Ilaria Bellantuono

6.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
64 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Ilaria Bellantuono is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilaria Bellantuono has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ilaria Bellantuono's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (12 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (9 papers) and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (8 papers). Ilaria Bellantuono is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (12 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (9 papers) and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (8 papers). Ilaria Bellantuono collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Ilaria Bellantuono's co-authors include Robert Wynn, Leslie J. Fairbairn, J. E. Wraith, Irene Roberts, Sailesh Kumar, Cesare Campagnoli, Nicholas M. Fisk, Phillip R. Bennett, M. Baxter and Simon N. Jowitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ilaria Bellantuono

60 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Identification of mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells in human first-trimester fetal blood, liver, and bone marrow

2001 1.1k citations Ilaria Bellantuono et al. Blood profile →
Study of Telomere Length Reveals Rapid Aging of Human Marrow Stromal Cells following In Vitro Expansion

2004 637 citations Robert Wynn, Ilaria Bellantuono et al. profile →
A small proportion of mesenchymal stem cells strongly expresses functionally active CXCR4 receptor capable of promoting migration to bone marrow

2004 624 citations Robert Wynn, Ilaria Bellantuono et al. Blood profile →
Does age matter? The impact of rodent age on study outcomes

2016 249 citations Ilaria Bellantuono, Paul Potter et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ilaria Bellantuono United Kingdom	28	2.2k	1.7k	1.1k	768	687	64	4.7k
Troy C. Lund United States	37	1.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	1.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	1.0k 1.5×	195	6.3k
Dimitrios Karussis Israel	36	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	470 0.4×	407 0.5×	460 0.7×	105	5.0k
Beatriz G. Gálvez Spain	37	1.1k 0.5×	2.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.1×	970 1.3×	803 1.2×	83	5.3k
Lisa Koodie United States	15	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	501 0.7×	233 0.3×	19	4.1k
Yao‐Hua Song United States	34	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	749 1.0×	569 0.8×	75	5.1k
Ching‐Shwun Lin United States	46	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	513 0.7×	439 0.6×	117	6.0k
Alexander Birbrair United States	35	925 0.4×	2.0k 1.2×	458 0.4×	810 1.1×	468 0.7×	154	4.8k
Federica Benvenuto Italy	31	3.0k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	859 1.1×	203 0.3×	64	6.1k
Martin J. Hoogduijn Netherlands	46	4.7k 2.1×	2.3k 1.4×	2.8k 2.6×	797 1.0×	341 0.5×	145	7.5k

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Harvey, Kirsten, et al.. (2026). Unraveling the intersection of aging and Parkinson’s disease: a collaborative roadmap for advancing research models. npj Parkinson s Disease. 12(1). 28–28.

Kostenuik, Paul J., et al.. (2024). Extra-osseous Roles of the RANK-RANKL-OPG Axis with a Focus on Skeletal Muscle. Current Osteoporosis Reports. 22(6). 632–650. 6 indexed citations

Rajović, Nina, Andja Ćirković, Ravi Maheswaran, et al.. (2024). Insights into relationship of environmental inequalities and multimorbidity: a population-based study. Environmental Health. 23(1). 99–99. 2 indexed citations

Henriques, Catarina M., Heather Mortiboys, Sarah Baxendale, et al.. (2023). A p21‐GFP zebrafish model of senescence for rapid testing of senolytics in vivo. Aging Cell. 22(6). e13835–e13835. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Zhengqi, et al.. (2021). Zoledronate Extends Health Span and Survival via the Mevalonate Pathway in a FOXO-dependent Manner. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 77(8). 1494–1502. 14 indexed citations

Qin, Xia, David Bardell, Rachel McCormick, et al.. (2021). miR‐24 and its target gene Prdx6 regulate viability and senescence of myogenic progenitors during aging. Aging Cell. 20(10). e13475–e13475. 17 indexed citations

Bellantuono, Ilaria, Rafael de Cabo, Dan Ehninger, et al.. (2020). A toolbox for the longitudinal assessment of healthspan in aging mice. Nature Protocols. 15(2). 540–574. 88 indexed citations

Lü, Yongtao, Maya Boudiffa, Enrico Dall’Ara, et al.. (2017). Longitudinal effects of Parathyroid Hormone treatment on morphological, densitometric and mechanical properties of mouse tibia. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 75. 244–251. 32 indexed citations

Lü, Yongtao, Maya Boudiffa, Enrico Dall’Ara, Ilaria Bellantuono, & Marco Viceconti. (2016). Development of a protocol to quantify local bone adaptation over space and time: Quantification of reproducibility. Journal of Biomechanics. 49(10). 2095–2099. 32 indexed citations

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Dudek, Michal, Nicole Gossan, Nan Yang, et al.. (2015). The chondrocyte clock gene Bmal1 controls cartilage homeostasis and integrity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 126(1). 365–376. 155 indexed citations

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Madan, Sanjeev, James A. Fernandes, Frank H. Ebetino, et al.. (2013). Can Bisphosphonates extend Life Span? Effects on Stem Cell survival, DNA Repair and Tissue Regeneration. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 28. 1 indexed citations

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Loh, Nellie Y., Liz Bentley, Henrik Dimke, et al.. (2013). Autosomal Dominant Hypercalciuria in a Mouse Model Due to a Mutation of the Epithelial Calcium Channel, TRPV5. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e55412–e55412. 27 indexed citations

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Potter, Paul, Sara Wells, Tom Kirkwood, et al.. (2013). Shared Ageing Research Models (ShARM): a new facility to support ageing research. Biogerontology. 14(6). 789–794. 5 indexed citations

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Bellantuono, Ilaria, Guido Sanguinetti, & W. Nicol Keith. (2011). Progeroid syndromes: models for stem cell aging?. Biogerontology. 13(1). 63–75. 1 indexed citations

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Mohanty, Sindhu T., Lucksy Kottam, Martin J.H. Nicklin, et al.. (2010). Alterations in the self-renewal and differentiation ability of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 12(4). R149–R149. 47 indexed citations

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Cairney, Claire J., Guido Sanguinetti, Andrew Chantry, et al.. (2009). A systems biology approach to Down syndrome: Identification of Notch/Wnt dysregulation in a model of stem cells aging. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1792(4). 353–363. 37 indexed citations

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Bellantuono, Ilaria & W. Nicol Keith. (2007). Stem cell ageing: does it happen and can we intervene?. Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. 9(31). 1–20. 15 indexed citations

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Bates, Nicola, Mary Murray, E J Ladusans, et al.. (2006). Hematopoietic progenitor cell deficiency in fetuses and children affected by Down's syndrome. Experimental Hematology. 34(12). 1611–1615. 18 indexed citations

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Dong, Rong, Kate Cwynarski, Alan Entwistle, et al.. (2003). Dendritic cells from CML patients have altered actin organization, reduced antigen processing, and impaired migration. Blood. 101(9). 3560–3567. 82 indexed citations

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Bellantuono, Ilaria, et al.. (1999). Selective elimination of leukemic progenitors by allorestricted CTL specific for Wilms tumor antigen-1 (WT-1).. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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