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Marino Zerial

Marino Zerial

Max Planck Society
Germany

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
55587
World Ranking
1413
National Ranking
92

Marino Zerial 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 Marino Zerial sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 260 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marino Zerial 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 Marino Zerial 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: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Marino Zerial is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Hepatology, and Epidemiology.

Their work addresses key topics such as cellular transport and secretion, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, lipid membrane structure and behavior, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, Hippo pathway signaling including YAP/TAZ, and liver physiology and pathology.

Marino Zerial's recent scientific publications include:

  • Endosomal escape of delivered mRNA from endosomal recycling tubules visualized at the nanoscale (2021, The Journal of Cell Biology)
  • The Rab5 effector FERRY links early endosomes with mRNA localization (2023, Molecular Cell)
  • Bile canaliculi remodeling activates YAP via the actin cytoskeleton during liver regeneration (2020, Molecular Systems Biology)
  • A drug discovery platform to identify compounds that inhibit EGFR triple mutants (2020, Nature Chemical Biology)
  • A non-linear system patterns Rab5 GTPase on the membrane (2020, eLife)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Journal of Cell Biology, PLoS Computational Biology, Nature, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Marino Zerial has collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Yannis Kalaidzidis
  • Hernán Morales-Navarrete
  • Sarah Seifert
  • Janelle Lauer
  • Julien Delpierre

The scientist has been recognized with memberships in professional organizations such as the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Rab proteins as membrane organizers

    Marino Zerial;Heidi McBride

  • Rab Conversion as a Mechanism of Progression from Early to Late Endosomes

    Jochen Rink;Eric Ghigo;Eric Ghigo;Yannis Kalaidzidis;Yannis Kalaidzidis;Marino Zerial

  • The small GTPase rab5 functions as a regulatory factor in the early endocytic pathway.

    Cecilia Bucci;Robert G. Parton;Ian H. Mather;Henk Stunnenberg

  • Rab11 regulates recycling through the pericentriolar recycling endosome.

    O Ullrich;S Reinsch;S Urbé;M Zerial

  • Localization of low molecular weight GTP binding proteins to exocytic and endocytic compartments.

    Philippe Chavrier;Robert G. Parton;Hans Peter Hauri;Kai Simons

  • rab5 controls early endosome fusion in vitro.

    Jean-Pierre Gorvel;Philippe Chavrier;Marino Zerial;Jean Gruenberg

  • EEA1 links PI(3)K function to Rab5 regulation of endosome fusion

    Anne Simonsen;Roger Lippé;Savvas Christoforidis;Jean Michel Gaullier

  • Image-based analysis of lipid nanoparticle–mediated siRNA delivery, intracellular trafficking and endosomal escape

    Jerome Gilleron;William Querbes;Anja Zeigerer;Anna Borodovsky

  • Distinct Membrane Domains on Endosomes in the Recycling Pathway Visualized by Multicolor Imaging of Rab4, Rab5, and Rab11

    Birte Sönnichsen;Stefano De Renzis;Erik Nielsen;Jens Rietdorf

  • Content-aware image restoration: pushing the limits of fluorescence microscopy.

    Martin Weigert;Uwe Schmidt;Tobias Boothe;Andreas Müller

  • Targeted delivery of RNAi therapeutics with endogenous and exogenous ligand-based mechanisms.

    Akin Akinc;William Querbes;Soma De;June Qin

  • Inhibition of rab5 GTPase activity stimulates membrane fusion in endocytosis.

    Harald Alfred Stenmark;Robert G. Parton;Olivia Steele-Mortimer;Anne Lütcke

  • The mosaic genome of warm-blooded vertebrates.

    Giorgio Bernardi;Birgitta Olofsson;Jan Filipski;Marino Zerial

  • The Rab5 effector EEA1 is a core component of endosome docking

    Savvas Christoforidis;Heidi M. McBride;Robert D. Burgoyne;Marino Zerial

  • The diversity of Rab proteins in vesicle transport.

    Peter Novick;Marino Zerial

  • Identification of the switch in early-to-late endosome transition.

    Dmitry Poteryaev;Sunando Datta;Karin Ackema;Marino Zerial

  • Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinases are Rab5 effectors.

    S Christoforidis;M Miaczynska;M Miaczynska;K Ashman;M Wilm

  • Genome-wide analysis of human kinases in clathrin- and caveolae/raft-mediated endocytosis.

    Lucas Pelkmans;Eugenio Fava;Hannes Grabner;Michael Hannus

  • A Novel Rab5 GDP/GTP Exchange Factor Complexed to Rabaptin-5 Links Nucleotide Exchange to Effector Recruitment and Function

    Hisanori Horiuchi;Roger Lippé;Heidi M. McBride;Mariantonietta Rubino

  • The small GTPase rab5 functions as a regulatory factor in the early endocytic pathway

    C. Bucci;R.G. Parton;I.H. Mather;H. Stunnenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Parton
Robert G. Parton University of Queensland
Kai Simons
Kai Simons Lipotype
Harald Alfred Stenmark
Harald Alfred Stenmark University of Oslo
Victor Koteliansky
Victor Koteliansky Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Oliver Ullrich
Oliver Ullrich University of Zurich
Bianca Habermann
Bianca Habermann Aix-Marseille University
Philippe Chavrier
Philippe Chavrier Institute Curie
Vladimir Rybin
Vladimir Rybin European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Hisanori Horiuchi
Hisanori Horiuchi Tohoku University
Frank Jülicher
Frank Jülicher Max Planck Society

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