Emanuela Colombo

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Emanuela Colombo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Emanuela Colombo has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Emanuela Colombo's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (6 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Emanuela Colombo is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (6 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Emanuela Colombo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Emanuela Colombo's co-authors include Cinthia Farina, Jia Newcombe, Gianvito Martino, Marco Di Dario, Katalin Bánki, András Perl, Arthur H. Tatum, Paul E. M. Phillips, Linda Chaabane and Enzo Médico and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Emanuela Colombo

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Astrocytes: Key Regulators of Neuroinflammation

2016 696 citations Emanuela Colombo, Cinthia Farina Trends in Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Emanuela Colombo Italy	12	553	493	327	271	229	22	1.4k
Laura A. N. Peferoen Netherlands	15	814 1.5×	657 1.3×	460 1.4×	288 1.1×	222 1.0×	31	1.8k
Silvia Bullitta Italy	19	533 1.0×	438 0.9×	210 0.6×	488 1.8×	217 0.9×	24	1.4k
Erik Nutma Netherlands	16	749 1.4×	642 1.3×	251 0.8×	166 0.6×	205 0.9×	24	1.7k
Sergey Kalinin United States	23	587 1.1×	642 1.3×	305 0.9×	187 0.7×	354 1.5×	56	1.9k
Reiko Kuno Japan	12	692 1.3×	473 1.0×	256 0.8×	107 0.4×	378 1.7×	16	1.5k
Pascal F. Durrenberger United Kingdom	19	504 0.9×	626 1.3×	228 0.7×	264 1.0×	385 1.7×	24	2.0k
Mathias Linnerbauer Germany	11	624 1.1×	386 0.8×	238 0.7×	105 0.4×	163 0.7×	15	1.2k
Alexander M. Herrmann Germany	23	535 1.0×	673 1.4×	371 1.1×	200 0.7×	294 1.3×	51	1.6k
Sonja Johann Germany	24	665 1.2×	949 1.9×	288 0.9×	262 1.0×	272 1.2×	33	1.9k
Tatsuhide Tanaka Japan	20	809 1.5×	379 0.8×	437 1.3×	111 0.4×	305 1.3×	51	1.6k

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Amadio, Susanna, et al.. (2026). Interleukin-9 Regulates NF-kB-Mediated Activation of Astrocytes in Multiple Sclerosis Brain. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 13(2). e200537–e200537.

Colombo, Emanuela, Marco Bacigaluppi, Daniela Triolo, et al.. (2024). Astrocyte TrkB promotes brain injury and edema formation in ischemic stroke. Neurobiology of Disease. 201. 106670–106670. 3 indexed citations

Colombo, Emanuela, Marco Di Dario, Ramesh Menon, et al.. (2023). HNF4α, SP1 and c-myc are master regulators of CNS autoimmunity. Journal of Autoimmunity. 138. 103053–103053. 8 indexed citations

Colombo, Emanuela, Francesca Ruffini, Linda Ottoboni, et al.. (2023). iAstrocytes do not restrain T cell proliferation in vitro. BMC Neuroscience. 24(1). 33–33.

Colombo, Emanuela, Daniela Triolo, Francesco Bedogni, et al.. (2021). Dysregulated copper transport in multiple sclerosis may cause demyelination via astrocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(27). 38 indexed citations

Colombo, Emanuela & Cinthia Farina. (2021). Lessons from S1P receptor targeting in multiple sclerosis. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 230. 107971–107971. 14 indexed citations

Colombo, Emanuela, Francesca Ruffini, Linda Ottoboni, et al.. (2020). Siponimod (BAF312) Activates Nrf2 While Hampering NFκB in Human Astrocytes, and Protects From Astrocyte-Induced Neurodegeneration. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 635–635. 54 indexed citations

Colombo, Emanuela, Rosaria Pascente, Daniela Triolo, et al.. (2020). Laquinimod Modulates Human Astrocyte Function and Dampens Astrocyte-Induced Neurotoxicity during Inflammation. Molecules. 25(22). 5403–5403. 14 indexed citations

Colombo, Emanuela & Cinthia Farina. (2016). Astrocytes: Key Regulators of Neuroinflammation. Trends in Immunology. 37(9). 608–620. 696 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dario, Marco Di, Emanuela Colombo, Donatella De Feo, et al.. (2015). Myeloid cells as target of fingolimod action in multiple sclerosis. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 2(6). e157–e157. 25 indexed citations

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Colombo, Emanuela, Francesco Bedogni, Isabella Lorenzetti, et al.. (2013). Autocrine and immune cell‐derived BDNF in human skeletal muscle: implications for myogenesis and tissue regeneration. The Journal of Pathology. 231(2). 190–198. 42 indexed citations

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Pedotti, Rosetta, Silvia Musio, Cinthia Farina, et al.. (2013). Exacerbation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by passive transfer of IgG antibodies from a multiple sclerosis patient responsive to immunoadsorption. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 262(1-2). 19–26. 10 indexed citations

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Colombo, Emanuela, Paolo Tentorio, Silvia Musio, et al.. (2013). Skewed B cell differentiation affects lymphoid organogenesis but not T cell-mediated autoimmunity. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 176(1). 58–65. 2 indexed citations

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Colombo, Emanuela, Chiara Cordiglieri, Giorgia Melli, et al.. (2012). Stimulation of the neurotrophin receptor TrkB on astrocytes drives nitric oxide production and neurodegeneration. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 209(3). 521–535. 122 indexed citations

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Colombo, Emanuela, Enzo Médico, Ramesh Menon, et al.. (2011). Human Neurotrophin Receptor p75NTR Defines Differentiation-Oriented Skeletal Muscle Precursor Cells: Implications for Muscle Regeneration. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 70(2). 133–142. 25 indexed citations

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Colombo, Emanuela, et al.. (2011). A role for inflammatory mediators in the modulation of the neurotrophin receptor p75NTR on human muscle precursor cells. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 243(1-2). 100–102. 1 indexed citations

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Colombo, Emanuela, Flavia Blàsevich, Marina Mora, et al.. (2011). The neurotrophin receptor p75NTR is induced on mature myofibres in inflammatory myopathies and promotes myotube survival to inflammatory stress. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 38(4). 367–378. 10 indexed citations

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Colombo, Emanuela, Katalin Bánki, Arthur H. Tatum, et al.. (1997). Comparative analysis of antibody and cell-mediated autoimmunity to transaldolase and myelin basic protein in patients with multiple sclerosis.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 99(6). 1238–1250. 63 indexed citations

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Colombo, Emanuela, et al.. (1995). HTLV infection among Italian intravenous drug users and North African subjects detected by the polymerase chain reaction and serological methods. Journal of Medical Virology. 47(1). 10–15. 7 indexed citations

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Bánki, Katalin, Emanuela Colombo, David L. Halladay, et al.. (1994). Oligodendrocyte-specific expression and autoantigenicity of transaldolase in multiple sclerosis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 180(5). 1649–1663. 119 indexed citations

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