2026 Margherita Bignami: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	67	8263	7624	217	205	227	14985

Overview

Margherita Bignami is affiliated with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their publication record includes 83 works in this main field, with a focus on several subfields such as Food Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Cancer Research.

Their research addresses diverse topics including:

Agricultural safety and regulations
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Potato Plant Research

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food, 2020, EFSA Journal
Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food, 2020, EFSA Journal
Re-evaluation of the risks to public health related to the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in foodstuffs, 2023, EFSA Journal
Risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food, 2020, EFSA Journal
Safety assessment of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive, 2021, EFSA Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Christiane Vleminckx
Laurent Bodin
Elsa Nielsen
Salomon Sand
Christer Högstrand

Major publication venues for their work include:

EFSA Journal (39 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (32 publications)
DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (11 publications)
Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research) (6 publications)
EFSA Supporting Publications (3 publications)

Best Publications

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food

Dieter Schrenk;Margherita Bignami;Laurent Bodin

923
Citations
Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in food

Helle Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

461
Citations
Risks to human and animal health related to the presence of deoxynivalenol and its acetylated and modified forms in food and feed

Helle Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

421
Citations
Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food

Dieter Schrenk;Margherita Bignami;Laurent Bodin

358
Citations
Safety assessment of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive

Flavourings (Faf);Maged Younes;Gabriele Aquilina

304
Citations
Risk for animal and human health related to the presence of dioxins and dioxin???like PCBs in feed and food

Helle Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård

302
Citations
Risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food

Dieter Schrenk;Laurent Bodin;James Kevin Chipman

287
Citations
The Mammalian Mismatch Repair Pathway Removes DNA 8-oxodGMP Incorporated from the Oxidized dNTP Pool

Claudia Colussi;Eleonora Parlanti;Paolo Degan;Gabriele Aquilina

274
Citations
Risks for human health related to the presence of 3- and 2-monochloropropanediol (MCPD), and their fatty acid esters, and glycidyl fatty acid esters in food

Heather Wallace;Alexander Jan;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

256
Citations
Human MRE11 is inactivated in mismatch repair‐deficient cancers

Giuseppe Giannini;Elisabetta Ristori;Fabio Cerignoli;Christian Rinaldi

221
Citations
Risks for animal health related to the presence of zearalenone and its modified forms in feed

Helle-Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård

216
Citations
A Specific Mutational Signature Associated with DNA 8-Oxoguanine Persistence in MUTYH-defective Colorectal Cancer

Alessandra Viel;Alessandro Bruselles;Ettore Meccia;Mara Fornasarig

199
Citations
Accumulation of the Oxidative Base Lesion 8-Hydroxyguanine in DNA of Tumor-Prone Mice Defective in Both the Myh and Ogg1 DNA Glycosylases

Maria Teresa Russo;Gabriele De Luca;Paolo Degan;Eleonora Parlanti

192
Citations
Risks for human health related to the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey, tea, herbal infusions and food supplements

Helle Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård

189
Citations
The oxidized deoxynucleoside triphosphate pool is a significant contributor to genetic instability in mismatch repair-deficient cells.

Maria Teresa Russo;Monica Francesca Blasi;Federica Chiera;Paola Fortini

177
Citations
ATR and ATM differently regulate WRN to prevent DSBs at stalled replication forks and promote replication fork recovery.

Francesca Ammazzalorso;Livia Maria Pirzio;Margherita Bignami;Annapaola Franchitto

176
Citations
Erucic acid in feed and food

Helle Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

169
Citations
Update of the risk assessment of nickel in food and drinking water.

Dieter Schrenk;Margherita Bignami;Laurent Bodin

157
Citations
Appropriateness to set a group health based guidance value for nivalenol and its modified forms

Helle Katrine Knutsen;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

63
Citations
Scientific opinion: Risks for animal health related to the presence of zearalenone and its modified forms in feed

Helle-Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

18
Citations