Sandro Sonnino

15.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
308 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

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Sandro Sonnino is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandro Sonnino has authored 308 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 265 papers in Molecular Biology, 89 papers in Cell Biology and 80 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Sandro Sonnino's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (179 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (90 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (75 papers). Sandro Sonnino is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (179 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (90 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (75 papers). Sandro Sonnino collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Japan. Sandro Sonnino's co-authors include Alessandro Prinetti, Guido Tettamanti, Vanna Chigorno, Riccardo Ghidoni, Laura Mauri, Nicoletta Loberto, Domenico Acquotti, Simona Prioni, Massimo Aureli and Massimo Masserini and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Sandro Sonnino

304 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

iPSC-derived neurons from GBA1-associated Parkinson’s disease patients show autophagic defects and impaired calcium homeostasis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandro Sonnino Italy	59	9.3k	3.2k	3.1k	1.6k	1.6k	308	12.2k
Yoshio Hirabayashi Japan	56	7.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	429	11.1k
Guido Tettamanti Italy	57	8.7k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	274	10.6k
Robert K. Yu United States	62	12.3k 1.3×	2.9k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	2.7k 1.7×	391	17.0k
Ronald L. Schnaar United States	66	8.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	2.4k 1.5×	204	12.9k
Robert W. Ledeen United States	52	7.0k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	972 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	168	9.2k
Anthony H. Futerman Israel	73	12.8k 1.4×	6.4k 2.0×	5.3k 1.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	282	18.3k
Yoshitaka Nagai Japan	55	7.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	866 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	364	10.4k
Hiroyoshi Hidaka Japan	59	9.3k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	705 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	326	14.3k
Yasuyuki Igarashi Japan	65	11.5k 1.2×	2.4k 0.7×	3.8k 1.2×	604 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	252	13.7k
Thierry Levade France	63	7.9k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	287	12.2k

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Chiricozzi, Elena, Giulia Lunghi, Manuela Valsecchi, et al.. (2025). Metabolic and Structural Consequences of GM3 Synthase Deficiency: Insights from an HEK293-T Knockout Model. Biomedicines. 13(4). 843–843.

Fazzari, Maria, Giulia Lunghi, Silvia Pedretti, et al.. (2024). GM1 Oligosaccharide Ameliorates Rett Syndrome Phenotypes In Vitro and In Vivo via Trk Receptor Activation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(21). 11555–11555. 2 indexed citations

Mauri, Laura & Sandro Sonnino. (2023). Alkali-labile gangliosides. Glycoconjugate Journal. 40(3). 269–276. 1 indexed citations

Fazzari, Maria, Erika Di Biase, Alexandre Henriques, et al.. (2023). GM1 oligosaccharide efficacy against α-synuclein aggregation and toxicity in vitro. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1868(9). 159350–159350. 7 indexed citations

Fazzari, Maria, Giulia Lunghi, Alexandre Henriques, et al.. (2023). GM1 Oligosaccharide Efficacy in Parkinson’s Disease: Protection against MPTP. Biomedicines. 11(5). 1305–1305. 6 indexed citations

Reggiori, Fulvio, Hans‐Joachim Gabius, Massimo Aureli, et al.. (2021). Glycans in autophagy, endocytosis and lysosomal functions. Glycoconjugate Journal. 38(5). 625–647. 22 indexed citations

Masserini, Massimo, et al.. (2012). Liposomes functionalized with GT1b ganglioside with high affinity for amyloid beta-peptide. BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca). 1 indexed citations

Buccinnà, Barbara, Marco Piccinini, Alessandro Prinetti, et al.. (2009). Alterations of myelin‐specific proteins and sphingolipids characterize the brains of acid sphingomyelinase‐deficient mice, an animal model of Niemann–Pick disease type A. Journal of Neurochemistry. 109(1). 105–115. 27 indexed citations

Sonnino, Sandro & Alessandro Prinetti. (2008). Membrane lipid domains and membrane lipid domain preparations: are they the same thing?. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 20(116). 315–340. 10 indexed citations

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Perrotta, Cristiana, Laura Bizzozero, Sestina Falcone, et al.. (2007). Nitric Oxide Boosts Chemoimmunotherapy via Inhibition of Acid Sphingomyelinase in a Mouse Model of Melanoma. Cancer Research. 67(16). 7559–7564. 46 indexed citations

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Prioni, Simona, Laura Mauri, Nicoletta Loberto, et al.. (2004). Interactions between gangliosides and proteins in the exoplasmic leaflet of neuronal plasma membranes: A study performed with a tritium-labeled GM1 derivative containing a photoactivable group linked to the oligosaccharide chain. Glycoconjugate Journal. 21(8-9). 461–470. 19 indexed citations

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Bernardi, Anna, Daniela Arosio, & Sandro Sonnino. (2002). Mimicking Gangliosides by Design: Mimics of GM1 Headgroup. Neurochemical Research. 27(7-8). 539–545. 18 indexed citations

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Masserini, Massimo, et al.. (2001). Role of Glycosphingolipids in Formation and Function of Membrane Microdomains. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 13(71). 239–250. 8 indexed citations

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Maria, Raffaella De, Sara Divari, Stefano Bo, et al.. (1998). β-Galactosidase deficiency in a Korat cat: a new form of feline G M1 -gangliosidosis. Acta Neuropathologica. 96(3). 307–314. 25 indexed citations

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Brocca, Paola & Sandro Sonnino. (1997). Dynamics and Spatial Organization of Surface Gangliosides.. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 9(50). 433–445. 24 indexed citations

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Sonnino, Sandro, et al.. (1996). Preparation of rediolabeled gangliosides. Glycobiology. 6(5). 479–487. 41 indexed citations

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Wu, Yan, Sandro Sonnino, Yu‐Teh Li, & Su‐Chen Li. (1996). Characterization of an Alternatively Spliced GM2 Activator Protein, GM2A Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(18). 10611–10615. 9 indexed citations

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Bassi, Rosaria & Sandro Sonnino. (1992). The role of the ganglioside lipid moiety in the process of ganglioside-cell interactions. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 62(1). 1–9. 8 indexed citations

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Sonnino, Sandro, Domenico Acquotti, Giovanni Fronza, et al.. (1988). Semisynthetic preparation of N-glycolylneuraminic acid containing GM1 ganglioside: chemical characterization, physico-chemical properties and some biochemical features. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 46(3). 181–191. 13 indexed citations

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Marchesini, Sergio, Sandro Sonnino, & Guido Tettamanti. (1978). Fractionation of brain cytosoluble glycoproteins by hydroxylapatite-cellulose gel column chromatography.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 27(4). 211–32. 1 indexed citations

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