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Katia Aquilano

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
22370
World Ranking
16917
National Ranking
535

Katia Aquilano 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 Katia Aquilano sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 106 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Katia Aquilano 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 Katia Aquilano sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Katia Aquilano is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research spans several fields within medical and biochemical sciences, focusing notably on molecular biology and physiology.

The primary fields of study for Katia Aquilano include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of research cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology

Their work mainly centers on these major topics:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Lipid Metabolism and Biosynthesis
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Katia Aquilano has contributed multiple peer-reviewed publications in prominent journals. Recent significant papers include:

  • "Ejection of damaged mitochondria and their removal by macrophages ensure efficient thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue," 2022, Cell Metabolism
  • "The Nrf2 induction prevents ferroptosis in Friedreich's Ataxia," 2020, Redox Biology
  • "Lipophagy Impairment Is Associated With Disease Progression in NAFLD," 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Frataxin deficiency induces lipid accumulation and affects thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue," 2020, Cell Death and Disease
  • "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)," 2021, Americanae (AECID Library)

Common publication venues for their research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Redox Biology

Katia Aquilano frequently collaborates with colleagues in related fields. Some frequent co-authors are:

  • Daniele Lettieri-Barbato
  • Riccardo Turchi
  • Francesca Sciarretta
  • Raffaella Faraonio
  • Valerio Chiurchiù

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Immune evasion in cancer: Mechanistic basis and therapeutic strategies

    Dass S. Vinay;Elizabeth P. Ryan;Graham Pawelec;Wamidh H. Talib

  • Broad targeting of resistance to apoptosis in cancer.

    Ramzi M. Mohammad;Irfana Muqbil;Leroy Lowe;Clement Yedjou

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Sustained proliferation in cancer: Mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets

    Mark A. Feitelson;Alla Arzumanyan;Rob J. Kulathinal;Stacy W. Blain

  • Glutathione: new roles in redox signaling for an old antioxidant

    Katia Aquilano;Sara Baldelli;Maria R. Ciriolo

  • Tissue invasion and metastasis: Molecular, biological and clinical perspectives.

    Wen Guo Jiang;Andrew James Sanders;M. Katoh;H. Ungefroren

  • Broad targeting of angiogenesis for cancer prevention and therapy

    Zongwei Wang;Charlotta Dabrosin;Xin Yin;Mark M. Fuster

  • Cancer prevention and therapy through the modulation of the tumor microenvironment.

    Stephanie C. Casey;Amedeo Amedei;Katia Aquilano;Asfar S. Azmi

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Co-activator 1α (PGC-1α) and Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) Reside in Mitochondria: POSSIBLE DIRECT FUNCTION IN MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS*

    Katia Aquilano;Paola Vigilanza;Sara Baldelli;Beatrice Pagliei

  • Designing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for cancer prevention and treatment

    Keith I. Block;Charlotte Gyllenhaal;Leroy Lowe;Amedeo Amedei

  • Genomic instability in human cancer: Molecular insights and opportunities for therapeutic attack and prevention through diet and nutrition

    Lynnette R. Ferguson;Helen Chen;Andrew R. Collins;Marisa Connell

  • Inhibition of influenza A virus replication by resveratrol.

    Anna T. Palamara;Lucia Nencioni;Katia Aquilano;Giovanna De Chiara

  • Role of Nitric Oxide Synthases in Parkinson’s Disease: A Review on the Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Polyphenols

    Katia Aquilano;Sara Baldelli;Giuseppe Rotilio;Maria Rosa Ciriolo

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Reactive Oxygen Species-dependent c-Jun NH2-terminal Kinase/c-Jun Signaling Cascade Mediates Neuroblastoma Cell Death Induced by Diallyl Disulfide

    Giuseppe Filomeni;Katia Aquilano;Giuseppe Rotilio;Maria R. Ciriolo

  • p53 orchestrates the PGC-1α-mediated antioxidant response upon mild redox and metabolic imbalance

    Katia Aquilano;Sara Baldelli;Beatrice Pagliei;Stefano M. Cannata

  • Influenza virus replication in lung epithelial cells depends on redox‐sensitive pathways activated by NOX4‐derived ROS

    Donatella Amatore;Rossella Sgarbanti;Katia Aquilano;Sara Baldelli

  • PGC-1α buffers ROS-mediated removal of mitochondria during myogenesis

    S Baldelli;K Aquilano;M R Ciriolo

  • Influenza A virus replication is dependent on an antioxidant pathway that involves GSH and Bcl-2

    Lucia Nencioni;Alessandra Iuvara;Katia Aquilano;Maria R. Ciriolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Rosa Ciriolo
Maria Rosa Ciriolo University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giuseppe Rotilio
Giuseppe Rotilio University of Rome Tor Vergata
Amr Amin
Amr Amin University of Sharjah
W. Nicol Keith
W. Nicol Keith University of Glasgow
Alexandros G. Georgakilas
Alexandros G. Georgakilas National Technical University of Athens
Amedeo Amedei
Amedeo Amedei University of Florence
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
William G. Helferich
William G. Helferich University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Massimo Federici
Massimo Federici University of Rome Tor Vergata
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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