Simone Cenci

13.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Simone Cenci is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simone Cenci has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Oncology and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Simone Cenci's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (16 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (14 papers). Simone Cenci is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (16 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (14 papers). Simone Cenci collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Simone Cenci's co-authors include Roberto Pacifici, M. Neale Weitzmann, Cristiana Roggia, Roberto Sitia, Gianluca Toraldo, Yuhao Gao, Laura Oliva, Sunil Kumar Srivastava, F. Patrick Ross and Deborah V. Novack and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Simone Cenci

65 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Estrogen deficiency induces bone loss by enhancing T-cell... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Estrogen deficiency induces bone loss by enhancing T-cell production of TNF-α
    2000 546 citations Simone Cenci, M. Neale Weitzmann et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simone Cenci Italy 30 2.6k 1.2k 839 644 618 67 4.1k
Jean‐Pierre David Germany 30 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 840 1.0× 405 0.6× 199 0.3× 48 4.2k
Gianluca Toraldo United States 18 1.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 592 0.7× 578 0.9× 340 0.6× 27 3.1k
Marina Stolina United States 41 3.3k 1.2× 2.2k 1.8× 1.1k 1.4× 1.6k 2.5× 267 0.4× 74 6.2k
Zhenqiang Yao United States 30 2.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.2× 538 0.6× 679 1.1× 219 0.4× 48 4.0k
Claudia Goettsch Germany 38 2.0k 0.8× 572 0.5× 780 0.9× 345 0.5× 366 0.6× 77 4.2k
Yukihiko Saeki Japan 34 1.7k 0.6× 847 0.7× 1.4k 1.7× 156 0.2× 334 0.5× 114 4.3k
Kurt Redlich Austria 41 3.6k 1.4× 1.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.6× 1.1k 1.7× 296 0.5× 91 6.8k
Lee Ann Baldridge United States 29 1.5k 0.6× 915 0.8× 225 0.3× 467 0.7× 330 0.5× 48 3.3k
Silvia Hayer Austria 33 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 727 0.9× 590 0.9× 172 0.3× 80 4.1k
Michael Schoppet Germany 32 1.8k 0.7× 971 0.8× 687 0.8× 803 1.2× 216 0.3× 58 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Simone Cenci

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simone Cenci

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simone Cenci

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tomelleri, Alessandro, Samuele Ferrari, Marco Matucci‐Cerinic, et al.. (2025). Clonal hematopoiesis meets an autoinflammatory disease: the new paradigm of VEXAS syndrome. Expert Review of Hematology. 18(7). 509–519. 1 indexed citations
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Locatelli, Andrea G., Sarah Damanti, Enrico Milan, et al.. (2024). HMGB1, an evolving pleiotropic protein critical for cellular and tissue homeostasis: Role in aging and age-related diseases. Ageing Research Reviews. 102. 102550–102550. 7 indexed citations
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Locatelli, Andrea G. & Simone Cenci. (2022). Autophagy and longevity: Evolutionary hints from hyper-longevous mammals. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 1085522–1085522. 9 indexed citations
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Chiodini, Iacopo, Agostino Gaudio, Andrea Palermo, et al.. (2021). Management of bone fragility in type 2 diabetes: Perspective from an interdisciplinary expert panel. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 31(8). 2210–2233. 11 indexed citations
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Resnati, Massimo, Floriana Cremasco, Francesca Paradiso, et al.. (2018). Autophagy mediates epithelial cancer chemoresistance by reducing p62/SQSTM1 accumulation. PLoS ONE. 13(8). e0201621–e0201621. 18 indexed citations
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Oliva, Laura, Ugo Orfanelli, Massimo Resnati, et al.. (2017). The amyloidogenic light chain is a stressor that sensitizes plasma cells to proteasome inhibitor toxicity. Blood. 129(15). 2132–2142. 60 indexed citations
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Fontana, Francesca, Xia Ge, Xinming Su, et al.. (2016). Evaluating Acetate Metabolism for Imaging and Targeting in Multiple Myeloma. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(2). 416–429. 12 indexed citations
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Milan, Enrico, Monica Fabbri, & Simone Cenci. (2016). Autophagy in Plasma Cell Ontogeny and Malignancy. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 36(S1). 18–24. 35 indexed citations
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Cenci, Simone. (2014). Autophagy, a new determinant of plasma cell differentiation and antibody responses. Molecular Immunology. 62(2). 289–295. 24 indexed citations
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Pengo, Niccolò, Maria Scolari, Laura Oliva, et al.. (2013). Plasma cells require autophagy for sustainable immunoglobulin production. Nature Immunology. 14(3). 298–305. 332 indexed citations
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Cenci, Simone. (2012). The Proteasome in Terminal Plasma Cell Differentiation. Seminars in Hematology. 49(3). 215–222. 23 indexed citations
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Masciarelli, Silvia, Annamaria Fra, Niccolò Pengo, et al.. (2009). CHOP-independent apoptosis and pathway-selective induction of the UPR in developing plasma cells. Molecular Immunology. 47(6). 1356–1365. 55 indexed citations
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Cascio, Paolo, Laura Oliva, Fulvia Cerruti, et al.. (2008). Dampening Ab responses using proteasome inhibitors following in vivo B cell activation. European Journal of Immunology. 38(3). 658–667. 51 indexed citations
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Maggio, D., et al.. (2001). The problem of arteriovenous malformations of the spinal cord in the elderly: Case report of an octogenarian. Neurology Psychiatry and Brain Research. 9(1). 11–16. 1 indexed citations
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Maggio, D., et al.. (2001). Hip Fracture in Nursing Homes: An Italian Study on Prevalence, Latency, Risk Factors, and Impact on Mobility. Calcified Tissue International. 68(6). 337–341. 18 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Sunil Kumar, Gianluca Toraldo, M. Neale Weitzmann, et al.. (2001). Estrogen Decreases Osteoclast Formation by Down-regulating Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand (RANKL)-induced JNK Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(12). 8836–8840. 274 indexed citations
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Cenci, Simone, M. Neale Weitzmann, Michael A. Gentile, Maria Cristina Aisa, & Roberto Pacifici. (2000). M-CSF neutralization and Egr-1 deficiency prevent ovariectomy-induced bone loss. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 105(9). 1279–1287. 83 indexed citations
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Cenci, Simone, M. Neale Weitzmann, Cristiana Roggia, et al.. (2000). Estrogen deficiency induces bone loss by enhancing T-cell production of TNF-α. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 106(10). 1229–1237. 546 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aisa, Maria Cristina, et al.. (1999). Nitric oxide inhibits cathepsin B, UPA and plasmin activity via S-nitrosylation in vitro and in vivo.. Bone. 25. 167–167. 1 indexed citations

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