Francesca Colombo

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Francesca Colombo is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Colombo has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Biochemistry, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Francesca Colombo's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (17 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (6 papers) and Celiac Disease Research and Management (5 papers). Francesca Colombo is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (17 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (6 papers) and Celiac Disease Research and Management (5 papers). Francesca Colombo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and Portugal. Francesca Colombo's co-authors include Chiara Di Lorenzo, Patrizia Restani, Simone Biella, Creina S. Stockley, Giampaolo De Luca, G. Chierego, Paolo Francescon, F. Pozza, L. Casentini and R. Pietra and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Colombo

77 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

Polyphenols and Human Health: The Role of Bioavailability

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Colombo Italy	21	469	425	342	330	259	86	2.3k
Carmen Cabrera Spain	27	585 1.2×	778 1.8×	522 1.5×	352 1.1×	101 0.4×	78	3.8k
Mariapaola Cucinotta Italy	7	1.0k 2.2×	348 0.8×	264 0.8×	413 1.3×	88 0.3×	16	3.4k
Konstantinos Tsarouhas Greece	27	522 1.1×	228 0.5×	91 0.3×	274 0.8×	173 0.7×	86	2.9k
Iván Palomo Chile	38	925 2.0×	674 1.6×	382 1.1×	497 1.5×	91 0.4×	187	4.3k
Azar Baradaran Iran	30	780 1.7×	382 0.9×	237 0.7×	554 1.7×	48 0.2×	162	3.8k
Eduardo Fuentes Chile	34	849 1.8×	557 1.3×	440 1.3×	405 1.2×	69 0.3×	146	3.5k
Takeshi Ishii Japan	38	1.5k 3.3×	613 1.4×	255 0.7×	191 0.6×	108 0.4×	159	4.3k
Marcelo Alarcón Chile	29	550 1.2×	253 0.6×	137 0.4×	183 0.6×	99 0.4×	69	1.9k
Philippe Rondeau France	32	1.1k 2.3×	273 0.6×	153 0.4×	163 0.5×	96 0.4×	79	3.6k
Tareq Abu‐Izneid Pakistan	21	1.2k 2.6×	423 1.0×	346 1.0×	538 1.6×	79 0.3×	57	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Colombo

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Annunziata, Maria Carmela, Caterina Foti, Sandra Lorenzi, et al.. (2025). Clinical and Instrumental Evaluation of the Anti-Aging Effectiveness of a Cream Based on Hyaluronic Acid and a Cream Based on Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin C: A Prospective, Multicenter, 8-Week, Parallel-Group Randomized Study on 91 Subjects. Cosmetics. 12(4). 177–177. 1 indexed citations

Cappa, Carola, et al.. (2024). Physicochemical and nutritional quality of pigmented rice and bran: Influence of milling and cooking. LWT. 208. 116653–116653. 3 indexed citations

Vennarini, Sabina, Francesca Colombo, Alfredo Mirandola, et al.. (2024). Proton Therapy in Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas of Children and Adolescents. Cancers. 16(9). 1694–1694.

Colombo, Francesca, et al.. (2024). Efficacy, Tolerability, and Face Lipidomic Modification of New Regimen with Cleanser and Corrective Serum in Women with Acne-Prone Skin. Applied Sciences. 14(17). 7799–7799. 1 indexed citations

Lorenzo, Chiara Di, et al.. (2023). Winemaking by-products as a sustainable source of antioxidant and functional compounds. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 56. 4003–4003. 2 indexed citations

Garibaldi, Cristina, Giulia Marvaso, Stefania Volpe, et al.. (2022). Brain metastases from NSCLC treated with stereotactic radiotherapy: prediction mismatch between two different radiomic platforms. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 178. 109424–109424. 7 indexed citations

Piazza, Stefano, Francesca Colombo, Marco Fumagalli, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the Potential Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Black Rice in the Framework of Celiac Disease. Foods. 12(1). 63–63. 15 indexed citations

Boeri, Luca, Paolo Capogrosso, Eugenio Ventimiglia, et al.. (2020). Rate of hypogonadism among Klinefelter patients at first presentation: A multicenter cross-sectional study. European Urology Open Science. 19. e676–e676.

Sangiovanni, Enrico, Chiara Di Lorenzo, Stefano Piazza, et al.. (2019). Vitis vinifera L. Leaf Extract Inhibits In Vitro Mediators of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Involved in Inflammatory-Based Skin Diseases. Antioxidants. 8(5). 134–134. 31 indexed citations

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Colombo, Francesca, Chiara Di Lorenzo, Luca Regazzoni, et al.. (2019). Phenolic profiles and anti-inflammatory activities of sixteen table grape (Vitis viniferaL.) varieties. Food & Function. 10(4). 1797–1807. 64 indexed citations

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Lorenzo, Chiara Di, Creina S. Stockley, Francesca Colombo, et al.. (2018). The Role of Wine in Modulating Inflammatory Processes: A Review. Beverages. 4(4). 88–88. 4 indexed citations

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Lorenzo, Chiara Di, Enrico Sangiovanni, Marco Fumagalli, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Raisins (Vitis vinifera L.) in Human Gastric Epithelial Cells: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(7). 1156–1156. 30 indexed citations

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Lorenzo, Chiara Di, et al.. (2014). Development and validation of HPLC method to measure active amines in plant food supplements containing Citrus aurantium L. Food Control. 46. 136–142. 15 indexed citations

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Colombo, Francesca, et al.. (2011). Les défis de l'accompagnement du grand âge : perspectives internationales pour éclairer le débat national sur la dépendance. La Documentation française eBooks.

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Bulla, Roberta, Fleur Bossi, Chiara Agostinis, et al.. (2009). Complement production by trophoblast cells at the feto-maternal interface. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 82(2). 119–125. 52 indexed citations

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Fanzani, Alessandro, Roberta Giuliani, Francesca Colombo, et al.. (2003). Overexpression of cytosolic sialidase Neu2 induces myoblast differentiation in C2C12 cells. FEBS Letters. 547(1-3). 183–188. 52 indexed citations

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Colombo, Francesca & Matteo Colombo. (1997). Ricostruzione al computer dei colori di alimenti da letture con colorimetro. 36(359). 595–597. 1 indexed citations

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Colombo, Francesca, et al.. (1997). Influenza del pH delle cosce fresche sul colore e perdita di peso del prosciutto cotto. 36(356). 158–160. 1 indexed citations

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Bossi, R, et al.. (1987). Preliminary investigation on the effect of sobrerol sobrepin on the spinability of bronchial mucus. Clinical Trials. 24(2). 131–136. 6 indexed citations

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Colombo, Francesca, et al.. (1978). [Prevention of surgical infections with fosfomycin].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 25(2). 115–22.

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