Francesca Rossi

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Francesca Rossi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Rossi has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Rossi's work include Circular RNAs in diseases (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers). Francesca Rossi is often cited by papers focused on Circular RNAs in diseases (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers). Francesca Rossi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Francesca Rossi's co-authors include Irene Bozzoni, Gaia Di Timoteo, Mariangela Morlando, Alessandro Fatica, Tiziana Santini, Ivano Legnini, Mark Wade, Olga Sthandier, Pietro Laneve and Adrian Andronache and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Molecular Cell and Development.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Rossi

21 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Circ-ZNF609 Is a Circular RNA that Can Be Translated and Functions in Myogenesis

2017 1.7k citations Ivano Legnini, Gaia Di Timoteo et al. Molecular Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Rossi Italy	10	2.1k	1.8k	94	61	58	22	2.3k
Luisa Schreyer Germany	4	3.1k 1.5×	2.7k 1.5×	96 1.0×	32 0.5×	66 1.1×	4	3.2k
Alessio Colantoni Italy	18	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	78 0.8×	12 0.2×	39 0.7×	40	2.0k
Archana Shenoy United States	16	1.4k 0.6×	988 0.6×	115 1.2×	82 1.3×	192 3.3×	59	1.9k
Amelia Aránega Spain	23	1.2k 0.6×	463 0.3×	45 0.5×	15 0.2×	172 3.0×	113	1.8k
Sonam Gurung United Kingdom	11	1.3k 0.6×	605 0.3×	179 1.9×	25 0.4×	70 1.2×	13	1.5k
Maria Konoshenko Russia	14	1.1k 0.5×	744 0.4×	90 1.0×	27 0.4×	36 0.6×	35	1.3k
Nagahisa Matsuyama Japan	6	1.3k 0.6×	905 0.5×	100 1.1×	18 0.3×	37 0.6×	9	1.5k
Robert Morey United States	13	959 0.4×	535 0.3×	83 0.9×	8 0.1×	41 0.7×	24	1.1k
Michelle Drewry United States	11	831 0.4×	552 0.3×	89 0.9×	106 1.7×	66 1.1×	19	1.2k

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Murimwa, Gilbert Z., Dina Alzhanova, Jill M. Westcott, et al.. (2025). SMAD4 Deficiency Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Confers Susceptibility to TGFβ Inhibition. Cancer Research. 85(16). 2987–2996. 2 indexed citations

Rossi, Francesca, et al.. (2024). BRCA1 levels and DNA-damage response are controlled by the competitive binding of circHIPK3 or FMRP to the BRCA1 mRNA. Molecular Cell. 84(21). 4079–4094.e10. 9 indexed citations

Rossi, Francesca, Dario Dattilo, Andrea Giuliani, et al.. (2023). CircAFF1 Is a Circular RNA with a Role in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Migration. Biomedicines. 11(7). 1893–1893. 1 indexed citations

Rossi, Francesca, et al.. (2022). Variant calling enhances the identification of cancer cells in single-cell RNA sequencing data. PLoS Computational Biology. 18(10). e1010576–e1010576. 3 indexed citations

Rossi, Francesca, Manuel Beltrán, Alessio Colantoni, et al.. (2021). Circular RNA ZNF609/CKAP5 mRNA interaction regulates microtubule dynamics and tumorigenicity. Molecular Cell. 82(1). 75–89.e9. 71 indexed citations

Rossi, Francesca, et al.. (2021). Rutas de Resiliencia en Italia y España: relanzamiento y reutilización de ferrocarriles en territorios frágiles. ACE Arquitectura Ciudad y Entorno. 15(45). 4 indexed citations

Rossi, Francesca, Dario Dattilo, Gaia Di Timoteo, et al.. (2021). CircVAMP3: A circRNA with a Role in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Cycle Progression. Genes. 12(7). 985–985. 11 indexed citations

Timoteo, Gaia Di, Dario Dattilo, Alessio Colantoni, et al.. (2020). Modulation of circRNA Metabolism by m6A Modification. Cell Reports. 31(6). 107641–107641. 247 indexed citations

Timoteo, Gaia Di, Francesca Rossi, & Irene Bozzoni. (2020). Circular RNAs in cell differentiation and development. Development. 147(16). 34 indexed citations

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Rossi, Francesca, et al.. (2019). Derecho a la movilidad y rutas de resilencias: reutilización y relanzamiento de ferrocarriles secundarios para la regeneración de territorios frágiles en Italia y España. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 2 indexed citations

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Rossi, Francesca, Ivano Legnini, Francesca Megiorni, et al.. (2019). Circ-ZNF609 regulates G1-S progression in rhabdomyosarcoma. Oncogene. 38(20). 3843–3854. 78 indexed citations

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Rossi, Francesca, Luca Prosperini, Nicola De Rossi, et al.. (2017). Association Between BKPyV Serotype I Antibody Level and Natalizumab-Associated Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. Viral Immunology. 30(8). 622–626. 1 indexed citations

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Legnini, Ivano, Gaia Di Timoteo, Francesca Rossi, et al.. (2017). Circ-ZNF609 Is a Circular RNA that Can Be Translated and Functions in Myogenesis. Molecular Cell. 66(1). 22–37.e9. 1663 indexed citations breakdown →

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Espinosa-Medina, Isabel, Orthis Saha, Franck Boismoreau, et al.. (2016). The sacral autonomic outflow is sympathetic. Science. 354(6314). 893–897. 98 indexed citations

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Rossi, Francesca, Xiuhong Li, Lisa P. Jacobson, et al.. (2015). BK virus capsid antibodies are associated with protection against subsequent development of PML in HIV-infected patients. Virology. 485. 467–472. 5 indexed citations

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Milanetti, Francesca, Valentina Germano, Roberto Nisini, et al.. (2014). Safety and immunogenicity of co-administered MF59-adjuvanted 2009 pandemic and plain 2009–10 seasonal influenza vaccines in rheumatoid arthritis patients on biologicals. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 177(1). 287–294. 15 indexed citations

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Salemi, Simonetta, Andrea Picchianti Diamanti, Valentina Germano, et al.. (2009). Influenza vaccine administration in rheumatoid arthritis patients under treatment with TNFα blockers: Safety and immunogenicity. Clinical Immunology. 134(2). 113–120. 71 indexed citations

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Santi, Raffaella, et al.. (2009). La collezione di cere del Museo di Anatomia Patologica di Firenze : note sulle vicende storiche, sulla tecnica esecutiva e sui restauri. 21(21). 51–70. 2 indexed citations

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Ciardi, Maria Rosa, M. K. Sharief, Edward J. Thompson, et al.. (1993). Intrathecal synthesis of interleukin-2 and soluble IL-2 receptor in asymptomatic HIV-1 seropositive individuals. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 115(1). 117–122. 8 indexed citations

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Sharief, M. K., Maria Rosa Ciardi, E. J. Thompson, et al.. (1992). Tumour necrosis factor‐α mediates blood—brain barrier damage in HIV‐1 infection of the central nervous system. Mediators of Inflammation. 1(3). 191–196. 8 indexed citations

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