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Claudio De Virgilio

Claudio De Virgilio

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
25274
World Ranking
12256
National Ranking
219

Claudio De Virgilio 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 Claudio De Virgilio sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 117 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Claudio De Virgilio 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 Claudio De Virgilio sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Claudio De Virgilio is affiliated with the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus in several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Plant Science, Physiology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism

Recent publications by Claudio De Virgilio include the following:

  • "Spermidine is essential for fasting-mediated autophagy and longevity" (2024), published in Nature Cell Biology
  • "TORC1 Determines Fab1 Lipid Kinase Function at Signaling Endosomes and Vacuoles" (2020), published in Current Biology
  • "Indole-3-acetic acid is a physiological inhibitor of TORC1 in yeast" (2021), published in PLoS Genetics
  • "Snf1/AMPK fine-tunes TORC1 signaling in response to glucose starvation" (2023), published in eLife
  • "Phosphoproteomic responses of TORC1 target kinases reveal discrete and convergent mechanisms that orchestrate the quiescence program in yeast" (2021), published in Cell Reports

Claudio De Virgilio frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • PLoS Genetics
  • eLife

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Raffaele Nicastro
  • Jörn Dengjel
  • Marco Caligaris
  • Michael Stumpe
  • Zehan Hu

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Global Analysis of Protein Phosphorylation in Yeast

    Jason Ptacek;Geeta Devgan;Gregory Michaud;Heng Zhu

  • Sch9 is a major target of TORC1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Jörg Urban;Alexandre Soulard;Alexandre Huber;Soyeon Lippman

  • The septins: Roles in cytokinesis and other processes

    Mark S Longtine;Douglas J DeMarini;Maria L Valencik;Omayma S Al-Awar

  • The Vam6 GEF Controls TORC1 by Activating the EGO Complex

    Matteo Binda;Marie-Pierre Péli-Gulli;Grégory Bonfils;Nicolas Panchaud

  • The role of trehalose synthesis for the acquisition of thermotolerance in yeast. II. Physiological concentrations of trehalose increase the thermal stability of proteins in vitro.

    Thomas Hottiger;Claudio De Virgilio;Michael N. Hall;Thomas Boller

  • Deciphering protein kinase specificity through large-scale analysis of yeast phosphorylation site motifs

    Janine Mok;Philip M. Kim;Philip M. Kim;Hugo Y.K. Lam;Stacy Piccirillo

  • A Septin-based Hierarchy of Proteins Required for Localized Deposition of Chitin in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Wall

    Douglas J. DeMarini;Douglas J. DeMarini;Alison E.M. Adams;Hanna Fares;Hanna Fares;Claudio De Virgilio;Claudio De Virgilio

  • The TOR and EGO Protein Complexes Orchestrate Microautophagy in Yeast

    Frédérique Dubouloz;Olivier Deloche;Valeria Wanke;Elisabetta Cameroni

  • Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase Controls TORC1 via the EGO Complex

    Grégory Bonfils;Malika Jaquenoud;Séverine Bontron;Clemens Ostrowicz

  • TOR and PKA signaling pathways converge on the protein kinase Rim15 to control entry into G0.

    Ivo Pedruzzi;Frédérique Dubouloz;Elisabetta Cameroni;Valeria Wanke

  • Disruption of TPS2, the gene encoding the 100-kDa subunit of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase/phosphatase complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, causes accumulation of trehalose-6-phosphate and loss of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase activity

    Claudio De Virgilio;Niels Bürckert;Walter Bell;Paul Jenö

  • The TOR signalling network from yeast to man

    Claudio De Virgilio;Robbie Joséph Loewith

  • Composition and Functional Analysis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Trehalose Synthase Complex

    Walter Bell;Weining Sun;Stefan Hohmann;Stefaan Wera

  • Role for the Rho-family GTPase Cdc42 in yeast mating-pheromone signal pathway

    Marie-Noëlle Simon;Claudio De Virgilio;Brian Souza;John R. Pringle

  • The essence of yeast quiescence

    Claudio De Virgilio

  • Amino acid deprivation inhibits TORC1 through a GTPase-activating protein complex for the Rag family GTPase Gtr1.

    Nicolas Panchaud;Marie-Pierre Péli-Gulli;Claudio De Virgilio

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae cAMP-dependent protein kinase controls entry into stationary phase through the Rim15p protein kinase

    Anke Reinders;Niels Bürckert;Thomas Boller;Andres Wiemken

  • Cell growth control: little eukaryotes make big contributions.

    C De Virgilio;R Loewith

  • Life in the midst of scarcity: adaptations to nutrient availability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Bart Smets;Ruben Ghillebert;Pepijn De Snijder;Matteo Binda

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbie Loewith
Robbie Loewith University of Geneva
Larry A. Sklar
Larry A. Sklar University of New Mexico
Andres Wiemken
Andres Wiemken University of Basel
Thomas Boller
Thomas Boller University of Basel
Jörn Dengjel
Jörn Dengjel University of Fribourg
John R. Pringle
John R. Pringle Stanford University
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Christian Ungermann
Christian Ungermann Osnabrück University
Jianping Ding
Jianping Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences

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