Péter Várnai

9.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
109 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Péter Várnai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Péter Várnai has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Cell Biology and 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Péter Várnai's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (27 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (26 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (18 papers). Péter Várnai is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (27 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (26 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (18 papers). Péter Várnai collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and Germany. Péter Várnai's co-authors include Tamás Balla, Miklós Geiszt, György Hajnóczky, László Hunyady, András Balla, Jeffrey B. Kopp, Thomas L. Leto, György Csordás, Tibor Rohács and Baskaran Thyagarajan 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

Péter Várnai

107 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Identification of Renox, an NAD(P)H oxidase in kidney 1998 2026 2007 2016 2000 1998 2010 200 400 600
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.

  1. Identification of Renox, an NAD(P)H oxidase in kidney
    2000 711 citations Miklós Geiszt, Péter Várnai et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Visualization of Phosphoinositides That Bind Pleckstrin Homology Domains: Calcium- and Agonist-induced Dynamic Changes and Relationship to Myo-[3H]inositol-labeled Phosphoinositide Pools
    1998 698 citations Péter Várnai, Tamás Balla The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  3. Imaging Interorganelle Contacts and Local Calcium Dynamics at the ER-Mitochondrial Interface
    2010 602 citations György Csordás, Péter Várnai et al. Molecular Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Péter Várnai Hungary 43 5.3k 2.4k 1.4k 1.1k 926 109 7.6k
Suresh K. Joseph United States 49 5.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 953 0.8× 731 0.8× 115 7.3k
David I. Yule United States 50 5.8k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 215 8.3k
Ole Thastrup Denmark 34 5.3k 1.0× 994 0.4× 2.6k 1.9× 930 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 76 7.9k
Gregory A. Mignery United States 40 6.0k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.4× 544 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 53 7.5k
Paola Pizzo Italy 52 5.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 1.8k 1.6× 351 0.4× 115 8.7k
Andrew P. Thomas United States 43 4.6k 0.9× 916 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 481 0.5× 117 7.3k
Diego De Stefani Italy 38 8.0k 1.5× 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 1.8k 1.6× 401 0.4× 57 10.4k
György Szabadkai Italy 43 7.2k 1.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 276 0.3× 102 10.4k
György Csordás United States 40 6.9k 1.3× 1.7k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 289 0.3× 72 8.4k
Alan V. Smrcka United States 50 7.1k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 2.0k 1.5× 799 0.7× 197 0.2× 145 9.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Péter Várnai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tóth, Dániel J., et al.. (2025). Differential activation of the inositol 5-phosphatase SHIP2 by EGF and insulin signaling pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(7). 110275–110275. 1 indexed citations
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Kovács, K, Gábor Turu, András Dávid Tóth, et al.. (2025). Role of LMCD1 in the Long-Term Effects of Angiotensin II in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(9). 4053–4053.
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Tóth, András Dávid, Bence Szalai, András Balla, et al.. (2024). G protein–coupled receptor endocytosis generates spatiotemporal bias in β-arrestin signaling. Science Signaling. 17(842). eadi0934–eadi0934. 4 indexed citations
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Kovács, K, Pál Szabó, Bence Szalai, et al.. (2023). An Unexpected Enzyme in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Angiotensin II Upregulates Cholesterol-25-Hydroxylase Gene Expression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 3968–3968. 3 indexed citations
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Nichtová, Zuzana, Celia Fernández‐Sanz, Sergio de la Fuente, et al.. (2023). Enhanced Mitochondria-SR Tethering Triggers Adaptive Cardiac Muscle Remodeling. Circulation Research. 132(11). e171–e187. 27 indexed citations
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Papp, Henrietta, Alberto Valdeolivas, Dániel J. Tóth, et al.. (2022). Computational drug repurposing against SARS-CoV-2 reveals plasma membrane cholesterol depletion as key factor of antiviral drug activity. PLoS Computational Biology. 18(4). e1010021–e1010021. 9 indexed citations
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Katona, Máté, Ádám Bartók, Zuzana Nichtová, et al.. (2022). Capture at the ER-mitochondrial contacts licenses IP3 receptors to stimulate local Ca2+ transfer and oxidative metabolism. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6779–6779. 57 indexed citations
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Rentel, Maike, et al.. (2021). Secondary Data Sources. 315–324. 1 indexed citations
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Jenkins, Meredith L., Jagoree Roy, Nicole St‐Denis, et al.. (2021). Palmitoylation targets the calcineurin phosphatase to the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase complex at the plasma membrane. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6064–6064. 27 indexed citations
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Bagur, Rafaela, Arnaldo Henrique de Souza, Georgia Günther, et al.. (2018). Arsenic Targets Local ROS and Calcium Homeostasis at the Mitochondria-ER Interface. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 659a–659a. 3 indexed citations
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Paillard, M., György Csordás, Kai‐Ting Huang, et al.. (2018). MICU1 Interacts with the D-Ring of the MCU Pore to Control Its Ca2+ Flux and Sensitivity to Ru360. Molecular Cell. 72(4). 778–785.e3. 93 indexed citations
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Gulyás, Gergő, et al.. (2017). Plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and 4,5-bisphosphate determine the distribution and function of K-Ras4B but not H-Ras proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(46). 18862–18877. 25 indexed citations
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Sohn, Mira, Pavlina T. Ivanova, Heather A. Brown, et al.. (2016). Lenz-Majewski mutations in PTDSS1 affect phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate metabolism at ER-PM and ER-Golgi junctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(16). 4314–4319. 76 indexed citations
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Booth, David M., Balázs Enyedi, Miklós Geiszt, Péter Várnai, & György Hajnóczky. (2016). Redox Nanodomains Are Induced by and Control Calcium Signaling at the ER-Mitochondrial Interface. Molecular Cell. 63(2). 240–248. 246 indexed citations
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Naghdi, Shamim, Péter Várnai, László Hunyady, & György Hajnóczky. (2012). The Isoform Specific N Terminus of VDAC2 is Dispensable for tBid Induced Cytochrome C Release. Biophysical Journal. 102(3). 437a–437a. 3 indexed citations
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Szentpétery, Zsófia, Péter Várnai, & Tamás Balla. (2010). Acute manipulation of Golgi phosphoinositides to assess their importance in cellular trafficking and signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(18). 8225–8230. 137 indexed citations
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Zeijl, Leonie van, Bas Ponsioen, Ben N. G. Giepmans, et al.. (2007). Regulation of connexin43 gap junctional communication by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. The Journal of Cell Biology. 177(5). 881–891. 73 indexed citations
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Várnai, Péter, Kristina I. Rother, & Tamás Balla. (1999). Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-dependent Membrane Association of the Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Pleckstrin Homology Domain Visualized in Single Living Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(16). 10983–10989. 250 indexed citations
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Szabadkai, György, Péter Várnai, Tamás Arányi, et al.. (1998). Voltage dependent calcium channels in adrenal glomerulosa cells and in insulin producing cells. Cell Calcium. 23(1). 33–42. 52 indexed citations

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