Miriam Gaggianesi

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Miriam Gaggianesi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Miriam Gaggianesi has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Miriam Gaggianesi's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (11 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers). Miriam Gaggianesi is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (11 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers). Miriam Gaggianesi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and Argentina. Miriam Gaggianesi's co-authors include Matilde Todaro, Giorgio Stassi, Francesco Dieli, Antonina Benfante, Tiziana Apuzzo, Isabella Sperduti, Flora Iovino, Veronica Catalano, Gianfranco Cocorullo and Gaspare Gulotta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Miriam Gaggianesi

25 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

CD44v6 Is a Marker of Constitutive and Reprogrammed Cancer Stem Cells Driving Colon Cancer Metastasis

2014 570 citations Matilde Todaro, Miriam Gaggianesi et al. Cell stem cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Miriam Gaggianesi Italy	13	729	598	327	150	142	25	1.1k
Veronica Catalano Italy	11	657 0.9×	694 1.2×	337 1.0×	152 1.0×	239 1.7×	11	1.3k
Victoria da Silva-Diz United States	9	691 0.9×	616 1.0×	345 1.1×	87 0.6×	104 0.7×	16	1.1k
Soufiane Boumahdi United States	4	836 1.1×	560 0.9×	356 1.1×	117 0.8×	132 0.9×	4	1.2k
Uta Kossatz-Boehlert Germany	14	951 1.3×	689 1.2×	333 1.0×	246 1.6×	139 1.0×	15	1.4k
Ylenia Lombardo United Kingdom	18	815 1.1×	702 1.2×	459 1.4×	85 0.6×	202 1.4×	20	1.4k
Kathleen E. DelGiorno United States	13	558 0.8×	628 1.1×	323 1.0×	121 0.8×	176 1.2×	26	1.2k
Nathalie Sphyris United States	15	812 1.1×	601 1.0×	407 1.2×	111 0.7×	134 0.9×	22	1.2k
Amanda K. Paulson United States	6	798 1.1×	1.0k 1.7×	368 1.1×	92 0.6×	163 1.1×	8	1.4k
Andreas Wernitznig Austria	13	782 1.1×	540 0.9×	274 0.8×	167 1.1×	113 0.8×	26	1.2k
Salina Yuan United States	10	851 1.2×	669 1.1×	450 1.4×	131 0.9×	171 1.2×	11	1.3k

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Gaggianesi, Miriam, Gaetana Porcelli, Alice Turdo, et al.. (2025). A Novel Tumor on Chip Mimicking the Breast Cancer Microenvironment for Dynamic Drug Screening. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(3). 1028–1028. 4 indexed citations

Lago, Sara, Vittoria Poli, Alice Turdo, et al.. (2025). ANP32E drives vulnerability to ATR inhibitors by inducing R-loops-dependent transcription replication conflicts in triple negative breast cancer. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4602–4602. 1 indexed citations

Turdo, Alice, Sebastiano Di Bella, Gaetana Porcelli, et al.. (2025). Heightened IDO1 levels predict Bacillus Calmette-Guèrin failure in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 203–203. 1 indexed citations

Gaggianesi, Miriam, Francesca Bufalieri, Enrico De Smaele, et al.. (2024). MYC upstream region orchestrates resistance to PI3K inhibitors in cancer cells through FOXO3a-mediated autophagic adaptation. Oncogene. 43(46). 3349–3365. 3 indexed citations

Turdo, Alice, Miriam Gaggianesi, Gaetana Porcelli, et al.. (2023). EBF1, MYO6 and CALR expression levels predict therapeutic response in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1266265–1266265. 3 indexed citations

Favero, Francesco, Eleonora Mazzucco, Miriam Zuccalà, et al.. (2022). Dissecting the Mechanism of Action of Spiperone—A Candidate for Drug Repurposing for Colorectal Cancer. Cancers. 14(3). 776–776. 6 indexed citations

Gaggianesi, Miriam, Laura Rosa Mangiapane, Chiara Modica, et al.. (2022). Dual Inhibition of Myc Transcription and PI3K Activity Effectively Targets Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells. Cancers. 14(3). 673–673. 6 indexed citations

Iacono, Melania Lo, Chiara Modica, Gaetana Porcelli, et al.. (2022). Targeting of the Peritumoral Adipose Tissue Microenvironment as an Innovative Antitumor Therapeutic Strategy. Biomolecules. 12(5). 702–702. 12 indexed citations

Iacono, Melania Lo, Miriam Gaggianesi, Paola Bianca, et al.. (2022). Destroying the Shield of Cancer Stem Cells: Natural Compounds as Promising Players in Cancer Therapy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(23). 6996–6996. 10 indexed citations

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Pipitone, Rosaria Maria, Vincenza Calvaruso, Francesca Di Salvo, et al.. (2022). Mer Tyrosine Kinase (MERTK) modulates liver fibrosis progression and hepatocellular carcinoma development. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 926236–926236. 4 indexed citations

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Modica, Chiara, Gaetana Porcelli, Alice Turdo, et al.. (2022). Targeting epigenetic alterations in cancer stem cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 1011882–1011882. 14 indexed citations

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Gaggianesi, Miriam, Simone Di Franco, Gaetana Porcelli, et al.. (2021). Messing Up the Cancer Stem Cell Chemoresistance Mechanisms Supported by Tumor Microenvironment. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 702642–702642. 30 indexed citations

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Franco, Simone Di, Le Zhang, Miriam Gaggianesi, et al.. (2021). FACS-based protocol to assess cytotoxicity and clonogenic potential of colorectal cancer stem cells using a Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway reporter. STAR Protocols. 2(4). 100880–100880. 1 indexed citations

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Veschi, Veronica, Melania Lo Iacono, Gaetana Porcelli, et al.. (2020). Cancer Stem Cells in Thyroid Tumors: From the Origin to Metastasis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 11. 566–566. 29 indexed citations

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Poli, Vittoria, Luca Fagnocchi, Alessandra Fasciani, et al.. (2018). MYC-driven epigenetic reprogramming favors the onset of tumorigenesis by inducing a stem cell-like state. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1024–1024. 107 indexed citations

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Gaggianesi, Miriam, Alice Turdo, Aurora Chinnici, et al.. (2017). IL4 Primes the Dynamics of Breast Cancer Progression via DUSP4 Inhibition. Cancer Research. 77(12). 3268–3279. 48 indexed citations

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Roscigno, Giuseppina, Cristina Quintavalle, Elvira Donnarumma, et al.. (2015). MiR-221 promotes stemness of breast cancer cells by targeting DNMT3b. Oncotarget. 7(1). 580–592. 80 indexed citations

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Todaro, Matilde, Miriam Gaggianesi, Veronica Catalano, et al.. (2014). CD44v6 Is a Marker of Constitutive and Reprogrammed Cancer Stem Cells Driving Colon Cancer Metastasis. Cell stem cell. 14(3). 342–356. 570 indexed citations breakdown →

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Filigheddu, Nicoletta, Federica Chianale, Paolo E. Porporato, et al.. (2011). Diacylglycerol kinase α mediates 17-β-estradiol-induced proliferation, motility, and anchorage-independent growth of Hec-1A endometrial cancer cell line through the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor GPR30. Cellular Signalling. 23(12). 1988–1996. 34 indexed citations

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Baldanzi, Gianluca, Elisa Alchera, Chiara Imarisio, et al.. (2010). Negative regulation of diacylglycerol kinase θ mediates adenosine-dependent hepatocyte preconditioning. Cell Death and Differentiation. 17(6). 1059–1068. 24 indexed citations

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