Paolo Rama

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
136 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Paolo Rama is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Rama has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 65 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 53 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Paolo Rama's work include Corneal Surgery and Treatments (71 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (64 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (53 papers). Paolo Rama is often cited by papers focused on Corneal Surgery and Treatments (71 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (64 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (53 papers). Paolo Rama collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Paolo Rama's co-authors include Alessandro Lambìase, Graziella Pellegrini, Stefano Bonini, Michele De Luca, Ahmed Elsheikh, Giulio Ferrari, Stanislav Matuška, Giorgio Paganoni, Luigi Aloe and Alessandra Spinelli and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Rama

133 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Limbal Stem-Cell Therapy and Long-Term Corneal Regeneration

2010 882 citations Paolo Rama, Stanislav Matuška et al. profile →
Location and Clonal Analysis of Stem Cells and Their Differentiated Progeny in the Human Ocular Surface

1999 579 citations Graziella Pellegrini, Alessandro Lambìase et al. profile →
Neurotrophic keratopathy

2018 265 citations Paolo Rama et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paolo Rama Italy	44	5.5k	4.2k	2.4k	963	556	136	7.9k
Teruo Nishida Japan	51	4.8k 0.9×	4.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	338 0.6×	288	9.0k
Shigeto Shimmura Japan	54	6.4k 1.2×	6.0k 1.4×	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	760 1.4×	230	10.8k
James D. Zieske United States	52	5.0k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 1.6×	309 0.6×	116	7.1k
Tor Paaske Utheim Norway	39	2.2k 0.4×	2.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	246 0.4×	311	5.1k
Diego Ponzin Italy	33	3.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.5×	490 0.9×	187	5.2k
Gerd Geerling Germany	43	4.7k 0.9×	6.9k 1.6×	3.6k 1.5×	315 0.3×	268 0.5×	326	9.1k
Andrew J. Quantock United Kingdom	38	3.8k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	974 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	569 1.0×	172	5.7k
Naoyuki Maeda Japan	48	6.3k 1.1×	3.0k 0.7×	4.3k 1.8×	595 0.6×	384 0.7×	257	8.6k
Jesús Merayo‐Lloves Spain	41	2.9k 0.5×	2.7k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	427 0.4×	79 0.1×	191	5.5k
Mark I. Rosenblatt United States	32	1.8k 0.3×	1.8k 0.4×	750 0.3×	811 0.8×	145 0.3×	114	4.0k

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Bianchi, Elisa, Lorena Losi, Rossella Manfredini, et al.. (2023). Comparison between Cultivated Oral Mucosa and Ocular Surface Epithelia for COMET Patients Follow-Up. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14). 11522–11522. 6 indexed citations

Zerbini, Gianpaolo, Silvia Maestroni, Ilaria Viganò, et al.. (2023). Progressive Thinning of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer/Ganglion Cell Layer (RNFL/GCL) as Biomarker and Pharmacological Target of Diabetic Retinopathy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(16). 12672–12672. 7 indexed citations

Bianchi, Elisa, Lorena Losi, Rossella Manfredini, et al.. (2022). SOX2 Is a Univocal Marker for Human Oral Mucosa Epithelium Useful in Post-COMET Patient Characterization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(10). 5785–5785. 6 indexed citations

Pierro, Luisa, Lorenzo Bianco, Alessandro Arrigo, et al.. (2022). New Findings in Early-Stage Keratoconus: Lamina Cribrosa Curvature, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness, and Vascular Perfusion. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 246. 122–129. 9 indexed citations

Vitar, Romina Mayra Lasagni, et al.. (2022). Corneal endothelial cell reduction and increased Neurokinin-1 receptor expression in a graft-versus-host disease preclinical model. Experimental Eye Research. 220. 109128–109128. 5 indexed citations

Knutsson, Karl Anders, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of a Post-Operative Therapy Protocol after Epithelium-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in Patients Affected by Keratoconus. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(23). 7093–7093. 1 indexed citations

Rosso, Pamela, Louise A. Mesentier‐Louro, Viviana Triaca, et al.. (2021). NGF Eye Administration Recovers the TrkB and Glutamate/GABA Marker Deficit in the Adult Visual Cortex Following Optic Nerve Crush. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(18). 10014–10014. 9 indexed citations

Barbariga, Marco, Ettore Mosca, F. Bignami, et al.. (2019). The role of extracellular matrix in mouse and human corneal neovascularization. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 14272–14272. 23 indexed citations

Sacchetti, Marta, Paolo Rama, Alice Bruscolini, & Alessandro Lambìase. (2018). Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical Results, Limits, and Perspectives. Stem Cells International. 2018. 1–12. 67 indexed citations

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Ruggeri, Alfredo, et al.. (2018). Innovative radiofrequency electrotherapy significantly reduces cornea perforation in an alkali burn murine model. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 4350–4350. 1 indexed citations

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Mesentier‐Louro, Louise A., Pamela Rosso, Valentina Carito, et al.. (2018). Nerve Growth Factor Role on Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival and Axon Regrowth: Effects of Ocular Administration in Experimental Model of Optic Nerve Injury. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(2). 1056–1069. 47 indexed citations

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Mesentier‐Louro, Louise A., Pamela Rosso, Luigi Antonio De Vitis, et al.. (2017). Time-Dependent Nerve Growth Factor Signaling Changes in the Rat Retina During Optic Nerve Crush-Induced Degeneration of Retinal Ganglion Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(1). 98–98. 25 indexed citations

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Giacomini, Chiara, Giulio Ferrari, Fabio Bignami, & Paolo Rama. (2014). Alkali burn versus suture-induced corneal neovascularization in C57BL/6 mice: An overview of two common animal models of corneal neovascularization. Experimental Eye Research. 121. 1–4. 50 indexed citations

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Elsheikh, Ahmed, Charles Whitford, Akram Joda, et al.. (2013). Regional Variation of Biomechanical Properties of Intact Eye Globes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 1631–1631. 1 indexed citations

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Ferrari, Giulio, et al.. (2013). Impending corneal perforation after collagen cross-linking for herpetic keratitis. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 39(4). 638–641. 34 indexed citations

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Miserocchi, Elisabetta, Giulio Modorati, Federico Di Matteo, et al.. (2011). Visual Outcome in Ocular Sarcoidosis: Retrospective Evaluation of Risk Factors. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 21(6). 802–810. 26 indexed citations

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Senthil, Sirisha, et al.. (2008). Prevalence and Risk Factors for Angle Closure Disease in Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 5455–5455. 1 indexed citations

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Elsheikh, Ahmed, Daad Alhasso, & Paolo Rama. (2007). Assessment of the epithelium's contribution to corneal biomechanics. Experimental Eye Research. 86(2). 445–451. 83 indexed citations

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Mancini, Nicasio, Mario Perotti, C. Ossi, et al.. (2006). Rapid molecular identification of fungal pathogens in corneal samples from suspected keratomycosis cases. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 55(11). 1505–1509. 18 indexed citations

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Rama, Paolo, et al.. (2003). Bilateral Acanthamoeba Keratitis with Late Recurrence of the Infection in a Corneal Graft: A Case Report. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 13(3). 311–314. 10 indexed citations

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