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Federico Pietrocola

Federico Pietrocola

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D-Index
48
Citations
32822
World Ranking
355
National Ranking
1

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
16016
World Ranking
17427
National Ranking
278

Federico Pietrocola 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 Federico Pietrocola sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 155 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Federico Pietrocola 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 Federico Pietrocola 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: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Federico Pietrocola is a researcher affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their work is concentrated primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Immunology.

Their research covers a range of main topics, notably:

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Pietrocola has contributed to several frequently appearing publication venues, which include:

  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Cancer Discovery
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • OncoImmunology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "Autophagy in major human diseases" (2021) published in The EMBO Journal
  • "Meta-hallmarks of aging and cancer" (2023) published in Cell Metabolism
  • "Apoptotic cell death in disease-Current understanding of the NCCD 2023" (2023) published in Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "Cellular Senescence Is Immunogenic and Promotes Antitumor Immunity" (2022) published in Cancer Discovery
  • "Autophagy in the cancer-immunity dialogue" (2020) published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Frequent collaborators of Pietrocola include:

  • Guido Kroemer
  • Manuel Serrano
  • Francesca Castoldi
  • José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro
  • Isabelle Martins

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

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • Autophagy in malignant transformation and cancer progression

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Federico Pietrocola;Federico Pietrocola;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;Ravi K. Amaravadi

  • Acetyl Coenzyme A: A Central Metabolite and Second Messenger

    Federico Pietrocola;Lorenzo Galluzzi;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;Frank Madeo

  • Cardioprotection and lifespan extension by the natural polyamine spermidine

    Tobias Eisenberg;Mahmoud Abdellatif;Sabrina Schroeder;Uwe Primessnig;Uwe Primessnig

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Metabolic Control of Autophagy

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Federico Pietrocola;Beth Levine;Guido Kroemer

  • Spermidine in health and disease

    Frank Madeo;Tobias Eisenberg;Federico Pietrocola;Guido Kroemer

  • Caloric Restriction Mimetics Enhance Anticancer Immunosurveillance

    Federico Pietrocola;Federico Pietrocola;Jonathan Pol;Erika Vacchelli;Erika Vacchelli;Shuan Rao

  • Regulation of Autophagy by Cytosolic Acetyl-Coenzyme A

    Guillermo Mariño;Federico Pietrocola;Tobias Eisenberg;Yongli Kong

  • Chemotherapy-induced antitumor immunity requires formyl peptide receptor 1

    Erika Vacchelli;Yuting Ma;Elisa E. Baracco;Antonella Sistigu

  • Nutrition, inflammation and cancer.

    Laurence Zitvogel;Federico Pietrocola;Guido Kroemer

  • Regulation of autophagy by stress-responsive transcription factors.

    Federico Pietrocola;Valentina Izzo;Mireia Niso-Santano;Mireia Niso-Santano;Erika Vacchelli;Erika Vacchelli

  • Identification and characterization of Cardiac Glycosides as senolytic compounds

    Francisco Triana-Martínez;Pilar Picallos-Rabina;Sabela Da Silva-Álvarez;Federico Pietrocola

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Spermidine induces autophagy by inhibiting the acetyltransferase EP300.

    F Pietrocola;S Lachkar;D P Enot;M Niso-Santano

  • Nucleocytosolic depletion of the energy metabolite acetyl-coenzyme a stimulates autophagy and prolongs lifespan.

    Tobias Eisenberg;Sabrina Schroeder;Aleksandra Andryushkova;Tobias Pendl

  • Caloric restriction mimetics: towards a molecular definition

    Frank Madeo;Federico Pietrocola;Tobias Eisenberg;Guido Kroemer

  • Phosphatidylethanolamine positively regulates autophagy and longevity.

    P Rockenfeller;M Koska;F Pietrocola;N Minois

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Frank Madeo
Frank Madeo University of Graz
Maria Chiara Maiuri
Maria Chiara Maiuri Institut Gustave Roussy
Erika Vacchelli
Erika Vacchelli Université Paris Cité
Lorenzo Galluzzi
Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University
Oliver Kepp
Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy
Guillermo Mariño
Guillermo Mariño University of Oviedo
Tobias Eisenberg
Tobias Eisenberg University of Graz
Didac Carmona-Gutierrez
Didac Carmona-Gutierrez University of Graz
Laurence Zitvogel
Laurence Zitvogel University of Paris-Saclay

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