Lorena Zentilin

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Lorena Zentilin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorena Zentilin has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Genetics and 23 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lorena Zentilin's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (31 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (16 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (15 papers). Lorena Zentilin is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (31 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (16 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (15 papers). Lorena Zentilin collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Lorena Zentilin's co-authors include Mauro Giacca, Serena Zacchigna, Gianfranco Sinagra, Miguel Mano, Matteo Dal Ferro, Ana Eulálio, Chiara Collesi, Nikola Arsic, Lucia Pattarini and Silvano Riva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Lorena Zentilin

143 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Functional screening identifies miRNAs inducing cardiac regeneration

2012 779 citations Ana Eulálio, Miguel Mano et al. Nature profile →
MicroRNA therapy stimulates uncontrolled cardiac repair after myocardial infarction in pigs

2019 355 citations Lucia Carlucci, Lorena Zentilin et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lorena Zentilin Italy	47	4.9k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	952	146	7.7k
Serena Zacchigna Italy	42	4.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	624 0.7×	112	7.2k
Gordon Campbell Australia	47	3.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	693 0.7×	162	11.0k
Gregory P. Boivin United States	53	5.5k 1.1×	2.7k 2.0×	879 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.6×	117	11.2k
Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich United States	56	5.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.6×	626 0.5×	662 0.7×	111	11.3k
Dwight A. Towler United States	58	5.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	827 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	2.0k 2.1×	105	10.9k
Xiao Yang China	67	10.1k 2.0×	1.1k 0.8×	3.0k 2.6×	655 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	314	15.0k
Lucy Liaw United States	52	4.9k 1.0×	927 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	600 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	136	9.8k
Mihaela Gherghiceanu Romania	48	3.7k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	787 0.7×	968 0.8×	320 0.3×	127	7.0k
Giulio Pompilio Italy	39	4.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.8×	1.6k 1.4×	281 0.3×	228	7.2k
Julia Kzhyshkowska Germany	50	3.5k 0.7×	856 0.6×	776 0.7×	389 0.3×	415 0.4×	174	8.5k

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Zhang, Deli, et al.. (2026). Zeb2os Hinders Cardiac Healing by Suppressing ZEB2 Reactivation and Cardiomyocyte Dedifferentiation. Circulation Research. 138(5). e327212–e327212.

Štalekar, Maja, Katarina Bačnik, Denis Kutnjak, et al.. (2024). In-Depth Comparison of Adeno-Associated Virus Containing Fractions after CsCl Ultracentrifugation Gradient Separation. Viruses. 16(8). 1235–1235. 4 indexed citations

Bussani, Rossana, Lorena Zentilin, Ricardo Correa, et al.. (2023). Persistent SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in patients seemingly recovered from COVID‐19. The Journal of Pathology. 259(3). 254–263. 35 indexed citations

Versteeg, Daniëlle, Hesther de Ruiter, Ilaria Perini, et al.. (2023). Therapeutic efficacy of AAV-mediated restoration of PKP2 in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 2(12). 1262–1276. 38 indexed citations

Benigni, Ariela, Paola Cassis, Sara Conti, et al.. (2019). Sirt3 Deficiency Shortens Life Span and Impairs Cardiac Mitochondrial Function Rescued by Opa1 Gene Transfer. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 31(17). 1255–1271. 85 indexed citations

Paradies, Paola, Lucia Carlucci, Felix Woitek, et al.. (2019). Intracoronary Gene Delivery of the Cytoprotective Factor Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-B167 in Canine Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Short-Term Feasibility Study. Veterinary Sciences. 6(1). 23–23. 6 indexed citations

Zacchigna, Serena, Valentina Martinelli, Silvia Moimas, et al.. (2018). Paracrine effect of regulatory T cells promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation during pregnancy and after myocardial infarction. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2432–2432. 145 indexed citations

Maione, Federica, Chiara Camillo, Michela Ghitti, et al.. (2018). A rationally designed NRP1-independent superagonist SEMA3A mutant is an effective anticancer agent. Science Translational Medicine. 10(442). 42 indexed citations

Bortolotti, Francesca, Giulia Ruozi, Matteo Dal Ferro, et al.. (2017). In Vivo Functional Selection Identifies Cardiotrophin-1 as a Cardiac Engraftment Factor for Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Circulation. 136(16). 1509–1524. 24 indexed citations

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Johansen, Anne Katrine, Bas Molenaar, Daniëlle Versteeg, et al.. (2017). Postnatal Cardiac Gene Editing Using CRISPR/Cas9 With AAV9-Mediated Delivery of Short Guide RNAs Results in Mosaic Gene Disruption. Circulation Research. 121(10). 1168–1181. 50 indexed citations

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Reano, Simone, Elia Angelino, Michele Ferrara, et al.. (2017). Unacylated Ghrelin Enhances Satellite Cell Function and Relieves the Dystrophic Phenotype in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy mdx Model. Stem Cells. 35(7). 1733–1746. 19 indexed citations

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Carroll, Kelli J., Catherine A. Makarewich, John McAnally, et al.. (2015). A mouse model for adult cardiac-specific gene deletion with CRISPR/Cas9. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(2). 338–343. 130 indexed citations

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Ruozi, Giulia, Francesca Bortolotti, Matteo Dal Ferro, et al.. (2015). AAV-mediated in vivo functional selection of tissue-protective factors against ischaemia. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7388–7388. 52 indexed citations

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Maiorino, Laura, Lorena Zentilin, Davide Mazza, et al.. (2014). The COP9 signalosome is a repressor of replicative stress responses and polyploidization in the regenerating liver. Hepatology. 59(6). 2331–2343. 6 indexed citations

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Carrer, Alessandro, Silvia Moimas, Serena Zacchigna, et al.. (2012). Neuropilin-1 Identifies a Subset of Bone Marrow Gr1− Monocytes That Can Induce Tumor Vessel Normalization and Inhibit Tumor Growth. Cancer Research. 72(24). 6371–6381. 43 indexed citations

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Eulálio, Ana, Miguel Mano, Matteo Dal Ferro, et al.. (2012). Functional screening identifies miRNAs inducing cardiac regeneration. Nature. 492(7429). 376–381. 779 indexed citations breakdown →

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Maione, Federica, Lorena Zentilin, Mauro Giacca, et al.. (2012). Semaphorin 3A overcomes cancer hypoxia and metastatic dissemination induced by antiangiogenic treatment in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(5). 1832–1848. 149 indexed citations

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Niro, Roberto Di, Daniele Sblattero, Fiorella Florian, et al.. (2007). Anti-idiotypic response in mice expressing human autoantibodies. Molecular Immunology. 45(6). 1782–1791. 24 indexed citations

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Caleo, Matteo, Maria Cristina Cenni, Mario Costa, et al.. (2002). Expression of BCL‐2 via adeno‐associated virus vectors rescues thalamic neurons after visual cortex lesion in the adult rat. European Journal of Neuroscience. 15(8). 1271–1277. 14 indexed citations

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Orlando, Claudio, Roberta Sestini, Lorena Zentilin, et al.. (1994). Image analysis in quantitative PCR. An application for the measurement of c‐erbB‐2 oncogene amplification in DNA from human tumours. Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 9(3). 223–228. 14 indexed citations

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