Flora Iovino

5.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
24 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Flora Iovino is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Flora Iovino has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Oncology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Flora Iovino's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (15 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers). Flora Iovino is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (15 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers). Flora Iovino collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Argentina. Flora Iovino's co-authors include Giorgio Stassi, Matilde Todaro, Max S. Wicha, Gaspare Gulotta, Patrizia Cammareri, Francesco Dieli, Amanda K. Paulson, Hasan Körkaya, Anna Barbara Di Stefano and Mileidys Perez Alea and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Gastroenterology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Flora Iovino

24 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Breast Cancer Cell Lines Contain Functional Cancer Stem C... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2009 2007 2009 2014 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. Breast Cancer Cell Lines Contain Functional Cancer Stem Cells with Metastatic Capacity and a Distinct Molecular Signature
    2009 935 citations Emmanuelle Charafe‐Jauffret, Christophe Ginestier et al. Cancer Research profile →
  2. Colon Cancer Stem Cells Dictate Tumor Growth and Resist Cell Death by Production of Interleukin-4
    2007 836 citations Matilde Todaro, Mileidys Perez Alea et al. Cell stem cell profile →
  3. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1–Positive Cancer Stem Cells Mediate Metastasis and Poor Clinical Outcome in Inflammatory Breast Cancer
    2009 575 citations Emmanuelle Charafe‐Jauffret, Christophe Ginestier et al. Clinical Cancer Research profile →
  4. CD44v6 Is a Marker of Constitutive and Reprogrammed Cancer Stem Cells Driving Colon Cancer Metastasis
    2014 570 citations Matilde Todaro, Miriam Gaggianesi et al. Cell stem cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Flora Iovino Italy 20 3.4k 2.3k 1.2k 774 438 24 4.7k
Michael A. Jacobetz United States 11 3.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 937 0.8× 769 1.0× 419 1.0× 11 4.6k
Kristel Kemper Netherlands 23 2.9k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 630 0.8× 474 1.1× 35 4.7k
Trang Hoang Canada 26 2.5k 0.7× 3.2k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 527 1.2× 47 5.6k
Florence Monville France 13 4.0k 1.2× 2.9k 1.2× 2.0k 1.6× 486 0.6× 365 0.8× 17 5.5k
Robert W. Cho United States 8 2.9k 0.9× 2.5k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 296 0.4× 380 0.9× 9 4.3k
Vijaya Ramachandran United States 27 2.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 941 0.8× 768 1.0× 277 0.6× 46 4.0k
Antonija Kreso Canada 11 1.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 407 0.5× 368 0.8× 11 3.7k
Julio Roberto Cáceres‐Cortés Mexico 10 2.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 927 0.8× 623 0.8× 263 0.6× 26 3.9k
Marta Sevillano Spain 13 2.9k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 940 1.2× 273 0.6× 14 4.3k
N.V. Rajeshkumar United States 29 2.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 398 0.5× 245 0.6× 43 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Flora Iovino

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Fields of papers citing papers by Flora Iovino

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Flora Iovino

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Flora Iovino. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Flora Iovino based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Flora Iovino. Flora Iovino is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Todaro, Matilde, Miriam Gaggianesi, Veronica Catalano, et al.. (2014). CD44v6 Is a Marker of Constitutive and Reprogrammed Cancer Stem Cells Driving Colon Cancer Metastasis. Cell stem cell. 14(3). 342–356. 570 indexed citations breakdown →
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Todaro, Matilde, Alice Turdo, Monica Bartucci, et al.. (2013). Erythropoietin Activates Cell Survival Pathways in Breast Cancer Stem–like Cells to Protect Them from Chemotherapy. Cancer Research. 73(21). 6393–6400. 41 indexed citations
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Catalano, Veronica, Simone Di Franco, Flora Iovino, et al.. (2012). CD133 as a target for colon cancer. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 16(3). 259–267. 32 indexed citations
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Todaro, Matilde, Flora Iovino, Vincenzo Eterno, et al.. (2010). Tumorigenic and Metastatic Activity of Human Thyroid Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Research. 70(21). 8874–8885. 186 indexed citations
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Corrado, Chiara, Stefania Raimondo, A. Flugý, et al.. (2010). Carboxyamidotriazole inhibits cell growth of imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukaemia cells including T315I Bcr–Abl mutant by a redox-mediated mechanism. Cancer Letters. 300(2). 205–214. 9 indexed citations
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Lombardo, Ylenia, Alessandro Scopelliti, Patrizia Cammareri, et al.. (2010). Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 Induces Differentiation of Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Increases Their Response to Chemotherapy in Mice. Gastroenterology. 140(1). 297–309.e6. 180 indexed citations
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Stefano, Anna Barbara Di, Flora Iovino, Ylenia Lombardo, et al.. (2010). Survivin is regulated by interleukin‐4 in colon cancer stem cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 225(2). 555–561. 68 indexed citations
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Charafe‐Jauffret, Emmanuelle, Christophe Ginestier, Flora Iovino, et al.. (2009). Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1–Positive Cancer Stem Cells Mediate Metastasis and Poor Clinical Outcome in Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(1). 45–55. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Charafe‐Jauffret, Emmanuelle, Christophe Ginestier, Flora Iovino, et al.. (2009). Breast Cancer Cell Lines Contain Functional Cancer Stem Cells with Metastatic Capacity and a Distinct Molecular Signature. Cancer Research. 69(4). 1302–1313. 935 indexed citations breakdown →
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Iovino, Flora, Carmela La Mendola, Matilde Todaro, et al.. (2009). Efficient killing of human colon cancer stem cells by gammadelta T lymphocytes. Default journal. 182. 7287–7296. 85 indexed citations
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Todaro, Matilde, Matilde D’Asaro, Nadia Caccamo, et al.. (2009). Efficient Killing of Human Colon Cancer Stem Cells by γδ T Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 182(11). 7287–7296. 235 indexed citations
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Amato, Angela, et al.. (2009). RNAi mediated acute depletion of Retinoblastoma protein (pRb) promotes aneuploidy in human primary cells via micronuclei formation. BMC Cell Biology. 10(1). 79–79. 39 indexed citations
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Todaro, Matilde, Ylenia Lombardo, Maria Giovanna Francipane, et al.. (2008). Apoptosis resistance in epithelial tumors is mediated by tumor-cell-derived interleukin-4. Cell Death and Differentiation. 15(4). 762–772. 191 indexed citations
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Körkaya, Hasan, Amanda K. Paulson, Flora Iovino, & Max S. Wicha. (2008). HER2 regulates the mammary stem/progenitor cell population driving tumorigenesis and invasion. Oncogene. 27(47). 6120–6130. 436 indexed citations
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Siragusa, Mauro, M Zerilli, Flora Iovino, et al.. (2007). MUC1 Oncoprotein Promotes Refractoriness to Chemotherapy in Thyroid Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 67(11). 5522–5530. 26 indexed citations
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Körkaya, Hasan, Flora Iovino, & Max S. Wicha. (2007). PTEN and HER2 regulate self-renewal and invasion of human mammary stem cells.. Cancer Research. 67. 1287–1287. 1 indexed citations
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Todaro, Matilde, Mileidys Perez Alea, Anna Barbara Di Stefano, et al.. (2007). Colon Cancer Stem Cells Dictate Tumor Growth and Resist Cell Death by Production of Interleukin-4. Cell stem cell. 1(4). 389–402. 836 indexed citations breakdown →
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Iovino, Flora, Laura Lentini, Angela Amato, & Aldo Di Leonardo. (2006). RB acute loss induces centrosome amplification and aneuploidy in murine primary fibroblasts. Molecular Cancer. 5(1). 38–38. 73 indexed citations
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Lentini, Laura, Flora Iovino, Angela Amato, & Aldo Di Leonardo. (2005). Centrosome amplification induced by hydroxyurea leads to aneuploidy in pRB deficient human and mouse fibroblasts. Cancer Letters. 238(1). 153–160. 21 indexed citations
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Todaro, Matilde, M Zerilli, G Triolo, et al.. (2005). NF‐κB protects Behçet's disease T cells against CD95‐induced apoptosis up‐regulating antiapoptotic proteins. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 52(7). 2179–2191. 52 indexed citations

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