Andrea Ancona

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Andrea Ancona is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Ancona has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Materials Chemistry, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Andrea Ancona's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (5 papers) and Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena (4 papers). Andrea Ancona is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (5 papers) and Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena (4 papers). Andrea Ancona collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and Belarus. Andrea Ancona's co-authors include Valentina Cauda, Bianca Dumontel, Giancarlo Canavese, Nadia Garino, Tania Limongi, Luisa Racca, Marta Canta, Simelys Hernández, Hanna Engelke and Veronica Vighetto and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Ancona

16 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Sonophotocatalytic degradation mechanisms of Rhodamine B dye via radicals generation by micro- and nano-particles of ZnO

2018 467 citations Andrea Ancona, Bianca Dumontel et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sonodynamic therapy against cancer

2018 376 citations Giancarlo Canavese, Andrea Ancona et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrea Ancona Italy	13	646	632	359	245	122	17	1.3k
Bianca Dumontel Italy	15	660 1.0×	716 1.1×	367 1.0×	301 1.2×	278 2.3×	21	1.5k
M. Álvarez Mexico	17	630 1.0×	286 0.5×	397 1.1×	102 0.4×	92 0.8×	43	1.1k
Altaf Hussain China	5	510 0.8×	408 0.6×	252 0.7×	329 1.3×	137 1.1×	7	1.1k
Zhanfeng Li China	21	442 0.7×	537 0.8×	119 0.3×	223 0.9×	123 1.0×	48	1.2k
Chaoli Wang China	24	447 0.7×	508 0.8×	121 0.3×	307 1.3×	170 1.4×	66	1.4k
Ping Ning China	23	392 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	188 0.5×	170 0.7×	108 0.9×	42	1.4k
Jinfan Yang China	24	464 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	158 0.4×	155 0.6×	161 1.3×	42	1.6k
Nannan Li China	21	427 0.7×	210 0.3×	160 0.4×	273 1.1×	138 1.1×	60	1.2k
Xinyu Zhou China	18	361 0.6×	236 0.4×	125 0.3×	158 0.6×	109 0.9×	66	1.0k
Zhongyin Chen China	13	302 0.5×	404 0.6×	118 0.3×	221 0.9×	134 1.1×	20	775

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17 of 17 papers shown

Scaravilli, Vittorio, et al.. (2025). Development and validation of a machine learning model for real-time prediction of invasive mechanical ventilation weaning readiness. Journal of Critical Care. 89. 155105–155105.

Ancona, Andrea, et al.. (2025). External Validation of Persistent Severe Acute Kidney Injury Prediction With Machine Learning Model. PubMed. 3(2). 100200–100200. 3 indexed citations

Ancona, Andrea, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Riccardo Maviglia, et al.. (2024). Development and external validation of a machine learning model for the prediction of persistent acute kidney injury stage 3 in multi-centric, multi-national intensive care cohorts. Critical Care. 28(1). 189–189. 4 indexed citations

Ancona, Andrea, et al.. (2023). Continuous and early prediction of future moderate and severe Acute Kidney Injury in critically ill patients: Development and multi-centric, multi-national external validation of a machine-learning model. PLoS ONE. 18(7). e0287398–e0287398. 16 indexed citations

Ancona, Andrea, Giovanni Tripepi, Vincenzo Randazzo, et al.. (2022). External validation of a deep-learning model to predict severe acute kidney injury based on urine output changes in critically ill patients. Journal of Nephrology. 35(8). 2047–2056. 12 indexed citations

Ancona, Andrea, Giovanni Tripepi, Vincenzo Randazzo, et al.. (2021). A deep-learning model to continuously predict severe acute kidney injury based on urine output changes in critically ill patients. Journal of Nephrology. 34(6). 1875–1886. 27 indexed citations

Racca, Luisa, Tania Limongi, Veronica Vighetto, et al.. (2020). Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals and High-Energy Shock Waves: A New Synergy for the Treatment of Cancer Cells. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 577–577. 41 indexed citations

Ancona, Andrea, Adriano Troia, Nadia Garino, et al.. (2020). Leveraging re-chargeable nanobubbles on amine-functionalized ZnO nanocrystals for sustained ultrasound cavitation towards echographic imaging. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 67. 105132–105132. 22 indexed citations

Battaglini, Matteo, Attilio Marino, Alessio Carmignani, et al.. (2020). Polydopamine Nanoparticles as an Organic and Biodegradable Multitasking Tool for Neuroprotection and Remote Neuronal Stimulation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(32). 35782–35798. 81 indexed citations

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Vighetto, Veronica, Andrea Ancona, Luisa Racca, et al.. (2019). The Synergistic Effect of Nanocrystals Combined With Ultrasound in the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species for Biomedical Applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 7. 374–374. 35 indexed citations

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Limongi, Tania, Marta Canta, Luisa Racca, et al.. (2019). Improving Dispersal of Therapeutic Nanoparticles in The Human Body. Nanomedicine. 14(7). 797–801. 27 indexed citations

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Ancona, Andrea, Bianca Dumontel, Nadia Garino, et al.. (2018). Sonophotocatalytic degradation mechanisms of Rhodamine B dye via radicals generation by micro- and nano-particles of ZnO. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 243. 629–640. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Massella, Daniele, Andrea Ancona, Nadia Garino, et al.. (2018). Preparation of bio-functional textiles by surface functionalization of cellulose fabrics with caffeine loaded nanoparticles.. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 460. 12044–12044. 11 indexed citations

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Canavese, Giancarlo, Andrea Ancona, Luisa Racca, et al.. (2018). Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sonodynamic therapy against cancer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 340. 155–172. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Battaglini, Matteo, Christos Tapeinos, Attilio Marino, et al.. (2018). Design, Fabrication, and In Vitro Evaluation of Nanoceria-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for the Treatment of Neurological Diseases. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5(2). 670–682. 29 indexed citations

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Ancona, Andrea, Bianca Dumontel, Nadia Garino, et al.. (2018). Lipid-Coated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Innovative ROS-Generators for Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer Cells. Nanomaterials. 8(3). 143–143. 113 indexed citations

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Dumontel, Bianca, Marta Canta, Hanna Engelke, et al.. (2017). Enhanced biostability and cellular uptake of zinc oxide nanocrystals shielded with a phospholipid bilayer. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 5(44). 8799–8813. 84 indexed citations

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