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Ildikò Szabò

Ildikò Szabò

University of Padua
Italy

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
23615
World Ranking
4514
National Ranking
98

Ildikò Szabò 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 Ildikò Szabò sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 274 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ildikò Szabò 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 Ildikò Szabò sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Ildikò Szabò is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research centers on molecular biology, genetics, and cell biology, with additional work in epidemiology and plant science. Szabò's publications also address topics such as mitochondrial function and pathology, ion channel regulation and function, ATP synthase and ATPases research, RNA interference and gene delivery, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias.

Szabò's research outputs have appeared in prominent journals, highlighting recurring publication venues such as:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Redox Biology
  • Cancers

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on mitochondrial ion channels and related cellular processes. Selected recent publications include:

  • Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels as Regulators of Cell Death, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Defining the molecular mechanisms of the mitochondrial permeability transition through genetic manipulation of F-ATP synthase, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Mitochondrial Ion Channels, 2023, Annual Review of Biophysics
  • Targeting mitochondrial ion channels for cancer therapy, 2020, Redox Biology
  • Redesigning of Cell-Penetrating Peptides to Improve Their Efficacy as a Drug Delivery System, 2022, Pharmaceutics

Szabò collaborates with several frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Andrea Mattarei
  • Erich Gulbins
  • Lucia Biasutto
  • Magdalena Bachmann
  • Mario Zoratti

Best Publications

  • The mitochondrial permeability transition.

    Mario Zoratti;Ildikò Szabò

  • A forty-kilodalton protein of the inner membrane is the mitochondrial calcium uniporter

    Diego De Stefani;Anna Raffaello;Enrico Teardo;Ildikò Szabò

  • Dimers of mitochondrial ATP synthase form the permeability transition pore

    Valentina Giorgio;Sophia von Stockum;Manuela Antoniel;Astrid Fabbro

  • Modulation of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Effect of protons and divalent cations.

    Paolo Bernardi;Stefano Vassanelli;Paolo Veronese;Raffaele Colonna

  • The mitochondrial calcium uniporter is a multimer that can include a dominant-negative pore-forming subunit.

    Anna Raffaello;Diego De Stefani;Davide Sabbadin;Enrico Teardo

  • MICU1 and MICU2 Finely Tune the Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uniporter by Exerting Opposite Effects on MCU Activity

    Maria Patron;Vanessa Checchetto;Anna Raffaello;Enrico Teardo

  • The giant channel of the inner mitochondrial membrane is inhibited by cyclosporin A.

    I Szabó;M Zoratti

  • Formation of anion-selective channels in the cell plasma membrane by the toxin VacA of Helicobacter pylori is required for its biological activity

    Ildikò Szabò;Sandra Brutsche;Francesco Tombola;Monica Moschioni

  • Mitochondrial Channels: Ion Fluxes and More

    Ildiko Szabo;Mario Zoratti

  • Cell volume in the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptotic cell death.

    Florian Lang;Markus Ritter;Nikita Gamper;Stephan Huber

  • The mitochondrial megachannel is the permeability transition pore.

    Ildikó Szabó;Mario Zoratti

  • Light and oxygenic photosynthesis: energy dissipation as a protection mechanism against photo-oxidation

    Ildikó Szabó;Elisabetta Bergantino;Giorgio Mario Giacometti

  • Mitochondrial potassium channel Kv1.3 mediates Bax-induced apoptosis in lymphocytes.

    Ildikò Szabó;Jürgen Bock;Heike Grassmé;Matthias Soddemann

  • Modulation of the mitochondrial megachannel by divalent cations and protons.

    Ildiko' Szabo';Paolo Bernardi;M. Zoratti

  • A Novel Potassium Channel in Lymphocyte Mitochondria

    Ildikò Szabò;Jurgen Bock;Andreas Jekle;Matthias Soddemann

  • Mitochondrial permeability transitions: how many doors to the house?

    Mario Zoratti;Ildikò Szabò;Umberto De Marchi

  • Tyrosine Kinase-Dependent Activation of a Chloride Channel in CD95-Induced Apoptosis in T Lymphocytes

    Ildikò Szabò;Albrecht Lepple-Wienhues;Kristen N. Kaba;Mario Zoratti

  • Tyrosine Phosphorylation-dependent Suppression of a Voltage-gated K+ Channel in T Lymphocytes upon Fas Stimulation *

    Ildikò Szabò;Erich Gulbins;Horst Apfel;Xinfeng Zhang

  • The inner mitochondrial membrane contains ion-conducting channels similar to those found in bacteria

    Valeria Petronilli;Ildiko Szabò;Mario Zoratti

  • The mitochondrial permeability transition pore may comprise VDAC molecules: I. Binary structure and voltage dependence of the pore

    Ildikó Szabó;Mario Zoratti

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Zoratti
Mario Zoratti University of Padua
Erich Gulbins
Erich Gulbins University of Duisburg-Essen
Florian Lang
Florian Lang University of Tübingen
Paolo Bernardi
Paolo Bernardi University of Padua
Rosario Rizzuto
Rosario Rizzuto University of Padua
Valeria Petronilli
Valeria Petronilli University of Padua
Livio Trentin
Livio Trentin University of Padua
Giovanni Finazzi
Giovanni Finazzi Grenoble Alpes University
Michael J. Edwards
Michael J. Edwards University of Cincinnati
Ute C. Vothknecht
Ute C. Vothknecht University of Bonn

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