Roberto Scatena

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Roberto Scatena is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Scatena has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Cancer Research and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Roberto Scatena's work include Hemoglobin structure and function (16 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (14 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (11 papers). Roberto Scatena is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobin structure and function (16 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (14 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (11 papers). Roberto Scatena collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Austria. Roberto Scatena's co-authors include Patrizia Bottoni, Bruno Giardina, Maria Antonietta Isgrò, Giuseppe Martorana, Alessandro Pontoglio, Massimo Castagnola, Irene Messana, Giorgia Botta, Lucia Mastrototaro and Pasquale De Sole and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Scatena

76 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Neuron-Specific Enolase as a Biomarker: Biochemical and Clinical Aspects

2015 419 citations Maria Antonietta Isgrò, Patrizia Bottoni et al. Advances in experimental medicine and biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roberto Scatena Italy	29	1.4k	552	536	404	282	76	2.8k
Jose Luis García‐Giménez Spain	34	1.7k 1.2×	535 1.0×	375 0.7×	430 1.1×	154 0.5×	115	3.3k
Brian L. Hood United States	38	2.7k 1.9×	577 1.0×	576 1.1×	228 0.6×	337 1.2×	105	4.4k
Gianpiero Pescarmona Italy	41	1.9k 1.3×	762 1.4×	444 0.8×	838 2.1×	238 0.8×	135	4.6k
Michelle S. Johnson United States	32	2.0k 1.4×	290 0.5×	543 1.0×	616 1.5×	255 0.9×	59	3.7k
Byong Chul Yoo South Korea	37	2.7k 1.9×	755 1.4×	786 1.5×	430 1.1×	386 1.4×	137	4.5k
Ralf M. Zwacka United States	33	2.2k 1.5×	533 1.0×	677 1.3×	468 1.2×	157 0.6×	57	4.2k
David M. Vigushin United Kingdom	27	2.3k 1.6×	806 1.5×	412 0.8×	496 1.2×	149 0.5×	42	3.9k
Steven F. Abcouwer United States	33	2.0k 1.4×	248 0.4×	579 1.1×	400 1.0×	610 2.2×	83	4.4k
Julia Sim United States	25	1.2k 0.9×	654 1.2×	405 0.8×	318 0.8×	107 0.4×	37	3.8k
Valeria Dall’Asta Italy	31	1.5k 1.1×	458 0.8×	217 0.4×	427 1.1×	265 0.9×	99	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Scatena

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Scatena, Roberto, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Impairment by SARS-CoV-2 Proteins: A Nexus of Pathogenesis with Significant Biochemical and Clinical Implications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(20). 9885–9885. 1 indexed citations

Bottoni, Patrizia & Roberto Scatena. (2019). Mitochondrial Metabolism in Cancer. A Tangled Topic. Which Role for Proteomics?. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1158. 1–16. 3 indexed citations

Scatena, Roberto. (2015). Advances in cancer biomarkers : from biochemistry to clinic for a critical revision. Springer eBooks. 25 indexed citations

Isgrò, Maria Antonietta, Patrizia Bottoni, & Roberto Scatena. (2015). Neuron-Specific Enolase as a Biomarker: Biochemical and Clinical Aspects. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 867. 125–143. 419 indexed citations breakdown →

Bottoni, Patrizia & Roberto Scatena. (2015). The Role of CA 125 as Tumor Marker: Biochemical and Clinical Aspects. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 867. 229–244. 134 indexed citations

Scatena, Roberto, Patrizia Bottoni, Alessandro Pontoglio, & Bruno Giardina. (2011). The proteomics of cancer stem cells. Potential clinical applications for innovative research in oncology. PROTEOMICS - CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. 5(11-12). 590–602. 8 indexed citations

Scatena, Roberto, Patrizia Bottoni, Alessandro Pontoglio, & Bruno Giardina. (2011). Cancer stem cells: the development of new cancer therapeutics. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 11(7). 875–892. 32 indexed citations

Galtieri, Antonio, Ester Tellone, Silvana Ficarra, et al.. (2010). Resveratrol treatment induces redox stress in red blood cells: a possible role of caspase 3 in metabolism and anion transport. Biological Chemistry. 391(9). 1057–65. 31 indexed citations

Bottoni, Patrizia, Bruno Giardina, & Roberto Scatena. (2009). Proteomic profiling of heat shock proteins: An emerging molecular approach with direct pathophysiological and clinical implications. PROTEOMICS - CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. 3(6). 636–653. 14 indexed citations

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Ficarra, Silvana, Ester Tellone, Bruno Giardina, et al.. (2009). Derangement of Erythrocytic AE1 in Beta-Thalassemia by Caspase 3: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Implications in Red Blood Cell Senescence. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 228(1). 43–49. 26 indexed citations

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Tellone, Ester, Silvana Ficarra, Roberto Scatena, et al.. (2008). Influence of gemfibrozil on sulfate transport in human erythrocytes during the oxygenation-deoxygenation cycle. Physiological Research. 57(4). 621–629. 12 indexed citations

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Scatena, Roberto, Patrizia Bottoni, Alessandro Pontoglio, Lucia Mastrototaro, & Bruno Giardina. (2008). Glycolytic enzyme inhibitors in cancer treatment. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 17(10). 1533–1545. 132 indexed citations

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Scatena, Roberto, et al.. (2006). An update on pharmacological approaches to neurodegenerative diseases. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 16(1). 59–72. 46 indexed citations

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Mai, Antonello, Silvio Massa, Sérgio Valente, et al.. (2005). Aroyl‐Pyrrolyl Hydroxyamides: Influence of Pyrrole C4‐Phenylacetyl Substitution on Histone Deacetylase Inhibition. ChemMedChem. 1(2). 225–237. 16 indexed citations

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Bottoni, Patrizia, Bruno Giardina, Giuseppe Martorana, et al.. (2005). A two-dimensional electrophoresis preliminary approach to human hepatocarcinoma differentiation induced by PPAR-agonists. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 9(2). 462–467. 8 indexed citations

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Scatena, Roberto, Patrizia Bottoni, Giuseppe Martorana, et al.. (2004). Mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction, a non-receptor-mediated effect of synthetic PPAR-ligands: biochemical and pharmacological implications. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 319(3). 967–973. 58 indexed citations

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Mai, Antonello, Silvio Massa, Rino Ragno, et al.. (2002). Binding mode analysis of 3-(4-benzoyl-1-methyl-1H-2-pyrrolyl)-N-hydroxy-2-propenamide: a new synthetic histone deacetylase inhibitor inducing histone hyperacetylation growth inhibition and terminal cell differentiation. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 1778–1784. 1 indexed citations

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Scatena, Roberto, et al.. (1997). The priming effect of gemfibrozil on reactive oxygen metabolism of phagocytic leucocytes. An intriguing side effect. Clinica Chimica Acta. 266(2). 173–183. 8 indexed citations

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Ascenzi, Paolo, Alberto Bertollini, Roberto Santucci, et al.. (1993). Cooperative effect of inositol hexakisphosphate, bezafibrate, and clofibric acid on the spectroscopic properties of the nitric oxide derivative of ferrous human hemoglobin. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 50(4). 263–272. 17 indexed citations

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Brix, Ole, Saverio G. Condò, Giuseppe Lazzarino, et al.. (1989). Arctic life and adaptation—III. the function of whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) hemoglobin. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 94(1). 139–142. 10 indexed citations

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