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Massimo Stefani

Massimo Stefani

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
20970
World Ranking
8084
National Ranking
208

Massimo Stefani 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 Massimo Stefani sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 201 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Massimo Stefani 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 Massimo Stefani sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Massimo Stefani is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and specializes in research spanning Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses several subfields including Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Organic Chemistry.

The main topics in Stefani's research cover a range of areas related to neurodegenerative diseases, antioxidant activities, and phytochemicals. These include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Sesame and Sesamin Research

Stefani has published multiple papers over recent years. Notable publications include:

  • Healthy Effects of Plant Polyphenols: Molecular Mechanisms, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Olive Polyphenols: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties, 2021, Antioxidants
  • Healthspan Maintenance and Prevention of Parkinson's-like Phenotypes with Hydroxytyrosol and Oleuropein Aglycone in C. elegans, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • EVOO Polyphenols Relieve Synergistically Autophagy Dysregulation in a Cellular Model of Alzheimer's Disease, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Autophagy-related proteins: Potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of aging-related diseases, 2023, Ageing Research Reviews

Publication venues associated frequently with Stefani's work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Antioxidants
  • Ageing Research Reviews
  • ACS Chemical Neuroscience

Stefani's research collaborations involve several co-authors with repeated joint publications. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Monica Bucciantini
  • Manuela Leri
  • Maria Scuto
  • Vittorio Calabrese
  • Pamela Nardiello

Best Publications

  • Inherent toxicity of aggregates implies a common mechanism for protein misfolding diseases.

    Monica Bucciantini;Elisa Giannoni;Fabrizio Chiti;Fabrizio Chiti;Fabiana Baroni

  • Protein aggregation and aggregate toxicity: new insights into protein folding, misfolding diseases and biological evolution

    Massimo Stefani;Christopher M. Dobson

  • Designing conditions for in vitro formation of amyloid protofilaments and fibrils

    Fabrizio Chiti;Paul Webster;Niccolò Taddei;Anne Clark

  • Rationalization of the effects of mutations on peptide and protein aggregation rates.

    Fabrizio Chiti;Massimo Stefani;Niccolò Taddei;Giampietro Ramponi

  • A causative link between the structure of aberrant protein oligomers and their toxicity

    Silvia Campioni;Benedetta Mannini;Mariagioia Zampagni;Anna Pensalfini;Anna Pensalfini

  • Protein misfolding and aggregation: new examples in medicine and biology of the dark side of the protein world.

    Massimo Stefani

  • Kinetic partitioning of protein folding and aggregation.

    Fabrizio Chiti;Niccolò Taddei;Fabiana Baroni;Cristina Capanni

  • Prefibrillar amyloid protein aggregates share common features of cytotoxicity.

    Monica Bucciantini;Giulia Calloni;Fabrizio Chiti;Lucia Formigli

  • Mutational analysis of acylphosphatase suggests the importance of topology and contact order in protein folding.

    Fabrizio Chiti;Niccolò Taddei;Paul M. White;Monica Bucciantini

  • Studies of the aggregation of mutant proteins in vitro provide insights into the genetics of amyloid diseases

    Fabrizio Chiti;Martino Calamai;Niccolò Taddei;Massimo Stefani

  • Healthy Effects of Plant Polyphenols: Molecular Mechanisms

    Manuela Leri;Maria Scuto;Maria Laura Ontario;Vittorio Calabrese

  • Prefibrillar amyloid aggregates could be generic toxins in higher organisms

    Serena Baglioni;Fiorella Casamenti;Monica Bucciantini;Leila M. Luheshi

  • Nutraceutical Properties of Olive Oil Polyphenols. An Itinerary from Cultured Cells through Animal Models to Humans.

    Stefania Rigacci;Massimo Stefani

  • The crystal structure of a low-molecular-weight phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase

    Xiao-Dong Su;Niccolo' Taddei;Massimo Stefani;Giampietro Ramponi

  • Biochemical and biophysical features of both oligomer/fibril and cell membrane in amyloid cytotoxicity.

    Massimo Stefani

  • Protein folding and aggregation into amyloid: the interference by natural phenolic compounds.

    Massimo Stefani;Stefania Rigacci

  • The polyphenol oleuropein aglycone protects TgCRND8 mice against Aß plaque pathology.

    Cristina Grossi;Stefania Rigacci;Stefano Ambrosini;Teresa Ed Dami

  • Structural features and cytotoxicity of amyloid oligomers: Implications in Alzheimer's disease and other diseases with amyloid deposits

    Massimo Stefani

  • Cholesterol in Alzheimer’s Disease: Unresolved Questions

    Massimo Stefani;Gianfranco Liguri

  • Solution conditions can promote formation of either amyloid protofilaments or mature fibrils from the HypF N-terminal domain

    Fabrizio Chiti;Monica Bucciantini;Cristina Capanni;Niccolò Taddei

Frequent Co-Authors

Giampietro Ramponi
Giampietro Ramponi University of Florence
Fabrizio Chiti
Fabrizio Chiti University of Florence
Niccolò Taddei
Niccolò Taddei University of Florence
Christopher M. Dobson
Christopher M. Dobson University of Cambridge
Fiorella Casamenti
Fiorella Casamenti University of Florence
Vittorio Bellotti
Vittorio Bellotti University College London
Lucia Formigli
Lucia Formigli University of Florence
Martino Bolognesi
Martino Bolognesi University of Milan
Alberto Diaspro
Alberto Diaspro Italian Institute of Technology
Ronald Melki
Ronald Melki Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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