Renata Basto

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Renata Basto is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Renata Basto has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cell Biology, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Renata Basto's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (39 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (11 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers). Renata Basto is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (39 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (11 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers). Renata Basto collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Renata Basto's co-authors include Jordan W. Raff, Alexey Khodjakov, Nina Peel, C. Geoffrey Woods, Véronique Marthiens, Carole Pennetier, Tatiana M. Vinogradova, Alejandra Gardiol, Joyce Lau and Naomi R. Stevens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Renata Basto

43 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

  1. Flies without Centrioles
    2006 544 citations Renata Basto, C. Geoffrey Woods et al. 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
Renata Basto France 24 2.5k 2.4k 713 521 317 44 3.0k
Fanni Gergely United Kingdom 30 2.3k 0.9× 3.0k 1.3× 765 1.1× 345 0.7× 487 1.5× 48 3.8k
Kei‐ichiro Ishiguro Japan 22 1.1k 0.4× 2.8k 1.2× 412 0.6× 629 1.2× 252 0.8× 62 3.2k
Meng-Fu Bryan Tsou United States 21 1.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 963 1.4× 293 0.6× 210 0.7× 27 2.5k
Helen Strutt United Kingdom 30 1.2k 0.5× 3.1k 1.3× 382 0.5× 362 0.7× 291 0.9× 43 3.4k
Michael Brandeis Israel 22 943 0.4× 2.4k 1.0× 707 1.0× 170 0.3× 381 1.2× 46 2.7k
Daniel R. Foltz United States 29 1.6k 0.6× 3.9k 1.6× 489 0.7× 2.3k 4.5× 273 0.9× 46 4.5k
Silvia Bonaccorsi Italy 29 1.6k 0.7× 2.6k 1.1× 628 0.9× 1.2k 2.4× 79 0.2× 72 3.3k
Wu‐Min Deng United States 29 1.1k 0.4× 2.3k 1.0× 418 0.6× 420 0.8× 142 0.4× 81 3.1k
Amy Bejsovec United States 26 1.2k 0.5× 3.9k 1.6× 486 0.7× 192 0.4× 185 0.6× 40 4.4k
Salud Llamazares Spain 16 994 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 281 0.4× 323 0.6× 159 0.5× 23 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Renata Basto

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Renata Basto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Renata Basto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Renata Basto 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 Renata Basto. Renata Basto 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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Godinho, Susana A. & Renata Basto. (2025). Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles. Trends in Cell Biology. 35(6). 515–526. 1 indexed citations
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Guimiot, Fabien, Séverine Drunat, Jonathan Rosenblatt, et al.. (2025). Radial Microbrain (Micrencephaly) Is Caused by a Recurrent Variant in the RTTN Gene. Neurology Genetics. 11(2). e200221–e200221.
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Edwards, Frances A., Anthony Simon, Aurélie Herbette, et al.. (2024). Centrosome amplification primes ovarian cancer cells for apoptosis and potentiates the response to chemotherapy. PLoS Biology. 22(9). e3002759–e3002759. 4 indexed citations
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Bernhard, Sara V., Simon Gemble, Renata Basto, & Zuzana Štorchová. (2023). Experimental Approaches to Generate and Isolate Human Tetraploid Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 2545. 391–399. 2 indexed citations
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Rossi, Fabrizio, José Reina, Carole Pennetier, et al.. (2022). Illuminati: a form of gene expression plasticity in Drosophila neural stem cells. Development. 149(22). 2 indexed citations
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Gemble, Simon, René Wardenaar, Kristina Keuper, et al.. (2022). Genetic instability from a single S phase after whole-genome duplication. Nature. 604(7904). 146–151. 77 indexed citations
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Hurbain, Ilse, Anne‐Sophie Macé, Elodie Prince, et al.. (2021). Microvilli-derived extracellular vesicles carry Hedgehog morphogenic signals for Drosophila wing imaginal disc development. Current Biology. 32(2). 361–373.e6. 27 indexed citations
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Nano, Maddalena, Gaëlle Letort, Simon Gemble, et al.. (2020). Chromosomes function as a barrier to mitotic spindle bipolarity in polyploid cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(4). 19 indexed citations
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Gemble, Simon, Anthony Simon, Carole Pennetier, et al.. (2019). Centromere Dysfunction Compromises Mitotic Spindle Pole Integrity. Current Biology. 29(18). 3072–3080.e5. 20 indexed citations
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Gambarotto, Davide, Carole Pennetier, Daniel W. Buster, et al.. (2019). Plk4 Regulates Centriole Asymmetry and Spindle Orientation in Neural Stem Cells. Developmental Cell. 50(1). 11–24.e10. 18 indexed citations
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Manil-Ségalen, Marion, Véronique Marthiens, Simon I. R. Lane, et al.. (2018). Chromosome structural anomalies due to aberrant spindle forces exerted at gene editing sites in meiosis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(10). 3416–3430. 9 indexed citations
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Shim, Kyu-Hwan, Masato Hoshi, Jinzhi Wang, et al.. (2018). Centrosome amplification disrupts renal development and causes cystogenesis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(7). 2485–2501. 23 indexed citations
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Gogendeau, Delphine, Davide Gambarotto, Maddalena Nano, et al.. (2015). Moesin Is a Major Regulator of Centrosome Behavior in Epithelial Cells with Extra Centrosomes. Current Biology. 25(7). 879–889. 48 indexed citations
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Gogendeau, Delphine, Katarzyna Siudeja, Davide Gambarotto, et al.. (2015). Aneuploidy causes premature differentiation of neural and intestinal stem cells. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8894–8894. 58 indexed citations
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Woods, C. Geoffrey & Renata Basto. (2014). Microcephaly. Current Biology. 24(23). R1109–R1111. 20 indexed citations
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Rujano, Maria A., Luis Sánchez‐Pulido, Carole Pennetier, Gaëlle Le Dez, & Renata Basto. (2013). The microcephaly protein Asp regulates neuroepithelium morphogenesis by controlling the spatial distribution of myosin II. Nature Cell Biology. 15(11). 1294–1306. 69 indexed citations
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Basto, Renata, et al.. (2008). Centrosome Amplification Can Initiate Tumorigenesis in Flies. Cell. 133(6). 1032–1042. 435 indexed citations
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Basto, Renata, et al.. (2004). The Drosophila pericentrin-like protein is essential for cilia/flagella function, but appears to be dispensable for mitosis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 165(5). 673–683. 216 indexed citations
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Basto, Renata, Frédéric Scaërou, Sarah Mische, et al.. (2004). In Vivo Dynamics of the Rough Deal Checkpoint Protein during Drosophila Mitosis. Current Biology. 14(1). 56–61. 86 indexed citations
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Wojcik, Edward, Renata Basto, Madeline Serr, et al.. (2001). Kinetochore dynein: its dynamics and role in the transport of the Rough deal checkpoint protein. Nature Cell Biology. 3(11). 1001–1007. 173 indexed citations

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