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Biology and Biochemistry

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62
Citations
12076
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Franco M. Buonaguro publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 296 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Franco M. Buonaguro 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 Franco M. Buonaguro sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

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

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Overview

Franco M. Buonaguro is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus primarily on Medicine, supported by significant work in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The subfields of study tracked in their work include Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Immunology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, including:

  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Franco M. Buonaguro are:

  • Anti-IL6R role in treatment of COVID-19-related ARDS, 2020, Journal of Translational Medicine
  • Covid-19: Time for a paradigm change, 2020, Reviews in Medical Virology

Additional relevant works where they contributed include:

  • Global and regional epidemiology of HIV-1 recombinants in 1990-2015: a systematic review and global survey, 2020, The Lancet HIV
  • Nanoparticles to Improve the Efficacy of Peptide-Based Cancer Vaccines, 2020, Cancers
  • Virus-like Particles as Preventive and Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, 2022, Vaccines

The most frequent publication venues for Buonaguro's work are:

  • Cancers
  • Infectious Agents and Cancer
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Journal of Translational Medicine
  • Vaccines

Collaborations have been a significant part of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Maria Lina Tornesello
  • Luigi Buonaguro
  • Anna Lucia Tornesello
  • Paolo A. Ascierto
  • Maria Tagliamonte

Best Publications

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype Distribution in the Worldwide Epidemic: Pathogenetic and Therapeutic Implications

    L. Buonaguro;M. L. Tornesello;F. M. Buonaguro

  • Classification of weakly carcinogenic human papillomavirus types: addressing the limits of epidemiology at the borderline

    Mark Schiffman;Gary Clifford;Franco M Buonaguro

  • Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis

    Joris Hemelaar;Ramyiadarsini Elangovan;Jason Yun;Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

  • Antimicrobial Peptides as Anticancer Agents: Functional Properties and Biological Activities.

    Anna Lucia Tornesello;Antonella Borrelli;Luigi Buonaguro;Franco Maria Buonaguro

  • Translating Tumor Antigens into Cancer Vaccines

    Luigi Buonaguro;Luigi Buonaguro;Annacarmen Petrizzo;Maria Lina Tornesello;Franco M. Buonaguro

  • Cell Penetrating Peptides as Molecular Carriers for Anti-Cancer Agents.

    Antonella Borrelli;Anna Lucia Tornesello;Maria Lina Tornesello;Franco M. Buonaguro

  • Role of gut microbiota and oxidative stress in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to hepatocarcinoma: Current and innovative therapeutic approaches.

    Antonella Borrelli;Patrizia Bonelli;Franca Maria Tuccillo;Ira D. Goldfine

  • Mutations in TP53 , CTNNB1 and PIK3CA genes in hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections

    Maria Lina Tornesello;Luigi Buonaguro;Fabiana Tatangelo;Gerardo Botti

  • Update on Head and Neck Cancer: Current Knowledge on Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Molecular Features and Novel Therapies.

    Francesca Pezzuto;Luigi Buonaguro;Francesco Caponigro;Franco Ionna

  • Fission-spectrum neutrons at reduced dose rates enhance neoplastic transformation

    C. K. Hill;F. M. Buonaguro;C. P. Myers;A. Han

  • The Role of microRNAs, Long Non-coding RNAs, and Circular RNAs in Cervical Cancer.

    Maria Lina Tornesello;Raffaella Faraonio;Luigi Buonaguro;Clorinda Annunziata

  • Antigen-specific vaccines for cancer treatment.

    Maria Tagliamonte;Annacarmen Petrizzo;Maria Lina Tornesello;Franco M Buonaguro

  • Viral and cellular biomarkers in the diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer.

    Maria Lina Tornesello;Luigi Buonaguro;Paolo Giorgi-Rossi;Franco M. Buonaguro

  • The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein transactivates tumor necrosis factor beta gene expression through a TAR-like structure.

    Luigi Buonaguro;Franco M. Buonaguro;Gaetano Giraldo;Barbara Ensoli

  • Baculovirus-Derived Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Virus-Like Particles Activate Dendritic Cells and Induce Ex Vivo T-Cell Responses

    L. Buonaguro;M. L. Tornesello;M. Tagliamonte;R. C. Gallo

  • Aberrant Glycosylation as Biomarker for Cancer: Focus on CD43

    Franca Maria Tuccillo;Annamaria de Laurentiis;Camillo Palmieri;Giuseppe Fiume

  • Herpesvirus‐like DNA sequences detected in endemic, classic, iatrogenic and epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) biopsies

    Franco M. Buonaguro;Maria Lina Tornesello;Elke Beth-Giraldo;Angelo Hatzakis

  • Kaposi's sarcoma: etiology and pathogenesis, inducing factors, causal associations, and treatments: facts and controversies.

    Eleonora Ruocco;Vincenzo Ruocco;Maria Lina Tornesello;Alessio Gambardella

  • High-level expression of the HIV-1 Pr55gag polyprotein in transgenic tobacco chloroplasts

    Nunzia Scotti;Fiammetta Alagna;Enrico Ferraiolo;Gelsomina Formisano

  • Induction of systemic and mucosal cross-clade neutralizing antibodies in BALB/c mice immunized with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clade A virus-like particles administered by different routes of inoculation.

    L. Buonaguro;M. L. Visciano;M. L. Tornesello;M. Tagliamonte

Frequent Co-Authors

Luigi Buonaguro
Luigi Buonaguro Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Maria Lina Tornesello
Maria Lina Tornesello Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"
Gerardo Botti
Gerardo Botti Istituto Giannina Gaslini
George K. Lewis
George K. Lewis University of Maryland, Baltimore
Claudio Arra
Claudio Arra Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"
Gennaro Ciliberto
Gennaro Ciliberto Magna Graecia University
Francesco M. Marincola
Francesco M. Marincola National Institutes of Health
Ena Wang
Ena Wang Toro bio
Robert C. Gallo
Robert C. Gallo University of South Florida
Anna Linda Zignego
Anna Linda Zignego University of Florence

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