Sara Colombo

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Sara Colombo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Colombo has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Infectious Diseases and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Sara Colombo's work include HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (19 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (17 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (13 papers). Sara Colombo is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (19 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (17 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (13 papers). Sara Colombo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and United States. Sara Colombo's co-authors include Nica Borgese, Amalio Telenti, Emanuela Pedrazzini, Laurent A. Décosterd, Hansjakob Furrer, Thierry Buclin, Jérôme Biollaz, Maura Francolini, Margalida Rotger and Matthias Cavassini and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sara Colombo

72 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

PI(4,5)P2-Dependent and Ca2+-Regulated ER-PM Interactions Mediated by the Extended Synaptotagmins

2013 446 citations Francesca Giordano, Yasunori Saheki et al. Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara Colombo Italy	32	1.8k	1.1k	865	773	379	75	4.0k
Karine F. Ferri France	18	3.6k 2.0×	380 0.4×	783 0.9×	593 0.8×	991 2.6×	19	5.5k
Arlene S. Bridges United States	31	1.2k 0.7×	495 0.5×	312 0.4×	233 0.3×	470 1.2×	53	3.1k
Anthony Jaworowski Australia	42	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	310 0.4×	1.8k 2.3×	750 2.0×	119	5.3k
Steven J. Smith United States	36	3.5k 2.0×	980 0.9×	354 0.4×	902 1.2×	664 1.8×	149	6.9k
Karl Y. Hostetler United States	50	3.3k 1.9×	1.4k 1.3×	433 0.5×	1.2k 1.5×	2.3k 6.2×	183	7.0k
Étienne Jacotot France	18	3.7k 2.1×	327 0.3×	298 0.3×	565 0.7×	712 1.9×	22	5.1k
Mario Milani Italy	33	1.6k 0.9×	701 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	192 0.2×	189 0.5×	95	3.4k
Markus Loeffler Germany	15	4.0k 2.3×	264 0.2×	379 0.4×	342 0.4×	709 1.9×	24	5.4k
Damien Arnoult France	38	4.4k 2.5×	363 0.3×	473 0.5×	285 0.4×	1.2k 3.2×	72	6.6k
Maojun Yang China	36	4.8k 2.7×	787 0.7×	631 0.7×	152 0.2×	323 0.9×	96	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Colombo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Colombo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Colombo

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lucchini, Alberto, Marco Giani, Sara Colombo, et al.. (2024). Impact of new lighting technology versus traditional fluorescent bulbs on sedation and delirium in the ICU. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. 86. 103833–103833.

Pallavicini, Marco, Cecilia Gotti, Milena Moretti, et al.. (2020). Modifications at C(5) of 2-(2-Pyrrolidinyl)-Substituted 1,4-Benzodioxane Elicit Potent α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonism with High Selectivity over the α3β4 Subtype. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(24). 15668–15692. 14 indexed citations

Venditti, Rossella, Stefania Marcuzzo, Sara Colombo, et al.. (2019). VAPB depletion alters neuritogenesis and phosphoinositide balance in motoneuron-like cells: relevance to VAPB-linked amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Cell Science. 132(7). 11 indexed citations

Cereda, Emanuele, Silvia Cappello, Sara Colombo, et al.. (2017). Nutritional counseling with or without systematic use of oral nutritional supplements in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 126(1). 81–88. 119 indexed citations

Montagnani, Carlotta, Carlo Scolfaro, Sara Colombo, et al.. (2016). Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 35(8). 862–868. 52 indexed citations

Stella, Giulia Maria, Michele Zorzetto, Simona Inghilleri, et al.. (2015). Unexpected responses to EGFR inhibition in NSCLC. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16. 32–34. 1 indexed citations

Fossati, Matteo, Sara Colombo, & Nica Borgese. (2014). A positive signal prevents secretory membrane cargo from recycling between the Golgi and the ER. The EMBO Journal. 33(18). 2080–2097. 18 indexed citations

Fossati, Matteo, Nica Borgese, Sara Colombo, & Maura Francolini. (2014). Visualization of Endoplasmic Reticulum Subdomains in Cultured Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e50985–e50985. 3 indexed citations

Grazioso, Giovanni, et al.. (2013). Nicotine-Modulated Subunit Stoichiometry Affects Stability and Trafficking of 3 4 Nicotinic Receptor. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(30). 12316–12328. 50 indexed citations

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Giordano, Francesca, Yasunori Saheki, Olof Idevall‐Hagren, et al.. (2013). PI(4,5)P2-Dependent and Ca2+-Regulated ER-PM Interactions Mediated by the Extended Synaptotagmins. Cell. 153(7). 1494–1509. 446 indexed citations breakdown →

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Colombo, Sara & Elisa Fasana. (2011). Mechanisms of Insertion of Tail-Anchored Proteins into the Membrane of the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 12(8). 736–742. 6 indexed citations

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Iulio, Julia di, Aurélie Fayet, Mona Arab‐Alameddine, et al.. (2009). In vivo analysis of efavirenz metabolism in individuals with impaired CYP2A6 function. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 19(4). 300–309. 120 indexed citations

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Bertino, Giulia, Antonio Occhini, Camillo Porta, et al.. (2009). Concurrent intra-arterial carboplatin administration and radiation therapy for the treatment of advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: short term results. BMC Cancer. 9(1). 313–313. 4 indexed citations

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Fayet, Aurélie, Alexandre Béguin, Begoña Martínez de Tejada, et al.. (2008). Determination of Unbound Antiretroviral Drug Concentrations by a Modified Ultrafiltration Method Reveals High Variability in the Free Fraction. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 30(4). 511–522. 37 indexed citations

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Rotger, Margalida, Heike Tegude, Sara Colombo, et al.. (2007). Predictive Value of Known and Novel Alleles of CYP2B6 for Efavirenz Plasma Concentrations in HIV-infected Individuals. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 81(4). 557–566. 208 indexed citations

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Colombo, Sara, Amalio Telenti, Thierry Buclin, et al.. (2006). Are Plasma Levels Valid Surrogates for Cellular Concentrations of Antiretroviral Drugs in HIV-infected Patients?. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 28(3). 332–338. 17 indexed citations

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Ferramosca, Alessandra, et al.. (2006). Conjugated linoleic acid and hepatic lipogenesis in mouse: role of the mitochondrial citrate carrier. Journal of Lipid Research. 47(9). 1994–2003. 32 indexed citations

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Colombo, Sara, Nicole Soranzo, Margalida Rotger, et al.. (2005). Influence of ABCB1, ABCC1, ABCC2, and ABCG2 haplotypes on the cellular exposure of nelfinavir in vivo. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 15(9). 599–608. 63 indexed citations

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Valenti, Luca, Paola Dongiovanni, Sara Colombo, et al.. (2005). Increased prevalence of PiS alpha 1-antitrypsin allele in Italian patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Hepatology. 42. 241–241. 1 indexed citations

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Borgese, Nica, et al.. (2001). Targeting of a Tail-anchored Protein to Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondrial Outer Membrane by Independent but Competing Pathways. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(8). 2482–2496. 109 indexed citations

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