Anna Di Fiore

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Anna Di Fiore is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Di Fiore has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Organic Chemistry and 20 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Anna Di Fiore's work include Enzyme function and inhibition (54 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (34 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (19 papers). Anna Di Fiore is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme function and inhibition (54 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (34 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (19 papers). Anna Di Fiore collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Finland and France. Anna Di Fiore's co-authors include Giuseppina De Simone, Claudiu T. Supuran, Vincenzo Alterio, Katia D’Ambrosio, Simona Maria Monti, Andrea Scozzafava, Carlo Pedone, Andrea Scaloni, Seppo Parkkila and Mika Hilvo and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Anna Di Fiore

64 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Multiple Binding Modes of Inhibitors to Carbonic Anhydrases: How to Design Specific Drugs Targeting 15 Different Isoforms?
    2012 1.0k citations Vincenzo Alterio, Anna Di Fiore et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anna Di Fiore Italy 32 4.0k 2.6k 1.3k 1.0k 178 64 4.5k
Vincenzo Alterio Italy 27 3.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 852 0.8× 99 0.6× 52 3.6k
Jean‐Louis Montero France 33 2.5k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 612 0.5× 603 0.6× 129 0.7× 109 3.3k
Alfonso Maresca Italy 34 3.7k 0.9× 3.1k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 74 0.4× 60 4.2k
Yasuko In Japan 29 1.8k 0.5× 841 0.3× 531 0.4× 172 0.2× 155 0.9× 159 3.0k
Lewis D. Pennington United States 18 741 0.2× 1.4k 0.5× 324 0.2× 159 0.2× 110 0.6× 26 2.4k
Romeo Romagnoli Italy 47 3.0k 0.8× 4.6k 1.8× 527 0.4× 58 0.1× 102 0.6× 242 7.0k
Silvia Bua Italy 33 2.4k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 846 0.6× 437 0.4× 37 0.2× 112 3.0k
Yafeng Xue Sweden 30 1.6k 0.4× 605 0.2× 254 0.2× 142 0.1× 244 1.4× 51 2.5k
Yasumaru Hatanaka Japan 26 1.6k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 148 0.1× 180 0.2× 194 1.1× 161 2.8k
Wei Shi China 29 985 0.2× 824 0.3× 107 0.1× 612 0.6× 484 2.7× 100 2.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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D’Ambrosio, Katia, Anna Di Fiore, Vincenzo Alterio, et al.. (2024). Multiple Binding Modes of Inhibitors to Human Carbonic Anhydrases: An Update on the Design of Isoform-Specific Modulators of Activity. Chemical Reviews. 125(1). 150–222. 15 indexed citations
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Angeli, Andrea, Laura Micheli, Rita Turnaturi, et al.. (2023). Discovery of a novel series of potent carbonic anhydrase inhibitors with selective affinity for μ Opioid receptor for Safer and long-lasting analgesia. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 260. 115783–115783. 15 indexed citations
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Fiore, Anna Di, Viviana De Luca, Emma Langella, et al.. (2022). Biochemical, structural, and computational studies of a γ-carbonic anhydrase from the pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 20. 4185–4194. 18 indexed citations
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Fiore, Anna Di, Laura De Luca, Andrea Angeli, et al.. (2021). Design, synthesis and biochemical evaluation of novel carbonic anhydrase inhibitors triggered by structural knowledge on hCA VII. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 44. 116279–116279. 5 indexed citations
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Angeli, Andrea, Vesa P. Hytönen, Anna Di Fiore, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of the β-carbonic anhydrase from the protozoan pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis with sulphonamides. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 36(1). 330–335. 6 indexed citations
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Fiore, Anna Di, Laura De Luca, Andrea Angeli, et al.. (2020). Looking toward the Rim of the Active Site Cavity of Druggable Human Carbonic Anhydrase Isoforms. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(5). 1000–1005. 9 indexed citations
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Fiore, Anna Di, Daria Maria Monti, Andrea Scaloni, Giuseppina De Simone, & Simona Maria Monti. (2018). Protective Role of Carbonic Anhydrases III and VII in Cellular Defense Mechanisms upon Redox Unbalance. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 2018306–2018306. 35 indexed citations
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Simone, Giuseppina De, Simona Maria Monti, Vincenzo Alterio, et al.. (2015). Crystal structure of the most catalytically effective carbonic anhydrase enzyme known, SazCA from the thermophilic bacterium Sulfurihydrogenibium azorense. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(9). 2002–2006. 72 indexed citations
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Alterio, Vincenzo, Anna Di Fiore, Katia D’Ambrosio, Claudiu T. Supuran, & Giuseppina De Simone. (2012). Multiple Binding Modes of Inhibitors to Carbonic Anhydrases: How to Design Specific Drugs Targeting 15 Different Isoforms?. Chemical Reviews. 112(8). 4421–4468. 1032 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fiore, Anna Di, Alfonso Maresca, Vincenzo Alterio, Claudiu T. Supuran, & Giuseppina De Simone. (2011). Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: X-ray crystallographic studies for the binding of N-substituted benzenesulfonamides to human isoform II. Chemical Communications. 47(42). 11636–11636. 48 indexed citations
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Supuran, Claudiu T., Anna Di Fiore, Vincenzo Alterio, Simona Maria Monti, & Giuseppina De Simone. (2010). Recent Advances in Structural Studies of the Carbonic Anhydrase Family: The Crystal Structure of Human CA IX and CA XIII. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 16(29). 3246–3254. 34 indexed citations
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Woo, L. W. Lawrence, Delphine S. Fischer, Paul Foster, et al.. (2008). Anticancer steroid sulfatase inhibitors: synthesis of a potent fluorinated second-generation agent, in vitro and in vivo activities, molecular modeling, and protein crystallography. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 7(8). 2435–2444. 35 indexed citations
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Hilvo, Mika, Lina Baranauskienė, Anna Maria Salzano, et al.. (2008). Biochemical Characterization of CA IX, One of the Most Active Carbonic Anhydrase Isozymes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(41). 27799–27809. 245 indexed citations
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Fiore, Anna Di, Carlo Pedone, Katia D’Ambrosio, et al.. (2005). Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Valdecoxib binds to a different active site region of the human isoform II as compared to the structurally related cyclooxygenase II ‘selective’ inhibitor celecoxib. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(2). 437–442. 82 indexed citations
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Merlino, Antonello, L. Mazzarella, Anna Carannante, et al.. (2005). The Importance of Dynamic Effects on the Enzyme Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(18). 17953–17960. 34 indexed citations
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Picone, Delia, Anna Di Fiore, Carmine Ercole, et al.. (2005). The Role of the Hinge Loop in Domain Swapping. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(14). 13771–13778. 26 indexed citations
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Fiore, Anna Di, Giuseppina De Simone, Valeria Menchise, et al.. (2005). Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: X-ray crystal structure of a benzenesulfonamide strong CA II and CA IX inhibitor bearing a pentafluorophenylaminothioureido tail in complex with isozyme II. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(7). 1937–1942. 33 indexed citations
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Sica, Filomena, Anna Di Fiore, Antonello Merlino, & L. Mazzarella. (2004). Structure and Stability of the Non-covalent Swapped Dimer of Bovine Seminal Ribonuclease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(35). 36753–36760. 30 indexed citations
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Sica, Filomena, Anna Di Fiore, Adriana Zagari, & L. Mazzarella. (2003). The unswapped chain of bovine seminal ribonuclease: Crystal structure of the free and liganded monomeric derivative. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 52(2). 263–271. 14 indexed citations
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Berisio, Rita, Filomena Sica, Claudia De Lorenzo, et al.. (2003). Crystal structure of the dimeric unswapped form of bovine seminal ribonuclease. FEBS Letters. 554(1-2). 105–110. 23 indexed citations

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