Romana Conte

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Romana Conte is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Romana Conte has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Romana Conte's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (18 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Romana Conte is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (18 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Romana Conte collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Romana Conte's co-authors include Lorenzo Moretta, Claudia Cantoni, Alessandro Moretta, Roberto Biassoni, Massimo Vitale, Maria Cristina Mingari, Cristina Bottino, Mariella Della Chiesa, Emanuela Marcenaro and Roberta Castriconi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Romana Conte

32 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Transforming growth factor β1 inhibits expression of NKp3... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Transforming growth factor β1 inhibits expression of NKp30 and NKG2D receptors: Consequences for the NK-mediated killing of dendritic cells
    2003 574 citations Claudia Cantoni, Massimo Vitale et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Romana Conte Italy 23 3.1k 1.2k 424 266 212 32 3.6k
Laura Chiossone France 19 2.4k 0.8× 854 0.7× 674 1.6× 266 1.0× 299 1.4× 30 3.2k
Fabio Morandi Italy 35 1.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 733 1.7× 363 1.4× 155 0.7× 94 3.3k
Aharon G. Freud United States 33 3.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 688 1.6× 492 1.8× 600 2.8× 76 4.5k
Ignazia Prigione Italy 30 1.6k 0.5× 768 0.7× 615 1.5× 298 1.1× 116 0.5× 75 2.5k
Silvia Parolini Italy 32 4.4k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 484 1.1× 624 2.3× 126 0.6× 62 5.2k
Roberta Castriconi Italy 39 5.4k 1.8× 2.3k 2.0× 743 1.8× 525 2.0× 140 0.7× 68 6.4k
Alessandra Dondero Italy 28 2.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 442 1.0× 172 0.6× 64 0.3× 42 2.8k
Mie Nieda Japan 31 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 386 0.9× 301 1.1× 142 0.7× 75 3.2k
T L Whiteside United States 34 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 682 1.6× 337 1.3× 149 0.7× 82 3.5k
Peter Mottram United States 11 1.9k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 404 1.0× 100 0.4× 88 0.4× 13 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Romana Conte

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lastraioli, Sonia, Romana Conte, Adalberto Ibatici, et al.. (2022). The spectrum of subclonal TP53 mutations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A next generation sequencing retrospective study. Hematological Oncology. 40(5). 962–975. 5 indexed citations
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Lastraioli, Sonia, Romana Conte, Marco Mora, et al.. (2020). Performance of the OncomineTM Lung cfDNA Assay for Liquid Biopsy by NGS of NSCLC Patients in Routine Laboratory Practice. Applied Sciences. 10(8). 2895–2895. 7 indexed citations
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Orecchia, Paola, Enrica Balza, Gabriella Pietra, et al.. (2019). L19-IL2 Immunocytokine in Combination with the Anti-Syndecan-1 46F2SIP Antibody Format: A New Targeted Treatment Approach in an Ovarian Carcinoma Model. Cancers. 11(9). 1232–1232. 19 indexed citations
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Carrega, Paolo, Fabrizio Loiacono, Emma Di Carlo, et al.. (2015). NCR+ILC3 concentrate in human lung cancer and associate with intratumoral lymphoid structures. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8280–8280. 210 indexed citations
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Croxatto, D., Paola Vacca, Romana Conte, et al.. (2014). Stromal Cells from Human Decidua Exert a Strong Inhibitory Effect on NK Cell Function and Dendritic Cell Differentiation. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e89006–e89006. 69 indexed citations
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Morandi, Barbara, Irene Bonaccorsi, M. Mesiti, et al.. (2013). Characterization of Human Afferent Lymph Dendritic Cells from Seroma Fluids. The Journal of Immunology. 191(9). 4858–4866. 16 indexed citations
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Orecchia, Paola, Romana Conte, Enrica Balza, et al.. (2013). A novel human anti-syndecan-1 antibody inhibits vascular maturation and tumour growth in melanoma. European Journal of Cancer. 49(8). 2022–2033. 43 indexed citations
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Bonaccorsi, Irene, Barbara Morandi, Olga Antsiferova, et al.. (2013). Membrane Transfer from Tumor Cells Overcomes Deficient Phagocytic Ability of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells for the Acquisition and Presentation of Tumor Antigens. The Journal of Immunology. 192(2). 824–832. 34 indexed citations
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Pietra, Gabriella, Claudia Manzini, Silvia Rivara, et al.. (2012). Melanoma Cells Inhibit Natural Killer Cell Function by Modulating the Expression of Activating Receptors and Cytolytic Activity. Cancer Research. 72(6). 1407–1415. 249 indexed citations
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Vacca, Paola, Chiara Vitale, Elisa Montaldo, et al.. (2011). CD34 + hematopoietic precursors are present in human decidua and differentiate into natural killer cells upon interaction with stromal cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(6). 2402–2407. 181 indexed citations
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Orecchia, Paola, Romana Conte, Enrica Balza, et al.. (2011). Identification of a novel cell binding site of periostin involved in tumour growth. European Journal of Cancer. 47(14). 2221–2229. 48 indexed citations
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Bonaccorsi, Irene, Claudia Cantoni, Paolo Carrega, et al.. (2010). The Immune Inhibitory Receptor LAIR-1 Is Highly Expressed by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and Acts Complementary with NKp44 to Control IFNα Production. PLoS ONE. 5(11). e15080–e15080. 61 indexed citations
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Biassoni, Roberto, Manuela Fogli, Claudia Cantoni, et al.. (2005). Molecular and Functional Characterization of NKG2D, NKp80, and NKG2C Triggering NK Cell Receptors in Rhesus and Cynomolgus Macaques: Monitoring of NK Cell Function during Simian HIV Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 174(9). 5695–5705. 36 indexed citations
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Cantoni, Claudia, Marco Ponassi, Roberto Biassoni, et al.. (2003). The Three-Dimensional Structure of the Human NK Cell Receptor NKp44, a Triggering Partner in Natural Cytotoxicity. Structure. 11(6). 725–734. 84 indexed citations
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Sivori, Simona, Claudia Cantoni, Silvia Parolini, et al.. (2003). IL‐21 induces both rapid maturation of human CD34+ cell precursors towards NK cells and acquisition of surface killer Ig‐like receptors. European Journal of Immunology. 33(12). 3439–3447. 137 indexed citations
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Ponassi, Marco, Claudia Cantoni, Roberto Biassoni, et al.. (2003). Expression and crystallographic characterization of the extracellular domain of human natural killer cell triggering receptor NKp46. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 59(12). 2259–2261. 5 indexed citations
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Ponassi, Marco, Claudia Cantoni, Roberto Biassoni, et al.. (2003). Structure of the human NK cell triggering receptor NKp46 ectodomain. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 309(2). 317–323. 29 indexed citations
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Cantoni, Claudia, Marco Ponassi, Roberto Biassoni, et al.. (2002). Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic characterization of the extracellular Ig-like domain of human natural killer cell activating receptor NKp44. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 58(10). 1843–1845. 8 indexed citations
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Maria, Andrea De, Roberto Biassoni, Manuela Fogli, et al.. (2001). Identification, molecular cloning and functional characterization of NKp46 and NKp30 natural cytotoxicity receptors inMacaca fascicularis NK cells. European Journal of Immunology. 31(12). 3546–3556. 57 indexed citations
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Cantoni, Claudia, Daniela de Totero, F. Lauria, et al.. (1994). Phenotypic, functional and molecular analysis of CD3− LGL expansions indicates a relationship to two different CD3− normal counterparts. British Journal of Haematology. 86(4). 740–745. 3 indexed citations

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