Luca Rubino

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Luca Rubino is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Rubino has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Oncology, 7 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Luca Rubino's work include Immune cells in cancer (4 papers), Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (3 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (3 papers). Luca Rubino is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (4 papers), Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (3 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (3 papers). Luca Rubino collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Singapore and Germany. Luca Rubino's co-authors include Antonio Sica, Chiara Porta, Paola Larghi, Alessandra Mancino, Alberto Mantovani, Paola Allavena, Monica Rimoldi, Maria Grazia Totaro, Subhra K. Biswas and Graziella Solinas and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Luca Rubino

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Macrophage polarization in tumour progression 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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.

  1. Macrophage polarization in tumour progression
    2008 964 citations Antonio Sica, Paola Larghi et al. Seminars in Cancer Biology profile →

Peers

Luca Rubino
Sun-Hwa Kim South Korea
Kyle K. Payne United States
Franz Kratochvill Austria
Jie Wei China
Dayson Moreira United States
Joel Crespo United States
Jens Volkmer United States
Reem Saleh Qatar
Stephanie K. Bunt United States
Maria De Pizzol Italy
Sun-Hwa Kim South Korea
Luca Rubino
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Countries citing papers authored by Luca Rubino

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luca Rubino

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luca Rubino

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brambilla, Luigi, et al.. (2022). Polyhydroxylated Nanosized Graphite as Multifunctional Building Block for Polyurethanes. Polymers. 14(6). 1159–1159. 2 indexed citations
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Asselta, Rosanna, Luca Di Tommaso, Matteo Perrino, et al.. (2021). Mutation profile and immunoscore signature in thymic carcinomas: An exploratory study and review of the literature. Thoracic Cancer. 12(9). 1271–1278. 11 indexed citations
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Pastori, Daniele, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Daniela Poli, et al.. (2020). Determinants of low‐quality warfarin anticoagulation in patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves. The nationwide PLECTRUM study. British Journal of Haematology. 190(4). 588–593. 13 indexed citations
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Pastori, Daniele, Evaristo Ettorre, Roberto Carnevale, et al.. (2019). Interaction between serum endotoxemia and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) in patients with atrial fibrillation: A post-hoc analysis from the ATHERO-AF cohort. Atherosclerosis. 289. 195–200. 20 indexed citations
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Personeni, Nicola, Marina Baretti, Silvia Bozzarelli, et al.. (2016). Assessment of HER2 status in patients with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma treated with epirubicin-based chemotherapy: heterogeneity-related issues and prognostic implications. Gastric Cancer. 20(3). 428–437. 4 indexed citations
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Personeni, Nicola, Lorenza Rimassa, Claudio Verusio, et al.. (2015). FOLFIRI and Cetuximab Every Second Week for First-Line Treatment of KRAS Wild-Type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer According to Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Expression: A Phase II Study. Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 14(3). 162–169. 9 indexed citations
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Talotta, Carmen, Luca Rubino, Carmine Gaeta, et al.. (2015). Synthesis and supramolecular features of hybrid POM/onium solid-state assemblies. Supramolecular chemistry. 28(5-6). 403–417. 2 indexed citations
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Locatelli, Silvia L., Giuliano Giuseppe Stirparo, Silvia Tartari, et al.. (2013). The PI3K/ERK Dual Inhibitor AEZS-136 Induces ROS-Dependent Necroptotic Cell Death and Exerts Potent Antitumor Effects In NOD/SCID Mice With Hodgkin Lymphoma Cell Line Xenografts. Blood. 122(21). 3067–3067. 1 indexed citations
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Simonelli, Matteo, Paolo Andrea Zucali, Elena Lorenzi, et al.. (2012). Phase I pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of lapatinib in combination with sorafenib in patients with advanced refractory solid tumors. European Journal of Cancer. 49(5). 989–998. 12 indexed citations
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Finocchiaro, Giovanna, Luca Toschi, Letizia Gianoncelli, et al.. (2012). TGFb expression as predictor of outcome in EGFR wild type (WT) metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients (PTS) treated with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 30(15_suppl). e18104–e18104. 1 indexed citations
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Gianoncelli, Letizia, Luca Toschi, Luca Rubino, et al.. (2012). Expression of folate pathway regulators and pemetrexed (pem) activity in patients (pts) with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 30(15_suppl). 7585–7585. 1 indexed citations
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Tomao, Paola, Agnese Martini, Silvia Capanna, et al.. (2011). Screening for tuberculosis among homeless shelter staff. American Journal of Infection Control. 40(5). 459–461. 5 indexed citations
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Doni, Andrea, Giovanna Mantovani, Chiara Porta, et al.. (2008). Cell-specific Regulation of PTX3 by Glucocorticoid Hormones in Hematopoietic and Nonhematopoietic Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(44). 29983–29992. 71 indexed citations
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Sica, Antonio, Paola Larghi, Alessandra Mancino, et al.. (2008). Macrophage polarization in tumour progression. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 18(5). 349–355. 964 indexed citations breakdown →
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Martini, Agnese, Paola Tomao, Nicoletta Vonesch, et al.. (2008). [QuantiFERON-TB Gold test in homeless shelter staff: preliminary results].. PubMed. 29(3 Suppl). 767–9. 3 indexed citations
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Porta, Chiara, et al.. (2007). Tumor Promotion by Tumor-Associated Macrophages. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 604. 67–86. 77 indexed citations
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Sica, Antonio, Luca Rubino, Alessandra Mancino, et al.. (2007). Targeting tumour-associated macrophages. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 11(9). 1219–1229. 50 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Alberto, Chiara Porta, Luca Rubino, Paola Allavena, & Antonio Sica. (2006). Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) as new target in anticancer therapy. Drug Discovery Today Therapeutic Strategies. 3(3). 361–366. 11 indexed citations

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