Alessandra Fontana

1.7k total citations
56 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Fontana is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Fontana has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Food Science and 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Fontana's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (11 papers), Gut microbiota and health (8 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (7 papers). Alessandra Fontana is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (11 papers), Gut microbiota and health (8 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (7 papers). Alessandra Fontana collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Brazil. Alessandra Fontana's co-authors include Michael Weller, Lorenzo Morelli, Carlo Campana, Catherine Klersy, Luca Lanzarini, Fabrizio Cappa, Laura Treu, Stefano Campanaro, Vania Patrone and Panagiotis Kougias and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Water Research and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Fontana

55 papers receiving 993 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandra Fontana Italy 16 306 241 161 142 122 56 1.0k
Xiang Zhu United States 18 658 2.2× 163 0.7× 64 0.4× 102 0.7× 105 0.9× 40 1.3k
Wenming Zhang China 26 588 1.9× 95 0.4× 52 0.3× 215 1.5× 96 0.8× 66 1.5k
Daniel Laubitz United States 22 647 2.1× 150 0.6× 13 0.1× 54 0.4× 171 1.4× 56 1.5k
Yasunori Suzuki Japan 20 418 1.4× 74 0.3× 104 0.6× 131 0.9× 81 0.7× 113 1.3k
Péter Sípos Hungary 19 236 0.8× 181 0.8× 29 0.2× 80 0.6× 50 0.4× 91 1.1k
Hanne Skou Jørgensen Denmark 26 249 0.8× 160 0.7× 71 0.4× 121 0.9× 14 0.1× 105 2.2k
Jun Young Kim South Korea 19 213 0.7× 120 0.5× 40 0.2× 137 1.0× 57 0.5× 129 1.4k
Ran Xiao China 19 670 2.2× 109 0.5× 9 0.1× 57 0.4× 65 0.5× 55 1.2k
Yuhang Chen China 19 395 1.3× 87 0.4× 46 0.3× 109 0.8× 58 0.5× 109 1.1k
Xiaohui Li China 21 514 1.7× 32 0.1× 62 0.4× 37 0.3× 60 0.5× 60 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandra Fontana

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All Works

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Schettini, Francesco, Elisa Rubio-García, Rubén López-Aladid, et al.. (2024). Navigating the complex relationship between human gut microbiota and breast cancer: Physiopathological, prognostic and therapeutic implications. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 130. 102816–102816. 9 indexed citations
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Schettini, Francesco, Alessandra Fontana, Carla Strina, et al.. (2023). Faecal microbiota composition is related to response to CDK4/6-inhibitors in metastatic breast cancer: A prospective cross-sectional exploratory study. European Journal of Cancer. 191. 112948–112948. 9 indexed citations
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Fontana, Alessandra, et al.. (2023). Clostridium tyrobutyricum occurrence in silages and cattle feed: Use of molecular and simulation data to optimize predictive models. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1118646–1118646. 4 indexed citations
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Fontana, Alessandra, et al.. (2022). Trajetória e Perspectivas do Turismo com Cavalos-Marinhos no Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara, Ceará. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 234–248. 3 indexed citations
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Fontana, Alessandra, et al.. (2021). Microbacterium paulum sp. nov., isolated from microfiltered milk. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 71(11). 9 indexed citations
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Pavone, Piero, Raffaele Falsaperla, Rita Chiaramonte, et al.. (2020). PANS/PANDAS: Clinical Experience in IVIG Treatment and State of the Art in Rehabilitation Approaches. NeuroSci. 1(2). 75–84. 3 indexed citations
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Rinaldi, Elena, Alessandra Consonni, Chiara Cordiglieri, et al.. (2019). Therapeutic Effect of Bifidobacterium Administration on Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis in Lewis Rats. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 2949–2949. 28 indexed citations
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Falsaperla, Raffaele, et al.. (2018). Grisel’s syndrome caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a case report and review of the literature. Child s Nervous System. 35(3). 523–527. 9 indexed citations
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Fontana, Alessandra, Panagiotis Kougias, Laura Treu, et al.. (2018). Microbial activity response to hydrogen injection in thermophilic anaerobic digesters revealed by genome-centric metatranscriptomics. Microbiome. 6(1). 194–194. 50 indexed citations
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Gori, Mauro, Margaret M. Redfield, Alice Calabrese, et al.. (2018). Is Mild Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Always Predictive of Adverse Events in High-Risk Populations? Insights from the David-Berg Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 20(11). 1540–1548. 13 indexed citations
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Gori, Mauro, Paolo Canova, Alice Calabrese, et al.. (2017). Strategy to identify subjects with diabetes mellitus more suitable for selective echocardiographic screening: The DAVID-Berg study. International Journal of Cardiology. 248. 414–420. 5 indexed citations
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Fontana, Alessandra, Vania Patrone, Edoardo Puglisi, et al.. (2016). Effects of geographic area, feedstock, temperature, and operating time on microbial communities of six full-scale biogas plants. Bioresource Technology. 218. 980–990. 35 indexed citations
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Gavazzi, Antonello, Renata De Maria, Aurelia Grosu, et al.. (2014). Lo screening della disfunzione ventricolare sinistra sistolica asintomatica in un campione di popolazione ad alto rischio cardiovascolare in Lombardia: lo studio DAVID-Berg. Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 15(5). 313–22. 6 indexed citations
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Fontana, Alessandra, et al.. (2013). Avaliação Comparativa “In Vivo” da Eficácia do Óleo de Melaleuca, Clorexidina e Listerine sobre Streptococcus mutans e Microrganismos Totais na Saliva. Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada. 13(4). 343–349. 5 indexed citations
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Malipiero, Ursula, et al.. (2007). Bacterial Meningitis: The Role of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta in Innate Immunity and Secondary Brain Damage. Neurodegenerative Diseases. 4(1). 43–50. 18 indexed citations
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Fontana, Alessandra, et al.. (2001). [Cor triatriatum dextrum resulting from the persistence of embryonic remnants of the right valve of the sinus venosus: prevalence and echocardiographic aspects in a large consecutive non-selected patient population].. PubMed. 2(11). 1209–16. 2 indexed citations
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Fontana, Alessandra. (2000). Understanding the importance of water activity in food.. Cereal Foods World. 45(1). 7–10. 68 indexed citations

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