Maria Proto

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Maria Proto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Proto has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pharmacology and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Maria Proto's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (12 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (5 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (4 papers). Maria Proto is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (12 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (5 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (4 papers). Maria Proto collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Argentina and United States. Maria Proto's co-authors include Maurizio Bifulco, Chiara Laezza, Patrizia Gazzerro, Simona Pisanti, Anna Maria Malfitano, Elena Ciaglia, Donatella Fiore, Antonietta Santoro, Roberta Ranieri and Giuseppina Gangemi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Blood and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Maria Proto

50 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Cannabidiol: State of the art and new challenges for therapeutic applications

2017 435 citations Simona Pisanti, Anna Maria Malfitano et al. Pharmacology & Therapeutics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maria Proto Italy	23	953	542	406	304	296	52	2.0k
Robert Ramer Germany	29	1.6k 1.6×	670 1.2×	492 1.2×	179 0.6×	310 1.0×	54	2.3k
Maria Beatrice Morelli Italy	34	476 0.5×	1.0k 1.9×	313 0.8×	205 0.7×	315 1.1×	91	2.8k
Mar Lorente Spain	24	1.6k 1.6×	955 1.8×	565 1.4×	222 0.7×	585 2.0×	29	2.8k
Lei Shen China	30	378 0.4×	1.4k 2.7×	743 1.8×	449 1.5×	268 0.9×	137	3.9k
María Salazar‐Roa Spain	24	1.0k 1.1×	1.8k 3.4×	469 1.2×	416 1.4×	398 1.3×	38	3.7k
Rui Zhao China	29	291 0.3×	1.3k 2.5×	180 0.4×	231 0.8×	243 0.8×	122	2.9k
Yoshihiro Kano Japan	31	342 0.4×	1.7k 3.1×	354 0.9×	441 1.5×	79 0.3×	112	3.2k
Odette Laneuville Canada	26	928 1.0×	599 1.1×	435 1.1×	105 0.3×	243 0.8×	78	2.3k
Yasuko Koshihara Japan	24	365 0.4×	1.3k 2.3×	162 0.4×	257 0.8×	258 0.9×	38	2.5k
Hui Su China	22	369 0.4×	597 1.1×	74 0.2×	228 0.8×	96 0.3×	77	1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Proto

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

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Sardo, Carla, Giulia Auriemma, Claudia Conte, et al.. (2024). Inulin Amphiphilic Copolymer-Based Drug Delivery: Unraveling the Structural Features of Graft Constructs. Pharmaceutics. 16(8). 971–971. 2 indexed citations

Donato, Marzia Di, Erika Di Zazzo, Annamaria Salvati, et al.. (2023). RIZ2 at the crossroad of the EGF/EGFR signaling in colorectal cancer. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 736–736. 6 indexed citations

Fiore, Donatella, Maria Proto, Silvia Franceschelli, et al.. (2022). In Vitro Evidence of Statins’ Protective Role against COVID-19 Hallmarks. Biomedicines. 10(9). 2123–2123. 7 indexed citations

Pagano, Cristina, Erika Di Zazzo, Giovanna Navarra, et al.. (2022). Advances in “adiponcosis”: Insights in the inner mechanisms at the base of adipose and tumour tissues interplay. International Journal of Cancer. 152(12). 2464–2473. 6 indexed citations

Proto, Maria, et al.. (2022). Modified Adenosines Sensitize Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide by Affecting DNA Methyltransferases. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 815646–815646. 4 indexed citations

Grimaldi, Manuela, Maria Proto, Veronica De Simone, et al.. (2021). Towards an Improvement of Anticancer Activity of Benzyl Adenosine Analogs. Molecules. 26(23). 7146–7146. 2 indexed citations

Proto, Maria, Donatella Fiore, Cristina Pagano, et al.. (2021). Lipid homeostasis and mevalonate pathway in COVID-19: Basic concepts and potential therapeutic targets. Progress in Lipid Research. 82. 101099–101099. 20 indexed citations

Casamassimi, Amelia, Monica Rienzo, Erika Di Zazzo, et al.. (2020). Multifaceted Role of PRDM Proteins in Human Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(7). 2648–2648. 46 indexed citations

Laezza, Chiara, Cristina Pagano, Giovanna Navarra, et al.. (2020). The Endocannabinoid System: A Target for Cancer Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(3). 747–747. 109 indexed citations

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Fiore, Donatella, Maria Proto, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, et al.. (2019). N6-Isopentenyladenosine Inhibits Colorectal Cancer and Improves Sensitivity to 5-Fluorouracil Targeting FBXW7 Tumor Suppressor. Cancers. 11(10). 1456–1456. 11 indexed citations

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Proto, Maria, Donatella Fiore, Silvia Franceschelli, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of Wnt/β-Catenin pathway and Histone acetyltransferase activity by Rimonabant: a therapeutic target for colon cancer. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 52 indexed citations

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Ranieri, Roberta, Elena Ciaglia, Giuseppina Amodio, et al.. (2017). N6-isopentenyladenosine dual targeting of AMPK and Rab7 prenylation inhibits melanoma growth through the impairment of autophagic flux. Cell Death and Differentiation. 25(2). 353–367. 57 indexed citations

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Pisanti, Simona, Anna Maria Malfitano, Elena Ciaglia, et al.. (2017). Cannabidiol: State of the art and new challenges for therapeutic applications. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 175. 133–150. 435 indexed citations breakdown →

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Malfitano, Anna Maria, et al.. (2014). Statins in neurological disorders: An overview and update. Pharmacological Research. 88. 74–83. 55 indexed citations

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Salomone, Roberta, et al.. (2013). Product-oriented environmental management systems (POEMS) : improving sustainability and competitiveness in the agri-food chain with innovative environmental management tools. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 1–326. 5 indexed citations

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Laezza, Chiara, Alba D’Alessandro, Simona Paladino, et al.. (2012). Anandamide inhibits the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway in human breast cancer MDA MB 231 cells. European Journal of Cancer. 48(16). 3112–3122. 49 indexed citations

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Laezza, Chiara, Anna Maria Malfitano, Maria Proto, et al.. (2010). Inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase activity and of Ras farnesylation mediate antitumor effects of anandamide in human breast cancer cells. Endocrine Related Cancer. 17(2). 495–503. 33 indexed citations

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Monteleone, Palmiero, Maurizio Bifulco, C. Di Filippo, et al.. (2009). Association of CNR1 and FAAH endocannabinoid gene polymorphisms with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: evidence for synergistic effects. Genes Brain & Behavior. 8(7). 728–732. 53 indexed citations

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Bifulco, Maurizio, Anna Maria Malfitano, Maria Proto, et al.. (2008). Biological and Pharmacological Roles of N6-Isopentenyladenosine: An Emerging Anticancer Drug. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 8(2). 200–204. 33 indexed citations

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Coviello, Alfredo, Maria Proto, María Peral de Bruno, et al.. (1993). Effects of angiotensin I of the american bullfrog Rana catesbeiana on amphibian tissues. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 104(1). 113–116. 2 indexed citations

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