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Luca Scorrano

Luca Scorrano

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Molecular Biology
Italy
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Italy
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 100 522 467 9 9 269 66668

Luca Scorrano publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luca Scorrano between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luca Scorrano published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2016. 14 of the 357 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2016. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

357 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luca Scorrano: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 2
1999 6
2000 1
2001 5
2002 7
2003 8
2004 4
2005 4
2006 15
2007 11
2008 14
2009 15
2010 18
2011 14
2012 12
2013 14
2014 15
2015 11
2016 30
2017 15
2018 27
2019 18
2020 8
2021 17
2022 15
2023 19
2024 15
2025 13
2026 1
Total 357
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Luca Scorrano 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 Luca Scorrano 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, 267–276 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: 269 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
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 54 269
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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Luca Scorrano 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 Luca Scorrano 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, 100–101 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: 100 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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 41 100
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Luca Scorrano is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Physiology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Surgery.

The scientist's main research topics encompass mitochondrial function and pathology, ATP synthase and ATPases research, metabolism and genetic disorders, autophagy in disease and therapy, RNA modifications and cancer, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, and adipose tissue and metabolism.

Recent publications by Luca Scorrano include:

  • The cell biology of mitochondrial membrane dynamics, 2020, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Autophagy in major human diseases, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Determinants and outcomes of mitochondrial dynamics, 2023, Molecular Cell
  • Dietary spermidine improves cognitive function, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Developmental and Tumor Angiogenesis Requires the Mitochondria-Shaping Protein Opa1, 2020, Cell Metabolism

Frequent co-authors of Luca Scorrano include:

  • Marta Giacomello
  • Stéphanie Herkenne
  • Martina Semenzato
  • Anna Pellattiero
  • Camilla Bean

The scientist often publishes in several key venues:

  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • Nature Metabolism
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Luca Scorrano has been recognized as a member of prestigious organizations, including the Academia Europaea since 2019 and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Mitofusin 2 tethers endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria

    Olga Martins de Brito;Luca Scorrano

  • OPA1 Controls Apoptotic Cristae Remodeling Independently from Mitochondrial Fusion

    Christian Frezza;Sara Cipolat;Olga Martins de Brito;Massimo Micaroni

  • During autophagy mitochondria elongate, are spared from degradation and sustain cell viability

    Ligia C. Gomes;Giulietta Di Benedetto;Luca Scorrano

  • BAX and BAK Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+: A Control Point for Apoptosis

    Luca Scorrano;Scott A. Oakes;Joseph T. Opferman;Emily H. Cheng

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • OPA1 requires mitofusin 1 to promote mitochondrial fusion

    Sara Cipolat;Olga Martins de Brito;Barbara Dal Zilio;Luca Scorrano

  • Organelle isolation: functional mitochondria from mouse liver, muscle and cultured fibroblasts.

    Christian Frezza;Sara Cipolat;Luca Scorrano

  • A Distinct Pathway Remodels Mitochondrial Cristae and Mobilizes Cytochrome c during Apoptosis

    Luca Scorrano;Mona Ashiya;Karolyn Buttle;Solly Weiler

  • Mitochondrial Cristae Shape Determines Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes Assembly and Respiratory Efficiency

    Sara Cogliati;Christian Frezza;Maria Eugenia Soriano;Tatiana Varanita

  • Dephosphorylation by calcineurin regulates translocation of Drp1 to mitochondria

    G. M. Cereghetti;A. Stangherlin;O. Martins de Brito;C. R. Chang

  • Cardioprotection and lifespan extension by the natural polyamine spermidine

    Tobias Eisenberg;Mahmoud Abdellatif;Sabrina Schroeder;Uwe Primessnig;Uwe Primessnig

  • The cell biology of mitochondrial membrane dynamics

    Marta Giacomello;Aswin Pyakurel;Christina Glytsou;Luca Scorrano

  • Mitochondria and cell death. Mechanistic aspects and methodological issues.

    Paolo Bernardi;Luca Scorrano;Raffaele Colonna;Valeria Petronilli

  • Mechanisms of cytochrome c release by proapoptotic BCL-2 family members.

    Luca Scorrano;Stanley J. Korsmeyer

  • Mitochondrial Rhomboid PARL Regulates Cytochrome c Release during Apoptosis via OPA1-Dependent Cristae Remodeling

    Sara Cipolat;Tomasz Rudka;Dieter Hartmann;Veronica Costa

  • BAD and glucokinase reside in a mitochondrial complex that integrates glycolysis and apoptosis

    Nika N. Danial;Colette F. Gramm;Luca Scorrano;Chen-Yu Zhang

  • Mito-Morphosis: Mitochondrial Fusion, Fission, and Cristae Remodeling as Key Mediators of Cellular Function

    Lena Pernas;Luca Scorrano

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Bernardi
Paolo Bernardi University of Padua
Valeria Petronilli
Valeria Petronilli University of Padua
Vassilis G. Gorgoulis
Vassilis G. Gorgoulis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Fabio Di Lisa
Fabio Di Lisa University of Padua
Christian Frezza
Christian Frezza University of Cambridge
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Francesco Cecconi
Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Lorenzo Galluzzi
Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University
Marco Sandri
Marco Sandri University of Padua

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