Sara Petrillo

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sara Petrillo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Petrillo has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Sara Petrillo's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (15 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (13 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (7 papers). Sara Petrillo is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (15 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (13 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (7 papers). Sara Petrillo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Myanmar. Sara Petrillo's co-authors include Fiorella Piemonte, Enrico Bertini, Piergiorgio La Rosa, Tommaso Schirinzi, Jessica D’Amico, Anna Pastore, Emanuela Piermarini, Gessica Vasco, Maria Teresa Fiorenza and Lorena Travaglini and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Molecular Sciences, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Human Molecular Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Sara Petrillo

32 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Sex Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnostic, Neurobiological, and Behavioral Features

2022 111 citations Antonio Napolitano, Sara Schiavi et al. Frontiers in Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara Petrillo Italy	18	730	292	149	132	128	34	1.1k
Piergiorgio La Rosa Italy	19	690 0.9×	227 0.8×	53 0.4×	94 0.7×	100 0.8×	42	1.2k
Cecilie Morland Norway	16	559 0.8×	426 1.5×	95 0.6×	69 0.5×	259 2.0×	30	1.2k
Pilar González‐Cabo Spain	20	728 1.0×	512 1.8×	157 1.1×	218 1.7×	159 1.2×	38	1.2k
Alberto Javier Ramos Argentina	23	444 0.6×	325 1.1×	197 1.3×	40 0.3×	193 1.5×	39	1.3k
Célia A. Aveleira Portugal	17	501 0.7×	187 0.6×	61 0.4×	79 0.6×	257 2.0×	28	1.3k
Knut H. Lauritzen Norway	14	599 0.8×	217 0.7×	61 0.4×	51 0.4×	303 2.4×	20	1.0k
C. Thong United States	18	615 0.8×	374 1.3×	419 2.8×	113 0.9×	344 2.7×	27	1.4k
Paras S. Minhas United States	12	618 0.8×	124 0.4×	157 1.1×	30 0.2×	338 2.6×	19	1.5k
Marco Segatto Italy	21	613 0.8×	189 0.6×	50 0.3×	87 0.7×	152 1.2×	65	1.2k
Ricardo Cabezas Colombia	16	390 0.5×	258 0.9×	235 1.6×	105 0.8×	215 1.7×	24	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Petrillo

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Petrillo, Sara, et al.. (2025). Redox homeostasis and inflammation in fibroblasts of patients with Friedreich Ataxia: a possible cross talk. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 18. 1571402–1571402. 3 indexed citations

Travaglini, Lorena, Marina Macchiaiolo, Giacomo Garone, et al.. (2024). Spectrum of ERCC6-Related Cockayne Syndrome (Type B): From Mild to Severe Forms. Genes. 15(4). 508–508.

Petrillo, Sara, Alessia Perna, Gabriella Silvestri, et al.. (2024). Differential Gene Expression in Late-Onset Friedreich Ataxia: A Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis Between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Sisters. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(21). 11615–11615. 1 indexed citations

Petrillo, Sara, Jessica D’Amico, Francesco Nicita, et al.. (2022). Antioxidant Response in Human X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy Fibroblasts. Antioxidants. 11(11). 2125–2125. 7 indexed citations

Napolitano, Antonio, Sara Schiavi, Piergiorgio La Rosa, et al.. (2022). Sex Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnostic, Neurobiological, and Behavioral Features. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 889636–889636. 111 indexed citations breakdown →

Schiavi, Sara, Piergiorgio La Rosa, Sara Petrillo, et al.. (2022). N-Acetylcysteine Mitigates Social Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Autism Normalizing Glutathione Imbalance and the Altered Expression of Genes Related to Synaptic Function in Specific Brain Areas. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 851679–851679. 9 indexed citations

Petrillo, Sara, Nicola Pietrafusa, Marina Trivisano, et al.. (2021). Imbalance of Systemic Redox Biomarkers in Children with Epilepsy: Role of Ferroptosis. Antioxidants. 10(8). 1267–1267. 33 indexed citations

Petrillo, Sara, Annapaola Santoro, Rita Brugaletta, et al.. (2021). Personalized profiles of antioxidant signaling pathway in patients with tuberculosis. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection. 55(3). 405–412. 8 indexed citations

Petrillo, Sara, Massimo Santoro, Piergiorgio La Rosa, et al.. (2021). Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 Activation Might Mitigate Clinical Symptoms in Friedreich’s Ataxia: Clues of an “Out-Brain Origin” of the Disease From a Family Study. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15. 638810–638810. 7 indexed citations

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Santoro, Massimo, Alessia Perna, Piergiorgio La Rosa, et al.. (2020). Compound heterozygosity for an expanded (GAA) and a (GAAGGA) repeat at FXN locus: from a diagnostic pitfall to potential clues to the pathogenesis of Friedreich ataxia. Neurogenetics. 21(4). 279–287. 3 indexed citations

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Rosa, Piergiorgio La, Sara Petrillo, Riccardo Turchi, et al.. (2020). The Nrf2 induction prevents ferroptosis in Friedreich's Ataxia. Redox Biology. 38. 101791–101791. 119 indexed citations

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Petrillo, Sara, Tommaso Schirinzi, Giulia Di Lazzaro, et al.. (2019). Systemic Activation of Nrf2 Pathway in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 35(1). 180–184. 79 indexed citations

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Petrillo, Sara, Tommaso Schirinzi, Giulia Di Lazzaro, et al.. (2019). Systemic Activation of Nrf2 Pathway in Parkinson's Disease. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 30 indexed citations

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Petrillo, Sara, Jessica D’Amico, Piergiorgio La Rosa, Enrico Bertini, & Fiorella Piemonte. (2019). Targeting NRF2 for the Treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia: A Comparison among Drugs. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(20). 5211–5211. 62 indexed citations

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Schirinzi, Tommaso, Gessica Vasco, Ginevra Zanni, et al.. (2018). Serum uric acid in Friedreich Ataxia. Clinical Biochemistry. 54. 139–141. 8 indexed citations

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Petrillo, Sara, Laura Pelosi, Fiorella Piemonte, et al.. (2017). Oxidative stress in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: focus on the NRF2 redox pathway. Human Molecular Genetics. 26(14). 2781–2790. 75 indexed citations

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Nesti, Claudia, Maria Chiara Meschini, Brigitte Meunier, et al.. (2015). Additive effect of nuclear and mitochondrial mutations in a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. Human Molecular Genetics. 24(11). 3248–3256. 14 indexed citations

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Petrillo, Sara, Fiorella Piemonte, Anna Pastore, et al.. (2013). Glutathione imbalance in patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 109(4). 366–370. 37 indexed citations

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Pastore, Anna, Sara Petrillo, Giulia Tozzi, et al.. (2013). Glutathione: A redox signature in monitoring EPI-743 therapy in children with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 109(2). 208–214. 52 indexed citations

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Pastore, Anna, Gianna Di Giovamberardino, Sara Petrillo, et al.. (2012). Pediatric reference intervals for muscle coenzyme Q₁₀. Biomarkers. 17(8). 764–766. 3 indexed citations

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