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Roberto Zoncu

Active 2002–2025

66
Papers
27,591
Citations
48
h-index
60
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Citations

Citations per year for Roberto Zoncu1970: 1 citations1997: 1 citations2002: 7 citations2003: 35 citations2004: 43 citations2005: 30 citations2006: 36 citations2007: 51 citations2008: 49 citations2009: 65 citations2010: 80 citations2011: 213 citations2012: 358 citations2013: 423 citations2014: 472 citations2015: 475 citations2016: 537 citations2017: 521 citations2018: 506 citations2019: 1,155 citations2020: 1,472 citations2021: 1,498 citations2022: 1,355 citations2023: 1,129 citations2024: 1,678 citations2025: 968 citations2026: 30 citations1971–1996: no citations, so these years are not shown1998–2001: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 3,847 citing papers, 26.9% of this breakdownChina: 3,257 citing papers, 22.8% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 773 citing papers, 5.4% of this breakdownGermany: 745 citing papers, 5.2% of this breakdownItaly: 523 citing papers, 3.7% of this breakdownCanada: 468 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownFrance: 458 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownJapan: 429 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownSpain: 305 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 270 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdownAustralia: 254 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 254 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine46.4%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43%
  • Neuroscience3.4%
  • Immunology and Microbiology3.1%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.8%
  • Nursing0.7%
  • Other2.6%

Topics

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy6.9%
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis6.4%
  • Cellular transport and secretion3.4%
  • RNA modifications and cancer3.3%
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer3.1%
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism2.9%
  • Other74%

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  1. The CoQ oxidoreductase FSP1 acts parallel to GPX4 to inhibit ferroptosis

    Authors: Kirill Bersuker, Joseph M. Hendricks, Zhipeng Li, Leslie Magtanong, Breanna Ford, Peter Tang, Melissa A. Roberts, Bingqi Tong, Thomas J. Maimone, Roberto Zoncu, Michael C. Bassik, Daniel K. Nomura, Scott J. Dixon, James A. Olzmann - Nature 2019 cited by 3,681

  2. A lysosome‐to‐nucleus signalling mechanism senses and regulates the lysosome via mTOR and TFEB

    Authors: Carmine Settembre, Roberto Zoncu, Diego L. Medina, Francesco Vetrini, Serkan Erdin, SerpilUckac Erdin, Tuong Huynh, Mathieu Ferron, Gérard Karsenty, Michel Vellard, Valeria Facchinetti, David M. Sabatini, Andrea Ballabio - The EMBO Journal 2012 cited by 1,920

  3. The lysosome as a cellular centre for signalling, metabolism and quality control

    Authors: Rosalie Lawrence, Roberto Zoncu - Nature Cell Biology 2018 cited by 914

  4. Ragulator-Rag Complex Targets mTORC1 to the Lysosomal Surface and Is Necessary for Its Activation by Amino Acids

    Authors: Yasemin Sancak, Liron Bar‐Peled, Roberto Zoncu, Andrew L. Markhard, Shigeyuki Nada, David M. Sabatini - Cell 2010 cited by 2,478

  5. mTOR: from growth signal integration to cancer, diabetes and ageing

    Authors: Roberto Zoncu, Alejo Efeyan, David M. Sabatini - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2010 cited by 3,945

  6. DGAT1-Dependent Lipid Droplet Biogenesis Protects Mitochondrial Function during Starvation-Induced Autophagy

    Authors: Truc B. Nguyen, Sharon M. Louie, Joseph R. Daniele, Quân Tran, Andrew Dillin, Roberto Zoncu, Daniel K. Nomura, James A. Olzmann - Developmental Cell 2017 cited by 613

  7. The Lysosome as a Regulatory Hub

    Authors: Rushika M. Perera, Roberto Zoncu - Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology 2016 cited by 653

  8. mTORC1 Senses Lysosomal Amino Acids Through an Inside-Out Mechanism That Requires the Vacuolar H + -ATPase

    Authors: Roberto Zoncu, Liron Bar‐Peled, Alejo Efeyan, Shuyu Wang, Yasemin Sancak, David M. Sabatini - Science 2011 cited by 1,633

  9. Transcriptional control of autophagy–lysosome function drives pancreatic cancer metabolism

    Authors: Rushika M. Perera, Svetlana Stoykova, Brandon Nicolay, Kenneth N. Ross, Julien Fitamant, Myriam Boukhali, Justine Lengrand, Vikram Deshpande, Martin K. Selig, Cristina R. Ferrone, Jeff Settleman, Gregory Stephanopoulos, Nicholas J. Dyson, Roberto Zoncu, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Wilhelm Haas, Nabeel Bardeesy - Nature 2015 cited by 807

  10. Lysosomal cholesterol activates mTORC1 via an SLC38A9–Niemann-Pick C1 signaling complex

    Authors: Brian M. Castellano, Ashley Thelen, Ofer Moldavski, McKenna Feltes, Reini E.N. van der Welle, Laurel Mydock‐McGrane, Xuntian Jiang, Robert J. van Eijkeren, Oliver B. Davis, Sharon M. Louie, Rushika M. Perera, Douglas F. Covey, Daniel K. Nomura, Daniel S. Ory, Roberto Zoncu - Science 2017 cited by 589

  11. The molecular basis of nutrient sensing and signalling by mTORC1 in metabolism regulation and disease

    Authors: Claire Goul, Roberta Peruzzo, Roberto Zoncu - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2023 cited by 236

  12. ER–lysosome contacts enable cholesterol sensing by mTORC1 and drive aberrant growth signalling in Niemann–Pick type C

    Authors: Chun-Yan Lim, Oliver B. Davis, Hijai R. Shin, Zuopeng Zhang, Charles A. Berdan, Xuntian Jiang, Jessica L. Counihan, Daniel Ory, Daniel K. Nomura, Roberto Zoncu - Nature Cell Biology 2019 cited by 318

  13. Metabolism. Lysosomal amino acid transporter SLC38A9 signals arginine sufficiency to mTORC1.

    Authors: Shuyu Wang, Zhi-Yang Tsun, Rachel L. Wolfson, Kuang Shen, Gregory A. Wyant, Molly Plovanich, Elizabeth D. Yuan, Tony D. Jones, Lynne Chantranupong, William C. Comb, Timothy C. Wang, Liron Bar‐Peled, Roberto Zoncu, Christoph Straub, Choah Kim, Jiwon V. Park, Bernardo L. Sabatini, David M. Sabatini - 2015 cited by 823

  14. NPC1-mTORC1 Signaling Couples Cholesterol Sensing to Organelle Homeostasis and Is a Targetable Pathway in Niemann-Pick Type C

    Authors: Oliver B. Davis, Hijai R. Shin, Chun-Yan Lim, Emma Wu, Matthew A. Kukurugya, Claire Maher, Rushika M. Perera, M. Paulina Ordoñez, Roberto Zoncu - Developmental Cell 2020 cited by 201

  15. Lysosomal GPCR-like protein LYCHOS signals cholesterol sufficiency to mTORC1

    Authors: Hijai R. Shin, Y. Rose Citron, Lei Wang, Laura Tribouillard, Claire S. Goul, Robin Stipp, Yusuke Sugasawa, Aakriti Jain, Nolwenn Samson, Chun-Yan Lim, Oliver B. Davis, David Castaneda-Carpio, Mingxing Qian, Daniel K. Nomura, Rushika M. Perera, Eunyong Park, Douglas F. Covey, Mathieu Laplante, Alex S. Evers, Roberto Zoncu - Science 2022 cited by 132

  16. Emerging Roles for the Lysosome in Lipid Metabolism

    Authors: Ashley Thelen, Roberto Zoncu - Trends in Cell Biology 2017 cited by 275

  17. Ragulator Is a GEF for the Rag GTPases that Signal Amino Acid Levels to mTORC1

    Authors: Liron Bar‐Peled, Lawrence D. Schweitzer, Roberto Zoncu, David M. Sabatini - Cell 2012 cited by 913

  18. Asymmetric apportioning of aged mitochondria between daughter cells is required for stemness

    Authors: Pekka Katajisto, Julia Döhla, Christine L. Chaffer, Nalle Pentinmikko, Nemanja D. Marjanovic, Sharif Iqbal, Roberto Zoncu, Walter W. Chen, Robert A. Weinberg, David M. Sabatini - Science 2015 cited by 559

  19. The Folliculin Tumor Suppressor Is a GAP for the RagC/D GTPases That Signal Amino Acid Levels to mTORC1

    Authors: Zhi-Yang Tsun, Liron Bar‐Peled, Lynne Chantranupong, Roberto Zoncu, Timothy C. Wang, Choah Kim, Eric Spooner, David M. Sabatini - Molecular Cell 2013 cited by 545

  20. Regulation of mTORC1 by the Rag GTPases is necessary for neonatal autophagy and survival

    Authors: Alejo Efeyan, Roberto Zoncu, Steven H. Chang, Iwona Gumper, Harriet Snitkin, Rachel L. Wolfson, Oktay Kirak, David D. Sabatini, David M. Sabatini - Nature 2012 cited by 451

  21. Covalent targeting of the vacuolar H+-ATPase activates autophagy via mTORC1 inhibition

    Authors: Clive Yik‐Sham Chung, Hijai R. Shin, Charles A. Berdan, Breanna Ford, Carl C. Ward, James A. Olzmann, Roberto Zoncu, Daniel K. Nomura - Nature Chemical Biology 2019 cited by 185

  22. Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease

    Authors: Roberto Zoncu, Rushika M. Perera - Trends in Cell Biology 2022 cited by 79

  23. Structural mechanism of a Rag GTPase activation checkpoint by the lysosomal folliculin complex

    Authors: Rosalie Lawrence, Simon A. Fromm, Yangxue Fu, Adam L. Yokom, Dojin Kim, Ashley Thelen, Lindsey N. Young, Chun-Yan Lim, Avi J. Samelson, James H. Hurley, Roberto Zoncu - Science 2019 cited by 180

  24. The lysosome as a command-and-control center for cellular metabolism

    Authors: Chun-Yan Lim, Roberto Zoncu - The Journal of Cell Biology 2016 cited by 296