Daniela Valensin

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Daniela Valensin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniela Valensin has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 36 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Daniela Valensin's work include Trace Elements in Health (52 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (34 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (33 papers). Daniela Valensin is often cited by papers focused on Trace Elements in Health (52 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (34 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (33 papers). Daniela Valensin collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Poland and United Kingdom. Daniela Valensin's co-authors include Henryk Kozłowski, Gianni Valensin, Elena Gaggelli, Marek Łuczkowski, Maurizio Remelli, Anna Janicka-Kłos, Caterina Migliorini, Justyna Brasuń, Luigi Casella and Elena Molteni and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Daniela Valensin

120 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Copper Homeostasis and Neurodegenerative Disorders (Alzhe... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Copper Homeostasis and Neurodegenerative Disorders (Alzheimer's, Prion, and Parkinson's Diseases and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
    2006 1.6k citations Elena Gaggelli, Henryk Kozłowski et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniela Valensin Italy 35 2.4k 1.6k 1.5k 1.3k 987 122 5.3k
Gianni Valensin Italy 29 2.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 947 1.0× 155 4.5k
Elena Gaggelli Italy 27 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 905 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 860 0.9× 127 4.0k
Enrico Monzani Italy 40 2.4k 1.0× 803 0.5× 974 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 1.9k 2.0× 157 6.9k
John H. Viles United Kingdom 36 3.6k 1.5× 2.2k 1.4× 2.3k 1.6× 392 0.3× 509 0.5× 66 5.5k
Imre Sóvágó Hungary 38 2.2k 0.9× 852 0.5× 677 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 516 0.5× 156 4.6k
Kasper P. Kepp Denmark 34 1.4k 0.6× 349 0.2× 1.2k 0.8× 291 0.2× 1.0k 1.0× 121 4.7k
Gerardo Ferrer‐Sueta Uruguay 36 2.5k 1.0× 395 0.2× 1.4k 1.0× 537 0.4× 513 0.5× 65 4.9k
Daniele Sanna Italy 46 1.7k 0.7× 636 0.4× 304 0.2× 531 0.4× 757 0.8× 179 5.6k
Hirotatsu Kojima Japan 43 3.4k 1.4× 397 0.2× 1.9k 1.3× 4.6k 3.5× 4.1k 4.1× 124 10.8k
Yoram Shechter Israel 43 3.6k 1.5× 905 0.6× 858 0.6× 155 0.1× 299 0.3× 124 7.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniela Valensin

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All Works

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Matera-Witkiewicz, Agnieszka, Magdalena Z. Wiloch, Martin Jönsson‐Niedziółka, et al.. (2025). Cu( ii ) binding to an antimicrobial shrimp peptide – a small step for structural chemistry, a big leap for medicinal applications. Chemical Science. 16(8). 3447–3458. 3 indexed citations
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Lamponi, Stefania, et al.. (2024). Protective Contribution of Rosmarinic Acid in Rosemary Extract Against Copper-Induced Oxidative Stress. Antioxidants. 13(11). 1419–1419. 7 indexed citations
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Valensin, Daniela, et al.. (2024). NMR-Based Structural Insights on Folic Acid and Its Interactions with Copper(II) Ions. Inorganics. 12(9). 248–248. 2 indexed citations
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Bellini, E., Carlo Sorce, Carmelina Spanò, et al.. (2023). Glutathione and phytochelatins jointly allow intracellular and extracellular detoxification of cadmium in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 209. 105303–105303. 18 indexed citations
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Bacchella, Chiara, Francesca Camponeschi, Isabella Tessari, et al.. (2023). Copper Binding and Redox Activity of α-Synuclein in Membrane-Like Environment. Biomolecules. 13(2). 287–287. 12 indexed citations
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Baratto, Maria Camilla, et al.. (2023). A Combined NMR and UV–Vis Approach to Evaluate Radical Scavenging Activity of Rosmarinic Acid and Other Polyphenols. Molecules. 28(18). 6629–6629. 9 indexed citations
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Valensin, Daniela, et al.. (2023). Copper Forms a PPII Helix-Like Structure with the Catalytic Domains of Bacterial Zinc Metalloproteases. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(45). 18425–18439. 2 indexed citations
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Palacios, Òscar, et al.. (2023). Histidine-Rich C-Terminal Tail of Mycobacterial GroEL1 and Its Copper Complex─The Impact of Point Mutations. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(18). 6893–6908. 3 indexed citations
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Valensin, Daniela, et al.. (2023). Exploration of Lycorine and Copper(II)’s Association with the N-Terminal Domain of Amyloid β. Inorganics. 11(11). 443–443. 2 indexed citations
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Potocki, Sławomir, Daniela Valensin, Francesca Camponeschi, & Henryk Kozłowski. (2013). The extracellular loop of IRT1 ZIP protein — the chosen one for zinc?. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 127. 246–252. 18 indexed citations
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Rowińska‐Żyrek, Magdalena, Sławomir Potocki, Danuta Witkowska, Daniela Valensin, & Henryk Kozłowski. (2012). The zinc-binding fragment of HypA from Helicobacter pylori: a tempting site also for nickel ions. Dalton Transactions. 42(17). 6012–6012. 16 indexed citations
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Rocchi, Altea, Daniela Valensin, Carlo Aldinucci, et al.. (2012). NMR metabolomic investigation of astrocytes interacted with Aβ42 or its complexes with either copper(II) or zinc(II). Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 117. 326–333. 15 indexed citations
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Martorana, Andrea, Caterina Bernini, Daniela Valensin, et al.. (2011). Insights into the homocoupling reaction of 4-methylamino benzoic acid mediated by Trametes versicolor laccase. Molecular BioSystems. 7(11). 2967–2969. 9 indexed citations
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Valensin, Daniela, Karolina Gajda, Dimitri Bacco, et al.. (2009). Copper( ii ) coordination outside the tandem repeat region of an unstructured domain of chicken prion protein. Molecular BioSystems. 5(5). 497–510. 12 indexed citations
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Rowińska‐Żyrek, Magdalena, Daniela Valensin, Łukasz Szyrwiel, Zbigniew Grzonka, & Henryk Kozłowski. (2009). Specific interactions of Bi(III) with the Cys-Xaa-Cys unit of a peptide sequence. Dalton Transactions. 9131–9131. 17 indexed citations
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Valensin, Daniela, et al.. (2009). Copper binding to chicken and human prion protein amylodogenic regions: Differences and similarities revealed by Ni2+ as a diamagnetic probe. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 104(1). 71–78. 24 indexed citations
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Valensin, Daniela, et al.. (2008). Binding of Ni2+ and Cu2+ ions to peptides with a Cys–His motif. Dalton Transactions. 5323–5323. 21 indexed citations

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