Denise Drago

2.6k total citations
28 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Denise Drago is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Denise Drago has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Denise Drago's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (13 papers), Trace Elements in Health (10 papers) and Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (10 papers). Denise Drago is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (13 papers), Trace Elements in Health (10 papers) and Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (10 papers). Denise Drago collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Denise Drago's co-authors include Paolo Zatta, Silvia Bolognin, Stefano L. Sensi, Stefano Pluchino, Angela Bachi, Chiara Cossetti, Nunzio Iraci, Luigi Messori, Giovanna Musco and Giuseppe Tognon and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecular Cell, PLoS ONE and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Denise Drago

26 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Denise Drago Italy 19 661 653 399 321 199 28 1.8k
Glenda M. Bishop Australia 23 646 1.0× 604 0.9× 479 1.2× 69 0.2× 212 1.1× 45 1.9k
Jian‐Hong Zhu China 24 231 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 355 0.9× 91 0.3× 209 1.1× 99 2.7k
Subramanian Rajagopalan United States 22 647 1.0× 936 1.4× 333 0.8× 107 0.3× 84 0.4× 27 2.5k
Per M. Roos Sweden 18 400 0.6× 406 0.6× 415 1.0× 164 0.5× 289 1.5× 37 1.5k
Rong Wu China 32 462 0.7× 1.1k 1.8× 147 0.4× 260 0.8× 49 0.2× 81 3.0k
Jeffrey R. Liddell Australia 28 373 0.6× 1.2k 1.9× 388 1.0× 58 0.2× 135 0.7× 52 2.5k
Silvia Bolognin Italy 25 839 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 364 0.9× 209 0.7× 187 0.9× 62 2.5k
J.F. Gusella United States 14 1.2k 1.7× 1.1k 1.7× 566 1.4× 185 0.6× 217 1.1× 22 2.3k
Robert A. Colvin United States 23 314 0.5× 997 1.5× 831 2.1× 181 0.6× 442 2.2× 54 2.3k
M. Diana Neely United States 26 500 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 217 0.5× 90 0.3× 129 0.6× 46 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Denise Drago

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Denise Drago

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Denise Drago. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Denise Drago based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Denise Drago. Denise Drago is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Braccia, Clarissa, et al.. (2026). Unlocking the power of extracellular vesicles: multi-omics integration for cancer biomarker discovery. Biomarker Research. 14(1). 13–13.
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Montini, Federico, Luca Massimino, Marta Lo Conte, et al.. (2025). Microbiota-produced immune regulatory bile acid metabolites control central nervous system autoimmunity. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(4). 102028–102028. 8 indexed citations
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Villa, Alessandro, Éva M. Szegő, Pietro La Vitola, et al.. (2025). Metabolic reprogramming and altered ATP content impair neuroprotective functions of microglia in β-glucocerebrosidase deficiency models. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22(1). 279–279.
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Drago, Denise, Annapaola Andolfo, Ettore Mosca, et al.. (2021). A novel expressed prostatic secretion (EPS)-urine metabolomic signature for the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer. Cancer Biology and Medicine. 18(2). 604–615. 13 indexed citations
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Lenti, Elisa, Silvia Bianchessi, Steven T. Proulx, et al.. (2019). Therapeutic Regeneration of Lymphatic and Immune Cell Functions upon Lympho-organoid Transplantation. Stem Cell Reports. 12(6). 1260–1268. 32 indexed citations
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Alfano, Massimo, Filippo Pederzoli, Irene Locatelli, et al.. (2019). Impaired testicular signaling of vitamin A and vitamin K contributes to the aberrant composition of the extracellular matrix in idiopathic germ cell aplasia. Fertility and Sterility. 111(4). 687–698. 23 indexed citations
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Cossetti, Chiara, Nunzio Iraci, Tim R. Mercer, et al.. (2014). Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Stem Cells Transfer IFN-γ via Ifngr1 to Activate Stat1 Signaling in Target Cells. Molecular Cell. 56(4). 609–609. 4 indexed citations
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Cossetti, Chiara, Nunzio Iraci, Tim R. Mercer, et al.. (2014). Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Stem Cells Transfer IFN-γ via Ifngr1 to Activate Stat1 Signaling in Target Cells. Molecular Cell. 56(2). 193–204. 240 indexed citations
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Gatta, Valentina, Denise Drago, Maria Teresa Valenti, et al.. (2011). Microarray Analysis on Human Neuroblastoma Cells Exposed to Aluminum, β1–42-Amyloid or the β1–42-Amyloid Aluminum Complex. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e15965–e15965. 24 indexed citations
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Bolognin, Silvia, Luigi Messori, Denise Drago, et al.. (2011). Aluminum, copper, iron and zinc differentially alter amyloid-Aβ1–42 aggregation and toxicity. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 43(6). 877–885. 138 indexed citations
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Ciavardelli, Domenico, et al.. (2009). Ratiometric-pericam-mt, a novel tool to evaluate intramitochondrial zinc. Experimental Neurology. 218(2). 228–234. 31 indexed citations
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Bolognin, Silvia, Denise Drago, Luigi Messori, & Paolo Zatta. (2009). Chelation therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. Medicinal Research Reviews. 29(4). 547–570. 83 indexed citations
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Zatta, Paolo, Denise Drago, Silvia Bolognin, & Stefano L. Sensi. (2009). Alzheimer's disease, metal ions and metal homeostatic therapy. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 30(7). 346–355. 294 indexed citations
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Bolognin, Silvia, Paolo Zatta, Denise Drago, et al.. (2008). Mutual Stimulation of Beta-Amyloid Fibrillogenesis by Clioquinol and Divalent Metals. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 10(4). 322–332. 14 indexed citations
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Zatta, Paolo, Denise Drago, Pamela Zambenedetti, et al.. (2008). Accumulation of copper and other metal ions, and metallothionein I/II expression in the bovine brain as a function of aging. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 36(1). 1–5. 56 indexed citations
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Drago, Denise, Silvia Bolognin, Laura Cendron, et al.. (2007). Potential pathogenic role of β-amyloid1–42–aluminum complex in Alzheimer's disease. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 40(4). 731–746. 76 indexed citations
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Banks, William A., Michael L. Niehoff, Denise Drago, & Paolo Zatta. (2006). Aluminum complexing enhances amyloid β protein penetration of blood–brain barrier. Brain Research. 1116(1). 215–221. 81 indexed citations
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Ricchelli, Fernanda, Denise Drago, Mario Salmona, et al.. (2006). Aggregation/Fibrillogenesis of Recombinant Human Prion Protein and Gerstmann−Sträussler−Scheinker Disease Peptides in the Presence of Metal Ions. Biochemistry. 45(21). 6724–6732. 30 indexed citations
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Ricchelli, Fernanda, Denise Drago, Bruno Filippi, Giuseppe Tognon, & Paolo Zatta. (2005). Aluminum-triggered structural modifications and aggregation of β-amyloids. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 62(15). 1724–1733. 110 indexed citations

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