Stefania Mitola

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
111 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Stefania Mitola is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefania Mitola has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 23 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Stefania Mitola's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (46 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (25 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (9 papers). Stefania Mitola is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (46 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (25 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (9 papers). Stefania Mitola collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Stefania Mitola's co-authors include Marco Presta, Roberto Ronca, Marco Rusnati, Emanuela Moroni, Federico Bussolino, Patrizia Dell’Era, Marina Strasly, Raffaella Soldi, Cosetta Ravelli and Paola Defilippi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Stefania Mitola

107 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Fibroblast growth factor/fibroblast growth factor receptor system in angiogenesis

2005 1.0k citations Marco Presta, Patrizia Dell’Era et al. profile →
Role of αvβ3 integrin in the activation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2

1999 518 citations Stefania Mitola, Federico Bussolino et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefania Mitola Italy	36	2.8k	894	799	729	606	111	4.9k
Christine M. Sorenson United States	45	3.9k 1.4×	968 1.1×	973 1.2×	668 0.9×	533 0.9×	145	7.0k
Anna‐Karin Olsson Sweden	28	2.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	848 1.2×	359 0.6×	65	4.8k
Peter Oettgen United States	46	3.3k 1.2×	888 1.0×	953 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	544 0.9×	85	5.8k
Susan E. Crawford United States	31	3.7k 1.3×	679 0.8×	832 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	554 0.9×	92	5.9k
Hannes C. A. Drexler Germany	34	3.8k 1.4×	698 0.8×	909 1.1×	820 1.1×	717 1.2×	69	5.8k
Anna M. Randi United Kingdom	40	2.2k 0.8×	848 0.9×	377 0.5×	557 0.8×	508 0.8×	100	4.9k
Eric Camerer United States	32	1.9k 0.7×	864 1.0×	402 0.5×	537 0.7×	445 0.7×	53	5.1k
Nader Rahimi United States	38	2.5k 0.9×	497 0.6×	746 0.9×	524 0.7×	440 0.7×	76	3.9k
Fabrizio Orsenigo Italy	32	3.6k 1.3×	656 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	628 0.9×	1.4k 2.3×	39	6.1k
Claire M. Dubois Canada	33	1.7k 0.6×	764 0.9×	643 0.8×	738 1.0×	379 0.6×	83	3.8k

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Mitola, Stefania, et al.. (2025). Protocol for performing angiogenic and tumorigenic assays using the in ovo chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane model. STAR Protocols. 6(1). 103663–103663. 1 indexed citations

Corsini, Michela, Roberto Bresciani, Angela Maria Rizzo, et al.. (2025). Cancer-associated VEGFR2R1032Q sustains receptor activation also by promoting ligand-independent hetero-dimerization with co-expressed wild-type VEGFR2 and translocation into lipid rafts. Neoplasia. 67. 101195–101195. 2 indexed citations

Mitola, Stefania, Giulia Abate, Federico Ferrari, et al.. (2025). Enterolignans Improve the Expression of Iron-Related Genes in a Cellular Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(22). 11153–11153.

Maggi, Carlo Alberto, et al.. (2025). Lipid–Protein Interplay in the Regulation of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases. Cells. 14(23). 1836–1836.

Grillo, Elisabetta, Cosetta Ravelli, Daniela Zizioli, et al.. (2024). The expression level of VEGFR2 regulates mechanotransduction, tumor growth and metastasis of high grade serous ovarian cancer cells. European Journal of Cell Biology. 103(4). 151459–151459. 1 indexed citations

Ravelli, Cosetta, et al.. (2024). Alternative method to visualize receptor dynamics in cell membranes. PLoS ONE. 19(6). e0304172–e0304172. 1 indexed citations

Facchinello, Nicola, Natascia Tiso, Cosetta Ravelli, et al.. (2023). Deficiency of AP1 Complex Ap1g1 in Zebrafish Model Led to Perturbation of Neurodevelopment, Female and Male Fertility; New Insight to Understand Adaptinopathies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(8). 7108–7108. 3 indexed citations

Ioannou, Leonidas G., et al.. (2022). Implication of Irisin in Different Types of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(17). 9971–9971. 8 indexed citations

Corsini, Michela, Cosetta Ravelli, Elisabetta Grillo, et al.. (2021). Simultaneously characterization of tumoral angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in stem cell-derived teratomas. Experimental Cell Research. 400(2). 112490–112490. 4 indexed citations

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Asperti, Michela, Elisabetta Grillo, Magdalena Gryzik, et al.. (2021). H-ferritin suppression and pronounced mitochondrial respiration make Hepatocellular Carcinoma cells sensitive to RSL3-induced ferroptosis. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 169. 294–303. 48 indexed citations

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Grillo, Elisabetta, Michela Corsini, Cosetta Ravelli, et al.. (2021). Expression of activated VEGFR2 by R1051Q mutation alters the energy metabolism of Sk-Mel-31 melanoma cells by increasing glutamine dependence. Cancer Letters. 507. 80–88. 11 indexed citations

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Romani, Chiara, Elisabetta Grillo, Marco Silvestri, et al.. (2021). The Claudin-Low Subtype of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Exhibits Stem Cell Features. Cancers. 13(4). 906–906. 7 indexed citations

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Corsini, Michela, Emanuela Moroni, Cosetta Ravelli, et al.. (2020). In Situ DNA/Protein Interaction Assay to Visualize Transcriptional Factor Activation. Methods and Protocols. 3(4). 80–80. 3 indexed citations

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Ciccarese, Francesco, Angela Grassi, Lorenza Pasqualini, et al.. (2020). Genetic perturbation of IFN-α transcriptional modulators in human endothelial cells uncovers pivotal regulators of angiogenesis. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 18. 3977–3986. 7 indexed citations

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Grillo, Elisabetta, et al.. (2019). Role of VEGFs in metabolic disorders. Angiogenesis. 23(2). 119–130. 37 indexed citations

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Schaafsma, W., Elisabetta Grillo, Michela Corsini, et al.. (2019). Natural Histogel-Based Bio-Scaffolds for Sustaining Angiogenesis in Beige Adipose Tissue. Cells. 8(11). 1457–1457. 13 indexed citations

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Belleri, Mirella, Daniela Coltrini, Cosetta Ravelli, et al.. (2019). β-Galactosylceramidase Deficiency Causes Bone Marrow Vascular Defects in an Animal Model of Krabbe Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(1). 251–251. 3 indexed citations

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Rezzola, Sara, Michela Corsini, Daria Leali, et al.. (2019). VEGFR2 activation mediates the pro-angiogenic activity of BMP4. Angiogenesis. 22(4). 521–533. 42 indexed citations

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Belleri, Mirella, Doménico Ribatti, Monica Savio, et al.. (2008). αvβ3 Integrin-dependent antiangiogenic activity of resveratrol stereoisomers. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 7(12). 3761–3770. 38 indexed citations

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Mitola, Stefania, Mirella Belleri, Chiara Urbinati, et al.. (2006). Cutting Edge: Extracellular High Mobility Group Box-1 Protein Is a Proangiogenic Cytokine. The Journal of Immunology. 176(1). 12–15. 195 indexed citations

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