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Domenico Delia

Domenico Delia

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
18213
World Ranking
7340
National Ranking
183

Domenico Delia 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 Domenico Delia sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 207 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Domenico Delia 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 Domenico Delia sits on this spectrum.

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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

Domenico Delia is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the domains of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields such as molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, neurology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The main topics of Domenico Delia's research include:

  • DNA repair mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments
  • Nuclear receptors and signaling
  • Retinal development and disorders
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Anesthesia and neurotoxicity research

Their frequent coauthors are:

  • Daisy Sproviero
  • César Payán-Gómez
  • Chiara Milanese
  • Shixiang Sun
  • Ákos Gyenis

Domenico Delia has published multiple research papers, with some of the notable contributions being:

  • ATM-deficient neural precursors develop senescence phenotype with disturbances in autophagy, 2020, Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
  • Immune-tolerance to human iPS-derived neural progenitors xenografted into the immature cerebellum is overridden by species-specific differences in differentiation timing, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Pressure overload activates DNA-damage response in cardiac stromal cells: A novel mechanism behind heart failure with preserved ejection fraction?, 2022, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Parkinson's disease patients display a DNA damage signature in blood that is predictive of disease progression, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A blood-based DNA damage signature in patients with Parkinson's disease is associated with disease progression, 2025, Nature Aging

The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Nature Aging
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Expression of the CD34 gene in vascular endothelial cells.

    L Fina;H V Molgaard;D Robertson;N J Bradley

  • Highly tumorigenic lung cancer CD133+ cells display stem-like features and are spared by cisplatin treatment.

    Giulia Bertolini;Luca Roz;Paola Perego;Monica Tortoreto

  • bcl-2 Gene hypomethylation and high-level expression in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    Motoi Hanada;Domenico Delia;Antonella Aiello;Edward Stadtmauer

  • Ubiquitous cell-surface glycoprotein on tumor cells is proliferation-associated receptor for transferrin.

    Robert Sutherland;Domenico Delia;Claudio Schneider;Roland Newman

  • Apoptosis inhibitory activity of cytoplasmic p21Cip1/WAF1 in monocytic differentiation

    Minoru Asada;Takayuki Yamada;Hidenori Ichijo;Hidenori Ichijo;Domenico Delia

  • P53 expression in breast cancer

    Giorgio Cattoretti;Franco Rilke;Salvatore Andreola;Lucia D'Amato

  • Association between Cisplatin Resistance and Mutation of p53 Gene and Reduced Bax Expression in Ovarian Carcinoma Cell Systems

    Paola Perego;Monica Giarola;Sabina C. Righetti;Rosanna Supino

  • CHK2 kinase in the DNA damage response and beyond

    Laura Zannini;Domenico Delia;Giacomo Buscemi

  • bcl-2 proto-oncogene expression in normal and neoplastic human myeloid cells.

    D Delia;A Aiello;D Soligo;E Fontanella

  • The tumor-suppressor gene FHIT is involved in the regulation of apoptosis and in cell cycle control.

    Laura Sard;Paola Accornero;Silvana Tornielli;Domenico Delia

  • Expression of cell-surface HLA-DR, HLA-ABC and glycophorin during erythroid differentiation

    Jean Robinson;Colin Sieff;Domenico Delia;Paul A. W. Edwards

  • N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide Induces Apoptosis of Malignant Hemopoietic Cell Lines Including Those Unresponsive to Retinoic Acid

    Domenico Delia;Antonella Aiello;Luciano Lombardi;Pier Giuseppe Pelicci

  • Tumor-Initiating Cells of HER2-Positive Carcinoma Cell Lines Express the Highest Oncoprotein Levels and Are Sensitive to Trastuzumab

    Alessandra Magnifico;Luisa Albano;Stefano Campaner;Domenico Delia

  • Chk2 Activation Dependence on Nbs1 after DNA Damage

    Giacomo Buscemi;Camilla Savio;Laura Zannini;Francesca Miccichè

  • 4-Hydroxyphenyl retinamide is a highly selective activator of retinoid receptors.

    Andrea N. Fanjul;Domenico Delia;Marco A. Pierotti;Darryl Rideout

  • Mild hypoxia enhances proliferation and multipotency of human neural stem cells.

    Guido Santilli;Giuseppe Lamorte;Luigi Carlessi;Daniela Ferrari

  • CD34 expression is regulated reciprocally with adhesion molecules in vascular endothelial cells in vitro.

    D Delia;MG Lampugnani;M Resnati;E Dejana

  • The Forkhead-associated Domain of NBS1 Is Essential for Nuclear Foci Formation after Irradiation but Not Essential for hRAD50·hMRE11·NBS1 Complex DNA Repair Activity

    Hiroshi Tauchi;Junya Kobayashi;Ken-ichi Morishima;Shinya Matsuura

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia associated antigen. IV Expression on non-leukaemic ‘lymphoid’ cells

    Melvyn Greaves;Domenico Delia;George Janossy;Nicholas Rapson

  • Role of antioxidants and intracellular free radicals in retinamide- induced cell death

    Domenico Delia;Antonella Aiello;Luca Meroni;Marco Nicolini

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco A. Pierotti
Marco A. Pierotti University of Bari Aldo Moro
Shuki Mizutani
Shuki Mizutani Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Melvyn Greaves
Melvyn Greaves The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
Silvana Pilotti
Silvana Pilotti University of Milan
Martino Bolognesi
Martino Bolognesi University of Milan
Paola Perego
Paola Perego University of Milan
Gabriella Sozzi
Gabriella Sozzi University of Milan
Mario P. Colombo
Mario P. Colombo Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Angelo L. Vescovi
Angelo L. Vescovi Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
Sabrina Pricl
Sabrina Pricl University of Trieste

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