Valerio Leoni

6.6k total citations
151 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Valerio Leoni is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Valerio Leoni has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Surgery and 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Valerio Leoni's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (49 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (19 papers). Valerio Leoni is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (49 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (19 papers). Valerio Leoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Sweden and France. Valerio Leoni's co-authors include Claudio Caccia, Ingemar Björkhem, Steve Meaney, Ángel Cedazo-Mı́nguez, Ulf Diczfalusy, Thomas Masterman, Marta Valenza, Elena Cattaneo, Stefano Di Donato and Miia Kivipelto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Valerio Leoni

145 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Valerio Leoni Italy 41 2.6k 1.8k 940 913 462 151 5.0k
Donatella Caruso Italy 52 2.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 995 1.1× 1.5k 1.7× 601 1.3× 210 8.3k
Carlos M. Palmeira Portugal 44 3.9k 1.5× 871 0.5× 296 0.3× 2.1k 2.2× 742 1.6× 166 9.1k
Éric Fontaine France 40 4.5k 1.8× 1.5k 0.9× 371 0.4× 1.4k 1.6× 353 0.8× 179 7.2k
Åke Sjöholm Sweden 38 2.4k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 535 0.6× 908 1.0× 337 0.7× 158 6.0k
Diane E. Handy United States 47 3.9k 1.5× 757 0.4× 375 0.4× 1.3k 1.5× 306 0.7× 89 8.5k
Massimiliano Ruscica Italy 49 1.7k 0.7× 2.5k 1.4× 264 0.3× 915 1.0× 508 1.1× 226 7.0k
Youngmi Kim Pak South Korea 39 2.4k 0.9× 459 0.3× 289 0.3× 1.1k 1.2× 266 0.6× 127 4.7k
Sándor Szabó United States 46 2.0k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 521 0.6× 759 0.8× 776 1.7× 276 7.8k
Mohanraj Rajesh United States 43 1.8k 0.7× 645 0.4× 556 0.6× 693 0.8× 545 1.2× 84 6.1k
Gaetano Serviddio Italy 49 1.5k 0.6× 743 0.4× 320 0.3× 1.2k 1.3× 468 1.0× 184 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Valerio Leoni

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Fields of papers citing papers by Valerio Leoni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Valerio Leoni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Valerio Leoni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Valerio Leoni 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 Valerio Leoni. Valerio Leoni 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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Giannelli, Serena, Raúl Loera‐Valencia, Valerio Leoni, et al.. (2025). Elevated 24-hydroxycholesterol levels counteract okadaic acid-induced tau hyperphosphorylation and neuronal morphology impairment. Neurobiology of Disease. 214. 107029–107029. 1 indexed citations
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Staurenghi, Erica, Gabriella Testa, Valerio Leoni, et al.. (2024). Altered Brain Cholesterol Machinery in a Down Syndrome Mouse Model: A Possible Common Feature with Alzheimer’s Disease. Antioxidants. 13(4). 435–435. 1 indexed citations
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Malvandi, Amir Mohammad, Martina Faraldi, Laura Mangiavini, et al.. (2024). Enhanced molecular release from elderly bone samples using collagenase I: insights into fatty acid metabolism alterations. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 143–143. 3 indexed citations
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Tripodi, D, Roberto Dominici, Gennaro Santorelli, et al.. (2024). Antibody Response after 3-Dose Booster against SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Vaccines. 12(3). 264–264.
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Su, Jin Bo, Frank Giton, Michaël Rivard, et al.. (2024). Identification of a mechanism promoting mitochondrial sterol accumulation during myocardial ischemia–reperfusion: role of TSPO and STAR. Basic Research in Cardiology. 119(3). 481–503. 6 indexed citations
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Faverio, Paola, Alessandro Maloberti, Paola Rebora, et al.. (2024). Cardiovascular Structural and Functional Parameters in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis at Disease Diagnosis. High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention. 31(3). 289–297. 2 indexed citations
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Tripodi, Domenico, et al.. (2023). The Diagnostic Use of the Plasma Quantification of 24S-Hydroxycholesterol and Other Oxysterols in Neurodegenerative Disease. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1440. 337–351. 4 indexed citations
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Barau, Caroline, Claudio Caccia, Valerio Leoni, et al.. (2022). Cardioprotective Signaling Pathways in Obese Mice Submitted to Regular Exercise: Effect on Oxysterols. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(18). 10840–10840.
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Risso, Davide, et al.. (2022). Presence of cholesterol oxides in milk chocolates and their correlation with milk powder freshness. PLoS ONE. 17(3). e0264288–e0264288. 9 indexed citations
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Milano, Antonio, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Resistance Trends of Escherichia coli Isolates from Outpatient and Inpatient Urinary Infections over a 20-Year Period. Microbial Drug Resistance. 28(1). 63–72. 17 indexed citations
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Staurenghi, Erica, Paola Gamba, Gabriella Testa, et al.. (2020). Oxysterols present in Alzheimer's disease brain induce synaptotoxicity by activating astrocytes: A major role for lipocalin-2. Redox Biology. 39. 101837–101837. 43 indexed citations
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Sghaier, Randa, Amira Zarrouk, Thomas Nury, et al.. (2019). Biotin attenuation of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, lipid metabolism alteration and 7β-hydroxycholesterol-induced cell death in 158N murine oligodendrocytes. Free Radical Research. 53(5). 535–561. 33 indexed citations
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Gnanapavan, Sharmilee, Donna Grant, S. V. Morant, et al.. (2013). Biomarker Report from the Phase II Lamotrigine Trial in Secondary Progressive MS – Neurofilament as a Surrogate of Disease Progression. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e70019–e70019. 42 indexed citations
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Leoni, Valerio & Claudio Caccia. (2012). 24S-hydroxycholesterol in plasma: A marker of cholesterol turnover in neurodegenerative diseases. Biochimie. 95(3). 595–612. 88 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiang, Marta Valenza, Lei Cui, et al.. (2011). Peroxisome-Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1   Contributes to Dysmyelination in Experimental Models of Huntington's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(26). 9544–9553. 110 indexed citations
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Björkhem, Ingemar, Ángel Cedazo-Mı́nguez, Valerio Leoni, & Steve Meaney. (2009). Oxysterols and neurodegenerative diseases. Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 30(3). 171–179. 235 indexed citations
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Leoni, Valerio. (2009). Oxysterols as markers of neurological disease – a review. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 69(1). 22–25. 62 indexed citations
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Leoni, Valerio, Thomas Masterman, Bengt Wretlind, et al.. (2004). Diagnostic use of cerebral and extracerebral oxysterols. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 42(2). 186–91. 106 indexed citations
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Leoni, Valerio, Leila Fabiani, Giuseppe Marinelli, et al.. (1989). PCB and other organochlorine compounds in blood of women with or without miscarriage: A hypothesis of correlation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 17(1). 1–11. 77 indexed citations

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