Roberta Benfante

1.6k total citations
45 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Roberta Benfante is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberta Benfante has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Roberta Benfante's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (10 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (9 papers). Roberta Benfante is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (10 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (9 papers). Roberta Benfante collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Roberta Benfante's co-authors include Diego Fornasari, Simona Di Lascio, Francesco Clementi, Silvia Cardani, Nica Borgese, Adriano Flora, Cecilia Gotti, Claudia Verderio, Stefania Bulotta and Jessica Maiuolo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Roberta Benfante

45 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roberta Benfante Italy 22 678 185 181 161 141 45 1.2k
Lore Becker Germany 24 653 1.0× 178 1.0× 66 0.4× 440 2.7× 212 1.5× 43 1.4k
Ludmila Mackerlova Sweden 14 579 0.9× 111 0.6× 130 0.7× 493 3.1× 72 0.5× 19 1.4k
Pedro Tranque Spain 25 694 1.0× 133 0.7× 321 1.8× 363 2.3× 179 1.3× 42 1.7k
Alexandra Alves‐Rodrigues Netherlands 7 796 1.2× 141 0.8× 124 0.7× 341 2.1× 85 0.6× 7 1.4k
Zhiqiang Yan China 21 745 1.1× 102 0.6× 80 0.4× 587 3.6× 151 1.1× 58 1.7k
Gerard M. J. Beaudoin United States 15 694 1.0× 287 1.6× 42 0.2× 400 2.5× 182 1.3× 20 1.3k
Elio Messi Italy 23 723 1.1× 281 1.5× 126 0.7× 281 1.7× 148 1.0× 45 1.7k
Kensuke Sakamoto United States 15 827 1.2× 54 0.3× 90 0.5× 274 1.7× 191 1.4× 24 1.4k
Anna Porcella Italy 22 1.0k 1.5× 61 0.3× 131 0.7× 482 3.0× 236 1.7× 31 1.9k
Jingsheng Xia United States 17 621 0.9× 57 0.3× 153 0.8× 396 2.5× 108 0.8× 28 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Roberta Benfante

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberta Benfante

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberta Benfante

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All Works

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Diana, Donatella, Luciano Pirone, L. Russo, et al.. (2024). Structural characterization of PHOX2B and its DNA interaction shed light on the molecular basis of the +7Ala variant pathogenicity in CCHS. Chemical Science. 15(23). 8858–8872. 1 indexed citations
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Lascio, Simona Di, Roberta Benfante, Silvia Cardani, & Diego Fornasari. (2021). Research Advances on Therapeutic Approaches to Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS). Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 615666–615666. 18 indexed citations
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Pucci, Susanna, Francesca Fasoli, Milena Moretti, et al.. (2020). Choline and nicotine increase glioblastoma cell proliferation by binding and activating α7- and α9- containing nicotinic receptors. Pharmacological Research. 163. 105336–105336. 43 indexed citations
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Maroli, Annalisa, Simona Di Lascio, Silvia Cardani, et al.. (2019). Effect of donepezil on the expression and responsiveness to LPS of CHRNA7 and CHRFAM7A in macrophages: A possible link to the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 332. 155–166. 33 indexed citations
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Cardani, Silvia, Simona Di Lascio, Erika Di Biase, et al.. (2018). Desogestrel down-regulates PHOX2B and its target genes in progesterone responsive neuroblastoma cells. Experimental Cell Research. 370(2). 671–679. 13 indexed citations
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Cilia, Roberto, Roberta Benfante, Rosanna Asselta, et al.. (2016). Tryptophan hydroxylase type 2 variants modulate severity and outcome of addictive behaviors in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 29. 96–103. 20 indexed citations
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Braida, Daniela, Franca Rosa Guerini, Luisa Ponzoni, et al.. (2015). Association between SNAP-25 gene polymorphisms and cognition in autism: functional consequences and potential therapeutic strategies. Translational Psychiatry. 5(1). e500–e500. 74 indexed citations
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Lattuada, Donatella, Noemi Tonna, Roberta Benfante, et al.. (2013). The Expression of GHS-R in Primary Neurons Is Dependent upon Maturation Stage and Regional Localization. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e64183–e64183. 18 indexed citations
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Parmigiani, Elena, Marta Fumagalli, Davide Lecca, et al.. (2013). The Regulated Expression, Intracellular Trafficking, and Membrane Recycling of the P2Y-like Receptor GPR17 in Oli-neu Oligodendroglial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(7). 5241–5256. 38 indexed citations
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Lascio, Simona Di, Tiziana Bachetti, Elena Saba, et al.. (2012). Transcriptional dysregulation and impairment of PHOX2B auto-regulatory mechanism induced by polyalanine expansion mutations associated with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Neurobiology of Disease. 50. 187–200. 31 indexed citations
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Benfante, Roberta, Maria De Pizzol, Cecilia Gotti, et al.. (2010). Expression of the α7 nAChR subunit duplicate form (CHRFAM7A) is down-regulated in the monocytic cell line THP-1 on treatment with LPS. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 230(1-2). 74–84. 52 indexed citations
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Benfante, Roberta, Cecilia Gotti, Milena Moretti, et al.. (2006). Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) does not affect the expression of α3, α5 and α7 nicotinic receptor subunit genes in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell line. Toxicology Letters. 164(3). 268–277. 19 indexed citations
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Soldà, Giulia, Stefano Duga, Diego Fornasari, et al.. (2005). In vivo RNA–RNA duplexes from human α3 and α5 nicotinic receptor subunit mRNAs. Gene. 345(2). 155–164. 21 indexed citations
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Marozzi, Anna, Diego Fornasari, Roberta Benfante, et al.. (2003). Genomic organization and transcription of the human retinol dehydrogenase 10 (RDH10) gene. FEBS Letters. 554(1-2). 59–66. 9 indexed citations
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Flora, Adriano, et al.. (2000). Transcriptional regulation of the human α5 nicotinic receptor subunit gene in neuronal and non-neuronal tissues. European Journal of Pharmacology. 393(1-3). 85–95. 23 indexed citations
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Flora, Adriano, et al.. (2000). Neuronal and Extraneuronal Expression and Regulation of the Human α5 Nicotinic Receptor Subunit Gene. Journal of Neurochemistry. 75(1). 18–27. 39 indexed citations
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Badaracco, Gianfranco, et al.. (1991). Highly repetitive DNA sequence in parthenogeneticArtemia. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 32(1). 31–36. 27 indexed citations
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Benfante, Roberta, Nicoletta Landsberger, Domenico Maiorano, & G. Badaracco. (1990). A binding protein (p82 protein) recognizes specifically the curved heterochromatic DNA in Artemia franciscana. Gene. 94(2). 217–222. 7 indexed citations
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Benfante, Roberta, et al.. (1989). Sequence-directed curvature of repetitiveAluIDNA in constitutive heterochromatin ofArtemia franciscana. Nucleic Acids Research. 17(20). 8273–8282. 22 indexed citations

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