Angelo Azzi

20.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
328 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Angelo Azzi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Angelo Azzi has authored 328 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 211 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Biochemistry and 54 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Angelo Azzi's work include Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (96 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (62 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (54 papers). Angelo Azzi is often cited by papers focused on Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (96 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (62 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (54 papers). Angelo Azzi collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Italy and United States. Angelo Azzi's co-authors include Jean‐Marc Zingg, Daniel Boscoboinik, Roberta Ricciarelli, Robert P. Casey, Achim Stocker, Jean-Marc Zingg, Nesrin Kartal Özer, Carmel Hensey, Giovanni Azzone and G Loschen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Angelo Azzi

324 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Superoxide radicals as precursors of mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide
    1974 489 citations G Loschen, Angelo Azzi et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Angelo Azzi 8.7k 5.0k 3.5k 2.3k 1.9k 328 16.0k
Hermann Esterbauer 5.7k 0.7× 5.0k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 100 17.0k
Mark K. Shigenaga 6.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 2.5k 1.3× 64 15.1k
Al L. Tappel 7.2k 0.8× 3.7k 0.7× 5.8k 1.7× 2.4k 1.0× 3.5k 1.8× 361 21.3k
Giorgio Bellomo 4.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.3× 2.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 243 13.6k
Robert A. Floyd 7.8k 0.9× 1.4k 0.3× 1.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 4.7k 2.4× 209 19.1k
Enrique Cadenas 10.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 5.0k 2.6× 224 21.2k
Noriko Noguchi 4.1k 0.5× 2.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 187 10.0k
Alex Sevanian 4.5k 0.5× 3.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 172 13.6k
Larry W. Oberley 11.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.2× 2.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 227 20.5k
Albena T. Dinkova‐Kostova 18.9k 2.2× 1.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 3.1k 1.4× 2.5k 1.3× 191 26.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Angelo Azzi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Azzi, Angelo, Jeffrey Atkinson, Nesrin Kartal Özer, et al.. (2025). Vitamin E nomenclature. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 234. 277–282. 1 indexed citations
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Azzi, Angelo, et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of NLP-driven MCQ generators from text sources. Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence. 9. 100440–100440.
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Azzi, Angelo. (2024). Oxidative Stress: Cannot be Measured, Localized, Prevented, or Treated.. Medical Research Archives. 12(2).
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Azzi, Angelo, Jeffrey Atkinson, Nesrin Kartal Özer, et al.. (2023). Vitamin E discussion forum position paper on the revision of the nomenclature of vitamin E. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 207. 178–180. 17 indexed citations
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Azzi, Angelo, et al.. (2014). Induction of VEGF Expression by Alpha‐Tocopherol and Alpha‐Tocopheryl Phosphate via PI3Kγ/PKB and hTAP1/SEC14L2‐Mediated Lipid Exchange. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 116(3). 398–407. 27 indexed citations
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Marko, Melissa, Zhihong Ren, Angelo Azzi, et al.. (2009). Vitamin E Reverses Impaired Linker for Activation of T Cells Activation in T Cells from Aged C57BL/6 Mice. Journal of Nutrition. 139(6). 1192–1197. 35 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Subhendu, István Lekli, Manika Das, Angelo Azzi, & Dipak K. Das. (2008). Cardioprotection with α-tocopheryl phosphate: Amelioration of myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury is linked with its ability to generate a survival signal through Akt activation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1782(9). 498–503. 43 indexed citations
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Azzi, Angelo, et al.. (2006). The role and importance of vitamin E for general health. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 2 indexed citations
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Azzi, Angelo. (2006). Leonor Michaelis and music: Transcript of a conversation with Kunio Yagi in 1986. IUBMB Life. 58(5-6). 378–378. 1 indexed citations
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Munteanu, Adelina, Jean-Marc Zingg, & Angelo Azzi. (2004). Anti‐atherosclerotic effects of vitamin E – myth or reality?. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 8(1). 59–76. 114 indexed citations
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Azzi, Angelo, Isabel Breyer, Roberta Ricciarelli, et al.. (2000). Specific Cellular Responses to α-Tocopherol. Journal of Nutrition. 130(7). 1649–1652. 121 indexed citations
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Boscoboinik, Daniel, et al.. (1999). Effect of α‐tocopherol and silibin dihemisuccinate on the proliferation of human skin fibroblasts. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 29(3). 213–215. 3 indexed citations
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Azzi, Angelo, Daniel Boscoboinik, Sophie Clément, et al.. (1998). Molecular basis of α‐tocopherol control of smooth muscle cell proliferation. BioFactors. 7(1-2). 3–14. 81 indexed citations
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Azzi, Angelo, et al.. (1995). Vitamin E: a sensor and an information transducer of the cell oxidation state. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62(6). 1337S–1346S. 112 indexed citations
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Fiorani, Mara, Orazio Cantoni, Andrea Tasinato, Daniel Boscoboinik, & Angelo Azzi. (1995). Hydrogen peroxide-and fetal bovine serum-induced DNA synthesis in vascular smooth muscle cells: positive and negative regulation by protein kinase C isoforms. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1269(1). 98–104. 67 indexed citations
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Azzi, Angelo, et al.. (1989). Relationship between the content of biogenic amines and the deterioration of mould-ripened cheeses. II. 28(276). 1084–1086. 2 indexed citations
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Müller, Martin, et al.. (1988). Preparation of a one-subunit cytochrome oxidase from Paracoccus denitrificans: spectral analysis and enzymic activity. Biochemistry. 27(19). 7546–7551. 15 indexed citations
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O’Shea, Paul, et al.. (1984). Membrane-potential-dependent changes of the lipid microviscosity of mitochondria and phospholipid vesicles. Biochemical Journal. 220(3). 795–801. 22 indexed citations
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Vrij, W de, Angelo Azzi, & Wil N. Konings. (1983). Structural and Functional Properties of Cytochrome c Oxidase from Bacillus subtilis W23. European Journal of Biochemistry. 131(1). 97–103. 52 indexed citations
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Loschen, G, Angelo Azzi, & Leopold Flohé. (1973). Mitochondrial H2O2 formation at site II.. PubMed. 354(7). 791–4. 11 indexed citations

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