Roberto Weigert

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Roberto Weigert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Weigert has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Cell Biology and 17 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Roberto Weigert's work include Cellular transport and secretion (37 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (14 papers). Roberto Weigert is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (37 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (14 papers). Roberto Weigert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Australia. Roberto Weigert's co-authors include Andrius Masedunskas, Julie G. Donaldson, Naava Naslavsky, Panomwat Amornphimoltham, Natalie Porat‐Shliom, J. Silvio Gutkind, Vyomesh Patel, Julie Gavard, Monika Šrámková and Oleg Milberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Weigert

101 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Targeted Killing of Cancer Cellsin Vivoandin Vitrowith EGF-Directed Carbon Nanotube-Based Drug Delivery

2009 644 citations Vyomesh Patel, Andrius Masedunskas 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 Weigert United States	38	2.9k	1.9k	817	723	572	106	5.7k
Jeremy C. Simpson Ireland	41	3.8k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	717 0.9×	530 0.7×	362 0.6×	137	6.5k
Dirk Wenzel Germany	33	5.3k 1.8×	1.2k 0.6×	655 0.8×	395 0.5×	490 0.9×	61	6.7k
James E. Bear United States	45	3.9k 1.3×	4.1k 2.2×	887 1.1×	1.3k 1.9×	510 0.9×	97	8.9k
Jacky G. Goetz France	34	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	627 0.8×	850 1.2×	330 0.6×	90	4.8k
Paul M.P. van Bergen en Henegouwen Netherlands	59	6.1k 2.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.9×	1.1k 1.5×	422 0.7×	155	10.2k
Neil O. Carragher United Kingdom	43	3.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	727 0.9×	782 1.1×	196 0.3×	130	7.2k
Marcelo Ehrlich Israel	35	3.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	751 0.9×	292 0.4×	437 0.8×	102	6.1k
Rainer Saffrich Germany	41	4.5k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	697 0.9×	593 0.8×	596 1.0×	90	7.7k
Kurt I. Anderson United Kingdom	53	3.9k 1.3×	3.7k 2.0×	497 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	382 0.7×	92	8.2k
Armando E. del Río Hernández United Kingdom	40	1.9k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	542 0.7×	1.5k 2.1×	375 0.7×	95	6.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Roberto Weigert

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Weigert

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roberto Weigert. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roberto Weigert 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 Roberto Weigert. Roberto Weigert is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Tyutyunyk‐Massey, Liliya, Zibo Chen, Masanori Kawakami, et al.. (2025). CDK2 inhibition produces a persistent population of polyploid cancer cells. JCI Insight. 10(10). 1 indexed citations

Johannes, Ludger, Roberto Weigert, Christian Wunder, Henrik Clausen, & Katrine T. Schjoldager. (2025). Membrane glycoproteins get another go: the GlycoSwitch. Trends in Cell Biology.

Horn, Lucas A., Hanne Lind, Kristen Fousek, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of the chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 synergizes with docetaxel for effective tumor control and remodeling of the immune microenvironment of HPV-negative head and neck cancer models. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 43(1). 318–318. 4 indexed citations

Mélis, Nicolas, et al.. (2022). Imaging Neutrophil Migration in the Mouse Skin to Investigate Subcellular Membrane Remodeling Under Physiological Conditions. Journal of Visualized Experiments.

Mélis, Nicolas, et al.. (2020). The LTB4–BLT1 axis regulates actomyosin and β2-integrin dynamics during neutrophil extravasation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(10). 27 indexed citations

Madsen, Daniel H., Henrik J. Jürgensen, Majken Siersbæk, et al.. (2017). Tumor-Associated Macrophages Derived from Circulating Inflammatory Monocytes Degrade Collagen through Cellular Uptake. Cell Reports. 21(13). 3662–3671. 104 indexed citations

Šrámková, Monika, et al.. (2015). Polyethylenimine-mediated expression of transgenes in the acinar cells of rats salivary glands in vivo. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2. 74–74. 6 indexed citations

Johnson, I. R., Emma J. Parkinson-Lawrence, Tetyana Shandala, et al.. (2014). Altered Endosome Biogenesis in Prostate Cancer Has Biomarker Potential. Molecular Cancer Research. 12(12). 1851–1862. 35 indexed citations

Weigert, Roberto. (2014). Advances in Intravital Microscopy. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 4 indexed citations

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Amornphimoltham, Panomwat, Jamie Thompson, Andrius Masedunskas, et al.. (2013). Rab25 Regulates Invasion and Metastasis in Head and Neck Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(6). 1375–1388. 61 indexed citations

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Wu, Xufeng, Andrius Masedunskas, Roberto Weigert, et al.. (2012). Melanoregulin regulates a shedding mechanism that drives melanosome transfer from melanocytes to keratinocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(31). E2101–9. 71 indexed citations

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Patel, Vyomesh, Christina A. Marsh, Robert T. Dorsam, et al.. (2011). Decreased Lymphangiogenesis and Lymph Node Metastasis by mTOR Inhibition in Head and Neck Cancer. Cancer Research. 71(22). 7103–7112. 116 indexed citations

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Yagi, Hiroshi, Wenfu Tan, Patrícia Dillenburg-Pilla, et al.. (2011). A Synthetic Biology Approach Reveals a CXCR4-G ₁₃ -Rho Signaling Axis Driving Transendothelial Migration of Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells. Science Signaling. 4(191). ra60–ra60. 115 indexed citations

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Palumbo, Sara, Christopher D. Toscano, Laura Parente, Roberto Weigert, & Francesca Bosetti. (2011). Time-dependent changes in the brain arachidonic acid cascade during cuprizone-induced demyelination and remyelination. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 85(1). 29–35. 30 indexed citations

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Palumbo, Sara, Christopher D. Toscano, Laura Parente, Roberto Weigert, & Francesca Bosetti. (2011). The cyclooxygenase‐2 pathway via the PGE₂ EP2 receptor contributes to oligodendrocytes apoptosis in cuprizone‐induced demyelination. Journal of Neurochemistry. 121(3). 418–427. 36 indexed citations

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Lee, Seung Bum, et al.. (2009). The effect of hypusine modification on the intracellular localization of eIF5A. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 383(4). 497–502. 53 indexed citations

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Weigert, Roberto, et al.. (2004). Rab22a Regulates the Recycling of Membrane Proteins Internalized Independently of Clathrin. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(8). 3758–3770. 174 indexed citations

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Naslavsky, Naava, Roberto Weigert, & Julie G. Donaldson. (2004). Characterization of a Nonclathrin Endocytic Pathway: Membrane Cargo and Lipid Requirements. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(8). 3542–3552. 266 indexed citations

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Colanzi, Antonino, Mironov Aa, Roberto Weigert, et al.. (1997). Brefeldin A-Induced ADP-Ribosylation in the Structure and Function of the Golgi Complex. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 419. 331–335. 6 indexed citations

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Weigert, Roberto, Antonino Colanzi, Claudia Cericola, et al.. (1997). Characterization of the Endogenous Mono-ADP-Ribosylation Stimulated by Brefeldin A. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 419. 337–342. 3 indexed citations

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