Barbara Molon

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Barbara Molon is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Molon has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Immunology, 13 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Barbara Molon's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers), Immune cells in cancer (12 papers) and Chemokine receptors and signaling (10 papers). Barbara Molon is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers), Immune cells in cancer (12 papers) and Chemokine receptors and signaling (10 papers). Barbara Molon collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Spain. Barbara Molon's co-authors include Antonella Viola, Bianca Calì, Vincenzo Bronte, Santos Mañes, Roberta Angioni, Giorgia Gri, Stefano Ugel, Tullio Pozzan, Antonio Lanzavecchia and Carlos Martı́nez-A and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Molon

32 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

  1. Chemokine nitration prevents intratumoral infiltration of antigen-specific T cells
    2011 510 citations Barbara Molon, Stefano Ugel et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara Molon Italy 22 1.6k 1.1k 664 246 123 33 2.5k
Peter A. Savage United States 22 2.8k 1.7× 1.3k 1.2× 671 1.0× 126 0.5× 167 1.4× 37 3.5k
Robert A. Amezquita United States 14 1.8k 1.1× 963 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 614 2.5× 214 1.7× 18 3.1k
Timothy N. J. Bullock United States 31 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 798 1.2× 299 1.2× 202 1.6× 84 3.1k
Anna Maria Orengo Italy 29 2.3k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 754 1.1× 351 1.4× 201 1.6× 63 3.5k
Loretta Tuosto Italy 30 1.7k 1.1× 447 0.4× 850 1.3× 270 1.1× 193 1.6× 66 2.7k
Armelle Prévost‐Blondel France 27 1.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 672 1.0× 253 1.0× 133 1.1× 46 2.7k
Michael P. Cooke United States 21 2.1k 1.3× 547 0.5× 1.4k 2.1× 249 1.0× 138 1.1× 69 3.9k
Valeria Tosello Italy 26 1.1k 0.7× 782 0.7× 1.5k 2.3× 328 1.3× 115 0.9× 59 3.1k
Leon Su United States 30 1.7k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.5× 129 0.5× 150 1.2× 47 2.9k
Anli Zhang China 22 736 0.5× 473 0.4× 811 1.2× 276 1.1× 158 1.3× 47 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Molon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Molon

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All Works

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Puthenparampil, Marco, Alicia C Marín, Matteo Ponzano, et al.. (2024). Blood-brain barrier damage associates with glia-related cytokines in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 82. 105403–105403. 4 indexed citations
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Calì, Bianca, Mathieu Deygas, Fabio Munari, et al.. (2022). Atypical CXCL12 signaling enhances neutrophil migration by modulating nuclear deformability. Science Signaling. 15(761). eabk2552–eabk2552. 19 indexed citations
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Molon, Barbara, et al.. (2022). MDSCs and T cells in solid tumors and non-Hodgkin lymphomas: an immunosuppressive speech. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 208(2). 147–157. 6 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Rodríguez, Ricardo, Caterina Tezze, Andrielly H.R. Agnellini, et al.. (2022). OPA1 drives macrophage metabolism and functional commitment via p65 signaling. Cell Death and Differentiation. 30(3). 742–752. 29 indexed citations
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Molon, Barbara, et al.. (2022). CD28 and chemokine receptors: Signalling amplifiers at the immunological synapse. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 938004–938004. 14 indexed citations
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Orlando, Gloria, Barbara Molon, Antonella Viola, et al.. (2022). Psoriasis and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Immune-Mediated Cross Talk?. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 868277–868277. 22 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Rodríguez, Ricardo, Roberta Angioni, Francisca C. Venegas, et al.. (2021). IL1β Promotes TMPRSS2 Expression and SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Through the p38 MAPK-GATA2 Axis. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 781352–781352. 19 indexed citations
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Calì, Bianca, Andrielly H.R. Agnellini, Ricardo Sánchez‐Rodríguez, et al.. (2021). GM-CSF Nitration Is a New Driver of Myeloid Suppressor Cell Activity in Tumors. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 718098–718098. 12 indexed citations
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Zumerle, Sara, Bianca Calì, Fabio Munari, et al.. (2019). Intercellular Calcium Signaling Induced by ATP Potentiates Macrophage Phagocytosis. Cell Reports. 27(1). 1–10.e4. 101 indexed citations
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Zaramella, Patrizia, Fabio Munari, Matteo Stocchero, et al.. (2019). Innate immunity ascertained from blood and tracheal aspirates of preterm newborn provides new clues for assessing bronchopulmonary dysplasia. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0221206–e0221206. 10 indexed citations
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Angioni, Roberta, et al.. (2018). Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors: Orchestrating Tumor Metastasization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(1). 96–96. 119 indexed citations
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Zumerle, Sara, Barbara Molon, & Antonella Viola. (2017). Membrane Rafts in T Cell Activation: A Spotlight on CD28 Costimulation. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 1467–1467. 38 indexed citations
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Larghi, Paola, Antonella Viola, & Barbara Molon. (2016). Analysis of T Cell Activation by Confocal Microscopy. Methods in molecular biology. 1514. 63–81.
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Simonato, Francesca, Elisa Peranzoni, Bianca Calì, et al.. (2013). miR-142-3p Prevents Macrophage Differentiation during Cancer-Induced Myelopoiesis. Immunity. 38(6). 1236–1249. 122 indexed citations
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Viola, Antonella, Adélaïda Sarukhan, Vincenzo Bronte, & Barbara Molon. (2012). The pros and cons of chemokines in tumor immunology. Trends in Immunology. 33(10). 496–504. 94 indexed citations
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Molon, Barbara, Antonella Viola, & Vincenzo Bronte. (2012). Smoothing T cell roads to the tumor. OncoImmunology. 1(3). 390–392. 5 indexed citations
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Molon, Barbara, Stefano Ugel, Cristiana Soldani, et al.. (2011). Chemokine nitration prevents intratumoral infiltration of antigen-specific T cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 208(10). 1949–1962. 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Viola, Antonella, et al.. (2009). Signaling Amplification at the Immunological Synapse. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 340. 109–122. 16 indexed citations
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Viola, Antonella, et al.. (2006). T cells and their partners: the chemokine dating agency. Trends in Immunology. 27(9). 421–427. 62 indexed citations
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Molon, Barbara, Giorgia Gri, Concepción Gómez‐Moutón, et al.. (2005). T cell costimulation by chemokine receptors. Nature Immunology. 6(5). 465–471. 268 indexed citations

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