Elena Binda

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Elena Binda is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Binda has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Genetics and 10 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Elena Binda's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (6 papers). Elena Binda is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (6 papers). Elena Binda collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Elena Binda's co-authors include Angelo L. Vescovi, Francesco DiMeco, Rossella Galli, Ugo Orfanelli, Chiara Foroni, Angela Gritti, Barbara Cipelletti, Giuseppe Lamorte, Brent A. Reynolds and Sara Piccirillo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Elena Binda

33 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Isolation and Characterization of Tumorigenic, Stem-like Neural Precursors from Human Glioblastoma

2004 2.0k citations Rossella Galli, Elena Binda et al. Cancer Research profile →
Bone morphogenetic proteins inhibit the tumorigenic potential of human brain tumour-initiating cells

2006 914 citations Sara Piccirillo, Brent A. Reynolds et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elena Binda Italy	22	2.2k	1.7k	1.5k	1.0k	542	35	4.2k
Lin Cheng China	25	1.9k 0.9×	990 0.6×	747 0.5×	784 0.8×	238 0.4×	75	3.4k
Antonio Daga Italy	35	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	934 0.6×	779 0.8×	117 0.2×	96	4.2k
Frits Thorsen Norway	36	1.6k 0.8×	955 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	972 0.9×	146 0.3×	84	4.0k
Zhi Huang China	29	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	106 0.2×	52	4.5k
Giuseppe Lamorte Italy	22	1.5k 0.7×	804 0.5×	526 0.3×	441 0.4×	272 0.5×	44	2.5k
Bo Hu United States	39	3.4k 1.6×	1.1k 0.7×	727 0.5×	1.9k 1.9×	100 0.2×	107	5.2k
Nikolai G. Rainov Germany	31	1.7k 0.8×	749 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	347 0.3×	467 0.9×	87	3.7k
Yi‐Fang Ping China	34	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	621 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	103 0.2×	70	3.7k
Candece L. Gladson United States	42	2.5k 1.1×	912 0.5×	735 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	111 0.2×	79	4.9k
Myung Jin Son South Korea	24	1.8k 0.8×	763 0.4×	638 0.4×	757 0.7×	126 0.2×	54	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Elena Binda

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Binda

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Villani, Annacandida, Franca Marino, Giorgio Maria Baldini, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Intestinal Microbiota Profile in Prostate Cancer Patients and Healthy Controls. Microorganisms. 13(9). 2105–2105.

Pazienza, Valerio, Meysam Olfatifar, Amir Sadeghi, et al.. (2025). Integrated periodontal pathogens and circulating miRNAs: a novel non-invasive panel of biomarkers for pancreatic cancer. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 15. 1678114–1678114.

Visioli, Alberto, Fabrizio Giani, Massimiliano Copetti, et al.. (2023). Different states of stemness of glioblastoma stem cells sustain glioblastoma subtypes indicating novel clinical biomarkers and high-efficacy customized therapies. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 42(1). 244–244. 5 indexed citations

Simone, Laura, Federica Di Palma, Elena Binda, et al.. (2023). GFAP serves as a structural element of tunneling nanotubes between glioblastoma cells and could play a role in the intercellular transfer of mitochondria. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1221671–1221671. 13 indexed citations

Simone, Laura, Francesco Pisani, Elena Binda, et al.. (2022). AQP4-dependent glioma cell features affect the phenotype of surrounding cells via extracellular vesicles. Cell & Bioscience. 12(1). 150–150. 8 indexed citations

Sisti, Davide, Valerio Pazienza, Barbara Citterio, et al.. (2022). A proposal for the reference intervals of the Italian microbiota “scaffold” in healthy adults. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 3952–3952. 5 indexed citations

Visioli, Alberto, Laura Marongiu, Fabrizio Giani, et al.. (2022). Growth factor independence underpins a paroxysmal, aggressive Wnt5aHigh/EphA2Low phenotype in glioblastoma stem cells, conducive to experimental combinatorial therapy. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 41(1). 139–139. 7 indexed citations

Mazzarelli, Antonio, Maria Letizia Giancola, Andrea Fontana, et al.. (2022). Gut microbiota composition in COVID-19 hospitalized patients with mild or severe symptoms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1049215–1049215. 12 indexed citations

Rueca, Martina, Andrea Fontana, Barbara Bartolini, et al.. (2021). Investigation of Nasal/Oropharyngeal Microbial Community of COVID-19 Patients by 16S rDNA Sequencing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(4). 2174–2174. 61 indexed citations

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Panebianco, Concetta, Paola Parrella, Alberto Visioli, et al.. (2020). BRAFV600E mutation impinges on gut microbial markers defining novel biomarkers for serrated colorectal cancer effective therapies. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 39(1). 285–285. 28 indexed citations

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Scicchitano, Bianca Maria, Gabriella Proietti, Gina Lama, et al.. (2018). Levetiracetam enhances the temozolomide effect on glioblastoma stem cell proliferation and apoptosis. Cancer Cell International. 18(1). 136–136. 42 indexed citations

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Binda, Elena, Alberto Visioli, Fabrizio Giani, et al.. (2016). Wnt5a Drives an Invasive Phenotype in Human Glioblastoma Stem-like Cells. Cancer Research. 77(4). 996–1007. 76 indexed citations

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Meco, Daniela, Tiziana Servidei, Giuseppe Lamorte, et al.. (2014). Ependymoma stem cells are highly sensitive to temozolomide in vitro and in orthotopic models. Neuro-Oncology. 16(8). 1067–1077. 16 indexed citations

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Zalfa, Cristina, Francesca D’Avanzo, Rosella Tomanin, et al.. (2013). Murine neural stem cells model Hunter disease in vitro: glial cell-mediated neurodegeneration as a possible mechanism involved. Cell Death and Disease. 4(11). e906–e906. 28 indexed citations

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Binda, Elena, Alberto Visioli, Fabrizio Giani, et al.. (2012). The EphA2 Receptor Drives Self-Renewal and Tumorigenicity in Stem-like Tumor-Propagating Cells from Human Glioblastomas. Cancer Cell. 22(6). 765–780. 169 indexed citations

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Lamorte, Giuseppe, Luigi Carlessi, Daniela Ferrari, et al.. (2010). Mild Hypoxia Enhances Proliferation and Multipotency of Human Neural Stem Cells. PLoS ONE. 5(1). e8575–e8575. 167 indexed citations

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Piccirillo, Sara, et al.. (2009). Brain cancer stem cells. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 87(11). 1087–1095. 54 indexed citations

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Beretta, Francesca, Silvia Bassani, Elena Binda, et al.. (2009). The GluR2 subunit inhibits proliferation by inactivating Src‐MAPK signalling and induces apoptosis by means of caspase 3/6‐dependent activation in glioma cells. European Journal of Neuroscience. 30(1). 25–34. 29 indexed citations

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Beerenhout, Charles, Marina Noris, Jeroen P. Kooman, et al.. (2004). Nitric Oxide Synthetic Capacity in Relation to Dialysate Temperature. Blood Purification. 22(2). 203–209. 16 indexed citations

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Zoja, Carla, Stefania Angioletti, Roberta Donadelli, et al.. (2002). Shiga toxin-2 triggers endothelial leukocyte adhesion and transmigration via NF-κB dependent up-regulation of IL-8 and MCP-11. Kidney International. 62(3). 846–856. 87 indexed citations

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