Maria Conte

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Maria Conte is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Conte has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Physiology, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Maria Conte's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (12 papers), GDF15 and Related Biomarkers (11 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers). Maria Conte is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (12 papers), GDF15 and Related Biomarkers (11 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers). Maria Conte collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Russia and United Kingdom. Maria Conte's co-authors include Claudio Franceschi, Stefano Salvioli, Aurelia Santoro, Serena Schippa, Miriam Capri, Morena Martucci, Daniela Monti, Paolo Garagnani, Marco Sandri and Cristina Morsiani and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Maria Conte

50 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

The Continuum of Aging and Age-Related Diseases: Common Mechanisms but Different Rates

2018 594 citations Claudio Franceschi, Paolo Garagnani et al. profile →
Age-Associated Loss of OPA1 in Muscle Impacts Muscle Mass, Metabolic Homeostasis, Systemic Inflammation, and Epithelial Senescence

2017 421 citations Claudio Franceschi, Stefano Salvioli et al. profile →
Aging and Imaging Assessment of Body Composition: From Fat to Facts

2020 244 citations Federico Ponti, Aurelia Santoro et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maria Conte Italy	24	1.4k	1.4k	362	352	262	52	3.1k
Marta González‐Freire United States	38	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	440 1.2×	287 0.8×	214 0.8×	76	4.3k
Nobuyoshi Hirose Japan	28	889 0.7×	898 0.7×	465 1.3×	153 0.4×	305 1.2×	112	3.0k
Kim M. Huffman United States	36	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.5×	682 1.9×	648 1.8×	168 0.6×	141	4.6k
Elisa Fabbri United States	18	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	859 2.4×	154 0.4×	394 1.5×	26	4.2k
Sonya Vasto Italy	39	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	434 1.2×	116 0.3×	639 2.4×	115	4.2k
Elisa Cevenini Italy	19	1.0k 0.7×	989 0.7×	395 1.1×	110 0.3×	646 2.5×	24	3.2k
Jamie N. Justice United States	25	732 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	279 0.8×	98 0.3×	304 1.2×	69	2.8k
J. Campisi United States	7	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	496 1.4×	101 0.3×	657 2.5×	11	3.5k
Claudio Franceschi Sweden	1	751 0.6×	924 0.7×	426 1.2×	89 0.3×	554 2.1×	2	2.7k
Candace M. Kammerer United States	35	1.2k 0.9×	858 0.6×	425 1.2×	226 0.6×	329 1.3×	136	4.0k

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Conte, Maria, Federica Sevini, Giuseppe Conte, et al.. (2025). The combination of GDF15, FGF21, sRAGE and NfL plasma levels can identify frailty in community-dwelling people across old age. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 226. 112077–112077. 1 indexed citations

Giglio, Andrea De, Maria Conte, Serena De Matteis, et al.. (2025). P2.06.92 Host-Derived Biomarkers of Inflammation and Body Composition Predict Immunotherapy Outcomes in Advanced NSCLC. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 20(10). S334–S335.

Capri, Miriam, Enrico Giampieri, Maria Conte, et al.. (2024). Circulating CXCL9, monocyte percentage, albumin, and C-reactive protein as a potential, non-invasive, molecular signature of carotid artery disease in 65+ patients with multimorbidity: a pilot study in Age.It. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1407396–1407396.

Schifano, Emily, Stefano Tacconi, Eleonora Stanca, et al.. (2024). Lipotoxicity of palmitic acid is associated with DGAT1 downregulation and abolished by PPARα activation in liver cells. Journal of Lipid Research. 65(12). 100692–100692. 10 indexed citations

Montesanto, Alberto, Vincenzo Lagani, Liana Spazzafumo, et al.. (2024). Physical performance strongly predicts all-cause mortality risk in a real-world population of older diabetic patients: machine learning approach for mortality risk stratification. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1359482–1359482. 4 indexed citations

Chiariello, Antonio, Gianandrea Pasquinelli, Alessandra Baracca, et al.. (2023). The expression pattern of GDF15 in human brain changes during aging and in Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 1058665–1058665. 21 indexed citations

Conte, Maria, Lara Testai, Morena Martucci, et al.. (2022). Supplementation of Enriched Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and CLA Cheese on High Fat Diet: Effects on Lipid Metabolism and Fat Profile. Foods. 11(3). 398–398. 6 indexed citations

Conte, Maria, et al.. (2022). GDF15, an emerging key player in human aging. Ageing Research Reviews. 75. 101569–101569. 98 indexed citations

Conte, Maria, Valentina Medici, Davide Malagoli, et al.. (2021). Expression pattern of perilipins in human brain during aging and in Alzheimer's disease. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 48(1). e12756–e12756. 34 indexed citations

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Narici, Marco, Jamie S. McPhee, Maria Conte, et al.. (2021). Age‐related alterations in muscle architecture are a signature of sarcopenia: the ultrasound sarcopenia index. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 12(4). 973–982. 56 indexed citations

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Conte, Maria, Jacopo Sabbatinelli, Antonio Chiariello, et al.. (2020). Disease-specific plasma levels of mitokines FGF21, GDF15, and Humanin in type II diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease in comparison with healthy aging. GeroScience. 43(2). 985–1001. 58 indexed citations

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Santoro, Aurelia, Morena Martucci, Maria Conte, et al.. (2020). Inflammaging, hormesis and the rationale for anti-aging strategies. Ageing Research Reviews. 64. 101142–101142. 82 indexed citations

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Ponti, Federico, Aurelia Santoro, Daniele Mercatelli, et al.. (2020). Aging and Imaging Assessment of Body Composition: From Fat to Facts. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 861–861. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

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Franceschi, Claudio, Paolo Garagnani, Noémie Gensous, et al.. (2019). Accelerated bio‐cognitive aging in Down syndrome: State of the art and possible deceleration strategies. Aging Cell. 18(3). e12903–e12903. 56 indexed citations

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Conte, Maria, Morena Martucci, Marco Sandri, Claudio Franceschi, & Stefano Salvioli. (2019). The Dual Role of the Pervasive “Fattish” Tissue Remodeling With Age. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 114–114. 43 indexed citations

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Barberi, Laura, Bianca Maria Scicchitano, Anne Bigot, et al.. (2013). Age-dependent alteration in muscle regeneration: the critical role of tissue niche. Biogerontology. 14(3). 273–292. 89 indexed citations

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Conte, Maria, Francesco Vasuri, Giovanni Trisolino, et al.. (2013). Increased Plin2 Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle Is Associated with Sarcopenia and Muscle Weakness. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e73709–e73709. 64 indexed citations

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Seppet, Enn, Mati Pääsuke, Maria Conte, Miriam Capri, & Claudio Franceschi. (2011). Ethical aspects of aging research. Biogerontology. 12(6). 491–502. 21 indexed citations

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Conte, Maria, et al.. (2010). Expression of hsp90 mediates cytoprotective effects in the gastrodermis of planarians. Cell Stress and Chaperones. 16(1). 33–39. 15 indexed citations

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Conte, Maria, et al.. (2009). A mortalin-like gene is crucial for planarian stem cell viability. Developmental Biology. 334(1). 109–118. 23 indexed citations

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