Antonella Pignata

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 620 citations indexed

About

Antonella Pignata is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Antonella Pignata has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 620 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Oncology, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Antonella Pignata's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (3 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (2 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (1 paper). Antonella Pignata is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (3 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (2 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (1 paper). Antonella Pignata collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Antonella Pignata's co-authors include Rosa Puertollano, Andrea Ballabio, Michela Palmieri, Alessandro Fraldi, Marco Sardiello, Diego L. Medina, José A. Martina, Claudia Puri, Gelsomina Mansueto and Fabio Annunziata and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Developmental Cell and Molecular Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Antonella Pignata

8 papers receiving 613 citations

Hit Papers

Transcriptional Activation of Lysosomal Exocytosis Promot... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Transcriptional Activation of Lysosomal Exocytosis Promotes Cellular Clearance
    2011 570 citations Diego L. Medina, Alessandro Fraldi et al. Developmental Cell profile →

Peers

Antonella Pignata
Valentina Bouchè Italy
Chun-Yan Lim United States
Chan Chung United States
Kirsten Welkenhuyzen Belgium
Aleck W.E. Jones United Kingdom
Alessandra Esposito Italy
Junko Kawawaki Japan
Jacob M. Serfass United States
Kyle Peake Canada
Sara K. Pittman United States
Valentina Bouchè Italy
Antonella Pignata
Citations per year, relative to Antonella Pignata Antonella Pignata (= 1×) peers Valentina Bouchè

Countries citing papers authored by Antonella Pignata

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Fields of papers citing papers by Antonella Pignata

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Antonella Pignata

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Antonella Pignata. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Antonella Pignata 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 Antonella Pignata. Antonella Pignata is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Liu, Jidong, Guolian Ding, Kexin Zou, et al.. (2020). Genome sequencing analysis of a family with a child displaying severe abdominal distention and recurrent hypoglycemia. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 8(3). e1130–e1130. 5 indexed citations
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Graves, Hillary K., Kai Li Tan, Antonella Pignata, et al.. (2019). A Genetic Screen for Genes That Impact Peroxisomes in Drosophila Identifies Candidate Genes for Human Disease. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(1). 69–77. 7 indexed citations
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Byrd, Tiara T., Kristen Fousek, Antonella Pignata, et al.. (2016). Abstract 2312: TEM8/ANTXR1 specific T cells co-target tumor stem cells and tumor vasculature in triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer Research. 76(14_Supplement). 2312–2312. 3 indexed citations
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Wakefield, Amanda, Antonella Pignata, Alexia Ghazi, et al.. (2015). Is CMV a target in pediatric glioblastoma? Expression of CMV proteins, pp65 and IE1-72 and CMV nucleic acids in a cohort of pediatric glioblastoma patients. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 125(2). 307–315. 24 indexed citations
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Hegde, Meenakshi, Zakaria Grada, Antonella Pignata, et al.. (2015). A bispecific chimeric antigen receptor molecule enhances T cell activation through dual immunological synapse formation and offsets antigen escape in glioblastoma. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 3(S2). 6 indexed citations
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Byrd, Tiara T., Kristen Fousek, Antonella Pignata, et al.. (2015). 720. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells and Tumor Endothelium Are Killed by Targeting Tumor Endothelial Marker 8 (TEM8). Molecular Therapy. 23. S287–S288. 1 indexed citations
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Byrd, Tiara T., Kristen Fousek, Antonella Pignata, et al.. (2014). TEM8 specific T cells target the tumor cells and tumor-associated vasculature in triple negative breast cancer. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 2(S3). 4 indexed citations
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Medina, Diego L., Alessandro Fraldi, Valentina Bouchè, et al.. (2011). Transcriptional Activation of Lysosomal Exocytosis Promotes Cellular Clearance. Developmental Cell. 21(3). 421–430. 570 indexed citations breakdown →

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