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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
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World Ranking
3019
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55

Giorgio Lenaz publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Giorgio Lenaz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 425 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Giorgio Lenaz 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 Giorgio Lenaz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Giorgio Lenaz is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular focus on Molecular Biology and Physiology. Their research explores multiple facets of mitochondrial function and pathology, with a notable emphasis on ATP synthase and ATPases, as well as Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects. Related areas of investigation include adipose tissue and metabolism, metabolism and genetic disorders, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, and photosynthetic processes and mechanisms.

The scientist has contributed to research published predominantly in venues such as Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, Life, the IET conference proceedings, and Mitochondrion. These publications cover biochemical and bioenergetic aspects of mitochondrial systems and related cellular processes.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Giorgio Lenaz include:

  • Molecular and Supramolecular Structure of the Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation System: Implications for Pathology (2021, Life)
  • The mitochondrial energy conversion involves cytochrome c diffusion into the respiratory supercomplexes (2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics)
  • Impaired Mitochondrial Bioenergetics under Pathological Conditions (2022, Life)
  • Two separate pathways underlie NADH and succinate oxidation in swine heart mitochondria: Kinetic evidence on the mobile electron carriers (2023, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics)
  • Understanding differential aspects of microdiffusion (channeling) in the Coenzyme Q and Cytochrome c regions of the mitochondrial respiratory system (2023, Mitochondrion)

Frequent collaborators of Giorgio Lenaz include Salvatore Nesci, Fabiana Trombetti, Cristina Algieri, Micaela Fabbri, and Maria Luisa Genova. The number of joint publications with these coauthors reflects ongoing research partnerships in mitochondrial bioenergetics and related fields.

Their work engages with key topics such as:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Coenzyme Q10 Studies and Effects
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

This profile indicates that Giorgio Lenaz maintains a strong focus on the biochemical mechanisms underlying mitochondrial energy conversion and pathology, contributing to understanding fundamental processes relevant to cellular bioenergetics and associated diseases.

Best Publications

  • Role of mitochondria in oxidative stress and ageing

    Giorgio Lenaz

  • The mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species: mechanisms and implications in human pathology.

    Giorgio Lenaz

  • Hypoxia and mitochondrial oxidative metabolism.

    Giancarlo Solaini;Alessandra Baracca;Giorgio Lenaz;Gianluca Sgarbi

  • Rhodamine 123 as a probe of mitochondrial membrane potential: Evaluation of proton flux through F0 during ATP synthesis

    Alessandra Baracca;Gianluca Sgarbi;Giancarlo Solaini;Giorgio Lenaz

  • Role of mitochondria in oxidative stress and aging.

    Giorgio Lenaz;Carla Bovina;Marilena D'aurelio;Romana Fato

  • Mitochondrial respiratory supercomplex association limits production of reactive oxygen species from complex I.

    Evelina Maranzana;Giovanna Barbero;Anna Ida Falasca;Giorgio Lenaz

  • The site of production of superoxide radical in mitochondrial Complex I is not a bound ubisemiquinone but presumably iron–sulfur cluster N2

    Maria Luisa Genova;Barbara Ventura;Giovanni Giuliano;Carla Bovina

  • Functional role of mitochondrial respiratory supercomplexes

    Maria Luisa Genova;Giorgio Lenaz

  • The mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species in relation to aging and pathology.

    Maria Luisa Genova;Milena Merlo Pich;Andrea Bernacchia;Cristina Bianchi

  • Effect of micronutrient status on natural killer cell immune function in healthy free-living subjects aged ≥90 y

    Giovanni Ravaglia;Paola Forti;Fabiola Maioli;Luciana Bastagli

  • The Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Is Partially Organized in a Supercomplex Assembly KINETIC EVIDENCE USING FLUX CONTROL ANALYSIS

    Cristina Bianchi;Maria Luisa Genova;Giovanna Lenaz Parenti Castelli;Giorgio Lenaz

  • Structure and Organization of Mitochondrial Respiratory Complexes: A New Understanding of an Old Subject

    Giorgio Lenaz;Maria Luisa Genova

  • Differential effects of mitochondrial Complex I inhibitors on production of reactive oxygen species.

    Romana Fato;Christian Bergamini;Marco Bortolus;Anna Lisa Maniero

  • The role of Coenzyme Q in mitochondrial electron transport.

    Giorgio Lenaz;Romana Fato;Gabriella Formiggini;Maria Luisa Genova

  • Mitochondria and reactive oxygen species. Which role in physiology and pathology

    Giorgio Lenaz

  • Mitochondrial bioenergetics in aging.

    G Lenaz;M D’Aurelio;M Merlo Pich;M.L Genova

  • Mitochondrial Complex I: structural and functional aspects.

    Giorgio Lenaz;Romana Fato;Maria Luisa Genova;Christian Bergamini

  • The mtDNA T8993G (NARP) mutation results in an impairment of oxidative phosphorylation that can be improved by antioxidants

    Marina Mattiazzi;Chetan Vijayvergiya;Carl D. Gajewski;Darryl C. DeVivo

  • Defective Oxidative Phosphorylation in Thyroid Oncocytic Carcinoma Is Associated with Pathogenic Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Affecting Complexes I and III

    Elena Bonora;Anna Maria Porcelli;Giuseppe Gasparre;Annalisa Biondi

  • Assay conditions for the mitochondrial NADH:coenzyme Q oxidoreductase

    Ernesto Estornell;Romana Fato;Francesco Pallotti;Giorgio Lenaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Romana Fato
Romana Fato University of Bologna
Maurizio Battino
Maurizio Battino Marche Polytechnic University
Valerio Carelli
Valerio Carelli University of Bologna
Giovanni Romeo
Giovanni Romeo University of Bologna
Maria Laura Bolognesi
Maria Laura Bolognesi University of Bologna
Andrea Cavalli
Andrea Cavalli Italian Institute of Technology
Giovanni Manfredi
Giovanni Manfredi Cornell University
Graham Palmer
Graham Palmer Rice University
Andrea Martinuzzi
Andrea Martinuzzi University of Turin
Sante Tura
Sante Tura University of Bologna

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