Stefano Fais

29.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
217 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Stefano Fais is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Fais has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Immunology and 50 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Stefano Fais's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (47 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (34 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (25 papers). Stefano Fais is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (47 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (34 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (25 papers). Stefano Fais collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Stefano Fais's co-authors include Mariantonia Logozzi, Angelo De Milito, Luana Lugini, Licia Rivoltini, Cristina Federici, Francesco Lozupone, Elisabetta Iessi, Veronica Huber, Giorgio Parmiani and Enrico P. Spugnini and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Nature reviews. Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Fais

216 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

Microenvironmental pH Is a Key Factor for Exosome Traffic... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2009 2009 2002 2012 400 800 1.2k
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  1. Microenvironmental pH Is a Key Factor for Exosome Traffic in Tumor Cells
    2009 1.3k citations Cristina Federici, Luana Lugini et al. profile →
  2. High Levels of Exosomes Expressing CD63 and Caveolin-1 in Plasma of Melanoma Patients
    2009 776 citations Mariantonia Logozzi, Angelo De Milito et al. profile →
  3. Induction of Lymphocyte Apoptosis by Tumor Cell Secretion of FasL-bearing Microvesicles
    2002 611 citations Licia Rivoltini, Veronica Huber et al. profile →
  4. Modulation of Microenvironment Acidity Reverses Anergy in Human and Murine Tumor-Infiltrating T Lymphocytes
    2012 490 citations Arianna Calcinotto, Paola Filipazzi et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefano Fais Italy 70 11.7k 6.4k 4.4k 2.4k 1.4k 217 17.3k
Gabriel Lopez‐Berestein United States 78 13.2k 1.1× 6.1k 1.0× 2.4k 0.5× 3.8k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 349 21.1k
Anja‐Katrin Bosserhoff Germany 70 9.7k 0.8× 3.5k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 3.6k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 439 17.4k
Erwei Song China 72 14.3k 1.2× 10.1k 1.6× 4.4k 1.0× 6.4k 2.7× 1.3k 0.9× 227 22.7k
Guiyuan Li China 75 15.8k 1.4× 11.5k 1.8× 3.9k 0.9× 5.4k 2.3× 1.1k 0.8× 463 23.6k
Eli Pikarsky Israel 54 8.8k 0.8× 4.8k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 5.0k 2.1× 703 0.5× 135 18.1k
Licia Rivoltini Italy 65 9.1k 0.8× 3.5k 0.5× 10.0k 2.3× 5.9k 2.5× 919 0.6× 222 17.4k
Peter Altevogt Germany 74 10.6k 0.9× 4.5k 0.7× 5.5k 1.3× 5.7k 2.4× 708 0.5× 243 18.7k
Matthew Bogyo United States 80 12.0k 1.0× 3.5k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 4.7k 2.0× 1.5k 1.1× 300 21.5k
Jan Paul Medema Netherlands 73 11.0k 0.9× 4.7k 0.7× 5.0k 1.1× 9.7k 4.1× 1.3k 0.9× 266 21.8k
Salem Chouaı̈b France 69 6.0k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 8.9k 2.1× 6.3k 2.7× 1.1k 0.7× 328 17.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Fais

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Raimo, Rossella Di, et al.. (2024). Antioxidant Effect of a Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicles’ Mix on Human Skin Fibroblasts: Induction of a Reparative Process. Antioxidants. 13(11). 1373–1373. 5 indexed citations
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Salciccia, Stefano, Giulio Bevilacqua, Luca Gobbi, et al.. (2023). Exosome Analysis in Prostate Cancer: How They Can Improve Biomarkers’ Performance. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 45(7). 6085–6096. 13 indexed citations
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Raimo, Rossella Di, Davide Mizzoni, Massimo Spada, et al.. (2023). Oral Treatment with Plant-Derived Exosomes Restores Redox Balance in H2O2-Treated Mice. Antioxidants. 12(6). 1169–1169. 32 indexed citations
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Castelli, Germana, Mariantonia Logozzi, Davide Mizzoni, et al.. (2023). Ex Vivo Anti-Leukemic Effect of Exosome-like Grapefruit-Derived Nanovesicles from Organic Farming—The Potential Role of Ascorbic Acid. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(21). 15663–15663. 35 indexed citations
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Lorenzo‐Pouso, Alejandro I., Stefano Fais, Davide Mizzoni, et al.. (2023). Increased Plasmatic Levels of Exosomes Are Significantly Related to Relapse Rate in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Cohort Study. Cancers. 15(23). 5693–5693. 5 indexed citations
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Giuliani, Alessandro & Stefano Fais. (2022). Proposal to Consider Chemical/Physical Microenvironment as a New Therapeutic Off-Target Approach. Pharmaceutics. 14(10). 2084–2084. 2 indexed citations
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Logozzi, Mariantonia, Rossella Di Raimo, Davide Mizzoni, & Stefano Fais. (2022). The Potentiality of Plant-Derived Nanovesicles in Human Health—A Comparison with Human Exosomes and Artificial Nanoparticles. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(9). 4919–4919. 48 indexed citations
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Logozzi, Mariantonia, Rossella Di Raimo, Davide Mizzoni, & Stefano Fais. (2021). What we know on the potential use of exosomes for nanodelivery. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 86(Pt 1). 13–25. 25 indexed citations
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Logozzi, Mariantonia, Rossella Di Raimo, Davide Mizzoni, & Stefano Fais. (2021). Nanovesicles from Organic Agriculture-Derived Fruits and Vegetables: Characterization and Functional Antioxidant Content. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(15). 8170–8170. 49 indexed citations
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Salciccia, Stefano, Anna Laura Capriotti, Aldo Laganà, et al.. (2021). Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: From Current Knowledge to the Role of Metabolomics and Exosomes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(9). 4367–4367. 68 indexed citations
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Alfarouk, Khalid O., Samrein B. M. Ahmed, Robert L. Elliott, et al.. (2020). The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Dynamics in Cancer and Its Dependency on Intracellular pH. Metabolites. 10(7). 285–285. 80 indexed citations
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Harguindey, Salvador, et al.. (2020). A New and Integral Approach to the Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Breast Cancer Based upon Its Hydrogen Ion Dynamics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(3). 1110–1110. 10 indexed citations
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Logozzi, Mariantonia, Davide Mizzoni, Rossella Di Raimo, & Stefano Fais. (2020). Exosomes: A Source for New and Old Biomarkers in Cancer. Cancers. 12(9). 2566–2566. 58 indexed citations
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Logozzi, Mariantonia, Daniela F. Angelini, Alessandro Giuliani, et al.. (2019). Increased Plasmatic Levels of PSA-Expressing Exosomes Distinguish Prostate Cancer Patients from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Prospective Study. Cancers. 11(10). 1449–1449. 84 indexed citations
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Cappello, Francesco, Mariantonia Logozzi, Claudia Campanella, et al.. (2016). Exosome levels in human body fluids: A tumor marker by themselves?. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 96. 93–98. 145 indexed citations
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Calcinotto, Arianna, Paola Filipazzi, Matteo Grioni, et al.. (2012). Modulation of Microenvironment Acidity Reverses Anergy in Human and Murine Tumor-Infiltrating T Lymphocytes. Cancer Research. 72(11). 2746–2756. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Milito, Angelo De, Elisabetta Iessi, Mariantonia Logozzi, et al.. (2007). Proton Pump Inhibitors Induce Apoptosis of Human B-Cell Tumors through a Caspase-Independent Mechanism Involving Reactive Oxygen Species. Cancer Research. 67(11). 5408–5417. 242 indexed citations
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Lugini, Luana, Paola Matarrese, Antonella Tinari, et al.. (2006). Cannibalism of Live Lymphocytes by Human Metastatic but Not Primary Melanoma Cells. Cancer Research. 66(7). 3629–3638. 222 indexed citations
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Fais, Stefano, et al.. (1994). Interferon Expression in Crohn's Disease Patients: Increased Interferon-γ and -α mRNA in the Intestinal Lamina Propria Mononuclear Cells. Journal of Interferon Research. 14(5). 235–238. 50 indexed citations
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Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria, Stefano Fais, Francesca Mercuri, et al.. (1992). Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) production by human intestinal mononuclear cells. Response to virus in control subjects and in Crohn's disease.. Gut. 33(7). 897–901. 11 indexed citations

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