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Paola Pizzo 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 Paola Pizzo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 136 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paola Pizzo 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 Paola Pizzo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paola Pizzo is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and focuses research efforts primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Neurology, and Cell Biology.

The research topics frequently addressed in their publications include:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Ion channel regulation and function

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Paola Pizzo are:

  • "Hexokinase 2 displacement from mitochondria-associated membranes prompts Ca 2+ -dependent death of cancer cells" (2020, EMBO Reports)
  • "Defective Mitochondrial Pyruvate Flux Affects Cell Bioenergetics in Alzheimer's Disease-Related Models" (2020, Cell Reports)
  • "Excitotoxicity Revisited: Mitochondria on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" (2021, Trends in Neurosciences)
  • "Intracellular Calcium Dysregulation by the Alzheimer's Disease-Linked Protein Presenilin 2" (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Better to keep in touch: investigating inter-organelle cross-talk" (2020, FEBS Journal)

Paolo Pizzo's frequent co-authors include:

  • Riccardo Filadi
  • Elisa Greotti
  • Michela Rossini
  • Maria Ankarcrona
  • Nelly Redolfi

Publications by Pizzo are commonly found in journals such as:

  • Cells
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cell Calcium
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Chimeric green fluorescent protein as a tool for visualizing subcellular organelles in living cells

    Rosario Rizzuto;Marisa Brini;Paola Pizzo;Marta Murgia

  • Mitofusin 2 ablation increases endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria coupling

    Riccardo Filadi;Elisa Greotti;Elisa Greotti;Gabriele Turacchio;Alberto Luini

  • Modulation of the endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria interface in Alzheimer’s disease and related models

    Louise Hedskog;Catarina Moreira Pinho;Riccardo Filadi;Annica Rönnbäck

  • Oxidized ATP. An irreversible inhibitor of the macrophage purinergic P2Z receptor.

    M Murgia;S Hanau;P Pizzo;M Rippa

  • Ca2+ hot spots on the mitochondrial surface are generated by Ca2+ mobilization from stores, but not by activation of store-operated Ca2+ channels.

    Marta Giacomello;Ilaria Drago;Mario Bortolozzi;Michele Scorzeto

  • Mitochondria, calcium and cell death: A deadly triad in neurodegeneration

    Fulvio Celsi;Paola Pizzo;Marisa Brini;Sara Leo;Sara Leo

  • Calcium, mitochondria and cell metabolism: A functional triangle in bioenergetics.

    Alice Rossi;Paola Pizzo;Paola Pizzo;Riccardo Filadi

  • Mitochondria–endoplasmic reticulum choreography: structure and signaling dynamics

    Paola Pizzo;Tullio Pozzan

  • Mitochondrial Ca2+ as a key regulator of cell life and death.

    M Giacomello;I Drago;P Pizzo;T Pozzan

  • Mitofusin 2: from functions to disease.

    Riccardo Filadi;Diana Pendin;Paola Pizzo;Paola Pizzo

  • Presenilin 2 modulates endoplasmic reticulum (ER)–mitochondria interactions and Ca2+ cross-talk

    Enrico Zampese;Cristina Fasolato;Maulilio J. Kipanyula;Mario Bortolozzi

  • H2O2 in plant peroxisomes: an in vivo analysis uncovers a Ca(2+)-dependent scavenging system.

    Alex Costa;Ilaria Drago;Smrutisanjita Behera;Michela Zottini

  • The endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria coupling in health and disease: Molecules, functions and significance

    Riccardo Filadi;Pierre Theurey;Paola Pizzo;Paola Pizzo

  • After half a century mitochondrial calcium in- and efflux machineries reveal themselves.

    Ilaria Drago;Paola Pizzo;Tullio Pozzan;Tullio Pozzan

  • Presenilin 2 Modulates Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mitochondria Coupling by Tuning the Antagonistic Effect of Mitofusin 2

    Riccardo Filadi;Elisa Greotti;Elisa Greotti;Gabriele Turacchio;Alberto Luini

  • SPLICS: a split green fluorescent protein-based contact site sensor for narrow and wide heterotypic organelle juxtaposition.

    Domenico Cieri;Mattia Vicario;Marta Giacomello;Francesca Vallese

  • Homeostatic chemokines drive migration of malignant B cells in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas

    Livio Trentin;Anna Cabrelle;Monica Facco;Davide Carollo

  • Responses of mouse lymphocytes to extracellular ATP. II. Extracellular ATP causes cell type-dependent lysis and DNA fragmentation.

    P Zanovello;V Bronte;A Rosato;P Pizzo

  • Mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis: mechanism, role, and tissue specificities

    Paola Pizzo;Ilaria Drago;Riccardo Filadi;Tullio Pozzan

Frequent Co-Authors

Tullio Pozzan
Tullio Pozzan University of Padua
Paola Zanovello
Paola Zanovello University of Padua
Rosario Rizzuto
Rosario Rizzuto University of Padua
Vincenzo Bronte
Vincenzo Bronte University of Verona
Paolo Bernardi
Paolo Bernardi University of Padua
Livio Trentin
Livio Trentin University of Padua
Giuliano Binetti
Giuliano Binetti Sacred Heart Hospital
Cesare Montecucco
Cesare Montecucco University of Padua
Marisa Brini
Marisa Brini University of Padua
Antonella Viola
Antonella Viola University of Padua

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