Maya Simionescu

14.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
264 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Maya Simionescu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Maya Simionescu has authored 264 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Immunology and 47 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Maya Simionescu's work include Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (35 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (24 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (22 papers). Maya Simionescu is often cited by papers focused on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (35 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (24 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (22 papers). Maya Simionescu collaborates with scholars based in Romania, Czechia and United States. Maya Simionescu's co-authors include N Simiónescu, George E. Palade, Nicolae Simionescu, Ileana Mânduțeanu, Anca V. Sima, Felicia Antohe, Adrian Manea, Anca Violeta Gafencu, Doina Popov and Monica Raicu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Maya Simionescu

258 papers receiving 10.3k 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.

Galloylglucoses of low molecular weight as mordant in electron microscopy. I. Procedure, and evidence for mordanting effect.

1976 554 citations Maya Simionescu et al. profile →
Permeability of muscle capillaries to small heme-peptides. Evidence for the existence of patent transendothelial channels.

1975 429 citations Maya Simionescu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maya Simionescu Romania	54	4.5k	2.0k	2.0k	1.9k	1.6k	264	11.0k
Richard D. Minshall United States	61	4.8k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.4×	960 0.6×	210	10.8k
Konstantin G. Birukov United States	59	5.3k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	773 0.5×	169	9.7k
Alexander D. Verin United States	59	5.7k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	475 0.3×	184	10.0k
Jennifer R. Gamble Australia	64	6.0k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	4.8k 2.4×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	157	14.4k
Victor W.M. van Hinsbergh Netherlands	71	5.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	260	16.2k
Peter Bałuk United States	53	6.4k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	107	13.2k
Eric Jaffe United States	38	5.5k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	89	15.6k
András Kapùs Canada	57	5.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	179	10.8k
Francis W. Luscinskas United States	64	4.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	6.4k 3.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	138	14.6k
Dolly Mehta United States	47	4.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	591 0.4×	115	8.2k

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Uta, Daisuke, et al.. (2025). Cardiac ATP production and contractility are favorably regulated by short-term S100A9 blockade after myocardial infarction. Journal of Advanced Research. 77. 297–308. 2 indexed citations

Tastsoglou, Spyros, Germana Zaccagnini, Sergiu‐Bogdan Catrina, et al.. (2025). miR-210 promotes the anti-inflammatory phenotype and M2 polarization in murine macrophages. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1633163–1633163. 1 indexed citations

Manea, Simona‐Adriana, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic S100A8/A9 inhibition reduces NADPH oxidase expression, reactive oxygen species production and NLRP3 inflammasome priming in the ischemic myocardium. European Journal of Pharmacology. 996. 177575–177575. 4 indexed citations

Voicu, Geanina, et al.. (2025). Inflammation resolution-based treatment of atherosclerosis using biomimetic nanocarriers loaded with specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators. Materials Today Bio. 32. 101733–101733. 1 indexed citations

Voicu, Geanina, et al.. (2024). VCAM-1 targeted nanocarriers of shRNA-Smad3 mitigate endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition triggered by high glucose concentrations and osteogenic factors in valvular endothelial cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 281(Pt 1). 136355–136355. 4 indexed citations

Tucureanu, Monica Mădălina, et al.. (2024). Anti-Inflammatory Neutrophils Reprogram Macrophages toward a Pro-Healing Phenotype with Increased Efferocytosis Capacity. Cells. 13(3). 208–208. 15 indexed citations

Ciobanu, A., et al.. (2024). Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of Circulating microRNAs in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease—Impact on Left Ventricle and Arterial Function. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 46(8). 8499–8511. 4 indexed citations

Ciobanu, A., et al.. (2024). The Role of Circulating MicroRNAs in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Novel Biomarker for Diagnosis and Potential Therapeutic Targets?. Cureus. 16(7). e64100–e64100. 3 indexed citations

Voicu, Geanina, Mariana Deleanu, Ioana Mădălina Fenyo, et al.. (2023). Biomimetic Nanocarriers of Pro‐Resolving Lipid Mediators for Resolution of Inflammation in Atherosclerosis. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(3). e2302238–e2302238. 7 indexed citations

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Voicu, Geanina, Cristina Mariana Urîtu, Mariana Pinteală, et al.. (2022). VCAM-1 Targeted Lipopolyplexes as Vehicles for Efficient Delivery of shRNA-Runx2 to Osteoblast-Differentiated Valvular Interstitial Cells; Implications in Calcific Valve Disease Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(7). 3824–3824. 6 indexed citations

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Rosca, Ana‐Maria, et al.. (2022). Generation of an Immortalized Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Line Suitable for Wound Healing Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(16). 8925–8925. 8 indexed citations

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Constantinescu, Cristina Ana, Elena Valeria Fuior, Mariana Deleanu, et al.. (2019). Targeted Transfection Using PEGylated Cationic Liposomes Directed Towards P-Selectin Increases siRNA Delivery into Activated Endothelial Cells. Pharmaceutics. 11(1). 47–47. 23 indexed citations

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Simion, Viorel, Cristina Ana Constantinescu, Daniela Stan, et al.. (2016). P-Selectin Targeted Dexamethasone-Loaded Lipid Nanoemulsions: A Novel Therapy to Reduce Vascular Inflammation. Mediators of Inflammation. 2016. 1–15. 25 indexed citations

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Sanda, Gabriela M., Mariana Deleanu, Laura Toma, et al.. (2016). Oxidized LDL‐Exposed Human Macrophages Display Increased MMP‐9 Expression and Secretion Mediated by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 118(4). 661–669. 19 indexed citations

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Simionescu, Maya, et al.. (2015). Uptake of Low Density Lipoproteins by the Hamster Lung. American Review of Respiratory Disease.

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Burlacu, Alexandrina, et al.. (2012). Factors Secreted by Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells Have Complementary Effects on Angiogenesis In Vitro. Stem Cells and Development. 22(4). 643–653. 136 indexed citations

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Dobrian, Anca D., et al.. (1996). Increased macrophage uptake of irreversibly glycated albumin modified-low density lipoproteins of normal and diabetic subjects is mediated by non-saturable mechanisms. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1317(1). 5–14. 17 indexed citations

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Dobrian, Anca D., et al.. (1993). In vitro formation of oxidatively-modified and reassembled human low-density lipoproteins: Antioxidant effect of albumin. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1169(1). 12–24. 49 indexed citations

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Simionescu, Maya. (1977). Methods for ultrastructural studies of the microcirculation.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 332–4. 1 indexed citations

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Simionescu, Maya, et al.. (1975). Proceedings: Preliminary data on anatomo-clinical correlations and EEG alterations in dementia.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 39(5). 535–535. 2 indexed citations

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