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Chiara Zurzolo

Chiara Zurzolo

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12939
World Ranking
11373
National Ranking
411

Chiara Zurzolo 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 Chiara Zurzolo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 152 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chiara Zurzolo 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 Chiara Zurzolo sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Chiara Zurzolo is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, cell biology, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and biomedical engineering.

Their research covers key topics such as cellular mechanics and interactions, molecular communication and nanonetworks, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, neuroscience and neural engineering, and neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms.

Chiara Zurzolo has authored important papers including:

  • Tunneling nanotubes: Reshaping connectivity (2021, Current Opinion in Cell Biology)
  • Patient-derived glioblastoma stem cells transfer mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes in tumor organoids (2020, Biochemical Journal)
  • Tunneling Nanotubes: The Fuel of Tumor Progression? (2020, Trends in Cancer)
  • Peering into tunneling nanotubes-The path forward (2021, The EMBO Journal)
  • The Ways of Actin: Why Tunneling Nanotubes Are Unique Cell Protrusions (2020, Trends in Cell Biology)

The frequent publication venues for Zurzolo include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Current Opinion in Cell Biology
  • Science Advances

Co-authorship has been notable with researchers such as Christel Brou, Anna Pepe, J. Michael Henderson, Thibault Chaze, and Nina Ljubojević through multiple joint publications.

Chiara Zurzolo is recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • A Requirement for Caveolin-1 and Associated Kinase Fyn in Integrin Signaling and Anchorage-Dependent Cell Growth

    Kishore K Wary;Agnese Mariotti;Chiara Zurzolo;Filippo G Giancotti

  • Prions hijack tunnelling nanotubes for intercellular spread

    Karine Gousset;Edwin Schiff;Edwin Schiff;Christelle Langevin;Zrinka Marijanovic

  • Small Misfolded Tau Species Are Internalized via Bulk Endocytosis and Anterogradely and Retrogradely Transported in Neurons

    Jessica W. Wu;Mathieu Herman;Li Liu;Sabrina Simoes

  • Lipids as Targeting Signals: Lipid Rafts and Intracellular Trafficking

    J Bernd Helms;Chiara Zurzolo

  • Wiring through tunneling nanotubes - from electrical signals to organelle transfer

    Saïda Abounit;Chiara Zurzolo

  • Tunneling nanotubes spread fibrillar α-synuclein by intercellular trafficking of lysosomes.

    Saïda Abounit;Luc Bousset;Frida Loria;Seng Zhu

  • Protein oligomerization modulates raft partitioning and apical sorting of GPI-anchored proteins.

    Simona Paladino;Daniela Sarnataro;Rudolf Pillich;Simona Tivodar

  • α-Synuclein transfer between neurons and astrocytes indicates that astrocytes play a role in degradation rather than in spreading

    Frida Loria;Jessica Y Vargas;Luc Bousset;Sylvie Syan

  • Transfer of polyglutamine aggregates in neuronal cells occurs in tunneling nanotubes.

    Maddalena Costanzo;Saïda Abounit;Ludovica Marzo;Anne Danckaert

  • Identification of an Intracellular Site of Prion Conversion

    Zrinka Marijanovic;Anna Caputo;Anna Caputo;Vincenza Campana;Chiara Zurzolo;Chiara Zurzolo

  • VIP21/caveolin, glycosphingolipid clusters and the sorting of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins in epithelial cells

    C. Zurzolo;W.J. van 't Hof;G. van Meer;E. Rodriguez-Boulan

  • The highways and byways of prion protein trafficking

    Vincenza Campana;Vincenza Campana;Daniela Sarnataro;Chiara Zurzolo;Chiara Zurzolo

  • Tunneling Nanotubes and Gap Junctions-Their Role in Long-Range Intercellular Communication during Development, Health, and Disease Conditions.

    Jennifer Ariazi;Andrew Benowitz;Vern De Biasi;Monique L. Den Boer

  • Tunneling nanotubes: A possible highway in the spreading of tau and other prion-like proteins in neurodegenerative diseases

    Saida Abounit;Jessica W Wu;Karen Duff;Guiliana Soraya Victoria

  • Correlative cryo-electron microscopy reveals the structure of TNTs in neuronal cells

    Anna Sartori-Rupp;Diégo Cordero Cervantes;Anna Pepe;Karine Gousset;Karine Gousset

  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins are preferentially targeted to the basolateral surface in Fischer rat thyroid epithelial cells.

    Chiara Zurzolo;Michael P. Lisanti;Ingrid W. Caras;Lucio Nitsch

  • The cell biology of prion-like spread of protein aggregates: mechanisms and implication in neurodegeneration.

    Maddalena Costanzo;Chiara Zurzolo

  • Multifaceted roles of tunneling nanotubes in intercellular communication.

    Ludovica Marzo;Karine Gousset;Chiara Zurzolo

  • Caveolin Transfection Results in Caveolae Formation but Not Apical Sorting of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored Proteins in Epithelial Cells

    Concetta Lipardi;Rosalia Mora;Veronica Colomer;Simona Paladino

  • Prions: protein only or something more? Overview of potential prion cofactors.

    Carlo Fasano;Vincenza Campana;Chiara Zurzolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrique Rodriguez-Boulan
Enrique Rodriguez-Boulan Cornell University
Carlo Tacchetti
Carlo Tacchetti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giuseppe Legname
Giuseppe Legname International School for Advanced Studies
Maurizio Bifulco
Maurizio Bifulco University of Naples Federico II
André Le Bivic
André Le Bivic Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Luc Bousset
Luc Bousset Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ronald Melki
Ronald Melki Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Alice L. Yu
Alice L. Yu University of California, San Diego
Karen Duff
Karen Duff University College London

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