M. Belicchi

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

M. Belicchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Belicchi has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in M. Belicchi's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (29 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (23 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (14 papers). M. Belicchi is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (29 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (23 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (14 papers). M. Belicchi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. M. Belicchi's co-authors include Yvan Torrente, Nereo Bresolin, Mirella Meregalli, Federica Pisati, Giulio Cossu, Maurilio Sampaolesi, Rossana Tonlorenzi, Andrea Farini, Giuseppe D’Antona and Manuela Gavina and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

M. Belicchi

53 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Pericytes of human skeletal muscle are myogenic precursors distinct from satellite cells

2007 741 citations Arianna Dellavalle, Maurilio Sampaolesi et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Belicchi Italy	24	1.9k	1.1k	1.0k	334	295	53	2.7k
A Innocenzi Italy	15	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	208 0.6×	342 1.2×	25	3.1k
Arianna Dellavalle Italy	10	1.6k 0.8×	812 0.8×	862 0.9×	178 0.5×	243 0.8×	11	2.1k
Baohong Cao United States	18	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	263 0.8×	233 0.8×	27	2.6k
Anish Sen Majumdar India	27	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	241 0.7×	286 1.0×	39	3.2k
Yo Mabuchi Japan	31	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	804 0.8×	295 0.9×	283 1.0×	81	3.7k
Bridget M. Deasy United States	28	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	1.8k 1.8×	458 1.4×	335 1.1×	40	3.8k
Laura Perani Italy	18	1.8k 0.9×	826 0.8×	817 0.8×	152 0.5×	304 1.0×	33	2.3k
Jeong Chan South Korea	25	875 0.5×	1.8k 1.7×	975 1.0×	213 0.6×	331 1.1×	43	3.1k
Rita C. R. Perlingeiro United States	34	3.5k 1.8×	977 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	507 1.5×	332 1.1×	94	4.3k
Mihaela Crisan United States	27	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	232 0.7×	274 0.9×	46	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Belicchi

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Farini, Andrea, et al.. (2022). Reprogramming of dermal fibroblasts from a Duchenne muscular dystrophy patient carrying a deletion of exons 45–50 into an induced pluripotent stem cell line (CCMi005-A). Stem Cell Research. 64. 102889–102889. 1 indexed citations

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D’Antona, Giuseppe, Chiara Ruocco, Mirella Meregalli, et al.. (2018). Supplementation with a selective amino acid formula ameliorates muscular dystrophy in mdx mice. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14659–14659. 19 indexed citations

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Sitzia, Clementina, Andrea Farini, P. Razini, et al.. (2016). Adaptive Immune Response Impairs the Efficacy of Autologous Transplantation of Engineered Stem Cells in Dystrophic Dogs. Molecular Therapy. 24(11). 1949–1964. 21 indexed citations

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Sitzia, Clementina, Andrea Farini, F. Colleoni, et al.. (2015). Improvement of Endurance of DMD Animal Model Using Natural Polyphenols. BioMed Research International. 2015. 1–17. 9 indexed citations

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Meregalli, Mirella, Andrea Farini, Clementina Sitzia, et al.. (2015). Stem Cell-Mediated Exon Skipping of the Dystrophin Gene by the Bystander Effect. Current Gene Therapy. 15(6). 563–571. 1 indexed citations

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Giuliani, Alessandra, Serena Mazzoni, M. Belicchi, et al.. (2013). Polyglycolic Acid–Polylactic Acid Scaffold Response to Different Progenitor Cell In Vitro Cultures: A Demonstrative and Comparative X-Ray Synchrotron Radiation Phase-Contrast Microtomography Study. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 20(4). 308–316. 29 indexed citations

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Farini, Andrea, Clementina Sitzia, Claire Navarro, et al.. (2012). Absence of T and B lymphocytes modulates dystrophic features in dysferlin deficient animal model. Experimental Cell Research. 318(10). 1160–1174. 23 indexed citations

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Meregalli, Mirella, Andrea Farini, M. Belicchi, & Yvan Torrente. (2010). CD133⁺cells isolated from various sources and their role in future clinical perspectives. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 10(11). 1521–1528. 32 indexed citations

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Cogiamanian, Filippo, Chiara Marchesi, M. Belicchi, et al.. (2010). Effects of rituximab in two patients with dysferlin-deficient muscular dystrophy. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 11(1). 157–157. 29 indexed citations

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Belicchi, M., Silvia Erratico, P. Razini, et al.. (2010). Ex vivo expansion of human circulating myogenic progenitors on cluster-assembled nanostructured TiO2. Biomaterials. 31(20). 5385–5396. 16 indexed citations

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Albertini, G., Alessandra Giuliani, В. С. Комлев, et al.. (2009). Organization of Extracellular Matrix Fibers Within Polyglycolic Acid–Polylactic Acid Scaffolds Analyzed Using X-Ray Synchrotron-Radiation Phase-Contrast Micro Computed Tomography. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 15(3). 403–411. 25 indexed citations

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Parolini, D., Mirella Meregalli, M. Belicchi, et al.. (2009). CD20-related signaling pathway is differently activated in normal and dystrophic circulating CD133+ stem cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 66(4). 697–710. 10 indexed citations

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Benchaouir, Rachid, Mirella Meregalli, Andrea Farini, et al.. (2008). Réhabilitation de la dystrophine humaine dans le modèlescid/mdxaprès greffe de cellules souches de patients DMD corrigées par saut d’exon. médecine/sciences. 24(1). 99–101. 2 indexed citations

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Benchaouir, Rachid, Aurélie Goyenvalle, Mirella Meregalli, et al.. (2007). G.P.3.04 Rescue of human dystrophin after transplantation of exon skipping-engineered DMD stem cells in a dystrophic animal model. Neuromuscular Disorders. 17(9-10). 783–783. 8 indexed citations

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Benchaouir, Rachid, Mirella Meregalli, Andrea Farini, et al.. (2007). Restoration of Human Dystrophin Following Transplantation of Exon-Skipping-Engineered DMD Patient Stem Cells into Dystrophic Mice. Cell stem cell. 1(6). 646–657. 160 indexed citations

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Farini, Andrea, Mirella Meregalli, M. Belicchi, et al.. (2007). T and B lymphocyte depletion has a marked effect on the fibrosis of dystrophic skeletal muscles in the scid/mdx mouse. The Journal of Pathology. 213(2). 229–238. 83 indexed citations

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Dellavalle, Arianna, Maurilio Sampaolesi, Rossana Tonlorenzi, et al.. (2007). Pericytes of human skeletal muscle are myogenic precursors distinct from satellite cells. Nature Cell Biology. 9(3). 255–267. 741 indexed citations breakdown →

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Torrente, Yvan, Manuela Gavina, M. Belicchi, et al.. (2006). High‐resolution X‐ray microtomography for three‐dimensional visualization of human stem cell muscle homing. FEBS Letters. 580(24). 5759–5764. 27 indexed citations

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Torrente, Yvan, M. Belicchi, Maurilio Sampaolesi, et al.. (2004). Human circulating AC133+ stem cells restore dystrophin expression and ameliorate function in dystrophic skeletal muscle. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(2). 182–195. 42 indexed citations

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Torrente, Yvan, M. Belicchi, Maurilio Sampaolesi, et al.. (2004). Human circulating AC133+ stem cells restore dystrophin expression and ameliorate function in dystrophic skeletal muscle. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(2). 182–195. 270 indexed citations

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