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Elisabetta Ferretti

Elisabetta Ferretti

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
14865
World Ranking
7882
National Ranking
203

Elisabetta Ferretti 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 Elisabetta Ferretti sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 219 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elisabetta Ferretti 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 Elisabetta Ferretti 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: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elisabetta Ferretti is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with 115 publications, and Medicine, with 103 publications. Within these broader domains, their work focuses significantly on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Genetics, and Health, Toxicology, and Mutagenesis.

Their main research topics cover a range of molecular and disease-related mechanisms, including:

  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Elisabetta Ferretti include:

  • Giuseppina Catanzaro
  • Zein Mersini Besharat
  • Agnese Pò
  • Silvia Migliaccio
  • Evelina Miele

Their research outputs have been published extensively in several journals, with notable frequent publication venues such as:

  • Neuro-Oncology (8 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (7 publications)
  • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (5 publications)
  • Biomedicines (4 publications)
  • Research Square (4 publications)

Some recent papers include:

  • New Advances in Metabolic Syndrome, from Prevention to Treatment: The Role of Diet and Food, 2023, Nutrients
  • Modeling medulloblastoma in vivo and with human cerebellar organoids, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Non-Coding RNA: Role in Gestational Diabetes Pathophysiology and Complications, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Sarcopenic obesity research perspectives outlined by the sarcopenic obesity global leadership initiative (SOGLI) - Proceedings from the SOGLI consortium meeting in Rome November 2022, 2023, Clinical Nutrition
  • The endocrine disruptor cadmium: a new player in the pathophysiology of metabolic diseases, 2021, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Best Publications

  • BRAF Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas Inhibit Genes Involved in Iodine Metabolism

    C. Durante;E. Puxeddu;E. Ferretti;R. Morisi

  • Oral probiotic administration induces interleukin-10 production and prevents spontaneous autoimmune diabetes in the non-obese diabetic mouse

    F. Calcinaro;S. Dionisi;M. Marinaro;P. Candeloro

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Selective targeting of HDAC1/2 elicits anticancer effects through Gli1 acetylation in preclinical models of SHH Medulloblastoma

    Sonia Coni;Anna Barbara Mancuso;Laura Di Magno;Giulia Sdruscia

  • Concerted microRNA control of Hedgehog signalling in cerebellar neuronal progenitor and tumour cells

    Elisabetta Ferretti;Enrico De Smaele;Evelina Miele;Pietro Laneve

  • Histone deacetylase and Cullin3-REN(KCTD11) ubiquitin ligase interplay regulates Hedgehog signalling through Gli acetylation

    Gianluca Canettieri;Lucia Di Marcotullio;Azzura Greco;Sonia Coni

  • Numb is a suppressor of Hedgehog signalling and targets Gli1 for Itch-dependent ubiquitination.

    Lucia Di Marcotullio;Elisabetta Ferretti;Azzura Greco;Enrico De Smaele

  • MicroRNA profiling in human medulloblastoma

    Elisabetta Ferretti;Enrico De Smaele;Agnese Po;Lucia Di Marcotullio

  • Segmental expression of Hoxb2 in r4 requires two separate sites that integrate cooperative interactions between Prep1, Pbx and Hox proteins.

    E. Ferretti;H. Marshall;H. Popperl;M. Maconochie

  • Follow-up of low risk patients with papillary thyroid cancer: role of neck ultrasonography in detecting lymph node metastases.

    Massimo Torlontano;Marco Attard;Umberto Crocetti;Salvatore Tumino

  • The novel homeoprotein Prep1 modulates Pbx-Hox protein cooperativity.

    Jens Berthelsen;Vincenzo Zappavigna;Elisabetta Ferretti;Fulvio Mavilio

  • Nanoparticle-based delivery of small interfering RNA: challenges for cancer therapy.

    Evelina Miele;Gian Paolo Spinelli;Ermanno Miele;Enzo Di Fabrizio

  • Systemic hypertension and impaired glucose tolerance are independently correlated to the severity of the acromegalic cardiomyopathy.

    Annamaria Colao;Roberto Baldelli;Paolo Marzullo;Elisabetta Ferretti

  • Hedgehog controls neural stem cells through p53-independent regulation of Nanog

    Agnese Po;Elisabetta Ferretti;Evelina Miele;Enrico De Smaele

  • RENKCTD11 is a suppressor of Hedgehog signaling and is deleted in human medulloblastoma

    Lucia Di Marcotullio;Elisabetta Ferretti;Enrico De Smaele;Beatrice Argenti

  • Signaling through BMP receptors promotes respiratory identity in the foregut via repression of Sox2.

    Eric T. Domyan;Elisabetta Ferretti;Kurt Throckmorton;Yuji Mishina

  • Pbx1/Pbx2 requirement for distal limb patterning is mediated by the hierarchical control of Hox gene spatial distribution and Shh expression.

    Terence D. Capellini;Terence D. Capellini;Giuseppina Di Giacomo;Valentina Salsi;Andrea Brendolan

  • Circulating thyrotropin bioactivity in sporadic central hypothyroidism.

    Luca Persani;Elisabetta Ferretti;Stefano Borgato;Giovanni Faglia

  • A Conserved Pbx-Wnt-p63-Irf6 Regulatory Module Controls Face Morphogenesis by Promoting Epithelial Apoptosis

    Elisabetta Ferretti;Bingsi Li;Rediet Zewdu;Victoria Wells

  • The interplay between microRNAs and the neurotrophin receptor tropomyosin-related kinase C controls proliferation of human neuroblastoma cells.

    Pietro Laneve;Lucia Di Marcotullio;Ubaldo Gioia;Micol E. Fiori

  • Notch and NF-kB signaling pathways regulate miR-223/FBXW7 axis in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    V Kumar;R Palermo;C Talora;A F Campese

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabella Screpanti
Isabella Screpanti Sapienza University of Rome
Alberto Gulino
Alberto Gulino Sapienza University of Rome
Licia Selleri
Licia Selleri University of California, San Francisco
Felice Giangaspero
Felice Giangaspero Sapienza University of Rome
Sebastiano Filetti
Sebastiano Filetti Sapienza University of Rome
Francesco Blasi
Francesco Blasi University of Milan
Antonello Mai
Antonello Mai Sapienza University of Rome
Marco Tartaglia
Marco Tartaglia Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Irene Bozzoni
Irene Bozzoni Sapienza University of Rome
Sergio Valente
Sergio Valente Sapienza University of Rome

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