Laura Fontana

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Laura Fontana is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Fontana has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Laura Fontana's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (10 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (9 papers). Laura Fontana is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (10 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (9 papers). Laura Fontana collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Laura Fontana's co-authors include C Peschle, Monica Miozzo, Elvira Pelosi, Carlo M. Croce, Francesca Liuzzi, Daniel B. Rifkin, Silvia Tabano, Antonio Sorrentino, Ornella Morsilli and M Valtieri and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Laura Fontana

72 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

MicroRNAs 221 and 222 inhibit normal erythropoiesis and erythroleukemic cell growth via kit receptor down-modulation

2005 606 citations Nadia Felli, Laura Fontana et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Fontana Italy	23	2.0k	1.4k	410	266	237	74	3.0k
Stefan J. Erkeland Netherlands	25	3.2k 1.6×	2.5k 1.7×	325 0.8×	374 1.4×	496 2.1×	57	4.1k
Duan Ma China	26	1.7k 0.8×	978 0.7×	338 0.8×	171 0.6×	177 0.7×	96	2.6k
Christos Polytarchou United States	33	2.8k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	313 0.8×	531 2.0×	388 1.6×	65	4.0k
Kelly A. Chiles United States	7	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	258 0.6×	498 1.9×	158 0.7×	13	3.1k
Ayelet Erez United States	31	1.6k 0.8×	796 0.6×	705 1.7×	244 0.9×	161 0.7×	60	3.0k
Michael Haase Germany	23	2.2k 1.1×	457 0.3×	474 1.2×	546 2.1×	395 1.7×	57	3.3k
Antonietta R. Farina Italy	24	1.2k 0.6×	737 0.5×	301 0.7×	566 2.1×	417 1.8×	71	2.3k
Eric Kenneth Parkinson United Kingdom	32	1.8k 0.9×	602 0.4×	238 0.6×	737 2.8×	370 1.6×	92	3.3k
Cuong Hoang‐Vu Germany	34	2.0k 1.0×	741 0.5×	332 0.8×	836 3.1×	245 1.0×	102	3.7k
Bing Chen China	27	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	115 0.3×	470 1.8×	375 1.6×	151	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Fontana

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Laura Fontana. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Laura Fontana 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 Fontana. Laura Fontana is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Ciceri, Paola, Monica Falleni, Delfina Tosi, et al.. (2025). High-phosphate causes endothelial extracellular matrix calcification by inducing endothelial cell mesenchymal transition and osteoblastic differentiation. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 328(6). F861–F875. 1 indexed citations

Floris, Matteo, Myriam Alcalay, Annalaura Montella, et al.. (2024). Pharmacogenetics in Italy: current landscape and future prospects. Human Genomics. 18(1). 78–78. 2 indexed citations

Pileggi, Silvana, Elisa Adele Colombo, Roberto Quadri, et al.. (2024). Dysfunction in IGF2R Pathway and Associated Perturbations in Autophagy and WNT Processes in Beckwith–Wiedemann Syndrome Cell Lines. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(7). 3586–3586.

Bedeschi, Maria Francesca, Marco Venturin, Roberta Villa, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Impact of Genetics in a Large Cohort of Moebius Patients by Trio Whole Exome Sequencing. Genes. 15(8). 971–971. 1 indexed citations

Guarnaccia, Laura, Stefania Elena Navone, Emanuele Garzia, et al.. (2024). Testing calpain inhibition in tumor endothelial cells: novel targetable biomarkers against glioblastoma malignancy. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1355202–1355202. 1 indexed citations

Fontana, Laura, Silvia Maria Sirchia, Chiara Pesenti, Giovanni M. Colpi, & Monica Miozzo. (2024). Non-invasive biomarkers for sperm retrieval in non-obstructive patients: a comprehensive review. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1349000–1349000. 11 indexed citations

Tabano, Silvia, Lorenzo Tassi, Gabriella Gaudioso, et al.. (2022). Mental health and the effects on methylation of stress-related genes in front-line versus other health care professionals during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian pilot study. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 273(2). 347–356. 12 indexed citations

Pileggi, Silvana, Elisa Adele Colombo, Laura Fontana, et al.. (2021). Cohesin Mutations Induce Chromatin Conformation Perturbation of the H19/IGF2 Imprinted Region and Gene Expression Dysregulation in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Cell Lines. Biomolecules. 11(11). 1622–1622. 4 indexed citations

Das, Jishnu, Jonathan K. Fallon, Timothy C. Yu, et al.. (2021). Delayed fractional dosing with RTS,S/AS01 improves humoral immunity to malaria via a balance of polyfunctional NANP6- and Pf16-specific antibodies. Med. 2(11). 1269–1286.e9. 19 indexed citations

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Costanza, Jole, Silvia Tabano, Laura Fontana, et al.. (2021). Extensive Placental Methylation Profiling in Normal Pregnancies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(4). 2136–2136. 6 indexed citations

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Paganini, Leda, Loubna Abdel Hadi, Massimiliano Chetta, et al.. (2018). A HS6ST2 gene variant associated with X‐linked intellectual disability and severe myopia in two male twins. Clinical Genetics. 95(3). 368–374. 17 indexed citations

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Paganini, Leda, Chiara Pesenti, Donatella Milani, et al.. (2018). A novel splice site variant in ITPR1 gene underlying recessive Gillespie syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 176(6). 1427–1431. 9 indexed citations

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Kronski, Emanuel, Micol Eleonora Fiori, Ottavia Barbieri, et al.. (2014). miR181b is induced by the chemopreventive polyphenol curcumin and inhibits breast cancer metastasis via down‐regulation of the inflammatory cytokines CXCL1 and ‐2. Molecular Oncology. 8(3). 581–595. 140 indexed citations

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Fontana, Laura, Elvira Pelosi, Paolo Greco, et al.. (2007). MicroRNAs 17-5p–20a–106a control monocytopoiesis through AML1 targeting and M-CSF receptor upregulation. Nature Cell Biology. 9(7). 775–787. 371 indexed citations

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Fontana, Laura, Elvira Pelosi, Paolo Greco, et al.. (2006). MicroRNAs 17-5p/20a/106a Function as a Master Gene Complex Controlling Monocytopoiesis through AML1 Targeting.. Blood. 108(11). 1186–1186. 1 indexed citations

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Felli, Nadia, Laura Fontana, Elvira Pelosi, et al.. (2005). MicroRNAs 221 and 222 inhibit normal erythropoiesis and erythroleukemic cell growth via kit receptor down-modulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(50). 18081–18086. 606 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carriero, Maria Vincenza, Paola Franco, Lucia Gargiulo, et al.. (2002). Inhibition of Receptor-Dependent Urokinase Signaling by Specific Ser to Glu Substitutions. Biological Chemistry. 383(1). 107–113. 10 indexed citations

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Urbanelli, Lorena, Chiara Ronchini, Laura Fontana, et al.. (2001). Targeted gene transduction of mammalian cells expressing the HER2/neu receptor by filamentous phage 1 1Edited by J. Karn. Journal of Molecular Biology. 313(5). 965–976. 38 indexed citations

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Carriero, Maria Vincenza, Silvana Del Vecchio, Paola Franco, et al.. (1999). Urokinase receptor interacts with alpha(v)beta5 vitronectin receptor, promoting urokinase-dependent cell migration in breast cancer.. PubMed. 59(20). 5307–14. 140 indexed citations

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Fontana, Laura, et al.. (1995). [Clinical and capillaroscopic study of Raynaud's phenomenon in retired patients previously exposed to vinyl chloride monomer].. PubMed. 20(4). 268–73. 5 indexed citations

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