Francesca Borrelli

12.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
175 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Francesca Borrelli is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Borrelli has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Pharmacology, 42 papers in Plant Science and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Borrelli's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (40 papers), Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (15 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (13 papers). Francesca Borrelli is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (40 papers), Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (15 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (13 papers). Francesca Borrelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Francesca Borrelli's co-authors include Angelo A. Izzo, Raffaele Capasso, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Alessandra Russo, Barbara Romano, Francesco Capasso, Gabriella Aviello, Ester Pagano, Edzard Ernst and Pierangelo Orlando and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Borrelli

170 papers receiving 9.2k 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.

Non-psychotropic plant cannabinoids: new therapeutic opportunities from an ancient herb

2009 630 citations Angelo A. Izzo, Francesca Borrelli et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Borrelli Italy	58	3.9k	2.4k	2.0k	1.5k	1.3k	175	9.8k
Francesco Capasso Italy	49	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	167	9.1k
Raffaele Capasso Italy	69	4.7k 1.2×	3.2k 1.3×	4.1k 2.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	246	14.1k
Nicola Mascolo Italy	49	1.9k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	955 0.6×	780 0.6×	139	7.0k
Shreesh Ojha United Arab Emirates	54	1.4k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	911 0.7×	268	9.6k
Sun Yeou Kim South Korea	62	1.9k 0.5×	2.5k 1.0×	5.3k 2.7×	1.8k 1.1×	728 0.6×	428	13.1k
Jürg Gertsch Switzerland	47	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	2.4k 1.2×	779 0.5×	527 0.4×	205	7.7k
David O. Kennedy United Kingdom	61	1.8k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	820 0.6×	185	10.9k
Giovanni Appendino Italy	66	4.9k 1.2×	4.3k 1.8×	6.2k 3.1×	867 0.6×	734 0.6×	441	17.6k
Kanwaljit Chopra India	62	1.5k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	3.1k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	304	11.9k
Seyed Fazel Nabavi Iran	71	1.8k 0.5×	3.1k 1.3×	5.6k 2.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	186	15.7k

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Lama, Stefania, Ester Pagano, Francesca Borrelli, et al.. (2024). Polyphenol-Rich Extract from ‘Limoncella’ Apple Variety Ameliorates Dinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Colitis and Linked Liver Damage. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(6). 3210–3210.

Cacciola, Nunzio Antonio, Paola De Cicco, Maja Milanović, et al.. (2024). Role of Arthrospira Platensis in Preventing and Treating High-Fat Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia in Adult Rats. Nutrients. 16(12). 1827–1827.

Cacciola, Nunzio Antonio, Paola De Cicco, Yan Li, et al.. (2024). Zosterabisphenone B, a new diarylheptanoid heterodimer from the seagrass Zostera marina, induces apoptosis cell death in colon cancer cells and reduces tumour growth in mice. Phytotherapy Research. 38(8). 4168–4176. 3 indexed citations

Pace, Simona, Fabiana Troisi, Rossella Bilancia, et al.. (2024). Sex hormone deprivation abolishes sex‐specific differences in murine colon inflammation and related lipid mediator production. The FASEB Journal. 38(14). e23828–e23828. 2 indexed citations

Pagano, Ester, Tommaso Venneri, Donatella Cicia, et al.. (2021). Palmitoylethanolamide Reduces Colon Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration, Influences Tumor Cell Cycle and Exerts In Vivo Chemopreventive Effects. Cancers. 13(8). 1923–1923. 31 indexed citations

Pagano, Ester, Georg Schneditz, Svetlana Saveljeva, et al.. (2021). Activation of the GPR35 pathway drives angiogenesis in the tumour microenvironment. Gut. 71(3). 509–520. 50 indexed citations

Martı́nez, Vicente, Amaia Iriondo‐DeHond, Francesca Borrelli, et al.. (2020). Cannabidiol and Other Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoids for Prevention and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders: Useful Nutraceuticals?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(9). 3067–3067. 121 indexed citations

Vinale, Francesco, Maria Michela Salvatore, Rosario Nicoletti, et al.. (2020). Identification of the Main Metabolites of a Marine-Derived Strain of Penicillium brevicompactum Using LC and GC MS Techniques. Metabolites. 10(2). 55–55. 16 indexed citations

Tenore, Gian Carlo, Ester Pagano, Stefania Lama, et al.. (2019). Intestinal Anti-Inflammatory Effect of a Peptide Derived from Gastrointestinal Digestion of Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Mozzarella Cheese. Nutrients. 11(3). 610–610. 32 indexed citations

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Marra, Roberta, Rosario Nicoletti, Ester Pagano, et al.. (2018). Inhibitory effect of trichodermanone C, a sorbicillinoid produced by Trichoderma citrinoviride associated to the green alga Cladophora sp., on nitrite production in LPS-stimulated macrophages. Natural Product Research. 33(23). 3389–3397. 24 indexed citations

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Pagano, Ester, Barbara Romano, Angelo A. Izzo, & Francesca Borrelli. (2018). The clinical efficacy of curcumin-containing nutraceuticals: An overview of systematic reviews. Pharmacological Research. 134. 79–91. 64 indexed citations

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Pagano, Ester, Raffaele Capasso, Fabiana Piscitelli, et al.. (2016). An Orally Active Cannabis Extract with High Content in Cannabidiol attenuates Chemically-induced Intestinal Inflammation and Hypermotility in the Mouse. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 7. 341–341. 100 indexed citations

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Spadaro, Giuseppe, R. Sollazzo, Francesco Paolo D’Armiento, et al.. (2015). Efficacy of subcutaneous immunoglobulins in primary immunodeficiency with Crohn's-like phenotype: report of a case.. PubMed. 19(14). 2641–5. 13 indexed citations

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Capasso, Raffaele, Francesca Borrelli, Gabriella Aviello, Francesco Capasso, & Angelo A. Izzo. (2008). Inhibitory effect of the herbal antidepressant St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) on rat gastric motility. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 376(6). 407–414. 16 indexed citations

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Borbone, Nicola, Francesca Borrelli, Domenico Montesano, et al.. (2007). Identification of a New Sesquiterpene Polyol Ester from Celastrus paniculatus. Planta Medica. 73(8). 792–794. 31 indexed citations

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Rigano, Daniela, A. Grassia, Francesca Borrelli, et al.. (2006). Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies on the Acetonic Extract of Marrubium globosum ssp. libanoticum. Planta Medica. 72(6). 575–578. 22 indexed citations

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Borrelli, Francesca & Edzard Ernst. (2002). Cimicifuga racemosa: a systematic review of its clinical efficacy. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 58(4). 235–241. 59 indexed citations

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Pinto, Luísa, et al.. (1998). Anti‐inflammatory, Analgesic and Antipyretic Effects of Glaucine in Rats and Mice. Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications. 4(10). 502–505. 11 indexed citations

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Izzo, Angelo A., et al.. (1996). NG-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester reduces senna- and cascara-induced diarrhoea and fluid secretion in the rat. European Journal of Pharmacology. 301(1-3). 137–142. 22 indexed citations

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Borrelli, Francesca, et al.. (1979). Additional pharmacological aspects of orgotein, a metalloprotein with superoxide-dismutase activity.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 29(5). 781–5. 5 indexed citations

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