Diana Matias

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Diana Matias is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Diana Matias has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Diana Matias's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (5 papers). Diana Matias is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (5 papers). Diana Matias collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, Portugal and Spain. Diana Matias's co-authors include Flávia Regina Souza Lima, Anna Carolina Carvalho da Fonseca, Celina García, Rackele Ferreira do Amaral, Luiz Henrique Geraldo, Catarina Freitas, Joana Balça-Silva, Vivaldo Moura‐Neto, María Celeste Lopes and Anália do Carmo and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Diana Matias

30 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

The impact of microglial activation on blood-brain barrier in brain diseases

2014 429 citations Anna Carolina Carvalho da Fonseca, Diana Matias et al. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Diana Matias Brazil	17	496	396	253	214	198	31	1.3k
Andreas H. Jacobs Germany	25	474 1.0×	418 1.1×	313 1.2×	282 1.3×	243 1.2×	60	1.7k
Celina García Mexico	16	517 1.0×	363 0.9×	148 0.6×	191 0.9×	119 0.6×	30	1.4k
Csilla Fazakas Hungary	18	526 1.1×	437 1.1×	155 0.6×	182 0.9×	371 1.9×	40	1.4k
Thomas Viel France	22	397 0.8×	157 0.4×	172 0.7×	181 0.8×	157 0.8×	43	1.2k
János Haskó Hungary	17	390 0.8×	306 0.8×	137 0.5×	150 0.7×	260 1.3×	23	1.1k
Kavi Devraj Germany	21	940 1.9×	609 1.5×	178 0.7×	141 0.7×	224 1.1×	41	1.9k
Susan Noell Germany	21	717 1.4×	503 1.3×	354 1.4×	105 0.5×	165 0.8×	33	1.8k
Tony Kaoma Luxembourg	15	674 1.4×	290 0.7×	97 0.4×	250 1.2×	114 0.6×	27	1.2k
Rackele Ferreira do Amaral Brazil	12	415 0.8×	342 0.9×	98 0.4×	179 0.8×	84 0.4×	13	997
Bernadette Kálmán United States	26	932 1.9×	279 0.7×	181 0.7×	483 2.3×	214 1.1×	83	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Matias, Diana, Argelia Castaño, Lorena Ruiz‐Pérez, et al.. (2025). Thermoplasmonic Polymersome Membranes by In Situ Synthesis. ACS Nano. 19(16). 15331–15344. 2 indexed citations

Battaglia, Giuseppe, et al.. (2025). Transferrin receptor 1-targeted polymersomes therapy for colorectal cancer. Materials Today Bio. 34. 102263–102263.

Matias, Diana, et al.. (2024). The multifaceted therapeutical role of low‐density lipoprotein receptor family in high‐grade glioma. Molecular Oncology. 18(12). 2966–2976. 2 indexed citations

Hauser, R., et al.. (2024). The ligamentous cervical instability etiology of human disease from the forward head-facedown lifestyle: emphasis on obstruction of fluid flow into and out of the brain. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1430390–1430390. 5 indexed citations

Acosta‐Gutiérrez, Silvia, Diana Matias, Milagros Avila-Olias, et al.. (2022). A Multiscale Study of Phosphorylcholine Driven Cellular Phenotypic Targeting. ACS Central Science. 8(7). 891–904. 11 indexed citations

Tian, Xiaohe, Diana M. Leite, Edoardo Scarpa, et al.. (2020). On the shuttling across the blood-brain barrier via tubule formation: Mechanism and cargo avidity bias. Science Advances. 6(48). 58 indexed citations

Benito, Marina de, Luis Hernández, Pilar Díez‐Redondo, et al.. (2020). Efficacy and safety of cold versus hot snare polypectomy for small (5–9 mm) colorectal polyps: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Endoscopy. 54(1). 35–44. 31 indexed citations

Soares, Juliana G. M., Glauber Ribeiro de Sousa Araújo, Diana Matias, et al.. (2020). Membrane Elastic Properties during Neural Precursor Cell Differentiation. Cells. 9(6). 1323–1323. 9 indexed citations

Benito, Marina de, Luis Hernández, Pilar Díez‐Redondo, et al.. (2020). Mo1621 A MULTICENTRE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING THE RESECTION RATE AND COMPLICATIONS FOR COLD AND HOT SNARE POLYPECTOMY FOR 5-9 MM COLORECTAL POLYPS (POLIPEC HOT-COLD). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 91(6). AB422–AB423. 1 indexed citations

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Fonseca, Anna Carolina Carvalho da, Diana Matias, Luiz Henrique Geraldo, et al.. (2020). The multiple functions of the co-chaperone stress inducible protein 1. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews. 57. 73–84. 13 indexed citations

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Matias, Diana, Luiz Gustavo Dubois, Bruno Pontes, et al.. (2018). GBM-Derived Wnt3a Induces M2-Like Phenotype in Microglial Cells Through Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(2). 1517–1530. 46 indexed citations

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Geraldo, Luiz Henrique, Celina García, Anna Carolina Carvalho da Fonseca, et al.. (2018). Glioblastoma Therapy in the Age of Molecular Medicine. Trends in cancer. 5(1). 46–65. 76 indexed citations

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Balça-Silva, Joana, Diana Matias, Anália do Carmo, et al.. (2018). Cellular and molecular mechanisms of glioblastoma malignancy: Implications in resistance and therapeutic strategies. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 58. 130–141. 67 indexed citations

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Balça-Silva, Joana, Diana Matias, Luiz Gustavo Dubois, et al.. (2017). The Expression of Connexins and SOX2 Reflects the Plasticity of Glioma Stem-Like Cells. Translational Oncology. 10(4). 555–569. 23 indexed citations

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Matias, Diana, Danilo Predes, Paulo Niemeyer Filho, et al.. (2017). Microglia-glioblastoma interactions: New role for Wnt signaling. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1868(1). 333–340. 41 indexed citations

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Linares, P., et al.. (2015). Déficit de vitamina D en la enfermedad hepática crónica, análisis clínico epidemiológico y tras aporte vitamínico. Gastroenterología y Hepatología. 39(5). 305–310. 11 indexed citations

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Bon‐Frauches, Ana Carina, Diego Pinheiro Aguiar, Diana Matias, et al.. (2015). The Enteric Glia: Identity and Functions. Glia. 63(6). 921–935. 72 indexed citations

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Balça-Silva, Joana, Diana Matias, Anália do Carmo, et al.. (2014). Tamoxifen in combination with temozolomide induce a synergistic inhibition of PKC-pan in GBM cell lines. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1850(4). 722–732. 34 indexed citations

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Fonseca, Anna Carolina Carvalho da, Diana Matias, Celina García, et al.. (2014). The impact of microglial activation on blood-brain barrier in brain diseases. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 8. 362–362. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carmo, Anália do, Joana Balça-Silva, Diana Matias, & María Celeste Lopes. (2013). PKC signaling in glioblastoma. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 14(4). 287–294. 49 indexed citations

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