2026 Gaetano Finocchiaro: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	70	20053	18800	806	770	410	27428

Overview

Gaetano Finocchiaro is affiliated with the Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta in Italy. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, particularly focusing on neurology and oncology. The primary fields of study include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, supported by subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

They have contributed extensively to several research topics including:

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Immune cells in cancer
Extracellular vesicles in disease
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Brain Metastases and Treatment
Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Their recent publications reflect a focus on cancer and neurological disorders with emphasis on glioblastoma and medulloblastoma. Notable papers include:

Phase III trial of chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide plus nivolumab or placebo for newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylated MGMT promoter, 2022, Neuro-Oncology
Failure of human rhombic lip differentiation underlies medulloblastoma formation, 2022, Nature
Modifications to the Framework Regions Eliminate Chimeric Antigen Receptor Tonic Signaling, 2021, Cancer Immunology Research
High tumor mutational burden and T-cell activation are associated with long-term response to anti-PD1 therapy in Lynch syndrome recurrent glioblastoma patient, 2020, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
Neuro-telehealth for fragile patients in a tertiary referral neurological institute during the COVID-19 pandemic in Milan, Lombardy, 2021, Neurological Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their work include Marica Eoli, Elena Anghileri, Rosina Paterra, Valeria Cuccarini, and Bianca Pollo. Collaboration with these coauthors is reflected in a substantial number of joint publications.

Gaetano Finocchiaro has published frequently in certain scientific venues such as Neuro-Oncology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Neurological Sciences, Cancer Research, and Neuro-Oncology Advances. Their research output in Neuro-Oncology stands out with a dozen contributions.

The scope of their research contributes important insights into molecular, genetic, and immunological mechanisms underlying brain cancers and related neurological conditions. The integration of clinical trials, molecular biology techniques, and advanced imaging analytics characterizes their multidisciplinary approach.

Best Publications

The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Glioblastoma

Cameron W. Brennan;Roel G W Verhaak;Aaron McKenna;Benito Campos

5516
Citations
Comprehensive, Integrative Genomic Analysis of Diffuse Lower-Grade Gliomas.

Daniel J. Brat;Roel G.W. Verhaak;Kenneth D. Aldape;W. K.Alfred Yung

3197
Citations
Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

3090
Citations
Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

2565
Citations
Tumor Evolution of Glioma-Intrinsic Gene Expression Subtypes Associates with Immunological Changes in the Microenvironment.

Qianghu Wang;Baoli Hu;Xin Hu;Xin Hu;Hoon Kim

1585
Citations
Intertumoral Heterogeneity within Medulloblastoma Subgroups

Florence M.G. Cavalli;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;Ladislav Rampasek;John Peacock

1235
Citations
Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

1116
Citations
Transforming fusions of FGFR and TACC genes in human glioblastoma

Devendra Singh;Joseph Minhow Chan;Pietro Zoppoli;Francesco Niola;Francesco Niola

793
Citations
Immunotherapy response assessment in neuro-oncology: a report of the RANO working group.

Hideho Okada;Michael Weller;Raymond Huang;Gaetano Finocchiaro

744
Citations
Clonal evolution of glioblastoma under therapy.

Jiguang Wang;Emanuela Cazzato;Erik Ladewig;Veronique Frattini

691
Citations
Gene therapy of experimental brain tumors using neural progenitor cells

Sara Benedetti;Barbara Pirola;Bianca Pollo;Lorenzo Magrassi

631
Citations
Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations (ARTICLE (2018) 173(2) (371–385), (S009286741830237X), (10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.060))

Matthew H. Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

589
Citations
The integrated landscape of driver genomic alterations in glioblastoma

Veronique Frattini;Vladimir Trifonov;Joseph Minhow Chan;Angelica Castano

587
Citations
Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas

Franz X. Schaub;Varsha Dhankani;Ashton C. Berger;Mihir Trivedi

445
Citations
Longitudinal molecular trajectories of diffuse glioma in adults

Floris P. Barthel;Kevin C. Johnson;Frederick S. Varn;Anzhela D. Moskalik

429
Citations
Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas

Joshua D. Campbell;Joshua D. Campbell;Joshua D. Campbell;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Reanne Bowlby;Yuexin Liu

352
Citations
EGFR FISH assay predicts for response to cetuximab in chemotherapy refractory colorectal cancer patients

Federico Cappuzzo;G. Finocchiaro;E. Rossi;P. A. Jänne

331
Citations
Neurospheres enriched in cancer stem-like cells are highly effective in eliciting a dendritic cell-mediated immune response against malignant gliomas.

Serena Pellegatta;Pietro Luigi Poliani;Daniela Corno;Francesca Menghi

310
Citations
The landscape of the mesenchymal signature in brain tumours

Jinan Behnan;Jinan Behnan;Gaetano Finocchiaro;Gabi Hanna

282
Citations
The somatic genomic landscape of glioblastoma

Cameron W. Brennan;Roel G. W. Verhaak;Aaron Mckenna;Benito Campos

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Erwin G. Van Meir University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan Case Western Reserve University

Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University

Giovanni Broggi Casa di Cura Columbus

Pietro Luigi Poliani University of Brescia

Houtan Noushmehr Henry Ford Health System

Daniel J. Brat Northwestern University

Darell D. Bigner Duke University

Alba A. Brandes Institute of Neurological Sciences

Matthew Meyerson Harvard University

External Links

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