Francesca Maltecca

1.1k total citations
25 papers, 727 citations indexed

About

Francesca Maltecca is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Maltecca has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 727 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Francesca Maltecca's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (20 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (14 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers). Francesca Maltecca is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (20 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (14 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers). Francesca Maltecca collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Francesca Maltecca's co-authors include Giorgio Casari, Angelo Quattrini, Gregory A. Cox, Francesco Consolato, Antonio Servadio, Amalia C. Bruni, Alessandro Filla, Federica Cerri, Laura Cassina and Giovanna De Michele and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Neuroscience and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Maltecca

23 papers receiving 720 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Maltecca Italy 14 644 408 121 102 83 25 727
Stefania Magri Italy 13 296 0.5× 271 0.7× 115 1.0× 32 0.3× 54 0.7× 33 477
Jocelyne Mercier Canada 10 388 0.6× 303 0.7× 60 0.5× 35 0.3× 75 0.9× 12 600
Andrej Michalik Belgium 8 370 0.6× 366 0.9× 84 0.7× 25 0.2× 33 0.4× 11 463
Yosr Bouhlal Tunisia 11 237 0.4× 185 0.5× 38 0.3× 36 0.4× 46 0.6× 17 391
Amelie Pandraud United Kingdom 7 167 0.3× 327 0.8× 207 1.7× 64 0.6× 54 0.7× 7 523
Jeannette Hübener‐Schmid Germany 15 557 0.9× 598 1.5× 251 2.1× 18 0.2× 82 1.0× 30 813
Yaël Trioulier France 7 374 0.6× 310 0.8× 117 1.0× 29 0.3× 67 0.8× 7 502
Christopher A. Ross United States 7 610 0.9× 563 1.4× 265 2.2× 22 0.2× 62 0.7× 7 763
P. Thomas United States 6 468 0.7× 450 1.1× 138 1.1× 19 0.2× 21 0.3× 7 571
Dobrila D. Rudnicki United States 14 723 1.1× 569 1.4× 231 1.9× 12 0.1× 33 0.4× 24 895

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Maltecca

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesca Maltecca

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Maltecca

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesca Maltecca. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesca Maltecca 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 Francesca Maltecca. Francesca Maltecca 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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Battaglini, Matteo, Alessio Carmignani, Attilio Marino, et al.. (2025). Polydopamine Nanoparticles as a Potential Non-Pharmaceutical Antioxidant Tool against Mitochondrial Disorders. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(33). 16540–16552.
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Fogel, Brent L., Thomas Klopstock, David R. Lynch, et al.. (2025). Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxias: Translating Genes to Therapies. Annals of Neurology. 98(3). 448–470. 1 indexed citations
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Gigliucci, Valentina, Su‐Chun Huang, Valerio Castoldi, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal Imaging Biomarkers Correlate with Progressive Motor Deficit in the Mouse Model of Charlevoix‐Saguenay Ataxia. Annals of Neurology. 97(3). 425–434.
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Pozzer, Diego, Marzia Indrigo, Francesca Maltecca, et al.. (2024). Clinical-grade intranasal NGF fuels neurological and metabolic functions of Mecp2-deficient mice. Brain. 148(3). 845–860. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrè, Laura, Mathieu Blais, Maria Teresa Bassi, et al.. (2024). Reduction of sacsin levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as a diagnostic tool for spastic ataxia of Charlevoix–Saguenay. Brain Communications. 6(4). fcae243–fcae243. 1 indexed citations
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Zaghi, Mattia, Luca Massimino, Alicia Rubio, et al.. (2023). SETD5 haploinsufficiency affects mitochondrial compartment in neural cells. Molecular Autism. 14(1). 20–20. 2 indexed citations
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Rocco, A., Sara Seneca, Luc Régal, et al.. (2023). Sustained OMA1-mediated integrated stress response is beneficial for spastic ataxia type 5. Brain. 147(3). 1043–1056. 7 indexed citations
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Schultz, Joshua R., Lisa S. Kearns, Michael Fahey, et al.. (2020). A novel AFG3L2 mutation close to AAA domain leads to aberrant OMA1 and OPA1 processing in a family with optic atrophy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 8(1). 93–93. 13 indexed citations
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Mazza, Davide, Franca Codazzi, Tyler Mark Pierson, et al.. (2019). Pathogenic variants in the AFG3L2 proteolytic domain cause SCA28 through haploinsufficiency and proteostatic stress-driven OMA1 activation. Journal of Medical Genetics. 56(8). 499–511. 19 indexed citations
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Pelizzoni, Ilaria, Lisa Michelle Restelli, Daniele Zacchetti, et al.. (2019). Upregulation of Peroxiredoxin 3 Protects Afg3l2-KO Cortical Neurons In Vitro from Oxidative Stress: A Paradigm for Neuronal Cell Survival under Neurodegenerative Conditions. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2019. 1–13. 9 indexed citations
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Maltecca, Francesca, et al.. (2019). The WRB Subunit of the Get3 Receptor is Required for the Correct Integration of its Partner CAML into the ER. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 11887–11887. 16 indexed citations
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Larivière, Roxanne, Teisha Y. Bradshaw, Nicolas Sgarioto, et al.. (2017). Altered organization of the intermediate filament cytoskeleton and relocalization of proteostasis modulators in cells lacking the ataxia protein sacsin. Human Molecular Genetics. 26(16). 3130–3143. 45 indexed citations
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Maltecca, Francesca, Francesco Consolato, Davide Mazza, et al.. (2014). Purkinje neuron Ca2+ influx reduction rescues ataxia in SCA28 model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(1). 263–274. 63 indexed citations
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Palmfeldt, Johan, Jane Christensen, Francesca Maltecca, et al.. (2013). Late onset motoneuron disorder caused by mitochondrial Hsp60 chaperone deficiency in mice. Neurobiology of Disease. 54. 12–23. 36 indexed citations
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Maltecca, Francesca, Diego De Stefani, Laura Cassina, et al.. (2012). Respiratory dysfunction by AFG3L2 deficiency causes decreased mitochondrial calcium uptake via organellar network fragmentation. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(17). 3858–3870. 43 indexed citations
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Maltecca, Francesca, et al.. (2009). Haploinsufficiency ofAFG3L2, the Gene Responsible for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28, Causes Mitochondria-Mediated Purkinje Cell Dark Degeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(29). 9244–9254. 80 indexed citations
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Maltecca, Francesca, Asadollah Aghaie, David G. Schroeder, et al.. (2008). The Mitochondrial Protease AFG3L2 Is Essential for Axonal Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(11). 2827–2836. 84 indexed citations
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Bruni, Amalia C., Junko Takahashi‐Fujigasaki, Francesca Maltecca, et al.. (2004). Behavioral Disorder, Dementia, Ataxia, and Rigidity in a Large Family With TATA Box-Binding Protein Mutation. Archives of Neurology. 61(8). 1314–20. 74 indexed citations
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Michele, Giovanna De, Francesca Maltecca, Massimo Carella, et al.. (2003). Dementia, ataxia, extrapyramidal features, and epilepsy: phenotype spectrum in two Italian families with spinocerebellar ataxia type 17. Neurological Sciences. 24(3). 166–167. 43 indexed citations

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