Daniela Kovacs

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Daniela Kovacs is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniela Kovacs has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Cell Biology, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Daniela Kovacs's work include melanin and skin pigmentation (27 papers), Skin Protection and Aging (19 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (7 papers). Daniela Kovacs is often cited by papers focused on melanin and skin pigmentation (27 papers), Skin Protection and Aging (19 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (7 papers). Daniela Kovacs collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Daniela Kovacs's co-authors include Mauro Picardo, Giorgia Cardinali, Emanuela Bastonini, Stefania Briganti, Barbara Bellei, Nicaela Aspite, Carlo Cota, Maria Rosaria Torrisi, Enrica Flori and Alessandra Napolitano and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Daniela Kovacs

66 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols

2013 374 citations Marco d’Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano et al. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniela Kovacs Italy	28	1.0k	670	619	296	280	67	2.1k
Ai‐Young Lee South Korea	30	994 1.0×	994 1.5×	554 0.9×	301 1.0×	348 1.2×	108	2.4k
Jeung‐Hoon Lee South Korea	28	873 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	1.2k 1.9×	206 0.7×	533 1.9×	164	3.4k
Qinghai Zeng China	27	452 0.4×	411 0.6×	724 1.2×	134 0.5×	180 0.6×	88	1.9k
Kamil Can Akçalı Türkiye	23	468 0.4×	203 0.3×	912 1.5×	239 0.8×	243 0.9×	61	2.1k
Frédéric Bonté France	27	512 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	960 1.6×	67 0.2×	192 0.7×	73	3.5k
Cynthia L. Marcelo United States	29	430 0.4×	381 0.6×	847 1.4×	120 0.4×	332 1.2×	94	2.4k
Harvinder Talwar United States	22	817 0.8×	1.8k 2.6×	1.3k 2.1×	95 0.3×	405 1.4×	51	3.2k
Kwang Hyun Cho South Korea	32	674 0.6×	1.9k 2.9×	575 0.9×	79 0.3×	233 0.8×	134	3.5k
Anders Vahlquist Sweden	32	1.2k 1.1×	973 1.5×	1.9k 3.0×	128 0.4×	270 1.0×	103	3.2k
Mi‐Sun Kim South Korea	27	248 0.2×	443 0.7×	623 1.0×	71 0.2×	451 1.6×	103	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniela Kovacs

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Camera, Emanuela, et al.. (2025). Effects of Th1/Th17 and Th2 cytokines on lipid metabolism in differentiated keratinocytes. Frontiers in Physiology. 16. 1387128–1387128. 3 indexed citations

Bastonini, Emanuela, Daniela Kovacs, Vittoria Maresca, et al.. (2025). Lipidome Complexity in Physiological and Pathological Skin Pigmentation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(14). 6785–6785. 1 indexed citations

Flori, Enrica, Daniela Kovacs, Carlo Cota, et al.. (2024). JAK/STAT Inhibition Normalizes Lipid Composition in 3D Human Epidermal Equivalents Challenged with Th2 Cytokines. Cells. 13(9). 760–760. 3 indexed citations

Tulić, Meri K., Daniela Kovacs, Emanuela Bastonini, et al.. (2024). Focusing on the Dark Side of the Moon: Involvement of the Nonlesional Skin in Vitiligo. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(7). 1612–1621. 2 indexed citations

Shrestha, Dhan Bahadur, et al.. (2023). Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Right Coronary Cusp: A Case Report. Cureus. 15(3). e35711–e35711. 3 indexed citations

Cardinali, Giorgia, Daniela Kovacs, Barbara Bellei, et al.. (2023). The αMSH-Dependent PI3K Pathway Supports Energy Metabolism, via Glucose Uptake, in Melanoma Cells. Cells. 12(7). 1099–1099. 1 indexed citations

Flori, Enrica, Giorgia Cardinali, Stefania Briganti, et al.. (2023). The Activation of PPARγ by (2Z,4E,6E)-2-methoxyocta-2,4,6-trienoic Acid Counteracts the Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition Process in Skin Carcinogenesis. Cells. 12(7). 1007–1007. 2 indexed citations

Flori, Enrica, Daniela Kovacs, Stefania Briganti, et al.. (2023). Skin Anti-Inflammatory Potential with Reduced Side Effects of Novel Glucocorticoid Receptor Agonists. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 267–267. 5 indexed citations

Kovacs, Daniela, Giorgia Cardinali, Mauro Picardo, & Emanuela Bastonini. (2022). Shining Light on Autophagy in Skin Pigmentation and Pigmentary Disorders. Cells. 11(19). 2999–2999. 17 indexed citations

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Kovacs, Daniela, Emanuela Bastonini, Stefania Briganti, et al.. (2022). Altered epidermal proliferation, differentiation, and lipid composition: Novel key elements in the vitiligo puzzle. Science Advances. 8(35). eabn9299–eabn9299. 31 indexed citations

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Bastonini, Emanuela, Daniela Kovacs, Salvatore Raffa, et al.. (2021). A protective role for autophagy in vitiligo. Cell Death and Disease. 12(4). 318–318. 32 indexed citations

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Papaccio, Federica, Daniela Kovacs, Barbara Bellei, et al.. (2021). Profiling Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in Melanoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(14). 7255–7255. 47 indexed citations

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Bastonini, Emanuela, Daniela Kovacs, Paolo Iacovelli, Alessia Pacifico, & Mauro Picardo. (2019). 526 Autophagy is an adaptive stress response in Vitiligo. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 139(9). S305–S305.

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Bastonini, Emanuela, Barbara Bellei, Angela Filoni, et al.. (2018). Involvement of non‐melanocytic skin cells in vitiligo. Experimental Dermatology. 28(6). 667–673. 47 indexed citations

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Kovacs, Daniela, Emanuela Bastonini, Monica Ottaviani, et al.. (2017). Vitiligo Skin: Exploring the Dermal Compartment. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(2). 394–404. 61 indexed citations

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Singh, Mukesh, et al.. (2013). Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Mild Versus Moderate Renal Insufficiency at 30-Day and 1-Year Follow-up. American Journal of Therapeutics. 21(3). 184–192. 2 indexed citations

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Kovacs, Daniela, Enrica Flori, Vittoria Maresca, et al.. (2012). The Eumelanin Intermediate 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-Carboxylic Acid Is a Messenger in the Cross-Talk among Epidermal Cells. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 132(4). 1196–1205. 46 indexed citations

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Maresca, Vittoria, Enrica Flori, Barbara Bellei, et al.. (2010). MC1R stimulation by α-MSH induces catalase and promotes its re-distribution to the cell periphery and dendrites. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 23(2). 263–275. 32 indexed citations

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Halaban, Ruth, Michael Krauthammer, Mattia Pelizzola, et al.. (2009). Integrative Analysis of Epigenetic Modulation in Melanoma Cell Response to Decitabine: Clinical Implications. PLoS ONE. 4(2). e4563–e4563. 50 indexed citations

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Cardinali, Giorgia, Simona Ceccarelli, Daniela Kovacs, et al.. (2005). Keratinocyte Growth Factor Promotes Melanosome Transfer to Keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 125(6). 1190–1199. 93 indexed citations

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