Laura Cantù

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Laura Cantù is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Cantù has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Organic Chemistry and 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Laura Cantù's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (57 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (56 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (37 papers). Laura Cantù is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (57 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (56 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (37 papers). Laura Cantù collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Germany. Laura Cantù's co-authors include Elena Del Favero, Mario Corti, Sara Nicoli, Patrizia Santi, Silvia Pescina, Cristina Padula, Sandro Sonnino, Paola Brocca, Domenico Acquotti and Mario Salmona and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Blood and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Laura Cantù

123 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Polymeric micelles in drug delivery: An insight of the techniques for their characterization and assessment in biorelevant conditions

2021 742 citations Silvia Pescina, Cristina Padula et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Cantù Italy	34	2.3k	929	735	523	491	123	3.8k
Elena Del Favero Italy	32	1.6k 0.7×	493 0.5×	719 1.0×	406 0.8×	533 1.1×	108	3.0k
Emma Sparr Sweden	39	2.4k 1.1×	605 0.7×	455 0.6×	1.5k 2.9×	939 1.9×	126	5.2k
Joan Estelrich Spain	31	1.4k 0.6×	613 0.7×	941 1.3×	450 0.9×	372 0.8×	102	3.4k
Rumiana Koynova Bulgaria	36	3.5k 1.5×	994 1.1×	497 0.7×	192 0.4×	191 0.4×	100	4.3k
Angelina Angelova France	47	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.7×	173 0.3×	566 1.2×	118	4.9k
Borislav Angelov Czechia	41	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	109 0.2×	404 0.8×	93	3.7k
Francesco Nicotra Italy	37	2.6k 1.1×	2.3k 2.5×	827 1.1×	612 1.2×	185 0.4×	215	5.3k
Pier Luigi San Biagio Italy	38	1.6k 0.7×	254 0.3×	507 0.7×	810 1.5×	170 0.3×	117	3.5k
Michele Saviano Italy	33	3.5k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	439 0.6×	200 0.4×	223 0.5×	292	5.0k
Eric J. Toone United States	38	4.4k 1.9×	2.6k 2.8×	369 0.5×	705 1.3×	76 0.2×	114	6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Laura Cantù

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Cantù

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Laura Cantù. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Laura Cantù based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Laura Cantù. Laura Cantù is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Faccendini, Angela, Eleonora Bianchi, Marco Ruggeri, et al.. (2021). Smart Device for Biologically Enhanced Functional Regeneration of Osteo–Tendon Interface. Pharmaceutics. 13(12). 1996–1996. 10 indexed citations

Pescina, Silvia, Cristina Padula, Patrizia Santi, et al.. (2021). Polymeric micelles in drug delivery: An insight of the techniques for their characterization and assessment in biorelevant conditions. Journal of Controlled Release. 332. 312–336. 742 indexed citations breakdown →

Pescina, Silvia, Gabriela Garrastazu Pereira, Elena Del Favero, et al.. (2018). Microemulsions based on TPGS and isostearic acid for imiquimod formulation and skin delivery. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 125. 223–231. 21 indexed citations

Rondelli, Valeria, Paola Brocca, Giovanna Fragneto, et al.. (2017). Membrane restructuring following in situ sialidase digestion of gangliosides: Complex model bilayers by synchrotron radiation reflectivity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1859(5). 845–851. 5 indexed citations

Colombo, Laura, Laura Cantù, Mario Salmona, et al.. (2017). Pathogenic Aβ A2V versus protective Aβ A2T mutation: Early stage aggregation and membrane interaction. Biophysical Chemistry. 229. 11–18. 15 indexed citations

Aoun, Bachir, Eric Pellegrini, Marcus Trapp, et al.. (2016). Direct comparison of elastic incoherent neutron scattering experiments with molecular dynamics simulations of DMPC phase transitions. The European Physical Journal E. 39(4). 48–48. 19 indexed citations

Rondelli, Valeria, Laura Cantù, Elena Del Favero, et al.. (2016). What the cell surface does not see: The gene vector under the protein corona. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 141. 170–178. 10 indexed citations

Luigi, Ada De, Alessandro Mariani, Massimiliano De Paola, et al.. (2015). Doxycycline hinders phenylalanine fibril assemblies revealing a potential novel therapeutic approach in phenylketonuria. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 15902–15902. 34 indexed citations

Diomede, Luisa, Paola Rognoni, Francesca Lavatelli, et al.. (2014). A Caenorhabditis elegans–based assay recognizes immunoglobulin light chains causing heart amyloidosis. Blood. 123(23). 3543–3552. 115 indexed citations

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Rossi, Giacomina, Antonio Bastone, Elena Piccoli, et al.. (2013). Different mutations at V363 MAPT codon are associated with atypical clinical phenotypes and show unusual structural and functional features. Neurobiology of Aging. 35(2). 408–417. 31 indexed citations

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Cantù, Laura, Elena Del Favero, Paola Brocca, & Mario Corti. (2013). Multilevel structuring of ganglioside-containing aggregates: From simple micelles to complex biomimetic membranes. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 205. 177–186. 16 indexed citations

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Stravalaci, Matteo, Antonio Bastone, Marten Beeg, et al.. (2012). Specific Recognition of Biologically Active Amyloid-β Oligomers by a New Surface Plasmon Resonance-based Immunoassay and an in Vivo Assay in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(33). 27796–27805. 51 indexed citations

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Cantù, Laura, Elena Del Favero, Sandro Sonnino, & Alessandro Prinetti. (2011). Gangliosides and the multiscale modulation of membrane structure. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 164(8). 796–810. 37 indexed citations

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Favero, Elena Del, et al.. (2011). Nanoscale structural response of ganglioside‐containing aggregates to the interaction with sialidase. Journal of Neurochemistry. 116(5). 833–839. 12 indexed citations

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Cantù, Laura, Mario Corti, Paola Brocca, & Elena Del Favero. (2008). Structural aspects of ganglioside-containing membranes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1788(1). 202–208. 31 indexed citations

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Gobbi, Marco, Laura Colombo, Michela Morbin, et al.. (2005). Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease Amyloid Protein Polymerizes According to the “Dock-and-Lock” Model. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(2). 843–849. 31 indexed citations

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Corti, Mario, et al.. (1991). Aggregation properties of biological amphiphiles. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 36. 153–171. 17 indexed citations

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Cantù, Laura, et al.. (1990). Evidence for spontaneous segregation phenomena in mixed micelles of gangliosides. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 55(3). 223–229. 37 indexed citations

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Sonnino, Sandro, et al.. (1990). Aggregation properties of semisynthetic GM1 ganglioside (II3Neu5AcGgOse4Cer) containing an acetyl group as acyl moiety. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 56(1). 49–57. 34 indexed citations

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Sonnino, Sandro, Domenico Acquotti, Giovanni Fronza, et al.. (1988). Semisynthetic preparation of N-glycolylneuraminic acid containing GM1 ganglioside: chemical characterization, physico-chemical properties and some biochemical features. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 46(3). 181–191. 13 indexed citations

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