133 0.2× 492 0.9× 133 0.5× 238 4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Paola Palestini

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paola Palestini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paola Palestini

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barberio, Brigida, Luisa Bertin, Sonia Facchin, et al.. (2025). Dietary Interventions and Oral Nutritional Supplementation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Evidence and Future Directions. Nutrients. 17(11). 1879–1879. 1 indexed citations
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Botto, Laura, Alessandra Bulbarelli, Elena Lonati, Emanuela Cazzaniga, & Paola Palestini. (2024). Correlation between Exposure to UFP and ACE/ACE2 Pathway: Looking for Possible Involvement in COVID-19 Pandemic. Toxics. 12(8). 560–560. 2 indexed citations
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Lonati, Elena, Emanuela Cazzaniga, Roberta Adorni, et al.. (2024). Health-Related Lifestyles among University Students: Focusing on Eating Habits and Physical Activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21(5). 626–626. 11 indexed citations
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Lonati, Elena, Stefania Pagliari, Mario Mauri, et al.. (2024). Flavonoids-Enriched Vegetal Extract Prevents the Activation of NFκB Downstream Mechanisms in a Bowel Disease In Vitro Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(14). 7869–7869. 2 indexed citations
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Pagliari, Stefania, Matilde Forcella, Elena Lonati, et al.. (2023). Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum J. Presl) Bark Extract after In Vitro Digestion Simulation. Foods. 12(3). 452–452. 32 indexed citations
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Lonati, Elena, Gessica Sala, Stefania Pagliari, et al.. (2023). Digested Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum J. Presl) Bark Extract Modulates Claudin-2 Gene Expression and Protein Levels under TNFα/IL-1β Inflammatory Stimulus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9201–9201. 8 indexed citations
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Adorni, Roberta, Elena Lonati, Francesco Zanatta, et al.. (2022). Lifestyle Profiles and Their Sociodemographic Correlate in an Academic Community Sample. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(1). 231–231. 2 indexed citations
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Cesareo, Massimo, Angela Sorgente, Massimo Labra, et al.. (2021). The effectiveness of nudging interventions to promote healthy eating choices: A systematic review and an intervention among Italian university students. Appetite. 168. 105662–105662. 22 indexed citations
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Orlando, Antonina, et al.. (2021). The Impact of a Nutritional Intervention Program on Eating Behaviors in Italian Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(14). 7313–7313. 5 indexed citations
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Bernabò, Nicola, Luca Valbonetti, Giulia Capacchietti, et al.. (2019). Graphene Oxide increases mammalian spermatozoa fertilizing ability by extracting cholesterol from their membranes and promoting capacitation. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8155–8155. 17 indexed citations
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Botto, Laura, Silvia Coco, Silvia Sesana, et al.. (2014). Role of Lipid Rafts and GM1 in the Segregation and Processing of Prion Protein. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e98344–e98344. 37 indexed citations
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Botto, Laura, Nicola Bernabò, Paola Palestini, & Barbara Barboni. (2010). Bicarbonate Induces Membrane Reorganization and CBR1 and TRPV1 Endocannabinoid Receptor Migration in Lipid Microdomains in Capacitating Boar Spermatozoa. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 238(1-3). 33–41. 30 indexed citations
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Botto, Laura, Massimo Masserini, & Paola Palestini. (2006). Changes in the composition of detergent‐resistant membrane domains of cultured neurons following protein kinase C activation. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 85(2). 443–450. 18 indexed citations
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Pitto, Marina, Paola Palestini, Anita Ferraretto, et al.. (1999). Interaction of liposomes composed of phospholipids, GM1 ganglioside and cholesterol with human keratinocytes in culture. Archives of Dermatological Research. 291(4). 232–237. 1 indexed citations
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Palestini, Paola, Margaretta Allietta, Sandro Sonnino, et al.. (1995). Gel phase preference of ganglioside GM1 at low concentration in two-component, two-phase phosphatidylcholine bilayers depends upon the ceramide moiety. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1235(2). 221–230. 39 indexed citations
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Omodeo‐Salè, Fausta & Paola Palestini. (1994). Chronic ethanol effects on glycoconjugates and glycosyltransferases of rat brain. Alcohol. 11(4). 301–306. 11 indexed citations
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Palestini, Paola, et al.. (1991). Evidence for Nonrandom Distribution of GD1 a Ganglioside in Rabbit Brain Microsomal Membranes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 57(3). 748–753. 20 indexed citations
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Chigorno, Vanna, et al.. (1990). Effect of the different supramolecular organization on the uptake and metabolization of exogenous GM1 ganglioside by human fibroblasts. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 55(2). 207–213. 7 indexed citations
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Cremaschi, D., G. Meyer, Carlo Rossetti, Guido Fernando Botta, & Paola Palestini. (1987). The nature of the neutral Na+−Cl−-coupled entry at the apical membrane of rabbit gallbladder epithelium: I. Na+/H+, Cl−/HCO 3 − double exchange and Na+−Cl− symport. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 95(3). 209–218. 31 indexed citations

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