Francesca Ungaro

5.0k total citations
105 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Francesca Ungaro is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pharmaceutical Science and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Ungaro has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 32 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 31 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Francesca Ungaro's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (28 papers), Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (26 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (21 papers). Francesca Ungaro is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (28 papers), Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (26 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (21 papers). Francesca Ungaro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. Francesca Ungaro's co-authors include Fabiana Quaglia, Agnese Miro, Maria Immacolata La Rotonda, Ivana d’Angelo, Paolo A. Netti, Claudia Conte, Marco Biondi, Giuseppe De Rosa, Raffaella Sorrentino and Roberta d’Emmanuele di Villa Bianca and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Ungaro

104 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Ungaro Italy	37	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	105	4.0k
Yiguang Jin China	36	1.2k 1.0×	559 0.5×	883 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	159	4.4k
Fabiana Quaglia Italy	45	2.0k 1.6×	1.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.6×	1.7k 1.6×	1.6k 1.6×	161	6.2k
Fakhrul Ahsan United States	37	641 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	755 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	109	4.6k
Tarun Garg India	44	1.6k 1.3×	447 0.4×	2.2k 2.0×	773 0.7×	792 0.8×	81	4.6k
Dongmei Cun China	32	824 0.7×	548 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	462 0.4×	955 0.9×	74	3.1k
Hiromitsu Yamamoto Japan	34	963 0.8×	802 0.7×	2.0k 1.8×	495 0.5×	826 0.8×	89	3.8k
Paolo Giunchedi Italy	43	1.0k 0.8×	502 0.4×	2.7k 2.5×	667 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	152	5.1k
Agnese Miro Italy	28	487 0.4×	869 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	403 0.4×	542 0.5×	67	2.5k
Carmen Remuñán‐López Spain	35	1.7k 1.3×	773 0.7×	2.9k 2.6×	482 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	59	5.1k
Ulrich F. Schaefer Germany	46	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	3.2k 2.9×	907 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	113	6.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Ungaro

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D’Anna, Andrea, Francesco Di Natale, Gianluigi De Falco, et al.. (2025). VALIDATION OF SURGICAL MASKS DURING COVID19 EMERGENCY: ACTIVITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAPOLI FEDERICO II. PubMed. 42(2). 73–81.

Costabile, Gabriella, Domizia Baldassi, Christoph Müller, et al.. (2024). Antibiotic-loaded nanoparticles for the treatment of intracellular methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus infections: In vitro and in vivo efficacy of a novel antibiotic. Journal of Controlled Release. 374. 454–465. 9 indexed citations

Costabile, Gabriella, et al.. (2024). State-of-the-Art Review on Inhalable Lipid and Polymer Nanocarriers: Design and Development Perspectives. Pharmaceutics. 16(3). 347–347. 13 indexed citations

Corteggio, Annunziata, Andrea Spitaleri, Paola Brocca, et al.. (2024). PEI‐Engineered Lipid@PLGA Hybrid Nanoparticles for Multimodal Delivery of Antigens and Immune Adjuvants to the Respiratory Mucosa. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(32). e2402688–e2402688. 1 indexed citations

Craparo, Emanuela Fabiola, Gabriella Costabile, Maria Ferraro, et al.. (2023). Sustained-Release Powders Based on Polymer Particles for Pulmonary Delivery of Beclomethasone Dipropionate in the Treatment of Lung Inflammation. Pharmaceutics. 15(4). 1248–1248. 6 indexed citations

Brancaccio, Diego, Elio Pizzo, Valeria Cafaro, et al.. (2020). Antimicrobial peptide Temporin-L complexed with anionic cyclodextrins results in a potent and safe agent against sessile bacteria. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 584. 119437–119437. 23 indexed citations

Costabile, Gabriella, Alberto Azzalin, Viola Camilla Scoffone, et al.. (2019). PEGylated mucus-penetrating nanocrystals for lung delivery of a new FtsZ inhibitor against Burkholderia cenocepacia infection. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 23. 102113–102113. 37 indexed citations

Aponte, Maria, Francesca Ungaro, Ivana d’Angelo, et al.. (2018). Improving in vivo conversion of oleuropein into hydroxytyrosol by oral granules containing probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299v and an Olea europaea standardized extract. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 543(1-2). 73–82. 25 indexed citations

Catanzano, Ovidio, Vittoria D’Esposito, Stefano Acierno, et al.. (2015). Alginate–hyaluronan composite hydrogels accelerate wound healing process. Carbohydrate Polymers. 131. 407–414. 125 indexed citations

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Conte, Claudia, et al.. (2015). Polymeric Nanoparticles for Cancer Photodynamic Therapy. Topics in current chemistry. 370. 61–112. 41 indexed citations

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Stefano, Daniela De, Ciro Coletta, Roberta d’Emmanuele di Villa Bianca, et al.. (2013). A Decoy Oligonucleotide to NF-κB Delivered through Inhalable Particles Prevents LPS-Induced Rat Airway Inflammation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(2). 288–295. 17 indexed citations

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Ungaro, Francesca, Claudia Conte, Fabiana Quaglia, Maria Lina Tornesello, & Luigi Buonaguro. (2013). VLPs and particle strategies for cancer vaccines. Expert Review of Vaccines. 12(10). 1173–1193. 15 indexed citations

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Ungaro, Francesca, Ivana d’Angelo, Ciro Coletta, et al.. (2011). Dry powders based on PLGA nanoparticles for pulmonary delivery of antibiotics: Modulation of encapsulation efficiency, release rate and lung deposition pattern by hydrophilic polymers. Journal of Controlled Release. 157(1). 149–159. 222 indexed citations

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Marra, Monica, Francesca Ungaro, Silvia Zappavigna, et al.. (2010). In vitro anticancer activity of docetaxel-loaded micelles based on poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) block copolymers: Do nanocarrier properties have a role?. Journal of Controlled Release. 148(2). 255–263. 53 indexed citations

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Borselli, Cristina, Francesca Ungaro, Olimpia Oliviero, et al.. (2009). Bioactivation of collagen matrices through sustained VEGF release from PLGA microspheres. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 92A(1). 94–102. 62 indexed citations

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Biondi, Marco, et al.. (2009). Bioactivated collagen-based scaffolds embedding protein-releasing biodegradable microspheres: tuning of protein release kinetics. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 20(10). 2117–2128. 29 indexed citations

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Rosa, Giuseppe De, Mario De Stefano, Francesca Ungaro, & Maria Immacolata La Rotonda. (2008). Cold field emission gun-scanning electron microscopy: A new tool for morphological and ultrastructural analysis of liposomes. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 362(1-2). 189–192. 5 indexed citations

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Miro, Agnese, et al.. (2008). Modulation of release rate and barrier transport of Diclofenac incorporated in hydrophilic matrices: Role of cyclodextrins and implications in oral drug delivery. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 72(1). 76–82. 23 indexed citations

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Rosa, Giuseppe De, Domenico Larobina, Maria Immacolata La Rotonda, et al.. (2004). How cyclodextrin incorporation affects the properties of protein-loaded PLGA-based microspheres: the case of insulin/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin system. Journal of Controlled Release. 102(1). 71–83. 63 indexed citations

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Ungaro, Francesca, Giuseppe De Rosa, Agnese Miro, & Fabiana Quaglia. (2003). Spectrophotometric determination of polyethylenimine in the presence of an oligonucleotide for the characterization of controlled release formulations. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 31(1). 143–149. 100 indexed citations

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