Vito Pistoia

23.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
320 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

Vito Pistoia is a scholar working on Immunology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vito Pistoia has authored 320 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Immunology, 86 papers in Neurology and 70 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vito Pistoia's work include Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (82 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (80 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (49 papers). Vito Pistoia is often cited by papers focused on Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (82 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (80 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (49 papers). Vito Pistoia collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Vito Pistoia's co-authors include Antonio Uccelli, Lorenzo Moretta, Lizzia Raffaghello, Fabio Morandi, Anna Corcione, Elisa Ferretti, Giovanna Bianchi, Ignazia Prigione, Gianluigi Mancardi and Francesco Di Virgilio and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Vito Pistoia

316 papers receiving 17.7k 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.

Mesenchymal stem cells in health and disease

2008 2.9k citations Antonio Uccelli, Lorenzo Moretta et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
Human mesenchymal stem cells modulate B-cell functions

2005 1.4k citations Anna Corcione, Elisa Ferretti et al. profile →
Increased Level of Extracellular ATP at Tumor Sites: In Vivo Imaging with Plasma Membrane Luciferase

2008 545 citations Lizzia Raffaghello, Giovanna Bianchi et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Fasting Cycles Retard Growth of Tumors and Sensitize a Range of Cancer Cell Types to Chemotherapy

2012 500 citations Lizzia Raffaghello, Giovanna Bianchi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vito Pistoia Italy	64	6.0k	5.5k	5.3k	3.9k	2.4k	320	18.1k
Mariusz Z. Ratajczak United States	82	6.3k 1.0×	6.6k 1.2×	15.3k 2.9×	5.4k 1.4×	3.8k 1.6×	583	28.2k
Bengt Westermark Sweden	86	3.5k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	16.4k 3.1×	5.4k 1.4×	2.1k 0.9×	340	29.1k
Lothar Kanz Germany	83	6.3k 1.0×	3.4k 0.6×	5.8k 1.1×	6.6k 1.7×	3.4k 1.4×	579	22.1k
David A. Williams United States	74	5.5k 0.9×	3.0k 0.5×	11.0k 2.1×	3.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	338	21.2k
Tatsutoshi Nakahata Japan	77	7.5k 1.2×	2.9k 0.5×	8.4k 1.6×	3.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	423	21.7k
Magda Kucia United States	65	2.9k 0.5×	4.4k 0.8×	8.1k 1.5×	2.8k 0.7×	2.8k 1.2×	259	14.6k
Janina Ratajczak United States	65	3.9k 0.6×	4.1k 0.7×	9.3k 1.8×	3.2k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	254	16.6k
William Krivit United States	60	1.9k 0.3×	2.4k 0.4×	3.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	279	14.6k
Patrìcia A. D'Amore United States	86	2.5k 0.4×	1.4k 0.3×	17.0k 3.2×	3.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.4×	233	30.0k
Hong Wu United States	89	3.1k 0.5×	2.1k 0.4×	16.6k 3.2×	7.2k 1.9×	1.6k 0.7×	204	26.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vito Pistoia

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Infante, Paola, Elisa Ferretti, Ombretta Melaiu, et al.. (2020). Nutlin-3a Enhances Natural Killer Cell–Mediated Killing of Neuroblastoma by Restoring p53-Dependent Expression of Ligands for NKG2D and DNAM-1 Receptors. Cancer Immunology Research. 9(2). 170–183. 34 indexed citations

Ognibene, Marzia, et al.. (2018). Neuroblastoma Cell Lines Are Refractory to Genotoxic Drug-Mediated Induction of Ligands for NK Cell-Activating Receptors. Journal of Immunology Research. 2018. 1–10. 6 indexed citations

Boldrini, Renata, Maria Debora De Pasquale, Ombretta Melaiu, et al.. (2018). Tumor-infiltrating T cells and PD-L1 expression in childhood malignant extracranial germ-cell tumors. OncoImmunology. 8(2). e1542245–e1542245. 26 indexed citations

Bocca, Paola, Emma Di Carlo, Ignazio Caruana, et al.. (2017). Bevacizumab-mediated tumor vasculature remodelling improves tumor infiltration and antitumor efficacy of GD2-CAR T cells in a human neuroblastoma preclinical model. OncoImmunology. 7(1). e1378843–e1378843. 95 indexed citations

Morandi, Fabio, Roberta Rizzo, Enrico Fainardi, Nathalie Rouas‐Freiss, & Vito Pistoia. (2016). Recent Advances in Our Understanding of HLA-G Biology: Lessons from a Wide Spectrum of Human Diseases. Journal of Immunology Research. 2016. 1–14. 98 indexed citations

Morandi, Fabio, Michela Croce, Giuliana Cangemi, et al.. (2015). IL-10 and ARG-1 Concentrations in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood of Metastatic Neuroblastoma Patients Do Not Associate with Clinical Outcome. Journal of Immunology Research. 2015. 1–9. 17 indexed citations

Morandi, Fabio, Alberto L. Horenstein, Antonella Chillemi, et al.. (2015). CD56brightCD16− NK Cells Produce Adenosine through a CD38-Mediated Pathway and Act as Regulatory Cells Inhibiting Autologous CD4+ T Cell Proliferation. The Journal of Immunology. 195(3). 965–972. 111 indexed citations

Adinolfi, Elena, Marina Capece, Alessia Franceschini, et al.. (2014). Accelerated Tumor Progression in Mice Lacking the ATP Receptor P2X7. Cancer Research. 75(4). 635–644. 135 indexed citations

Marimpietri, Danilo, Andrea Petretto, Lizzia Raffaghello, et al.. (2013). Proteome Profiling of Neuroblastoma-Derived Exosomes Reveal the Expression of Proteins Potentially Involved in Tumor Progression. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e75054–e75054. 123 indexed citations

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Adinolfi, Elena, Lizzia Raffaghello, Anna Lisa Giuliani, et al.. (2012). Expression of P2X7 Receptor Increases In Vivo Tumor Growth. Cancer Research. 72(12). 2957–2969. 302 indexed citations

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Brignole, Chiara, Danilo Marimpietri, Daniela Di Paolo, et al.. (2010). Therapeutic Targeting of TLR9 Inhibits Cell Growth and Induces Apoptosis in Neuroblastoma. Cancer Research. 70(23). 9816–9826. 60 indexed citations

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Nencioni, Alessio, Michele Cea, Anna Garuti, et al.. (2010). Grb7 Upregulation Is a Molecular Adaptation to HER2 Signaling Inhibition Due to Removal of Akt-Mediated Gene Repression. PLoS ONE. 5(2). e9024–e9024. 32 indexed citations

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Pagnan, Gabriella, Daniela Di Paolo, Roberta Carosio, et al.. (2009). The Combined Therapeutic Effects of Bortezomib and Fenretinide on Neuroblastoma Cells Involve Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(4). 1199–1209. 38 indexed citations

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Passoni, Lorena, Luca Longo, Paola Collini, et al.. (2009). Mutation-Independent Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Overexpression in Poor Prognosis Neuroblastoma Patients. Cancer Research. 69(18). 7338–7346. 129 indexed citations

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Uccelli, Antonio, Lorenzo Moretta, & Vito Pistoia. (2008). Mesenchymal stem cells in health and disease. Nature reviews. Immunology. 8(9). 726–736. 2859 indexed citations breakdown →

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Corrias, Maria Valeria, et al.. (1996). Expression of MAGE-1, MAGE-3 and MART-1 genes in neuroblastoma. International Journal of Cancer. 69(5). 403–407. 46 indexed citations

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Corcione, Anna, et al.. (1993). Transforming growth factor beta‐1 (TGF‐β1) released by an Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) positive spontaneous lymphoblastoid cell line from a patient with Kostmann's congenital neutropenia inhibits the growth of normal committed haemopoietic progenitors in vitro. British Journal of Haematology. 85(4). 684–691. 4 indexed citations

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Ghio, Riccardo, et al.. (1988). Inhibition of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) induced human T-cell colonies by methylprednisolone. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 10(3). 237–245. 1 indexed citations

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Ghio, Riccardo, et al.. (1985). Impaired in vitro growth of PHA induced T lymphocyte colonies in hemodialyzed renal failure patients. Annals of Hematology. 50(3). 135–140. 2 indexed citations

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Ghio, Riccardo, et al.. (1983). Suppression of PHA-induced human T-lymphocyte colony formation following in vivo administration of anti-lymphocyte globulin. Annals of Hematology. 47(6). 351–354. 1 indexed citations

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