Barbara Costa

3.4k total citations
111 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Barbara Costa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Costa has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 31 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Barbara Costa's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (27 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (17 papers). Barbara Costa is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (27 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (17 papers). Barbara Costa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Barbara Costa's co-authors include Claudia Martini, Eleonora Da Pozzo, Federico Da Settimo, Sabrina Taliani, Antonio Lucacchini, Ettore Novellino, Elisabetta Barresi, Giovanna Ciciani, Silvia Selleri and Gabriella Guerrini and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Costa

110 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Costa Italy	31	1.2k	586	565	418	239	111	2.7k
Eleonora Da Pozzo Italy	31	1.1k 0.9×	299 0.5×	580 1.0×	461 1.1×	287 1.2×	99	2.6k
Edward B. Holson United States	29	1.9k 1.5×	233 0.4×	433 0.8×	363 0.9×	155 0.6×	45	3.1k
Tetsuro Kikuchi Japan	35	1.7k 1.4×	229 0.4×	1.5k 2.7×	771 1.8×	173 0.7×	105	5.2k
C. James Chou United States	37	2.1k 1.8×	618 1.1×	394 0.7×	641 1.5×	57 0.2×	86	3.5k
Jean E. Lachowicz United States	33	2.1k 1.7×	764 1.3×	1.9k 3.4×	136 0.3×	104 0.4×	84	4.3k
Marcello Leopoldo Italy	37	2.0k 1.6×	601 1.0×	1.5k 2.6×	281 0.7×	102 0.4×	151	3.5k
Ángel Santos Spain	31	1.4k 1.2×	248 0.4×	550 1.0×	146 0.3×	213 0.9×	72	2.7k
Xueqin Song China	27	1.1k 0.9×	262 0.4×	191 0.3×	296 0.7×	171 0.7×	122	3.3k
Krystyna M. Wozniak United States	28	1.0k 0.9×	185 0.3×	1.2k 2.1×	502 1.2×	82 0.3×	70	2.5k
Thaddeus F. Molski United States	33	2.3k 1.9×	259 0.4×	643 1.1×	233 0.6×	97 0.4×	83	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Costa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Costa

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Pozzo, Eleonora Da, Chiara Giacomelli, Laura Marchetti, et al.. (2025). 18 kDa TSPO targeting drives polarized human microglia towards a protective and restorative neurosteroidome profile. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 82(1). 34–34. 3 indexed citations

Piccarducci, Rebecca, Antonio Rizza, Jonathan Fusi, et al.. (2024). Sex Differences in Blood Accumulation of Neurodegenerative-Related Proteins and Antioxidant Responses to Regular Physical Exercise. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 74(4). 105–105. 1 indexed citations

Pini, Stefano, Barbara Milrod, David S. Baldwin, et al.. (2023). The relationship of separation anxiety with the age of onset of panic disorder. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 17(12). 1172–1179. 2 indexed citations

Baglini, Emma, Chiara Cavallini, Francesca Forini, et al.. (2023). Targeting the Translocator Protein (18 kDa) in Cardiac Diseases: State of the Art and Future Opportunities. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(1). 17–37. 5 indexed citations

Marchetti, Laura, Eleonora Da Pozzo, Christian H. Wetzel, et al.. (2023). The human microglial surveillant phenotype is preserved by de novo neurosteroidogenesis through the control of cholesterol homeostasis: Crucial role of 18 kDa Translocator Protein. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1869(6). 166751–166751. 6 indexed citations

Viviano, Monica, Elisabetta Barresi, Fabrice G. Siméon, et al.. (2022). Essential Principles and Recent Progress in the Development of TSPOPET Ligands for Neuroinflammation Imaging. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 29(28). 4862–4890. 23 indexed citations

Nuti, Elisa, Valeria La Pietra, Simona Daniele, et al.. (2022). Identification of a Novel p53 Modulator Endowed with Antitumoural and Antibacterial Activity through a Scaffold Repurposing Approach. Pharmaceuticals. 15(11). 1318–1318. 2 indexed citations

Barresi, Elisabetta, Eleonora Da Pozzo, Francesca Simorini, et al.. (2022). Translocator Protein 18-kDa: A Promising Target to Treat Neuroinflammation-related Degenerative Diseases. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 29(28). 4831–4861. 8 indexed citations

Siméon, Fabrice G., Jae‐Hoon Lee, Cheryl L. Morse, et al.. (2021). Synthesis and Screening in Mice of Fluorine-Containing PET Radioligands for TSPO: Discovery of a Promising ¹⁸F-Labeled Ligand. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(22). 16731–16745. 17 indexed citations

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Barresi, Elisabetta, Andrea Angeli, Emma Baglini, et al.. (2021). Carbonic anhydrase activation profile of indole-based derivatives. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 36(1). 1783–1797. 3 indexed citations

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Pozzo, Eleonora Da, Chiara Giacomelli, Laura Marchetti, et al.. (2021). De novo Neurosteroidogenesis in Human Microglia: Involvement of the 18 kDa Translocator Protein. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(6). 3115–3115. 25 indexed citations

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Pozzo, Eleonora Da, Barbara Costa, Chiara Giacomelli, et al.. (2019). Microglial Pro-Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Phenotypes Are Modulated by Translocator Protein Activation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(18). 4467–4467. 66 indexed citations

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Bruno, Agostino, Elisabetta Barresi, Nicola Simola, et al.. (2019). Unbinding of Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) Ligands: From in Vitro Residence Time to in Vivo Efficacy via in Silico Simulations. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 10(8). 3805–3814. 24 indexed citations

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Daniele, Simona, Deborah Pietrobono, Barbara Costa, et al.. (2017). Bax Activation Blocks Self-Renewal and Induces Apoptosis of Human Glioblastoma Stem Cells. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 9(1). 85–99. 25 indexed citations

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Milite, Ciro, Elisabetta Barresi, Eleonora Da Pozzo, et al.. (2017). Exploiting the 4-Phenylquinazoline Scaffold for the Development of High Affinity Fluorescent Probes for the Translocator Protein (TSPO). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(18). 7897–7909. 17 indexed citations

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Costa, Barbara, Sabrina Taliani, Eleonora Da Pozzo, et al.. (2017). Residence Time, a New parameter to Predict Neurosteroidogenic Efficacy of Translocator Protein (TSPO) Ligands: the Case Study of N,N‐Dialkyl‐2‐arylindol‐3‐ylglyoxylamides. ChemMedChem. 12(16). 1275–1278. 10 indexed citations

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Pozzo, Eleonora Da, Chiara Giacomelli, Barbara Costa, et al.. (2016). TSPO PIGA Ligands Promote Neurosteroidogenesis and Human Astrocyte Well-Being. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(7). 1028–1028. 36 indexed citations

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Carpi, Sara, Stefano Fogli, Antonella Romanini, et al.. (2015). AM251 induces apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest in A375 human melanoma cells. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 26(7). 754–762. 26 indexed citations

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COSTANZO, A., Gabriella Guerrini, Giovanna Ciciani, et al.. (2002). Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 3-(2-furyl)- and 3-(3-furyl)-8-chloropyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine 5-oxides, new 3-heteroaryl substituted benzodiazepine receptor ligands. Medicinal Chemistry Research. 11(2). 87–101. 7 indexed citations

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COSTANZO, A., Gabriella Guerrini, Giovanna Ciciani, et al.. (1999). Benzodiazepine receptor (BZR) ligands. 5. New 3-alkyloxycarbonyl-, 3-cyclo-alkyloxycarbonyl-, 3-aryloxy-carbonyl derivatives of pyrazolo [5,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine 5-oxides: A study on the 3-ester function modification. Medicinal Chemistry Research. 9(5). 322–339. 3 indexed citations

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