Francesco Pezzella

15.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
159 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Francesco Pezzella is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Pezzella has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 63 papers in Cancer Research and 52 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Pezzella's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (42 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (38 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (33 papers). Francesco Pezzella is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (42 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (38 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (33 papers). Francesco Pezzella collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Francesco Pezzella's co-authors include Adrian L. Harris, Kevin C. Gatter, Helen Turley, Karen Pulford, K C Gatter, James S. Wainscoat, Jacqueline Boultwood, Charles H. Lawrie, Russell Leek and Christian S. R. Hatton and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Pezzella

156 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

Detection of elevated lev... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2008 1996 1993 1990 2019 400 800 1.2k
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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. Detection of elevated levels of tumour‐associated microRNAs in serum of patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma
    2008 1.4k citations Francesco Pezzella, Adrian L. Harris et al. profile →
  2. Quantification of angiogenesis in solid human tumours: an international consensus on the methodology and criteria of evaluation
    1996 631 citations Stephen B. Fox, Francesco Pezzella et al. profile →
  3. bcl-2 Protein in Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma
    1993 585 citations Francesco Pezzella, Helen Turley et al. profile →
  4. Expression of the bcl-2 oncogene protein is not specific for the 14;18 chromosomal translocation.
    1990 552 citations Francesco Pezzella et al. PubMed profile →
  5. Vessel co-option in cancer
    2019 311 citations Francesco Pezzella et al. 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 Pezzella United Kingdom 58 7.0k 4.5k 4.1k 1.9k 1.5k 159 12.1k
Samuel C. Mok United States 67 7.7k 1.1× 3.7k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 243 14.2k
Øystein Fodstad Norway 68 8.1k 1.2× 4.5k 1.0× 5.6k 1.4× 2.3k 1.2× 774 0.5× 307 14.8k
Dionyssios Katsaros Italy 61 7.1k 1.0× 4.5k 1.0× 4.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.5× 860 0.6× 200 13.7k
Maria Grazia Daidone Italy 59 8.0k 1.1× 5.6k 1.2× 6.2k 1.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 279 14.6k
Sunil Badve United States 59 5.5k 0.8× 4.6k 1.0× 6.4k 1.5× 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 309 14.3k
Celina G. Kleer United States 65 9.2k 1.3× 5.8k 1.3× 7.9k 1.9× 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.3× 174 17.2k
Janusz Rak Canada 67 12.7k 1.8× 7.2k 1.6× 5.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 763 0.5× 202 18.1k
Pascal Finetti France 52 4.7k 0.7× 3.5k 0.8× 4.9k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 873 0.6× 175 9.8k
Anthony W. Tolcher United States 62 8.8k 1.3× 2.3k 0.5× 7.2k 1.7× 3.7k 2.0× 1.6k 1.0× 438 16.5k
Michael S. O’Reilly United States 36 7.5k 1.1× 4.6k 1.0× 3.4k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 583 0.4× 79 12.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Pezzella

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qian, Chao‐Nan, Francesco Pezzella, & Zhimin Lü. (2024). Revisiting and proposing the most important questions in cancer research and clinical oncology. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5. E1–E1.
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Pezzella, Francesco. (2016). Cancer and Blood Vessels: A Complex Relationship.. 1(1). 1–6. 3 indexed citations
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Dønnem, Tom, Sigurd M. Hald, Erna‐Elise Paulsen, et al.. (2015). Stromal CD8+ T-cell Density—A Promising Supplement to TNM Staging in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(11). 2635–2643. 252 indexed citations
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Pezzella, Francesco, Adrian L. Harris, Mahvash Tavassoli, & Kevin C. Gatter. (2015). Blood vessels and cancer much more than just angiogenesis. Cell Death Discovery. 1(1). 15064–15064. 14 indexed citations
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Agorreta, Jackeline, Domenico Delia, Helen Turley, et al.. (2014). TRAP1 Regulates Proliferation, Mitochondrial Function, and Has Prognostic Significance in NSCLC. Molecular Cancer Research. 12(5). 660–669. 63 indexed citations
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Tan, Ern Yu, Leticia Campo, Chengcheng Han, et al.. (2009). The key hypoxia regulated gene CAIX is upregulated in basal-like breast tumours and is associated with resistance to chemotherapy. British Journal of Cancer. 100(2). 405–411. 165 indexed citations
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Trivella, Marialena, Francesco Pezzella, Ugo Pastorino, Adrian L. Harris, & Douglas G. Altman. (2007). Microvessel density as a prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a meta-analysis of individual patient data (vol 8, pg 488, 2007). The Lancet Oncology. 8. 670–670. 7 indexed citations
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Hu, Jiangting, Fabrizio Bianchi, Mary Ferguson, et al.. (2004). Gene expression signature for angiogenic and nonangiogenic non-small-cell lung cancer. Oncogene. 24(7). 1212–1219. 64 indexed citations
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Stewart, Moira, Kate Talks, Russell Leek, et al.. (2002). Expression of angiogenic factors and hypoxia inducible factors HIF 1, HIF 2 and CA IX in non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma. Histopathology. 40(3). 253–260. 58 indexed citations
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Hui, Edwin P., Anthony T.�C. Chan, Francesco Pezzella, et al.. (2002). Coexpression of hypoxia-inducible factors 1alpha and 2alpha, carbonic anhydrase IX, and vascular endothelial growth factor in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and relationship to survival.. PubMed. 8(8). 2595–604. 263 indexed citations
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Leek, Russell, Kate Talks, Francesco Pezzella, et al.. (2002). Relation of hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2 alpha) expression in tumor-infiltrative macrophages to tumor angiogenesis and the oxidative thymidine phosphorylase pathway in Human breast cancer.. PubMed. 62(5). 1326–9. 177 indexed citations
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Giatromanolaki, Alexandra, Michael I. Koukourakis, Efthimios Sivridis, et al.. (2001). Relation of hypoxia inducible factor 1α and 2α in operable non-small cell lung cancer to angiogenic/molecular profile of tumours and survival. British Journal of Cancer. 85(6). 881–890. 407 indexed citations
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Pastorino, Ugo & Francesco Pezzella. (1999). LUNG METASTASES AND SECOND LUNG CANCER : ROLE OF SURGERY. 124. 679–691. 1 indexed citations
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Giatromanolaki, Alexandra, Michael I. Koukourakis, S. Kakolyris, et al.. (1998). Vascular endothelial growth factor, wild-type p53, and angiogenesis in early operable non-small cell lung cancer.. PubMed. 4(12). 3017–24. 115 indexed citations
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Pruneri, Giancarlo, D. Soligo, Nadia Carboni, et al.. (1998). Angiogenesis in myelodysplastic syndromes. Analysis of 59 cases.. Blood. 92. 1 indexed citations
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Sozzi, Gabriella, Ugo Pastorino, Elda Tagliabue, et al.. (1998). Loss of FHIT function in lung cancer and preinvasive bronchial lesions.. PubMed. 58(22). 5032–7. 218 indexed citations
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Sozzi, Gabriella, Silvana Tornielli, Elda Tagliabue, et al.. (1997). Absence of Fhit protein in primary lung tumors and cell lines with FHIT gene abnormalities.. PubMed. 57(23). 5207–12. 105 indexed citations
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Barbareschi, Mattia, Orazio Caffo, Silvio Veronese, et al.. (1996). Bcl-2 and p53 expression in node-negative breast carcinoma: A study with long-term follow-up. Human Pathology. 27(11). 1149–1155. 92 indexed citations

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