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Matteo Fassan

Matteo Fassan

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
33011
World Ranking
14447
National Ranking
553

Matteo Fassan publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matteo Fassan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,064 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Matteo Fassan D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matteo Fassan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Matteo Fassan is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The subfields that are most prominent in their work include Oncology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cancer Research, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Their scholarly output demonstrates a focus on a variety of cancer-related topics. Main topics of their research include:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment

Some of the recent papers associated with Fassan's research are as follows:

  • "YAP/TAZ activity in stromal cells prevents ageing by controlling cGAS-STING" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Reprogramming normal cells into tumour precursors requires ECM stiffness and oncogene-mediated changes of cell mechanical properties" (2020), published in Nature Materials
  • "Evolution of HER2-low expression from primary to recurrent breast cancer" (2021), published in npj Breast Cancer
  • "miR-196b-5p-mediated downregulation of TSPAN12 and GATA6 promotes tumor progression in non-small cell lung cancer" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Cholangiocarcinoma" (2021), published in Pathologica

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Matteo Fassan include:

  • Sara Lonardi
  • Valentina Angerilli
  • Francesca Bergamo
  • Paola Parente
  • Angelo Paolo Dei Tos

The venues where Fassan most frequently publishes are:

  • Pathologica
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancers
  • Digestive and Liver Disease
  • Gastroenterology

Best Publications

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer

    Massimo Rugge;Matteo Fassan;David Y. Graham

  • Patient-derived organoids model treatment response of metastatic gastrointestinal cancers

    Georgios Vlachogiannis;Somaieh Hedayat;Alexandra Vatsiou;Yann Jamin

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Whole-genome landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

    Aldo Scarpa;David K. Chang;Katia Nones;Katia Nones;Vincenzo Corbo

  • Micro-RNA profiling in kidney and bladder cancers

    Fedra Gottardo;Chang Gong Liu;Manuela Ferracin;George A. Calin

  • Exome sequencing identifies frequent inactivating mutations in BAP1, ARID1A and PBRM1 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas

    Yuchen Jiao;Timothy M Pawlik;Robert A Anders;Florin M Selaru

  • MicroRNA expression profiling of human metastatic cancers identifies cancer gene targets.

    Raffaele Baffa;Matteo Fassan;Matteo Fassan;Stefano Volinia;Brian O'Hara

  • Mismatch Repair Deficiency, Microsatellite Instability, and Survival: An Exploratory Analysis of the Medical Research Council Adjuvant Gastric Infusional Chemotherapy (MAGIC) Trial

    Elizabeth C Smyth;Andrew Wotherspoon;Clare Peckitt;David Gonzalez

  • Targeted next-generation sequencing of cancer genes dissects the molecular profiles of intraductal papillary neoplasms of the pancreas.

    Eliana Amato;Marco dal Molin;Andrea Mafficini;Jun Yu

  • Gastritis OLGA-staging and gastric cancer risk: a twelve-year clinico-pathological follow-up study.

    Massimo Rugge;M De Boni;Gianmaria Pennelli;M De Bona

  • Genomic characterization of biliary tract cancers identifies driver genes and predisposing mutations.

    Christopher P. Wardell;Masashi Fujita;Toru Yamada;Michele Simbolo

  • MicroRNA-135b Promotes Cancer Progression by Acting as a Downstream Effector of Oncogenic Pathways in Colon Cancer

    Nicola Valeri;Chiara Braconi;Pierluigi Gasparini;Claudio Murgia

  • DNA Qualification Workflow for Next Generation Sequencing of Histopathological Samples

    Michele Simbolo;Marisa Gottardi;Vincenzo Corbo;Matteo Fassan

  • The SWI/SNF complex is a mechanoregulated inhibitor of YAP and TAZ

    Lei Chang;Luca Azzolin;Daniele Di Biagio;Francesca Zanconato

  • Effect of Pathologic Tumor Response and Nodal Status on Survival in the Medical Research Council Adjuvant Gastric Infusional Chemotherapy Trial

    Elizabeth C. Smyth;Matteo Fassan;David Cunningham;William H. Allum

  • Transcriptional addiction in cancer cells is mediated by YAP/TAZ through BRD4.

    Francesca Zanconato;Giusy Battilana;Mattia Forcato;Letizia Filippi

  • Lung neuroendocrine tumours: Deep sequencing of the four World Health Organization histotypes reveals chromatin-remodelling genes as major players and a prognostic role for TERT, RB1, MEN1 and KMT2D

    Michele Simbolo;Andrea Mafficini;Katarzyna O Sikora;Matteo Fassan

  • Gastritis: the histology report.

    Massimo Rugge;Gianmaria Pennelli;Emanuela Pilozzi;Matteo Fassan

  • Protective role of miR-155 in breast cancer through RAD51 targeting impairs homologous recombination after irradiation

    Pierluigi Gasparini;Francesca Lovat;Matteo Fassan;Lucia Casadei

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Rugge
Massimo Rugge University of Padua
Aldo Scarpa
Aldo Scarpa University of Verona
Fotios Loupakis
Fotios Loupakis Istituto Oncologico Veneto
Fabio Farinati
Fabio Farinati University of Padua
Carlo M. Croce
Carlo M. Croce The Ohio State University
Sara Lonardi
Sara Lonardi Istituto Oncologico Veneto
Vittorina Zagonel
Vittorina Zagonel Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
David Cunningham
David Cunningham Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Angelo Paolo Dei Tos
Angelo Paolo Dei Tos University of Padua
Pierfranco Conte
Pierfranco Conte University of Padua

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