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Marisa Brini

Marisa Brini

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
27780
World Ranking
7626
National Ranking
193

Marisa Brini 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 Marisa Brini sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 188 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marisa Brini 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 Marisa Brini 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: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marisa Brini is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Neurology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist focuses on several main research topics, notably:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Ion Channel Regulation and Function
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Cellular Transport and Secretion
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Marisa Brini has contributed to numerous publications with a concentration in journals such as Cell Death and Disease, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cell Calcium, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Nature Communications. Frequent co-authors include Tito Calí, Lucia Barazzuol, Elena Poggio, Flavia Giamogante, and Dmitry Lim.

Selected recent papers demonstrate the scope and recurring themes in their research:

  • "PINK1/Parkin Mediated Mitophagy, Ca2+ Signalling, and ER-Mitochondria Contacts in Parkinson's Disease," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Ca2+ handling at the mitochondria-ER contact sites in neurodegeneration," 2021, Cell Calcium
  • "An expanded palette of improved SPLICS reporters detects multiple organelle contacts in vitro and in vivo," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Quantification of organelle contact sites by split-GFP-based contact site sensors (SPLICS) in living cells," 2021, Nature Protocols
  • "Mitochondria Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation in Neurodegeneration: Who Comes First?," 2024, Antioxidants

The scope of their work involves detailed studies of cellular mechanisms, such as mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum interactions, calcium signaling, and autophagy relevant to neurodegeneration and other pathologies. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach connecting molecular function and disease processes.

Marisa Brini's research portfolio contributes to understanding complex cellular pathways associated with neurological diseases and mitochondrial health, maintaining an emphasis on molecular and cellular biology as well as physiology.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Microdomains with high Ca2+ close to IP3-sensitive channels that are sensed by neighboring mitochondria

    Rosario Rizzuto;Marisa Brini;Marta Murgia;Tullio Pozzan

  • Rapid changes of mitochondrial Ca2+ revealed by specifically targeted recombinant aequorin.

    Rosario Rizzuto;Alec W. M. Simpson;Alec W. M. Simpson;Marisa Brini;Tullio Pozzan

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Generation, control, and processing of cellular calcium signals.

    Ernesto Carafoli;Luigia Santella;Donata Branca;Marisa Brini

  • Calcium Pumps in Health and Disease

    Marisa Brini;Ernesto Carafoli

  • Transient and Long-Lasting Openings of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Can Be Monitored Directly in Intact Cells by Changes in Mitochondrial Calcein Fluorescence

    Valeria Petronilli;Giovanni Miotto;Marcella Canton;Marisa Brini

  • Neuronal calcium signaling: function and dysfunction

    Marisa Brini;Tito Calì;Denis Ottolini;Ernesto Carafoli

  • Chimeric green fluorescent protein as a tool for visualizing subcellular organelles in living cells

    Rosario Rizzuto;Marisa Brini;Paola Pizzo;Marta Murgia

  • Transfected Aequorin in the Measurement of Cytosolic Ca2+ Concentration ([Ca2+]c) A CRITICAL EVALUATION

    Marisa Brini;Robert Marsault;Carlo Bastianutto;Javier Alvarez

  • Mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis in intact cells.

    Rosario Rizzuto;Carlo Bastianutto;Marisa Brini;Marta Murgia

  • Monitoring dynamic changes in free Ca2+ concentration in the endoplasmic reticulum of intact cells.

    Mayte Montero;Marisa Brini;Robert Marsault;Javier Alvarez

  • Mitochondria, calcium and cell death: A deadly triad in neurodegeneration

    Fulvio Celsi;Paola Pizzo;Marisa Brini;Sara Leo;Sara Leo

  • The plasma membrane Ca²+ ATPase and the plasma membrane sodium calcium exchanger cooperate in the regulation of cell calcium.

    Marisa Brini;Ernesto Carafoli

  • α-Synuclein controls mitochondrial calcium homeostasis by enhancing endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria interactions.

    Tito Calì;Denis Ottolini;Alessandro Negro;Marisa Brini

  • Double labelling of subcellular structures with organelle-targeted GFP mutants in vivo

    Rosario Rizzuto;Marisa Brini;Francesca De Giorgi;Raffaela Rossi

  • Subcellular imaging of intramitochondrial Ca2+ with recombinant targeted aequorin: significance for the regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity.

    Guy A. Rutter;Paul Burnett;Rosario Rizzuto;Marisa Brini

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • The Parkinson disease-related protein DJ-1 counteracts mitochondrial impairment induced by the tumour suppressor protein p53 by enhancing endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria tethering

    Denis Ottolini;Tito Calì;Alessandro Negro;Marisa Brini

  • Nuclear Ca2+ concentration measured with specifically targeted recombinant aequorin.

    Marisa Brini;Marta Murgia;L Pasti;D Picard

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosario Rizzuto
Rosario Rizzuto University of Padua
Tullio Pozzan
Tullio Pozzan University of Padua
Ernesto Carafoli
Ernesto Carafoli University of Padua
Paolo Pinton
Paolo Pinton University of Ferrara
Ildikò Szabò
Ildikò Szabò University of Padua
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Paola Pizzo
Paola Pizzo University of Padua
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eric A. Schon
Eric A. Schon Columbia University Medical Center

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