Alessandro Giacomello

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
77 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Giacomello is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Giacomello has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Giacomello's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (26 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (22 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (14 papers). Alessandro Giacomello is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (26 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (22 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (14 papers). Alessandro Giacomello collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Alessandro Giacomello's co-authors include Elisa Messina, Eduardo Marbán, Lucio Barile, Rachel Smith, Isotta Chimenti, Giacomo Frati, Roberto Gaetani, Hee Cheol Cho, M. Roselle Abraham and Michelle K. Leppo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Giacomello

73 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Isolation and Expansion of Adult Cardiac Stem Cells From Human and Murine Heart

2004 1.1k citations Elisa Messina, Giacomo Frati et al. Circulation Research profile →
Regenerative Potential of Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Expanded From Percutaneous Endomyocardial Biopsy Specimens

2007 837 citations Rachel Smith, Lucio Barile et al. profile →
Relative Roles of Direct Regeneration Versus Paracrine Effects of Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Transplanted Into Infarcted Mice

2010 524 citations Isotta Chimenti, Rachel Smith et al. Circulation Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessandro Giacomello Italy	24	2.8k	2.6k	1.2k	1.1k	702	77	4.4k
Claudia Bearzi Italy	26	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	674 0.6×	741 0.7×	588 0.8×	58	3.0k
Lil Pabon United States	32	2.6k 0.9×	4.3k 1.7×	929 0.8×	331 0.3×	1.4k 1.9×	43	5.8k
Michael A. Laflamme United States	36	5.1k 1.8×	6.0k 2.3×	2.2k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	2.2k 3.1×	85	9.3k
Veronica Muskheli United States	13	2.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	479 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	14	4.0k
Robert Passier Netherlands	45	2.6k 1.0×	5.2k 2.0×	762 0.6×	419 0.4×	2.3k 3.2×	110	7.2k
Mark H. Soonpaa United States	33	4.4k 1.6×	5.7k 2.2×	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	725 1.0×	50	8.1k
Chunhui Xu United States	28	2.8k 1.0×	5.3k 2.0×	819 0.7×	711 0.7×	1.7k 2.5×	78	6.7k
Konstantinos Malliaras Greece	31	3.4k 1.2×	2.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	626 0.9×	81	4.9k
Grant Hoyt United States	22	1.7k 0.6×	834 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	516 0.5×	612 0.9×	53	2.7k
Hans Reinecke United States	39	5.9k 2.1×	7.4k 2.9×	2.4k 2.0×	2.2k 2.1×	1.8k 2.6×	62	11.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Alessandro Giacomello

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandro Giacomello

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Rossi, Fabrizio, Noortje A.M. Bax, Carmen Miano, et al.. (2017). Spheroid three-dimensional culture enhances Notch signaling in cardiac progenitor cells. MRS Communications. 7(3). 496–501. 8 indexed citations

Forte, Elvira, Isotta Chimenti, Paolo Rosa, et al.. (2017). EMT/MET at the Crossroad of Stemness, Regeneration and Oncogenesis: The Ying-Yang Equilibrium Recapitulated in Cell Spheroids. Cancers. 9(8). 98–98. 61 indexed citations

Gaetani, Roberto, Dries Feyen, Rolf H. Slaats, et al.. (2015). Epicardial application of cardiac progenitor cells in a 3D-printed gelatin/hyaluronic acid patch preserves cardiac function after myocardial infarction. Biomaterials. 61. 339–348. 242 indexed citations

Chimenti, Isotta, Roberto Gaetani, Elvira Forte, et al.. (2014). Serum and supplement optimization for EU GMP‐compliance in cardiospheres cell culture. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 18(4). 624–634. 33 indexed citations

Forte, Elvira, Fabio Miraldi, Isotta Chimenti, et al.. (2012). TGFβ-Dependent Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Is Required to Generate Cardiospheres from Human Adult Heart Biopsies. Stem Cells and Development. 21(17). 3081–3090. 29 indexed citations

Chimenti, Isotta, Elvira Forte, Francesco Angelini, Alessandro Giacomello, & Elisa Messina. (2012). From Ontogenesis to Regeneration. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 111. 109–137. 19 indexed citations

Cingolani, Eugenio, Vittoria Ionta, Alessandro Giacomello, Eduardo Marbán, & Hee Cheol Cho. (2012). Creation of a Biological Wire using Cell-Targeted Paramagnetic Beads. Biophysical Journal. 102(3). 416a–416a. 2 indexed citations

Fabrizi, Cinzia, Francesco Angelini, Isotta Chimenti, et al.. (2011). Thrombin and thrombin-derived peptides promote proliferation of cardiac progenitor cells in the form of cardiospheres without affecting their differentiation potential.. PubMed. 25(2 Suppl). S43–51. 14 indexed citations

Carr, Carolyn A., Daniel J. Stuckey, Jun Jie Tan, et al.. (2011). Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Improve Function in the Infarcted Rat Heart for at Least 16 Weeks – an MRI Study. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e25669–e25669. 62 indexed citations

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Forte, Elvira, Isotta Chimenti, Lucio Barile, et al.. (2011). Cardiac Cell Therapy: The Next (Re)Generation. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 7(4). 1018–1030. 25 indexed citations

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Chimenti, Isotta, Roberto Gaetani, Francesco Angelini, et al.. (2011). Human cardiosphere-seeded gelatin and collagen scaffolds as cardiogenic engineered bioconstructs. Biomaterials. 32(35). 9271–9281. 49 indexed citations

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Chimenti, Isotta, Rachel Smith, Tao‐Sheng Li, et al.. (2010). Relative Roles of Direct Regeneration Versus Paracrine Effects of Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Transplanted Into Infarcted Mice. Circulation Research. 106(5). 971–980. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gaetani, Roberto, Lucio Barile, Elvira Forte, et al.. (2009). New Perspectives to Repair a Broken Heart. Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 7(2). 91–107. 21 indexed citations

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Messina, Elisa, et al.. (2004). Potential Role of Mycophenolate Mofetil in the Management of Neuroblastoma Patients. Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids. 23(8-9). 1545–1549. 9 indexed citations

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Giacomello, Alessandro, et al.. (1997). Relation between serum triglyceride level, serum urate concentration, and fractional urate excretion. Metabolism. 46(9). 1085–1089. 21 indexed citations

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Rucci, Carlotta, et al.. (1995). Correlation of Serum Uric Acid, Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 370. 77–78. 3 indexed citations

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Lucarelli, Marco, et al.. (1991). Serum Urate and Uric Acid Excretion. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 309A. 223–226. 1 indexed citations

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Gigante, Marc, F.S. Santori, Annamaria Zoppini, & Alessandro Giacomello. (1990). Familial Erosive Arthritis Associated with Camptodactyly. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 19(3). 239–244. 4 indexed citations

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Giacomello, Alessandro, et al.. (1977). A spectrophotometric assay for adenine phosphoribosyltransferase. Analytical Biochemistry. 82(1). 204–209. 2 indexed citations

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Giacomello, Alessandro, et al.. (1977). A continuous spectrophotometric assay for hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase. Analytical Biochemistry. 79(1-2). 263–267. 12 indexed citations

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