Rachele Francese

646 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 456 citations indexed

About

Rachele Francese is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachele Francese has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 456 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Epidemiology, 7 papers in Infectious Diseases and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rachele Francese's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (5 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (4 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (4 papers). Rachele Francese is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (5 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (4 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (4 papers). Rachele Francese collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Rachele Francese's co-authors include David Lembo, Cristina Balagna, Monica Ferraris, Andrea Civra, Manuela Donalisio, Valeria Cagno, Massimo Rittà, Sergio Perero, Giuseppe Poli and Paola Gamba and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Rachele Francese

21 papers receiving 452 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.

Silver Nanoparticles: Review of Antiviral Properties, Mechanism of Action and Applications

2023 113 citations Rachele Francese, David Lembo et al. Microorganisms profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachele Francese Italy	13	113	96	86	76	73	24	456
Héctor Estévez Spain	11	50 0.4×	209 2.2×	94 1.1×	136 1.8×	156 2.1×	13	569
Sadananda Acharya Saudi Arabia	12	57 0.5×	170 1.8×	47 0.5×	26 0.3×	54 0.7×	31	693
Eduardo Buozi Moffa Brazil	18	42 0.4×	134 1.4×	126 1.5×	32 0.4×	51 0.7×	38	717
Spivak NIa Ukraine	12	173 1.5×	182 1.9×	35 0.4×	86 1.1×	62 0.8×	108	627
Felipe Varum United Kingdom	18	58 0.5×	274 2.9×	67 0.8×	67 0.9×	77 1.1×	23	1.1k
M. Z. I. Khan Bangladesh	15	106 0.9×	102 1.1×	23 0.3×	43 0.6×	39 0.5×	34	796
Edward M. Culbertson United States	10	44 0.4×	138 1.4×	106 1.2×	190 2.5×	65 0.9×	11	516
Pisut Pongchaikul Thailand	12	61 0.5×	140 1.5×	51 0.6×	27 0.4×	35 0.5×	44	405
Laura Trejo‐Avila Mexico	12	54 0.5×	187 1.9×	56 0.7×	41 0.5×	49 0.7×	26	710

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Civra, Andrea, Rachele Francese, Manuela Donalisio, et al.. (2025). 25R,26-hydroxycholesterol and an oxysterol synthetic analog inhibit Varicella zoster Virus replication. Antiviral Research. 236. 106113–106113.

Liimatainen, Jaana, Andrea Civra, Rachele Francese, et al.. (2025). Selected strains of the Ganoderma lucidum complex from Finnish forests have excellent broadly acting antiviral properties. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 23565–23565.

Nigro, Franco, Andrea Civra, Rachele Francese, et al.. (2024). Cholenamide-based, antiviral fluorescent probes targeting oxysterol-binding protein. Bioorganic Chemistry. 153. 107922–107922.

Francese, Rachele, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial and Antiviral Activities of Silver Nanocluster/Silica Composite Coatings Deposited onto Air Filters. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(3). 3955–3965. 10 indexed citations

Francese, Rachele, Andrea Civra, Monica Argenziano, et al.. (2024). Polyoxometalate exerts broad-spectrum activity against human respiratory viruses hampering viral entry. Antiviral Research. 226. 105897–105897. 5 indexed citations

Francese, Rachele, Massimo Rittà, David Lembo, & Manuela Donalisio. (2024). Lupus and SARS-CoV-2: What have we learned after the pandemic?. Lupus. 34(2). 117–132. 1 indexed citations

Francese, Rachele, Na Wang, Feng Li, et al.. (2023). Exploration of novel hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-e]imidazol-1-one derivatives as antiviral agents against ZIKV and USUV. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 248. 115081–115081. 5 indexed citations

Francese, Rachele, et al.. (2023). Silver Nanoparticles: Review of Antiviral Properties, Mechanism of Action and Applications. Microorganisms. 11(3). 629–629. 113 indexed citations breakdown →

Francese, Rachele, Chiara Peila, Manuela Donalisio, et al.. (2023). Viruses and Human Milk: Transmission or Protection?. Advances in Nutrition. 14(6). 1389–1415. 10 indexed citations

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Maglione, Alessandro, Rachele Francese, Manuela Matta, et al.. (2023). Long-lasting neutralizing antibodies and T cell response after the third dose of mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1205879–1205879. 3 indexed citations

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Francese, Rachele, Claudio Cecone, Gjylije Hoti, et al.. (2022). Identification of a βCD-Based Hyper-Branched Negatively Charged Polymer as HSV-2 and RSV Inhibitor. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(15). 8701–8701. 5 indexed citations

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Sureram, Sanya, Reiko Ueoka, Massimo Rittà, et al.. (2022). The Peptide A-3302-B Isolated from a Marine Bacterium Micromonospora sp. Inhibits HSV-2 Infection by Preventing the Viral Egress from Host Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(2). 947–947. 18 indexed citations

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Francese, Rachele, Manuela Donalisio, Massimo Rittà, et al.. (2022). Human milk glycosaminoglycans inhibit cytomegalovirus and respiratory syncytial virus infectivity by impairing cell binding. Pediatric Research. 6 indexed citations

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Balagna, Cristina, Rachele Francese, Sergio Perero, David Lembo, & Monica Ferraris. (2021). Nanostructured composite coating endowed with antiviral activity against human respiratory viruses deposited on fibre-based air filters. Surface and Coatings Technology. 409. 126873–126873. 40 indexed citations

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Francese, Rachele, Andrea Civra, Manuela Donalisio, et al.. (2020). Anti-Zika virus and anti-Usutu virus activity of human milk and its components. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(10). e0008713–e0008713. 20 indexed citations

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Francese, Rachele, Andrea Civra, Massimo Rittà, et al.. (2019). Anti-zika virus activity of polyoxometalates. Antiviral Research. 163. 29–33. 22 indexed citations

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Civra, Andrea, Alessandra Altomare, Rachele Francese, et al.. (2019). Colostrum from cows immunized with a veterinary vaccine against bovine rotavirus displays enhanced in vitro anti-human rotavirus activity. Journal of Dairy Science. 102(6). 4857–4869. 19 indexed citations

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Civra, Andrea, Mara Colzani, Valeria Cagno, et al.. (2019). Modulation of cell proteome by 25-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol: A link between cholesterol metabolism and antiviral defense. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 149. 30–36. 17 indexed citations

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Civra, Andrea, Rachele Francese, Paola Gamba, et al.. (2018). 25-Hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol inhibit human rotavirus infection by sequestering viral particles into late endosomes. Redox Biology. 19. 318–330. 58 indexed citations

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Civra, Andrea, Rachele Francese, Manuela Donalisio, et al.. (2017). In vitro screening for antiviral activity of Turkish plants revealing methanolic extract of Rindera lanata var. lanata active against human rotavirus. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 17(1). 74–74. 15 indexed citations

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