Antonio Varone

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Antonio Varone is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Antonio Varone has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Antonio Varone's work include Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (5 papers). Antonio Varone is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (5 papers). Antonio Varone collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Greece. Antonio Varone's co-authors include Geraldine A. Hamilton, Carolina Lucchesi, Stephen E. Alves, M Salmon, Rémi Villenave, Irene Georgakoudi, Cédric Hubeau, Thomas C. Ferrante, Kambez H. Benam and Donald E. Ingber and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Nature Methods and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Antonio Varone

34 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Small airway-on-a-chip enables analysis of human lung inflammation and drug responses in vitro

2015 585 citations Kambez H. Benam, Rémi Villenave et al. Nature Methods profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Antonio Varone Italy	13	677	404	242	146	139	38	1.4k
Kenneth M. Tichauer United States	24	963 1.4×	229 0.6×	227 0.9×	181 1.2×	130 0.9×	120	1.6k
Joan M. Greve United States	16	373 0.6×	299 0.7×	177 0.7×	31 0.2×	166 1.2×	38	1.1k
Thomas C Lee United States	19	215 0.3×	295 0.7×	84 0.3×	76 0.5×	209 1.5×	52	1.1k
Jason Hong United States	20	270 0.4×	1.3k 3.3×	187 0.8×	38 0.3×	194 1.4×	40	2.1k
Sven R. Kantelhardt Germany	20	388 0.6×	146 0.4×	135 0.6×	122 0.8×	432 3.1×	65	1.2k
Marco Ruggeri United States	26	439 0.6×	522 1.3×	90 0.4×	62 0.4×	80 0.6×	117	1.8k
Carmen Kut United States	13	429 0.6×	210 0.5×	138 0.6×	185 1.3×	69 0.5×	33	998
Chaoxu Liu China	23	316 0.5×	539 1.3×	83 0.3×	101 0.7×	396 2.8×	87	1.5k
Sharon Thomsen United States	21	626 0.9×	225 0.6×	444 1.8×	339 2.3×	297 2.1×	58	1.8k
Kévin Montagne Japan	17	489 0.7×	588 1.5×	72 0.3×	23 0.2×	290 2.1×	44	1.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Varone, Antonio, Gabriella Esposito, & Ilaria Bitetti. (2025). Spinal muscular atrophy in the era of newborn screening: how the classification could change. Frontiers in Neurology. 16. 1542396–1542396. 2 indexed citations

Bitetti, Ilaria, et al.. (2024). Motor and neurocognitive profiles of children with symptomatic spinal muscular atrophy type 1 with two copies of SMN2 before and after treatment: a longitudinal observational study. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1326528–1326528. 10 indexed citations

Varone, Antonio. (2023). Open-top microfluidic devices and methods for simulating a function of a tissue. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

Bitetti, Ilaria, et al.. (2023). Sequential treatment with nusinersen, Zolgensma^® and risdiplam in a paediatric patient with spinal muscular atrophytype 1: a case report.. PubMed. 42(2-3). 82–85. 3 indexed citations

Monda, Emanuele, Michele Lioncino, Martina Caiazza, et al.. (2023). Clinical, Genetic, and Histological Characterization of Patients with Rare Neuromuscular and Mitochondrial Diseases Presenting with Different Cardiomyopathy Phenotypes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(10). 9108–9108. 3 indexed citations

Lioncino, Michele, Emanuele Monda, Martina Caiazza, et al.. (2023). Combined Clinical, Molecular, and Muscle Biopsy Approach to Unveil Prevalence and Clinical Features of Rare Neuromuscular and Mitochondrial Diseases in Patients With Cardiomyopathies. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 16(4). 412–414. 1 indexed citations

Corte, Michele Della, et al.. (2022). Neuropsychiatric syndrome with myoclonus after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a paediatric patient. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 213. 107121–107121. 6 indexed citations

Rubino, Alfonso, Pia Bernardo, Carmela Russo, et al.. (2022). Immediate and progressive neurological damage after electrical injury: A pediatric case report. Brain and Development. 45(1). 87–91. 2 indexed citations

Bitetti, Ilaria, et al.. (2022). Onasemnogene abeparvovec gene replacement therapy for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy: a real-world observational study. Gene Therapy. 30(7-8). 592–597. 37 indexed citations

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Castaldo, Alice, Gaetano Terrone, Antonio Varone, et al.. (2022). A complicated association between two different genetic rare disorders: cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy. Minerva Pediatrics. 74(6). 797–799. 1 indexed citations

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Nawroth, Janna, Carolina Lucchesi, Antonio Varone, et al.. (2020). A Microengineered Airway Lung Chip Models Key Features of Viral-induced Exacerbation of Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 63(5). 591–600. 87 indexed citations

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Benam, Kambez H., Rémi Villenave, Carolina Lucchesi, et al.. (2015). Small airway-on-a-chip enables analysis of human lung inflammation and drug responses in vitro. Nature Methods. 13(2). 151–157. 585 indexed citations breakdown →

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Varone, Antonio, Joanna Xylas, Kyle P. Quinn, et al.. (2014). Endogenous Two-Photon Fluorescence Imaging Elucidates Metabolic Changes Related to Enhanced Glycolysis and Glutamine Consumption in Precancerous Epithelial Tissues. Cancer Research. 74(11). 3067–3075. 128 indexed citations

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Varone, Antonio. (2014). Le iscrizioni graffite di "Stabiae" alla luce dei nuovi rinvenimenti. 86(2014). 375–428. 1 indexed citations

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Spennato, Pietro, et al.. (2012). Aicardi and Turner syndrome in a 45,X0/46,XX female. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 115(6). 820–822. 4 indexed citations

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Spennato, Pietro, Claudio Ruggiero, Maria Consiglio Buonocore, et al.. (2010). Pseudotumor cerebri. Child s Nervous System. 27(2). 215–235. 30 indexed citations

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Cinalli, Giuseppe, Paola Peretta, Pietro Spennato, et al.. (2007). Neuroendoscopic management of interhemispheric cysts in children. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 22(2). 194–202. 8 indexed citations

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Sampaolo, Simone, Antonio Varone, Daria Diodato, et al.. (2007). C.P.1.01 Congenital fiber type disproportion and noncompaction cardiomyopathy in a patient. Neuromuscular Disorders. 17(9-10). 834–834. 1 indexed citations

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Fiorillo, A., Rita Genesio, A. Conti, et al.. (2002). Cytogenetic evaluation of isochromosome 17q in posterior fossa tumors of children and correlation with clinical outcome in medulloblastoma. Child s Nervous System. 18(8). 380–384. 8 indexed citations

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Maggi, Giuseppe, et al.. (1997). Acute cerebellar ataxia in children. Child s Nervous System. 13(10). 542–545. 5 indexed citations

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