Riccarda Granata

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Riccarda Granata is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Riccarda Granata has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 41 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 32 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Riccarda Granata's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (41 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (27 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers). Riccarda Granata is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (41 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (27 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers). Riccarda Granata collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Sweden. Riccarda Granata's co-authors include Ezio Ghigo, Giampiero Muccioli, Jörgen Isgaard, Marta Annunziata, Letizia Trovato, Mauro Papotti, Fabio Settanni, Francesca Scarlatti, Filomena Catapano and Corrado Ghé and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Cell Biology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Riccarda Granata

101 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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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.

Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin inhibit cell death in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells through ERK1/2 and PI 3-kinase/AKT

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Riccarda Granata Italy	34	2.1k	1.6k	1.1k	1.1k	932	104	4.5k
Blerina Kola United Kingdom	31	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	2.1k 2.3×	57	5.5k
Masanobu Yamada Japan	31	1.1k 0.5×	774 0.5×	914 0.8×	502 0.5×	632 0.7×	190	3.9k
Yasuhiko Okimura Japan	35	1.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	997 0.9×	532 0.5×	1.7k 1.8×	117	3.8k
Victoria Fairchild-Huntress United States	9	2.2k 1.1×	870 0.6×	968 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	260 0.3×	9	3.8k
Judy H. Dunmore United States	16	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	202 0.2×	16	4.3k
Raúl M. Luque Spain	47	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	586 0.5×	2.7k 2.8×	265	6.7k
Justin J. Rochford United Kingdom	32	883 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	586 0.5×	392 0.4×	59	4.2k
Justo P. Castaño Spain	46	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	2.3k 2.0×	496 0.4×	2.1k 2.2×	250	6.8k
Maria A. Soos United Kingdom	36	1.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.4×	3.6k 3.2×	975 0.9×	1.8k 1.9×	62	7.2k
Olga Charlat United States	13	1.2k 0.6×	734 0.5×	1.8k 1.5×	768 0.7×	194 0.2×	14	3.7k

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Granata, Riccarda, Sheila Leone, Xianyang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Publisher Correction: Growth hormone-releasing hormone and its analogues in health and disease. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 21(3). 196–196. 1 indexed citations

Boido, Marina, Iacopo Gesmundo, Roberta Schellino, et al.. (2023). Agonist of growth hormone-releasing hormone improves the disease features of spinal muscular atrophy mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(2). e2216814120–e2216814120. 6 indexed citations

Gesmundo, Iacopo, Giuseppina Granato, Antonio C. Fuentes-Fayos, et al.. (2021). Antagonists of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Inhibit the Growth of Pituitary Adenoma Cells by Hampering Oncogenic Pathways and Promoting Apoptotic Signaling. Cancers. 13(16). 3950–3950. 11 indexed citations

Recinella, Lucia, Annalisa Chiavaroli, Valentina Di Valerio, et al.. (2021). Protective effects of growth hormone-releasing hormone analogs in DSS-induced colitis in mice. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2530–2530. 14 indexed citations

Gesmundo, Iacopo, Valentina Audrito, Nicoletta Vitale, et al.. (2019). Antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) inhibit the growth of human malignant pleural mesothelioma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(6). 2226–2231. 28 indexed citations

Gesmundo, Iacopo, Laura di Blasio, Enrica Favaro, et al.. (2019). Proton pump inhibitors promote the growth of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells through ErbB2, ERK1/2, PI3K/Akt, GSK-3β signaling and inhibition of cellular prostatic acid phosphatase. Cancer Letters. 449. 252–262. 17 indexed citations

Rossetti, Alberto, Gabriele Togliatto, Anabela P. Rolo, et al.. (2017). Unacylated ghrelin prevents mitochondrial dysfunction in a model of ischemia/reperfusion liver injury. Cell Death Discovery. 3(1). 17077–17077. 30 indexed citations

Penna, Cláudia, Riccarda Granata, Carlo G. Tocchetti, et al.. (2015). Endogenous Cardioprotective Agents: Role in Pre and Postconditioning. Current Drug Targets. 16(8). 843–867. 33 indexed citations

Mitacchione, Gianfranco, Felix Woitek, Fabio Settanni, et al.. (2014). The Gut Hormone Ghrelin Partially Reverses Energy Substrate Metabolic Alterations in the Failing Heart. Circulation Heart Failure. 7(4). 643–651. 18 indexed citations

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Grande, Cristina, Iacopo Gesmundo, Fabio Settanni, et al.. (2013). Obestatin Enhances In Vitro Generation of Pancreatic Islets through Regulation of Developmental Pathways. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e64374–e64374. 25 indexed citations

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Isgaard, Jörgen & Riccarda Granata. (2011). Ghrelin in cardiovascular disease and atherogenesis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 340(1). 59–64. 30 indexed citations

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Granata, Riccarda, Davide Gallo, Emanuel Escher, et al.. (2010). GPR103b Functions in the Peripheral Regulation of Adipogenesis. Molecular Endocrinology. 24(8). 1615–1625. 34 indexed citations

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Granata, Riccarda, Marco Volante, Fabio Settanni, et al.. (2010). Unacylated ghrelin and obestatin increase islet cell mass and prevent diabetes in streptozotocin-treated newborn rats. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 45(1). 9–17. 74 indexed citations

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Muccioli, Giampiero, Alessandra Baragli, Riccarda Granata, Mauro Papotti, & Ezio Ghigo. (2007). Heterogeneity of Ghrelin/Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors. Neuroendocrinology. 86(3). 147–164. 87 indexed citations

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Granata, Riccarda, Letizia Trovato, S. Destefanis, et al.. (2006). ACYLATED AND UNACYLATED GHRELIN PROMOTE PROLIFERATION AND INHIBIT SERUM STARVATION- AND CYTOKINE-INDUCED APOPTOSIS OF PANCREATIC BETA-CELLS AND HUMAN ISLETS. INVOLVEMENT OF cAMP/PKA, ERK1/2 AND PI3K/AKT SIGNALING. 5(1). 130–130. 1 indexed citations

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Leverin, Anna‐Lena, Malin Gustavsson, Carina Mallard, et al.. (2005). Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide Hexarelin Reduces Neonatal Brain Injury and Alters Akt/Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Phosphorylation. Endocrinology. 146(11). 4665–4672. 31 indexed citations

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Aimaretti, Gianluca, G. Corneli, Silvia Rovere, et al.. (2004). Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Levels and the Diagnosis of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 62(Suppl. 1). 26–33. 22 indexed citations

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Muccioli, Giampiero, Nicoletta Pons, Corrado Ghé, et al.. (2004). Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin both inhibit isoproterenol-induced lipolysis in rat adipocytes via a non-type 1a growth hormone secretagogue receptor. European Journal of Pharmacology. 498(1-3). 27–35. 167 indexed citations

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Broglio, Fabio, Emanuela Arvat, Andrea Benso, et al.. (2002). Ghrelin: much more than a natural growth hormone secretagogue.. PubMed. 4(8). 607–13. 13 indexed citations

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Granata, Riccarda, Carlotta Gauna, Fabio Broglio, et al.. (2002). H9c2 cardiac muscle cells express insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3).. PubMed. 25(10 Suppl). 44–6. 2 indexed citations

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