Alessandro Weisz

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
186 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Weisz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Weisz has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Genetics and 50 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Weisz's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (50 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (25 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (24 papers). Alessandro Weisz is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (50 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (25 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (24 papers). Alessandro Weisz collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Norway. Alessandro Weisz's co-authors include Francesco Bresciani, Luigi Cicatiello, Hiroyasu Esumi, Roberta Tarallo, Giorgio Giurato, Maria Ravo, Ricardo Rosales, Giovanni Nassa, Francesca Rizzo and Lucia Altucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Weisz

180 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

The RNA-Binding Protein SYNCRIP Is a Component of the Hep... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 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. The RNA-Binding Protein SYNCRIP Is a Component of the Hepatocyte Exosomal Machinery Controlling MicroRNA Sorting
    2016 455 citations Giorgio Giurato, Roberta Tarallo et al. profile →

Peers

Alessandro Weisz
Gregory V. Kryukov United States
Anton Wellstein United States
Masayoshi Imagawa Japan
Michael Karin United States
Santo V. Nicosia United States
Qing Zhong China
Anders M. Näär United States
Paula M. Vertino United States
Lothar Schweigerer Germany
Fraydoon Rastinejad United States
Gregory V. Kryukov United States
Alessandro Weisz
Citations per year, relative to Alessandro Weisz Alessandro Weisz (= 1×) peers Gregory V. Kryukov

Countries citing papers authored by Alessandro Weisz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alessandro Weisz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandro Weisz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alessandro Weisz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alessandro Weisz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alessandro Weisz. Alessandro Weisz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Salvati, Annamaria, Alessandro Giordano, Jessica Lamberti, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics based and AI-driven drug repositioning for epigenetic therapy in female malignancies. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 837–837. 4 indexed citations
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Alexandrova, Elena, Alfonso Carleo, Elena J. Orlando, et al.. (2025). BRPF1 in cancer epigenetics: a key regulator of histone acetylation and a promising therapeutic target. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 435–435.
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Folliero, Veronica, Federica Dell’Annunziata, Ylenia D’Agostino, et al.. (2024). Influence of Mycobiota in the Nasopharyngeal Tract of COVID-19 Patients. Microorganisms. 12(7). 1468–1468.
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Muraro, Elena, Barbara Montico, Benedict Lum, et al.. (2024). Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity-inducing anti-EGFR antibodies as effective therapeutic option for cutaneous melanoma resistant to BRAF inhibitors. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1336566–1336566. 2 indexed citations
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Loria, Antonio Di, Ylenia D’Agostino, Giorgio Giurato, et al.. (2024). Gene-expression profiling of endomyocardial biopsies from dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy phenotype. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 52. 78–89. 2 indexed citations
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Fung, Eileen, Jane Yanagawa, Erika F. Rodriguez, et al.. (2023). Glucose Deprivation Promotes Pseudohypoxia and Dedifferentiation in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research. 84(2). 305–327. 20 indexed citations
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Salvati, Annamaria, Jessica Lamberti, Elena Alexandrova, et al.. (2023). Host nasopharyngeal transcriptome dataset of a SARS-CoV-2 positive Italian cohort. Scientific Data. 10(1). 379–379. 2 indexed citations
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Giurato, Giorgio, Annamaria Salvati, Francesca Rizzo, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide DNA methylation changes upon DOT1L inhibition in hormone-responsive breast cancer cells. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11.
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Salvati, Annamaria, Noemi Brusco, Elena Alexandrova, et al.. (2023). Functional Relationships between Long Non-Coding RNAs and Estrogen Receptor Alpha: A New Frontier in Hormone-Responsive Breast Cancer Management. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1145–1145. 10 indexed citations
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Infante, Teresa, Monica Franzese, Antonio Ruocco, et al.. (2021). ABCA1, TCF7, NFATC1, PRKCZ, and PDGFA DNA methylation as potential epigenetic-sensitive targets in acute coronary syndrome via network analysis. Epigenetics. 17(5). 547–563. 15 indexed citations
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Alexandrova, Elena, Giorgio Giurato, Jessica Lamberti, et al.. (2019). Interaction Proteomics Identifies ERbeta Association with Chromatin Repressive Complexes to Inhibit Cholesterol Biosynthesis and Exert An Oncosuppressive Role in Triple-negative Breast Cancer. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 19(2). 245–260. 20 indexed citations
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Nassa, Giovanni, Giorgio Giurato, Annamaria Salvati, et al.. (2019). The RNA-mediated estrogen receptor α interactome of hormone-dependent human breast cancer cell nuclei. Scientific Data. 6(1). 173–173. 24 indexed citations
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Miglino, Nicola, Elena Alexandrova, Adnan Hashim, et al.. (2014). Differential expression profile of miRNAs and piRNAs in asthmatic and non-asthmatic bronchial smooth muscle cells reveals new possible biomarkers for complex lung diseases. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). 398–398. 1 indexed citations
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Nassa, Giovanni, Roberta Tarallo, Giorgio Giurato, et al.. (2014). Post-transcriptional Regulation of Human Breast Cancer Cell Proteome by Unliganded Estrogen Receptor β via microRNAs. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 13(4). 1076–1090. 33 indexed citations
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Filippo, Maria Rosaria De, Francesca Rizzo, Giovanna Marchese, et al.. (2013). Lack of pathogenic mutations in six patients with MMPSI. Epilepsy Research. 108(2). 340–344. 9 indexed citations
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Ambrosino, Concetta, Roberta Tarallo, Danila Cuomo, et al.. (2010). Identification of a Hormone-regulated Dynamic Nuclear Actin Network Associated with Estrogen Receptor α in Human Breast Cancer Cell Nuclei. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 9(6). 1352–1367. 57 indexed citations
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Nassa, Giovanni, Roberta Tarallo, Pietro Hiram Guzzi, et al.. (2010). Comparative analysis of nuclear estrogen receptor alpha and beta interactomes in breast cancer cells. Molecular BioSystems. 7(3). 667–676. 30 indexed citations
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Caporali, Simona, Manami Imai, Lucia Altucci, et al.. (2003). Distinct Signaling Pathways Mediate Stimulation of Cell Cycle Progression and Prevention of Apoptotic Cell Death by Estrogen in Rat Pituitary Tumor PR1 Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(12). 5051–5059. 15 indexed citations
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Fujisawa, Hironori, Tsutomu Ogura, Atsushi Hokari, et al.. (1995). Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in a Human Glioblastoma Cell Line. Journal of Neurochemistry. 64(1). 85–91. 50 indexed citations

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