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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Biology and Biochemistry D-index 114 Citations 45,294 437 World Ranking 552 National Ranking 5

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award

2004 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

1991 - Member of Academia Europaea

Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Biochemistry

His primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Calcium, ATPase, Calmodulin and Mitochondrion. His Biochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Molecular biology and Ruthenium red. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sarcolemma, Biophysics, Calcium ATPase and Sodium.

His study in ATPase is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Molecular mass, Trypsin, EGTA, Membrane and Stimulation. His Calmodulin research includes themes of Crystallography, Intramolecular force, Peptide and Intermolecular force. The various areas that Ernesto Carafoli examines in his Mitochondrion study include Inorganic phosphate, Physiology and Respiration.

His most cited work include:

  • The Sodium‐Induced Efflux of Calcium from Heart Mitochondria (333 citations)
  • Calmodulin-binding domains: just two faced or multi-faceted? (307 citations)
  • The release of calcium from heart mitochondria by sodium. (303 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Biochemistry, Calmodulin, Biophysics, Calcium and ATPase. His research related to Mitochondrion, Calcium ATPase, Enzyme, Membrane and Binding site might be considered part of Biochemistry. In the field of Calmodulin, his study on Calmodulin binding domain overlaps with subjects such as Diaphragm pump.

His Biophysics research incorporates elements of Sarcolemma, Biological membrane, Endoplasmic reticulum and Calcium pump. His Calcium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in ATP hydrolysis, Sodium and Cell biology. Ernesto Carafoli combines subjects such as Proteolysis, Affinity chromatography, Trypsin and Gene isoform with his study of ATPase.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (53.33%)
  • Calmodulin (29.17%)
  • Biophysics (21.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1998-2017)?

  • Cell biology (14.58%)
  • Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase (7.92%)
  • Biochemistry (53.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Cell biology, Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase, Biochemistry, Gene isoform and Calcium signaling. Ernesto Carafoli has included themes like Calcium, Apoptosis, Programmed cell death, Mutant and Stereocilia in his Cell biology study. His research integrates issues of Cytosol, Endoplasmic reticulum, Cerebellum and Calcium pump in his study of Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase.

Biochemistry and Lathosterol are two areas of study in which Ernesto Carafoli engages in interdisciplinary work. His work deals with themes such as Calmodulin, Chinese hamster ovary cell and Phosphorylation, which intersect with Gene isoform. His work on Ca2 pump as part of his general Calmodulin study is frequently connected to Sf9, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

Between 1998 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Neuronal calcium signaling: function and dysfunction (246 citations)
  • Mitochondrial fission and cristae disruption increase the response of cell models of Huntington's disease to apoptotic stimuli (193 citations)
  • NMR solution structure of a complex of calmodulin with a binding peptide of the Ca2+ pump. (165 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Amino acid

His scientific interests lie mostly in Cell biology, Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase, Calmodulin, Calcium pump and ATPase. His Cell biology study incorporates themes from Calcium metabolism, Calcium, Stereocilia and Cochlea. His study focuses on the intersection of Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase and fields such as Cerebellum with connections in the field of Molecular biology, Neurotransmission and Na+/K+-ATPase.

His studies deal with areas such as Transport protein, Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases, Protein kinase A and Trypsin as well as Calmodulin. In his study, Depolarization is strongly linked to Endoplasmic reticulum, which falls under the umbrella field of Calcium pump. His ATPase study is concerned with the larger field of Biochemistry.

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Best Publications

The Sodium‐Induced Efflux of Calcium from Heart Mitochondria

Martin Crompton;Michela Capano;Ernesto Carafoli.
FEBS Journal (1976)

514 Citations

Calmodulin-binding domains: just two faced or multi-faceted?

Peter James;Thomas Vorherr;Ernesto Carafoli.
Trends in Biochemical Sciences (1995)

507 Citations

The release of calcium from heart mitochondria by sodium.

E. Carafoli;R. Tiozzo;G. Lugli;F. Crovetti.
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology (1974)

466 Citations

The effect of ruthenium red on Ca2+ transport and respiration in rat liver mitochondria

Frank D. Vasington;Paolo Gazzotti;Roberta Tiozzo;Ernesto Carafoli.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (1972)

435 Citations

An ATP-dependent Ca2+-pumping system in dog heart sarcolemma

Pico Caroni;Ernesto Carafoli.
Nature (1980)

385 Citations

Neuronal calcium signaling: function and dysfunction

Marisa Brini;Tito Calì;Denis Ottolini;Ernesto Carafoli.
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2014)

342 Citations

Identification and primary structure of a calmodulin binding domain of the Ca2+ pump of human erythrocytes.

P James;M Maeda;R Fischer;A K Verma.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1988)

333 Citations

Ion motive ATPases. II. Energy coupling and work output

Peter L. Pedersen;Ernesto Carafoli.
Trends in Biochemical Sciences (1987)

327 Citations

The calcium-induced and sodium-induced effluxes of calcium from heart mitochondria. Evidence for a sodium-calcium carrier.

Martin Crompton;Marianne Künzi;Ernesto Carafoli.
FEBS Journal (1977)

325 Citations

The Ca2+-pumping ATPase of plasma membranes purification, reconstitution and properties

Ernesto Carafoli;Mauro Zurini.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (1982)

300 Citations

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