Daniela Delli Castelli

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

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Daniela Delli Castelli is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniela Delli Castelli has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Materials Chemistry, 49 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 24 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Daniela Delli Castelli's work include Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (63 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (47 papers) and Electron Spin Resonance Studies (23 papers). Daniela Delli Castelli is often cited by papers focused on Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (63 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (47 papers) and Electron Spin Resonance Studies (23 papers). Daniela Delli Castelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and United States. Daniela Delli Castelli's co-authors include Silvio Aime, Enzo Terreno, Alessandra Viale, Simonetta Geninatti Crich, Franco Fedeli, Eliana Gianolio, Giuseppe Ferrauto, Carla Carrera, Alessandro Barge and Armando Mortillaro and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Daniela Delli Castelli

75 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Challenges for Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniela Delli Castelli Italy	32	3.1k	2.2k	873	841	729	78	4.1k
Shanrong Zhang United States	36	3.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	815 0.9×	720 0.9×	534 0.7×	86	4.3k
Eliana Gianolio Italy	38	3.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	926 1.1×	379 0.5×	579 0.8×	124	4.8k
Simonetta Geninatti Crich Italy	42	2.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	747 0.9×	335 0.4×	798 1.1×	135	5.2k
Mark D. Pagel United States	33	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	450 0.5×	646 0.8×	625 0.9×	120	3.5k
Eric M. Gale United States	25	2.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	617 0.7×	155 0.2×	615 0.8×	45	3.0k
Angelique Y. Louie United States	34	2.3k 0.7×	966 0.4×	381 0.4×	232 0.3×	1.6k 2.2×	70	4.7k
Garry E. Kiefer United States	32	1.4k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	538 0.6×	186 0.2×	240 0.3×	69	3.5k
Franco Fedeli Italy	26	1.4k 0.5×	942 0.4×	433 0.5×	304 0.4×	165 0.2×	77	2.3k
Scott A. Hilderbrand United States	33	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	161 0.2×	220 0.3×	1.6k 2.2×	49	6.7k
Aurora Rodríguez‐Rodríguez Spain	16	1.3k 0.4×	588 0.3×	426 0.5×	99 0.1×	389 0.5×	36	1.8k

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Fagoonee, Sharmila, et al.. (2025). In vivo MRI of breast cancer using carbonic anhydrase IX proteoglycan-like domain -targeting liposomes. Journal of Controlled Release. 380. 957–966.

Aime, Silvio, et al.. (2025). Monitoring Glycolysis by Endogenous ³¹P CEST Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(23). e202501189–e202501189.

Aime, Silvio, et al.. (2023). Molecular Resonance Imaging of the CAIX Expression in Mouse Mammary Adenocarcinoma Cells. Pharmaceuticals. 16(9). 1301–1301. 2 indexed citations

Stefanìa, Rachele, Carla Carrera, Daniela Delli Castelli, et al.. (2020). Relaxometric Studies of Gd-Chelate Conjugated on the Surface of Differently Shaped Gold Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials. 10(6). 1115–1115. 7 indexed citations

Baranyai, Zsolt, Daniela Delli Castelli, Carlos Platas‐Iglesias, et al.. (2019). Combined NMR, DFT and X-ray studies highlight structural and hydration changes of [Ln(AAZTA)]⁻ complexes across the series. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(3). 795–803. 16 indexed citations

Ferrauto, Giuseppe, Daniela Delli Castelli, Loredana Leone, et al.. (2019). Modifying LnHPDO3A Chelates for Improved T₁ and CEST MRI Applications. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(16). 4184–4193. 10 indexed citations

Castelli, Daniela Delli, Lorenzo Tei, Fabio Carniato, Silvio Aime, & Mauro Botta. (2018). [Yb(AAZTA)(H₂O)]⁻: an unconventional ParaCEST MRI probe. Chemical Communications. 54(16). 2004–2007. 10 indexed citations

Giustetto, Pierangela, et al.. (2016). The release of Doxorubicin from liposomes monitored by MRI and triggered by a combination of US stimuli led to a complete tumor regression in a breast cancer mouse model. Journal of Controlled Release. 230. 57–63. 40 indexed citations

Giustetto, Pierangela, Juan Carlos Cutrìn, Daniela Delli Castelli, et al.. (2015). Sonosensitive theranostic liposomes for preclinical in vivo MRI-guided visualization of doxorubicin release stimulated by pulsed low intensity non-focused ultrasound. Journal of Controlled Release. 202. 21–30. 57 indexed citations

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Nicholls, Francesca J., Ling Wei, André Ricardo Massensini, et al.. (2014). Toward in vivo imaging of multiple cell populations for tissue engineering. Cell Transplantation. 23. 778–779. 1 indexed citations

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Terreno, Enzo, Valeria Menchise, Franco Fedeli, et al.. (2011). Gadolinium-doped LipoCEST agents: a potential novel class of dual 1H-MRI probes. Chemical Communications. 47(16). 4667–4667. 23 indexed citations

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Castelli, Daniela Delli, Walter Dastrù, Enzo Terreno, et al.. (2010). In vivo MRI multicontrast kinetic analysis of the uptake and intracellular trafficking of paramagnetically labeled liposomes. Journal of Controlled Release. 144(3). 271–279. 49 indexed citations

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Castelli, Daniela Delli, Enzo Terreno, Claudia Cabella, et al.. (2009). Evidence for in vivo macrophage mediated tumor uptake of paramagnetic/fluorescent liposomes. NMR in Biomedicine. 22(10). 1084–1092. 36 indexed citations

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Aime, Silvio, Daniela Delli Castelli, & Enzo Terreno. (2009). Lanthanide-Loaded Paramagnetic Liposomes as Switchable Magnetically Oriented Nanovesicles. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 464. 193–210. 26 indexed citations

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Terreno, Enzo, Carla Carrera, Daniela Delli Castelli, et al.. (2008). Determination of water permeability of paramagnetic liposomes of interest in MRI field. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 102(5-6). 1112–1119. 57 indexed citations

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Aime, Silvio, Carla Carrera, Daniela Delli Castelli, Simonetta Geninatti Crich, & Enzo Terreno. (2005). Tunable Imaging of Cells Labeled with MRI‐PARACEST Agents. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(12). 1813–1815. 141 indexed citations

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Aime, Silvio, Daniela Delli Castelli, & Enzo Terreno. (2005). Highly Sensitive MRI Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Agents Using Liposomes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(34). 5513–5515. 151 indexed citations

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Castelli, Daniela Delli, et al.. (2002). Unfolding of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) myoglobin: A ¹H‐NMR and electronic absorbance study. Protein Science. 11(9). 2273–2278. 2 indexed citations

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Aime, Silvio, Daniela Delli Castelli, & Enzo Terreno. (2002). Novel pH-Reporter MRI Contrast Agents. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 41(22). 4334–4336. 181 indexed citations

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Aime, Silvio, Alessandro Barge, Daniela Delli Castelli, et al.. (2002). Paramagnetic Lanthanide(III) complexes as pH‐sensitive chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) contrast agents for MRI applications. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 47(4). 639–648. 298 indexed citations

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