Sara Gandini

27.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
363 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Sara Gandini is a scholar working on Oncology, Cancer Research and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Gandini has authored 363 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Oncology, 59 papers in Cancer Research and 58 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sara Gandini's work include Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (46 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (36 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (35 papers). Sara Gandini is often cited by papers focused on Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (46 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (36 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (35 papers). Sara Gandini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Sara Gandini's co-authors include Peter Boyle, Patrick Maisonneuve, Simona Iodice, Mathieu Boniol, Francesco Sera, Sara Raimondi, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Paolo Pasquini, Philippe Autier and Andrea DeCensi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sara Gandini

346 papers receiving 15.8k 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.

Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: II. Sun exposure

2004 910 citations Sara Gandini, Francesco Sera et al. profile →
Metformin and Cancer Risk in Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2010 713 citations Andrea DeCensi, Matteo Puntoni et al. Cancer Prevention Research profile →
Tobacco smoking and cancer: A meta‐analysis

2007 659 citations Sara Gandini, Patrick Maisonneuve et al. profile →
Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: I. Common and atypical naevi

2004 566 citations Sara Gandini, Francesco Sera et al. profile →
Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: III. Family history, actinic damage and phenotypic factors

2005 518 citations Sara Gandini, Francesco Sera et al. profile →
Cutaneous melanoma attributable to sunbed use: systematic review and meta-analysis

2012 423 citations Sara Gandini et al. profile →
Evolution of low HER2 expression between early and advanced-stage breast cancer

2022 121 citations Sara Gandini, Federica Bellerba et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Gandini

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Gandini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Gandini

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara Gandini. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara Gandini 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 Sara Gandini. Sara Gandini is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tongue tumor and prognostic factors: Could a diagnostic procedure influence patient outcomes? 2025 ·Oral Oncology ·Marta Tagliabue, Rita De Berardinis, (unknown), Francesco Chu, (unknown), (unknown), Fausto Maffini, Roberto Bruschini, Stefano Zorzi, Gioacchino Giugliano, Stefano Riccio, Sara Gandini, Susanna Chiocca, Mohssen Ansarin	1
2	Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Delay of Melanoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2024 ·Cancers ·Cristina Pellegrini, Saverio Caini, Aurora Gaeta, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Maria Esposito, (unknown), Paola Queirolo, Giulio Tosti, Sara Raimondi, Sara Gandini, Maria Concetta Fargnoli	1
3	Risk Factors and Innovations in Risk Assessment for Melanoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, and Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2024 ·Cancers ·Klaus Wunderlich, Mariano Suppa, Sara Gandini, Janusz Lipski, Jonathan M. L. White, V. del Mármol	29
4	A Transcriptomic Analysis of Laryngeal Dysplasia 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Fausto Maffini, (unknown), Francesco Chu, Marta Tagliabue, Davide Vacirca, Rita De Berardinis, Sara Gandini, (unknown), Alberto Ranghiero, (unknown), (unknown), Maria Cossu Rocca, Daniela Alterio, Susanna Chiocca, Massimo Barberis, Lorenzo Preda, Fabio Pagni, Nicola Fusco, Mohssen Ansarin	0
5	Evaluation of a training course for general practitioners within the melanoma multimedia education program of the Italian melanoma intergroup: study protocol 2024 ·Dermatology Reports ·Ignazio Stanganelli, Serena Magi, Lauro Bucchi, Emanuele Crocetti, Silvia Mancini, Rosa Vattiato, Stefano Falcinelli, (unknown), Davide Melandri, (unknown), Sara Gandini, Fabio Falcini, (unknown), (unknown)	0
6	The clinical impact of continued smoking in patients with breast and other hormone-dependent cancer: A systematic literature review 2023 ·Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology ·Marco Del Riccio, Virginia Vettori, Sara Raimondi, Chiara Lorini, Giovanna Masala, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Luca Mazzarella, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Marianna Masiero, Benedetta Bendinelli, Giuseppe Curigliano, Gabriella Pravettoni, Elisa Pastore, Sara Gandini, Saverio Caini	4
7	Prognostic Impact of Sarcopenia’s Occurrence during Radiotherapy in Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients 2023 ·Cancers ·(unknown), Giulia Marvaso, Mattia Zaffaroni, (unknown), Oriana D’Ecclesiis, Stefania Volpe, Annamaria Ferrari, Stefano Zorzi, Maria Cossu Rocca, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anna Starzyńska, Mohssen Ansarin, Federica Cattani, Sara Gandini, Roberto Orecchia, Daniela Alterio, Barbara Alicja Jereczek‐Fossa	5
8	Vitamin D Supplementation and Adherence to World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) Diet Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Prevention: A Nested Prospective Cohort Study of a Phase II Randomized Trial 2023 ·Biomedicines ·Davide Serrano, Federica Bellerba, Harriet Johansson, Debora Macis, Valentina Aristarco, (unknown), Aliana Guerrieri‐Gonzaga, Cristina Trovato, Maria Giulia Zampino, Emanuela Omodeo Salè, Bernardo Bonanni, Sara Gandini, Patrizia Gnagnarella	3
9	Compartmental tongue surgery for intermediate‐advanced squamous cell carcinoma: A multicentric study 2023 ·Head & Neck ·Luca Calabrese, Marta Tagliabue, Alberto Grammatica, Rita De Berardinis, Federica Corso, Luca Gazzini, (unknown), (unknown), Davide Mattavelli, (unknown), Lorenzo Giannini, (unknown), Roberto Bruschini, Sara Gandini, Cesare Piazza, Mohssen Ansarin	6
10	Are sex and gender considered in head and neck cancer clinical studies? 2023 ·npj Precision Oncology ·Aurora Gaeta, Marta Tagliabue, Oriana D’Ecclesiis, (unknown), (unknown), Rita De Berardinis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mohssen Ansarin, Sara Gandini, Susanna Chiocca	9
11	Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) following Conservative Surgery of the Supraglottic Region: Impact on Functional Outcomes 2022 ·Cancers ·Daniela Alterio, (unknown), Ina Valeria Zurlo, Stefano Zorzi, Annamaria Ferrari, Stefania Volpe, (unknown), S. Vigorito, (unknown), Sara Gandini, Aurora Gaeta, Cristiana Fodor, (unknown), Mattia Zaffaroni, Anna Starzyńska, Liliana Belgioia, Mohssen Ansarin, Cynthia Aristei, Barbara Alicja Jereczek‐Fossa	1
12	SARS-CoV-2 Circulation in the School Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Saverio Caini, Chiara Martinoli, Carlo La Vecchia, Sara Raimondi, Federica Bellerba, Oriana D’Ecclesiis, C. Sasso, Alessandra Basso, (unknown), Sara Gandini	14
13	Brain metastases from NSCLC treated with stereotactic radiotherapy: prediction mismatch between two different radiomic platforms 2022 ·Radiotherapy and Oncology ·(unknown), Cristina Garibaldi, Giulia Marvaso, Stefania Volpe, Mattia Zaffaroni, Matteo Pepa, Lars Johannes Isaksson, Francesca Colombo, (unknown), (unknown), Sara Raimondi, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Filippo de Marinis, Gaia Piperno, S. Vigorito, Sara Gandini, Marta Cremonesi, Vincenzo Positano, Barbara Alicja Jereczek‐Fossa	7
14	SARS-CoV-2 circulation in the school setting: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 ·medRxiv ·Chiara Martinoli, Carlo La Vecchia, Sara Raimondi, Federica Bellerba, C. Sasso, Alessandra Basso, (unknown), Sara Gandini	4
15	<em>MC1R</em> variants as melanoma risk factors independent of at-risk phenotypic characteristics: a pooled analysis from the M-SKIP project 2018 ·Cancer Management and Research ·Elena Tagliabue, Sara Gandini, Rino Bellocco, Patrick Maisonneuve, Julia Newton‐Bishop, David Polsky, DeAnn Lazovich, Peter A. Kanetsky, Paola Ghiorzo, Nelleke A. Gruis, Maria Teresa Landi, Chiara Menin, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, José C. García‐Borrón, Jiali Han, Julian Little, Francesco Sera, Sara Raimondi	57
16	ecancermedicalscience 2016 ·ecancermedicalscience ·Alessandra Milani, (unknown), Sara Gandini, (unknown)	7
17	Coagulation induced by C3aR-dependent NETosis drives protumorigenic neutrophils during small intestinal tumorigenesis 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Silvia Guglietta, (unknown), Elena Zagato, Carsten Krieg, Sara Gandini, Paola Simona Ravenda, Barbara Bazolli, Bao Lu, Giuseppe Penna, María Rescigno	202
18	Metformin and Cancer Risk and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Taking into Account Biases and Confounders 2014 ·Cancer Prevention Research ·Sara Gandini, Matteo Puntoni, Brandy M. Heckman‐Stoddard, Barbara K. Dunn, Leslie G. Ford, Andrea DeCensi, Éva Szabó	340
19	I β-bloccanti: nuova prospettiva terapeutica per il melanoma 2012 ·Recenti Progressi in Medicina ·Vincenzo De Giorgi, Sara Gandini, Marta Grazzini, Silvia Benemei, Niccolò Marchionni, Pierangelo Geppetti	8
20	Metformin and Cancer Risk in Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis breakdown → 2010 ·Cancer Prevention Research ·Andrea DeCensi, Matteo Puntoni, Pamela J. Goodwin, Massimiliano Cazzaniga, Alessandra Gennari, Bernardo Bonanni, Sara Gandini	713

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