N. Ferrara

6.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
21 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

N. Ferrara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Ferrara has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 4 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in N. Ferrara's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (8 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (3 papers). N. Ferrara is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (8 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (3 papers). N. Ferrara collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. N. Ferrara's co-authors include Hans-Peter Gerber, Vera Eremina, Susan E. Quaggin, András Nagy, Jody J. Haigh, Yamato Kikkawa, Manish M. Sood, Jeffrey H. Miner, Ginette Lajoie and Jolanta Kowalewska and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

N. Ferrara

20 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

VEGF Inhibition and Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy 1998 2026 2007 2016 2008 2003 1999 1998 250 500 750 1000
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. VEGF Inhibition and Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy
    2008 1.1k citations Vera Eremina, J. Ashley Jefferson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Glomerular-specific alterations of VEGF-A expression lead to distinct congenital and acquired renal diseases
    2003 1.0k citations Vera Eremina, Manish M. Sood et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. Role of vascular endothelial growth factor in the regulation of angiogenesis
    1999 613 citations N. Ferrara Kidney International profile →
  4. Vascular endothelial growth factor is essential for corpus luteum angiogenesis
    1998 513 citations N. Ferrara, Terri Davis-Smyth et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
N. Ferrara United States 20 2.5k 1.0k 810 783 746 21 5.1k
H. William Schnaper United States 42 3.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 553 0.7× 648 0.8× 1.1k 1.5× 84 6.1k
Jody J. Haigh Belgium 37 3.3k 1.3× 600 0.6× 794 1.0× 518 0.7× 721 1.0× 101 5.7k
Hans-Peter Gerber United States 13 4.7k 1.9× 1.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.9× 988 1.3× 1.9k 2.6× 16 8.9k
Jun‐ichi Hanai United States 30 4.0k 1.6× 590 0.6× 901 1.1× 632 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 40 6.9k
Ronald A. Seifert United States 30 2.4k 1.0× 472 0.5× 795 1.0× 501 0.6× 609 0.8× 40 4.7k
Riko Kitazawa Japan 39 2.7k 1.1× 570 0.6× 391 0.5× 407 0.5× 638 0.9× 230 5.6k
Laurent Daniel France 34 1.5k 0.6× 575 0.6× 909 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 335 0.4× 161 4.1k
Elisabeth M. Zeisberg Germany 28 3.8k 1.5× 878 0.9× 677 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.4× 57 7.0k
Laura Lasagni Italy 38 2.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.5× 1.9k 2.4× 677 0.9× 226 0.3× 78 6.5k
Jeffrey W. Pippin United States 52 3.5k 1.4× 4.5k 4.4× 1.1k 1.4× 764 1.0× 276 0.4× 130 7.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. Ferrara

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ramos, D., et al.. (2025). Deep Convolutional Framelets for Dose Reconstruction in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy with Compton Camera Detector. Cancers. 17(1). 130–130. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Jihong, Xiangdan Wang, Germaine Fuh, et al.. (2014). Comparison of Binding Characteristics and In Vitro Activities of Three Inhibitors of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 11(10). 3421–3430. 71 indexed citations
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Willenborg, Sebastian, Tina Lucas, Geert Loo, et al.. (2012). CCR2 recruits an inflammatory macrophage subpopulation critical for angiogenesis in tissue repair. Blood. 120(3). 613–625. 396 indexed citations
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Stefater, James A., Ian Lewkowich, Sujata Rao, et al.. (2011). Regulation of angiogenesis by a non-canonical Wnt–Flt1 pathway in myeloid cells. Nature. 474(7352). 511–515. 226 indexed citations
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Eremina, Vera, J. Ashley Jefferson, Jolanta Kowalewska, et al.. (2008). VEGF Inhibition and Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy. New England Journal of Medicine. 358(11). 1129–1136. 1116 indexed citations breakdown →
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Berry, Leanne, Kai Barck, Mary Ann T. Go, et al.. (2008). Quantification of viable tumor microvascular characteristics by multispectral analysis. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 60(1). 64–72. 40 indexed citations
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Daldrup‐Link, Heike E., Yoshitaka Okuhata, N. Ferrara, et al.. (2004). Decrease in Tumor Apparent Permeability‐Surface Area Product to a MRI Macromolecular Contrast Medium Following Angiogenesis Inhibition with Correlations to Cytotoxic Drug Accumulation. Microcirculation. 11(5). 387–396. 28 indexed citations
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Lissbrant, Ingela Franck, Peter Hammarsten, Erik Lissbrant, et al.. (2003). Neutralizing VEGF bioactivity with a soluble chimeric VEGF‐receptor protein flt(1‐3)IgG inhibits testosterone‐stimulated prostate growth in castrated mice. The Prostate. 58(1). 57–65. 42 indexed citations
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Eremina, Vera, Manish M. Sood, Jody J. Haigh, et al.. (2003). Glomerular-specific alterations of VEGF-A expression lead to distinct congenital and acquired renal diseases. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(5). 707–716. 1011 indexed citations breakdown →
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Camenisch, Gieri, M. Teresa Pisabarro, Daniel Sherman, et al.. (2002). ANGPTL3 Stimulates Endothelial Cell Adhesion and Migration via Integrin αvβ3 and Induces Blood Vessel Formation in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(19). 17281–17290. 205 indexed citations
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Clyman, Ronald I., S Seidner, Hiroki Kajino, et al.. (2002). VEGF regulates remodeling during permanent anatomic closure of the ductus arteriosus. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 282(1). R199–R206. 43 indexed citations
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Ferrara, N.. (1999). Role of vascular endothelial growth factor in the regulation of angiogenesis. Kidney International. 56(3). 794–814. 613 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shifren, Jan L., Sam Mesiano, Robert N. Taylor, N. Ferrara, & Robert B. Jaffe. (1998). Corticotropin Regulates Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Human Fetal Adrenal Cortical Cells1. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 83(4). 1342–1347. 56 indexed citations
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Ferrara, N., Terri Davis-Smyth, Hans-Peter Gerber, et al.. (1998). Vascular endothelial growth factor is essential for corpus luteum angiogenesis. Nature Medicine. 4(3). 336–340. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Warren, Robert S., Hui Yuan, Mary Matli, N. Ferrara, & David B. Donner. (1996). Induction of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 in Colorectal Carcinoma. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(46). 29483–29488. 218 indexed citations
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Bauters, Christophe, Takayuki Asahara, Lu Zheng, et al.. (1995). Site-specific therapeutic angiogenesis after systemic administration of vascular endothelial growth factor. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 21(2). 314–325. 169 indexed citations
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Nicoletti, Ferdinando, N. Ferrara, Francesco Patti, et al.. (1983). Influence of sex steroids and prolactin on haloperidol-induced catalepsy. Brain Research. 279(1-2). 352–358. 22 indexed citations
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Nicoletti, Ferdinando, Francesco Patti, N. Ferrara, et al.. (1982). Comparative effects of estrogens and prolactin on nigral and striatal GAD activity. Brain Research. 232(1). 238–241. 30 indexed citations

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