Valeria Culotta

19.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
143 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Valeria Culotta is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Valeria Culotta has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 64 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Valeria Culotta's work include Trace Elements in Health (90 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (33 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (28 papers). Valeria Culotta is often cited by papers focused on Trace Elements in Health (90 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (33 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (28 papers). Valeria Culotta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Valeria Culotta's co-authors include Thomas V. O’Halloran, Laran T. Jensen, Robert A. Pufahl, Paul J. Schmidt, Su-Ju Lin, Tracey Rae, Lori A. Sturtz, Xiu Fen Liu, Jonathan D. Gitlin and Leo W. J. Klomp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Valeria Culotta

141 papers receiving 15.6k citations

Hit Papers

Undetectable Intracellula... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1999 2002 1997 2000 1997 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Undetectable Intracellular Free Copper: The Requirement of a Copper Chaperone for Superoxide Dismutase
    1999 1.3k citations Tracey Rae, Paul J. Schmidt et al. profile →
  2. Calorie restriction extends Saccharomyces cerevisiae lifespan by increasing respiration
    2002 857 citations Valeria Culotta et al. profile →
  3. The Copper Chaperone for Superoxide Dismutase
    1997 692 citations Valeria Culotta et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  4. Metallochaperones, an Intracellular Shuttle Service for Metal Ions
    2000 646 citations Thomas V. O’Halloran, Valeria Culotta Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  5. Metal Ion Chaperone Function of the Soluble Cu(I) Receptor Atx1
    1997 575 citations Robert A. Pufahl, Paul J. Schmidt et al. profile →
  6. A Fraction of Yeast Cu,Zn-Superoxide Dismutase and Its Metallochaperone, CCS, Localize to the Intermembrane Space of Mitochondria
    2001 568 citations Laran T. Jensen, Valeria Culotta et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Valeria Culotta United States 68 6.9k 6.9k 2.9k 2.7k 1.8k 143 15.9k
Dennis R. Winge United States 80 8.3k 1.2× 7.5k 1.1× 3.4k 1.2× 2.5k 0.9× 263 0.1× 227 17.3k
Jonathan D. Gitlin United States 53 3.1k 0.4× 5.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 975 0.4× 718 0.4× 87 10.2k
Giuseppe Rotilio Italy 65 6.4k 0.9× 2.2k 0.3× 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 334 14.6k
Dennis J. Thiele United States 82 9.8k 1.4× 9.4k 1.4× 4.6k 1.6× 4.5k 1.7× 217 0.1× 191 22.4k
Robert R. Crichton Belgium 50 3.8k 0.6× 3.2k 0.5× 751 0.3× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 202 11.5k
Svetlana Lutsenko United States 59 4.9k 0.7× 7.6k 1.1× 3.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.5× 224 0.1× 149 14.0k
George J. Brewer United States 69 2.8k 0.4× 7.2k 1.0× 4.0k 1.4× 2.3k 0.8× 361 0.2× 300 14.5k
Larry W. Oberley United States 79 11.0k 1.6× 2.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.4× 929 0.3× 459 0.3× 227 20.5k
Wolfgang Maret United States 65 4.1k 0.6× 9.1k 1.3× 4.8k 1.7× 2.0k 0.7× 147 0.1× 172 15.3k
Roland Lill Germany 93 16.1k 2.3× 4.3k 0.6× 328 0.1× 1.5k 0.5× 478 0.3× 232 22.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bogliolo, Stéphanie, et al.. (2021). Cdc42 regulates reactive oxygen species production in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(2). 100917–100917. 7 indexed citations
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Besold, Angelique N., Edward M. Culbertson, Ryan P. Hobbs, et al.. (2018). Antimicrobial action of calprotectin that does not involve metal withholding. Metallomics. 10(12). 1728–1742. 22 indexed citations
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Bruno, Vincent M., et al.. (2017). A role for Candida albicans superoxide dismutase enzymes in glucose signaling. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 495(1). 814–820. 7 indexed citations
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Rossi, Diego Conrado Pereira, Julie E. Gleason, Hiram Sánchez, et al.. (2017). Candida albicans FRE8 encodes a member of the NADPH oxidase family that produces a burst of ROS during fungal morphogenesis. PLoS Pathogens. 13(12). e1006763–e1006763. 47 indexed citations
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Peterson, Ryan L., Ahmad Galaleldeen, Alexander B. Taylor, et al.. (2016). The Phylogeny and Active Site Design of Eukaryotic Copper-only Superoxide Dismutases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(40). 20911–20923. 25 indexed citations
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Gleason, Julie E., Ahmad Galaleldeen, Ryan L. Peterson, et al.. (2014). Candida albicans SOD5 represents the prototype of an unprecedented class of Cu-only superoxide dismutases required for pathogen defense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(16). 5866–5871. 99 indexed citations
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Gleason, Julie E., et al.. (2013). Species-specific activation of Cu/Zn SOD by its CCS copper chaperone in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 19(4-5). 595–603. 32 indexed citations
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Carroll, Mark, Caryn E. Outten, Walter H. Watson, et al.. (2006). The Effects of Glutaredoxin and Copper Activation Pathways on the Disulfide and Stability of Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(39). 28648–28656. 43 indexed citations
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Jensen, Laran T. & Valeria Culotta. (2005). Activation of CuZn Superoxide Dismutases from Caenorhabditis elegans Does Not Require the Copper Chaperone CCS. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(50). 41373–41379. 78 indexed citations
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Carroll, Mark, et al.. (2004). Mechanisms for activating Cu- and Zn-containing superoxide dismutase in the absence of the CCS Cu chaperone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(16). 5964–5969. 159 indexed citations
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Luk, Ed, et al.. (2002). Copper Chaperones: Personal Escorts for Metal Ions. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 34(5). 373–379. 90 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Paul J., Catherine B. Kunst, & Valeria Culotta. (2000). Copper Activation of Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(43). 33771–33776. 104 indexed citations
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Portnoy, Matthew E., Xiu Fen Liu, & Valeria Culotta. (2000). Saccharomyces cerevisiae Expresses Three Functionally Distinct Homologues of the Nramp Family of Metal Transporters. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(21). 7893–7902. 170 indexed citations
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Jensen, Laran T. & Valeria Culotta. (2000). Role of Saccharomyces cerevisiae ISA1 and ISA2 in Iron Homeostasis. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(11). 3918–3927. 146 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Paul J., Minerva Ramos‐Gómez, & Valeria Culotta. (1999). スーパーオキシドジスムターゼ(SOD)1に対する銅メタロシャペロン,CCSにより得られるSOD活性の獲得. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(52). 36952–36956. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Paul J., Tracey Rae, Robert A. Pufahl, et al.. (1999). Multiple Protein Domains Contribute to the Action of the Copper Chaperone for Superoxide Dismutase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(34). 23719–23725. 144 indexed citations
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Smolen, Gromoslaw A., et al.. (1998). Suppressors of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD1) Deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(47). 31138–31144. 170 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiu Fen & Valeria Culotta. (1994). The Requirement for Yeast Superoxide Dismutase Is Bypassed through Mutations in BSD2 , a Novel Metal Homeostasis Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(11). 7037–7045. 15 indexed citations
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Lapinskas, Paula J., Helmut Ruis, & Valeria Culotta. (1993). Regulation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae catalase gene expression by copper. Current Genetics. 24(5). 388–393. 16 indexed citations
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Imbert, Jean, Muhammad Zafarullah, Valeria Culotta, Lashitew Gedamu, & Dean H. Hamer. (1989). Transcription Factor MBF-I Interacts with Metal Regulatory Elements of Higher Eucaryotic Metallothionein Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 9(12). 5315–5323. 15 indexed citations

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