Vanina Romanello

7.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
29 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Vanina Romanello is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanina Romanello has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Vanina Romanello's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (23 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (13 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers). Vanina Romanello is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (23 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (13 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers). Vanina Romanello collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Canada and Germany. Vanina Romanello's co-authors include Marco Sandri, Roberta Sartori, Bert Blaauw, Caterina Tezze, Luca Scorrano, Giulia Milan, Andrea Armani, Mattia Albiero, María Eugenia Soriano and Ji-Hye Paik and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The EMBO Journal and Endocrine Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Vanina Romanello

29 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms of muscle atrophy and hyper... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2021 2015 2017 2015 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Mechanisms of muscle atrophy and hypertrophy: implications in health and disease
    2021 575 citations Roberta Sartori, Vanina Romanello et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Regulation of autophagy and the ubiquitin–proteasome system by the FoxO transcriptional network during muscle atrophy
    2015 533 citations Giulia Milan, Vanina Romanello et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Age-Associated Loss of OPA1 in Muscle Impacts Muscle Mass, Metabolic Homeostasis, Systemic Inflammation, and Epithelial Senescence
    2017 421 citations Caterina Tezze, Vanina Romanello et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  4. The Opa1-Dependent Mitochondrial Cristae Remodeling Pathway Controls Atrophic, Apoptotic, and Ischemic Tissue Damage
    2015 356 citations Tatiana Varanita, María Eugenia Soriano et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  5. DRP1-mediated mitochondrial shape controls calcium homeostasis and muscle mass
    2019 293 citations Giulia Favaro, Vanina Romanello et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vanina Romanello Italy 24 3.3k 2.0k 710 700 452 29 4.4k
Stefano Ciciliot Italy 25 2.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 333 0.5× 713 1.0× 572 1.3× 37 4.7k
Peter J. Adhihetty Canada 28 2.1k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 387 0.5× 606 0.9× 474 1.0× 34 3.3k
Yan Burelle Canada 34 2.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 949 1.3× 424 0.6× 199 0.4× 81 4.1k
Daniel Taillandier France 36 2.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 492 0.7× 1.4k 1.9× 502 1.1× 89 4.0k
Jeffrey J. Brault United States 22 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 724 1.0× 688 1.0× 283 0.6× 58 2.9k
Giulia Milan Italy 11 2.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 1.6× 660 0.9× 303 0.7× 14 3.4k
Claudia Sandri Italy 13 3.9k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 1.6× 1.0k 1.5× 636 1.4× 17 4.9k
Eva Masiero Italy 12 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 2.3× 738 1.1× 316 0.7× 17 3.8k
Vitor A. Lira United States 28 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 722 1.0× 586 0.8× 538 1.2× 72 3.3k
Damien Freyssenet France 33 2.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 230 0.3× 703 1.0× 460 1.0× 66 3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vanina Romanello

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boardman, Neoma T., et al.. (2023). Intracellular to Interorgan Mitochondrial Communication in Striated Muscle in Health and Disease. Endocrine Reviews. 44(4). 668–692. 24 indexed citations
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Sartori, Roberta, Vanina Romanello, & Marco Sandri. (2021). Mechanisms of muscle atrophy and hypertrophy: implications in health and disease. Nature Communications. 12(1). 330–330. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Türk, Clara, Wilhelm Bloch, Vanina Romanello, et al.. (2021). PERM1 interacts with the MICOS-MIB complex to connect the mitochondria and sarcolemma via ankyrin B. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4900–4900. 12 indexed citations
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Romanello, Vanina & Marco Sandri. (2020). The connection between the dynamic remodeling of the mitochondrial network and the regulation of muscle mass. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 78(4). 1305–1328. 142 indexed citations
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Saclier, Marielle, Chiara Bonfanti, Stefania Antonini, et al.. (2020). Nutritional intervention with cyanidin hinders the progression of muscular dystrophy. Cell Death and Disease. 11(2). 127–127. 19 indexed citations
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Favaro, Giulia, Vanina Romanello, Tatiana Varanita, et al.. (2019). DRP1-mediated mitochondrial shape controls calcium homeostasis and muscle mass. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2576–2576. 293 indexed citations breakdown →
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Romanello, Vanina, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of the Fission Machinery Mitigates OPA1 Impairment in Adult Skeletal Muscles. Cells. 8(6). 597–597. 66 indexed citations
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Tezze, Caterina, Vanina Romanello, & Marco Sandri. (2019). FGF21 as Modulator of Metabolism in Health and Disease. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 419–419. 241 indexed citations
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Baraldo, Martina, Marco Pirazzini, Leonardo Nogara, et al.. (2019). Skeletal muscle mTORC1 regulates neuromuscular junction stability. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 11(1). 208–225. 55 indexed citations
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Dobrowolny, Gabriella, Bianca Maria Scicchitano, Vanina Romanello, et al.. (2017). Muscle Expression of SOD1 G93A Triggers the Dismantlement of Neuromuscular Junction via PKC-Theta. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 28(12). 1105–1119. 51 indexed citations
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Tezze, Caterina, Vanina Romanello, María Andrea Desbats, et al.. (2017). Age-Associated Loss of OPA1 in Muscle Impacts Muscle Mass, Metabolic Homeostasis, Systemic Inflammation, and Epithelial Senescence. Cell Metabolism. 25(6). 1374–1389.e6. 421 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zampieri, Sandra, Cristina Mammucari, Vanina Romanello, et al.. (2016). Physical exercise in aging human skeletal muscle increases mitochondrial calcium uniporter expression levels and affects mitochondria dynamics. Physiological Reports. 4(24). 70 indexed citations
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Barbieri, Elena, Michele Guescini, Cinzia Calcabrini, et al.. (2016). Creatine Prevents the Structural and Functional Damage to Mitochondria in Myogenic, Oxidatively Stressed C2C12 Cells and Restores Their Differentiation Capacity. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2016(1). 5152029–5152029. 37 indexed citations
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Romanello, Vanina & Marco Sandri. (2016). Mitochondrial Quality Control and Muscle Mass Maintenance. Frontiers in Physiology. 6. 422–422. 338 indexed citations
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Milan, Giulia, Vanina Romanello, Francesca Pescatore, et al.. (2015). Regulation of autophagy and the ubiquitin–proteasome system by the FoxO transcriptional network during muscle atrophy. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6670–6670. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kern, Helmut, Laura Barberi, Samantha Burggraf, et al.. (2014). Electrical Stimulation Counteracts Muscle Decline in Seniors. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 6. 189–189. 125 indexed citations
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Romanello, Vanina & Marco Sandri. (2012). Mitochondrial biogenesis and fragmentation as regulators of protein degradation in striated muscles. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 55. 64–72. 60 indexed citations
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Matsakas, Antonios, Raymond Macharia, Anthony Otto, et al.. (2011). Exercise training attenuates the hypermuscular phenotype and restores skeletal muscle function in the myostatin null mouse. Experimental Physiology. 97(1). 125–140. 65 indexed citations
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Romanello, Vanina & Marco Sandri. (2010). Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Fragmentation as Regulators of Muscle Protein Degradation. Current Hypertension Reports. 12(6). 433–439. 98 indexed citations
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Romanello, Vanina, Eleonora Guadagnin, Lígia C. Gomes, et al.. (2010). Mitochondrial fission and remodelling contributes to muscle atrophy. The EMBO Journal. 29(10). 1774–1785. 483 indexed citations

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