A. Costa

12.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

A. Costa is a scholar working on Genetics, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Costa has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Genetics, 24 papers in Cancer Research and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in A. Costa's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (19 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (18 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (17 papers). A. Costa is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (19 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (18 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (17 papers). A. Costa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. A. Costa's co-authors include Umberto Veronesi, Lesley Fallowfield, M. Castiglione, Elżbieta Senkus, Fátima Cardoso, Monica Morrow, J. E. Glusman, N. H. Bjarnason, Marc E. Lippman and T.J. Powles and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

A. Costa

72 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Effect of Raloxifene on Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women

1999 1.4k citations A. Costa et al. profile →
Prevention of breast cancer with tamoxifen: preliminary findings from the Italian randomised trial among hysterectomised women

1998 569 citations Umberto Veronesi, Patrick Maisonneuve et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Costa Italy	27	2.0k	1.8k	1.2k	1.1k	500	73	4.2k
Samuel Wieand United States	8	2.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.2×	960 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	355 0.7×	10	4.9k
Therese B. Bevers United States	28	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	584 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	334 0.7×	117	3.9k
Janet L. Stanford United States	26	827 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	783 0.7×	659 0.6×	598 1.2×	45	3.4k
Trevor J. Powles United Kingdom	32	2.6k 1.3×	2.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	435 0.9×	65	5.2k
Bernardo Bonanni Italy	38	1.9k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	2.3k 2.0×	2.0k 1.8×	621 1.2×	189	5.8k
T.J. Powles United Kingdom	34	3.4k 1.7×	3.8k 2.1×	1.2k 1.0×	2.4k 2.2×	692 1.4×	82	6.9k
Francesco Boccardo Italy	39	2.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.2×	2.3k 2.1×	664 1.3×	273	6.8k
Peter Barrett‐Lee United Kingdom	35	586 0.3×	2.6k 1.4×	885 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	120 0.2×	121	5.0k
J.W.R. Nortier Netherlands	44	982 0.5×	3.5k 2.0×	952 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	220 0.4×	157	7.8k
Nikolay Dimitrov Bulgaria	9	2.8k 1.4×	2.7k 1.5×	816 0.7×	2.7k 2.5×	346 0.7×	44	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by A. Costa

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Costa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Costa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Costa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Costa based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. Costa. A. Costa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Costa, A. & Luis M. Contreras. (2023). Integration of Network Slice Controller for Enhanced Intent-Based Networking in 5G/6G Networks. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 31–36. 4 indexed citations

Tot, Tibor, Giuseppe Viale, Emiel J. Rutgers, Elizabeth Bergsten-Nordström, & A. Costa. (2015). Optimal breast cancer pathology manifesto. European Journal of Cancer. 51(16). 2285–2288. 7 indexed citations

Cardoso, Fátima, Lesley Fallowfield, A. Costa, M. Castiglione, & Elżbieta Senkus. (2011). Locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Annals of Oncology. 22. vi25–vi30. 497 indexed citations

Cardoso, Fátima, Elżbieta Senkus, Lesley Fallowfield, A. Costa, & M. Castiglione. (2010). Locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Annals of Oncology. 21. v15–v19. 87 indexed citations

Costa, A.. (2006). Precancerous lesions of the breast. Annals of Oncology. 17. x270–x273. 4 indexed citations

Ahmedzai, Sam H., et al.. (2004). A new international framework for palliative care. European Journal of Cancer. 40(15). 2192–2200. 110 indexed citations

Gennari, Roberto, Nicole Rotmensz, Bettina Ballardini, et al.. (2004). A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial of tissue adhesive (2-octylcyanoacrylate) versus standard wound closure in breast surgery. Surgery. 136(3). 593–599. 73 indexed citations

Veronesi, Umberto, Aron Goldhirsch, A. Costa, & Stefano Zurrida. (2003). New technologies for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer: meeting highlights from the Fourth Milan Breast Cancer Conference (Milan, June 5–7, 2002). The Breast. 12(3). 223–235. 4 indexed citations

DeCensi, Andrea, Bernardo Bonanni, Nicole Rotmensz, et al.. (2000). Update on tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer. The Italian Tamoxifen Prevention Study. European Journal of Cancer. 36. 50–51. 2 indexed citations

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DeCensi, Andrea, C. Robertson, Bettina Ballardini, et al.. (1999). Effect of tamoxifen on lipoprotein(a) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in healthy women. European Journal of Cancer. 35(4). 596–600. 26 indexed citations

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DeCensi, Andrea, Chris Robertson, Nicole Rotmensz, et al.. (1998). Effect of tamoxifen and transdermal hormone replacement therapy on cardiovascular risk factors in a prevention trial. British Journal of Cancer. 78(5). 572–578. 28 indexed citations

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DeCensi, Andrea, Rosalba Torrisi, V. Fontana, et al.. (1998). Correlation between plasma transforming growth factor-β1 and second primary breast cancer in a chemoprevention trial. European Journal of Cancer. 34(7). 999–1003. 17 indexed citations

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Cupis, Alessandra de, Silvia Bruno, Douglas Yee, et al.. (1998). Modulation of the insulin-like growth factor-I system by N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-retinamide in human breast cancer cell lines. British Journal of Cancer. 77(12). 2138–2147. 32 indexed citations

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DeCensi, Andrea, V. Fontana, Silvia Bruno, et al.. (1996). Effect of tamoxifen on endometrial proliferation.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 14(2). 434–440. 54 indexed citations

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Costa, A., Franca Formelli, F. Chiesa, et al.. (1994). Prospects of chemoprevention of human cancers with the synthetic retinoid fenretinide.. PubMed. 54(7 Suppl). 2032s–2037s. 97 indexed citations

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Costa, A., et al.. (1992). Contribution of 3H-thymidine labelling index and flow cytometric S-phase in predicting survival of patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. British Journal of Cancer. 66(4). 680–684. 15 indexed citations

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Marubini, Ettore, Adriano Decarli, Federica Cavallo, et al.. (1988). The relationship of dietary intake and serum levels of retinol and beta-carotene with breast cancer.Results of a case-control study. Cancer. 61(1). 173–180. 61 indexed citations

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Formelli, Franca, et al.. (1987). N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (4-HPR) lowers plasma retinol levels in rats. Medical science research. 15(14). 843–844. 19 indexed citations

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Veronesi, Umberto & A. Costa. (1982). The role of surgery in the management of primary breast cancer. 1(3). 853–873. 7 indexed citations

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Gubetta, L & A. Costa. (1978). [Enviromental factors in the pathogenesis of thyroid cancer].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 69(34). 2313–20. 1 indexed citations

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