Paola Avena

1.5k total citations
33 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Paola Avena is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paola Avena has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cancer Research, 12 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paola Avena's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (10 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (9 papers) and Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors (8 papers). Paola Avena is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (10 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (9 papers) and Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors (8 papers). Paola Avena collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Paola Avena's co-authors include Ivan Casaburi, Vincenzo Pezzi, Adele Chimento, Rosa Sirianni, Arianna De Luca, Sebastiano Andò, Francesca De Amicis, Saveria Aquila, Vittoria Rago and Marta Santoro and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The FASEB Journal and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paola Avena

32 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paola Avena Italy 20 490 323 244 205 200 33 1.2k
Arianna De Luca Italy 18 523 1.1× 359 1.1× 272 1.1× 207 1.0× 186 0.9× 31 1.3k
Aya Naiki‐Ito Japan 25 870 1.8× 279 0.9× 93 0.4× 143 0.7× 245 1.2× 99 1.7k
Sara Verdura Spain 20 728 1.5× 270 0.8× 130 0.5× 94 0.5× 288 1.4× 52 1.3k
Vasundara Venkateswaran Canada 22 535 1.1× 330 1.0× 139 0.6× 133 0.6× 176 0.9× 47 1.4k
Valentina Maggisano Italy 20 491 1.0× 201 0.6× 72 0.3× 85 0.4× 146 0.7× 39 1.1k
Farid M.A. Hamada Egypt 22 559 1.1× 198 0.6× 92 0.4× 66 0.3× 205 1.0× 32 1.4k
Dominique Bernard-Gallon France 33 1.6k 3.2× 494 1.5× 646 2.6× 91 0.4× 392 2.0× 99 2.5k
Jesús Sánchez‐Yagüe Spain 20 493 1.0× 96 0.3× 92 0.4× 108 0.5× 72 0.4× 54 1.1k
Sung Yong Kim South Korea 15 487 1.0× 193 0.6× 186 0.8× 86 0.4× 322 1.6× 75 1.2k
Do Young Lim United States 25 1.0k 2.1× 214 0.7× 58 0.2× 66 0.3× 334 1.7× 44 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Paola Avena

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paola Avena

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paola Avena

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All Works

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Curcio, Manuela, Natalia Pediconi, Fiore Pasquale Nicoletta, et al.. (2025). Delivery of miR-139–5p from responsive human serum albumin nanoparticles boosts doxorubicin biological effects on triple negative breast cancer cells. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 258. 115283–115283.
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Cirillo, Giuseppe, Anna Rita Cappello, Manuela Curcio, et al.. (2024). Novel CD44-Targeted Albumin Nanoparticles: An Innovative Approach to Improve Breast Cancer Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(19). 10560–10560. 3 indexed citations
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Avena, Paola, Arianna De Luca, Adele Chimento, et al.. (2023). Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ACC) Cells Rewire Their Metabolism to Overcome Curcumin Antitumoral Effects Opening a Window of Opportunity to Improve Treatment. Cancers. 15(4). 1050–1050. 9 indexed citations
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Chimento, Adele, Arianna De Luca, Paola Avena, et al.. (2022). Estrogen Receptors-Mediated Apoptosis in Hormone-Dependent Cancers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1242–1242. 53 indexed citations
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Avena, Paola, Arianna De Luca, Adele Chimento, et al.. (2022). Estrogen Related Receptor Alpha (ERRα) a Bridge between Metabolism and Adrenocortical Cancer Progression. Cancers. 14(16). 3885–3885. 10 indexed citations
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Avena, Paola, Ivan Casaburi, Vittoria Rago, et al.. (2022). 27-Hydroxycholesterol Binds GPER and Induces Progression of Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancers. 14(6). 1521–1521. 17 indexed citations
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Trotta, Francesca, Paola Avena, Adele Chimento, et al.. (2020). Statins Reduce Intratumor Cholesterol Affecting Adrenocortical Cancer Growth. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(9). 1909–1921. 16 indexed citations
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Chimento, Adele, et al.. (2020). Role of GPER-Mediated Signaling in Testicular Functions and Tumorigenesis. Cells. 9(9). 2115–2115. 31 indexed citations
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Curcio, Manuela, Paola Avena, Giuseppe Cirillo, et al.. (2020). Functional Albumin Nanoformulations to Fight Adrenocortical Carcinoma: a Redox-Responsive Approach. Pharmaceutical Research. 37(3). 55–55. 8 indexed citations
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Chimento, Adele, Ivan Casaburi, Paola Avena, et al.. (2019). Cholesterol and Its Metabolites in Tumor Growth: Therapeutic Potential of Statins in Cancer Treatment. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 9. 807–807. 139 indexed citations
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Casaburi, Ivan, Adele Chimento, Arianna De Luca, et al.. (2018). Cholesterol as an Endogenous ERRα Agonist: A New Perspective to Cancer Treatment. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 9. 525–525. 34 indexed citations
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Amicis, Francesca De, Carmela Guido, Marta Santoro, et al.. (2014). A novel functional interplay between Progesterone Receptor‐B and PTEN, via AKT, modulates autophagy in breast cancer cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 18(11). 2252–2265. 34 indexed citations
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Avena, Paola, Chenguang Wang, Richard G. Pestell, et al.. (2013). Compartment-specific activation of PPARγ governs breast cancer tumor growth, via metabolic reprogramming and symbiosis. Cell Cycle. 12(9). 1360–1370. 33 indexed citations
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Amicis, Francesca De, Alessandra Russo, Paola Avena, et al.. (2013). In vitro mechanism for downregulation of ER ‐α expression by epigallocatechin gallate in ER +/ PR + human breast cancer cells. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 57(5). 840–853. 56 indexed citations
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Chimento, Adele, Ivan Casaburi, Monica Bartucci, et al.. (2013). Selective GPER activation decreases proliferation and activates apoptosis in tumor Leydig cells. Cell Death and Disease. 4(8). e747–e747. 44 indexed citations
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Casaburi, Ivan, Paola Avena, Marilena Lanzino, et al.. (2012). Chenodeoxycholic acid through a TGR5-dependent CREB signaling activation enhances Cyclin D1 expression and promotes human endometrial cancer cell proliferation. Cell Cycle. 11(14). 2699–2710. 68 indexed citations
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Guido, Carmela, Ida Perrotta, Salvatore Panza, et al.. (2011). Human sperm physiology: Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) influence sperm metabolism and may be involved in the pathophysiology of varicocele-associated male infertility. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 226(12). 3403–3412. 58 indexed citations
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Amicis, Francesca De, Carmela Guido, Ida Perrotta, et al.. (2010). Conventional progesterone receptors (PR) B and PRA are expressed in human spermatozoa and may be involved in the pathophysiology of varicocoele: a role for progesterone in metabolism. International Journal of Andrology. 34(5pt1). 430–445. 24 indexed citations

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