Lidia Cova

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Lidia Cova is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Lidia Cova has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Genetics, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Lidia Cova's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (16 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (15 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (12 papers). Lidia Cova is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (16 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (15 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (12 papers). Lidia Cova collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Lidia Cova's co-authors include Eugenio Parati, Angela Gritti, Rossella Galli, Angelo L. Vescovi, Vincenzo Silani, Enzo Wanke, Patrizia Bossolasco, Cinzia Calzarossa, Stefano Pagano and Laura Faravelli and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lidia Cova

37 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Multipotential stem cells from the adult mouse brain proliferate and self-renew in response to basic fibroblast growth factor

1996 837 citations Angela Gritti, Eugenio Parati et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Frataxin is Reduced in Friedreich Ataxia Patients and is Associated with Mitochondrial Membranes

1997 602 citations Victoria Campuzano, Laura Montermini et al. Human Molecular Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lidia Cova Italy	22	2.3k	1.8k	1.6k	1.1k	390	37	3.8k
Karl Johe United States	30	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	903 2.3×	60	3.9k
Oliver Brüstle Germany	34	3.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	690 0.6×	239 0.6×	77	4.8k
Thomas G. Hazel United States	22	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	714 0.6×	395 1.0×	27	3.7k
Pantelis Tsoulfas United States	38	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.6×	512 0.5×	263 0.7×	62	4.7k
Clas B. Johansson Sweden	19	2.1k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	812 0.7×	238 0.6×	22	4.4k
Neeta S. Roy United States	23	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	787 0.7×	180 0.5×	38	3.8k
Masaaki Kitada Japan	35	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.8×	206 0.5×	89	4.6k
Su-Chun Zhang United States	25	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	440 0.4×	250 0.6×	31	3.9k
Karl J. L. Fernandes Canada	27	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	978 0.9×	127 0.3×	41	4.2k
Akio Iwanami Japan	37	1.7k 0.8×	966 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	762 0.7×	209 0.5×	95	4.6k

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Castiglione, Franca, Mónica Ferro, Rosalia Pellitteri, et al.. (2017). NMR Metabolomics for Stem Cell type discrimination. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15808–15808. 14 indexed citations

Bossolasco, Patrizia, Raffaella Cancello, Alberto Doretti, et al.. (2017). Adiponectin levels in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: possible influence on neuroinflammation?. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 14(1). 85–85. 6 indexed citations

Cova, Lidia & Dan Lindholm. (2014). Stem cell therapy: how to do it right. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2. 66–66. 1 indexed citations

Cova, Lidia, Paolo Gelosa, Alessandro Mauro, et al.. (2013). Vascular and parenchymal lesions along with enhanced neurogenesis characterize the brain of asymptomatic stroke-prone spontaneous hypertensive rats. Journal of Hypertension. 31(8). 1618–1628. 6 indexed citations

Bossolasco, Patrizia, et al.. (2013). Dose Dependent Side Effect of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Labeling on Cell Motility in Two Fetal Stem Cell Populations. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e78435–e78435. 31 indexed citations

Armentero, Marie‐Thérèse, Patrizia Bossolasco, & Lidia Cova. (2013). Labeling and Tracking of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Near-Infrared Technology. Methods in molecular biology. 1052. 13–28. 3 indexed citations

Armentero, Marie‐Thérèse, Patrizia Bossolasco, Lidia Cova, et al.. (2012). Noninvasive near-infrared live imaging of human adult mesenchymal stem cells transplanted in a rodent model of Parkinson’s disease. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 7. 435–435. 27 indexed citations

Silani, Vincenzo, Cinzia Calzarossa, Lidia Cova, & Nicola Ticozzi. (2010). Stem Cells in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Motor Neuron Protection or Replacement?. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 9(3). 314–324. 20 indexed citations

Silani, Vincenzo & Lidia Cova. (2007). Stem cell transplantation in Multiple Sclerosis: Safety and Ethics. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 265(1-2). 116–121. 15 indexed citations

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Bossolasco, Patrizia, Tiziana Montemurro, Lidia Cova, et al.. (2006). Molecular and phenotypic characterization of human amniotic fluid cells and their differentiation potential. Cell Research. 16(4). 329–336. 146 indexed citations

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Eridani, S, V. Sgaramella, & Lidia Cova. (2004). Stem cells: From embryology to cellular therapy? An appraisal of the present state of art. Cytotechnology. 44(3). 125–141. 10 indexed citations

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Cova, Lidia, Antonia Ratti, Manuela Volta, et al.. (2004). Stem Cell Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases: The Issue of Transdifferentiation. Stem Cells and Development. 13(1). 121–131. 20 indexed citations

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Parati, Eugenio, Ugo de Grazia, E. Corsini, et al.. (2002). Human neural stem cells express extra-neural markers. Brain Research. 925(2). 213–221. 29 indexed citations

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Silani, Vincenzo, Isabella Fogh, Antonia Ratti, et al.. (2002). Stem cells in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders. 3(4). 173–181. 16 indexed citations

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Alessandri, Giulio, Marina Girelli, Gianluca Taccagni, et al.. (2001). Human Vasculogenesis Ex Vivo: Embryonal Aorta as a Tool for Isolation of Endothelial Cell Progenitors. Laboratory Investigation. 81(6). 875–885. 70 indexed citations

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Pagano, Stefano, Francesco Impagnatiello, Marina Girelli, et al.. (2000). Isolation and Characterization of Neural Stem Cells from the Adult Human Olfactory Bulb. Stem Cells. 18(4). 295–300. 172 indexed citations

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Vescovi, Angelo L., Eugenio Parati, Angela Gritti, et al.. (1999). Isolation and Cloning of Multipotential Stem Cells from the Embryonic Human CNS and Establishment of Transplantable Human Neural Stem Cell Lines by Epigenetic Stimulation. Experimental Neurology. 156(1). 71–83. 458 indexed citations

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Gritti, Angela, Rossella Galli, Eugenio Parati, et al.. (1999). Epidermal and Fibroblast Growth Factors Behave as Mitogenic Regulators for a Single Multipotent Stem Cell-Like Population from the Subventricular Region of the Adult Mouse Forebrain. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(9). 3287–3297. 423 indexed citations

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Campuzano, Victoria, Laura Montermini, Yves Lutz, et al.. (1997). Frataxin is Reduced in Friedreich Ataxia Patients and is Associated with Mitochondrial Membranes. Human Molecular Genetics. 6(11). 1771–1780. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gritti, Angela, Lidia Cova, Eugenio Parati, Rossella Galli, & Angelo L. Vescovi. (1995). Basic fibroblast growth factor supports the proliferation of epidermal growth factor-generated neuronal precursor cells of the adult mouse CNS. Neuroscience Letters. 185(3). 151–154. 112 indexed citations

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