Massimo Franco

3.4k total citations
104 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Massimo Franco is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Franco has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Massimo Franco's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (20 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (18 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers). Massimo Franco is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (20 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (18 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers). Massimo Franco collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Austria. Massimo Franco's co-authors include Angela Lopedota, Nunzio Denora, Valentino Laquintana, Gaetano Liso, Annalisa Cutrignelli, Andrea Latrofa, Giuseppe Trapani, Antonio Lopalco, Enrico Sanna and Giovanni Biggio and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Franco

103 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Massimo Franco Italy	35	865	862	683	509	359	104	2.9k
Giuseppe Trapani Italy	38	860 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	847 1.2×	682 1.3×	424 1.2×	111	3.8k
Alessandro Dalpiaz Italy	33	1.0k 1.2×	1.3k 1.5×	372 0.5×	389 0.8×	158 0.4×	129	3.3k
Angela Lopedota Italy	33	841 1.0×	834 1.0×	351 0.5×	732 1.4×	584 1.6×	119	2.9k
Valentino Laquintana Italy	35	604 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	436 0.6×	814 1.6×	642 1.8×	109	3.1k
Adriana Trapani Italy	37	1.2k 1.4×	996 1.2×	327 0.5×	1.0k 2.0×	563 1.6×	96	3.4k
Elena Del Favero Italy	32	533 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	493 0.7×	719 1.4×	407 1.1×	108	3.0k
Miklós Vecsernyés Hungary	31	584 0.7×	782 0.9×	226 0.3×	302 0.6×	207 0.6×	123	2.8k
Swarnlata Saraf India	26	1.6k 1.9×	962 1.1×	292 0.4×	853 1.7×	491 1.4×	50	3.5k
Barbara Pavan Italy	31	464 0.5×	811 0.9×	202 0.3×	302 0.6×	319 0.9×	111	2.9k
Jouko Savolainen Finland	19	322 0.4×	828 1.0×	396 0.6×	355 0.7×	238 0.7×	34	2.3k

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Laquintana, Valentino, Angela Lopedota, Nunzio Denora, et al.. (2024). Celecoxib-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex in a chitosan/PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer matrix: Structural effect and drug release. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 660. 1030–1038. 7 indexed citations

Denora, Nunzio, Rosa Maria Iacobazzi, Valentino Laquintana, et al.. (2024). Investigating the prilling/vibration technique to produce gastric-directed drug delivery systems for misoprostol. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 651. 123762–123762. 7 indexed citations

Ricci, Fabrizio, Giuseppe Francesco Racaniello, Nunzio Denora, et al.. (2023). Thermoresponsive mucoadhesive hydrogel based on Pluronic F127/thiolated glycol chitosan for intravesical administration of celecoxib/gemcitabine. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 86. 104687–104687. 9 indexed citations

Racaniello, Giuseppe Francesco, Ilaria Arduino, Valentino Laquintana, et al.. (2022). Direct cyclodextrin-based powder extrusion 3D printing for one-step production of the BCS class II model drug niclosamide. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 12(8). 1895–1910. 43 indexed citations

Arduino, Ilaria, Zehua Liu, Rosa Maria Iacobazzi, et al.. (2021). Microfluidic preparation and in vitro evaluation of iRGD-functionalized solid lipid nanoparticles for targeted delivery of paclitaxel to tumor cells. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 610. 121246–121246. 41 indexed citations

Iacobazzi, Rosa Maria, Annalisa Cutrignelli, Angela Stefanachi, et al.. (2020). Hydroxy-Propil-β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes of two Biphenylnicotinamide Derivatives: Formulation and Anti-Proliferative Activity Evaluation in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Models. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(18). 6545–6545. 6 indexed citations

Arduino, Ilaria, Nicoletta Depalo, Francesca Re, et al.. (2020). PEGylated solid lipid nanoparticles for brain delivery of lipophilic kiteplatin Pt(IV) prodrugs: An in vitro study. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 583. 119351–119351. 52 indexed citations

Denora, Nunzio, et al.. (2020). Efficaciousness of Low Affinity Compared to High Affinity TSPO Ligands in the Inhibition of Hypoxic Mitochondrial Cellular Damage Induced by Cobalt Chloride in Human Lung H1299 Cells. Biomedicines. 8(5). 106–106. 7 indexed citations

Denora, Nunzio, Valentino Laquintana, Massimo Franco, et al.. (2020). The protective effect of the TSPO ligands 2,4-Di-Cl-MGV-1, CB86, and CB204 against LPS-induced M1 pro-inflammatory activation of microglia. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 5. 100083–100083. 14 indexed citations

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Cutrignelli, Annalisa, Francesca Sanarica, Antonio Lopalco, et al.. (2019). Dasatinib/HP-β-CD Inclusion Complex Based Aqueous Formulation as a Promising Tool for the Treatment of Paediatric Neuromuscular Disorders. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(3). 591–591. 29 indexed citations

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Lopalco, Antonio, Annalisa Cutrignelli, Nunzio Denora, et al.. (2018). Delivery of Proapoptotic Agents in Glioma Cell Lines by TSPO Ligand–Dextran Nanogels. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(4). 1155–1155. 23 indexed citations

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Lopalco, Antonio, Annalisa Cutrignelli, Nunzio Denora, et al.. (2018). Transferrin Functionalized Liposomes Loading Dopamine HCl: Development and Permeability Studies across an In Vitro Model of Human Blood–Brain Barrier. Nanomaterials. 8(3). 178–178. 73 indexed citations

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Tricarico, Domenico, Fatima Maqoud, Giulia Maria Camerino, et al.. (2017). Characterization of minoxidil/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex in aqueous alginate gel useful for alopecia management: Efficacy evaluation in male rat. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 122. 146–157. 27 indexed citations

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Perrone, Mara, Antonio Lopalco, Angela Lopedota, et al.. (2017). Preactivated thiolated glycogen as mucoadhesive polymer for drug delivery. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 119. 161–169. 48 indexed citations

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Iacobazzi, Rosa Maria, Letizia Porcelli, Angela Lopedota, et al.. (2017). Targeting human liver cancer cells with lactobionic acid-G(4)-PAMAM-FITC sorafenib loaded dendrimers. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 528(1-2). 485–497. 63 indexed citations

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Laquintana, Valentino, Nunzio Denora, Annalisa Cutrignelli, et al.. (2016). TSPO Ligand-Methotrexate Prodrug Conjugates: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(6). 967–967. 8 indexed citations

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Dell’Anna, Maria Michela, Benedetta Carrozzini, Rocco Caliandro, et al.. (2016). Triphenylphosphane Pt(II) complexes containing biologically active natural polyphenols: Synthesis, crystal structure, molecular modeling and cytotoxic studies. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 163. 346–361. 24 indexed citations

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Perrone, Mara, Byung Seok Moon, Hyun Soo Park, et al.. (2016). A Novel PET Imaging Probe for the Detection and Monitoring of Translocator Protein 18 kDa Expression in Pathological Disorders. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 20422–20422. 42 indexed citations

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TRAPANI, G., Annalisa Cutrignelli, Andrea Latrofa, et al.. (2004). Valproic Acid‐Hydrophilic Cyclodextrin Complexes and Valproic Acid‐Solid Dispersions: Evaluation of Their Potential Pharmaceutical Use. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy. 30(1). 53–64. 10 indexed citations

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Trapani, Giuseppe, Massimo Franco, Andrea Latrofa, Antonia Reho, & Gaetano Liso. (2001). Synthesis, in vitro and in vivo cytotoxicity, and prediction of the intestinal absorption of substituted 2-ethoxycarbonyl-imidazo[2,1-b]benzothiazoles. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 14(3). 209–216. 67 indexed citations

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