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Francesca Bernassola

Francesca Bernassola

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
44
Citations
30300
World Ranking
2882
National Ranking
72

Francesca Bernassola publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francesca Bernassola sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 74 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Francesca Bernassola D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francesca Bernassola is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work includes 29 publications related to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 23 in Medicine. Subfields of their study notably include Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

Bernassola's recent research output includes studies published between 2020 and 2023. Among the recent papers are:

  • Macrophage polarization and metabolism in atherosclerosis, 2023, Cell Death and Disease
  • Emerging roles of long non-coding RNAs in breast cancer biology and management, 2020, Seminars in Cancer Biology
  • Alleviating hypoxia to improve cancer immunotherapy, 2023, Oncogene
  • p63: a crucial player in epithelial stemness regulation, 2023, Oncogene
  • Distinct interactors define the p63 transcriptional signature in epithelial development or cancer, 2022, Biochemical Journal

The frequent publication venues for Bernassola include a range of journals, with multiple contributions in:

  • Biology Direct
  • Cell Death Discovery
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Oncogene
  • Seminars in Cancer Biology

Their research spans several related topics, such as:

  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Bernassola regularly collaborates with several co-authors, including Eleonora Candi and Gerry Melino, each having co-authored 16 papers with Bernassola. Other frequent collaborators are Yufang Shi (11 papers), Ying Wang (8 papers), and Manuel Scimeca (8 papers).

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

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

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

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • The HECT family of E3 ubiquitin ligases: multiple players in cancer development.

    Francesca Bernassola;Michael Karin;Aaron Ciechanover;Gerry Melino;Gerry Melino

  • S -nitrosylation regulates apoptosis

    Gerry Melino;Francesca Bernassola;Richard A. Knight;Maria Tiziana Corasaniti

  • p73 Induces apoptosis via PUMA transactivation and Bax mitochondrial translocation.

    Gerry Melino;Gerry Melino;Francesca Bernassola;Marco Ranalli;Karen Yee

  • p63 and p73, the Ancestors of p53

    V. Dötsch;F. Bernassola;D. Coutandin;E. Candi

  • The adenine nucleotide translocator: a target of nitric oxide, peroxynitrite, and 4-hydroxynonenal

    Helena L A Vieira;Anne Sophie Belzacq;Delphine Haouzi;Francesca Bernassola

  • 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

  • 'Tissue' transglutaminase ablation reduces neuronal death and prolongs survival in a mouse model of Huntington's disease.

    P G Mastroberardino;C Iannicola;R Nardacci;F Bernassola

  • Itch: a HECT-type E3 ligase regulating immunity, skin and cancer.

    G Melino;E Gallagher;Rami I Aqeilan;R Knight

  • p63 sustains self-renewal of mammary cancer stem cells through regulation of Sonic Hedgehog signaling

    Elisa Maria Memmi;Anna Giulia Sanarico;Arianna Giacobbe;Angelo Peschiaroli

  • Maintaining epithelial stemness with p63

    Gerry Melino;Gerry Melino;Elisa Maria Memmi;Pier Giuseppe Pelicci;Pier Giuseppe Pelicci;Francesca Bernassola;Francesca Bernassola

  • Ubiquitin-dependent degradation of p73 is inhibited by PML.

    Francesca Bernassola;Paolo Salomoni;Andrew Oberst;Charles J. Di Como

  • Role of transglutaminase 2 in glucose tolerance: knockout mice studies and a putative mutation in a MODY patient

    Francesca Bernassola;Massimo Federici;Marco Corazzari;Alessandro Terrinoni

  • How the TP53 Family Proteins TP63 and TP73 Contribute to Tumorigenesis: Regulators and Effectors

    Eleonora Candi;Massimiliano Agostini;Gerry Melino;Gerry Melino;Francesca Bernassola;Francesca Bernassola

  • The Nedd4-binding partner 1 (N4BP1) protein is an inhibitor of the E3 ligase Itch.

    Andrew Oberst;Martina Malatesta;Rami I. Aqeilan;Mario Rossi

  • High throughput screening for inhibitors of the HECT ubiquitin E3 ligase ITCH identifies antidepressant drugs as regulators of autophagy.

    Mario Rossi;B. Rotblat;K. Ansell;I. Amelio

  • Nitric oxide can inhibit apoptosis or switch it into necrosis

    G. Melino;M. V. Catani;M. Corazzari;P. Guerrieri

  • Effector mechanisms of fenretinide-induced apoptosis in neuroblastoma

    Penny E. Lovat;Marco Ranalli;Margherita Annichiarrico-Petruzzelli;Francesca Bernassola

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Mauro Piacentini
Mauro Piacentini University of Rome Tor Vergata
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Eleonora Candi
Eleonora Candi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci European Institute of Oncology
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Francesco Cecconi
Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Paolo Salomoni
Paolo Salomoni German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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