Carmelo Biondo

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Carmelo Biondo is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carmelo Biondo has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Epidemiology, 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Carmelo Biondo's work include Neonatal and Maternal Infections (19 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (15 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (14 papers). Carmelo Biondo is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and Maternal Infections (19 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (15 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (14 papers). Carmelo Biondo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. Carmelo Biondo's co-authors include Giuseppe Mancuso, Angelina Midiri, Elisabetta Gerace, Concetta Beninati, Giuseppe Teti, Roberta Galbo, Sebastiana Zummo, Maria Elsa Gambuzza, Salvatore Papasergi and Shizuo Akira and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Carmelo Biondo

72 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance: The Most Critical Pathogens

2021 814 citations Giuseppe Mancuso, Angelina Midiri et al. Pathogens profile →
Urinary Tract Infections: The Current Scenario and Future Prospects

2023 140 citations Giuseppe Mancuso, Angelina Midiri et al. Pathogens profile →
Candida auris Outbreaks: Current Status and Future Perspectives

2024 40 citations Angelina Midiri, Giuseppe Mancuso et al. Microorganisms profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carmelo Biondo Italy	33	1.0k	1.0k	1.0k	756	555	74	3.6k
Angelina Midiri Italy	29	886 0.9×	920 0.9×	980 1.0×	609 0.8×	545 1.0×	62	3.2k
Giuseppe Mancuso Italy	41	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	776 1.0×	1.1k 1.9×	135	5.3k
Anchun Cheng China	37	1.6k 1.6×	1.5k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	1.6k 2.1×	872 1.6×	440	6.3k
Costi D. Sifri United States	39	1.9k 1.8×	992 1.0×	501 0.5×	1.4k 1.8×	628 1.1×	118	5.3k
Jonathan D. Edgeworth United Kingdom	30	1.9k 1.9×	855 0.8×	651 0.6×	2.0k 2.6×	473 0.9×	82	4.4k
Peng Cui China	37	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	408 0.4×	859 1.1×	490 0.9×	112	3.6k
Vinod Nair United States	34	1.5k 1.4×	981 1.0×	361 0.4×	849 1.1×	224 0.4×	86	3.5k
Martin Mielke Germany	26	671 0.7×	656 0.6×	519 0.5×	938 1.2×	196 0.4×	100	3.1k
Jörg Steinmann Germany	34	867 0.9×	784 0.8×	742 0.7×	993 1.3×	223 0.4×	116	3.7k
Chit Laa Poh Malaysia	42	2.2k 2.2×	746 0.7×	686 0.7×	1.6k 2.1×	413 0.7×	170	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Carmelo Biondo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carmelo Biondo

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Midiri, Angelina, et al.. (2025). A Four-Year Study of Antibiotic Resistance, Prevalence and Biofilm-Forming Ability of Uropathogens Isolated from Community- and Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Southern Italy. Pathogens. 14(1). 59–59.

Midiri, Angelina, et al.. (2024). Insights into the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis of schistosomiasis. European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology. 14(2). 86–96. 13 indexed citations

Laganà, A., Alessio Facciolà, Daniela Iannazzo, et al.. (2023). Promising Materials in the Fight against Healthcare-Associated Infections: Antibacterial Properties of Chitosan-Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes Hybrid Hydrogels. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 14(8). 428–428. 6 indexed citations

Mancuso, Giuseppe, et al.. (2023). Tackling Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: New Challenges from the Old Pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microorganisms. 11(9). 2277–2277. 33 indexed citations

Mancuso, Giuseppe, Angelina Midiri, Concetta Beninati, Sebastiana Zummo, & Carmelo Biondo. (2021). Protective role of IL-18 in host defenses against group B Streptococcus. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 40(12). 2657–2663. 3 indexed citations

Biondo, Carmelo, Germana Lentini, Concetta Beninati, & Giuseppe Teti. (2019). The dual role of innate immunity during influenza. Biomedical Journal. 42(1). 8–18. 34 indexed citations

Venza, Mario, et al.. (2016). Role of Genetics and Epigenetics in Mucosal, Uveal, and Cutaneous Melanomagenesis. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 16(5). 528–538. 7 indexed citations

Venza, Mario, Maria Visalli, Teresa Catalano, et al.. (2016). DNA methylation-induced E-cadherin silencing is correlated with the clinicopathological features of melanoma. Oncology Reports. 35(4). 2451–2460. 38 indexed citations

Venza, Mario, Maria Visalli, Carmelo Biondo, et al.. (2015). Epigenetic Effects of Cadmium in Cancer: Focus on Melanoma. Current Genomics. 15(6). 420–435. 23 indexed citations

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Venza, Mario, Maria Visalli, Concetta Beninati, et al.. (2015). Involvement of epimutations in meningioma. Brain Tumor Pathology. 32(3). 163–168. 6 indexed citations

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Domina, Maria, Veronica Lanza Cariccio, Salvatore Benfatto, et al.. (2014). Rapid Profiling of the Antigen Regions Recognized by Serum Antibodies Using Massively Parallel Sequencing of Antigen-Specific Libraries. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e114159–e114159. 13 indexed citations

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Cadieux, Brigitte, Tianshun Lian, Guanggan Hu, et al.. (2013). The Mannoprotein Cig1 Supports Iron Acquisition From Heme and Virulence in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 207(8). 1339–1347. 92 indexed citations

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Papasergi, Salvatore, Angelina Midiri, Giuseppe Mancuso, et al.. (2012). Protective Activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae Spr1875 Protein Fragments Identified Using a Phage Displayed Genomic Library. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e36588–e36588. 25 indexed citations

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Biondo, Carmelo, Giacomo Signorino, Alessandro Costa, et al.. (2011). Recognition of yeast nucleic acids triggers a host‐protective type I interferon response. European Journal of Immunology. 41(7). 1969–1979. 78 indexed citations

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Biondo, Carmelo, Angelina Midiri, Maria Elsa Gambuzza, et al.. (2008). IFN-α/β Signaling Is Required for Polarization of Cytokine Responses toward a Protective Type 1 Pattern during Experimental Cryptococcosis. The Journal of Immunology. 181(1). 566–573. 47 indexed citations

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Mancuso, Giuseppe, Angelina Midiri, Carmelo Biondo, et al.. (2007). Type I IFN Signaling Is Crucial for Host Resistance against Different Species of Pathogenic Bacteria. The Journal of Immunology. 178(5). 3126–3133. 209 indexed citations

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Biondo, Carmelo, Giuseppe Mancuso, Angelina Midiri, et al.. (2006). Identification of major proteins secreted byCryptococcus neoformans. FEMS Yeast Research. 6(4). 645–651. 21 indexed citations

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Mancuso, Giuseppe, Angelina Midiri, Concetta Beninati, et al.. (2004). Dual Role of TLR2 and Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 in a Mouse Model of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease. The Journal of Immunology. 172(10). 6324–6329. 112 indexed citations

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Beninati, Concetta, Giuseppe Mancuso, Walter Magliani, et al.. (2004). Protective Immunization against Group B Meningococci Using Anti-Idiotypic Mimics of the Capsular Polysaccharide. The Journal of Immunology. 172(4). 2461–2468. 16 indexed citations

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Cuzzola, Maria, Giuseppe Mancuso, Concetta Beninati, et al.. (2000). β2 Integrins Are Involved in Cytokine Responses to Whole Gram-Positive Bacteria. The Journal of Immunology. 164(11). 5871–5876. 53 indexed citations

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