Massimo Libra

25.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
290 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Massimo Libra is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Libra has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Molecular Biology, 81 papers in Oncology and 65 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Massimo Libra's work include Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (30 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (28 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (22 papers). Massimo Libra is often cited by papers focused on Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (30 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (28 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (22 papers). Massimo Libra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Greece. Massimo Libra's co-authors include Luca Falzone, James A. McCubrey, Linda S. Steelman, Alberto M. Martelli, Saverio Candido, Franca Stivala, Stephen L. Abrams, Jörg Bäsecke, Ferdinando Nicoletti and Demetrios�� Spandidos and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Libra

284 papers receiving 15.7k 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.

Roles of the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway in cell growth, malignant transformation and drug resistance

2006 1.9k citations James A. McCubrey, Linda S. Steelman et al. profile →
Evolution of Cancer Pharmacological Treatments at the Turn of the Third Millennium

2018 622 citations Luca Falzone, Massimo Libra et al. profile →
Roles of the RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/PTEN/AKT pathways in malignant transformation and drug resistance

2006 550 citations James A. McCubrey, Linda S. Steelman et al. profile →
Cutaneous melanoma: From pathogenesis to therapy (Review)

2018 428 citations Luca Falzone, Rossella Salemi et al. profile →
Gut Microbiota and Cancer: From Pathogenesis to Therapy

2019 408 citations Silvia Vivarelli, Rossella Salemi et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Massimo Libra	8.5k	4.4k	3.2k	1.8k	1.8k	290	15.9k
Michele Caraglia	7.4k 0.9×	5.0k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	488	16.0k
Zhiwei Wang	8.8k 1.0×	4.4k 1.0×	3.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	250	13.6k
Shun‐Fa Yang	8.4k 1.0×	2.6k 0.6×	4.1k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	819	17.6k
Maurizio D’Incalci	8.4k 1.0×	6.5k 1.5×	3.2k 1.0×	3.2k 1.7×	1.2k 0.7×	531	17.4k
Shahab Uddin	7.9k 0.9×	5.0k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	845 0.5×	3.5k 2.0×	385	15.1k
Xin Zhang	10.3k 1.2×	3.5k 0.8×	5.6k 1.8×	2.3k 1.3×	2.1k 1.2×	980	19.1k
Athanasios G. Papavassiliou	8.0k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	488	17.5k
Hong Zhao	4.7k 0.6×	3.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	2.9k 1.7×	273	12.5k
Adriana Albini	10.2k 1.2×	7.0k 1.6×	4.6k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	4.0k 2.3×	396	22.9k
Alice P. Chen	4.7k 0.6×	4.4k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	310	11.2k

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Concerto, Carmen, Alessandro Rodolico, Raffaele Ferri, et al.. (2025). Antidepressant and Related Neurobiological and Neurophysiological Effects of Add-On Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Major Depressive Disorder with Residual Symptoms: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial Protocol. Methods and Protocols. 8(5). 117–117. 1 indexed citations

Lavoro, Alessandro, Giuseppe Gattuso, Luca Falzone, et al.. (2024). Role of Oral Microbiota Dysbiosis in the Development and Progression of Oral Lichen Planus. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 14(4). 386–386. 7 indexed citations

Gattuso, Giuseppe, Alessandro Lavoro, Rosario Caltabiano, et al.. (2024). Methylation‑sensitive restriction enzyme‑droplet digital PCR assay for the one‑step highly sensitive analysis of DNA methylation hotspots. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 53(5). 11 indexed citations

Russo, Giorgio Ivan, Rosario Leonardi, Giuseppe Gattuso, et al.. (2024). Extracellular RNAs from Whole Urine to Distinguish Prostate Cancer from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(18). 10079–10079. 5 indexed citations

Gattuso, Giuseppe, et al.. (2023). Ketogenic Diet and Breast Cancer: Recent Findings and Therapeutic Approaches. Nutrients. 15(20). 4357–4357. 20 indexed citations

Candido, Saverio, Alessandro Lavoro, Silvia Vivarelli, et al.. (2023). Clinical Relevance of Targeted Therapy and Immune-Checkpoint Inhibition in Lung Cancer. Pharmaceutics. 15(4). 1252–1252. 13 indexed citations

Salemi, Rossella, Giuseppe Gattuso, Barbara Tomasello, et al.. (2022). Co-Occurrence of Interleukin-6 Receptor Asp358Ala Variant and High Plasma Levels of IL-6: An Evidence of IL-6 Trans-Signaling Activation in Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Patients. Biomolecules. 12(5). 681–681. 12 indexed citations

Falzone, Luca, A Caponnetto, Giuseppe Gattuso, et al.. (2021). Serum Extracellular Vesicle-Derived circHIPK3 and circSMARCA5 Are Two Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Glioblastoma Multiforme. Pharmaceuticals. 14(7). 618–618. 83 indexed citations

Candido, Saverio, Barbara Tomasello, Alessandro Lavoro, et al.. (2021). Novel Insights into Epigenetic Regulation of IL6 Pathway: In Silico Perspective on Inflammation and Cancer Relationship. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(18). 10172–10172. 36 indexed citations

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Edefonti, Valeria, Carlo La Vecchia, Matteo Di Maso, et al.. (2020). Association between Nutrient-Based Dietary Patterns and Bladder Cancer in Italy. Nutrients. 12(6). 1584–1584. 14 indexed citations

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Tsatsakis, Aristides, Daniela Călina, Luca Falzone, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 pathophysiology and its clinical implications: An integrative overview of the pharmacotherapeutic management of COVID-19. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 146. 111769–111769. 113 indexed citations

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Akula, Shaw M., Stephen L. Abrams, Linda S. Steelman, et al.. (2020). Cancer therapy and treatments during COVID-19 era. Advances in Biological Regulation. 77. 100739–100739. 33 indexed citations

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Banna, Giuseppe Luigi, Francesco Rundo, Helga Lipari, et al.. (2019). Vinflunina: ancora un’opzione per i pazienti con carcinoma uroteliale avanzato trattati con inibitori dei checkpoint immunitari?. Recenti Progressi in Medicina. 110(12). 615–618. 1 indexed citations

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Accardi, Giulia, Nitin Shivappa, Matteo Di Maso, et al.. (2019). Dietary inflammatory index and cancer risk in the elderly: A pooled-analysis of Italian case-control studies. Nutrition. 63-64. 205–210. 27 indexed citations

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Maso, Matteo Di, Federica Turati, Cristina Bosetti, et al.. (2019). Food consumption, meat cooking methods and diet diversity and the risk of bladder cancer. Cancer Epidemiology. 63. 101595–101595. 17 indexed citations

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Rosato, Valentina, Eva Negri, Diego Serraino, et al.. (2018). Processed Meat and Risk of Renal Cell and Bladder Cancers. Nutrition and Cancer. 70(3). 418–424. 8 indexed citations

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Bravi, Francesca, Jerry Polesel, Matteo Di Maso, et al.. (2018). Mediterranean Diet and Bladder Cancer Risk in Italy. Nutrients. 10(8). 1061–1061. 34 indexed citations

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Maksimović‐Ivanić, Danijela, Sanja Mijatović, Djordje Miljković, et al.. (2009). The antitumor properties of a nontoxic, nitric oxide–modified version of saquinavir are independent of Akt. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(5). 1169–1178. 37 indexed citations

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McCubrey, James A., Linda S. Steelman, Steven L. Abrams, et al.. (2009). Emerging Raf inhibitors. Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs. 14(4). 633–648. 26 indexed citations

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Castellano, Giancarlo, Grazia Malaponte, María Clorinda Mazzarino, et al.. (2008). Activation of the Osteopontin/Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Pathway Correlates with Prostate Cancer Progression. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(22). 7470–7480. 98 indexed citations

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