Silvio Buffa

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Silvio Buffa is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Silvio Buffa has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Neurology, 9 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Silvio Buffa's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers). Silvio Buffa is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers). Silvio Buffa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United Kingdom. Silvio Buffa's co-authors include Giuseppina Colonna‐Romano, Calogero Caruso, Matteo Bulati, Giuseppina Candore, Mariavaleria Pellicanò, Domenico Lio, Carmela Rita Balistreri, Adriana Martorana, Giovanni Ruvolo and Deborah K. Dunn‐Walters and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journals of Gerontology Series A, BioMed Research International and Ageing Research Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Silvio Buffa

20 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

A Typical Immune T/B Subset Profile Characterizes Bicuspid Aortic Valve: In an Old Status?

2018 326 citations Carmela Rita Balistreri, Silvio Buffa et al. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Silvio Buffa Italy	15	366	301	298	280	174	20	1.2k
Maria Paola Grimaldi Italy	16	313 0.9×	265 0.9×	286 1.0×	128 0.5×	60 0.3×	23	1.0k
Madhavi J. Rane United States	24	565 1.5×	359 1.2×	801 2.7×	125 0.4×	109 0.6×	39	1.9k
Magdaléna Vaváková Slovakia	8	536 1.5×	177 0.6×	494 1.7×	79 0.3×	218 1.3×	12	1.3k
Monica D. Prakash Australia	16	233 0.6×	128 0.4×	452 1.5×	188 0.7×	109 0.6×	23	1.1k
Roel P. H. De Maeyer United Kingdom	9	367 1.0×	98 0.3×	204 0.7×	85 0.3×	34 0.2×	18	816
Mario Lauterbach Germany	10	947 2.6×	375 1.2×	997 3.3×	114 0.4×	69 0.4×	20	2.3k
Yadollah Shakiba Iran	17	178 0.5×	138 0.5×	496 1.7×	54 0.2×	32 0.2×	37	1.4k
Rebecca G. Baker United States	6	585 1.6×	325 1.1×	738 2.5×	70 0.3×	28 0.2×	9	1.9k
Zhou Liu China	21	86 0.2×	323 1.1×	560 1.9×	189 0.7×	118 0.7×	75	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silvio Buffa

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20 of 20 papers shown

Buffa, Silvio, Anna Maria Lena, Eleonora Candi, et al.. (2019). Biomarkers for vascular ageing in aorta tissues and blood samples. Experimental Gerontology. 128. 110741–110741. 15 indexed citations

Balistreri, Carmela Rita, Silvio Buffa, Alessio Allegra, et al.. (2018). A Typical Immune T/B Subset Profile Characterizes Bicuspid Aortic Valve: In an Old Status?. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 5879281–5879281. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

Pojero, Fanny, Alessandra Casuccio, Matteo Bulati, et al.. (2016). Bone marrow B lymphocytes in multiple myeloma and MGUS: Focus on distribution of naïve cells and memory subsets. Leukemia Research. 49. 51–59. 5 indexed citations

Balistreri, Carmela Rita, Silvio Buffa, Calogera Pisano, et al.. (2015). Are Endothelial Progenitor Cells the Real Solution for Cardiovascular Diseases? Focus on Controversies and Perspectives. BioMed Research International. 2015. 1–17. 60 indexed citations

Bulati, Matteo, Silvio Buffa, Adriana Martorana, et al.. (2015). Double Negative (IgG ⁺ IgD ⁻ CD27 ⁻ ) B Cells are Increased in a Cohort of Moderate-Severe Alzheimer's Disease Patients and Show a Pro-Inflammatory Trafficking Receptor Phenotype. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 44(4). 1241–1251. 58 indexed citations

Bulati, Matteo, Silvio Buffa, Adriana Martorana, et al.. (2014). Trafficking phenotype and production of granzyme B by double negative B cells (IgG+IgD−CD27−) in the elderly. Experimental Gerontology. 54. 123–129. 42 indexed citations

Martorana, Adriana, Carmela Rita Balistreri, Matteo Bulati, et al.. (2014). Double negative (CD19+IgG+IgD−CD27−) B lymphocytes: A new insight from telomerase in healthy elderly, in centenarian offspring and in Alzheimer's disease patients. Immunology Letters. 162(1). 303–309. 41 indexed citations

Balistreri, Carmela Rita, Giuseppina Candore, Giulia Accardi, et al.. (2013). Centenarian Offspring: A Model for Understanding Longevity. Current Vascular Pharmacology. 12(5). 718–725. 14 indexed citations

Pellicanò, Mariavaleria, Silvio Buffa, David Goldeck, et al.. (2013). Evidence for Less Marked Potential Signs of T-Cell Immunosenescence in Centenarian Offspring Than in the General Age-Matched Population. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 69(5). 495–504. 11 indexed citations

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Foerster, Jerzy, Aleksandra Jasiulewicz, Giuseppina Colonna‐Romano, et al.. (2013). Expression of calpain-calpastatin system (CCS) member proteins in human lymphocytes of young and elderly individuals; pilot baseline data for the CALPACENT project. Immunity & Ageing. 10(1). 27–27. 13 indexed citations

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Buffa, Silvio, Mariavaleria Pellicanò, Matteo Bulati, et al.. (2012). A novel B cell population revealed by a CD38/CD24 gating strategy: CD38−CD24− B cells in centenarian offspring and elderly people. AGE. 35(5). 2009–2024. 56 indexed citations

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Martorana, Adriana, Matteo Bulati, Silvio Buffa, et al.. (2012). Immunosenescence, inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease. PubMed. 1(1). 8–8. 53 indexed citations

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Balistreri, Carmela Rita, Giuseppina Candore, Giulia Accardi, et al.. (2012). Genetics of longevity. Data from the studies on Sicilian centenarians. Immunity & Ageing. 9(1). 47 indexed citations

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Buffa, Silvio, Matteo Bulati, Mariavaleria Pellicanò, et al.. (2011). B cell immunosenescence: different features of naive and memory B cells in elderly. Biogerontology. 12(5). 473–483. 73 indexed citations

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Pellicanò, Mariavaleria, Anis Larbi, David Goldeck, et al.. (2011). Immune profiling of Alzheimer patients. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 242(1-2). 52–59. 109 indexed citations

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Colonna‐Romano, Giuseppina, Silvio Buffa, Matteo Bulati, et al.. (2010). B Cells Compartment in Centenarian Offspring and Old People. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 16(6). 604–608. 38 indexed citations

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Pellicanò, Mariavaleria, Matteo Bulati, Silvio Buffa, et al.. (2010). Systemic Immune Responses in Alzheimer's Disease: In Vitro Mononuclear Cell Activation and Cytokine Production. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 21(1). 181–192. 70 indexed citations

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Bulati, Matteo, Silvio Buffa, Giuseppina Candore, et al.. (2010). B cells and immunosenescence: A focus on IgG+IgD−CD27− (DN) B cells in aged humans. Ageing Research Reviews. 10(2). 274–284. 79 indexed citations

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Caruso, Calogero, Silvio Buffa, Giuseppina Candore, et al.. (2009). Mechanisms of immunosenescence. Immunity & Ageing. 6(1). 10–10. 102 indexed citations

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Buffa, Silvio, et al.. (1991). [Caloric intake and bone mineral content in obese and normal weight subjects].. PubMed. 15(3). 181–4. 1 indexed citations

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