Donatella Lucchetti

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Donatella Lucchetti is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Donatella Lucchetti has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Donatella Lucchetti's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (11 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (4 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (3 papers). Donatella Lucchetti is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (11 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (4 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (3 papers). Donatella Lucchetti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Donatella Lucchetti's co-authors include Alessandro Sgambato, Heiko Vogel, Antonio Moretta, Rosanna Salvia, Michele Dario Manniello, Carmen Scieuzo, Patrizia Falabella, Antonio Franco, Antonio Vassallo and Anna Maria Petrone and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Cancer Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Donatella Lucchetti

43 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Hope in Biomedical and Phar... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2021 100 200 300
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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. Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Hope in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Fields
    2021 350 citations Antonio Moretta, Carmen Scieuzo et al. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology profile →
  2. Insect antimicrobial peptides: potential weapons to counteract the antibiotic resistance
    2021 180 citations Michele Dario Manniello, Antonio Moretta et al. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donatella Lucchetti Italy 19 712 332 221 212 157 44 1.4k
В. Н. Лазарев Russia 20 1.1k 1.5× 359 1.1× 345 1.6× 146 0.7× 87 0.6× 102 1.7k
Yonglian Zhang China 25 1.1k 1.5× 321 1.0× 188 0.9× 255 1.2× 79 0.5× 72 2.0k
Hua Diao China 20 586 0.8× 204 0.6× 77 0.3× 175 0.8× 88 0.6× 44 1.2k
Lixiang Chen China 22 992 1.4× 129 0.4× 162 0.7× 348 1.6× 23 0.1× 67 2.2k
Jeong‐Yong Suh South Korea 24 1.2k 1.6× 132 0.4× 84 0.4× 90 0.4× 50 0.3× 65 1.6k
Luca Domenico D’Andrea Italy 26 2.1k 3.0× 229 0.7× 188 0.9× 262 1.2× 30 0.2× 90 3.0k
Katia R. Perez Brazil 22 609 0.9× 288 0.9× 35 0.2× 290 1.4× 32 0.2× 44 1.3k
Fei Hao China 31 1.3k 1.8× 213 0.6× 205 0.9× 713 3.4× 31 0.2× 191 3.5k
Su‐Jin Kang South Korea 18 655 0.9× 398 1.2× 54 0.2× 214 1.0× 34 0.2× 52 1.1k
Xueli Wang China 25 641 0.9× 56 0.2× 300 1.4× 261 1.2× 124 0.8× 91 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donatella Lucchetti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donatella Lucchetti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Colella, Filomena, Federica Calapà, R. Colonna, et al.. (2025). CD147 Mediates the Metabolic Reprogramming of Cancer Associated Fibroblasts Induced by EVs Released by Differentiating Cancer Stem Cells. Journal of Extracellular Biology. 4(3). e70039–e70039. 3 indexed citations
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Lucchetti, Donatella, et al.. (2025). Peptide Fractions Extracted from the Hemolymph of Hermetia illucens Inhibit Growth and Motility and Enhance the Effects of Traditional Chemotherapeutics in Human Colorectal Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(5). 1891–1891. 1 indexed citations
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Tersigni, Chiara, Nicoletta Di Simone, Donatella Lucchetti, et al.. (2024). Shedding of Syncytiotrophoblast-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Is Increased in Placenta Previa and Accreta Spectrum. Reproductive Sciences. 31(7). 2043–2048. 2 indexed citations
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Lucchetti, Donatella, Filomena Colella, Shafiul Haque, et al.. (2023). Smart nano-sized extracellular vesicles for cancer therapy: Potential theranostic applications in gastrointestinal tumors. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 191. 104121–104121. 2 indexed citations
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Lucchetti, Donatella, Filomena Colella, Claudia Desiderio, et al.. (2023). Exploiting bioactive natural products of marine origin: Evaluation of the meroterpenoid metachromin V as a novel potential therapeutic drug for colorectal cancer. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 162. 114679–114679. 4 indexed citations
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Servidei, Tiziana, Alessandro Sgambato, Donatella Lucchetti, Pierluigi Navarra, & Antonio Ruggiero. (2023). Drug Repurposing in Pediatric Brain Tumors: Posterior Fossa Ependymoma and Diffuse Midline Glioma under the Looking Glass. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark. 28(4). 77–77. 5 indexed citations
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Litta, Francesco, Andrea Papait, Donatella Lucchetti, et al.. (2022). The pathogenesis of cryptoglandular anal fistula: New insight into the immunological profile. Colorectal Disease. 24(12). 1567–1575. 5 indexed citations
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Corso, Eugenio De, Silvia Baroni, Stefano Settimi, et al.. (2022). Sinonasal Biomarkers Defining Type 2-High and Type 2-Low Inflammation in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12(8). 1251–1251. 14 indexed citations
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Manniello, Michele Dario, Antonio Moretta, Rosanna Salvia, et al.. (2021). Insect antimicrobial peptides: potential weapons to counteract the antibiotic resistance. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 78(9). 4259–4282. 180 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tersigni, Chiara, Donatella Lucchetti, Filomena Colella, et al.. (2021). Circulating Placental Vesicles Carry HLA-DR in Pre-Eclampsia: A New Potential Marker of the Syndrome. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 717879–717879. 18 indexed citations
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Moretta, Antonio, Carmen Scieuzo, Anna Maria Petrone, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Hope in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Fields. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11. 668632–668632. 350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lorenzis, Enrico De, Angela Di Giorgio, G. Natalello, et al.. (2021). Depression and Endothelial Dysfunction in Psoriatic Arthritis: Is There Any Possible Relationship?. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 669397–669397. 3 indexed citations
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Lucchetti, Donatella, Filomena Colella, Luigi Perelli, et al.. (2020). CD147 Promotes Cell Small Extracellular Vesicles Release during Colon Cancer Stem Cells Differentiation and Triggers Cellular Changes in Recipient Cells. Cancers. 12(2). 260–260. 18 indexed citations
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Rizzo, Davide, C. Graziani, Roberto Gallus, et al.. (2020). Stem cell markers in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in relation to the site of origin and HPV infection: clinical implications. Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica. 40(2). 90–98. 4 indexed citations
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Lucchetti, Donatella, Luigi Perelli, Filomena Colella, et al.. (2020). Low‐intensity pulsed ultrasound affects growth, differentiation, migration, and epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition of colorectal cancer cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235(6). 5363–5377. 10 indexed citations
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Fino, Chiara De, Matteo Lucchini, Donatella Lucchetti, et al.. (2019). The predictive value of CSF multiple assay in multiple sclerosis: A single center experience. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 35. 176–181. 19 indexed citations
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Anesi, Alexandre, et al.. (2019). Clinical Management of Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland. Case Reports in Oncology. 12(3). 777–790. 2 indexed citations
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Cacciotti, Ilaria, Laura Chronopoulou, Cleofe Palocci, et al.. (2018). Controlled release of 18-β-glycyrrhetic acid by nanodelivery systems increases cytotoxicity on oral carcinoma cell line. Nanotechnology. 29(28). 285101–285101. 42 indexed citations
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Lucchetti, Donatella, Federica Calapà, Valentina Palmieri, et al.. (2017). Differentiation Affects the Release of Exosomes from Colon Cancer Cells and Their Ability to Modulate the Behavior of Recipient Cells. American Journal Of Pathology. 187(7). 1633–1647. 49 indexed citations
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Crucitti, Antonio, et al.. (2015). Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer is not associated with an increase in the circulating levels of several inflammation-related factors. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 16(5). 671–677. 26 indexed citations

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