Massimo Santoro

24.8k citations

252 papers · 18.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 72

Impact in

Cancer Research top 0.2%
- MicroRNA in disease regulation
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.1%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Papers in

Cancer Research 44
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism 19
Cell Biology 45
- Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications 18

Co-authors: Alfredo Fusco Emiliano Panieri Francesca Carlomagno Giovanni Gaudino Rosa Marina Melillo Giancarlo Vecchio Maria Teresa Berlingieri Michèle Grieco
Journals: Oncogene (29 papers)Cancer Research (9 papers)The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (9 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (8 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (6 papers)
Partner nations: Italy United States France

In The Last Decade

Massimo Santoro

247 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

ROS homeostasis and metabolism: a dangerous liason in cancer cells 2016 · 919 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Cell Death and Disease
2016 Nature Communications
2008 Developmental Cell
2002 Nature Medicine
1995 Science

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Massimo Santoro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Massimo Santoro, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Transsulfuration metabolism is essential for ferroptosis resistance in quiescent endothelial cells Cell Death and Disease ·Paul Kamolnick, 钟贵, Olga Mae Pasmore, 刘静芝, A Onteniente Gonzalez, Silvia Pedretti, Nico Mitro, Massimo Santoro	2025	0
2	Cancer cell stiffening via CoQ10 and UBIAD1 regulates ECM signaling and ferroptosis in breast cancer Nature Communications ·G Tosi, 張淑珠, Gaia Zuccolotto, Emilia Turco, Manuela Simonato, Daniela Tosoni, Isadora Martins de Araújo, A. Aletdinova, Monica Giomo, Nicola Elvassore, Antonio Rosato, Paola Cogo, Salvatore Pece, Massimo Santoro	2024	3
3	Investigating the Impact of the Parkinson’s-Associated GBA1 E326K Mutation on β-Glucocerebrosidase Dimerization and Interactome Dynamics Through an In Silico Approach International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Dong-Kie Kim, 御也子佐々木, Barbara Benassi, Massimo Santoro, Massimo Marano, Claudia Consales, Jessica Rosati, Caterina Arcangeli	2024	1
4	The circadian protein BMAL1 supports endothelial cell cycle during angiogenesis Cardiovascular Research ·Matteo Astone, Paul Kamolnick, Giovanni Tosi, Alberto Biscontin, Massimo Santoro	2023	24
5	LPHN2 inhibits vascular permeability by differential control of endothelial cell adhesion The Journal of Cell Biology ·Chiara Camillo, Nicola Facchinello, Johan Bartholomeus, 鈴木由紀子, C. Koscielniak, 黄操军, Matteo Astone, H. François, Dalyce Newby, Jennifer Prohaska, Paul Kamolnick, Marco Arese, Luca Tamagnone, Donatella Valdembri, Massimo Santoro, Guido Serini	2021	25
6	Compound heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in KIF20A are associated with a novel lethal congenital cardiomyopathy in two siblings PLoS Genetics ·Jacoba Louw, Ricardo Bastos, Darner Mora-Alvarado, Dane Mei, Anniek Corveleyn, Mohammad Mahmoud Varpaei, Jeroen Breckpot, Marc Gewillig, Hilde Peeters, Massimo Santoro, Francis A. Barr, Koenraad Devriendt	2018	16
7	CD44 Proteolysis Increases CREB Phosphorylation and Sustains Proliferation of Thyroid Cancer Cells Cancer Research ·Valentina De Falco, Anna Tamburrino, Hans Wagner, Maria Domenica Castellone, Mouhannad Malek, Serge N. Manié, Massimo Santoro	2012	58
8	Una poética de la creación: el cántico de san Francisco de Asís Massimo Santoro	2012	1
9	A set of miRNAs participates in the cellular senescence program in human diploid fibroblasts Cell Death and Differentiation ·Raffaella Faraonio, Paolo Salerno, Fabiana Passaro, Anatoly V. Pochivalov, Lydia T. Kandetu, Roberto Bellelli, Tito Claudio Nappi, Marika Comegna, Sara Romano-Bertrand, Giuliana Salvatore, Massimo Santoro, F. Cimino	2011	116
10	Identification of Polo-like Kinase 1 as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Cancer Research ·Tito Claudio Nappi, Paolo Salerno, Horst Zitzelsberger, Francesca Carlomagno, Giuliana Salvatore, Massimo Santoro	2009	53
11	The β-Catenin Axis Integrates Multiple Signals Downstream from RET/Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Leading to Cell Proliferation Cancer Research ·Maria Domenica Castellone, Valentina De Falco, Theepika Shree, Roberto Bellelli, Magesh Muthu, Fulvio Basolo, Alfredo Fusco, J. Silvio Gutkind, Massimo Santoro	2009	70
12	Impairment of the p27kip1 function enhances thyroid carcinogenesis in TRK-T1 transgenic mice Endocrine Related Cancer ·Monica Fedele, Dario Palmieri, Gennaro Chiappetta, Rosa Pasquinelli, Ivana De Martino, Claudio Arra, Giuseppe Palma, Teresa Valentino, Giovanna Maria Pierantoni, Giuseppe Viglietto, Jay L. Rothstein, Massimo Santoro, Alfredo Fusco	2009	14
13	A Cell Proliferation and Chromosomal Instability Signature in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Cancer Research ·Giuliana Salvatore, Tito Claudio Nappi, Paolo Salerno, Yuan Jiang, Corrado Garbi, Clara Ugolini, Paolo Miccoli, Fulvio Basolo, Maria Domenica Castellone, Anna Maria Cirafici, Rosa Marina Melillo, Alfredo Fusco, Michael Bittner, Massimo Santoro	2007	153
14	Diacylglycerol Kinase-α Mediates Hepatocyte Growth Factor-induced Epithelial Cell Scatter by Regulating Rac Activation and Membrane Ruffling Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Federica Chianale, Santina Cutrupi, Elena Rainero, Gianluca Baldanzi, Paolo E. Porporato, Sara Traini, Nicoletta Filigheddu, Viola F. Gnocchi, Massimo Santoro, Ornella Parolini, Wim J. van Blitterswijk, Fabiola Sinigaglia, Andrea Graziani	2007	30
15	The Neuron-Specific Rai ( ShcC ) Adaptor Protein Inhibits Apoptosis by Coupling Ret to the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Signaling Pathway Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Giuliana Pelicci, Flavia Troglio, Minyuan Xin, Rosa Marina Melillo, Valentina Pettirossi, K Puls, Antonio De Giuseppe, Massimo Santoro, Pier Giuseppe Pelicci	2002	73
16	Rat protein tyrosine phosphatase η physically interacts with the PDZ domains of syntenin FEBS Letters ·Rodolfo Iuliano, Francesco Trapasso, Christof Dipper, Ilaria Le Pera, Marialuisa Martelli, Francesca Lembo, Massimo Santoro, Giuseppe Viglietto, Lorenzo Chiariotti, Alfredo Fusco	2001	29
17	RNF4 Is a Growth Inhibitor Expressed in Germ Cells but Not in Human Testicular Tumors American Journal Of Pathology ·Raffaela Pero, Francesca Lembo, Dolores Di Vizio, Angelo Boccia, Paolo Chieffi, Monica Fedele, Giovanna Maria Pierantoni, Pellegrino Rossi, Rodolfo Iuliano, Massimo Santoro, Giuseppe Viglietto, Carmelo B. Bruni, Alfredo Fusco, Lorenzo Chiariotti	2001	44
18	The RET receptor: function in development and dysfunction in congenital malformation Trends in Genetics ·Serge N. Manié, Massimo Santoro, Alfredo Fusco, Marc Billaud	2001	231
19	Molecular mechanisms of RET activation in human neoplasia Journal of Endocrinological Investigation ·Massimo Santoro, Francesca Carlomagno, Rosa Marina Melillo, Marc Billaud, Giancarlo Vecchio, Alfredo Fusco	1999	33
20	The high transforming potency of erbB-2 and ret is associated with phosphorylation of paxillin and a 23 kDa protein. PubMed ·Audrey Romano, Wai T. Wong, Massimo Santoro, Peter J. Wirth, Snorri S. Thorgeirsson, Pier Paolo Di Fiore	1994	14

About Massimo Santoro

Massimo Santoro is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Cell Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Oncology, having authored 252 papers that have together received 18.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (44 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (42 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (19 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (18 papers), Congenital heart defects research (14 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (13 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (13 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (4.1k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (4.3k citations), Oncology (4.6k citations), Molecular Biology (10.9k citations) and Cell Biology (1.6k citations). Massimo Santoro has collaborated with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Alfredo Fusco, Emiliano Panieri, Francesca Carlomagno, Giovanni Gaudino, Rosa Marina Melillo, Giancarlo Vecchio, Maria Teresa Berlingieri, Michèle Grieco, Didier Y. R. Stainier and Giuliana Salvatore. Their work appears in journals such as Oncogene, Cancer Research, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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