2026 Francesca Maria Ruggiero: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	53	16100	14780	501	473	74	10884

Overview

Francesca Maria Ruggiero is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific subfields including Surgery, Oncology, Epidemiology, Rheumatology, and Gastroenterology.

Their work spans several main topics related to gastrointestinal and cancer research, including:

Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Meningioma and Schwannoma Management

Ruggiero has contributed to a number of recent publications, including:

Primary pure squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder, 2024, BMJ Case Reports
Late Intramedullary Spinal Metastases from Esthesioneuroblastoma: Case Report and Prognostic Implications, 2020, World Neurosurgery
Recurrent Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Sarcoidosis and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review, 2020, Medicines
Leukoencephalopathy with Cerebral Calcifications and Cysts: The Neurosurgical Perspective. Literature Review, 2024, World Neurosurgery
ID: 3521319 COMPARISON OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY FOR ENDOSCOPIC AND SURGICAL RESECTION OF GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS IN THE STOMACH: US EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTER., 2021, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

The frequent publication venues where Ruggiero's research appears include:

World Neurosurgery
BMJ Case Reports
Medicines
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ruggiero on research projects are:

Cynthia E. Burke
William G. Wong
Simone Khouzam
Charles C. Vining
Laura Moschettoni

Best Publications

Decrease in Mitochondrial Complex I Activity in Ischemic/Reperfused Rat Heart. Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species and Cardiolipin

Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Marilva Pistolese;Nicola Di Venosa

553
Citations
Functional role of cardiolipin in mitochondrial bioenergetics.

Giuseppe Paradies;Valeria Paradies;Valentina De Benedictis;Francesca M. Ruggiero

550
Citations
Oxidative stress, cardiolipin and mitochondrial dysfunction in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Giuseppe Paradies;Valeria Paradies;Francesca M Ruggiero;Giuseppe Petrosillo

483
Citations
Reactive oxygen species affect mitochondrial electron transport complex I activity through oxidative cardiolipin damage.

Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Marilva Pistolese;Francesca Maria Ruggiero

450
Citations
Melatonin, cardiolipin and mitochondrial bioenergetics in health and disease.

Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Valeria Paradies;Valeria Paradies;Russel J. Reiter;Russel J. Reiter

437
Citations
Role of reactive oxygen species and cardiolipin in the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria

Giuseppe Petrosillo;Francesca M. Ruggiero;Giuseppe Paradies

431
Citations
Role of Cardiolipin in Mitochondrial Function and Dynamics in Health and Disease: Molecular and Pharmacological Aspects.

Giuseppe Paradies;Valeria Paradies;Francesca M. Ruggiero;Giuseppe Petrosillo

368
Citations
The effect of reactive oxygen species generated from the mitochondrial electron transport chain on the cytochrome c oxidase activity and on the cardiolipin content in bovine heart submitochondrial particles

Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Marilva Pistolese;Francesca Maria Ruggiero

356
Citations
Lipid peroxidation and alterations to oxidative metabolism in mitochondria isolated from rat heart subjected to ischemia and reperfusion.

Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Marilva Pistolese;Nicola Di Venosa

337
Citations
Decreased complex III activity in mitochondria isolated from rat heart subjected to ischemia and reperfusion: role of reactive oxygen species and cardiolipin

Giuseppe Petrosillo;Francesca M Ruggiero;Nicola Di Venosa;Giuseppe Paradies

322
Citations
Reactive oxygen species generated from the mitochondrial electron transport chain induce cytochrome c dissociation from beef-heart submitochondrial particles via cardiolipin peroxidation. Possible role in the apoptosis.

Giuseppe Petrosillo;Francesca Maria Ruggiero;Marilva Pistolese;Giuseppe Paradies

299
Citations
Role of cardiolipin peroxidation and Ca2+ in mitochondrial dysfunction and disease

Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Valeria Paradies;Francesca M. Ruggiero

285
Citations
Mitochondrial dysfunction in brain aging: role of oxidative stress and cardiolipin.

Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Valeria Paradies;Francesca M. Ruggiero

235
Citations
Mitochondrial dysfunction in rat with nonalcoholic fatty liver Involvement of complex I, reactive oxygen species and cardiolipin.

Giuseppe Petrosillo;Piero Portincasa;Ignazio Grattagliano;Giacoma Casanova

232
Citations
Ca2+-induced reactive oxygen species production promotes cytochrome c release from rat liver mitochondria via mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT)-dependent and MPT-independent mechanisms: role of cardiolipin.

Giuseppe Petrosillo;Francesca M. Ruggiero;Marilva Pistolese;Giuseppe Paradies

214
Citations
Oxidative stress, mitochondrial bioenergetics, and cardiolipin in aging.

Giuseppe Paradies;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Valeria Paradies;Francesca M. Ruggiero

211
Citations
Melatonin protects against heart ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening.

Giuseppe Petrosillo;Giuseppe Colantuono;Nicola Moro;Francesca Maria Ruggiero

203
Citations
Age‐dependent decline in the cytochrome c oxidase activity in rat heart mitochondria: role of cardiolipin

Giuseppe Paradies;Francesca Maria Ruggiero;Giuseppe Petrosillo;Ernesto Quagliariello

202
Citations
Protective effect of melatonin against mitochondrial dysfunction associated with cardiac ischemia-reperfusion : role of cardiolipin

G. Petrosillo;N. Di Venosa;M. Pistolese;G. Casanova

201
Citations
Mitochondrial dysfunction in rat brain with aging Involvement of complex I, reactive oxygen species and cardiolipin.

Petrosillo G;Matera M;Casanova G;Ruggiero Fm

189
Citations