Franco Dosio

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Franco Dosio is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Dosio has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Biomaterials and 24 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Franco Dosio's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (33 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (20 papers) and Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (18 papers). Franco Dosio is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (33 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (20 papers) and Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (18 papers). Franco Dosio collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Belgium. Franco Dosio's co-authors include Luigi Cattel, Silvia Arpicco, Barbara Stella, Paola Brusa, Paola Milla, Maurizio Ceruti, Elias Fattal, Natascia Bruni, Paola Crosasso and Carlo Della Pepa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ACS Nano and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Franco Dosio

101 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Hyaluronic acid for anticancer drug and nucleic acid delivery

2015 494 citations Franco Dosio, Silvia Arpicco et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Franco Dosio Italy	36	2.1k	1.8k	1.0k	642	607	102	5.0k
Silvia Arpicco Italy	36	2.1k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	648 1.0×	730 1.2×	115	4.8k
Meena Jaggi United States	51	3.7k 1.8×	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.9×	728 1.2×	151	8.1k
Meirong Huo China	30	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	604 0.9×	1.6k 2.6×	58	5.8k
Wan-Liang Lü China	42	3.2k 1.6×	2.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.6×	1.0k 1.6×	920 1.5×	133	6.0k
Barbara Stella Italy	31	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	430 0.7×	565 0.9×	86	3.9k
Zimei Wu New Zealand	40	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	1.8k 1.7×	426 0.7×	964 1.6×	179	5.8k
Sophia G. Antimisiaris Greece	37	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	785 0.8×	266 0.4×	1.5k 2.4×	132	5.3k
Ahmed O. Elzoghby Egypt	42	2.3k 1.1×	2.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.6×	460 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	91	6.6k
Yoshie Maitani Japan	44	2.9k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	370 0.6×	1.3k 2.1×	190	5.9k
Amr S. Abu Lila Egypt	36	2.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	922 0.9×	327 0.5×	701 1.2×	143	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franco Dosio

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Andreana, Ilaria, et al.. (2022). Nanotechnological approaches for pentamidine delivery. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 12(8). 1911–1927. 14 indexed citations

Ugazio, Elena, Viviana Cristina Tullio, Arianna Binello, Silvia Tagliapietra, & Franco Dosio. (2020). Ozonated Oils as Antimicrobial Systems in Topical Applications. Their Characterization, Current Applications, and Advances in Improved Delivery Techniques. Molecules. 25(2). 334–334. 101 indexed citations

Mougin, Julie, Semen Yesylevskyy, Claudie Bourgaux, et al.. (2019). Stacking as a Key Property for Creating Nanoparticles with Tunable Shape: The Case of Squalenoyl-Doxorubicin. ACS Nano. 13(11). 12870–12879. 10 indexed citations

Bruni, Natascia, et al.. (2018). Cannabinoid Delivery Systems for Pain and Inflammation Treatment. Molecules. 23(10). 2478–2478. 205 indexed citations

Sainas, Stefano, Franco Dosio, Donatella Boschi, & Marco L. Lolli. (2018). Chapter One - Targeting Human Onchocerciasis: Recent Advances Beyond Ivermectin. 1–38. 1 indexed citations

Lolli, Marco L., Stefano Sainas, Agnese Chiara Pippione, et al.. (2018). Use of human Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase (hDHODH) Inhibitors in Autoimmune Diseases and New Perspectives in Cancer Therapy. Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery. 13(1). 86–105. 59 indexed citations

Arpicco, Silvia, Paola Milla, Barbara Stella, & Franco Dosio. (2014). Hyaluronic Acid Conjugates as Vectors for the Active Targeting of Drugs, Genes and Nanocomposites in Cancer Treatment. Molecules. 19(3). 3193–3230. 111 indexed citations

Maksimenko, Andrei, Franco Dosio, Julie Mougin, et al.. (2014). A unique squalenoylated and nonpegylated doxorubicin nanomedicine with systemic long-circulating properties and anticancer activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(2). E217–26. 176 indexed citations

Lince, Federica, S. Bolognesi, Daniele Marchisio, et al.. (2011). Preparation of Poly(MePEGCA-co-HDCA) Nanoparticles with Confined Impinging Jets Reactor: Experimental and Modeling Study. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 100(6). 2391–2405. 24 indexed citations

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Milla, Paola, Franco Dosio, & Luigi Cattel. (2011). PEGylation of Proteins and Liposomes: a Powerful and Flexible Strategy to Improve the Drug Delivery. Current Drug Metabolism. 13(1). 105–119. 331 indexed citations

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Lince, Federica, Emmanuela Gavi, Daniele Marchisio, et al.. (2008). Reactors and strategies to control the particle size distribution of polymeric nanoparticles for pharmaceutical applications. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 1 indexed citations

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Arpicco, Silvia, Franco Dosio, Andrea Bolognesi, et al.. (2002). Novel Poly(ethylene glycol) Derivatives for Preparation of Ribosome-Inactivating Protein Conjugates. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 13(4). 757–765. 19 indexed citations

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Cattel, Luigi, et al.. (2001). Melphalan monitoring during hyperthermic perfusion of isolated limb for melanoma: pharmacokinetic study and 99mTc-albumin microcolloid technique.. PubMed. 21(3C). 2243–8. 1 indexed citations

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Dosio, Franco, Silvia Arpicco, S. Canevari, Mariangela Figini, & Daniela Gastaldi. (1999). Single-step purification of immunotoxins containing a high ionic charge ribosome inactivating protein clavin by carboxymethyl high-performance membrane chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 830(2). 329–335. 4 indexed citations

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Dosio, Franco, Silvia Arpicco, Silvana Canevari, et al.. (1998). Role of Cross-Linking Agents in Determining the Biochemical and Pharmacokinetic Properties of Mgr6−Clavin Immunotoxins. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 9(3). 372–381. 13 indexed citations

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Raucci, Giuseppe, Silvana Canevari, Maria I. Colnaghi, et al.. (1996). Clavin, a Type‐1 Ribosome‐Inactivating Protein from Aspergillus clavatus IF0 8605. European Journal of Biochemistry. 239(2). 272–280. 22 indexed citations

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Fragasso, Gabriele, et al.. (1996). High prevalence of the thallium-201 reverse redistribution phenomenon in patients with syndrome X. European Heart Journal. 17(10). 1482–1487. 40 indexed citations

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Delprino, Laura, Franco Dosio, Paola Brusa, et al.. (1993). Toxin-Targeted Design for Anticancer Therapy. II: Preparation and Biological Comparison of Different Chemically Linked Gelonin-Antibody Conjugates. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 82(7). 699–704. 6 indexed citations

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Delprino, Laura, Franco Dosio, Paola Brusa, et al.. (1993). Toxin-Targeted Design for Anticancer Therapy. I: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Thioimidate Heterobifunctional Reagents. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 82(5). 506–512. 11 indexed citations

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Brusa, Paola, Francesca Pietribiasi, Gianni Bussolati, et al.. (1989). Blocked and not blocked whole-ricin-antibody immunotoxins: Intraperitoneal therapy of human tumour xenografted in nude mice. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 29(3). 185–92. 11 indexed citations

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