Mara Saccomano

947 total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

Mara Saccomano is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mara Saccomano has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 3 papers in Oncology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mara Saccomano's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (4 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (3 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (3 papers). Mara Saccomano is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (4 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (3 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (3 papers). Mara Saccomano collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and Denmark. Mara Saccomano's co-authors include Frauke Alves, Jakob G. P. Lingg, Oliver T. Bruns†, Vasilis Ntziachristos, Monica Pengshung, Sarah Glasl, Ellen M. Sletten, Bernardo A. Arús, Martin Warmer and Emily D. Cosco and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Methods, Oncogene and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mara Saccomano

10 papers receiving 739 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.

  1. Shortwave infrared polymethine fluorophores matched to excitation lasers enable non-invasive, multicolour in vivo imaging in real time
    2020 265 citations Emily D. Cosco, Jakob G. P. Lingg et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
  2. Targeted multicolor in vivo imaging over 1,000 nm enabled by nonamethine cyanines
    2022 139 citations Venugopal Bandi, Michael Luciano et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mara Saccomano Germany 9 364 253 222 92 83 11 745
David E. Scherrer United States 14 190 0.5× 93 0.4× 483 2.2× 67 0.7× 163 2.0× 21 1.3k
Magali Toussaint Germany 12 285 0.8× 142 0.6× 155 0.7× 34 0.4× 81 1.0× 37 618
Laura Pisani United States 18 335 0.9× 159 0.6× 225 1.0× 68 0.7× 217 2.6× 47 1.1k
Kim Douma Netherlands 14 183 0.5× 171 0.7× 383 1.7× 67 0.7× 131 1.6× 18 842
Guillaume Bort France 10 285 0.8× 329 1.3× 142 0.6× 44 0.5× 64 0.8× 16 679
Qiyao Yang China 11 181 0.5× 76 0.3× 177 0.8× 133 1.4× 107 1.3× 19 622
Rachel A. Richardson United States 10 195 0.5× 109 0.4× 328 1.5× 108 1.2× 103 1.2× 25 900
David J. Hall United States 16 486 1.3× 331 1.3× 241 1.1× 76 0.8× 217 2.6× 43 1.0k
Duanwen Shen United States 12 176 0.5× 167 0.7× 257 1.2× 74 0.8× 77 0.9× 18 590
Eric Blankemeyer United States 10 203 0.6× 64 0.3× 173 0.8× 37 0.4× 369 4.4× 16 814

Countries citing papers authored by Mara Saccomano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mara Saccomano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mara Saccomano. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mara Saccomano. The network helps show where Mara Saccomano may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mara Saccomano

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Gujrati, Vipul, Uwe Klemm, Mohammed Arshad, et al.. (2025). Photoswitching protein-XTEN fusions as injectable optoacoustic probes. Acta Biomaterialia. 195. 536–546.
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Brombal, Luca, F. Arfelli, Francesco Brun, et al.. (2024). Edge-illumination spectral phase-contrast tomography. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 69(7). 75027–75027. 8 indexed citations
3.
Bandi, Venugopal, Michael Luciano, Mara Saccomano, et al.. (2022). Targeted multicolor in vivo imaging over 1,000 nm enabled by nonamethine cyanines. Nature Methods. 19(3). 353–358. 139 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Cosco, Emily D., Jakob G. P. Lingg, Mara Saccomano, et al.. (2020). Shortwave infrared polymethine fluorophores matched to excitation lasers enable non-invasive, multicolour in vivo imaging in real time. Nature Chemistry. 12(12). 1123–1130. 265 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bode, Julia, Alyona Sukhanova, Svetlana Bozrova, et al.. (2018). Single- and two-photon imaging of human micrometastases and disseminated tumour cells with conjugates of nanobodies and quantum dots. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 4595–4595. 32 indexed citations
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Saccomano, Mara, Jonas Albers, Giuliana Tromba, et al.. (2018). Synchrotron inline phase contrast µCT enables detailed virtual histology of embedded soft-tissue samples with and without staining. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 25(4). 1153–1161. 61 indexed citations
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Dovmark, Tobias H., Mara Saccomano, Alžbeta Hulı́ková, Frauke Alves, & Pawel Swietach. (2017). Connexin-43 channels are a pathway for discharging lactate from glycolytic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. Oncogene. 36(32). 4538–4550. 58 indexed citations
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Zeeberg, Katrine, Rosa Angela Cardone, Maria Raffaella Greco, et al.. (2016). Assessment of different 3D culture systems to study tumor phenotype and chemosensitivity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. International Journal of Oncology. 49(1). 243–252. 19 indexed citations
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Saccomano, Mara, Christian Dullin, Frauke Alves, & Joanna Napp. (2016). Preclinical evaluation of near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescently labeled cetuximab as a potential tool for fluorescence‐guided surgery. International Journal of Cancer. 139(10). 2277–2289. 17 indexed citations
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Saccomano, Mara, et al.. (2016). Targeting of the P2X7 receptor in pancreatic cancer and stellate cells. International Journal of Cancer. 139(11). 2540–2552. 76 indexed citations
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Cardone, Rosa Angela, Maria Raffaella Greco, Katrine Zeeberg, et al.. (2015). A Novel NHE1-Centered Signaling Cassette Drives Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Dependent Pancreatic Tumor Metastasis and Is a Target for Combination Therapy. Neoplasia. 17(2). 155–166. 70 indexed citations

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