A. Laganà

735 total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 441 citations indexed

About

A. Laganà is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Plant Science and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Laganà has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 441 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Infectious Diseases, 6 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in A. Laganà's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (3 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (3 papers). A. Laganà is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (3 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (3 papers). A. Laganà collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Maldives and China. A. Laganà's co-authors include Giuseppa Visalli, Alessio Facciolà, Angela Di Pietro, Daniela Iannazzo, Claudia Perini, Elena Salerni, Vincenzo De Dominicis, Adriana Magaudda, Consuelo Celesti and Rossella Musolino and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In The Last Decade

A. Laganà

35 papers receiving 425 citations

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An Overview of Vaccine Adjuvants: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives

2022 165 citations Alessio Facciolà, Giuseppa Visalli et al. Vaccines profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Laganà Italy	11	95	90	64	49	47	38	441
Cláudia Mara Lara Melo Coutinho Brazil	13	111 1.2×	283 3.1×	36 0.6×	20 0.4×	122 2.6×	28	679
Masumi Sato Japan	15	29 0.3×	181 2.0×	43 0.7×	38 0.8×	44 0.9×	37	490
João Tadeu Ribeiro‐Paes Brazil	17	28 0.3×	141 1.6×	26 0.4×	81 1.7×	53 1.1×	65	1.1k
Stephan A. Carey United States	9	48 0.5×	79 0.9×	36 0.6×	18 0.4×	51 1.1×	15	536
Farhad Riazi‐Rad Iran	16	148 1.6×	281 3.1×	70 1.1×	31 0.6×	144 3.1×	49	742
Matthew Sermersheim United States	9	42 0.4×	134 1.5×	49 0.8×	33 0.7×	60 1.3×	11	697
Harendra Kumar India	17	209 2.2×	100 1.1×	24 0.4×	48 1.0×	19 0.4×	154	1.0k
Seung‐Heon Shin South Korea	19	103 1.1×	118 1.3×	65 1.0×	45 0.9×	65 1.4×	86	1.4k
Daniel Rodrigo Marinowic Brazil	10	18 0.2×	71 0.8×	67 1.0×	24 0.5×	37 0.8×	30	402

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Laganà, A., Pietro Picerno, Alessio Facciolà, et al.. (2026). Toxicological and metabolomic assessment of the acute and sub-chronic effects of nanoceria (≤ 50 nm) on the human alveolar cells A549. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 504. 141239–141239.

Celesti, Consuelo, Daniela Iannazzo, Elpida Piperopoulos, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Implantable Medical Devices: Surface Functionalization of Titanium with Quaternary Ammonium Salts for Antibacterial Adhesion Properties. ACS Omega. 10(6). 5582–5592.

Celesti, Consuelo, Andrea Mele, Claudia Espro, et al.. (2025). A smart β-Cyclodextrin-Aza[5]Helicene system for enhanced gemcitabine delivery and tracking in cancer cells. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 676. 125611–125611. 1 indexed citations

Laganà, A., Giuseppa Visalli, Alessio Facciolà, et al.. (2025). Toxicological assays and metabolomic profiling to evaluate the effects of virgin and aged micro- and nano- polystyrene plastics in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. The Science of The Total Environment. 975. 179262–179262. 8 indexed citations

Laganà, A., et al.. (2024). Resurgence of scabies in Italy: The new life of an old disease. Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 27. e00392–e00392. 4 indexed citations

Laganà, A., Giuseppa Visalli, Angela Di Pietro, & Alessio Facciolà. (2024). Vaccinomics and adversomics: key elements for a personalized vaccinology. Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research. 13(2). 105–105. 3 indexed citations

Visalli, Giuseppa, A. Laganà, Alessio Facciolà, et al.. (2023). Enhancement of biological effects of oxidised nano- and microplastics in human professional phagocytes. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 99. 104086–104086. 21 indexed citations

Laganà, A., Alessio Facciolà, Daniela Iannazzo, et al.. (2023). Promising Materials in the Fight against Healthcare-Associated Infections: Antibacterial Properties of Chitosan-Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes Hybrid Hydrogels. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 14(8). 428–428. 6 indexed citations

Laganà, A., Giuseppa Visalli, Alessio Facciolà, et al.. (2023). Uptake of Breathable Nano- and Micro-Sized Polystyrene Particles: Comparison of Virgin and Oxidised nPS/mPS in Human Alveolar Cells. Toxics. 11(8). 686–686. 6 indexed citations

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Visalli, Giuseppa, A. Laganà, Daniela Lo Giudice, et al.. (2023). Towards a Future of Personalized Vaccinology: Study on Individual Variables Influencing the Antibody Response to the COVID-19 Vaccine. Vaccines. 11(2). 217–217. 6 indexed citations

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Facciolà, Alessio, Giuseppa Visalli, A. Laganà, & Angela Di Pietro. (2022). An Overview of Vaccine Adjuvants: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives. Vaccines. 10(5). 819–819. 165 indexed citations breakdown →

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Giudice, Daniela Lo, et al.. (2022). Role of the 1st booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the protection against the infection: A fundamental public health tool. PubMed. 63(4). E520–E526. 3 indexed citations

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Facciolà, Alessio, et al.. (2022). The Italian Mandatory Notification System: An Important Public Health Tool For Continuous Monitoring Of Infectious Diseases.. PubMed. 45(2). 115–123. 3 indexed citations

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Parisi, Simone, Claudia Celletti, A. Laganà, et al.. (2018). Neuromuscular taping enhances hand function in patients with systemic sclerosis: a pilot study.. PubMed. 168(6). e371–e375. 3 indexed citations

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Magaudda, Adriana, et al.. (2011). Identification of three distinct groups of patients with both epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior. 22(2). 318–323. 29 indexed citations

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Pavone, Carlo, et al.. (2010). Associating Serenoa Repens, Urtica Dioica and Pinus Pinaster. Safety and Efficacy in the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Prospective Study on 320 Patients. Urologia Journal. 77(1). 43–51. 16 indexed citations

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Savica, Rodolfo, et al.. (2007). Idiopathic familial trigeminal neuralgia: a case report. Neurological Sciences. 28(4). 196–198. 13 indexed citations

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Laganà, A., et al.. (2000). Indagini preliminari sullo stato di salute di boschi a Quercus ilex L. della Toscana centro-meridionale (Italia).. 29(2). 17–28. 3 indexed citations

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Angiolini, Claudia, Alessandro Chiarucci, A. Laganà, et al.. (1996). Phytoclimatic Outline of the Nature Reserve of Burano (Central Italy) Based on Chorology of Lichens, Fungi and Vascular Plants. Giornale botanico italiano. 130(1). 446–446. 2 indexed citations

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Buemi, Michele, et al.. (1994). Is erythropoietin-induced hypertension a phenomenon due to the intracellular Ca++ mobilisation?. PubMed. 13(1). 75–7. 5 indexed citations

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