Roberto Montesano

18.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
147 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Roberto Montesano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Montesano has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Oncology and 29 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Roberto Montesano's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (31 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (23 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (17 papers). Roberto Montesano is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (31 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (23 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (17 papers). Roberto Montesano collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Roberto Montesano's co-authors include Lelio Orci, Michael S. Pepper, J D Vassalli, P Vassalli, Napoleone Ferrara, Takashi Nakamura, Kunio Matsumoto, Lothar Schweigerer, Herman Adlercreutz and Jesús V. Soriano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Montesano

146 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Identification of a fibroblast-derived epithelial morphogen as hepatocyte growth factor

1991 1.0k citations Roberto Montesano, Lelio Orci et al. profile →
Potent synergism between vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor in the induction of angiogenesis in vitro

1992 710 citations Michael S. Pepper, Napoleone Ferrara et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
Basic fibroblast growth factor induces angiogenesis in vitro.

1986 679 citations Roberto Montesano, J D Vassalli et al. profile →
The endogenous oestrogen metabolite 2-methoxyoestradiol inhibits angiogenesis and suppresses tumour growth

1994 638 citations Theodore Fotsis, Michael S. Pepper et al. Nature profile →
Genistein, a dietary-derived inhibitor of in vitro angiogenesis.

1993 607 citations Michael S. Pepper, Herman Adlercreutz et al. profile →
In vitro rapid organization of endothelial cells into capillary-like networks is promoted by collagen matrices.

1983 523 citations Roberto Montesano, Lelio Orci et al. profile →
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces plasminogen activators and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in microvascular endothelial cells

1991 516 citations Michael S. Pepper, Napoleone Ferrara et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
Transforming growth factor beta stimulates collagen-matrix contraction by fibroblasts: implications for wound healing.

1988 478 citations Roberto Montesano, Lelio Orci profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Montesano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roberto Montesano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roberto Montesano based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Roberto Montesano. Roberto Montesano is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) Inhibition Transforms Human Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Stefano J. Mandriota, Raphaële Buser, (unknown), Christelle Stouder, Vincent Favaudon, Pierre Maechler, Frédérique Béna, Virginie Clément, Curzio Rüegg, Roberto Montesano, André‐Pascal Sappino	17
2	Bone morphogenetic protein-4 abrogates lumen formation by mammary epithelial cells and promotes invasive growth 2006 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Roberto Montesano	41
3	A role for atm in E-cadherin-mediated contact inhibition in epithelial cells 2006 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·(unknown), Patrick Salmon, (unknown), László Vutskits, (unknown), Jesús V. Soriano, Roberto Montesano, Philippe Maillet, André‐Pascal Sappino	8
4	Generation and Characterization of Telomerase-Transfected Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells with an Extended Life Span 2004 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Riccardo E. Nisato, Jillian Harrison, Raphaële Buser, Lelio Orci, Chris Rinsch, Roberto Montesano, Philippe Dupraz, Michael S. Pepper	85
5	Cripto-1 Enhances Migration and Branching Morphogenesis of Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells 2001 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Christian Wechselberger, Andreas D. Ebert, Caterina Bianco, Nadia Khan, Youping Sun, Brenda Wallace‐Jones, Roberto Montesano, (unknown)	75
6	Identification of BARD1 as Mediator between Proapoptotic Stress and p53-Dependent Apoptosis 2001 ·Molecular Cell ·Irmgard Irminger‐Finger, Wai‐Choi Leung, Jian Li, Michel Dubois‐Dauphin, Jean Harb, Anis Féki, Charles Edward Jefford, Jesús V. Soriano, Marisa Jaconi, Roberto Montesano, Karl‐Heinz Krause	87
7	CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL CLONAL MURINE ENDOTHELIAL CELL LINES WITH AN EXTENDED LIFE SPAN 2000 ·In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal ·Ugo Cavallaro, (unknown), (unknown), Romina Dossi, Raffaella Giavazzi, Michael S. Pepper, Marco R. Soria, Roberto Montesano	7
8	Laminin and β1 Integrins Are Crucial for Normal Mammary Gland Development in the Mouse 1999 ·Developmental Biology ·Teresa Klinowska, Jesús V. Soriano, Gwynneth M. Edwards, (unknown), Anthony Valentijn, Roberto Montesano, Charles Streuli	124
9	Roles of Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scatter Factor and Transforming Growth Factor-β1 in Mammary Gland Ductal Morphogenesis 1998 ·Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia ·Jesús V. Soriano, Michael S. Pepper, Lelio Orci, Roberto Montesano	50
10	Isolation of EpH4 mammary epithelial cell subpopulations which differ in their morphogenetic properties 1998 ·In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal ·Roberto Montesano, Jesús V. Soriano, Irene Fialka, Lelio Orci	29
11	Inhibition of leukocyte adherence and transendothelial migration in cultured human liver vascular endothelial cells by prostaglandin E1 1998 ·Hepatology ·Jinning Lou, Léo H. Bühler, Shaoping Deng, Gilles Mentha, Roberto Montesano, Georges E. Grau, Philippe Morel	24
12	Notch4 and Wnt-1 Proteins Function to Regulate Branching Morphogenesis of Mammary Epithelial Cells in an Opposing Fashion 1998 ·Developmental Biology ·Hendrik Uyttendaele, Jesús V. Soriano, Roberto Montesano, Jan Kitajewski	111
13	Induction of epithelial branching tubulogenesis in vitro 1997 ·Journal of Cellular Physiology ·Roberto Montesano, Jesús V. Soriano, Michael S. Pepper, Lelio Orci	25
14	Genistein, a Dietary Ingested Isoflavonoid, Inhibits Cell Proliferation and In Vitro Angiogenesis 1995 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Theodore Fotsis, Michael S. Pepper, Herman Adlercreutz, Tapio Hase, Roberto Montesano, (unknown)	65
15	Modulation of bovine microvascular endothelial cell proteolytic properties by inhibitors of angiogenesis 1994 ·Journal of Cellular Biochemistry ·Michael S. Pepper, J D Vassalli, Lelio Orci, Roberto Montesano, John W. Wilks, Lothar Schweigerer	71
16	The endogenous oestrogen metabolite 2-methoxyoestradiol inhibits angiogenesis and suppresses tumour growth breakdown → 1994 ·Nature ·Theodore Fotsis, (unknown), Michael S. Pepper, Herman Adlercreutz, Roberto Montesano, Peter Nawroth, Lothar Schweigerer	638
17	1992 MACK FORSTER AWARD LECTURE REVIEW 1992 ·European Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Roberto Montesano	74
18	Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces plasminogen activators and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in microvascular endothelial cells breakdown → 1991 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Michael S. Pepper, Napoleone Ferrara, Lelio Orci, Roberto Montesano	516
19	Chondrocytes inhibit endothelial sprout formation in vitro: Evidence for involvement of a transforming growth factor‐beta 1991 ·Journal of Cellular Physiology ·Michael S. Pepper, Roberto Montesano, J D Vassalli, Lelio Orci	60
20	Phorbol ester stimulates macrophage invasion of fibrin matrices 1988 ·The Anatomical Record ·Mario Castellucci, Roberto Montesano	9

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