Francesco Blasi

24.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
281 papers, 20.7k citations indexed

About

Francesco Blasi is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Blasi has authored 281 papers receiving a total of 20.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Cancer Research, 157 papers in Molecular Biology and 73 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Blasi's work include Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (143 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (67 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (47 papers). Francesco Blasi is often cited by papers focused on Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (143 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (67 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (47 papers). Francesco Blasi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Denmark. Francesco Blasi's co-authors include Keld Danø, Nicolai Sidénius, Peter Carmeliet, Ettore Appella, Maria Vittoria Cubellis, Niels Behrendt, Maria Patrizia Stoppelli, Pasquale Verde, Giovanni Cassani and Angelo Corti and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Blasi

280 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

uPAR: a versatile signalling orchestrator 1987 2026 2000 2013 2002 1987 1990 1991 1992 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. uPAR: a versatile signalling orchestrator
    2002 1.0k citations Francesco Blasi et al. profile →
  2. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator: proenzyme, receptor, and inhibitors
    1987 565 citations Francesco Blasi et al. profile →
  3. Cloning and expression of the receptor for human urokinase plasminogen activator, a central molecule in cell surface, plasmin dependent proteolysis.
    1990 556 citations Maria Vittoria Cubellis, Niels Behrendt et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  4. Cellular receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator. Carboxyl-terminal processing and membrane anchoring by glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol
    1991 518 citations Michael Ploug, Niels Behrendt et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  5. Extracellular proteolytic cleavage by urokinase is required for activation of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor.
    1992 484 citations Francesco Blasi et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesco Blasi Italy 79 11.7k 9.5k 6.0k 4.6k 3.7k 281 20.7k
Motoharu Seiki Japan 93 13.3k 1.1× 10.2k 1.1× 4.1k 0.7× 9.9k 2.1× 4.7k 1.3× 347 30.8k
Bengt Westermark Sweden 86 4.2k 0.4× 16.4k 1.7× 2.1k 0.3× 5.4k 1.2× 2.6k 0.7× 340 29.1k
James P. Quigley United States 54 4.9k 0.4× 5.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.3× 3.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 119 12.5k
Rama Khokha Canada 73 5.9k 0.5× 7.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.2× 6.4k 1.4× 1.8k 0.5× 168 15.6k
Malcolm A.S. Moore United States 82 3.2k 0.3× 13.2k 1.4× 7.0k 1.2× 7.6k 1.6× 1.1k 0.3× 337 28.5k
C Peschle Italy 75 5.3k 0.5× 13.2k 1.4× 4.5k 0.7× 6.1k 1.3× 409 0.1× 321 22.7k
Jay L. Degen United States 66 3.5k 0.3× 3.8k 0.4× 4.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 151 15.3k
Daniel G. Tenen United States 98 4.8k 0.4× 20.3k 2.1× 10.2k 1.7× 7.3k 1.6× 1.3k 0.4× 368 33.7k
Alex Y. Strongin United States 60 6.2k 0.5× 5.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.3× 4.6k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 204 13.3k
Mariusz Z. Ratajczak United States 82 4.1k 0.4× 15.3k 1.6× 5.5k 0.9× 5.4k 1.2× 974 0.3× 583 28.2k

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All Works

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Penkov, Dmitry, Alessandro Poli, Qingsen Li, et al.. (2022). The transcription factor PREP1(PKNOX1) regulates nuclear stiffness, the expression of LINC complex proteins and mechanotransduction. Communications Biology. 5(1). 4 indexed citations
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Blasi, Francesco, et al.. (2017). New Insights into Cooperative Binding of Homeodomain Transcription Factors PREP1 and PBX1 to DNA. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40665–40665. 6 indexed citations
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Mazzieri, Roberta, Giovanni Pietrogrande, Alessandro Gandelli, et al.. (2015). Urokinase Receptor Promotes Skin Tumor Formation by Preventing Epithelial Cell Activation of Notch1. Cancer Research. 75(22). 4895–4909. 10 indexed citations
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Blasi, Francesco. (2011). The Urokinase Receptor in Hematopoietic Stem Cells Mobilization. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17(19). 1911–1913. 3 indexed citations
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Penkov, Dmitry, et al.. (2009). Cytoplasmic Prep1 Interacts with 4EHP Inhibiting Hoxb4 Translation. PLoS ONE. 4(4). e5213–e5213. 43 indexed citations
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Blasi, Francesco & Nicolai Sidénius. (2009). The urokinase receptor: Focused cell surface proteolysis, cell adhesion and signaling. FEBS Letters. 584(9). 1923–1930. 219 indexed citations
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Oriente, Francesco, Luis C. Fernández, Claudia Miele, et al.. (2008). Prep1 Deficiency Induces Protection from Diabetes and Increased Insulin Sensitivity through a p160-Mediated Mechanism. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 28(18). 5634–5645. 36 indexed citations
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Rosa, Patrizia, Elena Longobardi, Giorgio Antonio Iotti, et al.. (2007). The homeodomain transcription factor Prep1 (pKnox1) is required for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell activity. Developmental Biology. 311(2). 324–334. 34 indexed citations
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Mazzieri, Roberta, et al.. (2005). An Uncleavable uPAR Mutant Allows Dissection of Signaling Pathways in uPA-dependent Cell Migration. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 17(1). 367–378. 60 indexed citations
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Brendolan, Andrea, Elisabetta Ferretti, Valentina Salsi, et al.. (2005). APbx1-dependent genetic and transcriptional network regulates spleen ontogeny. Development. 132(13). 3113–3126. 102 indexed citations
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Longobardi, Elena & Francesco Blasi. (2003). Overexpression of PREP-1 in F9 Teratocarcinoma Cells Leads to a Functionally Relevant Increase of PBX-2 by Preventing Its Degradation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(40). 39235–39241. 39 indexed citations
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Resnati, Massimo, Isabella Pallavicini, Joost J. Oppenheim, et al.. (2002). The fibrinolytic receptor for urokinase activates the G protein-coupled chemotactic receptor FPRL1/LXA4R. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(3). 1359–1364. 304 indexed citations
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Sell, Susan M., Francesco Blasi, & François M. Booyse. (2000). Automated, PCR-RFLP Genotyping of the Urokinase Gene. Genetic Testing. 4(3). 305–307. 2 indexed citations
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Mustjoki, Satu, Nicolai Sidénius, Cornelis F.M. Sier, et al.. (2000). Soluble urokinase receptor levels correlate with number of circulating tumor cells in acute myeloid leukemia and decrease rapidly during chemotherapy.. PubMed. 60(24). 7126–32. 89 indexed citations
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Romano, Alfredo, et al.. (2000). cRel-TD kinase: a serine/threonine kinase binding in vivo and in vitro c-Rel and phosphorylating its transactivation domain. Oncogene. 19(18). 2224–2232. 14 indexed citations
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Ferretti, Elisabetta, Holger Schulz, Daniela Talarico, Francesco Blasi, & Jens Berthelsen. (1999). The PBX-Regulating Protein PREP1 is present in different PBX-complexed forms in mouse. Mechanisms of Development. 83(1-2). 53–64. 58 indexed citations
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Franco, Paola, Maria Rosaria Mastronicola, Dario De Cesare, et al.. (1992). Separation and characterization of non-phosphorylated and serine-phosphorylated human urokinase. Catalytic properties and sensitivity to PAI-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 19369–19372. 2 indexed citations
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Møller, Lisbeth Birk, Michael Ploug, & Francesco Blasi. (1992). Structural requirements for glycosyl‐phosphatidylinositol‐anchor attachment in the cellular receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator. European Journal of Biochemistry. 208(2). 493–500. 50 indexed citations
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Cubellis, Maria Vittoria, Maria G. Masucci, Niels Behrendt, et al.. (1990). Cloning and expression of the receptor for human urokinase plasminogen activator, a central molecule in cell surface, plasmin dependent proteolysis. The EMBO Journal. 9(5). 1674–1674. 1 indexed citations
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Amati, Paolo, Francesco Blasi, Umberto di Porzio, Anna Riccio, & Cinzia Traboni. (1975). Hamster alpha-amanitine-resistant RNA polymerase II able to transcribe polyoma virus genome in somatic cell hybrids.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(2). 753–757. 31 indexed citations

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