Rossana Bussani

12.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
273 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Rossana Bussani is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rossana Bussani has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 86 papers in Surgery and 55 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rossana Bussani's work include Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (25 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (25 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (23 papers). Rossana Bussani is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (25 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (25 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (23 papers). Rossana Bussani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Rossana Bussani's co-authors include Furio Silvestri, Antonio Abbate, Gianfranco Sinagra, F Silvestri, Alfonso Baldi, Antonio Paolo Beltrami, Carlo Alberto Beltrami, Piero Anversa, Konrad Urbanek and Annarosa Leri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rossana Bussani

253 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Evidence That Human Cardiac Myocytes Divide after Myocardial Infarction

2001 1.0k citations Antonio Paolo Beltrami, Nicoletta Finato et al. profile →
MicroRNA therapy stimulates uncontrolled cardiac repair after myocardial infarction in pigs

2019 355 citations Lorena Zentilin, Ilaria Secco et al. Nature profile →
Drugs that inhibit TMEM16 proteins block SARS-CoV-2 spike-induced syncytia

2021 281 citations Luca Braga, Hashim Ali et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Rossana Bussani	2.9k	2.7k	2.5k	884	844	273	8.2k
Johann Wojta	3.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	3.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.8×	436	12.8k
Philip G. de Groot	2.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	2.7k 3.0×	1.5k 1.8×	372	25.3k
Phillip Ruiz	1.0k 0.3×	3.5k 1.3×	1.9k 0.8×	509 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	297	11.1k
Allard C. van der Wal	4.9k 1.7×	3.8k 1.4×	3.0k 1.2×	1.8k 2.1×	1.9k 2.2×	239	13.2k
Pieter H. Reitsma	3.0k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.7×	248	16.5k
Joost C.M. Meijers	3.3k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.8×	2.3k 2.8×	354	16.0k
Andrew S. Weyrich	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	4.1k 1.6×	1.4k 1.6×	1.6k 1.9×	169	15.2k
Rolando Cimaz	853 0.3×	2.3k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.8×	913 1.1×	364	11.6k
Todd K. Rosengart	2.6k 0.9×	3.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.7×	736 0.9×	228	8.4k
Victor W.M. van Hinsbergh	2.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	5.6k 2.2×	1.8k 2.1×	1.4k 1.7×	260	16.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rossana Bussani

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Zupin, Luisa, Eleonora Lamantea, Enrico Baruffini, et al.. (2025). De Novo DNM1L Pathogenic Variant Associated with Lethal Encephalocardiomyopathy—Case Report and Literature Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(2). 846–846. 1 indexed citations

Caiazza, Martina, Emanuele Monda, Francesco S. Loffredo, et al.. (2025). Integrating Genetic, Clinical, and Histopathological Data for Definitive Diagnosis of PRKAG2-Related Disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(4). 30–30.

Nuzzi, Vincenzo, Aldostefano Porcari, Marta Gigli, et al.. (2023). A case report of isolated cardiac light chain amyloidosis without clinically overt heart failure: an under-recognized presentation. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 7(3). ytad072–ytad072. 1 indexed citations

Allan, Harriet E., Marilena Crescente, Edoardo Schneider, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein activates TMEM16F-mediated platelet procoagulant activity. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 1013262–1013262. 9 indexed citations

Bussani, Rossana, Lorena Zentilin, Ricardo Correa, et al.. (2023). Persistent SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in patients seemingly recovered from COVID‐19. The Journal of Pathology. 259(3). 254–263. 35 indexed citations

Pezzullo, Enrica, Serena Vettori, Rossana Bussani, et al.. (2023). Fulminant Myocarditis Unmasking Adult-Onset Still’s Disease and Desmoplakin Truncation. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging. 16(8). e015001–e015001. 4 indexed citations

Volpe, Maria Concetta, Nadja Ring, Simone Vodret, et al.. (2023). Flt1 produced by lung endothelial cells impairs ATII cell transdifferentiation and repair in pulmonary fibrosis. Cell Death and Disease. 14(7). 437–437. 16 indexed citations

Bosutti, Alessandra, Barbara Dapas, Gabriele Grassi, et al.. (2022). High eEF1A1 Protein Levels Mark Aggressive Prostate Cancers and the In Vitro Targeting of eEF1A1 Reveals the eEF1A1–actin Complex as a New Potential Target for Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(8). 4143–4143. 7 indexed citations

Gobbo, Margherita, Rossana Bussani, Lucio Torelli, et al.. (2021). Histopathology of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: An exploratory cross‐sectional study. Oral Diseases. 29(3). 1259–1268. 10 indexed citations

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Braga, Luca, Hashim Ali, Ilaria Secco, et al.. (2021). Drugs that inhibit TMEM16 proteins block SARS-CoV-2 spike-induced syncytia. Nature. 594(7861). 88–93. 281 indexed citations breakdown →

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Baratella, Elisa, Rossana Bussani, Fabrizio Zanconati, et al.. (2021). Radiological–pathological signatures of patients with COVID-19-related pneumomediastinum: is there a role for the Sonic hedgehog and Wnt5a pathways?. ERJ Open Research. 7(3). 346–2021. 45 indexed citations

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Bussani, Rossana, Edoardo Schneider, Lorena Zentilin, et al.. (2020). Persistence of viral RNA, pneumocyte syncytia and thrombosis are hallmarks of advanced COVID-19 pathology. EBioMedicine. 61. 103104–103104. 233 indexed citations

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Toldo, Stefano, Rossana Bussani, Vincenzo Nuzzi, et al.. (2020). Inflammasome formation in the lungs of patients with fatal COVID-19. Inflammation Research. 70(1). 7–10. 97 indexed citations

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Fantasia, Ilaria, Rossana Bussani, Massimo Gregori, et al.. (2020). Intrauterine versus post-mortem magnetic resonance in second trimester termination of pregnancy for central nervous system abnormalities. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 250. 31–35. 5 indexed citations

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Merlo, Marco, Enrico Ammirati, Piero Gentile, et al.. (2019). Persistent left ventricular dysfunction after acute lymphocytic myocarditis: Frequency and predictors. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0214616–e0214616. 21 indexed citations

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Aleksova, Aneta, Michela Bulfoni, Maria Chiara Mimmi, et al.. (2019). Autophagy and Inflammasome Activation in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(10). 1519–1519. 35 indexed citations

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Berton, Federico, et al.. (2016). Toothpaste-Induced Oral Mucosal Desquamation. Dermatitis. 28(2). 162–163. 3 indexed citations

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Anzini, Marco, Marco Merlo, Gastone Sabbadini, et al.. (2013). Long-Term Evolution and Prognostic Stratification of Biopsy-Proven Active Myocarditis. Circulation. 128(22). 2384–2394. 128 indexed citations

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Abbate, Antonio, Elena Bonanno, Alessandro Mauriello, et al.. (2004). Widespread myocardial inflammation and infarct-related artery occlusion. European Heart Journal. 25. 450–450. 3 indexed citations

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Rakar, Serena, Gianfranco Sinagra, Andrea Di Lenarda, et al.. (1997). Epidemiology of dilated cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal. 18(1). 117–123. 21 indexed citations

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