Pier Andrea Serra

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Pier Andrea Serra is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pier Andrea Serra has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Pier Andrea Serra's work include Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (39 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (23 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (23 papers). Pier Andrea Serra is often cited by papers focused on Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (39 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (23 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (23 papers). Pier Andrea Serra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Ireland and United Kingdom. Pier Andrea Serra's co-authors include Gaia Rocchitta, Rossana Migheli, M.S. Desole, Robert O’Neill, Eric Miele, John Lowry, Gianfranco Bazzu, Bianca Marchetti, Colm P. McMahon and Salvatore Caniglia and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Pier Andrea Serra

115 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Enzyme Biosensors for Biomedical Applications: Strategies... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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. Enzyme Biosensors for Biomedical Applications: Strategies for Safeguarding Analytical Performances in Biological Fluids
    2016 376 citations Gaia Rocchitta, Pier Andrea Serra et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pier Andrea Serra Italy 38 1.1k 1.1k 920 534 529 115 3.6k
Gaia Rocchitta Italy 25 830 0.8× 552 0.5× 541 0.6× 407 0.8× 355 0.7× 71 2.1k
Parastoo Hashemi United States 28 627 0.6× 534 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 526 1.0× 190 0.4× 69 2.6k
Zhichun Chen China 30 718 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 255 0.3× 321 0.6× 289 0.5× 76 3.1k
Adrian C. Michael United States 37 2.5k 2.3× 927 0.9× 2.2k 2.4× 2.0k 3.7× 591 1.1× 87 5.2k
Ján Kehr Sweden 44 384 0.4× 2.1k 2.0× 2.9k 3.1× 232 0.4× 576 1.1× 135 6.0k
Qing Lü China 32 1.0k 0.9× 616 0.6× 201 0.2× 448 0.8× 383 0.7× 107 3.2k
Fwu‐Shan Sheu Singapore 35 2.0k 1.8× 1.3k 1.2× 467 0.5× 1.2k 2.3× 751 1.4× 69 4.2k
Rui M. Barbosa Portugal 31 340 0.3× 778 0.7× 585 0.6× 230 0.4× 112 0.2× 105 2.7k
Makoto Tsunoda Japan 30 481 0.4× 1.3k 1.2× 286 0.3× 128 0.2× 728 1.4× 158 3.5k
Rossana Migheli Italy 29 278 0.3× 526 0.5× 566 0.6× 160 0.3× 147 0.3× 74 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pier Andrea Serra

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All Works

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Bella, Elena Della, A. Schwab, Dalila Petta, et al.. (2021). Quality control methods in musculoskeletal tissue engineering: from imaging to biosensors. Bone Research. 9(1). 46–46. 23 indexed citations
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Scano, Alessandra, Antonio Barberis, Germano Orrù, et al.. (2020). Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a Potential Contaminant of Packed Fresh-Cut Lettuce in a Controlled Atmosphere. The Role of Phenotypes muc+/muc–. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 11(2). 8716–8724. 3 indexed citations
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Barberis, Antonio, Monica Deiana, Ylenia Spissu, et al.. (2020). Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Other Biological Properties of Pompia Juice. Molecules. 25(14). 3186–3186. 28 indexed citations
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Meneghello, Anna, Bruno Casetta, Giammario Calia, et al.. (2018). Enzyme-Based Electrochemical Biosensor for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Anticancer Drug Irinotecan. Analytical Chemistry. 90(10). 6012–6019. 32 indexed citations
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Maioli, Margherita, Valentina Basoli, Paola Carta, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of magnolol and honokiol derivatives and their effect against hepatocarcinoma cells. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192178–e0192178. 41 indexed citations
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Pinna, Alessandra, Raffaele Riccò, Rossana Migheli, et al.. (2018). A MOF-based carrier forin situdopamine delivery. RSC Advances. 8(45). 25664–25672. 39 indexed citations
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Porcu, Maria Cristina, et al.. (2016). Development of a biosensor telemetry system for monitoring fermentation in craft breweries. Food Chemistry. 218. 479–486. 20 indexed citations
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Bellesi, Michele, Giulio Tononi, Chiara Cirelli, & Pier Andrea Serra. (2015). Region-Specific Dissociation between Cortical Noradrenaline Levels and the Sleep/Wake Cycle. SLEEP. 39(1). 143–154. 51 indexed citations
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Maioli, Margherita, Salvatore Rinaldi, Rossana Migheli, et al.. (2015). Neurological morphofunctional differentiation induced by REAC technology in PC12. A neuro protective model for Parkinson’s disease. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10439–10439. 41 indexed citations
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Mammi, Stefano, Giuliano Siligardi, Rohanah Hussain, et al.. (2013). Small molecules interacting with α-synuclein: antiaggregating and cytoprotective properties. Amino Acids. 45(2). 327–338. 48 indexed citations
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Serra, Pier Andrea, Stefano Pluchino, Bianca Marchetti, M.S. Desole, & Eric Miele. (2008). The MPTP mouse model: Cues on DA release and neural stem cell restorative role. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 14. S189–S193. 22 indexed citations
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McMahon, Colm P., Gaia Rocchitta, Sarah J. Killoran, et al.. (2006). Oxygen tolerance of an implantable polymer/enzyme composite glutamate biosensor displaying polycation-enhanced substrate sensitivity. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 22(7). 1466–1473. 59 indexed citations
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Marchetti, Bianca, Pier Andrea Serra, Francesca L’Episcopo, et al.. (2005). Hormones Are Key Actors in Gene X Environment Interactions Programming the Vulnerability to Parkinson's Disease: Glia as a Common Final Pathway. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1057(1). 296–318. 38 indexed citations
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Serra, Pier Andrea, Gaia Rocchitta, Giovanni Esposito, et al.. (2001). A study on the role of nitric oxide and iron in 3‐morpholino‐sydnonimine‐induced increases in dopamine release in the striatum of freely moving rats. British Journal of Pharmacology. 134(2). 275–282. 16 indexed citations
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Serra, Pier Andrea, Giovanni Esposito, M Rosaria Delogu, et al.. (2000). Analysis of 3‐morpholinosydnonimine and sodium nitroprusside effects on dopamine release in the striatum of freely moving rats: role of nitric oxide, iron and ascorbic acid. British Journal of Pharmacology. 131(4). 836–842. 17 indexed citations
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Miele, Maddalena, Maria Angela Mura, Paolo Enrico, et al.. (2000). On the mechanism of d‐amphetamine‐induced changes in glutamate, ascorbic acid and uric acid release in the striatum of freely moving rats. British Journal of Pharmacology. 129(3). 582–588. 42 indexed citations
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Enrico, Paolo, Giovanni Esposito, Rossana Migheli, et al.. (1997). EFFECTS OF ALLOPURINOL ON STRIATAL DOPAMINE, ASCORBATE AND URIC ACID DURING AN ACUTE MORPHINE CHALLENGE: EX VIVO AND IN VIVO STUDIES. Pharmacological Research. 35(6). 577–585. 31 indexed citations

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