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Nadia Zaffaroni

Nadia Zaffaroni

University of Milan
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
38435
World Ranking
5187
National Ranking
115

Nadia Zaffaroni publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 528 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nadia Zaffaroni 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 Nadia Zaffaroni 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: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nadia Zaffaroni is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. The research focus spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their published work reflects an emphasis on oncology, cancer research, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and genetics.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Genetics

Key research topics covered by Nadia Zaffaroni comprise:

  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Frequent publication venues for Nadia Zaffaroni include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cancers
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Radiotherapy and Oncology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Nadia Zaffaroni are:

  • Nanoparticles for Ferroptosis Therapy in Cancer, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • Resveratrol and Prostate Cancer: The Power of Phytochemicals, 2020, Current Medicinal Chemistry

Other significant publications in the broader research community involving collaborative co-authors include:

  • Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, an ultra-rare cancer: a consensus paper from the community of experts, 2021, ESMO Open
  • On the Road to Fight Cancer: The Potential of G-Quadruplex Ligands as Novel Therapeutic Agents, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Transplantation of autologous extracellular vesicles for cancer-specific targeting, 2020, Theranostics

Frequent co-authors working alongside Nadia Zaffaroni include:

  • Silvia Stacchiotti
  • Valentina Doldi
  • Valentina Zuco
  • Sandro Pasquali
  • Alessandro Gronchi

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

  • Isolation and in vitro propagation of tumorigenic breast cancer cells with stem/progenitor cell properties.

    Dario Ponti;Aurora Costa;Nadia Zaffaroni;Graziella Pratesi

  • Human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells do not undergo transformation after long-term in vitro culture and do not exhibit telomere maintenance mechanisms.

    Maria Ester Bernardo;Nadia Zaffaroni;Francesca Novara;Angela Maria Cometa

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

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

  • miR-205 Exerts Tumor-Suppressive Functions in Human Prostate through Down-regulation of Protein Kinase Cε

    Paolo Gandellini;Marco Folini;Nicole Longoni;Marzia Pennati

  • Rational design of shepherdin, a novel anticancer agent

    Janet Plescia;Whitney Salz;Fang Xia;Marzia Pennati

  • Expression of the anti-apoptotic gene survivin correlates with taxol resistance in human ovarian cancer.

    N. Zaffaroni;M. Pennati;G. Colella;P. Perego

  • Survivin as a target for new anticancer interventions

    Nadia Zaffaroni;Marzia Pennati;Maria Grazia Daidone

  • Targeting survivin in cancer therapy: fulfilled promises and open questions.

    Marzia Pennati;Marco Folini;Nadia Zaffaroni

  • Survivin expression and resistance to anticancer treatments: perspectives for new therapeutic interventions

    Nadia Zaffaroni;Maria Grazia Daidone

  • 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

  • miR-21: an oncomir on strike in prostate cancer

    Marco Folini;Paolo Gandellini;Nicole Longoni;Valentina Profumo

  • Sunitinib in advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma: evidence of a direct antitumor effect

    S. Stacchiotti;T. Negri;N. Zaffaroni;E. Palassini

  • Targeting survivin in cancer therapy

    Marzia Pennati;Marco Folini;Nadia Zaffaroni

  • p16(INK4A) Hypermethylation detected by fluorescent methylation-specific PCR in plasmas from non-small cell lung cancer.

    Alessandra Bearzatto;Davide Conte;Milo Frattini;Nadia Zaffaroni

  • G-quadruplex structures in the human genome as novel therapeutic targets.

    Joanna Bidzinska;Graziella Cimino-Reale;Nadia Zaffaroni;Marco Folini

  • Breast cancer stem cells: an overview.

    Dario Ponti;Nadia Zaffaroni;Chiara Capelli;Maria Grazia Daidone

  • Pazopanib in advanced and platinum-resistant urothelial cancer: an open-label, single group, phase 2 trial

    Andrea Necchi;Luigi Mariani;Nadia Zaffaroni;Lawrence H Schwartz

  • Telomere Maintenance Mechanisms in Liposarcomas: Association with Histologic Subtypes and Disease Progression

    Aurora Costa;Maria Grazia Daidone;Laura Daprai;Raffaella Villa

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Grazia Daidone
Maria Grazia Daidone University of Milan
Paola Perego
Paola Perego University of Milan
Franco Zunino
Franco Zunino University of Milan
Silvana Pilotti
Silvana Pilotti University of Milan
Alessandro Gronchi
Alessandro Gronchi University of Milan
Paolo G. Casali
Paolo G. Casali University of Milan
Luigi Mariani
Luigi Mariani University Hospital of Basel
Godefridus J. Peters
Godefridus J. Peters Gdańsk Medical University
Girolamo Cirrincione
Girolamo Cirrincione University of Palermo
Silvia Stacchiotti
Silvia Stacchiotti University of Milan

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