Luca Braga

3.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
35 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Luca Braga is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Braga has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Luca Braga's work include Congenital heart defects research (7 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (4 papers). Luca Braga is often cited by papers focused on Congenital heart defects research (7 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (4 papers). Luca Braga collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Luca Braga's co-authors include Mauro Giacca, Hashim Ali, Serena Zacchigna, Maria Concetta Volpe, Chiara Collesi, Rossana Bussani, Andrea Colliva, Ilaria Secco, Lorena Zentilin and Serena Maiocchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Luca Braga

32 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

The furin cleavage site in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is required for transmission in ferrets

2021 464 citations Daniel H. Goldhill, Rebecca Penn et al. profile →
MicroRNA therapy stimulates uncontrolled cardiac repair after myocardial infarction in pigs

2019 355 citations Khatia Gabisonia, Giovanni Donato Aquaro et al. Nature profile →
Drugs that inhibit TMEM16 proteins block SARS-CoV-2 spike-induced syncytia

2021 281 citations Luca Braga, Hashim Ali et al. Nature profile →
The History and Mystery of Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells: Focus on Their Physiologic and Pathologic Role in Lung

2021 183 citations Barbara Ruaro, Francesco Salton et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →
Regeneration or Repair? The Role of Alveolar Epithelial Cells in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

2022 96 citations Paola Confalonieri, Maria Concetta Volpe et al. Cells profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	CLIPPER Regulates LPIN1-Mediated Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Heart Regeneration 2026 ·Circulation Research ·Francesco Ruberto, (unknown), (unknown), Mohamed Nemir, Isabelle Plaisance, Luca Braga, Hashim Ali, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Parisa Aghagolzadeh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thierry Pedrazzini	0
2	Refining treatment strategies for non-small cell lung cancer lacking actionable mutations: insights from multi-omics studies 2025 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Andrea Rocca, Lucio Crinò, Luca Braga, Francesco Salton, Barbara Ruaro, Marco Confalonieri, Daniele Generali, Paola Confalonieri	0
3	Regulation of human papillomavirus E6 oncoprotein function via a novel ubiquitin ligase FBXO4 2024 ·mBio ·(unknown), Luca Braga, (unknown), Paola Massimi, Edoardo Schneider, Mauro Giacca, Laimonis A. Laimins, Lawrence Banks	2
4	Functional screening identifies miRNAs with a novel function inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation 2024 ·Molecular Therapy ·Julie Rodor, (unknown), Simon Brown, (unknown), Luca Braga, Nadja Ring, Margaret D. Ballantyne, (unknown), Aurélie Nguyen Dinh Cat, Vladislav Miscianinov, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Abdelaziz Beqqali, Mauro Giacca, Serena Zacchigna, Andrew H. Baker	2
5	Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition enhances permissiveness to AAV vectors in cardiac endothelial cells 2024 ·Molecular Therapy ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrea Colliva, Maria Concetta Volpe, (unknown), Lorena Zentilin, Mauro Giacca, Nadja Ring, Simone Vodret, Luca Braga, Serena Zacchigna	0
6	Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and pulmonary fibrosis: A never-ending story? 2023 ·Heliyon ·Barbara Ruaro, (unknown), Paola Confalonieri, Riccardo Pozzan, Michael Hughes, Luca Braga, Maria Concetta Volpe, Giovanni Ligresti, (unknown), (unknown), Pietro Geri, (unknown), Elisa Baratella, Marco Confalonieri, Francesco Salton	4
7	Flt1 produced by lung endothelial cells impairs ATII cell transdifferentiation and repair in pulmonary fibrosis 2023 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Maria Concetta Volpe, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nadja Ring, Simone Vodret, Francesco Salton, (unknown), Luca Braga, (unknown), Rossana Bussani, Andrea Colliva, Silvano Piazza, Marco Confalonieri, Serena Zacchigna	16
8	Regeneration or Repair? The Role of Alveolar Epithelial Cells in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) breakdown → 2022 ·Cells ·Paola Confalonieri, Maria Concetta Volpe, (unknown), Serena Maiocchi, Francesco Salton, Barbara Ruaro, Marco Confalonieri, Luca Braga	96
9	Drugs that inhibit TMEM16 proteins block SARS-CoV-2 spike-induced syncytia breakdown → 2021 ·Nature ·Luca Braga, Hashim Ali, Ilaria Secco, Elena Chiavacci, Guilherme Neves, Daniel H. Goldhill, Rebecca Penn, Jose M. Jiménez-Guardeño, Ana Maria Ortega‐Prieto, Rossana Bussani, Antonio Cannatà, (unknown), Chiara Collesi, Edoardo Schneider, Daniele Arosio, Ajay M. Shah, William Barclay, Michael H. Malim, Juan Burrone, Mauro Giacca	281
10	Radiological–pathological signatures of patients with COVID-19-related pneumomediastinum: is there a role for the Sonic hedgehog and Wnt5a pathways? 2021 ·ERJ Open Research ·Elisa Baratella, Rossana Bussani, Fabrizio Zanconati, Cristina Marrocchio, Fabiola Giudici, Luca Braga, Serena Maiocchi, (unknown), Maria Concetta Volpe, (unknown), Paola Confalonieri, Maria Assunta Cova, Marco Confalonieri, Francesco Salton, Barbara Ruaro	45
11	The History and Mystery of Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells: Focus on Their Physiologic and Pathologic Role in Lung breakdown → 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Barbara Ruaro, Francesco Salton, Luca Braga, Barbara Wade, Paola Confalonieri, Maria Concetta Volpe, Elisa Baratella, Serena Maiocchi, Marco Confalonieri	183
12	Non-coding RNA therapeutics for cardiac regeneration 2020 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Luca Braga, Hashim Ali, Ilaria Secco, Mauro Giacca	68
13	Persistence of viral RNA, pneumocyte syncytia and thrombosis are hallmarks of advanced COVID-19 pathology 2020 ·EBioMedicine ·Rossana Bussani, Edoardo Schneider, Lorena Zentilin, Chiara Collesi, Hashim Ali, Luca Braga, Maria Concetta Volpe, Andrea Colliva, Fabrizio Zanconati, Giorgio Berlot, Furio Silvestri, Serena Zacchigna, Mauro Giacca	233
14	CRISPR-Csy4-Mediated Editing of Rotavirus Double-Stranded RNA Genome 2020 ·Cell Reports ·Guido Papa, (unknown), Luca Braga, Edoardo Schneider, Mauro Giacca, Gianluca Petris, Óscar R. Burrone	24
15	miR-200 family members reduce senescence and restore idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis type II alveolar epithelial cell transdifferentiation 2019 ·ERJ Open Research ·Silvia Moimas, Francesco Salton, Beata Kośmider, Nadja Ring, Maria Concetta Volpe, Karim Bahmed, Luca Braga, Michael Rehman, Simone Vodret, (unknown), Marla R. Wolfson, Nathaniel Marchetti, Thomas J. Rogers, Mauro Giacca, Gerard J. Criner, Serena Zacchigna, Marco Confalonieri	46
16	Cardiac regeneration and remodelling of the cardiomyocyte cytoarchitecture 2019 ·FEBS Journal ·Hashim Ali, Luca Braga, Mauro Giacca	38
17	MicroRNA therapy stimulates uncontrolled cardiac repair after myocardial infarction in pigs breakdown → 2019 ·Nature ·Khatia Gabisonia, (unknown), Giovanni Donato Aquaro, Lucia Carlucci, Lorena Zentilin, Ilaria Secco, Hashim Ali, Luca Braga, Nikoloz Gorgodze, Fabio Bernini, Silvia Burchielli, Chiara Collesi, Lorenzo Zandonà, Gianfranco Sinagra, Marcello Piacenti, Serena Zacchigna, Rossana Bussani, Fabio A. Recchia, Mauro Giacca	355
18	Common Regulatory Pathways Mediate Activity of MicroRNAs Inducing Cardiomyocyte Proliferation 2019 ·Cell Reports ·Consuelo Torrini, Ryan John Cubero, Ellen Dirkx, Luca Braga, Hashim Ali, (unknown), María Inés Gutiérrez, Chiara Collesi, Danilo Licastro, Lorena Zentilin, Miguel Mano, Serena Zacchigna, Michele Vendruscolo, Matteo Marsili, Areejit Samal, Mauro Giacca	88
19	A method for the detection of virus infectivity in single cells and real time: Towards an automated fluorescence neutralization test 2017 ·Virus Research ·(unknown), Tea Carletti, Mohammad Khalid Zakaria, Luca Braga, (unknown), (unknown), Alessandro Marcello	11
20	25-Hydroxycholesterol and inflammation in Lovastatin-deregulated mevalonate pathway 2017 ·The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology ·Paola Maura Tricarico, Rossella Gratton, Luca Braga, Fulvio Celsi, Sérgio Crovella	10

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