Anna Urciuolo

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Anna Urciuolo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Urciuolo has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Anna Urciuolo's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (16 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (14 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (10 papers). Anna Urciuolo is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (16 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (14 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (10 papers). Anna Urciuolo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and China. Anna Urciuolo's co-authors include Paolo Bonaldo, Francesca Gattazzo, Paolo Grumati, Bert Blaauw, Patrizia Sabatelli, Luciano Merlini, Paolo De Coppi, Tania Tiepolo, Paolo Bernardi and Alessia Angelin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Anna Urciuolo

33 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Extracellular matrix: A dynamic microenvironment for stem cell niche

2014 1.0k citations Francesca Gattazzo, Anna Urciuolo et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects profile →
Collagen VI regulates satellite cell self-renewal and muscle regeneration

2013 370 citations Anna Urciuolo, Marco Quarta et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Ernst Reichmann Switzerland

Elaine C. Davis United States

Jeroen Eyckmans United States

Xiao‐Dong Chen United States

Odile Damour France

Hazel Y. Stevens United States

Dafna Benayahu Israel

Christopher J. Drake United States

Roy C. Ogle United States

Graziella Pellegrini Italy

Ernst Reichmann Switzerland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Urciuolo

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Dong, Yixiao, Xuechun Wang, Wang Zhang, et al.. (2025). In situ tailored confining microenvironment for lung cancer spheroids. Materials Today Bio. 31. 101602–101602. 2 indexed citations

Todros, Silvia, Anna Urciuolo, Dale Moulding, et al.. (2024). Quantifying mechanical forces during vertebrate morphogenesis. Nature Materials. 23(11). 1575–1581. 11 indexed citations

Urciuolo, Anna, Hannah T. Stuart, Cecilia Laterza, et al.. (2022). 3D ECM-rich environment sustains the identity of naive human iPSCs. Cell stem cell. 29(12). 1703–1717.e7. 15 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, Cecilia Laterza, Hannah T. Stuart, et al.. (2022). Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Micropatterned Ectoderm Allows Cell Sorting of Meso-Endoderm Lineages. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 907159–907159. 2 indexed citations

Gagliano, Onelia, et al.. (2021). MYOD modified mRNA drives direct on-chip programming of human pluripotent stem cells into skeletal myocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 560. 139–145. 6 indexed citations

Raffa, Paolo, Valentina Scattolini, M Gerli, et al.. (2020). Decellularized skeletal muscles display neurotrophic effects in three-dimensional organotypic cultures. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 9(10). 1233–1243. 12 indexed citations

Urciuolo, Anna, Paolo Raffa, Valentina Scattolini, et al.. (2020). Intravital three-dimensional bioprinting. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 4(9). 901–915. 168 indexed citations

Gagliano, Onelia, et al.. (2019). Microfluidic reprogramming to pluripotency of human somatic cells. Nature Protocols. 14(3). 722–737. 28 indexed citations

Urciuolo, Anna, Luca Urbani, Panagiotis Maghsoudlou, et al.. (2018). Decellularised skeletal muscles allow functional muscle regeneration by promoting host cell migration. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8398–8398. 67 indexed citations

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Brigo, Laura, Anna Urciuolo, Stefano Giulitti, et al.. (2017). 3D high-resolution two-photon crosslinked hydrogel structures for biological studies. Acta Biomaterialia. 55. 373–384. 70 indexed citations

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Gattazzo, Francesca, Anna Urciuolo, & Paolo Bonaldo. (2014). Extracellular matrix: A dynamic microenvironment for stem cell niche. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1840(8). 2506–2519. 1001 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gattazzo, Francesca, Valeria Morbidoni, Paola Braghetta, et al.. (2014). Cyclosporin A Promotes in vivo Myogenic Response in Collagen VI-Deficient Myopathic Mice. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 6. 244–244. 13 indexed citations

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Urciuolo, Anna, Marco Quarta, Valeria Morbidoni, et al.. (2013). Collagen VI regulates satellite cell self-renewal and muscle regeneration. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1964–1964. 370 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sabatelli, Patrizia, Elena Palma, Alessia Angelin, et al.. (2011). Critical evaluation of the use of cell cultures for inclusion in clinical trials of patients affected by collagen VI myopathies. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 227(7). 2927–2935. 15 indexed citations

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Sabatelli, Patrizia, Sudheer Kumar Gara, Paolo Grumati, et al.. (2010). Expression of the Collagen VI α5 and α6 Chains in Normal Human Skin and in Skin of Patients with Collagen VI-Related Myopathies. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 131(1). 99–107. 66 indexed citations

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Bovolenta, Matteo, Marcella Neri, E. Martoni, et al.. (2010). Identification of a deep intronic mutation in the COL6A2 gene by a novel custom oligonucleotide CGH array designed to explore allelic and genetic heterogeneity in collagen VI-related myopathies. BMC Medical Genetics. 11(1). 44–44. 26 indexed citations

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Grumati, Paolo, Luisa Coletto, Patrizia Sabatelli, et al.. (2010). Autophagy is defective in collagen VI muscular dystrophies, and its reactivation rescues myofiber degeneration. Nature Medicine. 16(11). 1313–1320. 426 indexed citations

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Martoni, E., Anna Urciuolo, Patrizia Sabatelli, et al.. (2009). Identification and characterization of novel collagen VI non-canonical splicing mutations causing ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. Human Mutation. 30(5). E662–E672. 34 indexed citations

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Urciuolo, Anna, et al.. (1990). Restrictive tissue in the area of perimembranous ventricular septal defect. Cross-sectional and Doppler. European Heart Journal. 11(7). 601–610. 5 indexed citations

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Urciuolo, Anna, et al.. (1988). Congenital aneurysm of the interventricular muscular septum with rupture into the right ventricle in a child. American Heart Journal. 116(1). 185–187. 14 indexed citations

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