Alessandra Manca

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Manca is a scholar working on Surgery, Infectious Diseases and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Manca has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Infectious Diseases and 15 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Manca's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (15 papers), Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (9 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (9 papers). Alessandra Manca is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (15 papers), Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (9 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (9 papers). Alessandra Manca collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Alessandra Manca's co-authors include Antonio D’Avolio, Jessica Cusato, Amedeo De Nicolò, Maria Pina Dore, Valeria Avataneo, David Y. Graham, Franco Keller, Marco Cantù, G. Realdi and Giovanni Mario Pes and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Manca

88 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations Are Lower in Patients with Positive PCR for SARS-CoV-2

2020 322 citations Antonio D’Avolio, Valeria Avataneo et al. Nutrients profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessandra Manca Italy	19	431	377	327	291	270	98	1.5k
Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos United States	25	680 1.6×	154 0.4×	227 0.7×	62 0.2×	130 0.5×	120	4.1k
Annagiulia Gramenzi Italy	29	478 1.1×	128 0.3×	282 0.9×	147 0.5×	163 0.6×	86	2.7k
Wah‐Kheong Chan Malaysia	30	768 1.8×	128 0.3×	409 1.3×	68 0.2×	278 1.0×	112	3.7k
Thierry Gustot Belgium	37	1.6k 3.7×	328 0.9×	904 2.8×	170 0.6×	247 0.9×	105	6.6k
Agostino Colli Italy	31	1.0k 2.4×	159 0.4×	185 0.6×	37 0.1×	252 0.9×	87	3.9k
Yasuhiro Takikawa Japan	25	467 1.1×	154 0.4×	85 0.3×	81 0.3×	174 0.6×	121	2.4k
Revital Kariv Israel	24	388 0.9×	151 0.4×	397 1.2×	55 0.2×	248 0.9×	90	1.9k
Julius Špičák Czechia	21	1.2k 2.9×	105 0.3×	179 0.5×	145 0.5×	440 1.6×	130	2.8k
Tobias Goeser Germany	26	596 1.4×	456 1.2×	194 0.6×	34 0.1×	243 0.9×	141	4.1k
Binu V. John United States	27	709 1.6×	445 1.2×	114 0.3×	47 0.2×	162 0.6×	94	2.7k

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Manca, Alessandra, Andrea Calcagno, Antonio D’Avolio, & Jessica Cusato. (2025). Pharmacogenetics of First-Line Antitubercular Drugs: An Update. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 48(1). 91–97. 1 indexed citations

Manca, Alessandra, Francesco Chiara, Amedeo De Nicolò, et al.. (2025). COMT Genetic Variants and BDNF Level Associations with Cannabinoid Plasma Exposure: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Xenobiotics. 15(3). 66–66.

Nicolò, Amedeo De, Jessica Cusato, Alessandra Manca, et al.. (2025). UHPLC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous quantification of five calcium channel antagonists’ drugs in human plasma. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 184. 117873–117873. 1 indexed citations

Nicolò, Amedeo De, Alessandra Manca, Jessica Cusato, et al.. (2025). A Novel HPLC-MS/MS Method for the Intracellular Quantification of the Active Triphosphate Metabolite of Remdesivir: GS-443902. Journal of Xenobiotics. 15(4). 107–107.

Manca, Alessandra, Francesco Chiara, Amedeo De Nicolò, et al.. (2024). Cannabinoid levels description in a cohort of patients with chronic and neuropathic pain treated with Cannabis decoction: A possible role of TDM. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 175. 116686–116686. 1 indexed citations

Manca, Alessandra, et al.. (2024). Comparative Performance Assessment of Novel Fluorescence Immunoassay POCTs for Measuring Circulating Levels of Vitamin-D. Molecules. 29(7). 1636–1636.

Cusato, Jessica, Alessandra Manca, Valeria Avataneo, et al.. (2024). Host single nucleotide polymorphisms and biomarkers of neuronal damage and inflammation in people living with HIV. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 63(6). 107137–107137.

Cusato, Jessica, Anna Mulasso, Sergio Ferrara, et al.. (2024). Studying the Changes in Physical Functioning and Oxidative Stress-Related Molecules in People Living with HIV after Switching from Triple to Dual Therapy. Antioxidants. 13(5). 518–518. 2 indexed citations

Cusato, Jessica, Alessandra Manca, Gian Paolo Caviglia, et al.. (2024). Correlation between Polymorphisms of Vitamin D Metabolism Genes and Perianal Disease in Crohn’s Disease. Biomedicines. 12(2). 320–320. 4 indexed citations

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Nicolò, Amedeo De, Alessandra Manca, Jessica Cusato, et al.. (2024). Development and Validation of a UHPLC-MS/MS Method for the Simultaneous Quantification of Candesartan and Bisoprolol Together with Other 16 Antihypertensive Drugs in Plasma Samples. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(24). 22124–22133. 2 indexed citations

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Manca, Alessandra, et al.. (2023). Stability Study of Fosfomycin in Elastomeric Pumps at 4 °C and 34 °C: Technical Bases for a Continuous Infusion Use for Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 15(9). 2347–2347. 2 indexed citations

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Cusato, Jessica, Alessandra Manca, Martina Costanzo, et al.. (2023). COVID-19: A Possible Contribution of the MAPK Pathway. Biomedicines. 11(5). 1459–1459. 13 indexed citations

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Cusato, Jessica, Alessandra Manca, Martina Costanzo, et al.. (2023). COVID-19: Focusing on the Link between Inflammation, Vitamin D, MAPK Pathway and Oxidative Stress Genetics. Antioxidants. 12(5). 1133–1133. 3 indexed citations

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Cusato, Jessica, Valeria Avataneo, Mattia Trunfio, et al.. (2023). Antiretroviral Levels in the Cerebrospinal Fluid: The Effect of Inflammation and Genetic Variants. Diagnostics. 13(2). 295–295. 7 indexed citations

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Cusato, Jessica, Lucio Boglione, Amedeo De Nicolò, et al.. (2022). Factors Influencing the Intracellular Concentrations of the Sofosbuvir Metabolite GS-331007 (in PBMCs) at 30 Days of Therapy. Pharmaceuticals. 15(3). 355–355. 2 indexed citations

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Manca, Alessandra, Stefano Cosma, Martina Costanzo, et al.. (2022). Pregnancy and COVID-19: The Possible Contribution of Vitamin D. Nutrients. 14(16). 3275–3275. 4 indexed citations

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Cusato, Jessica, Alessandra Manca, Amedeo De Nicolò, et al.. (2022). Antifungal Drug Plasma Exposures: A Possible Contribution of Vitamin D-Related Gene Variants. Pharmaceuticals. 15(5). 630–630.

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Avataneo, Valeria, Jessica Cusato, Corrado Vitale, et al.. (2021). Validation and Clinical Application of a New Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS) Method for Dalbavancin Quantification in Human Plasma. Separations. 8(10). 189–189. 8 indexed citations

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Zanon, Davide, Alessandra Manca, Amedeo De Nicolò, et al.. (2020). Data on the stability of darunavir/cobicistat suspension after tablet manipulation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30. 105552–105552. 5 indexed citations

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Dore, Maria Pina, et al.. (2012). Quadro clinico della malattia celiaca in una popolazione residente nel Nord Sardegna. Recenti Progressi in Medicina. 103(12). 564–9. 7 indexed citations

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