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Luciano Zardi

Luciano Zardi

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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
22578
World Ranking
5266
National Ranking
103

Luciano Zardi 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 Luciano Zardi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 211 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luciano Zardi 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 Luciano Zardi sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Luciano Zardi is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research contributions focus on areas related to pharmaceutical sciences and targeted nanoparticle therapy.

The scientist's recent publication record includes the paper titled "L19-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles for the Specific Targeting of EDB-Containing Fibronectin in Neuroblastoma", published in 2025 in the journal Pharmaceutics.

Frequent collaborators in their research projects include:

  • Chiara Barisione
  • Silvia Ortona
  • Veronica Bensa
  • Caterina Ivaldo
  • Eleonora Ciampi

Publication venues where Luciano Zardi has contributed include:

  • Pharmaceutics

Best Publications

  • Blue silver: A very sensitive colloidal Coomassie G‐250 staining for proteome analysis

    Giovanni Candiano;Maurizio Bruschi;Luca Musante;Laura Santucci

  • The Fibronectin Domain ED-A Is Crucial for Myofibroblastic Phenotype Induction by Transforming Growth Factor-β1

    Guido Serini;Marie Luce Bochaton-Piallat;Patricia Ropraz;Antoine Geinoz

  • Design and Use of a Phage Display Library: HUMAN ANTIBODIES WITH SUBNANOMOLAR AFFINITY AGAINST A MARKER OF ANGIOGENESIS ELUTED FROM A TWO-DIMENSIONAL GEL *

    Alessandro Pini;Francesca Viti;Annalisa Santucci;Barbara Carnemolla

  • CIITA-Induced MHC Class II Expression in Mammary Adenocarcinoma Leads to a Th1 Polarization of the Tumor Microenvironment, Tumor Rejection, and Specific Antitumor Memory

    Lorenzo Mortara;Patrizia Castellani;Raffaella Meazza;Giovanna Tosi

  • Membrane‐Type Matrix Metalloproteinases 1 and 2 Exhibit Broad‐Spectrum Proteolytic Capacities Comparable to Many Matrix Metalloproteinases

    Marie‐Pia D'ortho;Horst Will;Susan Atkinson;Georgina Butler

  • The role of the C-terminal domain of human collagenase-3 (MMP-13) in the activation of procollagenase-3, substrate specificity, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase interaction.

    Vera Knäuper;Susan Cowell;Bryan Smith;Carlos López-Otin

  • Selective targeting of tumoral vasculature: comparison of different formats of an antibody (L19) to the ED-B domain of fibronectin.

    Laura Borsi;Enrica Balza;Marco Bestagno;Patrizia Castellani

  • Transformed human cells produce a new fibronectin isoform by preferential alternative splicing of a previously unobserved exon.

    L. Zardi;B. Carnemolla;A. Siri;T. E. Petersen

  • A tumor-associated fibronectin isoform generated by alternative splicing of messenger RNA precursors.

    B Carnemolla;E Balza;A Siri;L Zardi

  • Immunoscintigraphic Detection of the ED-B Domain of Fibronectin, a Marker of Angiogenesis, in Patients with Cancer

    Monica Santimaria;Giovanni Moscatelli;Giuseppe L. Viale;Leonardo Giovannoni

  • The fibronectin isoform containing the ED-B oncofetal domain: a marker of angiogenesis.

    Patrizia Castellani;Giuseppe Viale;Alessandra Dorcaratto;Guido Nicolo

  • Targeting by affinity-matured recombinant antibody fragments of an angiogenesis associated fibronectin isoform.

    Dario Neri;Barbara Carnemolla;Ahuva Nissim;Alessandra Leprini

  • Enhancement of the antitumor properties of interleukin-2 by its targeted delivery to the tumor blood vessel extracellular matrix

    Barbara Carnemolla;Laura Borsi;Enrica Balza;Patrizia Castellani

  • Enhancement of the antitumor activity of interleukin-12 by targeted delivery to neovasculature.

    C. Halin;S. Rondini;F. Nilsson;A. Berndt

  • The activation of ProMMP-2 (gelatinase A) by HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells is promoted by culture on a fibronectin substrate and is concomitant with an increase in processing of MT1-MMP (MMP-14) to a 45 kDa form.

    H. Stanton;J. Gavrilovic;S.J. Atkinson;M.P. d'Ortho

  • Selective targeted delivery of TNFα to tumor blood vessels

    Laura Borsi;Enrica Balza;Barbara Carnemolla;Francesca Sassi

  • Increased binding affinity and valence of recombinant antibody fragments lead to improved targeting of tumoral angiogenesis.

    Francesca Viti;Lorenzo Tarli;Leonardo Giovannoni;Luciano Zardi

  • Targeted delivery of tissue factor to the ED-B domain of fibronectin, a marker of angiogenesis, mediates the infarction of solid tumors in mice.

    Fredrik Nilsson;Hartwig Kosmehl;Luciano Zardi;Dario Neri

  • Differential expression of the ED sequence-containing form of cellular fibronectin in embryonic and adult human tissues.

    T. Vartio;L. Laitinen;O. Narvanen;M. Cutolo

  • A high-affinity human antibody that targets tumoral blood vessels

    Lorenzo Tarli;Enrica Balza;Enrica Balza;Francesca Viti;Francesca Viti;Laura Borsi;Laura Borsi

Frequent Co-Authors

Dario Neri
Dario Neri Philogen (Italy)
Antti Vaheri
Antti Vaheri University of Helsinki
Gillian Murphy
Gillian Murphy University of Cambridge
Maurizio Cutolo
Maurizio Cutolo University of Genoa
Pier Giorgio Natali
Pier Giorgio Natali PharmaMab S.r.l.
Silvano Ferrini
Silvano Ferrini University of Genoa
Roberto S. Accolla
Roberto S. Accolla University of Insubria
Greg Winter
Greg Winter University of Cambridge
Ismo Virtanen
Ismo Virtanen University of Helsinki
Raffaella Giavazzi
Raffaella Giavazzi Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

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