Roberto Refinetti

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Roberto Refinetti is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Refinetti has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 64 papers in Physiology and 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Roberto Refinetti's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (86 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (33 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (27 papers). Roberto Refinetti is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (86 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (33 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (27 papers). Roberto Refinetti collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Niger. Roberto Refinetti's co-authors include M Menaker, Giuseppe Piccione, G. Caola, Franz Halberg, Michael Menaker, Harry J. Carlisle, G. J. Kenagy, Francesco Fazio, Evelyn Satinoff and Hua Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Refinetti

144 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

The circadian rhythm of body temperature

1992 592 citations Roberto Refinetti et al. Physiology & Behavior profile →
Procedures for numerical analysis of circadian rhythms

2007 542 citations Roberto Refinetti et al. Biological Rhythm Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roberto Refinetti United States	35	2.4k	1.5k	749	702	661	144	4.4k
G. A. Lincoln United Kingdom	53	3.3k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	782 1.0×	890 1.3×	1.4k 2.2×	160	8.7k
George A. Bubenik Canada	39	2.4k 1.0×	973 0.6×	214 0.3×	280 0.4×	661 1.0×	110	4.7k
Stephan Steinlechner Germany	30	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	934 1.2×	230 0.3×	744 1.1×	87	3.1k
Irving Zucker United States	46	2.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 2.1×	369 0.5×	968 1.5×	235	9.3k
Michal Zeman Slovakia	32	1.7k 0.7×	733 0.5×	430 0.6×	460 0.7×	384 0.6×	196	3.4k
Noga Kronfeld‐Schor Israel	38	1.9k 0.8×	931 0.6×	1.6k 2.1×	167 0.2×	1.8k 2.7×	110	5.1k
Gregory E. Demas United States	52	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	2.3k 3.0×	307 0.4×	1.3k 2.0×	161	8.2k
Takashi Yoshimura Japan	44	3.0k 1.2×	731 0.5×	939 1.3×	405 0.6×	478 0.7×	193	6.2k
Robert L. Spencer United States	55	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	423 0.6×	306 0.4×	341 0.5×	133	10.4k
Bruce D. Goldman United States	51	5.1k 2.1×	1.9k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	304 0.4×	734 1.1×	143	8.4k

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Piccione, Giuseppe, Claudia Giannetto, Elisabetta Giudice, & Roberto Refinetti. (2019). Persistent homeothermy in large domestic mammals maintained under standard farming conditions. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 31(2). 3 indexed citations

Sani, Mamane, Hichem Sebaï, Roberto Refinetti, et al.. (2016). Effects of sodium nitroprusside on mouse erythrocyte catalase activity and malondialdehyde status. Drug and Chemical Toxicology. 39(3). 350–356. 2 indexed citations

Refinetti, Roberto, et al.. (2016). Daily Activity and Nest Occupation Patterns of Fox Squirrels (Sciurus niger) throughout the Year. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0151249–e0151249. 5 indexed citations

Sani, Mamane, Hichem Sebaï, Roberto Refinetti, et al.. (2015). Dosing-Time Dependent Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside on Cerebral, Renal, and Hepatic Catalase Activity in Mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2015. 1–8. 5 indexed citations

Sani, Mamane, Roberto Refinetti, Girardin Jean‐Louis, et al.. (2015). Daily activity patterns of 2316 men and women from five countries differing in socioeconomic development. Chronobiology International. 32(5). 650–656. 22 indexed citations

Refinetti, Roberto, Mamane Sani, Girardin Jean‐Louis, et al.. (2015). Evidence for daily and weekly rhythmicity but not lunar or seasonal rhythmicity of physical activity in a large cohort of individuals from five different countries. Annals of Medicine. 47(7). 530–537. 8 indexed citations

Refinetti, Roberto. (2008). The diversity of temporal niches in mammals. Biological Rhythm Research. 39(3). 173–192. 65 indexed citations

Piccione, Giuseppe, Francesco Fazio, G. Caola, & Roberto Refinetti. (2008). Daily Rhythmicity of Glycemia in Four Species of Domestic Animals under Various Feeding Regimes. The Journal of Physiological Sciences. 58(4). 271–275. 9 indexed citations

Piccione, Giuseppe, G. Caola, & Roberto Refinetti. (2003). Circadian rhythms of body temperature and liver function in fed and food-deprived goats. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 134(3). 563–572. 47 indexed citations

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Refinetti, Roberto. (2003). Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Darkness on Circadian Photic Responsiveness in the Mouse. Chronobiology International. 20(3). 417–440. 28 indexed citations

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Piccione, Giuseppe, G. Caola, & Roberto Refinetti. (2003). Daily and estrous rhythmicity of body temperature in domestic cattle. BMC Physiology. 3(1). 7–7. 113 indexed citations

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Dank, Barry M. & Roberto Refinetti. (1999). Sex work & sex workers. 6 indexed citations

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Dank, Barry M. & Roberto Refinetti. (1998). Sexual harassment & sexual consent. 6 indexed citations

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Refinetti, Roberto, et al.. (1997). Circadian Rhythm of Temperature Selection in a Nocturnal Lizard. Physiology & Behavior. 62(2). 331–336. 25 indexed citations

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Refinetti, Roberto & Michael Menaker. (1997). Is energy expenditure in the hamster primarily under homeostatic or circadian control?. The Journal of Physiology. 501(2). 449–453. 12 indexed citations

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Refinetti, Roberto. (1994). Contribution of locomotor activity to the generation of the daily rhythm of body temperature in golden hamsters. Physiology & Behavior. 56(4). 829–831. 53 indexed citations

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Refinetti, Roberto. (1993). Laboratory instrumentation and computing: Comparison of six methods for the determination of the period of circadian rhythms. Physiology & Behavior. 54(5). 869–875. 55 indexed citations

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Refinetti, Roberto. (1990). Experimentally induced disruption of the diurnal rhythm of body temperature of the rat. Biotemas. 3(2). 47–58. 4 indexed citations

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Refinetti, Roberto, Hua Ma, & Evelyn Satinoff. (1990). Body temperature rhythms, cold tolerance, and fever in young and old rats of both genders. Experimental Gerontology. 25(6). 533–543. 48 indexed citations

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Refinetti, Roberto. (1988). Effects of food temperature and ambient temperature during a meal on food intake in the rat. Physiology & Behavior. 43(2). 245–247. 8 indexed citations

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