Francesco Sassi

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Francesco Sassi is a scholar working on Geophysics, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Sassi has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Geophysics, 19 papers in Oncology and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Sassi's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (25 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (10 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (9 papers). Francesco Sassi is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (25 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (10 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (9 papers). Francesco Sassi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Belgium. Francesco Sassi's co-authors include Charles V. Guidotti, James G. Blencoe, Andrea Bertotti, Milan Rieder, Zdeněk Weiss, Jean-Lοuis Robert, V. A. Frank‐Kamenetskii, Giancarlo Cavazzini, Glauco Gottardi and Stephen Guggenheim and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioinformatics, Nature Cell Biology and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Sassi

83 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

High-dose vitamin C enhances cancer immunotherapy

2020 199 citations Alessandro Magrì, Giovanni Germano et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Francesco Sassi	1.5k	570	534	495	481	84	3.1k
D. K. Bird	1.2k 0.8×	958 1.7×	1.5k 2.8×	422 0.9×	161 0.3×	53	4.3k
David J. Waters	6.6k 4.3×	205 0.4×	457 0.9×	1.7k 3.4×	284 0.6×	134	8.4k
Yoshito Matsui	1.4k 0.9×	112 0.2×	567 1.1×	141 0.3×	108 0.2×	115	3.5k
Francisco Velasco	1.2k 0.8×	66 0.1×	528 1.0×	903 1.8×	113 0.2×	207	4.2k
Shouting Zhang	1.3k 0.9×	268 0.5×	736 1.4×	1.1k 2.3×	30 0.1×	114	3.3k
Joseph M. Pyle	1.9k 1.3×	105 0.2×	201 0.4×	817 1.7×	55 0.1×	45	2.7k
Xi Liu	1.1k 0.8×	45 0.1×	329 0.6×	92 0.2×	278 0.6×	220	3.8k
Qian Dong	183 0.1×	488 0.9×	536 1.0×	125 0.3×	79 0.2×	74	1.6k
Chris Harris	3.3k 2.2×	204 0.4×	681 1.3×	1.3k 2.6×	75 0.2×	168	4.7k
Ziqiang Wang	340 0.2×	653 1.1×	406 0.8×	136 0.3×	61 0.1×	176	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Sassi

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Leto, Simonetta M., Francesco Sassi, Eugenia R. Zanella, et al.. (2023). Synthetic Lethal Interaction with BCL-XL Blockade Deepens Response to Cetuximab in Patient-Derived Models of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 29(6). 1102–1113. 3 indexed citations

Grassi, Elena, Francesco Sassi, Raffaele Calogero, et al.. (2023). CONNECTOR, fitting and clustering of longitudinal data to reveal a new risk stratification system. Bioinformatics. 39(5). 6 indexed citations

Sassi, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Artificial intelligence for tunnel boring machine penetration rate prediction. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 140. 105249–105249. 24 indexed citations

Petti, Consalvo, Sabrina Arena, Francesco Sassi, et al.. (2023). Case report: Preclinical efficacy of NEDD8 and proteasome inhibitors in patient-derived models of signet ring high-grade mucinous colorectal cancer from a Lynch syndrome patient. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1130852–1130852. 1 indexed citations

Ponsioen, Bas, Ravian L. van Ineveld, Simone Kersten, et al.. (2021). Quantifying single-cell ERK dynamics in colorectal cancer organoids reveals EGFR as an amplifier of oncogenic MAPK pathway signalling. Nature Cell Biology. 23(4). 377–390. 94 indexed citations

Magrì, Alessandro, Giovanni Germano, Annalisa Lorenzato, et al.. (2020). High-dose vitamin C enhances cancer immunotherapy. Science Translational Medicine. 12(532). 199 indexed citations breakdown →

Luraghi, Paolo, Gigliola Reato, Francesca Orzan, et al.. (2017). A Molecularly Annotated Model of Patient-Derived Colon Cancer Stem–Like Cells to Assess Genetic and Nongenetic Mechanisms of Resistance to Anti-EGFR Therapy. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(4). 807–820. 18 indexed citations

Leuci, Valeria, Federica Maione, Ramona Rotolo, et al.. (2016). Lenalidomide normalizes tumor vessels in colorectal cancer improving chemotherapy activity. Journal of Translational Medicine. 14(1). 119–119. 17 indexed citations

Lupo, Barbara, Jorge Vialard, Francesco Sassi, et al.. (2016). Tankyrase inhibition impairs directional migration and invasion of lung cancer cells by affecting microtubule dynamics and polarity signals. BMC Biology. 14(1). 5–5. 19 indexed citations

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Leto, Simonetta M., Francesco Sassi, Valter Torri, et al.. (2015). Sustained Inhibition of HER3 and EGFR Is Necessary to Induce Regression of HER2 -Amplified Gastrointestinal Carcinomas. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(24). 5519–5531. 76 indexed citations

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Luraghi, Paolo, Gigliola Reato, Francesco Sassi, et al.. (2014). MET Signaling in Colon Cancer Stem-like Cells Blunts the Therapeutic Response to EGFR Inhibitors. Cancer Research. 74(6). 1857–1869. 117 indexed citations

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Peraldo‐Neia, Caterina, Giuliana Cavalloni, Marco Soster, et al.. (2014). Anti-cancer effect and gene modulation of ET-743 in human biliary tract carcinoma preclinical models. BMC Cancer. 14(1). 918–918. 7 indexed citations

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Martini, Miriam, Mariangela Russo, Simona Lamba, et al.. (2013). Mixed Lineage Kinase MLK4 Is Activated in Colorectal Cancers Where It Synergistically Cooperates with Activated RAS Signaling in Driving Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research. 73(6). 1912–1921. 16 indexed citations

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Migliardi, Giorgia, Francesco Sassi, Davide Torti, et al.. (2012). Inhibition of MEK and PI3K/mTOR Suppresses Tumor Growth but Does Not Cause Tumor Regression in Patient-Derived Xenografts of RAS-Mutant Colorectal Carcinomas. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(9). 2515–2525. 147 indexed citations

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Torti, Davide, Francesco Sassi, Francesco Galimi, et al.. (2011). A preclinical algorithm of soluble surrogate biomarkers that correlate with therapeutic inhibition of the MET oncogene in gastric tumors. International Journal of Cancer. 130(6). 1357–1366. 18 indexed citations

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Sarli, Giuseppe, et al.. (2007). Lymphatic vessels assessment in feline mammary tumours. BMC Cancer. 7(1). 7–7. 21 indexed citations

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Mottana, Annibale, Francesco Sassi, & James B. Thompson. (2002). Micas : Crystal chemistry & metamorphic petrology. 12 indexed citations

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Sassi, Francesco, et al.. (1997). Geodynamic domains in Alpine-Himalayan Tethys : a publication of IGCP project 276. A.A. Balkema eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Sassi, Francesco, et al.. (1973). Sulla distribuzione di sillimanite nel basamento austroalpino a sud della Finestra dei Tauri (Alpi orientali). Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 92(4). 831–839. 5 indexed citations

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Sassi, Francesco & Adriano Zanferrari. (1972). Il significato geologico del complesso del Turntaler (Pusteria), con particolare riguardo alla successione di eventi metamorfici prealpini nel basamento austridico delle Alpi Orientali. Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 91(3). 533–557. 10 indexed citations

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