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Margherita Zanetti

Margherita Zanetti

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
10014
World Ranking
18305
National Ranking
585

Margherita Zanetti 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 Margherita Zanetti sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 81 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Margherita Zanetti 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 Margherita Zanetti 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: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Margherita Zanetti is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy. The research conducted by Zanetti has been published in recognized venues, including Revista SODEBRAS.

Their recent publication includes the study titled "ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VISCERAL FAT AND BIOMARKERS IN MILITARY MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN ARMY", published in 2021 in Revista SODEBRAS. This paper has been cited at least once, indicating some level of engagement within the research community.

Zanetti has collaborated with several co-authors, contributing to a multidisciplinary approach in their research outputs. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Marco Salomão Fortes
  • José Firmino Nogueira Neto
  • Philip D. Neufeld

The research topics and specific fields of study are not explicitly detailed in the available data. However, the focus on visceral fat and biomarkers points to interests intersecting health sciences, possibly within biomedical or physiological research domains.

The publication venues, primarily Revista SODEBRAS, suggest engagement with journals that disseminate research related to health, biology, or applied sciences within regional or specialized contexts.

Best Publications

  • Cathelicidins, multifunctional peptides of the innate immunity

    Margherita Zanetti

  • Cathelicidins: a novel protein family with a common proregion and a variable C-terminal antimicrobial domain

    Margherita Zanetti;Margherita Zanetti;Renato Gennaro;Domenico Romeo

  • The Role of Cathelicidins in the Innate Host Defenses of Mammals

    Margherita Zanetti

  • Identification of CRAMP, a Cathelin-related Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in the Embryonic and Adult Mouse

    Richard L. Gallo;Katherine J. Kim;Merton Bernfield;Christine A. Kozak

  • Structural features and biological activities of the cathelicidin-derived antimicrobial peptides.

    Renato Gennaro;Margherita Zanetti;Margherita Zanetti

  • Biological characterization of two novel cathelicidin-derived peptides and identification of structural requirements for their antimicrobial and cell lytic activities.

    Barbara Skerlavaj;Renato Gennaro;Luigi Bagella;Laura Merluzzi

  • SMAP-29: a potent antibacterial and antifungal peptide from sheep leukocytes.

    Barbara Skerlavaj;Monica Benincasa;Angela Risso;Margherita Zanetti;Margherita Zanetti

  • LL-37 Protects Rats against Lethal Sepsis Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Oscar Cirioni;Andrea Giacometti;Roberto Ghiselli;Cristina Bergnach

  • Pro-rich antimicrobial peptides from animals: structure, biological functions and mechanism of action.

    Renato Gennaro;Margherita Zanetti;Monica Benincasa;Elena Podda

  • BMAP-28, an antibiotic peptide of innate immunity, induces cell death through opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.

    Angela Risso;Enrico Braidot;Maria Concetta Sordano;Angelo Vianello

  • Structure and Biology of Cathelicidins

    Margherita Zanetti;Renato Gennaro;Marco Scocchi;Barbara Skerlavaj

  • The cDNA of the neutrophil antibiotic Bac5 predicts a pro-sequence homologous to a cysteine proteinase inhibitor that is common to other neutrophil antibiotics.

    M. Zanetti;G. Del Sal;P. Storici;C. Schneider

  • Bactenecins, defense polypeptides of bovine neutrophils, are generated from precursor molecules stored in the large granules.

    M Zanetti;L Litteri;R Gennaro;H Horstmann

  • Cytotoxicity and apoptosis mediated by two peptides of innate immunity.

    Angela Risso;Margherita Zanetti;Renato Gennaro

  • The Human Cathelicidin LL-37 Modulates the Activities of the P2X7 Receptor in a Structure-dependent Manner

    Linda Tomasinsig;Cinzia Pizzirani;Barbara Skerlavaj;Patrizia Pellegatti

  • Surface-reactive stimuli selectively increase protein phosphorylation in human neutrophils.

    Claudio Schneider;Margherita Zanetti;Domenico Romeo

  • Cathelicidin peptides as candidates for a novel class of antimicrobials.

    Margherita Zanetti;Renato Gennaro;Barbara Skerlavaj;Linda Tomasinsig

  • cDNA sequences of three sheep myeloid cathelicidins.

    Luigi Bagella;Marco Scocchi;Margherita Zanetti;Margherita Zanetti

  • Stimulus-induced maturation of probactenecins, precursors of neutrophil antimicrobial polypeptides.

    M Zanetti;L Litteri;G Griffiths;R Gennaro

  • PMAP-37, a novel antibacterial peptide from pig myeloid cells. cDNA cloning, chemical synthesis and activity.

    Alessandro Tossi;Marco Scocchi;Margherita Zanetti;Paola Storici

Frequent Co-Authors

Renato Gennaro
Renato Gennaro University of Trieste
Marco Scocchi
Marco Scocchi University of Trieste
Alessandro Tossi
Alessandro Tossi University of Trieste
Andrea Giacometti
Andrea Giacometti Ca Foscari University of Venice
Oscar Cirioni
Oscar Cirioni Marche Polytechnic University
Giorgio Scalise
Giorgio Scalise Marche Polytechnic University
Giannino Del Sal
Giannino Del Sal University of Trieste
Claudio Schneider
Claudio Schneider University of Udine
Renata Piccinini
Renata Piccinini University of Milan
Richard L. Gallo
Richard L. Gallo University of California, San Diego

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