Francesca De Santa

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Francesca De Santa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca De Santa has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Francesca De Santa's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers). Francesca De Santa is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers). Francesca De Santa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Singapore. Francesca De Santa's co-authors include Gioacchino Natoli, Giuseppe Testa, Elena Prosperini, Maria Grazia Totaro, Samuele Notarbartolo, Chia‐Lin Wei, Serena Ghisletti, Jiannis Ragoussis, Sara Polletti and Iros Barozzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Francesca De Santa

28 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

The Histone H3 Lysine-27 Demethylase Jmjd3 Links Inflammation to Inhibition of Polycomb-Mediated Gene Silencing

2007 759 citations Francesca De Santa, Maria Grazia Totaro et al. Cell profile →
A Large Fraction of Extragenic RNA Pol II Transcription Sites Overlap Enhancers

2010 666 citations Francesca De Santa, Iros Barozzi et al. PLoS Biology profile →
Identification and Characterization of Enhancers Controlling the Inflammatory Gene Expression Program in Macrophages

2010 515 citations Serena Ghisletti, Iros Barozzi et al. Immunity profile →

Peers

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Ruth Schmidt‐Ullrich Germany

Xiaochun Long United States

Rehannah Borup Denmark

Yi Dong China

Yulan Piao United States

Francesc Baixauli Spain

Mireia Guerau‐de‐Arellano United States

David Otaegui Spain

Ching‐Yi Chen United States

Toru Tanaka Japan

Ruth Schmidt‐Ullrich Germany

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318 ×1.2

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164 ×0.7

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca De Santa

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D'agostino, M, Daniela Lulli, Naomi De Luca, et al.. (2025). miR-200c inhibition and catalase accelerate diabetic wound healing. Journal of Biomedical Science. 32(1). 21–21. 8 indexed citations

Santa, Francesca De, Georgios Strimpakos, Giorgio Gargari, et al.. (2024). Effect of a multi-strain probiotic mixture consumption on anxiety and depression symptoms induced in adult mice by postnatal maternal separation. Microbiome. 12(1). 29–29. 25 indexed citations

Santa, Francesca De, et al.. (2022). A User-Friendly Approach for Routine Histopathological and Morphometric Analysis of Skeletal Muscle Using CellProfiler Software. Diagnostics. 12(3). 561–561. 8 indexed citations

Torcinaro, Alessio, Donato Cappetta, Francesca De Santa, et al.. (2022). Ranolazine Counteracts Strength Impairment and Oxidative Stress in Aged Sarcopenic Mice. Metabolites. 12(7). 663–663. 5 indexed citations

Renzini, Alessandra, Laura Forcina, Eros Di Giorgio, et al.. (2022). Cytoplasmic HDAC4 regulates the membrane repair mechanism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 13(2). 1339–1359. 18 indexed citations

Petrella, Carla, Georgios Strimpakos, Alessio Torcinaro, et al.. (2021). Proneurogenic and neuroprotective effect of a multi strain probiotic mixture in a mouse model of acute inflammation: Involvement of the gut-brain axis. Pharmacological Research. 172. 105795–105795. 27 indexed citations

Gatti, G., Chiara Di Pietro, Ferdinando Scavizzi, et al.. (2021). Role of Lamin A/C as Candidate Biomarker of Aggressiveness and Tumorigenicity in Glioblastoma Multiforme. Biomedicines. 9(10). 1343–1343. 10 indexed citations

Madaro, Luca, Alessio Torcinaro, Marco De Bardi, et al.. (2019). Macrophages fine tune satellite cell fate in dystrophic skeletal muscle of mdx mice. PLoS Genetics. 15(10). e1008408–e1008408. 32 indexed citations

Malecová, Barbora, Sole Gatto, Usue Etxaniz, et al.. (2018). Dynamics of cellular states of fibro-adipogenic progenitors during myogenesis and muscular dystrophy. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3670–3670. 146 indexed citations

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D'agostino, M, Alessio Torcinaro, Luca Madaro, et al.. (2018). Role of miR‐200c in Myogenic Differentiation Impairment via p66Shc: Implication in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration of Dystrophic mdx Mice. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 4814696–4814696. 21 indexed citations

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Santa, Francesca De, Laura Vitiello, Alessio Torcinaro, & Elisabetta Ferraro. (2018). The Role of Metabolic Remodeling in Macrophage Polarization and Its Effect on Skeletal Muscle Regeneration. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 30(12). 1553–1598. 101 indexed citations

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D'agostino, M, Sara Beji, Alessio Torcinaro, et al.. (2016). Oxidative Stress-Induced miR-200c Disrupts the Regulatory Loop Among SIRT1, FOXO1, and eNOS. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 27(6). 328–344. 120 indexed citations

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Ghisletti, Serena, Iros Barozzi, Flore Mietton, et al.. (2010). Identification and Characterization of Enhancers Controlling the Inflammatory Gene Expression Program in Macrophages. Immunity. 32(3). 317–328. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Santa, Francesca De, Iros Barozzi, Flore Mietton, et al.. (2010). A Large Fraction of Extragenic RNA Pol II Transcription Sites Overlap Enhancers. PLoS Biology. 8(5). e1000384–e1000384. 666 indexed citations breakdown →

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Santa, Francesca De, Vipin Narang, Betsabeh Khoramian Tusi, et al.. (2009). Jmjd3 contributes to the control of gene expression in LPS-activated macrophages. The EMBO Journal. 28(21). 3341–3352. 342 indexed citations

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Burgold, Thomas, Fabio Spreafico, Francesca De Santa, et al.. (2008). The Histone H3 Lysine 27-Specific Demethylase Jmjd3 Is Required for Neural Commitment. PLoS ONE. 3(8). e3034–e3034. 166 indexed citations

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Santa, Francesca De, et al.. (2007). pRb-Dependent Cyclin D3 Protein Stabilization Is Required for Myogenic Differentiation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27(20). 7248–7265. 31 indexed citations

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Santa, Francesca De, Maria Grazia Totaro, Elena Prosperini, et al.. (2007). The Histone H3 Lysine-27 Demethylase Jmjd3 Links Inflammation to Inhibition of Polycomb-Mediated Gene Silencing. Cell. 130(6). 1083–1094. 759 indexed citations breakdown →

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Magenta, Alessandra, Carlo Cenciarelli, Francesca De Santa, et al.. (2003). MyoD Stimulates RB Promoter Activity via the CREB/p300 Nuclear Transduction Pathway. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(8). 2893–2906. 67 indexed citations

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Cenciarelli, Carlo, Francesca De Santa, Prem Puri, et al.. (1999). Critical Role Played by Cyclin D3 in the MyoD-Mediated Arrest of Cell Cycle during Myoblast Differentiation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(7). 5203–5217. 116 indexed citations

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