Roberto Sitia

15.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
179 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Roberto Sitia is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Sitia has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 92 papers in Cell Biology and 58 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Roberto Sitia's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (83 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (26 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (23 papers). Roberto Sitia is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (83 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (26 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (23 papers). Roberto Sitia collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Roberto Sitia's co-authors include Anna Rubartelli, Tiziana Anelli, Ineke Braakman, Claudio Fagioli, Richard D. Klausner, F Cozzolino, Annamaria Fra, Simone Cenci, César Milstein and Caterina Valetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Sitia

177 papers receiving 12.4k 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.

A novel secretory pathway for interleukin-1 beta, a protein lacking a signal sequence.

1990 669 citations Anna Rubartelli, Roberto Sitia et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
Quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum protein factory

2003 553 citations Roberto Sitia, Ineke Braakman profile →
Protein degradation in the endoplasmic reticulum

1990 542 citations Roberto Sitia et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roberto Sitia Italy	62	7.6k	5.1k	3.2k	1.9k	931	179	12.7k
Marek Michalak Canada	75	11.0k 1.5×	9.3k 1.8×	5.2k 1.6×	3.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	297	20.2k
Hugh Rosen United States	66	9.7k 1.3×	2.1k 0.4×	5.3k 1.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	198	16.4k
Linda M. Hendershot United States	66	9.8k 1.3×	10.9k 2.1×	3.0k 0.9×	4.5k 2.4×	965 1.0×	124	16.8k
Phillip T. Hawkins United Kingdom	66	12.8k 1.7×	4.5k 0.9×	3.7k 1.2×	785 0.4×	1.6k 1.7×	181	18.7k
Len Stephens United Kingdom	67	13.3k 1.8×	4.7k 0.9×	3.9k 1.2×	785 0.4×	1.6k 1.7×	177	19.1k
John Bergeron Canada	69	10.0k 1.3×	6.5k 1.3×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	184	14.8k
Alan L. Schwartz United States	66	9.2k 1.2×	3.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	176	14.3k
David P. Siderovski United States	62	13.7k 1.8×	2.7k 0.5×	2.3k 0.7×	871 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	176	17.9k
Marilyn D. Resh United States	62	9.0k 1.2×	2.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	749 0.4×	840 0.9×	122	12.7k
M G Low United States	52	4.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.3×	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	93	9.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Roberto Sitia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberto Sitia

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Sitia

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Boletta, Alessandra, et al.. (2024). Exquisite sensitivity of Polycystin-1 to H2O2 concentration in the endoplasmic reticulum. Redox Biology. 80. 103486–103486. 1 indexed citations

Bianchi, Marco E., Anna Rubartelli, & Roberto Sitia. (2024). Preferential Secretion of Oxidation-Sensitive Proteins by Unconventional Pathways: Why is This Important for Inflammation?. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 41(10-12). 693–705. 2 indexed citations

Sitia, Roberto, et al.. (2024). Transport of protein disulfide isomerase from the endoplasmic reticulum to the extracellular space without passage through the Golgi complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(8). 107536–107536. 5 indexed citations

Mayer, Allen, Anush Bakunts, Andrea Orsi, et al.. (2024). How J-chain ensures the assembly of immunoglobulin IgM pentamers. The EMBO Journal. 44(2). 505–533. 3 indexed citations

Orsi, Andrea, Eelco van Anken, Moreno Zamai, et al.. (2024). Congress of multiple dimers is needed for cross-phosphorylation of IRE1α and its RNase activity. Life Science Alliance. 7(9). e202302562–e202302562.

Boletta, Alessandra, et al.. (2024). Mitochondria remodeling during endometrial stromal cell decidualization. Life Science Alliance. 7(12). e202402627–e202402627. 4 indexed citations

Braakman, Ineke, Stephen High, Karl E. Kadler, et al.. (2023). Neil J. Bulleid (1960–2023), a virtuoso of protein folding and redox biology. The EMBO Journal. 42(17). e115046–e115046. 1 indexed citations

Orsi, Andrea, Daria Sicari, Caterina Valetti, et al.. (2021). A virtuous cycle operated by ERp44 and ERGIC-53 guarantees proteostasis in the early secretory compartment. iScience. 24(3). 102244–102244. 21 indexed citations

Sicari, Daria, et al.. (2020). Role of the early secretory pathway in SARS-CoV-2 infection. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(9). 55 indexed citations

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Bakunts, Anush, Andrea Orsi, Alberto Danieli, et al.. (2019). Inadequate BiP availability defines endoplasmic reticulum stress. eLife. 8. 51 indexed citations

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Bakunts, Anush, Andrea Orsi, Angela Cattaneo, et al.. (2017). Ratiometric sensing of BiP-client versus BiP levels by the unfolded protein response determines its signaling amplitude. eLife. 6. 65 indexed citations

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Appenzeller‐Herzog, Christian, Gábor Bánhegyi, Ivan Bogeski, et al.. (2016). Transit of H2O2 across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane is not sluggish. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 94. 157–160. 43 indexed citations

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Yang, Kai S., et al.. (2016). Crystal Structure of the ERp44-Peroxiredoxin 4 Complex Reveals the Molecular Mechanisms of Thiol-Mediated Protein Retention. Structure. 24(10). 1755–1765. 37 indexed citations

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Medraño-Fernández, Iria, Claudio Fagioli, Alexandre Mezghrani, Mieko Otsu, & Roberto Sitia. (2014). Different redox sensitivity of endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation clients suggests a novel role for disulphide bonds in secretory proteins. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 92(2). 113–118. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Lei, et al.. (2013). Glutathione Peroxidase 7 Utilizes Hydrogen Peroxide Generated by Ero1α to Promote Oxidative Protein Folding. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(4). 545–556. 97 indexed citations

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Bertolotti, Milena, Sun Hee Yim, José Manuel García-Manteiga, et al.. (2010). B- to Plasma-Cell Terminal Differentiation Entails Oxidative Stress and Profound Reshaping of the Antioxidant Responses. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 13(8). 1133–1144. 103 indexed citations

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Anken, Eelco van, Edwin P. Romijn, C. Maggioni, et al.. (2003). Sequential Waves of Functionally Related Proteins Are Expressed When B Cells Prepare for Antibody Secretion. Immunity. 18(2). 243–253. 294 indexed citations

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Cunnea, Paula, Antonio Miranda–Vizuete, Gloria Bertoli, et al.. (2003). ERdj5, an Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)-resident Protein Containing DnaJ and Thioredoxin Domains, Is Expressed in Secretory Cells or following ER Stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(2). 1059–1066. 154 indexed citations

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Fabbri, Marco, et al.. (2000). Aspects of Gene Regulation during the UPR in Human Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 278(3). 530–536. 23 indexed citations

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Sitia, Roberto & Jacopo Meldolesi. (1992). Endoplasmic reticulum: a dynamic patchwork of specialized subregions.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 3(10). 1067–1072. 119 indexed citations

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