Luisa Racca

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 955 citations indexed

About

Luisa Racca is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luisa Racca has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 955 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 11 papers in Biomaterials and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Luisa Racca's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (11 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (11 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (3 papers). Luisa Racca is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (11 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (11 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (3 papers). Luisa Racca collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and Germany. Luisa Racca's co-authors include Valentina Cauda, Tania Limongi, Bianca Dumontel, Marta Canta, Andrea Ancona, Giancarlo Canavese, Veronica Vighetto, Nadia Garino, Angelica Chiodoni and Marco Laurenti and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemical Engineering Journal and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Luisa Racca

24 papers receiving 946 citations

Hit Papers

Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sono... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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  1. Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sonodynamic therapy against cancer
    2018 376 citations Giancarlo Canavese, Andrea Ancona et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luisa Racca Italy 14 672 357 291 198 71 25 955
Zengzhen Chen China 17 570 0.8× 306 0.9× 204 0.7× 147 0.7× 60 0.8× 28 779
Qunfang Zhou China 11 537 0.8× 440 1.2× 188 0.6× 231 1.2× 83 1.2× 25 946
Qianglan Lu China 19 725 1.1× 443 1.2× 226 0.8× 270 1.4× 104 1.5× 30 975
Hong Yu Yang China 20 588 0.9× 237 0.7× 510 1.8× 232 1.2× 100 1.4× 37 1.0k
Marta Canta Italy 13 579 0.9× 291 0.8× 239 0.8× 256 1.3× 84 1.2× 15 936
Keqiang Xu China 10 559 0.8× 369 1.0× 199 0.7× 129 0.7× 72 1.0× 10 732
Tianzhi Liu China 13 750 1.1× 478 1.3× 280 1.0× 174 0.9× 139 2.0× 40 1.0k
Zuo Yang China 14 506 0.8× 283 0.8× 184 0.6× 188 0.9× 99 1.4× 34 836
Qiu‐Yi Duan China 12 507 0.8× 249 0.7× 233 0.8× 238 1.2× 114 1.6× 17 824
Mengmeng Shu China 10 816 1.2× 549 1.5× 296 1.0× 202 1.0× 83 1.2× 15 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Luisa Racca

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luisa Racca

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luisa Racca

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Luisa Racca. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Luisa Racca 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 Luisa Racca. Luisa Racca 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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Racca, Luisa, G. Bonello, Veronica De Giorgis, et al.. (2025). Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Key Role of DGKα and DGKζ in Cell Viability. Cells. 14(21). 1721–1721.
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Racca, Luisa, Gianluca Baldanzi, & Alberto Massarotti. (2025). Modulators of Diacylglycerol Kinase Activity: A Review of Advances and Challenges. Medicinal Research Reviews. 46(1). 149–175. 1 indexed citations
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Racca, Luisa, et al.. (2024). Nanoparticles-Delivered Circular RNA Strategy as a Novel Antitumor Approach. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(16). 8934–8934. 7 indexed citations
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Vighetto, Veronica, et al.. (2024). Anti-CD38 targeted nanotrojan horses stimulated by acoustic waves as therapeutic nanotools selectively against Burkitt’s lymphoma cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19(1). 28–28. 5 indexed citations
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Racca, Luisa, Silvia Polidoro, Sara Centonze, et al.. (2023). Role of Diacylglycerol Kinases in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Biomedicines. 11(7). 1877–1877. 4 indexed citations
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Centonze, Sara, Luisa Racca, Elisa Ruffo, et al.. (2023). Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein interacts and inhibits diacylglycerol kinase alpha promoting IL-2 induction. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1043603–1043603. 3 indexed citations
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Barui, Sugata, et al.. (2023). Dual Drug Loaded Nanotheranostic Platforms as a Novel Synergistic Approach to Improve Pancreatic Cancer Treatment. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 40(4). 6 indexed citations
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Carofiglio, Marco, et al.. (2022). Synergistic Phenomena between Iron-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles and Shock Waves Exploited against Pancreatic Cancer Cells. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5(11). 17212–17225. 14 indexed citations
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Vighetto, Veronica, et al.. (2022). A comparative analysis of low intensity ultrasound effects on living cells: from simulation to experiments. Biomedical Microdevices. 24(4). 35–35. 8 indexed citations
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Racca, Luisa, et al.. (2021). Focalization Performance Study of a Novel Bulk Acoustic Wave Device. Nanomaterials. 11(10). 2630–2630. 2 indexed citations
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Carofiglio, Marco, Marco Laurenti, Veronica Vighetto, et al.. (2021). Iron-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles as Multifunctional Nanoplatforms for Theranostics. Nanomaterials. 11(10). 2628–2628. 39 indexed citations
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Vighetto, Veronica, Luisa Racca, Marta Canta, et al.. (2021). Smart Shockwave Responsive Titania-Based Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment. Pharmaceutics. 13(9). 1423–1423. 16 indexed citations
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Limongi, Tania, Francesca Susa, Bianca Dumontel, et al.. (2021). Extracellular Vesicles Tropism: A Comparative Study between Passive Innate Tropism and the Active Engineered Targeting Capability of Lymphocyte-Derived EVs. Membranes. 11(11). 886–886. 18 indexed citations
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Racca, Luisa & Valentina Cauda. (2020). Remotely Activated Nanoparticles for Anticancer Therapy. Nano-Micro Letters. 13(1). 11–11. 46 indexed citations
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Racca, Luisa, Tania Limongi, Veronica Vighetto, et al.. (2020). Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals and High-Energy Shock Waves: A New Synergy for the Treatment of Cancer Cells. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 577–577. 41 indexed citations
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Garino, Nadia, Tania Limongi, Bianca Dumontel, et al.. (2019). A Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals Finely Tuned for Biological Applications. Nanomaterials. 9(2). 212–212. 73 indexed citations
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Vighetto, Veronica, Andrea Ancona, Luisa Racca, et al.. (2019). The Synergistic Effect of Nanocrystals Combined With Ultrasound in the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species for Biomedical Applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 7. 374–374. 35 indexed citations
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Canavese, Giancarlo, Andrea Ancona, Luisa Racca, et al.. (2018). Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sonodynamic therapy against cancer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 340. 155–172. 376 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dumontel, Bianca, Marta Canta, Hanna Engelke, et al.. (2017). Enhanced biostability and cellular uptake of zinc oxide nanocrystals shielded with a phospholipid bilayer. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 5(44). 8799–8813. 84 indexed citations

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