Massimo Tommasino

18.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
315 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Massimo Tommasino is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Tommasino has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Epidemiology, 114 papers in Oncology and 74 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Massimo Tommasino's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (188 papers), Genital Health and Disease (42 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (37 papers). Massimo Tommasino is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (188 papers), Genital Health and Disease (42 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (37 papers). Massimo Tommasino collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Italy. Massimo Tommasino's co-authors include Tarik Gheit, Rosita Accardi, Ingeborg Zehbe, Bakary S. Sylla, Silvia Franceschi, Sandra Caldeira, Lutz Gissmann, Uzma Hasan, Ilaria Malanchi and L. Crawford and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Tommasino

309 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

Fusobacterium nucleatum associates with stages of colorectal neoplasia development, colorectal cancer and disease outcome

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Massimo Tommasino France	61	7.2k	3.8k	3.5k	2.5k	2.0k	315	12.3k
J. Alain Kummer Netherlands	52	6.6k 0.9×	4.5k 1.2×	3.6k 1.0×	3.4k 1.3×	2.7k 1.3×	94	15.1k
Mark H. Stoler United States	63	10.9k 1.5×	3.2k 0.8×	4.3k 1.2×	5.6k 2.2×	1.8k 0.9×	272	17.0k
John Doorbar United Kingdom	46	6.8k 0.9×	2.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	122	9.3k
Margaret Stanley United Kingdom	50	7.2k 1.0×	2.3k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.3×	180	10.2k
Paul F. Lambert United States	67	7.1k 1.0×	6.1k 1.6×	4.9k 1.4×	1.5k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	300	15.0k
Denise A. Galloway United States	75	10.8k 1.5×	5.9k 1.6×	6.4k 1.8×	4.1k 1.6×	2.7k 1.3×	218	19.4k
Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz Germany	71	5.7k 0.8×	4.9k 1.3×	6.7k 1.9×	3.8k 1.5×	2.3k 1.1×	319	16.3k
Michael Pawlita Germany	70	8.8k 1.2×	6.1k 1.6×	5.4k 1.6×	5.0k 2.0×	4.0k 2.0×	408	20.6k
Ian H. Frazer Australia	56	5.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	4.7k 2.3×	349	11.9k
Thomas Iftner Germany	47	6.7k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.0×	933 0.5×	197	8.4k

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Gupta, Purnima, Assunta Venuti, Francesco Alfredo Zito, et al.. (2024). Merkel Cell Polyomavirus targets SET/PP2A complex to promote cellular proliferation and migration. Virology. 597. 110143–110143.

Gupta, Purnima, Daniele Viarisio, Alexis Robitaille, et al.. (2023). HPV38 impairs UV-induced transcriptional activation of the IL-18 pro-inflammatory cytokine. mSphere. 8(6). e0045023–e0045023.

Spieker, Andrew J., Tarik Gheit, Michaël Herfs, et al.. (2022). Pathological characterization and clinical outcome of penile intraepithelial neoplasia variants: a North American series. Modern Pathology. 35(8). 1101–1109. 7 indexed citations

Venuti, Assunta, et al.. (2022). Lyon IARC Polyomavirus Displays Transforming Activities in Primary Human Cells. Journal of Virology. 96(14). e0206121–e0206121. 3 indexed citations

Amorrortu, Rossybelle P., Jane L. Messina, Michael J. Schell, et al.. (2021). Association between Human Polyomaviruses and Keratinocyte Carcinomas: A Prospective Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 30(9). 1761–1764. 5 indexed citations

Rollison, Dana E., Rossybelle P. Amorrortu, Jane L. Messina, et al.. (2021). Cutaneous Human Papillomaviruses and the Risk of Keratinocyte Carcinomas. Cancer Research. 81(17). 4628–4638. 16 indexed citations

Amorrortu, Rossybelle P., Neil A. Fenske, Basil S. Cherpelis, et al.. (2019). Viruses in Skin Cancer (VIRUSCAN): Study Design and Baseline Characteristics of a Prospective Clinic-Based Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 29(1). 39–48. 7 indexed citations

Campisciano, Giuseppina, Tarik Gheit, Francesco De Seta, et al.. (2019). Oncogenic Virome Benefits from the Different Vaginal Microbiome-Immune Axes. Microorganisms. 7(10). 414–414. 10 indexed citations

Mpunga, Tharcisse, Vanessa Tenet, Belson Rugwizangoga, et al.. (2019). Human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical and other HPV‐related anogenital cancer in Rwanda, according to HIV status. International Journal of Cancer. 146(6). 1514–1522. 28 indexed citations

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Rollison, Dana E., Daniele Viarisio, Rossybelle P. Amorrortu, Tarik Gheit, & Massimo Tommasino. (2019). An Emerging Issue in Oncogenic Virology: the Role of Beta Human Papillomavirus Types in the Development of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Virology. 93(7). 88 indexed citations

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Ursu, Ramona Gabriela, Mihai Danciu, Irene Alexandra Spiridon, et al.. (2018). Role of mucosal high-risk human papillomavirus types in head and neck cancers in Romania. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0199663–e0199663. 20 indexed citations

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Dutta, Sankhadeep, Alexis Robitaille, F. Aubin, et al.. (2018). Identification and characterization of two novel Gammapapillomavirus genomes in skin of an immunosuppressed Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis patient. Virus Research. 249. 66–68. 6 indexed citations

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Viarisio, Daniele, Karin Müller‐Decker, Rosita Accardi, et al.. (2018). Beta HPV38 oncoproteins act with a hit-and-run mechanism in ultraviolet radiation-induced skin carcinogenesis in mice. PLoS Pathogens. 14(1). e1006783–e1006783. 83 indexed citations

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Bonito, Paola Di, M. Iaconelli, Tarik Gheit, et al.. (2017). Detection of oncogenic viruses in water environments by a Luminex-based multiplex platform for high throughput screening of infectious agents. Water Research. 123. 549–555. 17 indexed citations

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Viarisio, Daniele, Karin Müller‐Decker, Paola Zanna, et al.. (2016). Novel ß-HPV49 Transgenic Mouse Model of Upper Digestive Tract Cancer. Cancer Research. 76(14). 4216–4225. 31 indexed citations

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Cómbita, Alba Lucía, Tarik Gheit, Paula González, et al.. (2016). Comparison between Urine and Cervical Samples for HPV DNA Detection and Typing in Young Women in Colombia. Cancer Prevention Research. 9(9). 766–771. 29 indexed citations

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Bussu, Francesco, Michela Sali, Roberto Gallus, et al.. (2015). HPV and EBV Infections in Neck Metastases from Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Another Virus-Related Neoplastic Disease in the Head and Neck Region. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 22(S3). 979–984. 24 indexed citations

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Seraceni, Silva, et al.. (2014). HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis co‐detection in young asymptomatic women from high incidence area for cervical cancer. Journal of Medical Virology. 86(11). 1920–1925. 32 indexed citations

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Iannacone, Michelle R., Tarik Gheit, Tim Waterboer, et al.. (2012). Case–Control Study of Cutaneous Human Papillomaviruses in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 21(8). 1303–1313. 57 indexed citations

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Dong, Wen, Ulrich Kloz, Rosita Accardi, et al.. (2005). Skin Hyperproliferation and Susceptibility to Chemical Carcinogenesis in Transgenic Mice Expressing E6 and E7 of Human Papillomavirus Type 38. Journal of Virology. 79(23). 14899–14908. 61 indexed citations

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