Massimo Serra

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 925 citations indexed

About

Massimo Serra is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Serra has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 925 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Organic Chemistry and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Massimo Serra's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (12 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (7 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (6 papers). Massimo Serra is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (12 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (7 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (6 papers). Massimo Serra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and Germany. Massimo Serra's co-authors include Lino Colombo, Mayra Paolillo, Sergio Schinelli, Simona Collina, Marika A. Russo, Ersilia De Lorenzi, Emilio Ciusani, Giovanni Galli, Giacomo Rossino and Francesca Verde and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Serra

47 papers receiving 914 citations

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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.

Peptides as Therapeutic Agents: Challenges and Opportunities in the Green Transition Era

2023 111 citations Giacomo Rossino, Giovanni Galli et al. Molecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Massimo Serra Italy	18	491	223	138	112	111	52	925
Marcin Cieślak Poland	23	550 1.1×	360 1.6×	85 0.6×	71 0.6×	196 1.8×	58	1.3k
Ruchi Malik India	21	492 1.0×	177 0.8×	235 1.7×	225 2.0×	297 2.7×	66	1.4k
Yohei Saito Japan	21	632 1.3×	228 1.0×	96 0.7×	62 0.6×	214 1.9×	82	1.2k
Е. Л. Водовозова Russia	19	642 1.3×	152 0.7×	413 3.0×	207 1.8×	65 0.6×	75	1.1k
Silvia Sesana Italy	19	700 1.4×	110 0.5×	405 2.9×	167 1.5×	110 1.0×	33	1.5k
V.B. Sameer Kumar India	20	491 1.0×	99 0.4×	41 0.3×	91 0.8×	77 0.7×	53	1.0k
Robert A. Falconer United Kingdom	19	655 1.3×	328 1.5×	140 1.0×	157 1.4×	222 2.0×	60	1.1k
Prarthana Rewatkar Australia	16	364 0.7×	125 0.6×	191 1.4×	147 1.3×	53 0.5×	23	867
Jianfeng Cai United States	19	844 1.7×	309 1.4×	74 0.5×	93 0.8×	190 1.7×	37	1.3k
Meimei Bao China	11	290 0.6×	114 0.5×	44 0.3×	68 0.6×	105 0.9×	20	585

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Massimo Serra

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Paredes, Karina Ovejero, Marzia Marciello, Sabrina Oliveira, et al.. (2025). Microfluidic-assisted synthesis of integrin-targeting cRGD liposomes as a scalable strategy for theranostic applications in triple-negative breast cancer. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 213. 107216–107216. 1 indexed citations

Serra, Massimo, Rossella Dorati, Marco Dattilo, et al.. (2024). Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis as a Tool To Characterize Molecularly Imprinted Nanogels in Solution. Analytical Chemistry. 2 indexed citations

Serra, Massimo, et al.. (2024). Rational Design of Highly Selective Sialyllactose‐Imprinted Nanogels. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(45). e202401232–e202401232.

Belvisi, Laura, et al.. (2024). A Concise Ring Closing Enyne Metathesis Approach for the Preparation of Functionalized Proline‐Derived Azabicycloalkane Amino Acids. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(39).

Pirota, Valentina, Massimo Serra, Maria Luisa Torre, et al.. (2023). cRGD-Functionalized Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles: A Strategy for Cancer Treatment with a Potent Unselective Naphthalene Diimide Derivative. Cancers. 15(6). 1725–1725. 14 indexed citations

Tengattini, Sara, Massimo Serra, Luciano Piubelli, et al.. (2023). Glycovaccine Design: Optimization of Model and Antitubercular Carrier Glycosylation via Disuccinimidyl Homobifunctional Linker. Pharmaceutics. 15(5). 1321–1321. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Yu, Massimo Serra, Yaru Lu, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Aryl Thiocyanates and Aryl Selenocyanates via Visible‐Light Activation of Arylazo Sulfones. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 365(7). 1082–1087. 10 indexed citations

Rossino, Giacomo, Giovanni Galli, Francesca Verde, et al.. (2023). Peptides as Therapeutic Agents: Challenges and Opportunities in the Green Transition Era. Molecules. 28(20). 7165–7165. 111 indexed citations breakdown →

Serra, Massimo, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Functionalized Proline‐Derived Azabicycloalkane Amino Acids and Their Applications in Drug Discovery: Recent Advances. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 26(5). 5 indexed citations

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Serra, Massimo, et al.. (2023). Small Molecules against Metastatic Tumors: Concrete Perspectives and Shattered Dreams. Cancers. 15(16). 4173–4173. 5 indexed citations

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Corti, Marco, Federica Andreola, Giuseppe Nicotera, et al.. (2020). Bioassay-Guided Isolation of Nigracin, Responsible for the Tissue Repair Properties of Drypetes Klainei Stem Bark. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 10. 1541–1541. 4 indexed citations

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Colombo, Lino, et al.. (2020). One‐Pot Preparation of Functionalized Azabicyclo[6.3.0]alkanone Amino Acids by Tandem Cross Enyne Metathesis/Ring‐Closing Metathesis. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2020(24). 3568–3575. 1 indexed citations

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Paolillo, Mayra, Raffaella Colombo, Massimo Serra, et al.. (2019). Stem-Like Cancer Cells in a Dynamic 3D Culture System: A Model to Study Metastatic Cell Adhesion and Anti-Cancer Drugs. Cells. 8(11). 1434–1434. 33 indexed citations

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Paolillo, Mayra, Massimo Serra, & Sergio Schinelli. (2016). Integrins in glioblastoma: Still an attractive target?. Pharmacological Research. 113(Pt A). 55–61. 72 indexed citations

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Rossi, Daniela, Annamaria Marra, Massimo Serra, et al.. (2013). Identification of RC-33 as a potent and selective σ1 receptor agonist potentiating NGF-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. Part 2: g-Scale synthesis, physicochemical characterization and in vitro metabolic stability. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 21(9). 2577–2586. 33 indexed citations

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Marrubini, Giorgio, Paolo Fattorini, Carlo Previderè, et al.. (2012). Experimental design applied to the optimization of microwave-assisted DNA hydrolysis. Journal of Chromatography A. 1249. 8–16. 12 indexed citations

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Russo, Marika A., Mayra Paolillo, Daniela Curti, et al.. (2012). A small-molecule RGD-integrin antagonist inhibits cell adhesion, cell migration and induces anoikis in glioblastoma cells. International Journal of Oncology. 42(1). 83–92. 69 indexed citations

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Rossi, Daniela, Mariangela Urbano, Raffaella Gaggeri, et al.. (2011). Identification of a potent and selective σ1 receptor agonist potentiating NGF-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 19(21). 6210–6224. 43 indexed citations

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Ambrosini, Serena, Massimo Serra, Sudhirkumar Shinde, Börje Sellergren, & Ersilia De Lorenzi. (2011). Synthesis and chromatographic evaluation of molecularly imprinted polymers prepared by the substructure approach for the class-selective recognition of glucuronides. Journal of Chromatography A. 1218(39). 6961–6969. 27 indexed citations

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Regazzoni, Luca, Raffaella Colombo, Laurent Bertoletti, et al.. (2010). Screening of fibrillogenesis inhibitors of β2-microglobulin: Integrated strategies by mass spectrometry capillary electrophoresis and in silico simulations. Analytica Chimica Acta. 685(2). 153–161. 16 indexed citations

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