2026 Luca Scorrano: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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 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.

47 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.

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.

40 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.

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)

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

8665
Citations
Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

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

6452
Citations
Mitofusin 2 tethers endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria

Olga Martins de Brito;Luca Scorrano

2393
Citations
OPA1 Controls Apoptotic Cristae Remodeling Independently from Mitochondrial Fusion

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

1892
Citations
During autophagy mitochondria elongate, are spared from degradation and sustain cell viability

Ligia C. Gomes;Giulietta Di Benedetto;Luca Scorrano

1835
Citations
BAX and BAK Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+: A Control Point for Apoptosis

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

1767
Citations
Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

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

1670
Citations
Autophagy in major human diseases

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

1449
Citations
OPA1 requires mitofusin 1 to promote mitochondrial fusion

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

1437
Citations
Organelle isolation: functional mitochondria from mouse liver, muscle and cultured fibroblasts.

Christian Frezza;Sara Cipolat;Luca Scorrano

1277
Citations
A Distinct Pathway Remodels Mitochondrial Cristae and Mobilizes Cytochrome c during Apoptosis

Luca Scorrano;Mona Ashiya;Karolyn Buttle;Solly Weiler

1257
Citations
Mitochondrial Cristae Shape Determines Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes Assembly and Respiratory Efficiency

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

1190
Citations
Dephosphorylation by calcineurin regulates translocation of Drp1 to mitochondria

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

1170
Citations
Cardioprotection and lifespan extension by the natural polyamine spermidine

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

1101
Citations
The cell biology of mitochondrial membrane dynamics

Marta Giacomello;Aswin Pyakurel;Christina Glytsou;Luca Scorrano

1071
Citations
Mitochondria and cell death. Mechanistic aspects and methodological issues.

Paolo Bernardi;Luca Scorrano;Raffaele Colonna;Valeria Petronilli

1014
Citations
Mechanisms of cytochrome c release by proapoptotic BCL-2 family members.

Luca Scorrano;Stanley J. Korsmeyer

921
Citations
Mitochondrial Rhomboid PARL Regulates Cytochrome c Release during Apoptosis via OPA1-Dependent Cristae Remodeling

Sara Cipolat;Tomasz Rudka;Dieter Hartmann;Veronica Costa

868
Citations
BAD and glucokinase reside in a mitochondrial complex that integrates glycolysis and apoptosis

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

867
Citations
Mito-Morphosis: Mitochondrial Fusion, Fission, and Cristae Remodeling as Key Mediators of Cellular Function

Lena Pernas;Luca Scorrano

801
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Bernardi University of Padua

Valeria Petronilli University of Padua

Vassilis G. Gorgoulis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Fabio Di Lisa University of Padua

Christian Frezza University of Cambridge

Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata

Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité

Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University

Marco Sandri University of Padua

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