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Andrea Urbani

Andrea Urbani

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
14519
World Ranking
7524
National Ranking
188

Andrea Urbani publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrea Urbani sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 386 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Andrea Urbani D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrea Urbani sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrea Urbani is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research spans several fields, primarily Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, they have concentrated on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Neurology, Oncology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their work covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy

They have published regularly in several scientific venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Molecular Biology Reports
  • Genes
  • Clinica Chimica Acta
  • Microbes and Infection

Among their recent papers are:

  • Respiratory physiology of COVID-19-induced respiratory failure compared to ARDS of other etiologies, 2020, Critical Care
  • Comparative computational analysis of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein epitopes in taxonomically related coronaviruses, 2020, Microbes and Infection
  • Omics sciences for systems biology in Alzheimer's disease: State-of-the-art of the evidence, 2021, Ageing Research Reviews
  • Raw Cow Milk Bacterial Consortium as Bioindicator of Circulating Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), 2020, Animals
  • Molecular basis of COVID-19 relationships in different species: a one health perspective, 2020, Microbes and Infection

Throughout their career, Andrea Urbani has co-authored extensively with various researchers. Frequent collaborators include Angelo Minucci, Silvia Baroni, Giovanni Scambia, Elisa De Paolis, and Viviana Greco.

Best Publications

  • Recommendations to standardize preanalytical confounding factors in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers: an update

    Marta del Campo;Brit Mollenhauer;Antonio Bertolotto;Sebastiaan Engelborghs

  • Product inhibition of the hepatitis C virus NS3 protease.

    Christian Steinkühler;Gabriella Biasiol;Mirko Brunetti;Andrea Urbani

  • Breast cancer stem cells rely on fermentative glycolysis and are sensitive to 2-deoxyglucose treatment

    D Ciavardelli;C Rossi;D Barcaroli;S Volpe

  • Nitric oxide reductases in bacteria

    Janneke Hendriks;Arthur Oubrie;Jose Castresana;Andrea Urbani

  • Direct Pharmacological Targeting of a Mitochondrial Ion Channel Selectively Kills Tumor Cells In Vivo

    Luigi Leanza;Matteo Romio;Katrin Anne Becker;Michele Azzolini

  • Activity of purified hepatitis C virus protease NS3 on peptide substrates.

    C Steinkühler;A Urbani;L Tomei;G Biasiol

  • Urinary p-cresol is elevated in small children with severe autism spectrum disorder

    Laura Altieri;Cristina Neri;Roberto Sacco;Paolo Curatolo

  • Repetitive Fragmentation Products of Albumin and α1-Antitrypsin in Glomerular Diseases Associated with Nephrotic Syndrome

    Giovanni Candiano;Luca Musante;Maurizio Bruschi;Andrea Petretto

  • Quantitative Analysis of Bile Acids in Human Plasma by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry: A Simple and Rapid One-Step Method

    Debora Tagliacozzi;Alessia F Mozzi;Bruno Casetta;Pierfrancesco Bertucci

  • A continuous assay of hepatitis C virus protease based on resonance energy transfer depsipeptide substrates.

    Marina Taliani;Elisabetta Bianchi;Frank Narjes;Marco Fossatelli

  • Metabolomics signature improves the prediction of cardiovascular events in elderly subjects

    S. Rizza;M. Copetti;C. Rossi;M. A. Cianfarani

  • Farm animal milk proteomics

    Paola Roncada;Cristian Piras;Alessio Soggiu;Romana Turk

  • Purified F-ATP synthase forms a Ca2+-dependent high-conductance channel matching the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.

    Andrea Urbani;Valentina Giorgio;Andrea Carrer;Cinzia Franchin

  • Respiratory physiology of COVID-19-induced respiratory failure compared to ARDS of other etiologies.

    Domenico Luca Grieco;Filippo Bongiovanni;Lu Chen;Lu Chen;Luca S. Menga

  • LIMPIC: a computational method for the separation of protein MALDI-TOF-MS signals from noise.

    Dante Mantini;Francesca Petrucci;Damiana Pieragostino;Piero Del Boccio

  • The cytochrome cbb3 from Pseudomonas stutzeri displays nitric oxide reductase activity

    Elena Forte;Andrea Urbani;Matti Saraste;Paolo Sarti

  • Comparative computational analysis of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein epitopes in taxonomically related coronaviruses.

    Bruno Tilocca;Alessio Soggiu;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Vincenzo Musella

  • The cristae modulator Optic atrophy 1 requires mitochondrial ATP synthase oligomers to safeguard mitochondrial function.

    Rubén Quintana-Cabrera;Charlotte Quirin;Christina Glytsou;Christina Glytsou;Mauro Corrado;Mauro Corrado

  • Substrate specificity of the hepatitis C virus serine protease NS3.

    Andrea Urbani;Elisabetta Bianchi;Frank Narjes;Anna Tramontano

  • Protein unlocking procedures of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues: Application to MALDI-TOF Imaging MS investigations

    Maurizio Ronci;Elena Bonanno;Alfredo Colantoni;Luisa Pieroni

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Federici
Giorgio Federici University of Rome Tor Vergata
Carmine Di Ilio
Carmine Di Ilio University of Chieti-Pescara
Gian Marco Ghiggeri
Gian Marco Ghiggeri Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Lorenza Putignani
Lorenza Putignani Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences
Raffaele De Francesco
Raffaele De Francesco University of Milan
Mauro Fasano
Mauro Fasano University of Insubria
Massimo Federici
Massimo Federici University of Rome Tor Vergata
Elisabetta Bianchi
Elisabetta Bianchi Institut Pasteur
Antonello Pessi
Antonello Pessi Schering-Plough

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