Marta Barba

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
72 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Marta Barba is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marta Barba has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Surgery, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Marta Barba's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (12 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (8 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (8 papers). Marta Barba is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (12 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (8 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (8 papers). Marta Barba collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Mexico. Marta Barba's co-authors include Wanda Lattanzi, Claudia Cicione, Giandomenico Logroscino, Vincenzo Campana, Giuseppe Milano, E. D. Pagano, Camilla Bernardini, Fabrizio Michetti, Lorena Di Pietro and Vincenzo Valentini and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Marta Barba

68 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Bone substitutes in orthopaedic surgery: from basic science to clinical practice

2014 828 citations Vincenzo Campana, Marta Barba et al. profile →
Spinal Fusion in the Next Generation: Gene and Cell Therapy Approaches

2014 426 citations Marta Barba, Claudia Cicione et al. The Scientific World JOURNAL profile →
Nomograms for Predicting Local Recurrence, Distant Metastases, and Overall Survival for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer on the Basis of European Randomized Clinical Trials

2011 386 citations Vincenzo Valentini, Ruud G.P.M. van Stiphout et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marta Barba Italy	23	959	884	581	477	324	72	2.9k
Yi Liu China	36	604 0.6×	889 1.0×	311 0.5×	1.1k 2.3×	199 0.6×	196	3.7k
Michelle M. McDonald Australia	29	674 0.7×	820 0.9×	1.1k 1.9×	1.2k 2.5×	185 0.6×	95	3.7k
Laoise M. McNamara Ireland	37	2.0k 2.1×	993 1.1×	490 0.8×	1.5k 3.1×	306 0.9×	104	4.8k
Dafna Benayahu Israel	31	843 0.9×	588 0.7×	552 1.0×	1.6k 3.3×	788 2.4×	118	4.0k
Fulin Chen China	38	1.0k 1.1×	674 0.8×	228 0.4×	1.1k 2.4×	331 1.0×	165	4.4k
Qin Shi China	42	1.2k 1.3×	989 1.1×	475 0.8×	1.4k 2.8×	430 1.3×	218	5.1k
Virginia L. Ferguson United States	37	917 1.0×	710 0.8×	296 0.5×	999 2.1×	127 0.4×	152	4.1k
Stephen D. Waldman Canada	29	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	209 0.4×	350 0.7×	270 0.8×	121	3.2k
Thomas Tischer Germany	36	784 0.8×	2.1k 2.3×	489 0.8×	394 0.8×	121 0.4×	205	4.3k
Hideki Yoshikawa Japan	36	1.0k 1.1×	658 0.7×	692 1.2×	2.2k 4.6×	333 1.0×	102	4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marta Barba

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Barba, Marta, Paola De Franco, Sara De Matteis, et al.. (2025). Non-melanoma skin cancer treated with hypofractionated 192—Ir contact brachitherapy: a single institution series. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1525926–1525926.

Luca, Valerio De, et al.. (2024). Serious Games for the Treatment of Children with ADHD: The BRAVO Project. Information Systems Frontiers. 27(3). 841–863. 5 indexed citations

Panunzio, Andrea, Francesco De Carlo, Sara De Matteis, et al.. (2023). Current Knowledge on Radiation-Therapy-Induced Erectile Dysfunction in Prostate-Cancer Patients: A Narrative Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 104–116. 1 indexed citations

Luca, Valerio De, et al.. (2023). A user experience analysis for a mobile Mixed Reality application for cultural heritage. Virtual Reality. 27(4). 2821–2837. 10 indexed citations

Perini, Giordano, Enrico Rosa, Lorena Di Pietro, et al.. (2022). INSIDIA 2.0 High-Throughput Analysis of 3D Cancer Models: Multiparametric Quantification of Graphene Quantum Dots Photothermal Therapy for Glioblastoma and Pancreatic Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(6). 3217–3217. 19 indexed citations

Pietro, Lorena Di, Marta Barba, Garima Yagnik, et al.. (2020). Gain-of-function variants and overexpression of RUNX2 in patients with nonsyndromic midline craniosynostosis. Bone. 137. 115395–115395. 13 indexed citations

Barba, Marta, Giuseppe Di Taranto, & Wanda Lattanzi. (2017). Adipose-derived stem cell therapies for bone regeneration. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 17(6). 677–689. 58 indexed citations

Martelli, Claudia, Luca D’Angelo, Marta Barba, et al.. (2016). Top-down proteomic characterization of DAOY medulloblastoma tumor cell line. PubMed. 12. 13–21. 4 indexed citations

Valentini, Vincenzo, Ruud G.P.M. van Stiphout, Guido Lammering, et al.. (2015). Selection of appropriate end-points (pCR vs 2yDFS) for tailoring treatments with prediction models in locally advanced rectal cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 114(3). 302–309. 44 indexed citations

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Montalvo‐Javé, Eduardo E., et al.. (2015). Absorbable bioprosthesis for the treatment of bile duct injury in an experimental model. International Journal of Surgery. 20. 163–169. 8 indexed citations

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Lattanzi, Wanda, Roberta Parolisi, Marta Barba, & Luca Bonfanti. (2015). Osteogenic and Neurogenic Stem Cells in Their Own Place: Unraveling Differences and Similarities Between Niches. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 455–455. 18 indexed citations

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Dobrowolny, Gabriella, et al.. (2015). Muscle Expression of SOD1G93A Modulates microRNA and mRNA Transcription Pattern Associated with the Myelination Process in the Spinal Cord of Transgenic Mice. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 463–463. 26 indexed citations

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Barba, Marta, Claudia Cicione, Camilla Bernardini, et al.. (2014). Spinal Fusion in the Next Generation: Gene and Cell Therapy Approaches. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2014. 1–9. 426 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fetoni, Anna Rita, Wanda Lattanzi, Sara Letizia Maria Eramo, et al.. (2014). Grafting and Early Expression of Growth Factors from Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Transplanted into the Cochlea, in a Guinea Pig Model of Acoustic Trauma. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 8. 334–334. 22 indexed citations

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Marei, Hany E., Nahla Afifi, Ahmed Abdelmaksoud, et al.. (2013). Over-Expression of hNGF in Adult Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Promotes Cell Growth and Oligodendrocytic Differentiation. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82206–e82206. 19 indexed citations

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Bernardini, Camilla, Federica Censi, Wanda Lattanzi, et al.. (2013). Mitochondrial Network Genes in the Skeletal Muscle of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e57739–e57739. 36 indexed citations

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Saulnier, N., A.C. Piscaglia, Maria Ausiliatrice Puglisi, et al.. (2010). Molecular mechanisms underlying human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells differentiation into a hepatocyte-like phenotype. Digestive and Liver Disease. 42(12). 895–901. 27 indexed citations

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Valentini, Vincenzo, Claudio Coco, Gianluca Rizzo, et al.. (2009). Outcomes of clinical T4M0 extra-peritoneal rectal cancer treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy and surgery: A prospective evaluation of a single institutional experience. Surgery. 145(5). 486–494. 43 indexed citations

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Barba, Marta, et al.. (2005). Stoichiometric hydroxyapatite obtained by precipitation and sol gel processes. Revista Mexicana de Física. 51(3). 284–293. 51 indexed citations

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Aloisio, Giovanni, et al.. (2004). BIG: a Grid Portal for Biomedical Data and Images. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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