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Enrico Rizzarelli

Enrico Rizzarelli

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 58 10552 9531 319 292 381 12920

Enrico Rizzarelli publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Enrico Rizzarelli between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Enrico Rizzarelli published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2009. 6 of the 402 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2009. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 8 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 10 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 9 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1973 2025

402 publications in total across all disciplines

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Enrico Rizzarelli: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 8
1975 5
1976 10
1977 4
1978 6
1979 10
1980 9
1981 4
1982 3
1983 5
1984 5
1985 4
1986 2
1987 4
1988 1
1989 4
1990 5
1991 11
1992 6
1993 7
1994 7
1995 3
1996 10
1997 3
1998 7
1999 1
2000 4
2001 12
2002 9
2003 8
2004 9
2005 12
2006 11
2007 20
2008 13
2009 22
2010 8
2011 21
2012 17
2013 10
2014 7
2015 9
2016 17
2017 5
2018 12
2019 5
2020 10
2021 4
2022 4
2023 2
2024 2
2025 4
Total 402
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Enrico Rizzarelli publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Enrico Rizzarelli sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 381–400 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 381 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459 381
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Enrico Rizzarelli D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Enrico Rizzarelli sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930 58
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Enrico Rizzarelli is affiliated with the University of Catania in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology.

Their research topics focus on biochemical effects in animals, trace elements in health, nerve injury and regeneration, pharmacological effects of natural compounds, free radicals and antioxidants, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, and neuropeptides and animal physiology.

Rizzarelli has published multiple articles in various scientific venues. Frequently publishing in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Antioxidants, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, and Biomolecules, they have contributed at least six papers to the International Journal of Molecular Sciences alone.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "RETRACTED: Protective effect of a new hyaluronic acid -carnosine conjugate on the modulation of the inflammatory response in mice subjected to collagen-induced arthritis" (2020, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy)
  • "Increased Thyroid Cancer Incidence in Volcanic Areas: A Role of Increased Heavy Metals in the Environment?" (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Hyaluronan-carnosine conjugates inhibit Aβ aggregation and toxicity" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Metal ion coordination in peptide fragments of neurotrophins: A crucial step for understanding the role and signaling of these proteins in the brain" (2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews)
  • "Carnosine, Zinc and Copper: A Menage a Trois in Bone and Cartilage Protection" (2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Rizzarelli has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Valentina Greco and Sebastiano Sciuto, each with 13 joint publications. Other frequent coauthors are Irina Naletova with 9 collaborations, Diego La Mendola with 8, and Susanna Vaccaro with 7.

Best Publications

  • Nitric oxide in the central nervous system: neuroprotection versus neurotoxicity

    Vittorio Calabrese;Cesare Mancuso;Menotti Calvani;Enrico Rizzarelli

  • Cellular stress responses, hormetic phytochemicals and vitagenes in aging and longevity.

    Vittorio Calabrese;Carolin Cornelius;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Ivo Iavicoli

  • Cellular stress response: a novel target for chemoprevention and nutritional neuroprotection in aging, neurodegenerative disorders and longevity

    Vittorio Calabrese;Carolin Cornelius;Cesare Mancuso;Giovanni Pennisi

  • Nitric Oxide in Cell Survival: A Janus Molecule

    Vittorio Calabrese;Carolin Cornelius;Enrico Rizzarelli;Joshua B. Owen

  • A non-linear least-squares approach to the refinement of all parameters involved in acid-base titrations.

    Giuseppe Arena;Enrico Rizzarelli;Silvio Sammartano;Carmelo Rigano

  • Vitagenes, dietary antioxidants and neuroprotection in neurodegenerative diseases.

    Vittorio Calabrese;Carolin Cornelius;Cesare Mancuso;Eugenio Barone

  • Chemical characterization of sicilian prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica) and perspectives for the storage of its juice.

    S Gurrieri;L Miceli;C M Lanza;F Tomaselli

  • Selectively functionalized cyclodextrins and their metal complexes.

    Francesco Bellia;Diego La Mendola;Carlo Pedone;Enrico Rizzarelli

  • Conformational features and coordination properties of functionalized cyclodextrins. Formation, stability, and structure of proton and copper(II) complexes of histamine-bearing .beta.-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution

    Raffaele P. Bonomo;Vincenzo. Cucinotta;Franca. D'Alessandro;Giuseppe. Impellizzeri

  • Neuroprotective features of carnosine in oxidative driven diseases.

    Francesco Bellia;Graziella Vecchio;Salvatore Cuzzocrea;Vittorio Calabrese

  • Metal complexes of functionalized cyclodextrins as enzyme models and chiral receptors

    Enrico Rizzarelli;Graziella Vecchio

  • Protective Effect of Carnosine During Nitrosative Stress in Astroglial Cell Cultures

    V. Calabrese;C. Colombrita;E. Guagliano;M. Sapienza

  • Copper(II) Binding Modes in the Prion Octapeptide PHGGGWGQ: A Spectroscopic and Voltammetric Study

    Raffaele P. Bonomo;Giuseppe Impellizzeri;Giuseppe Pappalardo;Enrico Rizzarelli

  • Imaging of kinked configurations of DNA molecules undergoing orthogonal field alternating gel electrophoresis by fluorescence microscopy

    Sergio Gurrieri;Enrico Rizzarelli;David Beach;Carlos Bustamante

  • Copper(II) interaction with prion peptide fragments encompassing histidine residues within and outside the octarepeat domain: speciation, stability constants and binding details.

    Katalin Osz;Zoltán Nagy;Giuseppe Pappalardo;Giuseppe Di Natale

  • Carnosinases, Their Substrates and Diseases

    Francesco Bellia;Graziella Vecchio;Enrico Rizzarelli

  • Water soluble calix[4]arenes. A thermodynamic investigation of proton complex formation

    Giuseppe Arena;Rosario Cali;Gaetano Giuseppe Lombardo;Enrico Rizzarelli

  • Chiral Recognition and Separation of Amino Acids by Means of a Copper(II) Complex of Histamine Monofunctionalized .beta.-Cyclodextrin

    Roberto Corradini;Arnaldo Dossena;Giuseppe Impellizzeri;Giuseppe Maccarrone

  • Somatostatin: A Novel Substrate and a Modulator of Insulin-Degrading Enzyme Activity

    Chiara Ciaccio;Grazia R. Tundo;Giuseppe Grasso;Giuseppe Spoto

  • Copper(II) Interaction with Unstructured Prion Domain Outside the Octarepeat Region: Speciation, Stability, and Binding Details of Copper(II) Complexes with PrP106−126 Peptides

    Giuseppe Di Natale;Giulia Grasso;Giuseppe Impellizzeri;Diego La Mendola

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvio Sammartano
Silvio Sammartano University of Messina
Roberto Purrello
Roberto Purrello University of Catania
Agata Copani
Agata Copani University of Catania
Carlo Pedone
Carlo Pedone University of Naples Federico II
Daniele Sanna
Daniele Sanna National Research Council (CNR)
Vittorio Calabrese
Vittorio Calabrese University of Catania
Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Salvatore Cuzzocrea University of Messina
Salvatore Sortino
Salvatore Sortino University of Catania
Giuseppe Lazzarino
Giuseppe Lazzarino University of Catania
Daniele F. Condorelli
Daniele F. Condorelli University of Catania

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