Nicola Baldini

24.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
372 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Nicola Baldini is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Baldini has authored 372 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 110 papers in Surgery and 84 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Nicola Baldini's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (63 papers), Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (52 papers). Nicola Baldini is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (63 papers), Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (52 papers). Nicola Baldini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Japan. Nicola Baldini's co-authors include Mario Campanacci, Sofia Avnet, Donatella Granchi, Stefano Boriani, G. Ciapetti, Armando Giunti, A Sudanese, Francesca Perut, S. Rubina Baglio and E. Cenni and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Nicola Baldini

360 papers receiving 16.1k citations

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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.

Giant-cell tumor of bone.

1987 1.0k citations Nicola Baldini et al. profile →
Giant-cell tumor of bone.

1987 785 citations Nicola Baldini et al. profile →
Human bone marrow- and adipose-mesenchymal stem cells secrete exosomes enriched in distinctive miRNA and tRNA species

2015 610 citations S. Rubina Baglio, Nicoletta Zini et al. profile →
Mesenchymal stem cell secreted vesicles provide novel opportunities in (stem) cell-free therapy

2012 438 citations S. Rubina Baglio, Nicola Baldini et al. profile →
Strawberry-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Prevent Oxidative Stress in Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

2021 234 citations Francesca Perut, Sofia Avnet et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicola Baldini Italy	65	5.3k	4.0k	3.5k	3.2k	2.6k	372	16.5k
Peter Choong Australia	71	4.1k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	7.4k 2.1×	3.0k 1.0×	4.1k 1.6×	579	21.4k
Paolo Bianco Italy	57	6.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.4×	4.2k 1.2×	3.3k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	146	17.3k
Francis J. Hornicek United States	71	4.6k 0.9×	9.2k 2.3×	5.3k 1.5×	6.8k 2.1×	1.4k 0.6×	453	19.4k
Paul H. Krebsbach United States	67	6.2k 1.2×	880 0.2×	3.1k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	5.6k 2.2×	190	16.0k
Rita A. Kandel Canada	60	1.3k 0.2×	5.0k 1.2×	4.9k 1.4×	6.5k 2.0×	2.2k 0.8×	265	13.8k
George R. Martin United States	92	12.9k 2.4×	2.5k 0.6×	3.2k 0.9×	3.7k 1.2×	3.0k 1.2×	249	34.1k
Yan Jin China	77	7.9k 1.5×	786 0.2×	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	381	17.9k
Thomas A. Einhorn United States	87	8.2k 1.5×	710 0.2×	10.9k 3.1×	3.3k 1.0×	6.1k 2.4×	293	28.4k
Colin R. Dunstan Australia	64	12.6k 2.4×	940 0.2×	2.3k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	199	21.1k
John H. Healey United States	83	4.4k 0.8×	13.1k 3.2×	6.4k 1.8×	6.6k 2.1×	793 0.3×	422	22.6k

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Pompo, Gemma Di, Thimios A. Mitsiadis, Pierfrancesco Pagella, et al.. (2025). Mesenchymal stroma drives axonogenesis and nerve-induced aggressiveness in osteosarcoma. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 44(1). 276–276.

Petretta, Mauro, Gregorio Marchiori, Gabriela Graziani, et al.. (2025). Antibacterial nanostructured silver coating applied on polycaprolactone Melt Electrospinning Writing meshes for wound dressing application. Materials Today Communications. 49. 114379–114379.

Marchiori, Gregorio, Devis Bellucci, Alessandro Gambardella, et al.. (2024). A Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Three-Dimensional Polycaprolactone Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Purposes. Materials. 17(10). 2413–2413. 3 indexed citations

Graziani, Gabriela, Simona Fermani, Daniele Ghezzi, et al.. (2024). A natural multifunction and multiscale hierarchical matrix as a drug-eluting scaffold for biomedical applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(38). 9695–9702. 1 indexed citations

Borciani, Giorgia, Sofia Avnet, Katia Rubini, et al.. (2023). Incorporation/Enrichment of 3D Bioprinted Constructs by Biomimetic Nanoparticles: Tuning Printability and Cell Behavior in Bone Models. Nanomaterials. 13(14). 2040–2040. 7 indexed citations

Borciani, Giorgia, Katia Rubini, Francesco Valle, et al.. (2023). Ionized Jet Deposition of Calcium Phosphates-Based Nanocoatings: Tuning Coating Properties and Cell Behavior by Target Composition and Substrate Heating. Nanomaterials. 13(11). 1758–1758. 6 indexed citations

Segelcke, Daniel, Bruno Pradier, Daniel Kronenberg, et al.. (2023). Behavioral Voluntary and Social Bioassays Enabling Identification of Complex and Sex-Dependent Pain-(-Related) Phenotypes in Rats with Bone Cancer. Cancers. 15(5). 1565–1565. 5 indexed citations

Cortini, Margherita, Francesca Macchi, Francesca Reggiani, et al.. (2023). Endogenous Extracellular Matrix Regulates the Response of Osteosarcoma 3D Spheroids to Doxorubicin. Cancers. 15(4). 1221–1221. 20 indexed citations

Bolognesi, Federico, Nicola Fazio, Filippo Boriani, et al.. (2022). Validation of a Cleanroom Compliant Sonication-Based Decellularization Technique: A New Concept in Nerve Allograft Production. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1530–1530. 3 indexed citations

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Brognara, Lorenzo, et al.. (2022). Foot Orthosis and Sensorized House Slipper by 3D Printing. Materials. 15(12). 4064–4064. 12 indexed citations

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Ghezzi, Daniele, Enrico Sassoni, Marco Boi, et al.. (2022). Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Nanostructured Copper Films Prepared by Ionized Jet Deposition. Antibiotics. 12(1). 55–55. 9 indexed citations

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Pompo, Gemma Di, Margherita Cortini, Roberto Palomba, et al.. (2021). Curcumin-Loaded Nanoparticles Impair the Pro-Tumor Activity of Acid-Stressed MSC in an In Vitro Model of Osteosarcoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(11). 5760–5760. 19 indexed citations

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Righi, Alberto, et al.. (2019). Epithelioid hemangioma of bone: A unique case with multifocal metachronous bone lesions. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 10(6). 1068–1072. 6 indexed citations

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Savarino, L., Matteo Cadossi, Eugenio Chiarello, Nicola Baldini, & Sandro Giannini. (2013). Do Ion Levels in Metal-on-metal Hip Resurfacing Differ From Those in Metal-on-metal THA at Long-term Followup?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 471(9). 2964–2971. 19 indexed citations

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Arvidson, Kristina, Basem M. Abdallah, Lee Ann Applegate, et al.. (2010). Bone regeneration and stem cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 15(4). 718–746. 280 indexed citations

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Granchi, Donatella, Elisa Leonardi, Valentina Devescovi, et al.. (2009). Gene Expression Patterns Related to Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells During Ex Vivo Expansion. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 16(3). 511–524. 63 indexed citations

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Baldini, Nicola. (2009). University Patenting: Patterns of Faculty Motivations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Patanè, Salvatore, Sofia Avnet, Nadia Coltella, et al.. (2006). MET Overexpression Turns Human Primary Osteoblasts into Osteosarcomas. Cancer Research. 66(9). 4750–4757. 104 indexed citations

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Baldini, Nicola. (2006). The patenting universities: Problems and perils. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 1 indexed citations

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González‐Carrasco, J.L., G. Ciapetti, M.A. Montealegre, et al.. (2004). Evaluation of mechanical properties and biological response of an alumina-forming Ni-free ferritic alloy. Biomaterials. 26(18). 3861–3871. 22 indexed citations

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