Francesca Zanconato

13.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
23 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Francesca Zanconato is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Zanconato has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Francesca Zanconato's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (18 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (5 papers). Francesca Zanconato is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (18 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (5 papers). Francesca Zanconato collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and France. Francesca Zanconato's co-authors include Stefano Piccolo, Michelangelo Cordenonsi, Silvio Bicciato, Mattia Forcato, Sirio Dupont, Elena Enzo, Mariaceleste Aragona, Stefano Giulitti, Nicola Elvassore and Jimmy Le Digabel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Zanconato

21 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction

2011 4.2k citations Sirio Dupont, Leonardo Morsut et al. Nature profile →
YAP/TAZ at the Roots of Cancer

2016 1.4k citations Francesca Zanconato, Michelangelo Cordenonsi et al. profile →
The Hippo Transducer TAZ Confers Cancer Stem Cell-Related Traits on Breast Cancer Cells

2011 1.0k citations Michelangelo Cordenonsi, Francesca Zanconato et al. Cell profile →
Genome-wide association between YAP/TAZ/TEAD and AP-1 at enhancers drives oncogenic growth

2015 840 citations Francesca Zanconato, Mattia Forcato et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
Aerobic glycolysis tunes YAP / TAZ transcriptional activity

2015 326 citations Elena Enzo, Giulia Santinon et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
YAP and TAZ: a signalling hub of the tumour microenvironment

2019 278 citations Francesca Zanconato, Michelangelo Cordenonsi et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →
YAP/TAZ activity in stromal cells prevents ageing by controlling cGAS–STING

2022 184 citations Francesca Zanconato, Giusy Battilana et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Zanconato Italy	17	7.2k	5.5k	1.5k	889	863	23	10.0k
Mattia Forcato Italy	32	5.8k 0.8×	5.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	959 1.1×	901 1.0×	63	10.3k
Elena Enzo Italy	18	4.2k 0.6×	4.0k 0.7×	879 0.6×	797 0.9×	911 1.1×	32	7.3k
Sirio Dupont Italy	35	9.4k 1.3×	9.7k 1.8×	2.6k 1.7×	1.5k 1.7×	1.9k 2.1×	49	16.5k
Mariaceleste Aragona Italy	12	4.8k 0.7×	3.1k 0.6×	766 0.5×	987 1.1×	303 0.4×	15	6.8k
Luca Azzolin Italy	20	4.1k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	392 0.4×	452 0.5×	39	6.3k
Michelangelo Cordenonsi Italy	39	10.8k 1.5×	11.3k 2.0×	3.1k 2.1×	1.2k 1.3×	2.2k 2.6×	48	18.6k
Valeri Vasioukhin United States	38	3.7k 0.5×	5.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	204 0.2×	1.1k 1.3×	59	7.9k
Stefano Giulitti Italy	13	4.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.5×	735 0.5×	1.4k 1.5×	203 0.2×	20	6.7k
Andrew J. Maniotis United States	25	2.0k 0.3×	3.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	814 0.9×	1.4k 1.6×	40	6.4k
Tito Panciera Italy	14	3.7k 0.5×	2.6k 0.5×	635 0.4×	652 0.7×	247 0.3×	22	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Zanconato

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Griguolo, Gaia, Maria Vittoria Dieci, Susan Fineberg, et al.. (2025). Gene expression profiling in a retrospective real-world cohort of breast cancer brain metastases and paired primary tumors identifies biological changes with potential therapeutic implications. ESMO Open. 10(8). 105507–105507.

Gandin, Alessandro, et al.. (2025). Injectable hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel niches to create localized and time-controlled therapy delivery. Materials Today Bio. 31. 101510–101510. 3 indexed citations

Citron, Anna, Paolo Contessotto, Alessandro Gandin, et al.. (2025). Microtubule architecture connects AMOT stability to YAP/TAZ mechanotransduction and Hippo signalling. Nature Cell Biology. 27(10). 1725–1738.

Koos, Erin, M. P. Lettinga, Alessandro Gandin, et al.. (2024). Nanocellulose-collagen composites as advanced biomaterials for 3D in-vitro neuronal model systems. Carbohydrate Polymers. 348(Pt B). 122901–122901. 2 indexed citations

Zanconato, Francesca, Giusy Battilana, Tito Panciera, et al.. (2022). YAP/TAZ activity in stromal cells prevents ageing by controlling cGAS–STING. Nature. 607(7920). 790–798. 184 indexed citations breakdown →

Gandin, Alessandro, Tito Panciera, Paolo Contessotto, et al.. (2021). Broadly Applicable Hydrogel Fabrication Procedures Guided by YAP/TAZ‐Activity Reveal Stiffness, Adhesiveness, and Nuclear Projected Area as Checkpoints for Mechanosensing. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 11(3). e2102276–e2102276. 10 indexed citations

Battilana, Giusy, Francesca Zanconato, & Stefano Piccolo. (2021). Mechanisms of YAP/TAZ transcriptional control. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(11). 167–172. 35 indexed citations

Castellan, Martina, Atsushi Fujimura, Francesca Zanconato, et al.. (2020). Single-cell analyses reveal YAP/TAZ as regulators of stemness and cell plasticity in glioblastoma. Nature Cancer. 2(2). 174–188. 88 indexed citations

Zanconato, Francesca, Michelangelo Cordenonsi, & Stefano Piccolo. (2019). YAP and TAZ: a signalling hub of the tumour microenvironment. Nature reviews. Cancer. 19(8). 454–464. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chang, Lei, Luca Azzolin, Daniele Di Biagio, et al.. (2018). The SWI/SNF complex is a mechanoregulated inhibitor of YAP and TAZ. Nature. 563(7730). 265–269. 239 indexed citations

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Zanconato, Francesca, Giusy Battilana, Mattia Forcato, et al.. (2018). Transcriptional addiction in cancer cells is mediated by YAP/TAZ through BRD4. Nature Medicine. 24(10). 1599–1610. 239 indexed citations

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Totaro, Antonio, Martina Castellan, Giusy Battilana, et al.. (2017). YAP/TAZ link cell mechanics to Notch signalling to control epidermal stem cell fate. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15206–15206. 223 indexed citations

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Sardo, Federica Lo, Mattia Forcato, Andrea Sacconi, et al.. (2016). MCM7and its hosted miR-25, 93 and 106b cluster elicit YAP/TAZ oncogenic activity in lung cancer. Carcinogenesis. 38(1). 64–75. 52 indexed citations

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Zanconato, Francesca, Giusy Battilana, Michelangelo Cordenonsi, & Stefano Piccolo. (2016). YAP/TAZ as therapeutic targets in cancer. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 29. 26–33. 170 indexed citations

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Zanconato, Francesca, Mattia Forcato, Giusy Battilana, et al.. (2015). Genome-wide association between YAP/TAZ/TEAD and AP-1 at enhancers drives oncogenic growth. Nature Cell Biology. 17(9). 1218–1227. 840 indexed citations breakdown →

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Enzo, Elena, Giulia Santinon, Arianna Pocaterra, et al.. (2015). Aerobic glycolysis tunes YAP / TAZ transcriptional activity. The EMBO Journal. 34(10). 1349–1370. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

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Montagner, Marco, Elena Enzo, Mattia Forcato, et al.. (2012). SHARP1 suppresses breast cancer metastasis by promoting degradation of hypoxia-inducible factors. Nature. 487(7407). 380–384. 210 indexed citations

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Azzolin, Luca, Francesca Zanconato, Silvia Bresolin, et al.. (2012). Role of TAZ as Mediator of Wnt Signaling. Cell. 151(7). 1443–1456. 400 indexed citations

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Cordenonsi, Michelangelo, Francesca Zanconato, Luca Azzolin, et al.. (2011). The Hippo Transducer TAZ Confers Cancer Stem Cell-Related Traits on Breast Cancer Cells. Cell. 147(4). 759–772. 1045 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dupont, Sirio, Leonardo Morsut, Mariaceleste Aragona, et al.. (2011). Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction. Nature. 474(7350). 179–183. 4247 indexed citations breakdown →

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