Matteo Cassandri

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 746 citations indexed

About

Matteo Cassandri is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Matteo Cassandri has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 746 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Matteo Cassandri's work include Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers). Matteo Cassandri is often cited by papers focused on Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers). Matteo Cassandri collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Belgium. Matteo Cassandri's co-authors include Massimiliano Agostini, Gerry Melino, Artem Smirnov, Michal Malewicz, Consuelo Pitolli, Giuseppe Raschellà, Flavia Novelli, Rossella Rota, Silvia Pomella and Francesco Marampon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Oncogene and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Matteo Cassandri

18 papers receiving 741 citations

Hit Papers

Zinc-finger proteins in health and disease 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Zinc-finger proteins in health and disease
    2017 542 citations Matteo Cassandri, Artem Smirnov et al. Cell Death Discovery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matteo Cassandri Italy 10 452 123 107 84 84 21 746
Consuelo Pitolli Italy 8 493 1.1× 163 1.3× 130 1.2× 72 0.9× 87 1.0× 15 794
Flavia Novelli Italy 7 399 0.9× 102 0.8× 106 1.0× 74 0.9× 84 1.0× 9 696
Artem Smirnov Italy 14 576 1.3× 194 1.6× 176 1.6× 74 0.9× 87 1.0× 34 953
Dapei Li China 16 451 1.0× 75 0.6× 156 1.5× 51 0.6× 84 1.0× 40 749
Monica McAndrews United States 10 397 0.9× 222 1.8× 93 0.9× 59 0.7× 83 1.0× 10 772
Zongcai Liu China 15 449 1.0× 111 0.9× 220 2.1× 56 0.7× 66 0.8× 44 851
Cecile Rose T. Vibat United States 16 592 1.3× 130 1.1× 112 1.0× 89 1.1× 55 0.7× 36 910
Jinguo Zhang China 19 461 1.0× 228 1.9× 160 1.5× 120 1.4× 48 0.6× 64 881

Countries citing papers authored by Matteo Cassandri

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matteo Cassandri

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matteo Cassandri

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matteo Cassandri. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matteo Cassandri based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Matteo Cassandri. Matteo Cassandri is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Traversa, Alice, Matteo Cassandri, Paola Pontecorvi, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the Transcriptional Metabolic Profile of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells During Osteogenic Differentiation and Epigenetic Drug Treatment. Cells. 14(2). 135–135. 3 indexed citations
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Zwergel, Clemens, Giovanni Barillari, Cinzia Marchese, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of bromodomain and extra-terminal motif (BET) proteins in pediatric sarcoma: A systematic review of in vitro and in vivo studies. Drug Discovery Today. 30(12). 104516–104516.
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Barresi, Sabina, Matteo Cassandri, Isabella Giovannoni, et al.. (2025). Age-linked DNA methylation and gene expression patterns in parameningeal head and neck alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma reveal CDK9 as a promising therapeutic target. Pharmacological Research. 216. 107767–107767.
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Codenotti, Silvia, Leonardo Sandrini, Delia Mandracchia, et al.. (2024). Statin-Sensitive Akt1/Src/Caveolin-1 Signaling Enhances Oxidative Stress Resistance in Rhabdomyosarcoma. Cancers. 16(5). 853–853. 5 indexed citations
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Codenotti, Silvia, Maura Poli, Luisa Lorenzi, et al.. (2024). Synthetic inhibition of SREBP2 and the mevalonate pathway blocks rhabdomyosarcoma tumor growth in vitro and in vivo and promotes chemosensitization. Molecular Metabolism. 92. 102085–102085. 3 indexed citations
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Butera, Alessio, Massimiliano Agostini, Matteo Cassandri, et al.. (2023). ZFP750 affects the cutaneous barrier through regulating lipid metabolism. Science Advances. 9(17). eadg5423–eadg5423. 14 indexed citations
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Pomella, Silvia, Matteo Cassandri, Francesco Marampon, et al.. (2023). DNA Damage Response Gene Signature as Potential Treatment Markers for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2673–2673. 11 indexed citations
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Pomella, Silvia, Matteo Cassandri, Laura Mediani, et al.. (2023). Heat Shock Proteins: Important Helpers for the Development, Maintenance and Regeneration of Skeletal Muscles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 187–203. 8 indexed citations
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Pomella, Silvia, Matteo Cassandri, Stefano Giuliani, et al.. (2023). Spermine oxidase induces DNA damage and sensitizes fusion negative rhabdomyosarcoma cells to irradiation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1061570–1061570. 4 indexed citations
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Cassandri, Matteo, et al.. (2023). DNA repair in tumor radioresistance: insights from fruit flies genetics. Cellular Oncology. 47(3). 717–732. 10 indexed citations
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Camero, Simona, Matteo Cassandri, Silvia Pomella, et al.. (2022). Radioresistance in rhabdomyosarcomas: Much more than a question of dose. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 1016894–1016894. 1 indexed citations
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Pomella, Silvia, Matteo Cassandri, Simona Camero, et al.. (2022). Translational Implications for Radiosensitizing Strategies in Rhabdomyosarcoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(21). 13281–13281. 2 indexed citations
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Pomella, Silvia, et al.. (2022). New Insights on the Nuclear Functions and Targeting of FAK in Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(4). 1998–1998. 26 indexed citations
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Camero, Simona, Paola Pontecorvi, Simona Ceccarelli, et al.. (2021). DNMT3A and DNMT3B Targeting as an Effective Radiosensitizing Strategy in Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. Cells. 10(11). 2956–2956. 21 indexed citations
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Cassandri, Matteo, Silvia Pomella, Luisa Milazzo, et al.. (2021). MS-275 (Entinostat) Promotes Radio-Sensitivity in PAX3-FOXO1 Rhabdomyosarcoma Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10671–10671. 16 indexed citations
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Cassandri, Matteo, Alessio Butera, Ivano Amelio, et al.. (2020). ZNF750 represses breast cancer invasion via epigenetic control of prometastatic genes. Oncogene. 39(22). 4331–4343. 29 indexed citations
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Pomella, Silvia, et al.. (2020). FAK Signaling in Rhabdomyosarcoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(22). 8422–8422. 7 indexed citations
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Cassandri, Matteo, Rossella Fioravanti, Silvia Pomella, et al.. (2020). CDK9 as a Valuable Target in Cancer: From Natural Compounds Inhibitors to Current Treatment in Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 1230–1230. 30 indexed citations
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Cassandri, Matteo, Artem Smirnov, Flavia Novelli, et al.. (2017). Zinc-finger proteins in health and disease. Cell Death Discovery. 3(1). 17071–17071. 542 indexed citations breakdown →

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