Simona Masiero

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Simona Masiero is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Masiero has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Plant Science, 54 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Simona Masiero's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (39 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (35 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (24 papers). Simona Masiero is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (39 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (35 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (24 papers). Simona Masiero collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and Spain. Simona Masiero's co-authors include Lucia Colombo, Martin M. Kater, Paolo Pesaresi, Chiara Mizzotti, Dario Leister, Monica Colombo, Sara Forlani, Stefano Bencivenga, Giovanni Finazzi and Danja Schünemann 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

Simona Masiero

65 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

SPX1 is a phosphate-dependent inhibitor of PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE 1 in Arabidopsis

2014 374 citations María Isabel Puga, Isabel Mateos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simona Masiero Italy	33	3.3k	3.0k	246	166	144	69	4.0k
Jungmook Kim South Korea	39	4.9k 1.5×	4.2k 1.4×	127 0.5×	143 0.9×	102 0.7×	78	5.7k
Stefan Weinl Germany	13	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	75 0.3×	103 0.6×	126 0.9×	14	3.6k
Jae‐Yean Kim South Korea	44	4.0k 1.2×	3.5k 1.2×	133 0.5×	181 1.1×	38 0.3×	124	5.9k
Lothar Altschmied Germany	32	1.8k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	306 1.2×	77 0.5×	96 0.7×	51	2.7k
Cai‐Zhong Jiang United States	44	6.6k 2.0×	5.1k 1.7×	298 1.2×	81 0.5×	73 0.5×	133	7.7k
Robert M. Larkin China	29	2.5k 0.7×	2.9k 1.0×	100 0.4×	317 1.9×	66 0.5×	62	3.6k
Yoshiharu Y. Yamamoto Japan	34	3.5k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	85 0.3×	139 0.8×	53 0.4×	75	4.3k
Stephanie Ruf Germany	31	1.4k 0.4×	3.3k 1.1×	315 1.3×	373 2.2×	82 0.6×	66	3.7k
Zhangliang Chen China	30	3.3k 1.0×	2.9k 0.9×	136 0.6×	73 0.4×	35 0.2×	94	4.1k
Hirofumi Nakagami Germany	35	4.4k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	157 0.6×	96 0.6×	48 0.3×	89	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Simona Masiero

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Masiero

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20 of 20 papers shown

Toffolatti, Silvia Laura, et al.. (2026). Inhibition of Phytophthora infestans chitin synthase via cyclic peptide targeting for sustainable disease control. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 343(Pt 2). 150339–150339.

Forlani, Sara, et al.. (2024). NAC100 regulates silique growth during the initial phase of fruit development through the gibberellin biosynthetic pathway. Plant Science. 352. 112344–112344.

Picarella, Maurizio Enea, Silvia Presa, Chiara Mizzotti, et al.. (2024). Genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying the parthenocarpic fruit mutation in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1329949–1329949. 2 indexed citations

Maddalena, Giuliana, Simona Masiero, P.A. Bianco, et al.. (2023). Influence of Nitrogen on Grapevine Susceptibility to Downy Mildew. Plants. 12(2). 263–263. 2 indexed citations

Manrique, Silvia, Gonzalo Villarino, Sara Simonini, et al.. (2023). HISTONE DEACETYLASE19 Controls Ovule Number Determination and Transmitting Tract Differentiation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(4). 2117–2135. 2 indexed citations

Ezquer, Ignacio, Simona Masiero, Stefano Cagnin, et al.. (2021). Expression and Functional Analyses of Nymphaea caerulea MADS-Box Genes Contribute to Clarify the Complex Flower Patterning of Water Lilies. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 730270–730270. 6 indexed citations

Forlani, Sara, et al.. (2020). HEBE, a novel positive regulator of senescence in Solanum lycopersicum. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 11021–11021. 4 indexed citations

Colombo, Monica, Simona Masiero, Elisabetta Caporali, et al.. (2020). NoPv1: a synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agents of grapevine downy mildew and potato late blight. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 17574–17574. 32 indexed citations

Colombo, Monica, Daniele Migliaro, Elisa Peressotti, et al.. (2017). Breeding for grapevine downy mildew resistance: a review of “omics” approaches. Euphytica. 213(5). 66 indexed citations

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Mizzotti, Chiara, et al.. (2017). ERAMOSA controls lateral branching in snapdragon. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41319–41319. 13 indexed citations

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Pereira, Ana Marta, Sara Cristina Pinto, Ana Lúcia Lopes, et al.. (2016). “Love Is Strong, and You're so Sweet”: JAGGER Is Essential for Persistent Synergid Degeneration and Polytubey Block in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant. 9(4). 601–614. 57 indexed citations

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Resentini, Francesca, Philipp Cyprys, Joshua G. Steffen, et al.. (2016). SUPPRESSOR OF FRIGIDA (SUF4) Supports Gamete Fusion via Regulating Arabidopsis EC1 Gene Expression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 173(1). 155–166. 20 indexed citations

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Carretero‐Paulet, Lorenzo, Marta Adelina Mendes, Alessandro Botton, et al.. (2015). Transcriptomic Signatures in Seeds of Apple (Malus domestica L. Borkh) during Fruitlet Abscission. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0120503–e0120503. 19 indexed citations

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Puga, María Isabel, Isabel Mateos, Charukesi Rajulu, et al.. (2014). SPX1 is a phosphate-dependent inhibitor of PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE 1 in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(41). 14947–14952. 374 indexed citations breakdown →

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Resentini, Francesca, Silvia I. Vanzulli, Gianpiero Marconi, et al.. (2014). AtAPOSTART1, an Arabidopsis thaliana PH-START domain protein involved in seed germination. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 148(6). 1178–1186. 2 indexed citations

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Mizzotti, Chiara, et al.. (2014). The backstage of the ABC model: The Antirrhinum majus contribution. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 148(1). 176–186. 11 indexed citations

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Pereira, Ana Marta, Simona Masiero, Mário Costa, et al.. (2014). Differential expression patterns of arabinogalactan proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana reproductive tissues. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65(18). 5459–5471. 59 indexed citations

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Mendes, Marta Adelina, Rosalinda F. Guerra, Markus C. Berns, et al.. (2013). MADS Domain Transcription Factors Mediate Short-Range DNA Looping That Is Essential for Target Gene Expression in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 25(7). 2560–2572. 63 indexed citations

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Pii, Youry, Barbara Molesini, Simona Masiero, & Tiziana Pandolfini. (2012). The non-specific lipid transfer protein N5 of Medicago truncatulais implicated in epidermal stages of rhizobium-host interaction. BMC Plant Biology. 12(1). 233–233. 21 indexed citations

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Pesaresi, Paolo, Irene Granlund, Wolfgang P. Schröder, et al.. (2008). Mutants, Overexpressors, and Interactors of Arabidopsis Plastocyanin Isoforms: Revised Roles of Plastocyanin in Photosynthetic Electron Flow and Thylakoid Redox State. Molecular Plant. 2(2). 236–248. 85 indexed citations

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