Michela Starace

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
196 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Michela Starace is a scholar working on Dermatology, Epidemiology and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michela Starace has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Dermatology, 99 papers in Epidemiology and 62 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Michela Starace's work include Nail Diseases and Treatments (79 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (62 papers) and Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research (44 papers). Michela Starace is often cited by papers focused on Nail Diseases and Treatments (79 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (62 papers) and Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research (44 papers). Michela Starace collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Brazil. Michela Starace's co-authors include Bianca Maria Piraccini, Aurora Alessandrini, Francesca Bruni, Antonellá Tosti, Matilde Iorizzo, Riccardo Balestri, Annalisa Patrizi, Gloria Orlando, Nicolò Brandi and Guilherme Rech Cassanego and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michela Starace

170 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

European expert consensus statement on the systemic treat... 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30
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. European expert consensus statement on the systemic treatment of alopecia areata
    2024 38 citations Lidia Rudnicka, Bianca Maria Piraccini et al. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michela Starace Italy 25 1.3k 1.1k 647 495 307 196 2.1k
Matilde Iorizzo Italy 25 1.3k 1.0× 908 0.9× 938 1.4× 479 1.0× 398 1.3× 119 2.2k
Cosimo Misciali Italy 29 1.2k 1.0× 687 0.6× 1.0k 1.6× 369 0.7× 306 1.0× 149 2.3k
Adriana Rakowska Poland 26 1.2k 0.9× 624 0.6× 1.2k 1.9× 427 0.9× 322 1.0× 87 2.1k
Mariya Miteva United States 20 863 0.7× 463 0.4× 845 1.3× 297 0.6× 221 0.7× 86 1.4k
Píer Alessandro Fanti Italy 25 916 0.7× 865 0.8× 185 0.3× 342 0.7× 234 0.8× 131 1.8k
Ramón Grimalt Spain 25 1.5k 1.1× 362 0.3× 1.2k 1.8× 309 0.6× 271 0.9× 123 2.7k
Paradi Mirmirani United States 24 809 0.6× 302 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 229 0.5× 366 1.2× 72 1.6k
Giuseppe Stinco Italy 24 967 0.8× 533 0.5× 99 0.2× 400 0.8× 219 0.7× 139 1.9k
Leonard C. Sperling United States 34 1.8k 1.4× 527 0.5× 2.3k 3.6× 618 1.2× 619 2.0× 96 3.2k
Enzo Errichetti Italy 21 846 0.7× 563 0.5× 87 0.1× 300 0.6× 147 0.5× 133 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michela Starace

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michela Starace

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michela Starace. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michela Starace 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 Michela Starace. Michela Starace is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zengarini, Corrado, M. La Plaça, Annalucia Virdi, et al.. (2025). Scabies increasing incidence in Bologna from 2013 to 2024: a retrospective analysis. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 101(4). 256–258. 2 indexed citations
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Hillmann, Kathrin, Vasiliki Chasapi, Sergio Vañó‐Galván, et al.. (2025). Quality of life, psychosocial difficulties and bullying in paediatric patients with alopecia areata: a European cross-sectional study. British Journal of Dermatology. 193(6). 1165–1173. 1 indexed citations
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Starace, Michela, et al.. (2024). Symmetrical cutaneous rash in two women. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(5). e8877–e8877. 1 indexed citations
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Bardazzi, Federico, et al.. (2024). More than mere lipomas?. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 22(4). 601–603.
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Sechi, Andrea, et al.. (2024). Diagnosis and Management of Scalp Metastases: A Review. Diagnostics. 14(15). 1638–1638. 2 indexed citations
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Starace, Michela, et al.. (2024). Skin Malignancies Due to Anti-Cancer Therapies. Cancers. 16(11). 1960–1960. 2 indexed citations
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Bruni, Francesca, Gemma Caro, Maria Caterina Fortuna, et al.. (2023). Clinical study on the efficacy and tolerability of a topical regenerative treatment in patients with telogen effluvium and mild androgenetic alopecia. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 22(12). 3347–3351. 5 indexed citations
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Longo, Caterina, Riccardo Pampena, Elvira Moscarella, et al.. (2023). Dermoscopy of melanoma according to different body sites: Head and neck, trunk, limbs, nail, mucosal and acral. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 37(9). 1718–1730. 5 indexed citations
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Starace, Michela, Francesca Bruni, Carlotta Baraldi, et al.. (2023). Alopecia in Patients with Collagen VI-Related Myopathies: A Novel/Unrecognized Scalp Phenotype. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6678–6678. 2 indexed citations
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Azulay, David Rubem, et al.. (2022). Description of the most severe signs in nail lichen planus: a strategy to contribute to the diagnosis of the severe stage. International Journal of Dermatology. 61(9). 1124–1130. 5 indexed citations
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Melo, Daniel Fernandes, et al.. (2022). Dermoscopic Findings of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Involving the Eyelids. Skin Appendage Disorders. 8(5). 424–426.
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Melo, Daniel Fernandes, et al.. (2022). Epidemiological, Clinical, Trichoscopic, and Histopathological Features of Lupus Erythematous Mimicking Alopecia Areata: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. Skin Appendage Disorders. 8(3). 236–240. 2 indexed citations
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Starace, Michela, et al.. (2022). A pilot study of intralesional methotrexate injections versus triamcinolone acetonide in patients affected by nail matrix psoriasis. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 47(6). 1165–1168. 5 indexed citations
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Dika, Emi, Michela Starace, Martina Lambertini, et al.. (2020). Oral and nail pigmentations: a useful parallelism for the clinician. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 18(1). 7–14. 8 indexed citations
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Alessandrini, Aurora, Michela Starace, Francesca Bruni, et al.. (2019). Alopecia Areata Incognita and Diffuse Alopecia Areata: Clinical, Trichoscopic, Histopathological, and Therapeutic Features of a 5-Year Study. Dermatology Practical & Conceptual. 9(4). 272–277. 24 indexed citations
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Piraccini, Bianca Maria, Nicolò Brandi, Aurora Alessandrini, Francesca Bruni, & Michela Starace. (2018). Efficacious and safe management of thick scales, redness and flaky scalp condition using a specific shampoo containing urea, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, icthyol pale and laureth 9. Cogent Medicine. 5(1). 1475095–1475095. 2 indexed citations
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Starace, Michela, Emi Dika, Píer Alessandro Fanti, et al.. (2017). Nail apparatus melanoma: dermoscopic and histopathologic correlations on a series of 23 patients from a single centre. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 32(1). 164–173. 24 indexed citations

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