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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
13146
World Ranking
12484
National Ranking
377

Feliciano Protasi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 191 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Feliciano Protasi 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 Feliciano Protasi 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.

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Overview

Feliciano Protasi is affiliated with the University of Chieti-Pescara in Italy. Their research primarily spans fields such as Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these areas, Protasi focuses on subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Protasi has contributed to multiple publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Journal of General Physiology
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving Protasi include:

  • Calcium entry units (CEUs): perspectives in skeletal muscle function and disease (2020), Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
  • Altered Ca2+ Handling and Oxidative Stress Underlie Mitochondrial Damage and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Aging and Disease (2021), Metabolites
  • Pre-assembled Ca2+ entry units and constitutively active Ca2+ entry in skeletal muscle of calsequestrin-1 knockout mice (2020), The Journal of General Physiology
  • Impaired Binding to Junctophilin-2 and Nanostructural Alteration in CPVT Mutation (2021), Circulation Research
  • Long-Term Exercise Reduces Formation of Tubular Aggregates and Promotes Maintenance of Ca2+ Entry Units in Aged Muscle (2021), Frontiers in Physiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Protasi include:

  • Laura Pietrangelo
  • Matteo Serano
  • Simona Boncompagni
  • Antonio Michelucci
  • Robert T. Dirksen

Best Publications

  • Ryanodine receptors of striated muscles: a complex channel capable of multiple interactions

    C. Franzini-Armstrong;F. Protasi

  • Shape, Size, and Distribution of Ca2+ Release Units and Couplons in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles

    Clara Franzini-Armstrong;Feliciano Protasi;Venkat Ramesh

  • Skeletal muscle is a primary target of SOD1G93A-mediated toxicity.

    Gabriella Dobrowolny;Michela Aucello;Emanuele Rizzuto;Sara Beccafico

  • The contribution of reactive oxygen species to sarcopenia and muscle ageing

    Stefania Fulle;Feliciano Protasi;Guglielmo Di Tano;Tiziana Pietrangelo

  • RyR1 S-Nitrosylation Underlies Environmental Heat Stroke and Sudden Death in Y522S RyR1 Knockin Mice

    William J. Durham;Paula Aracena-Parks;Cheng Long;Ann E. Rossi

  • Molecular architecture of membranes involved in excitation-contraction coupling of cardiac muscle.

    Xin-Hui Sun;F. Protasi;M. Takahashi;H. Takeshima

  • DRP1-mediated mitochondrial shape controls calcium homeostasis and muscle mass

    Giulia Favaro;Vanina Romanello;Tatiana Varanita;Maria Andrea Desbats

  • Lifelong Physical Exercise Delays Age-Associated Skeletal Muscle Decline

    S. Zampieri;L. Pietrangelo;S. Loefler;H. Fruhmann

  • Mitochondria Are Linked to Calcium Stores in Striated Muscle by Developmentally Regulated Tethering Structures

    Simona Boncompagni;Ann E. Rossi;Massimo Micaroni;Galina V. Beznoussenko

  • Long-term denervation in humans causes degeneration of both contractile and excitation-contraction coupling apparatus, which is reversible by functional electrical stimulation (FES): a role for myofiber regeneration?

    Helmut Kern;Simona Boncompagni;Katia Rossini;Winfried Mayr

  • Home-Based Functional Electrical Stimulation Rescues Permanently Denervated Muscles in Paraplegic Patients With Complete Lower Motor Neuron Lesion

    Helmut Kern;Ugo Carraro;Nicoletta Adami;Donatella Biral

  • Role of Ryanodine Receptors in the Assembly of Calcium Release Units in Skeletal Muscle

    Feliciano Protasi;Clara Franzini-Armstrong;Paul D. Allen

  • Independent Assembly of 1.6 .MU.m Long Bipolar MHC Filaments and I-Z-I Bodies.

    H. Holtzer;T. Hijikata;Z.X. Lin;Z.Q. Zhang

  • Structural differentiation of skeletal muscle fibers in the absence of innervation in humans

    Simona Boncompagni;Helmut Kern;Katia Rossini;Christian Hofer

  • Potential antibacterial activity of carvacrol-loaded poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles against microbial biofilm.

    Antonio Iannitelli;Rossella Grande;Antonio Di Stefano;Mara Di Giulio

  • The mitochondrial calcium uniporter controls skeletal muscle trophism in vivo.

    Cristina Mammucari;Gaia Gherardi;Ilaria Zamparo;Anna Raffaello

  • Comparative ultrastructure of Ca2+ release units in skeletal and cardiac muscle.

    Clara Franzini-Armstrong;Feliciano Protasi;Venkat Ramesh;Venkat Ramesh

  • Reorganized stores and impaired calcium handling in skeletal muscle of mice lacking calsequestrin-1

    Cecilia Paolini;Marco Quarta;Alessandra Nori;Simona Boncompagni

  • Long-Term High-Level Exercise Promotes Muscle Reinnervation With Age

    Simone Mosole;Ugo Carraro;Helmut Kern;Stefan Loefler

  • Age-dependent imbalance of the antioxidative system in human satellite cells.

    Stefania Fulle;Silvia Di Donna;Cristina Puglielli;Tiziana Pietrangelo

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Reggiani
Carlo Reggiani University of Padua
Robert T. Dirksen
Robert T. Dirksen University of Rochester
Paul D. Allen
Paul D. Allen St James's University Hospital
Francesco Zorzato
Francesco Zorzato University of Ferrara
Clara Franzini-Armstrong
Clara Franzini-Armstrong University of Pennsylvania
Carlo Napolitano
Carlo Napolitano University of Pavia
Susan Treves
Susan Treves University Hospital of Basel
Alberto Auricchio
Alberto Auricchio Telethon Institute Of Genetics And Medicine
Silvia G. Priori
Silvia G. Priori University of Pavia
Marco Sandri
Marco Sandri University of Padua

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Silvia G. Priori

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Isaac N. Pessah

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Rosario Rizzuto

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Publications: 35

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Marco Sandri

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Eduardo Ríos

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Jianjie Ma

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