Ilaria Tonazzini

15.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Ilaria Tonazzini is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilaria Tonazzini has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cell Biology, 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ilaria Tonazzini's work include Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (13 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (10 papers). Ilaria Tonazzini is often cited by papers focused on Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (13 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (10 papers). Ilaria Tonazzini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and United States. Ilaria Tonazzini's co-authors include Marco Cecchini, Vincenzo Piazza, Mauro Gemmi, Valentina Cappello, Paola Parlanti, Laura Marchetti, Silvia Landi, Fabio Beltram, Bertil B. Fredholm and Elisabetta Daré and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Ilaria Tonazzini

54 papers receiving 11.3k citations

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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.

Ultrastructural Characterization of the Lower Motor System in a Mouse Model of Krabbe Disease

2016 9.9k citations Valentina Cappello, Paola Parlanti et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ilaria Tonazzini Italy	26	2.4k	2.3k	2.1k	1.8k	811	58	11.5k
Valentina Cappello Italy	26	2.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	873 1.1×	58	11.8k
Laura Marchetti Italy	21	2.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	812 1.0×	59	11.2k
Silvia Landi Italy	18	2.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	797 1.0×	29	11.3k
Kota Tamada Japan	13	3.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	936 1.2×	31	14.1k
Seung‐Yeol Park South Korea	15	3.1k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	936 1.2×	37	13.7k
Vincenzo Piazza Italy	24	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.2×	894 1.1×	64	11.6k
Koki Kamizaki Japan	8	2.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	936 1.2×	14	13.1k
Paola Parlanti Italy	15	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	810 1.0×	31	10.3k
Ryuju Hashimoto Japan	18	3.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	936 1.2×	39	14.6k
Zhichao Wang China	26	5.1k 2.1×	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	947 1.2×	163	17.8k

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Fregnan, Federica, Luísa Muratori, Alessandro Crosio, et al.. (2025). A novel rat model for studying bilateral cavernous nerve damage in vivo: exploring the potential of chitosan-blended membranes for nerve regeneration post-radical prostatectomy. Minerva Urology and Nephrology. 77(1). 91–110.

Tonazzini, Ilaria, et al.. (2025). Dysfunction of the Autophagy System and MDM2–p53 Axis Leads to the Accumulation of Amyloidogenic Proteins in Angelman Syndrome Models. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(22). 11032–11032.

Grosso, Ambra Del, Sara Carpi, Roberto Maria Pellegrino, et al.. (2024). Chronic Rapamycin administration via drinking water mitigates the pathological phenotype in a Krabbe disease mouse model through autophagy activation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 173. 116351–116351. 4 indexed citations

Battisti, Antonella, Domenica Convertino, Dario Puppi, et al.. (2024). Glycerol-blended chitosan membranes with directional micro-grooves and reduced stiffness improve Schwann cell wound healing. Biomedical Materials. 19(6). 65005–65005. 2 indexed citations

Grosso, Ambra Del, et al.. (2023). Mechanotransduction Impairment in Primary Fibroblast Model of Krabbe Disease. Biomedicines. 11(3). 927–927. 5 indexed citations

Gagliardi, Mariacristina, et al.. (2023). Crosslinked Chitosan Nanoparticles with Muco-Adhesive Potential for Intranasal Delivery Applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6590–6590. 11 indexed citations

Grosso, Ambra Del, Lorena Urbanelli, Sara Carpi, et al.. (2023). Untargeted Lipidomic Approach for Studying Different Nervous System Tissues of the Murine Model of Krabbe Disease. Biomolecules. 13(10). 1562–1562. 4 indexed citations

Agostini, Matteo, Francesco Amato, Ilaria Tonazzini, et al.. (2020). Glial-fibrillary-acidic-protein (GFAP) biomarker detection in serum-matrix: Functionalization strategies and detection by an ultra-high-frequency surface-acoustic-wave (UHF-SAW) lab-on-chip.. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 172. 112774–112774. 39 indexed citations

Antonini, S., et al.. (2020). Study of adhesion and migration dynamics in ubiquitin E3A ligase (UBE3A)-silenced SYSH5Y neuroblastoma cells by micro-structured surfaces. Nanotechnology. 32(2). 25708–25708. 5 indexed citations

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Vito, Giuseppe de, Paola Parlanti, Stefano Luin, et al.. (2020). Effects of fixatives on myelin molecular order probed with RP-CARS microscopy. Applied Optics. 59(6). 1756–1756. 4 indexed citations

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Tonazzini, Ilaria, et al.. (2020). Neuronal contact guidance and YAP signaling on ultra-small nanogratings. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 3742–3742. 27 indexed citations

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Grosso, Ambra Del, et al.. (2019). Brain-targeted enzyme-loaded nanoparticles: A breach through the blood-brain barrier for enzyme replacement therapy in Krabbe disease. Science Advances. 5(11). eaax7462–eaax7462. 57 indexed citations

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Barresi, Elisabetta, Chiara Giacomelli, Simona Daniele, et al.. (2018). Novel fluorescent triazinobenzimidazole derivatives as probes for labelling human A1 and A2B adenosine receptor subtypes. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 26(22). 5885–5895. 8 indexed citations

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Tonazzini, Ilaria, Maria Moffa, Dario Pisignano, & Marco Cecchini. (2017). Neuregulin 1 functionalization of organic fibers for Schwann cell guidance. Nanotechnology. 28(15). 155303–155303. 11 indexed citations

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Dell’Anna, Rossana, et al.. (2017). Hierarchical thermoplastic rippled nanostructures regulate Schwann cell adhesion, morphology and spatial organization. Nanoscale. 9(39). 14861–14874. 23 indexed citations

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Tonazzini, Ilaria, Sandro Meucci, Paolo Faraci, Fabio Beltram, & Marco Cecchini. (2013). Neuronal differentiation on anisotropic substrates and the influence of nanotopographical noise on neurite contact guidance. Biomaterials. 34(25). 6027–6036. 60 indexed citations

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Tonazzini, Ilaria, Monica Pellegrini, Mario Pellegrino, & Marco Cecchini. (2013). Interaction of leech neurons with topographical gratings: comparison with rodent and human neuronal lines and primary cells. Interface Focus. 4(1). 20130047–20130047. 18 indexed citations

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Wieringa, Paul, Ilaria Tonazzini, Silvestro Micera, & Marco Cecchini. (2012). Nanotopography induced contact guidance of the F11 cell line during neuronal differentiation: a neuronal model cell line for tissue scaffold development. Nanotechnology. 23(27). 275102–275102. 34 indexed citations

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Trincavelli, Maria Letizia, Ilaria Tonazzini, Marina Montali, Maria P. Abbracchio, & Claudia Martini. (2007). Short‐term TNF‐Alpha treatment induced A_2Badenosine receptor desensitization in human astroglial cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 104(1). 150–161. 15 indexed citations

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Tonazzini, Ilaria, Maria Letizia Trincavelli, Jon Storm‐Mathisen, Claudia Martini, & Linda H. Bergersen. (2007). Co‐localization and functional cross‐talk between A₁and P2Y₁purine receptors in rat hippocampus. European Journal of Neuroscience. 26(4). 890–902. 43 indexed citations

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