Samar I. Itani

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Samar I. Itani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Samar I. Itani has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Samar I. Itani's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (8 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (2 papers). Samar I. Itani is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (8 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (2 papers). Samar I. Itani collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Samar I. Itani's co-authors include Neil B. Ruderman, Frank Schmieder, Guenther Boden, Asish K. Saha, Harvey F. Lodish, Heather E. Murrey, Eva Tomás, Cheng Zhang, Tsu‐Shuen Tsao and Walter J. Pories and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Diabetes and American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Samar I. Itani

8 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

  1. Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance in Human Muscle Is Associated With Changes in Diacylglycerol, Protein Kinase C, and IκB-α
    2002 1.1k citations Samar I. Itani, Neil B. Ruderman et al. Diabetes profile →
  2. Enhanced muscle fat oxidation and glucose transport by ACRP30 globular domain: Acetyl–CoA carboxylase inhibition and AMP-activated protein kinase activation
    2002 788 citations Eva Tomás, Tsu‐Shuen Tsao et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Samar I. Itani
Takamasa Higashimori United States
Nicholas D. Oakes Sweden
David Patsouris United States
Sarah M. Wiesbrock United States
Gemma Solanes Spain
Yolanta T. Kruszynska United Kingdom
Marcin Baranowski Poland
Shin Yonemitsu Japan
Christina Koutsari United States
Esra Asilmaz United States
Takamasa Higashimori United States
Samar I. Itani
Citations per year, relative to Samar I. Itani Samar I. Itani (= 1×) peers Takamasa Higashimori

Countries citing papers authored by Samar I. Itani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samar I. Itani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samar I. Itani

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

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Itani, Samar I., et al.. (2003). Glucose Autoregulates Its Uptake in Skeletal Muscle. Diabetes. 52(7). 1635–1640. 80 indexed citations
2.
Ruderman, Neil B., José M. Cacicedo, Samar I. Itani, et al.. (2003). Malonyl-CoA and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK): possible links between insulin resistance in muscle and early endothelial cell damage in diabetes. Biochemical Society Transactions. 31(1). 202–206. 108 indexed citations
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Tomás, Eva, Tsu‐Shuen Tsao, Asish K. Saha, et al.. (2002). Enhanced muscle fat oxidation and glucose transport by ACRP30 globular domain: Acetyl–CoA carboxylase inhibition and AMP-activated protein kinase activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(25). 16309–16313. 788 indexed citations breakdown →
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Itani, Samar I., Neil B. Ruderman, Frank Schmieder, & Guenther Boden. (2002). Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance in Human Muscle Is Associated With Changes in Diacylglycerol, Protein Kinase C, and IκB-α. Diabetes. 51(7). 2005–2011. 1106 indexed citations breakdown →
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Itani, Samar I., Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, & G. Lynis Dohm. (2001). Increased protein kinase C theta in skeletal muscle of diabetic patients. Metabolism. 50(5). 553–557. 66 indexed citations
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Lin, Yenshou, Samar I. Itani, T. G. Kurowski, et al.. (2001). Inhibition of insulin signaling and glycogen synthesis by phorbol dibutyrate in rat skeletal muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 281(1). E8–E15. 19 indexed citations
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Itani, Samar I., Qian Zhou, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, & G. Lynis Dohm. (2000). Involvement of protein kinase C in human skeletal muscle insulin resistance and obesity.. Diabetes. 49(8). 1353–1358. 184 indexed citations
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Cortright, Ronald N., John L. Azevedo, Qian Zhou, et al.. (2000). Protein kinase C modulates insulin action in human skeletal muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 278(3). E553–E562. 80 indexed citations

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