Manuela Buonanno

3.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
45 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Manuela Buonanno is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuela Buonanno has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 15 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 11 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Manuela Buonanno's work include Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (14 papers), Effects of Radiation Exposure (12 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (11 papers). Manuela Buonanno is often cited by papers focused on Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (14 papers), Effects of Radiation Exposure (12 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (11 papers). Manuela Buonanno collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Manuela Buonanno's co-authors include David J. Brenner, David Welch, Igor Shuryak, Veljko Grilj, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, Edouard I. Azzam, S. P. A. Toledo, Alan W. Bigelow, Brian Ponnaiya and Lubomir B. Smilenov and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Manuela Buonanno

44 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Far-UVC light (222 nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses

2020 466 citations Manuela Buonanno, David Welch et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Radiation-Induced Lipid Peroxidation Triggers Ferroptosis and Synergizes with Ferroptosis Inducers

2020 399 citations Andrew Harken, Manuela Buonanno et al. profile →
Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases

2018 295 citations David Welch, Manuela Buonanno et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Biological effects in normal cells exposed to FLASH dose rate protons

2019 218 citations Manuela Buonanno, Veljko Grilj et al. Radiotherapy and Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Manuela Buonanno United States	20	1.6k	482	464	398	380	45	2.7k
Igor Shuryak United States	29	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 2.3×	664 1.4×	289 0.7×	226 0.6×	138	3.4k
Gerhard Randers-Pehrson United States	26	2.0k 1.3×	2.0k 4.2×	754 1.6×	212 0.5×	236 0.6×	46	3.5k
Brian Ponnaiya United States	18	699 0.4×	717 1.5×	574 1.2×	115 0.3×	148 0.4×	41	1.6k
Harry Moseley United Kingdom	36	2.1k 1.3×	416 0.9×	437 0.9×	143 0.4×	1.7k 4.3×	155	4.6k
Philippe Moretto France	22	726 0.5×	179 0.4×	244 0.5×	143 0.4×	136 0.4×	44	2.0k
Brian T. Collins United States	36	1.6k 1.0×	682 1.4×	464 1.0×	532 1.3×	32 0.1×	231	4.9k
Craig Higgins United Kingdom	30	259 0.2×	280 0.6×	613 1.3×	83 0.2×	74 0.2×	76	3.6k
Ellen L. Jones United States	35	511 0.3×	1.0k 2.2×	580 1.3×	73 0.2×	73 0.2×	102	3.9k
Alan W. Bigelow United States	13	403 0.3×	166 0.3×	95 0.2×	110 0.3×	125 0.3×	27	809
Maurice C. G. Aalders Netherlands	36	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 2.7×	624 1.3×	61 0.2×	100 0.3×	148	5.1k

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All Works

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Buonanno, Manuela, et al.. (2025). 222 nm far‐ UVC light and skin health: Assessment of DNA damage across different skin types. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 102(2). 400–410.

Buonanno, Manuela, Igor Shuryak, Brian Ponnaiya, et al.. (2024). Extending the acute skin response spectrum to include the far‐UVC. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 101(3). 673–682. 1 indexed citations

Buonanno, Manuela, et al.. (2024). Susceptibility of extremophiles to far-UVC light for bioburden reduction in spacecraft assembly facilities. Life Sciences in Space Research. 41. 56–63. 4 indexed citations

Welch, David, et al.. (2022). No Evidence of Induced Skin Cancer or Other Skin Abnormalities after Long‐Term (66 week) Chronic Exposure to 222‐nm Far‐UVC Radiation. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 99(1). 168–175. 45 indexed citations

Welch, David, Marilena Aquino de Muro, Manuela Buonanno, & David J. Brenner. (2022). Wavelength‐dependent DNA Photodamage in a 3‐D human Skin Model over the Far‐UVC and Germicidal UVC Wavelength Ranges from 215 to 255 nm. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 98(5). 1167–1171. 27 indexed citations

Eadie, Ewan, Louise A. Fletcher, Paul O’Mahoney, et al.. (2022). Far-UVC (222 nm) efficiently inactivates an airborne pathogen in a room-sized chamber. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 4373–4373. 112 indexed citations

Barbieri, Sofia, Gabriele Babini, W. Friedland, et al.. (2019). Predicting DNA damage foci and their experimental readout with 2D microscopy: a unified approach applied to photon and neutron exposures. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 14019–14019. 16 indexed citations

Welch, David, Manuela Buonanno, Brian Ponnaiya, et al.. (2019). An Integrated Preprocessing Approach for Exploring Single-Cell Gene Expression in Rare Cells. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19758–19758. 3 indexed citations

Buonanno, Manuela, Veljko Grilj, & David J. Brenner. (2019). Biological effects in normal cells exposed to FLASH dose rate protons. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 139. 51–55. 218 indexed citations breakdown →

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Welch, David, Manuela Buonanno, Igor Shuryak, et al.. (2018). Effect of far ultraviolet light emitted from an optical diffuser on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. PLoS ONE. 13(8). e0202275–e0202275. 17 indexed citations

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Welch, David, Manuela Buonanno, Veljko Grilj, et al.. (2018). Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 2752–2752. 295 indexed citations breakdown →

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Buonanno, Manuela, Brian Ponnaiya, David Welch, et al.. (2017). Germicidal Efficacy and Mammalian Skin Safety of 222-nm UV Light. Radiation Research. 187(4). 493–501. 258 indexed citations

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Buonanno, Manuela, Stanislauskas Milda, Brian Ponnaiya, et al.. (2016). 207-nm UV Light—A Promising Tool for Safe Low-Cost Reduction of Surgical Site Infections. II: In-Vivo Safety Studies. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0138418–e0138418. 130 indexed citations

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Buonanno, Manuela, G. Randers‐Pehrson, Lubomir B. Smilenov, et al.. (2015). A Mouse Ear Model for Bystander Studies Induced by Microbeam Irradiation. Radiation Research. 184(2). 219–225. 17 indexed citations

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Buonanno, Manuela, S. P. A. Toledo, Roger W. Howell, & Edouard I. Azzam. (2015). Low-dose energetic protons induce adaptive and bystander effects that protect human cells against DNA damage caused by a subsequent exposure to energetic iron ions. Journal of Radiation Research. 56(3). 502–508. 35 indexed citations

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Garty, Guy, et al.. (2015). Microbeam-coupled capillary electrophoresis. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 166(1-4). 188–191. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Min, Manuela Buonanno, Narongchai Autsavapromporn, et al.. (2013). Health Risks of Space Exploration: Targeted and Nontargeted Oxidative Injury by High-Charge and High-Energy Particles. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(9). 1501–1523. 42 indexed citations

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Buonanno, Manuela, et al.. (2013). Microbeam irradiation of C. elegans nematode in microfluidic channels. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 52(4). 531–537. 6 indexed citations

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Brenner, D. J., Manuela Buonanno, Sally A. Amundson, et al.. (2013). Integrated interdisciplinary training in the radiological sciences. British Journal of Radiology. 87(1034). 20130779–20130779. 4 indexed citations

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Franceschi, Silvia, Stefania Arniani, Daniela Balzi, et al.. (1997). [Classical Kaposi sarcoma and volcanic soil in southern Italy: a case-control study].. PubMed. 21(2). 114–7. 9 indexed citations

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