2026 Mauro Piacentini: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	102	486	436	8	8	365	76598

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

8665
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

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

8488
Citations
Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

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

6452
Citations
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

4005
Citations
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

3501
Citations
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

3153
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

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

2934
Citations
COVID-19 infection: the perspectives on immune responses.

Yufang Shi;Ying Wang;Changshun Shao;Jianan Huang

1717
Citations
Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

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

1670
Citations
Autophagy in major human diseases

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

1449
Citations
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

1286
Citations
Ambra1 regulates autophagy and development of the nervous system

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

1181
Citations
Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

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

1178
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

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

895
Citations
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

823
Citations
mTOR inhibits autophagy by controlling ULK1 ubiquitylation, self-association and function through AMBRA1 and TRAF6

Francesca Nazio;Flavie Strappazzon;Manuela Antonioli;Pamela Bielli

814
Citations
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

799
Citations
AIF deficiency compromises oxidative phosphorylation

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

738
Citations
Transglutaminase 2: an enigmatic enzyme with diverse functions

Laszlo Fesus;Mauro Piacentini

709
Citations
Apoptosis: Molecular mechanisms in programmed cell death

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

589
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gian Maria Fimia Sapienza University of Rome

Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité

Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata

Giuseppe Ippolito Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani

László Fésüs University of Debrecen

Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy

Walter Malorni University of Rome Tor Vergata

Yufang Shi Soochow University

Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University

External Links

Personal website of Mauro Piacentini

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