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Giannino Del Sal

Giannino Del Sal

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 66 1610 1439 32 31 136 19117

Giannino Del Sal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Giannino Del Sal between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Giannino Del Sal published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2023. 6 of the 178 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2023. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1987 2026

178 publications in total across all disciplines

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Giannino Del Sal: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 1
2002 3
2003 5
2004 6
2005 4
2006 3
2007 4
2008 5
2009 4
2010 7
2011 6
2012 2
2013 11
2014 13
2015 8
2016 8
2017 12
2018 9
2019 6
2020 6
2021 3
2022 2
2023 23
2024 6
2025 5
2026 1
Total 178
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Giannino Del Sal 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 Giannino Del Sal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 127–136 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 136 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158 136
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Giannino Del Sal 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 Giannino Del Sal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95 66
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Giannino Del Sal is affiliated with the University of Trieste in Italy. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cell Biology, Cancer Research, and Immunology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Del Sal has published numerous papers in well-known venues such as Nature Communications, Cell Death and Differentiation, Experimental & Molecular Medicine, Cancers, and Cell Reports. Frequent publication venues with multiple contributions include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • Cancers
  • Cell Reports

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Apoptotic cell death in disease-Current understanding of the NCCD 2023," published in 2023 in Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "Mutant p53 induces Golgi tubulo-vesiculation driving a prometastatic secretome," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
  • "Breast Cancer Organoids Model Patient-Specific Response to Drug Treatment," published in 2020 in Cancers
  • "The prolyl-isomerase PIN1 is essential for nuclear Lamin-B structure and function and protects heterochromatin under mechanical stress," published in 2021 in Cell Reports
  • "Mutant p53 sustains serine-glycine synthesis and essential amino acids intake promoting breast cancer growth," published in 2023 in Nature Communications

Throughout their career, Del Sal has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, among them:

  • Claudio Tripodo
  • Fiamma Mantovani
  • Valeria Cancila
  • Silvano Piazza
  • Silvio Bicciato

Their research contributions emphasize molecular pathways involved in cancer progression, nuclear structure and function, and mechanisms underlying disease regulation at the molecular level.

Best Publications

  • Role of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in regulating abundance of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27

    Michele Pagano;Sun W. Tam;Anne M. Theodoras;Peggy Beer-Romero

  • Homeodomain-interacting protein kinase-2 phosphorylates p53 at Ser 46 and mediates apoptosis

    Gabriella D'Orazi;Barbara Cecchinelli;Tiziana Bruno;Isabella Manni

  • Metabolic control of YAP and TAZ by the mevalonate pathway

    Giovanni Sorrentino;Naomi Ruggeri;Valeria Specchia;Michelangelo Cordenonsi

  • Activation of p53 by conjugation to the ubiquitin‐like protein SUMO‐1

    Monica Gostissa;Arnd Hengstermann;Valentina Fogal;Peter Sandy

  • Mutant p53 as a guardian of the cancer cell

    Fiamma Mantovani;Fiamma Mantovani;Licio Collavin;Licio Collavin;Giannino Del Sal;Giannino Del Sal

  • Dynamic landscape and regulation of RNA editing in mammals

    Meng How Tan;Qin Li;Raghuvaran Shanmugam;Robert Piskol

  • Protein kinase C beta and prolyl isomerase 1 regulate mitochondrial effects of the life-span determinant p66Shc.

    Paolo Pinton;Alessandro Rimessi;Saverio Marchi;Francesca Orsini

  • The prolyl isomerase Pin1 reveals a mechanism to control p53 functions after genotoxic insults

    Paola Zacchi;Paola Zacchi;Monica Gostissa;Takafumi Uchida;Clio Salvagno;Clio Salvagno

  • Regulation of p53 activity in nuclear bodies by a specific PML isoform

    Valentina Fogal;Monica Gostissa;Peter Sandy;Paola Zacchi

  • The transcriptional coactivator Yes-associated protein drives p73 gene-target specificity in response to DNA Damage.

    Sabrina Strano;Olimpia Monti;Natalia Pediconi;Alessia Baccarini

  • A one-tube plasmid DNA mini-preparation suitable for sequencing

    Giannino Del Sal;Guidalberto Manfioletti;Claudio Schneider

  • The rebel angel: mutant p53 as the driving oncogene in breast cancer

    Dawid Walerych;Marco Napoli;Marco Napoli;Licio Collavin;Giannino Del Sal

  • A Pin1/mutant p53 axis promotes aggressiveness in breast cancer.

    Javier E. Girardini;Javier E. Girardini;Marco Napoli;Marco Napoli;Silvano Piazza;Alessandra Rustighi;Alessandra Rustighi

  • iASPP preferentially binds p53 proline-rich region and modulates apoptotic function of codon 72-polymorphic p53.

    Daniele Bergamaschi;Yardena Samuels;Yardena Samuels;Yardena Samuels;Alexandra Sullivan;Marketa Zvelebil

  • p53 at the endoplasmic reticulum regulates apoptosis in a Ca2+-dependent manner.

    Carlotta Giorgi;Massimo Bonora;Giovanni Sorrentino;Sonia Missiroli

  • Physical interaction with human tumor-derived p53 mutants inhibits p63 activities

    Sabrina Strano;Giulia Fontemaggi;Antonio Costanzo;Maria Giulia Rizzo

  • Direct p53 Transcriptional Repression: In Vivo Analysis of CCAAT-Containing G2/M Promoters

    Carol Imbriano;Aymone Gurtner;Fabienne Cocchiarella;Silvia Di Agostino

  • Proteasome machinery is instrumental in a common gain-of-function program of the p53 missense mutants in cancer.

    Dawid Walerych;Kamil Lisek;Kamil Lisek;Roberta Sommaggio;Silvano Piazza

  • BRD7 is a candidate tumour suppressor gene required for p53 function.

    Jarno Drost;Fiamma Mantovani;Fiamma Mantovani;Francesca Tocco;Francesca Tocco;Ran Elkon

  • Pin1 Links the Activities of c-Abl and p300 in Regulating p73 Function

    Fiamma Mantovani;Fiamma Mantovani;Silvano Piazza;Monica Gostissa;Sabrina Strano

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Schneider
Claudio Schneider University of Udine
Silvio Bicciato
Silvio Bicciato University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Giovanni Blandino
Giovanni Blandino McMaster University
Stefano Gustincich
Stefano Gustincich Italian Institute of Technology
Sabrina Strano
Sabrina Strano McMaster University
Claudio Brancolini
Claudio Brancolini University of Udine
Reuven Agami
Reuven Agami Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Guidalberto Manfioletti
Guidalberto Manfioletti University of Trieste
Roberto Mantovani
Roberto Mantovani University of Milan

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