2026 Luciano Di Croce: 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	62	1834	1645	24	23	159	20894

Luciano Di Croce 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 Luciano Di Croce sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 159 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Luciano Di Croce 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 Luciano Di Croce sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Luciano Di Croce is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and focuses primarily on research within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, Biophysics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Cancer-related gene regulation
RNA modifications and cancer
Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Luciano Di Croce's recent notable papers include:

Functional and Pathological Roles of AHCY (2021) published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Targeting lymphoid-derived IL-17 signaling to delay skin aging (2023) published in Nature Aging
Neuron type-specific increase in lamin B1 contributes to nuclear dysfunction in Huntington's disease (2020) published in EMBO Molecular Medicine
PHF19 mediated regulation of proliferation and invasiveness in prostate cancer cells (2020) published in eLife
The Polycomb-associated factor PHF19 controls hematopoietic stem cell state and differentiation (2020) published in Science Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
Science Advances
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Collaborations are an integral part of their research, with frequent co-authors including Enrique Blanco, Sergi Aranda, Cecilia Ballaré, Ivano Mocavini, and Bernhard Payer. These collaborations reflect ongoing interdisciplinary efforts within their investigative scope.

Best Publications

The Polycomb group protein EZH2 directly controls DNA methylation

Emmanuelle Viré;Carmen Brenner;Rachel Deplus;Loïc Blanchon

2552
Citations
Targeting metastasis-initiating cells through the fatty acid receptor CD36

Gloria Pascual;Alexandra Avgustinova;Stefania Mejetta;Mercè Martín

1232
Citations
Methyltransferase Recruitment and DNA Hypermethylation of Target Promoters by an Oncogenic Transcription Factor

Luciano Di Croce;Veronica A. Raker;Massimo Corsaro;Francesco Fazi

1004
Citations
Genome regulation by Polycomb and Trithorax: 70 years and counting

Bernd Schuettengruber;Henri-Marc Bourbon;Luciano Di Croce;Giacomo Cavalli

1004
Citations
Transcriptional regulation by Polycomb group proteins.

Luciano Di Croce;Luciano Di Croce;Kristian Helin

963
Citations
3D structures of individual mammalian genomes studied by single-cell Hi-C

Tim J. Stevens;Tim J. Stevens;David Lando;Srinjan Basu;Liam P. Atkinson

902
Citations
Demethylation of H3K27 regulates polycomb recruitment and H2A ubiquitination

Min Gyu Lee;Raffaella Villa;Raffaella Villa;Patrick Trojer;Patrick Trojer;Jessica Norman;Jessica Norman

854
Citations
Myc represses transcription through recruitment of DNA methyltransferase corepressor

Carmen Brenner;Rachel Deplus;Céline Didelot;Axelle Loriot

562
Citations
Landscape of somatic mutations and clonal evolution in mantle cell lymphoma

Sílvia Beà;Rafael Valdés-Mas;Alba Navarro;Itziar Salaverria

562
Citations
DNA methylation of the gonadal aromatase (cyp19a) promoter is involved in temperature-dependent sex ratio shifts in the European sea bass.

Laia Navarro-Martín;Jordi Viñas;Laia Ribas;Noelia Díaz

558
Citations
Polycomb Complex 2 Is Required for E-cadherin Repression by the Snail1 Transcription Factor

Nicolás Herranz;Diego Pasini;Víctor M Díaz;Clara Francí

495
Citations
Nonoverlapping Functions of the Polycomb Group Cbx Family of Proteins in Embryonic Stem Cells

Lluis Morey;Gloria Pascual;Luca Cozzuto;Guglielmo Roma

373
Citations
The circadian molecular clock creates epidermal stem cell heterogeneity

Peggy Janich;Gloria Pascual;Anna Merlos-Suárez;Eduard Batlle

368
Citations
Regulation of gene transcription by Polycomb proteins

Sergi Aranda;Gloria Mas;Luciano Di Croce

359
Citations
Polycomb complexes in stem cells and embryonic development.

Luigi Aloia;Bruno Di Stefano;Luciano Di Croce

341
Citations
Oligomerization of RAR and AML1 Transcription Factors as a Novel Mechanism of Oncogenic Activation

Saverio Minucci;Marco Maccarana;Mario Cioce;Pasquale De Luca

338
Citations
Role of the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

Raffaella Villa;Diego Pasini;Arantxa Gutierrez;Lluis Morey

284
Citations
Phf19 links methylated Lys36 of histone H3 to regulation of Polycomb activity.

Cecilia Ballaré;Martin Lange;Audrone Lapinaite;Gloria Mas Martin

251
Citations
RYBP and Cbx7 Define Specific Biological Functions of Polycomb Complexes in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Lluis Morey;Luigi Aloia;Luca Cozzuto;Salvador Aznar Benitah

229
Citations
Erratum: The Polycomb group protein EZH2 directly controls DNA methylation

Emmanuelle Viré;Carmen Brenner;Rachel Deplus;Loïc Blanchon

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvador Aznar Benitah Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

Pier Giuseppe Pelicci European Institute of Oncology

Saverio Minucci European Institute of Oncology

Miguel Beato Centre for Genomic Regulation

Clara Nervi Sapienza University of Rome

François Fuks Université Libre de Bruxelles

José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta Spanish National Research Council

Francesc Piferrer Spanish National Research Council

Ramin Shiekhattar University of Miami

Manel Esteller Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute

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