Alessandro Villa

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Villa is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Villa has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Physiology, 14 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Villa's work include Spaceflight effects on biology (11 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (7 papers). Alessandro Villa is often cited by papers focused on Spaceflight effects on biology (11 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (7 papers). Alessandro Villa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Alessandro Villa's co-authors include Adriana Maggi, Elisabetta Vegeto, Silvia Bradamante, Livia Barenghi, Nicoletta Rizzi, Angelo Poletti, Paolo Ciana, Giovanna Pepe, Sara Della Torre and Silvia Versari and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Endocrine Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Villa

69 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Sex-Specific Features of Microglia from Adult Mice 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Sex-Specific Features of Microglia from Adult Mice
    2018 443 citations Alessandro Villa, Paolo Gelosa et al. Cell Reports profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandro Villa Italy 25 812 623 585 446 360 71 3.1k
Ami P. Raval United States 34 1.1k 1.4× 581 0.9× 645 1.1× 174 0.4× 245 0.7× 84 3.4k
Candice M. Brown United States 28 785 1.0× 692 1.1× 638 1.1× 323 0.7× 535 1.5× 68 2.9k
Philippe Garnier France 36 1.6k 2.0× 519 0.8× 638 1.1× 143 0.3× 172 0.5× 100 4.2k
Xing‐Mei Zhang Sweden 31 717 0.9× 415 0.7× 698 1.2× 940 2.1× 139 0.4× 77 3.0k
Min Liu China 38 1.9k 2.3× 774 1.2× 209 0.4× 297 0.7× 356 1.0× 242 4.3k
Ting‐Ting Huang United States 31 2.3k 2.9× 890 1.4× 359 0.6× 202 0.5× 444 1.2× 84 4.7k
Serena Farruggio Italy 18 1.8k 2.2× 475 0.8× 220 0.4× 313 0.7× 122 0.3× 29 4.3k
Alberto Chiarugi Italy 48 2.8k 3.4× 746 1.2× 771 1.3× 783 1.8× 161 0.4× 161 6.9k
José A. Sánchez‐Alcázar Spain 42 3.1k 3.8× 678 1.1× 322 0.6× 295 0.7× 191 0.5× 133 5.0k
Susana Solá Portugal 37 1.7k 2.1× 539 0.9× 203 0.3× 144 0.3× 226 0.6× 82 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandro Villa

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All Works

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Rizzi, Nicoletta, Rita Pinto‐Costa, Alessandro Villa, et al.. (2024). Design and validation of a reporter mouse to study the dynamic regulation of TFEB and TFE3 activity through in vivo imaging techniques. Autophagy. 20(8). 1879–1894. 1 indexed citations
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Fantin, Alberto, Nadia Castaldo, Ernesto Crisafulli, et al.. (2024). Minimally Invasive Sampling of Mediastinal Lesions. Life. 14(10). 1291–1291. 2 indexed citations
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Villa, Alessandro, Marco Toffoli, Nicoletta Rizzi, et al.. (2023). Sex-Specific Microglial Responses to Glucocerebrosidase Inhibition: Relevance to GBA1-Linked Parkinson’s Disease. Cells. 12(3). 343–343. 6 indexed citations
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Montano, Giorgia, et al.. (2022). Identificación de bacterias ácido lácticas en quesos artesanales de Baja California, México, por secuenciación del gen ARNr 16S. Archivos de Zootecnia. 71(274). 96–101. 1 indexed citations
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Villa, Alessandro, Nicoletta Rizzi, Michele Dei, et al.. (2022). Increased Sensitivity of Computed Tomography Scan for Neoplastic Tissues Using the Extracellular Vesicle Formulation of the Contrast Agent Iohexol. Pharmaceutics. 14(12). 2766–2766. 1 indexed citations
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Villa, Alessandro, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of microglial β-glucocerebrosidase hampers the microglia-mediated antioxidant and protective response in neurons. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 18(1). 220–220. 20 indexed citations
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Vegeto, Elisabetta, Alessandro Villa, Sara Della Torre, et al.. (2019). The Role of Sex and Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Endocrine Reviews. 41(2). 273–319. 155 indexed citations
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Garofalo, Mariangela, Alessandro Villa, Nicoletta Rizzi, et al.. (2018). Systemic Administration and Targeted Delivery of Immunogenic Oncolytic Adenovirus Encapsulated in Extracellular Vesicles for Cancer Therapies. Viruses. 10(10). 558–558. 72 indexed citations
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Villa, Alessandro, Paolo Gelosa, Laura Castiglioni, et al.. (2018). Sex-Specific Features of Microglia from Adult Mice. Cell Reports. 23(12). 3501–3511. 443 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garofalo, Mariangela, Alessandro Villa, Nicoletta Rizzi, et al.. (2018). Extracellular vesicles enhance the targeted delivery of immunogenic oncolytic adenovirus and paclitaxel in immunocompetent mice. Journal of Controlled Release. 294. 165–175. 111 indexed citations
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Pepe, Giovanna, Marcella De Maglie, Lucia Minoli, et al.. (2017). Selective proliferative response of microglia to alternative polarization signals. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 14(1). 236–236. 38 indexed citations
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Valenza, Franco, Alessandro Villa, Sara Froio, et al.. (2015). Early outcome of liver transplantation performed with organs procured from brain death donors with transient or sustained cardio-circulatory collapse.. PubMed. 81(5). 507–15. 6 indexed citations
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Villa, Alessandro, et al.. (2012). Sjögren syndrome: A case report. Journal of Ultrasound. 15(2). 108–110. 1 indexed citations
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Bradamante, Silvia, Alessandro Villa, Silvia Versari, et al.. (2010). Oxidative stress and alterations in actin cytoskeleton trigger glutathione efflux in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1803(12). 1376–1385. 15 indexed citations
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Galietta, Annamaria, Rosalind H. Gunby, Sara Redaelli, et al.. (2007). NPM/ALK binds and phosphorylates the RNA/DNA binding protein PSF in anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Haematologica. 92. 48–49. 1 indexed citations
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Versari, Silvia, Alessandro Villa, Silvia Bradamante, & Jeanette A.M. Maier. (2007). Alterations of the actin cytoskeleton and increased nitric oxide synthesis are common features in human primary endothelial cell response to changes in gravity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1773(11). 1645–1652. 91 indexed citations
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Versari, Silvia, Anna Villa, Alessandro Villa, et al.. (2006). Novel nontoxic mitochondrial probe for confocal fluorescence microscopy. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 11(3). 34014–34014. 5 indexed citations
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Villa, Alessandro, Silvia Versari, Livia Barenghi, Jeanette A.M. Maier, & Silvia Bradamante. (2005). Effects of space-flight simulation on human cells. ESASP. 585. 125. 1 indexed citations
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Herranz, Raúl, et al.. (2002). Towards the establishment of a permanent colony of Drosophila in the International Space Station: hardware tests and adaptation of techniques.. PubMed. 9(1). P357–8. 1 indexed citations
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Maghnie, Mohamad, Alessandro Villa, Maurizio Aricò, et al.. (1992). Correlation between magnetic resonance imaging of posterior pituitary and neurohypophyseal function in children with diabetes insipidus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 74(4). 795–800. 102 indexed citations

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