Alessandro Pini

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Pini is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Pini has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Microbiology and 19 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Pini's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (36 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (19 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (17 papers). Alessandro Pini is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (36 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (19 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (17 papers). Alessandro Pini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Alessandro Pini's co-authors include Luisa Bracci, Chiara Falciani, Paolo Neri, Jlenia Brunetti, Dario Neri, Luciano Zardi, Barbara Carnemolla, Barbara Lelli, Luisa Lozzi and Annalisa Santucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Pini

81 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Antimicrobial Peptides towards Clinical Application—A Long History to Be Concluded

2024 54 citations Laura Cresti, Giovanni Cappello et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessandro Pini Italy	30	2.0k	1.1k	792	433	278	86	3.0k
Niv Papo Israel	29	2.5k 1.3×	2.1k 2.0×	172 0.2×	869 2.0×	388 1.4×	86	3.8k
Luca Domenico D’Andrea Italy	26	2.1k 1.1×	229 0.2×	194 0.2×	262 0.6×	242 0.9×	90	3.0k
Mare Čudić United States	26	1.2k 0.6×	385 0.4×	240 0.3×	622 1.4×	316 1.1×	73	2.1k
Luisa Lozzi Italy	26	1.1k 0.5×	407 0.4×	311 0.4×	298 0.7×	144 0.5×	65	1.7k
Jonathan Hardy United States	22	1.3k 0.7×	165 0.2×	213 0.3×	358 0.8×	200 0.7×	41	2.8k
Ester Boix Spain	38	2.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.6×	56 0.1×	766 1.8×	191 0.7×	89	3.4k
J.-P. Briand France	22	1.2k 0.6×	275 0.3×	309 0.4×	459 1.1×	119 0.4×	33	3.0k
Hanmei Xu China	22	1.3k 0.6×	558 0.5×	91 0.1×	392 0.9×	594 2.1×	53	2.4k
Sally S. Twining United States	33	1.5k 0.8×	108 0.1×	1.1k 1.4×	373 0.9×	280 1.0×	89	3.8k
Rainer Fischer Germany	22	2.3k 1.2×	369 0.3×	290 0.4×	551 1.3×	192 0.7×	62	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandro Pini

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Cappello, Giovanni, Laura Cresti, Letizia Bocchi, et al.. (2025). A peptide-based medical device for the selective removal of inflammatory factors from the blood of people with sepsis. Communications Medicine. 5(1). 436–436.

Croughs, P, Adrianus C. J. M. de Bruijn, Chiara Falciani, et al.. (2025). Antimicrobial Peptides SET-M33L and SET-M33L-PEG Are Promising Agents Against Strong Biofilm-Forming P. aeruginosa, Including Multidrug-Resistant Isolates. Antibiotics. 14(7). 699–699.

Falciani, Chiara, et al.. (2025). A Compact Prism‐Based Microscope for Highly Sensitive Measurements in Fluid Biopsy. Journal of Biophotonics. 18(4). e202400519–e202400519. 1 indexed citations

Depau, Lorenzo, et al.. (2025). Targeting heparan sulfate proteoglycans as an effective strategy for inhibiting cancer cell migration and invasiveness compared to heparin. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 12. 1505680–1505680.

Ricci, Claudia, Giulia Riolo, Carlotta Marzocchi, et al.. (2021). The Tardigrade Damage Suppressor Protein Modulates Transcription Factor and DNA Repair Genes in Human Cells Treated with Hydroxyl Radicals and UV-C. Biology. 10(10). 970–970. 14 indexed citations

Pilli, Tania, Brunetta Porcelli, Silvia Cantara, et al.. (2021). Screening of Organ-Specific Autoantibodies in a Large Cohort of Patients with Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases. Thyroid. 31(9). 1416–1423. 2 indexed citations

Falciani, Chiara, Jlenia Brunetti, Giulia Riolo, et al.. (2020). Antimicrobial Peptide-Loaded Nanoparticles as Inhalation Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Falciani, Chiara, Jlenia Brunetti, Giulia Riolo, et al.. (2020). <p>Antimicrobial Peptide-Loaded Nanoparticles as Inhalation Therapy for <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> Infections</p>. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 15. 1117–1128. 83 indexed citations

Puglia, Michele, Claudia Landi, Assunta Gagliardi, et al.. (2017). The proteome speciation of an immortalized cystic fibrosis cell line: New perspectives on the pathophysiology of the disease. Journal of Proteomics. 170. 28–42. 15 indexed citations

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Brunetti, Jlenia, Alessandro Pini, Luisa Bracci, et al.. (2017). Investigations into the killing activity of an antimicrobial peptide active against extensively antibiotic-resistant K. pneumon iae and P. aeruginosa. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1859(10). 1796–1804. 27 indexed citations

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Andreetta, Francesca, Elena Rinaldi, Emanuela Bartoccioni, et al.. (2017). Diagnostics of myasthenic syndromes: detection of anti-AChR and anti-MuSK antibodies. Neurological Sciences. 38(S2). 253–257. 13 indexed citations

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Cappiello, Floriana, Antonio Di Grazia, Li-av Segev-Zarko, et al.. (2016). Esculentin-1a-Derived Peptides Promote Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Internalized in Bronchial Cells of Cystic Fibrosis Patients and Lung Cell Migration: Biochemical Properties and a Plausible Mode of Action. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 60(12). 7252–7262. 50 indexed citations

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Brunetti, Jlenia, Chiara Falciani, Barbara Lelli, et al.. (2015). Neurotensin Branched Peptide as a Tumor-Targeting Agent for Human Bladder Cancer. BioMed Research International. 2015. 1–7. 26 indexed citations

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Falciani, Chiara, Antonella Accardo, Jlenia Brunetti, et al.. (2011). Target‐Selective Drug Delivery through Liposomes Labeled with Oligobranched Neurotensin Peptides. ChemMedChem. 6(4). 678–685. 42 indexed citations

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Falciani, Chiara, Jlenia Brunetti, Chiara Pagliuca, et al.. (2010). Design and In vitro Evaluation of Branched Peptide Conjugates: Turning Nonspecific Cytotoxic Drugs into Tumor‐Selective Agents. ChemMedChem. 5(4). 567–574. 44 indexed citations

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Falciani, Chiara, Alessandro Pini, & Luisa Bracci. (2009). Oligo-branched peptides for tumor targeting: from magic bullets to magic forks. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 9(2). 171–178. 19 indexed citations

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Pini, Alessandro, Andrea Giuliani, Claudia Ricci, Ylenia Runci, & Luisa Bracci. (2004). Strategies for the Construction and Use of Peptide and Antibody Libraries Displayed on Phages. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 5(6). 487–496. 16 indexed citations

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Lozzi, Luisa, Barbara Lelli, Ylenia Runci, et al.. (2003). Rational Design and Molecular Diversity for the Construction of Anti-α-Bungarotoxin Antidotes with High Affinity and In Vivo Efficiency. Chemistry & Biology. 10(5). 411–417. 20 indexed citations

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Bracci, Luisa, Alessandro Pini, Luisa Lozzi, et al.. (2001). Mimicking the nicotinic receptor binding site by a single chain Fv selected by competitive panning from a synthetic phage library. Journal of Neurochemistry. 78(1). 24–31. 11 indexed citations

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Liberatore, Mauro, Dario Neri, Giovanni Neri, et al.. (1995). Efficient one-step direct labelling of recombinant antibodies with technetium-99m. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 22(11). 1326–1329. 18 indexed citations

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