Alberto Costa

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Alberto Costa is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Costa has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cancer Research, 4 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alberto Costa's work include Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (5 papers), Breast Implant and Reconstruction (4 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (3 papers). Alberto Costa is often cited by papers focused on Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (5 papers), Breast Implant and Reconstruction (4 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (3 papers). Alberto Costa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and Bulgaria. Alberto Costa's co-authors include Paolo Veronesi, Virgilio Sacchini, Giuseppe Viale, Marilia Bedoni, Alberto Luini, Viviana Galimberti, James Geraghty, Stefano Zurrida, Giovanni Paganelli and Concetta De Cicco and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, International Journal of Cancer and Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Costa

9 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Sentinel-node biopsy to avoid axillary dissection in brea... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Sentinel-node biopsy to avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer with clinically negative lymph-nodes
    1997 1.5k citations Umberto Veronesi, Giovanni Paganelli et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers

Alberto Costa
Marilia Bedoni Italy
Ni Ni Ku United States
Ian Monypenny United Kingdom
Howard C. Snider United States
Solange Pendas United States
Andrea V. Barrio United States
Coral A. Quiet United States
Y Aymé France
H Brandone France
Dalliah M. Black United States
Marilia Bedoni Italy
Alberto Costa
Citations per year, relative to Alberto Costa Alberto Costa (= 1×) peers Marilia Bedoni

Countries citing papers authored by Alberto Costa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alberto Costa

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alberto Costa. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alberto Costa. The network helps show where Alberto Costa may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alberto Costa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alberto Costa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alberto 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 Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Estrela‐Lima, Alessandra, Márcio Sobreira Silva Araújo, Rodrigo P. Soares, et al.. (2013). Plasma biomarkers profile of female dogs with mammary carcinoma and its association with clinical and pathological features. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 14(1). 88–100. 10 indexed citations
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Mello‐Grand, Maurizia, Vijay Singh, Chiara Ghimenti, et al.. (2010). Gene expression profiling and prediction of response to hormonal neoadjuvant treatment with anastrozole in surgically resectable breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 121(2). 399–411. 36 indexed citations
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Komorowski, Andrzej L., V. Zanini, L. Regolo, et al.. (2006). Necrotic Complications after Nipple‐ and Areola‐Sparing Mastectomy. World Journal of Surgery. 30(8). 1410–1413. 115 indexed citations
4.
Palmieri, Beniamino, et al.. (2005). Delayed Nipple-Sparing Modified Subcutaneous Mastectomy: Rationale and Technique. The Breast Journal. 11(3). 173–178. 50 indexed citations
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Costa, Alberto, Stefano Zurrida, Giovanna Gatti, et al.. (2004). Less aggressive surgery and radiotherapy is the way forward. Current Opinion in Oncology. 16(6). 523–528. 6 indexed citations
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Torrisi, Rosalba, Stefano Parodi, Vincenzo Fontana, et al.. (1998). Effect of fenretinide on plasma IGF‐I and IGFBP‐3 in early breast cancer patients. International Journal of Cancer. 76(6). 787–790. 3 indexed citations
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Veronesi, Umberto, Giovanni Paganelli, Viviana Galimberti, et al.. (1998). Sentinel-Node Biopsy to Avoid Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer with Clinically Negative Lymph-Nodes. The Breast Journal. 4(1). 63–63. 69 indexed citations
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Veronesi, Umberto, Giovanni Paganelli, Viviana Galimberti, et al.. (1997). Sentinel-node biopsy to avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer with clinically negative lymph-nodes. The Lancet. 349(9069). 1864–1867. 1546 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ciatto, Stefano, C Andreoli, Rita Bonardi, et al.. (1991). The Risk of Breast Cancer Subsequent to Histologic Diagnosis of Benign Intraductal Papilloma Follow-Up Study of 339 Cases. Tumori Journal. 77(1). 41–43. 23 indexed citations

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