Manuela Valsecchi

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Manuela Valsecchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuela Valsecchi has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cell Biology and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Manuela Valsecchi's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (21 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (14 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (9 papers). Manuela Valsecchi is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (21 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (14 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (9 papers). Manuela Valsecchi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Manuela Valsecchi's co-authors include Sandro Sonnino, Vanna Chigorno, Massimo Aureli, Alessandro Prinetti, Simona Prioni, Nicoletta Loberto, S. Pablo Sardi, Fiona E. McAllister, Daniela Berg and Jan Pruszak and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Manuela Valsecchi

37 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

iPSC-derived neurons from GBA1-associated Parkinson’s disease patients show autophagic defects and impaired calcium homeostasis

2014 406 citations David C. Schöndorf, Massimo Aureli et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Manuela Valsecchi Italy	19	745	488	318	259	135	39	1.2k
Tamar Farfel‐Becker Israel	13	374 0.5×	638 1.3×	514 1.6×	173 0.7×	105 0.8×	14	1.1k
Ian M. Williams United Kingdom	17	454 0.6×	510 1.0×	174 0.5×	82 0.3×	146 1.1×	25	1.1k
Andrés D. Klein Chile	20	420 0.6×	802 1.6×	330 1.0×	187 0.7×	91 0.7×	43	1.3k
Juliana Ng Canada	8	234 0.3×	525 1.1×	239 0.8×	815 3.1×	246 1.8×	10	1.2k
Nikolay V. Kukushkin United States	11	654 0.9×	197 0.4×	295 0.9×	77 0.3×	135 1.0×	18	950
Jan‐Eric Månsson Sweden	14	463 0.6×	288 0.6×	104 0.3×	189 0.7×	159 1.2×	19	914
A. Joseph Bloom United States	18	562 0.8×	222 0.5×	126 0.4×	86 0.3×	141 1.0×	29	1.1k
Stefania Zampieri Italy	19	267 0.4×	595 1.2×	183 0.6×	164 0.6×	53 0.4×	34	867
Angela Schulz Germany	20	630 0.8×	1.3k 2.6×	646 2.0×	114 0.4×	136 1.0×	88	1.8k
Lara Wahlster United States	12	388 0.5×	190 0.4×	160 0.5×	195 0.8×	163 1.2×	20	761

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Chiricozzi, Elena, Giulia Lunghi, Manuela Valsecchi, et al.. (2025). Metabolic and Structural Consequences of GM3 Synthase Deficiency: Insights from an HEK293-T Knockout Model. Biomedicines. 13(4). 843–843.

Ornaghi, Francesca, Francesco Morena, Chiara Argentati, et al.. (2022). Therapeutic advantages of combined gene/cell therapy strategies in a murine model of GM2 gangliosidosis. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 25. 170–189. 4 indexed citations

Chiricozzi, Elena, Massimo Aureli, Laura Mauri, et al.. (2021). Glycosphingolipids. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1325. 61–102. 14 indexed citations

Valsecchi, Manuela, Ferdinando Oriolo, Xiqian Lan, et al.. (2020). APOL1 polymorphism modulates sphingolipid profile of human podocytes. Glycoconjugate Journal. 37(6). 729–744. 6 indexed citations

Fabbiani, Massimiliano, Nicoletta Ciccarelli, Valeria Castelli, et al.. (2019). Hepatitis C virus–related factors associated WITH cognitive performance in HIV-HCV-coinfected patients. Journal of NeuroVirology. 25(6). 866–873. 7 indexed citations

Chiricozzi, Elena, Laura Mauri, Giulia Lunghi, et al.. (2019). Parkinson’s disease recovery by GM1 oligosaccharide treatment in the B4galnt1+/− mouse model. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19330–19330. 39 indexed citations

Ornaghi, Francesca, Francesco Morena, Manuela Valsecchi, et al.. (2019). Novel bicistronic lentiviral vectors correct β-Hexosaminidase deficiency in neural and hematopoietic stem cells and progeny: implications for in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy of GM2 gangliosidosis. Neurobiology of Disease. 134. 104667–104667. 21 indexed citations

Filosto, Massimiliano, Massimo Aureli, Barbara Castellotti, et al.. (2016). ASAH1 variant causing a mild SMA phenotype with no myoclonic epilepsy: a clinical, biochemical and molecular study. European Journal of Human Genetics. 24(11). 1578–1583. 18 indexed citations

Schöndorf, David C., Massimo Aureli, Fiona E. McAllister, et al.. (2014). iPSC-derived neurons from GBA1-associated Parkinson’s disease patients show autophagic defects and impaired calcium homeostasis. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4028–4028. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

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Illuzzi, Giuditta, Caterina Bernacchioni, Massimo Aureli, et al.. (2010). Sphingosine Kinase Mediates Resistance to the Synthetic Retinoid N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(24). 18594–18602. 42 indexed citations

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Buccinnà, Barbara, Marco Piccinini, Alessandro Prinetti, et al.. (2009). Alterations of myelin‐specific proteins and sphingolipids characterize the brains of acid sphingomyelinase‐deficient mice, an animal model of Niemann–Pick disease type A. Journal of Neurochemistry. 109(1). 105–115. 27 indexed citations

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Loberto, Nicoletta, et al.. (2008). Thin layer chromatography of gangliosides. Glycoconjugate Journal. 26(8). 961–973. 31 indexed citations

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Valsecchi, Manuela, Laura Mauri, Simona Prioni, et al.. (2006). Ceramide and sphingomyelin species of fibroblasts and neurons in culture. Journal of Lipid Research. 48(2). 417–424. 58 indexed citations

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Valaperta, Rea, Manuela Valsecchi, Massimo Aureli, et al.. (2006). Induction of axonal differentiation by silencing plasma membrane‐associated sialidase Neu3 in neuroblastoma cells. Journal of Neurochemistry. 100(3). 708–719. 33 indexed citations

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Prinetti, Alessandro, Valentina Appierto, Maria Grazia Villani, et al.. (2003). Altered Sphingolipid Metabolism inN-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)- retinamide-resistant A2780 Human Ovarian Carcinoma Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(8). 5574–5583. 56 indexed citations

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Chigorno, Vanna, et al.. (1997). Metabolic Processing of Gangliosides by Human Fibroblasts in Culture — Formation and Recycling of Separate Pools of Sphingosine. European Journal of Biochemistry. 250(3). 661–669. 38 indexed citations

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Valsecchi, Manuela, Paola Palestini, Vanna Chigorno, & Sandro Sonnino. (1996). Age-related changes of the ganglioside long-chain base composition in rat cerebellum. Neurochemistry International. 28(2). 183–187. 16 indexed citations

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Chigorno, Vanna, Manuela Valsecchi, Domenico Acquotti, Sandro Sonnino, & Guido Tettamanti. (1990). Formation of a cytosolic ganglioside‐protein complex following administration of photoreactive ganglioside GM1 to human fibroblasts in culture. FEBS Letters. 263(2). 329–331. 36 indexed citations

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Chigorno, Vanna, et al.. (1990). Effect of the different supramolecular organization on the uptake and metabolization of exogenous GM1 ganglioside by human fibroblasts. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 55(2). 207–213. 7 indexed citations

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Pitto, Marina, et al.. (1989). Sialidase in Cerebellar Granule Cells Differentiating in Culture. Journal of Neurochemistry. 53(5). 1464–1470. 13 indexed citations

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