Sara Tombelli

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Sara Tombelli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Tombelli has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 37 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sara Tombelli's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (61 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (36 papers) and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (22 papers). Sara Tombelli is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (61 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (36 papers) and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (22 papers). Sara Tombelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, India and United Kingdom. Sara Tombelli's co-authors include Marco Mascini, Maria Minunni, Ambra Giannetti, Francesco Baldini, Sonia Centi, Marcello Mascini, Ilaria Palchetti, Ettore Luzi, Cosimo Trono and Francesco Chiavaioli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sara Tombelli

104 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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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.

Analytical applications of aptamers

2004 818 citations Sara Tombelli, Maria Minunni et al. Biosensors and Bioelectronics profile →

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Maria Minunni Italy

Tibor Hianik Slovakia

Marcella Chiari Italy

Frank F. Bier Germany

Danke Xu China

H. Brian Halsall United States

Mustafa Kemal Sezgintürk Türkiye

María Jesús Lobo‐Castañón Spain

Sabato D’Auria Italy

Lisa C. Shriver‐Lake United States

Maria Minunni Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Tombelli

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Tombelli, Sara, et al.. (2026). β‐Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex of d ‐Limonene: A Promising Biocompatible Formula for Enhanced Wound Healing—In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 114(1). e70016–e70016.

Trono, Cosimo, Palas Biswas, Ambra Giannetti, et al.. (2023). Biosensing by Polymer-Coated Etched Long-Period Fiber Gratings Working near Mode Transition and Turn-around Point. Biosensors. 13(7). 731–731. 3 indexed citations

Tombelli, Sara, Palas Biswas, Ambra Giannetti, et al.. (2022). Sensitivity Analysis of Sidelobes of the Lowest Order Cladding Mode of Long Period Fiber Gratings at Turn Around Point. Sensors. 22(8). 2965–2965. 4 indexed citations

Kusmic, Claudia, Lorena Tedeschi, Lisa Gherardini, et al.. (2021). Silencing Survivin: a Key Therapeutic Strategy for Cardiac Hypertrophy. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 15(2). 391–407. 1 indexed citations

Grifantini, Renata, Lisa Gherardini, Matteo Parri, et al.. (2018). Magnetically driven drug delivery systems improving targeted immunotherapy for colon-rectal cancer. Journal of Controlled Release. 280. 76–86. 47 indexed citations

Adinolfi, Barbara, Mario Pellegrino, Sara Tombelli, et al.. (2018). Polymeric nanoparticles promote endocytosis of a survivin molecular beacon: Localization and fate of nanoparticles and beacon in human A549 cells. Life Sciences. 215. 106–112. 9 indexed citations

Tuci, Giulia, Lapo Luconi, Andrea Rossin, et al.. (2015). A Hetero‐Bifunctional Spacer for the Smart Engineering of Carbon‐Based Nanostructures. ChemPlusChem. 80(4). 704–714. 10 indexed citations

Tombelli, Sara, Alessandra Bini, Maria Minunni, & Marco Mascini. (2009). Piezoelectric Biosensors for Aptamer—Protein Interaction. Methods in molecular biology. 504. 23–36. 4 indexed citations

Mascini, Marcello & Sara Tombelli. (2008). Biosensors for biomarkers in medical diagnostics. Biomarkers. 13(7-8). 637–657. 155 indexed citations

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Lucarelli, Fausto, Sara Tombelli, Maria Minunni, Giovanna Marrazza, & Marco Mascini. (2008). Electrochemical and piezoelectric DNA biosensors for hybridisation detection. Analytica Chimica Acta. 609(2). 139–159. 197 indexed citations

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Tombelli, Sara, Gloria Bertacca, Andrea Cavazzana, et al.. (2007). Development of combined DNA-based piezoelectric biosensors for the simultaneous detection and genotyping of high risk Human Papilloma Virus strains. Clinica Chimica Acta. 383(1-2). 140–146. 40 indexed citations

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Bini, A., Sonia Centi, Sara Tombelli, Maria Minunni, & Marco Mascini. (2007). Development of an optical RNA-based aptasensor for C-reactive protein. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 390(4). 1077–1086. 83 indexed citations

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Mascini, Marco, Sara Tombelli, & Ilaria Palchetti. (2005). New trends in nucleic acid based biosensors. Bioelectrochemistry. 67(2). 131–133. 4 indexed citations

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Tombelli, Sara, Maria Minunni, A. Santucci, Maria Michela Spiriti, & Marco Mascini. (2005). A DNA-based piezoelectric biosensor: Strategies for coupling nucleic acids to piezoelectric devices. Talanta. 68(3). 806–812. 37 indexed citations

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Tombelli, Sara, Maria Minunni, & Marco Mascini. (2005). Piezoelectric biosensors: Strategies for coupling nucleic acids to piezoelectric devices. Methods. 37(1). 48–56. 64 indexed citations

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Tombelli, Sara, Maria Minunni, Ettore Luzi, & Marco Mascini. (2005). Aptamer-based biosensors for the detection of HIV-1 Tat protein. Bioelectrochemistry. 67(2). 135–141. 191 indexed citations

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Mannelli, Ilaria, Maria Minunni, Sara Tombelli, et al.. (2004). Direct immobilisation of DNA probes for the development of affinity biosensors. Bioelectrochemistry. 66(1-2). 129–138. 93 indexed citations

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Minunni, Maria, Sara Tombelli, Antonella Gullotto, Ettore Luzi, & Marco Mascini. (2004). Development of biosensors with aptamers as bio-recognition element: the case of HIV-1 Tat protein. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 20(6). 1149–1156. 168 indexed citations

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Minunni, Maria, et al.. (2004). An optical DNA-based biosensor for the analysis of bioactive constituents with application in drug and herbal drug screening. Talanta. 65(2). 578–585. 44 indexed citations

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Mannelli, Ilaria, Maria Minunni, Sara Tombelli, & Marco Mascini. (2002). Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) affinity biosensor for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 18(2-3). 129–140. 170 indexed citations

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