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2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
102
Citations
76598
World Ranking
486
National Ranking
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Mauro Piacentini publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mauro Piacentini sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 365 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Mauro Piacentini D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Mauro Piacentini is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a range of topics particularly focused on infectious diseases, molecular biology, epidemiology, neurology, and immunology.

The scientist's research prominently covers subjects related to COVID-19 and autophagy, with specific attention to the clinical and immunological aspects of viral infection. Key areas include COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, autophagy in disease and therapy, long-term effects of COVID-19, blood properties and coagulation, mosquito-borne diseases and control, and RNA modifications in cancer.

Several recent publications illustrate the scope of Mauro Piacentini's work:

  • "COVID-19 infection: the perspectives on immune responses" (2020, Cell Death and Differentiation)
  • "Autophagy in major human diseases" (2021, The EMBO Journal)
  • "Expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19)" (2020, Cell Death and Differentiation)
  • "Postmortem Findings in Italian Patients With COVID-19: A Descriptive Full Autopsy Study of Cases With and Without Comorbidities" (2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • "TRIM proteins in autophagy: selective sensors in cell damage and innate immune responses" (2020, Cell Death and Differentiation)

Mauro Piacentini frequently collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Gian María Fimia
  • Giuseppe Ippolito
  • Gerry Melino
  • Roberta Nardacci
  • Fabiola Ciccosanti

Publications by Mauro Piacentini are regularly found in journals such as:

  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Cells
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Death Discovery

The scientist has been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2020.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

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

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

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Classification of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death

    G. Kroemer;G. Kroemer;G. Kroemer;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;P. Vandenabeele;J. Abrams

  • Calreticulin exposure dictates the immunogenicity of cancer cell death

    Michel Obeid;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;François Ghiringhelli;François Ghiringhelli;François Ghiringhelli;Gian Maria Fimia

  • Molecular definitions of cell death subroutines: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2012

    Galluzzi L;Vitale I;Vitale I;Vitale I;Abrams Jm;Alnemri Es

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • COVID-19 infection: the perspectives on immune responses.

    Yufang Shi;Ying Wang;Changshun Shao;Jianan Huang

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • Autophagy in malignant transformation and cancer progression

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Federico Pietrocola;Federico Pietrocola;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;Ravi K. Amaravadi

  • Ambra1 regulates autophagy and development of the nervous system

    Gian Maria Fimia;Anastassia Stoykova;Alessandra Romagnoli;Luigi Giunta

  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    L. Galluzzi;J. M. Bravo-San Pedro;I. Vitale;S. A. Aaronson

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

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

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring cell death in higher eukaryotes

    L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;S. A. Aaronson;J. Abrams;E. S. Alnemri

  • mTOR inhibits autophagy by controlling ULK1 ubiquitylation, self-association and function through AMBRA1 and TRAF6

    Francesca Nazio;Flavie Strappazzon;Manuela Antonioli;Pamela Bielli

  • Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells

    María Salazar;Arkaitz Carracedo;Íñigo J. Salanueva;Sonia Hernández-Tiedra

  • AIF deficiency compromises oxidative phosphorylation

    Nicola Vahsen;Céline Candé;Jean Jacques Brière;Paule Bénit

  • Transglutaminase 2: an enigmatic enzyme with diverse functions

    Laszlo Fesus;Mauro Piacentini

  • Apoptosis: Molecular mechanisms in programmed cell death

    L. Fesus;P. J A Davies;M. Piacentini

Frequent Co-Authors

Gian Maria Fimia
Gian Maria Fimia Sapienza University of Rome
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giuseppe Ippolito
Giuseppe Ippolito Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
László Fésüs
László Fésüs University of Debrecen
Francesco Cecconi
Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Oliver Kepp
Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy
Walter Malorni
Walter Malorni University of Rome Tor Vergata
Yufang Shi
Yufang Shi Soochow University
Lorenzo Galluzzi
Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University

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