2026 Lorenzo A. Pinna: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	93	2115	1918	34	31	496	30058

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Biology and Biochemistry

2115

1918

496

30058

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

Citations

30058

World Ranking

2115

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Lorenzo A. Pinna is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their body of work demonstrates particular engagement with molecular biology, cell biology, materials chemistry, genetics, and spectroscopy.

Their research interests cover a range of topics including:

Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Cell death mechanisms and regulation
Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Among Lorenzo A. Pinna's recent publications are:

"Targeting CK2 in cancer: a valuable strategy or a waste of time?" (2021), published in Cell Death Discovery
"How can a traffic light properly work if it is always green? The paradox of CK2 signaling" (2021), published in Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
"Phosphorylation of FAM134C by CK2 controls starvation-induced ER-phagy" (2022), published in Science Advances
""Janus" efficacy of CX-5011: CK2 inhibition and methuosis induction by independent mechanisms" (2020), published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
"Prevalence and significance of the commonest phosphorylated motifs in the human proteome: a global analysis" (2020), published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Lorenzo A. Pinna cooperates frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

Mauro Salvi
Christian Borgo
Maria Ruzzene
Claudio D'Amore
Luca Cesaro

The primary venues for their publications include:

Cell Death Discovery
Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Science Advances
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

In addition to articles, Lorenzo A. Pinna has contributed to academic book literature. One such work is Casein kinases in human diseases, published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Best Publications

One-thousand-and-one substrates of protein kinase CK2?

Flavio Meggio;Lorenzo A. Pinna

1599
Citations
Casein kinase 2: an 'eminence grise' in cellular regulation?

Lorenzo A. Pinna

1148
Citations
How do protein kinases recognize their substrates

Lorenzo A Pinna;Maria Ruzzene

676
Citations
Protein kinase CK2: a challenge to canons.

Lorenzo A. Pinna

619
Citations
Selectivity of 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzotriazole, an ATP site-directed inhibitor of protein kinase CK2 ('casein kinase-2').

Stefania Sarno;Helen Reddy;Flavio Meggio;Maria Ruzzene

437
Citations
Protein kinase CK2 ("casein kinase-2") and its implication in cell division and proliferation.

Lorenzo A. Pinna;Flavio Meggio

437
Citations
Roscovitine Targets, Protein Kinases and Pyridoxal Kinase

Stéphane Bach;Marie Knockaert;Jens Reinhardt;Olivier Lozach

432
Citations
Addiction to protein kinase CK2: a common denominator of diverse cancer cells?

Maria Ruzzene;Lorenzo A. Pinna

402
Citations
Protein kinase CK2 phosphorylates and upregulates Akt/PKB.

G Di Maira;M Salvi;G Arrigoni;O Marin

395
Citations
The Protein Kinase CK2 Facilitates Repair of Chromosomal DNA Single-Strand Breaks

Joanna I. Loizou;Sherif F. El-Khamisy;Anastasia Zlatanou;David J. Moore

369
Citations
Different susceptibility of protein kinases to staurosporine inhibition Kinetic studies and molecular bases for the resistance of protein kinase CK2

Flavio Meggio;Arianna Donella Deana;Maria Ruzzene;Anna M. Brunati

366
Citations
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells contain anomalous Lyn tyrosine kinase, a putative contribution to defective apoptosis

Antonella Contri;Anna Maria Brunati;Livio Trentin;Anna Cabrelle

328
Citations
A Single Kinase Generates the Majority of the Secreted Phosphoproteome

Vincent S. Tagliabracci;Sandra E. Wiley;Xiao Guo;Lisa N. Kinch

323
Citations
Protein kinase CK2 inhibitor 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzotriazole (TBB) induces apoptosis and caspase-dependent degradation of haematopoietic lineage cell-specific protein 1 (HS1) in Jurkat cells

Maria Ruzzene;Daniele Penzo;Lorenzo A Pinna

311
Citations
The selectivity of inhibitors of protein kinase CK2: an update.

Mario A Pagano;Jenny Bain;Zygmunt Kazimierczuk;Stefania Sarno

288
Citations
Bcr-Abl stabilizes β-catenin in chronic myeloid leukemia through its tyrosine phosphorylation

Addolorata Maria Luce Coluccia;Addolorata Maria Luce Coluccia;Angelo Vacca;Mireia Duñach;Luca Mologni

280
Citations
Substrate specificity of protein kinase CK2.

Flavio Meggio;Oriano Marin;Lorenzo Pinna

244
Citations
Crystal structure of the catalytic subunit of protein kinase CK2 from Zea mays at 2.1 A resolution

Karsten Niefind;Barbara Guerra;Lorenzo A. Pinna;Olaf‐Georg Issinger

238
Citations
Site specificity of casein kinase-2 (TS) from rat liver cytosol. A study with model peptide substrates.

Oriano Marin;Flavio Meggio;Fernando Marchiori;Gianfranco Borin

237
Citations
Optimization of protein kinase CK2 inhibitors derived from 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzimidazole.

Mario A Pagano;Mariola Andrzejewska;Maria Ruzzene;Stefania Sarno

224
Citations