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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
18185
World Ranking
5374
National Ranking
120

Medicine

D-Index
75
Citations
18504
World Ranking
19185
National Ranking
771

Anna Spada 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 Anna Spada sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 354 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anna Spada 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 Anna Spada sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Anna Spada is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has made contributions primarily in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research focuses on endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, molecular biology, epidemiology, and cancer research.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Spada's publication record includes papers in several prominent journals. Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Spada are:

  • "Pituitary Tumors: Genetic and Molecular Factors Underlying Pathogenesis and Clinical Behavior," 2021, Neuroendocrinology
  • "Genetic Profiling of a Cohort of Italian Patients with ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumors and Characterization of a Novel USP8 Gene Variant," 2021, Cancers
  • "Metformin and Everolimus: A Promising Combination for Neuroendocrine Tumors Treatment," 2020, Cancers
  • "USP8 inhibitor RA-9 reduces ACTH release and cell growth in tumor corticotrophs," 2021, Endocrine Related Cancer
  • "P720R USP8 Mutation Is Associated with a Better Responsiveness to Pasireotide in ACTH-Secreting PitNETs," 2022, Cancers

The distribution of their work spans several publication venues where they have multiple contributions, particularly in:

  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Cancers
  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Erika Peverelli
  • Donatella Treppiedi
  • Federica Mangili
  • Rosa Catalano
  • Maura Arosio

Best Publications

  • GTPase inhibiting mutations activate the α chain of G s and stimulate adenylyl cyclase in human pituitary tumours

    Claudia A. Landis;Susan B. Masters;Anna Spada;Ann M. Pace

  • Altered Gs and adenylate cyclase activity in human GH-secreting pituitary adenomas.

    L. Vallar;A. Spada;G. Giannattasio

  • Clinical Characteristics and Therapeutic Responses in Patients with Germ-Line AIP Mutations and Pituitary Adenomas: An International Collaborative Study

    Adrian F. Daly;Maria A. Tichomirowa;Patrick Petrossians;Elina Heliövaara

  • Clinical, biochemical, and morphological correlates in patients bearing growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumors with or without constitutively active adenylyl cyclase

    Anna Spada;Maura Arosio;Domenico Bochicchio;Nicoletta Bazzoni

  • Dopamine inhibits adenylate cyclase in human prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas

    Pietro De Camilli;Pietro De Camilli;Daniela Macconi;Anna Spada

  • Non-functioning pituitary adenoma database : a useful resource to improve the clinical management of pituitary tumors

    Emanuele Ferrante;Monica Ferraroni;Tristana Castrignanò;Laura Menicatti

  • Maternal and foetal resistin and adiponectin concentrations in normal and complicated pregnancies.

    Donatella Cortelazzi;Sabrina Corbetta;Stefania Ronzoni;Francesca Pelle

  • The Gsα Gene: Predominant Maternal Origin of Transcription in Human Thyroid Gland and Gonads

    Giovanna Mantovani;Emilia Ballare;Enza Giammona;Paolo Beck-Peccoz

  • Thyrotropin secretion in patients with central hypothyroidism: evidence for reduced biological activity of immunoreactive thyrotropin.

    Giovanni Faglia;Lucille Bitensky;Aldo Pinchera;Carlo Ferrari

  • Dopamine inhibits cytosolic Ca2+ increases in rat lactotroph cells. Evidence of a dual mechanism of action.

    A Malgaroli;L Vallar;F R Elahi;T Pozzan

  • Adiponectin expression in human fetal tissues during mid- and late gestation.

    S.L. Corbetta;G.P. Bulfamante;D. Cortelazzi;V. Barresi

  • Plasma growth hormone response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone in patients with active acromegaly.

    Faglia G;Beck-Peccoz P;Ferrari C;Travaglini P

  • High prevalence of AIP gene mutations following focused screening in young patients with sporadic pituitary macroadenomas

    Maria A. Tichomirowa;Anne Barlier;Adrian F. Daly;Marie Lise Jaffrain-Rea

  • Differential expression of microRNAs in human parathyroid carcinomas compared with normal parathyroid tissue

    Sabrina Corbetta;Valentina Vaira;Vito Guarnieri;Alfredo Scillitani

  • Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Resistance in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type Ia: New Evidence for Imprinting of the Gsα Gene

    Giovanna Mantovani;Mohamad Maghnie;Giovanna Weber;Ernesto De Menis

  • Pseudohypoparathyroidism and GNAS Epigenetic Defects: Clinical Evaluation of Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy and Molecular Analysis in 40 Patients

    Giovanna Mantovani;Luisa de Sanctis;Anna Maria Barbieri;Francesca M. Elli

  • Sporadic and MEN1-Related Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Differences in Clinical Expression and Severity†‡

    Cristina Eller-Vainicher;Iacopo Chiodini;Claudia Battista;Raffaella Viti

  • Circulating Ghrelin Levels in Patients with Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Identification of One Pancreatic Ghrelinoma

    S. Corbetta;M. Peracchi;V. Cappiello;A. Lania

  • Plasma thyrotropin response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone in patients with pituitary and hypothalamic disorders.

    G. Faglia;P. Beck-Peccoz;C. Ferrari;B. Ambrosi

  • Morphological studies on mixed growth hormone (GH)- and prolactin (PRL)-secreting human pituitary adenomas. Coexistence of GH and PRL in the same secretory granule.

    Monique Bassetti;Anna Spada;Maura Arosio;Lucia Vallar

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Beck-Peccoz
Paolo Beck-Peccoz University of Milan
Luca Persani
Luca Persani University of Milan
Silvano Bosari
Silvano Bosari University of Milan
Albert Beckers
Albert Beckers University of Liège
Francesco Carlo Morabito
Francesco Carlo Morabito University of Reggio Calabria
Geoffrey N. Hendy
Geoffrey N. Hendy McGill University Health Centre
Jérôme Bertherat
Jérôme Bertherat Université Paris Cité
David E. C. Cole
David E. C. Cole University of Toronto
Diego Ferone
Diego Ferone University of Genoa
Annamaria Colao
Annamaria Colao University of Naples Federico II

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