Aurora Costa

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Aurora Costa is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Aurora Costa has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Oncology, 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Aurora Costa's work include Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (8 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (6 papers). Aurora Costa is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (8 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (6 papers). Aurora Costa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Slovakia. Aurora Costa's co-authors include Maria Grazia Daidone, Nadia Zaffaroni, Silvana Pilotti, Marco A. Pierotti, Danila Coradini, Giovanna Petrangolini, Graziella Pratesi, Rosella Silvestrini, Luisa Franco and Lucrezia Guida and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Aurora Costa

40 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Isolation and In vitro Propagation of Tumorigenic Breast Cancer Cells with Stem/Progenitor Cell Properties

2005 1.4k citations Aurora Costa, Nadia Zaffaroni et al. Cancer Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aurora Costa Italy	21	1.7k	1.3k	754	392	338	41	2.8k
Paolo Michieli Italy	28	1.8k 1.1×	2.7k 2.1×	1.1k 1.4×	547 1.4×	503 1.5×	41	4.6k
Shanaz H. Dairkee United States	29	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.8×	1.2k 1.5×	526 1.3×	260 0.8×	54	4.4k
Paola Capodieci United States	19	1.2k 0.7×	2.2k 1.7×	406 0.5×	186 0.5×	564 1.7×	31	3.7k
Patrizia Borsotti Italy	26	868 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	127 0.3×	266 0.8×	33	2.9k
Dieter Niederacher Germany	38	1.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.8×	1.4k 1.9×	432 1.1×	408 1.2×	143	4.2k
Andrew J. Aguirre United States	24	2.1k 1.3×	2.6k 2.0×	952 1.3×	309 0.8×	312 0.9×	68	4.3k
R.R. Weichselbaum United States	28	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	659 0.9×	149 0.4×	625 1.8×	64	3.5k
Cristina Nadal Spain	17	2.3k 1.4×	2.2k 1.7×	1.3k 1.7×	312 0.8×	726 2.1×	42	4.3k
Susan E. Moody United States	23	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	503 0.7×	151 0.4×	347 1.0×	29	2.9k
Zhenhe Suo Norway	32	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	872 1.2×	182 0.5×	447 1.3×	107	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Aurora Costa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aurora Costa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aurora Costa

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20 of 20 papers shown

Costa, Aurora, et al.. (2024). Capsaicin Exerts Antitumor Activity in Mesothelioma Cells. Nutrients. 16(21). 3758–3758. 4 indexed citations

Forte, Iris Maria, Paola Indovina, Serena Montagnaro, et al.. (2021). The Oncolytic Caprine Herpesvirus 1 (CpHV-1) Induces Apoptosis and Synergizes with Cisplatin in Mesothelioma Cell Lines: A New Potential Virotherapy Approach. Viruses. 13(12). 2458–2458. 15 indexed citations

Forte, Iris Maria, Paola Indovina, Aurora Costa, et al.. (2019). Blood screening for heavy metals and organic pollutants in cancer patients exposed to toxic waste in southern Italy: A pilot study. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235(6). 5213–5222. 14 indexed citations

Martelli, Gabriele, Rosalba Miceli, Aurora Costa, et al.. (2007). Elderly breast cancer patients treated by conservative surgery alone plus adjuvant tamoxifen. Cancer. 112(3). 481–488. 32 indexed citations

Daidone, Maria Grazia, Aurora Costa, Milo Frattini, et al.. (2004). Correspondence re: T. Zhang et al ., Evidence That APC Regulates Survivin Expression: A Possible Mechanism Contributing to the Stem Cell Origin of Colon Cancer. Cancer Res., 61: 8664–8667, 2001.. Cancer Research. 64(2). 776–779. 9 indexed citations

Tessitore, Luciana, Barbara Marengo, Dennis E. Vance, et al.. (2003). Expression of Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase in Human Hepatocellular Carcinomas. Oncology. 65(2). 152–158. 31 indexed citations

Daidone, Maria Grazia, Aurora Costa, & Rosella Silvestrini. (2001). Cell proliferation markers in human solid tumors: Assessing their impact in clinical oncology. Methods in cell biology. 64. 359–384. 10 indexed citations

Franco, Luisa, Elena Zocchi, Cesare Usai, et al.. (2001). Paracrine Roles of NAD+ and Cyclic ADP-ribose in Increasing Intracellular Calcium and Enhancing Cell Proliferation of 3T3 Fibroblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(24). 21642–21648. 95 indexed citations

Silvestrini, R, Aurora Costa, Cosimo Lequaglie, et al.. (1998). Bcl-2 protein and prognosis in patients with potentially curable non-small-cell lung cancer. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 432(5). 441–444. 24 indexed citations

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Costa, Aurora, Lisa Licitra, Silvia Veneroni, et al.. (1998). Biological markers as indicators of pathological response to primary chemotherapy in oral‐cavity cancers. International Journal of Cancer. 79(6). 619–623. 2 indexed citations

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Zocchi, Elena, Antonio Daga, Cesare Usai, et al.. (1998). Expression of CD38 Increases Intracellular Calcium Concentration and Reduces Doubling Time in HeLa and 3T3 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(14). 8017–8024. 105 indexed citations

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Villa, Raffaella, Nadia Zaffaroni, Alessandra Bearzatto, et al.. (1996). Effect of ionizing radiation on cell-cycle progression and cyclin B1 expression in human melanoma cells. International Journal of Cancer. 66(1). 104–109. 16 indexed citations

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Silvestrini, Rosella, Aurora Costa, Antonia D’Errico, et al.. (1993). Biological markers in hepatocellular carcinoma: Potential clinical implications. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 53(S3). 18–20. 5 indexed citations

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Silvestrini, Rosella, Nadia Zaffaroni, Raffaella Villa, L. Orlandi, & Aurora Costa. (1992). Enhancement of cisplatin activity by lonidamine in human ovarian cancer cells. International Journal of Cancer. 52(5). 813–817. 34 indexed citations

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Silvestrini, R, A Faranda, & Aurora Costa. (1991). DNA ploidy and cell kinetics in human colorectal carcinomas. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 48(S2). 4–8. 3 indexed citations

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Silvestrini, Rosella, et al.. (1990). Cell Kinetics of Hepatic Metastases as aPrognostic Marker in Patients WithAdvanced Colorectal Carcinoma. HPB Surgery. 2(2). 135–144. 13 indexed citations

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Silvestrini, Rosella, Maria Grazia Daidone, & Aurora Costa. (1989). Cell Kinetics of Solid Tumors with Time and Its Clinical Implication. Tumori Journal. 75(4). 367–372. 23 indexed citations

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Costa, Aurora, et al.. (1987). Cell kinetics as a prognostic tool in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma of the skin. Cancer. 60(11). 2797–2800. 22 indexed citations

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Silvestrini, Rosella, Maria Grazia Daidone, Aurora Costa, & Ornella Sanfilippo. (1985). Cell kinetics and in Vitro chemosensitivity as a tool for improved management of patients. European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology. 21(3). 371–378. 15 indexed citations

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Silvestrini, Rosella, Roberto Molinari, Aurora Costa, F Volterrani, & G Gardani. (1984). Short-term variation in labeling index as a predictor of radiotherapy response in human oral cavity carcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 10(7). 965–970. 34 indexed citations

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