Diego Dal Ben

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
98 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Diego Dal Ben is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Diego Dal Ben has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Physiology and 32 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Diego Dal Ben's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (67 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (37 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (27 papers). Diego Dal Ben is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (67 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (37 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (27 papers). Diego Dal Ben collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Diego Dal Ben's co-authors include Rosaria Volpini, Catia Lambertucci, Gabriella Marucci, Michela Buccioni, Simonetta Falzoni, Francesco Di Virgilio, Anna Lisa Giuliani, Alba Clara Sarti, Francesco Amenta and Gloria Cristalli and has published in prestigious journals such as Immunity, Biochemistry and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Diego Dal Ben

96 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

The P2X7 Receptor in Infection and Inflammation 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. The P2X7 Receptor in Infection and Inflammation
    2017 926 citations Diego Dal Ben et al. profile →
  2. Efficacy of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease
    2020 736 citations Gabriella Marucci, Michela Buccioni 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
Diego Dal Ben Italy 28 1.6k 1.4k 683 468 335 98 3.5k
Rosaria Volpini Italy 34 2.1k 1.4× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 500 1.1× 590 1.8× 164 4.1k
Catia Lambertucci Italy 29 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 761 1.1× 483 1.0× 397 1.2× 113 3.0k
Federico Da Settimo Italy 42 2.4k 1.6× 601 0.4× 1.9k 2.8× 415 0.9× 570 1.7× 210 5.3k
Emidio Camaioni Italy 31 1.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 568 0.8× 152 0.3× 284 0.8× 113 3.8k
Mojgan Aghazadeh Tabrizi Italy 37 1.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 1.9k 2.8× 430 0.9× 469 1.4× 104 4.0k
Delia Preti Italy 37 1.5k 1.0× 756 0.5× 1.7k 2.4× 244 0.5× 442 1.3× 110 4.2k
Marı́a Isabel Loza Spain 32 1.9k 1.2× 351 0.2× 1.0k 1.5× 362 0.8× 756 2.3× 212 3.7k
Gabriella Marucci Italy 27 1.4k 0.9× 563 0.4× 828 1.2× 582 1.2× 488 1.5× 147 2.7k
José Brea Spain 30 1.6k 1.0× 275 0.2× 947 1.4× 366 0.8× 655 2.0× 176 3.2k
Akira Karasawa Japan 25 857 0.6× 732 0.5× 223 0.3× 183 0.4× 251 0.7× 185 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Diego Dal Ben

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Diego Dal Ben

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ben, Diego Dal, Michela Buccioni, Catia Lambertucci, et al.. (2025). Radioligands Targeting the Purinergic P2X Receptors. Cells. 14(13). 984–984. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Jingwen, Yan Cui, Diego Dal Ben, et al.. (2024). Effect of Modification by β-Amylase and α-Glucosidase on the Structural and Physicochemical Properties of Maize Starch. Foods. 13(23). 3763–3763. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Junbiao, Daniela Beghelli, Augusto Amici, et al.. (2024). Chaga Mushroom Triterpenoids Inhibit Dihydrofolate Reductase and Act Synergistically with Conventional Therapies in Breast Cancer. Biomolecules. 14(11). 1454–1454. 3 indexed citations
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Spinaci, Andrea, Michela Buccioni, Daniela Catarzi, et al.. (2023). “Dual Anta-Inhibitors” of the A2A Adenosine Receptor and Casein Kinase CK1delta: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling Studies. Pharmaceuticals. 16(2). 167–167. 9 indexed citations
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Angeloni, Simone, Diego Dal Ben, Catia Lambertucci, et al.. (2023). Dual Anta-Inhibitors Targeting Protein Kinase CK1δ and A2A Adenosine Receptor Useful in Neurodegenerative Disorders. Molecules. 28(12). 4762–4762. 1 indexed citations
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Spinaci, Andrea, Michela Buccioni, Diego Dal Ben, et al.. (2022). A3 Adenosine Receptor Antagonists with Nucleoside Structures and Their Anticancer Activity. Pharmaceuticals. 15(2). 164–164. 4 indexed citations
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Catarzi, Daniela, Flavia Varano, Fabrizio Melani, et al.. (2022). 4-Heteroaryl Substituted Amino-3,5-Dicyanopyridines as New Adenosine Receptor Ligands: Novel Insights on Structure-Activity Relationships and Perspectives. Pharmaceuticals. 15(4). 478–478. 5 indexed citations
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Spinaci, Andrea, Catia Lambertucci, Michela Buccioni, et al.. (2022). A2A Adenosine Receptor Antagonists: Are Triazolotriazine and Purine Scaffolds Interchangeable?. Molecules. 27(8). 2386–2386. 7 indexed citations
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Varano, Flavia, Daniela Catarzi, Diego Dal Ben, et al.. (2021). Design and Synthesis of Novel Thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine Derivatives with High Affinity for Both the Adenosine A1 and A2A Receptors, and Efficacy in Animal Models of Depression. Pharmaceuticals. 14(7). 657–657. 5 indexed citations
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Falsini, Matteo, Daniela Catarzi, Flavia Varano, et al.. (2020). New 8-amino-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-3-one derivatives. Evaluation of different moieties on the 6-aryl ring to obtain potent and selective human A2A adenosine receptor antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(11). 127126–127126. 5 indexed citations
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Antonioli, Luca, Elena Lucarini, Catia Lambertucci, et al.. (2020). The Anti-Inflammatory and Pain-Relieving Effects of AR170, an Adenosine A3 Receptor Agonist, in a Rat Model of Colitis. Cells. 9(6). 1509–1509. 16 indexed citations
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Catarzi, Daniela, Flavia Varano, Matteo Falsini, et al.. (2019). Modifications on the Amino-3,5-dicyanopyridine Core To Obtain Multifaceted Adenosine Receptor Ligands with Antineuropathic Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(15). 6894–6912. 18 indexed citations
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Ben, Diego Dal, Catia Lambertucci, Michela Buccioni, et al.. (2019). Non-Nucleoside Agonists of the Adenosine Receptors: An Overview. Pharmaceuticals. 12(4). 150–150. 11 indexed citations
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Falsini, Matteo, Daniela Catarzi, Flavia Varano, et al.. (2019). Antioxidant-Conjugated 1,2,4-Triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-3-one Derivatives: Highly Potent and Selective Human A2A Adenosine Receptor Antagonists Possessing Protective Efficacy in Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(18). 8511–8531. 14 indexed citations
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Catarzi, Daniela, Flavia Varano, Matteo Falsini, et al.. (2018). The aminopyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile core for the design of new non-nucleoside-like agonists of the human adenosine A2B receptor. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 150. 127–139. 28 indexed citations
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Varano, Flavia, Daniela Catarzi, Matteo Falsini, et al.. (2018). Novel human adenosine receptor antagonists based on the 7-amino-thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine scaffold. Structural investigations at the 2-, 5- and 7-positions to enhance affinity and tune selectivity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 29(4). 563–569. 10 indexed citations
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Matricon, Pierre, Anirudh Ranganathan, Catia Lambertucci, et al.. (2017). Fragment optimization for GPCRs by molecular dynamics free energy calculations: Probing druggable subpockets of the A 2A adenosine receptor binding site. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6398–6398. 41 indexed citations
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Maggi, Filippo, Fabrizio Papa, Stefania Pucciarelli, et al.. (2017). Stabilization of the cyclodecadiene derivative isofuranodiene by silver (I) coordination. Mechanistic and biological aspects. Fitoterapia. 117. 52–60. 13 indexed citations
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Lambertucci, Catia, Michela Buccioni, Diego Dal Ben, et al.. (2015). New substituted 9-propyladenine derivatives as A2Aadenosine receptor antagonists. MedChemComm. 6(5). 963–970. 9 indexed citations
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Ben, Diego Dal, Michela Buccioni, Catia Lambertucci, et al.. (2013). 8-(2-Furyl)adenine derivatives as A2A adenosine receptor ligands. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 70. 525–535. 13 indexed citations

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