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Fernando Formaggio

Fernando Formaggio

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
13152
World Ranking
10084
National Ranking
308

Fernando Formaggio 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 Fernando Formaggio sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 588 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fernando Formaggio 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 Fernando Formaggio sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Fernando Formaggio is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has a research focus primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, and Biophysics.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, notably Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications, Electron Spin Resonance Studies, and Click Chemistry and Applications.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Fernando Formaggio include Barbara Biondi, Saverio Santi, Annalisa Bisello, Renato Schiesari, and Roberta Cardena.

Publications by Fernando Formaggio have appeared in various scientific venues, with notable frequent publication outlets including:

  • Journal of Peptide Science
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Process Research & Development
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

Selected recent papers exemplifying their research work include:

  • Targeting Oncogenic Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing Phosphatase 2 (SHP2) by Inhibiting Its Protein-Protein Interactions, 2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Effects of antimicrobial peptides on membrane dynamics: A comparison of fluorescence and NMR experiments, 2023, Biophysical Chemistry
  • Flat, Cα,β-Didehydroalanine Foldamers with Ferrocene Pendants: Assessing the Role of α-Peptide Dipolar Moments, 2021, ChemPlusChem
  • Copper(II) Lysinate and Pseudoproline Assistance in the Convergent Synthesis of the GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Liraglutide and Semaglutide, 2021, Organic Process Research & Development
  • Overcoming Chemical Challenges in the Solid-Phase Synthesis of High-Purity GnRH Antagonist Degarelix. Part 2, 2020, Organic Process Research & Development

Best Publications

  • Control of peptide conformation by the Thorpe-Ingold effect (C alpha-tetrasubstitution).

    Claudio Toniolo;Marco Crisma;Fernando Formaggio;Cristina Peggion

  • Circular Dichroism Spectrum of a Peptide 310-Helix

    Claudio Toniolo;Alessandra Polese;Fernando Formaggio;Marco Crisma

  • Structures of peptides from alpha-amino acids methylated at the alpha-carbon.

    C Toniolo;M Crisma;F Formaggio;G Valle

  • Conformational Characterization of Terminally Blocked l-(αMe)Val Homopeptides Using Vibrational and Electronic Circular Dichroism. 310-Helical Stabilization by Peptide−Peptide Interaction

    Gorm Yoder;Alessandra Polese;R. A. G. D. Silva;Fernando Formaggio

  • Dinuclear Zn(2+) complexes of synthetic heptapeptides as artificial nucleases.

    Claudia Sissi;Paola Rossi;Fulvia Felluga;Fernando Formaggio

  • Lipopeptaibols, a novel family of membrane active, antimicrobial peptides.

    C Toniolo;M Crisma;F Formaggio;C Peggion

  • Structure determination of racemic trichogin A IV using centrosymmetric crystals

    Claudio Toniolo;Cristina Peggion;Marco Crisma;Fernando Formaggio

  • Peptide helices based on α‐amino acids

    Marco Crisma;Fernando Formaggio;Alessandro Moretto;Claudio Toniolo

  • ESR Characterization of Hexameric, Helical Peptides Using Double TOAC Spin Labeling

    Paul Hanson;Glenn Millhauser;Fernando Formaggio;Marco Crisma

  • TOAC, a nitroxide spin‐labeled, achiral Cα‐tetrasubstituted α‐amino acid, is an excellent tool in material science and biochemistry

    Claudio Toniolo;Marco Crisma;Fernando Formaggio

  • Anomalous distance dependence of electron transfer across peptide bridges.

    Sabrina Antonello;Fernando Formaggio;Alessandro Moretto;Claudio Toniolo

  • Synthesis and conformational studies of peptides containing TOAC, a spin-labelled Cα,α-disubstituted glycine

    Claudio Toniolo;Ezio Valente;Fernando Formaggio;Marco Crisma

  • Evidence against the hopping mechanism as an important electron transfer pathway for conformationally constrained oligopeptides

    Federico Polo;Sabrina Antonello;Fernando Formaggio;Claudio Toniolo

  • The First Water‐Soluble 310‐Helical Peptides

    Fernando Formaggio;Marco Crisma;Paola Rossi;Paolo Scrimin

  • Effect of Nα-Acyl Chain Length on the Membrane-Modifying Properties of Synthetic Analogs of the Lipopeptaibol Trichogin GA IV

    Claudio Toniolo;M. Crisma;Fernando Formaggio;Cristina Peggion

  • A Bimetallic Helical Heptapeptide as a Transphosphorylation Catalyst in Water

    Paola Rossi;Fulvia Felluga;Paolo Tecilla;Fernando Formaggio

  • Trichogin: a paradigm for lipopeptaibols.

    Cristina Peggion;Fernando Formaggio;Marco Crisma;Raquel F. Epand

  • Orientation and immersion depth of a helical lipopeptaibol in membranes using TOAC as an ESR probe.

    Vania Monaco;Fernando Formaggio;Marco Crisma;Claudio Toniolo

  • Peptide Helices as Rigid Molecular Rulers: A Conformational Study of Isotactic Homopeptides from α-Methyl-α-isopropylglycine, [L-(αMe)Val]n†

    Alessandra Polese;Fernando Formaggio;Marco Crisma;Giovanni Valle

  • Distinguishing helix conformations in alanine-rich peptides using the unnatural amino acid TOAC and electron spin resonance

    Paul Hanson;Gary Martinez;Glenn Millhauser;Fernando Formaggio

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Toniolo
Claudio Toniolo University of Padua
Marco Crisma
Marco Crisma University of Padua
Ettore Benedetti
Ettore Benedetti University of Naples Federico II
Hans E. Schoemaker
Hans E. Schoemaker DSM (Netherlands)
Carlo Pedone
Carlo Pedone University of Naples Federico II
Timothy A. Keiderling
Timothy A. Keiderling University of Illinois at Chicago
Yoonkyung Park
Yoonkyung Park Chosun University
Alberto Bianco
Alberto Bianco University of Strasbourg
Kyung-Soo Hahm
Kyung-Soo Hahm BioLeaders Corp.
Glenn L. Millhauser
Glenn L. Millhauser University of California, Santa Cruz

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