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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
9646
World Ranking
11623
National Ranking
207

Sandra Citi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sandra Citi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 116 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Sandra Citi D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sandra Citi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sandra Citi is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses significantly on Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Cell Biology, with additional contributions to Nutrition and Dietetics and Genetics.

Their research spans key topics including Barrier Structure and Function Studies, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Caveolin-1 and cellular processes, Connexins and lens biology, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, Trace Elements in Health, and RNA regulation and disease.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sandra Citi cover a range of subjects within cell biology and molecular mechanisms:

  • "Scaffolding proteins of vertebrate apical junctions: structure, functions and biophysics" (2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes)
  • "A short guide to the tight junction" (2024, Journal of Cell Science)
  • "PLEKHA5, PLEKHA6, and PLEKHA7 bind to PDZD11 to target the Menkes ATPase ATP7A to the cell periphery and regulate copper homeostasis" (2021, Molecular Biology of the Cell)
  • "Cingulin and paracingulin tether myosins-2 to junctions to mechanoregulate the plasma membrane" (2023, The Journal of Cell Biology)
  • "Cingulin binds to the ZU5 domain of scaffolding protein ZO-1 to promote its extended conformation, stabilization, and tight junction accumulation" (2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry)

The venues in which Sandra Citi frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Cells
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

Collaborations form a notable part of this scientist's career, with frequent co-authors who have contributed to various publications. These co-authors include Isabelle Méan, Florian Rouaud, Lionel Jond, Sophie Sluysmans, and Arielle Flinois.

Best Publications

  • Interaction of Junctional Adhesion Molecule with the tight junction components ZO-1, cingulin, and occludin

    Gianfranco Bazzoni;Ofelia Maria Martı́nez-Estrada;Fabrizio Orsenigo;Michelangelo Cordenonsi

  • Cingulin, a new peripheral component of tight junctions.

    Sandra Citi;Sandra Citi;Helena Sabanay;Ross Jakes;Benjamin Geiger

  • Cingulin Contains Globular and Coiled-Coil Domains and Interacts with Zo-1, Zo-2, Zo-3, and Myosin

    Michelangelo Cordenonsi;Fabio D'Atri;Eva Hammar;David A.D. Parry

  • Protein kinase inhibitors prevent junction dissociation induced by low extracellular calcium in MDCK epithelial cells.

    S Citi

  • The molecular organization of tight junctions.

    Sandra Citi

  • Intestinal barriers protect against disease

    Sandra Citi

  • The cytoplasmic plaque of tight junctions: a scaffolding and signalling center.

    Laurent Guillemot;Serge Paschoud;Pamela Pulimeno;Andrea Foglia

  • Binding of GEF-H1 to the Tight Junction-Associated Adaptor Cingulin Results in Inhibition of Rho Signaling and G1/S Phase Transition

    Saima Aijaz;Fabio D’Atri;Sandra Citi;Sandra Citi;Maria S. Balda

  • Epithelial junctions and Rho family GTPases: the zonular signalosome

    Sandra Citi;Diego Guerrera;Domenica Spadaro;Jimit Shah

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Up-Regulate the Expression of Tight Junction Proteins

    Mauro Bordin;Fabio D'Atri;Laurent Guillemot;Sandra Citi

  • Cingulin: characterization and localization

    S. Citi;H. Sabanay;J. Kendrick-Jones;B. Geiger

  • Molecular complexity of vertebrate tight junctions (Review).

    Fabio D'Atri;Sandra Citi

  • Tension-Dependent Stretching Activates ZO-1 to Control the Junctional Localization of Its Interactors

    Domenica Spadaro;Shimin Le;Thierry Laroche;Isabelle Mean

  • Effect of protein kinase inhibitor H-7 on the contractility, integrity, and membrane anchorage of the microfilament system.

    Tova Volberg;Benjamin Geiger;Sandra Citi;Alexander D. Bershadsky

  • Polymerization of vertebrate non-muscle and smooth muscle myosins

    John Kendrick-Jones;Robin C. Smith;Roger Craig;Sandra Citi

  • TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEINS

    Sandra Citi;Michelangelo Cordenonsi

  • ZO-1 and cingulin: tight junction proteins with distinct identities and localizations.

    B. R. Stevenson;M. B. Heintzelman;J. M. Anderson;S. Citi

  • Active site trapping of nucleotide by smooth and non-muscle myosins.

    R.A. Cross;A.P. Jackson;S. Citi;J. Kendrick-Jones

  • Claudin-1 and claudin-5 expression patterns differentiate lung squamous cell carcinomas from adenocarcinomas.

    Serge Paschoud;Massimo Bongiovanni;Jean-Claude Pache;Sandra Citi;Sandra Citi

  • The mechanobiology of tight junctions

    Sandra Citi

Frequent Co-Authors

John Kendrick-Jones
John Kendrick-Jones MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Tom P. Fleming
Tom P. Fleming University of Southampton
Benjamin Geiger
Benjamin Geiger Weizmann Institute of Science
Robert A. Cross
Robert A. Cross University of Warwick
Jie Yan
Jie Yan National University of Singapore
James M. Anderson
James M. Anderson National Institutes of Health
Alexander D. Bershadsky
Alexander D. Bershadsky National University of Singapore
David A.D. Parry
David A.D. Parry Massey University
Elisabetta Dejana
Elisabetta Dejana Uppsala University
David Shore
David Shore University of Geneva

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