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D-Index
64
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17048
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2775
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1218

Paolo Fortina publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 266 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Paolo Fortina D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paolo Fortina is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in the United States. Their research spans diverse areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, immunology, and microbiology, with a total of 42 publications in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 21 in Medicine, and 18 in Immunology and Microbiology.

The scientist's work delves into several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in their main research topics, which cover T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Rare Diseases, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders, and Protein Degradation and Inhibitors.

Recent publications by Paolo Fortina demonstrate a focus on cancer biology, immunology, and molecular mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • Selective inhibition of Ph-positive ALL cell growth through kinase-dependent and -independent effects by CDK6-specific PROTACs (2020) in Blood
  • Epigenomic profiling of neuroblastoma cell lines (2020) in Scientific Data
  • A distinct GM-CSF + T helper cell subset requires T-bet to adopt a T H 1 phenotype and promote neuroinflammation (2020) in Science Immunology
  • Small extracellular vesicles modulated by αVβ3 integrin induce neuroendocrine differentiation in recipient cancer cells (2020) in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • RNA-Binding Protein HuR Promotes Th17 Cell Differentiation and Can Be Targeted to Reduce Autoimmune Neuroinflammation (2020) in The Journal of Immunology

Their frequent co-authors include Gaurav Kumar, Adam Ertel, Jouni Uitto, Leila Youssefian, and Amir Hossein Saeidian, indicating collaborative research efforts across various projects.

Paolo Fortina's publications have appeared in several recurring venues, suggesting established contributions in these journals. These venues are:

  • Cancer Research
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Best Publications

  • The reverse Warburg effect: Aerobic glycolysis in cancer associated fibroblasts and the tumor stroma

    Stephanos Pavlides;Diana Whitaker-Menezes;Remedios Castello-Cros;Neal Flomenberg

  • Connexin26 Mutations Associated with the Most Common Form of Non-Syndromic Neurosensory Autosomal Recessive Deafness (DFNB1) in Mediterraneans

    Leopoldo Zelante;Paolo Gasparini;Xavier Estivill;Salvatore Melchionda

  • Connexin-26 mutations in sporadic and inherited sensorineural deafness

    Xavier Estivill;Paolo Fortina;Saul Surrey;Raquel Rabionet

  • The complex transcriptional landscape of the anucleate human platelet

    Paul F. Bray;Steven E. McKenzie;Leonard C. Edelstein;Srikanth Nagalla

  • High carrier frequency of the 35delG deafness mutation in European populations

    Paolo Gasparini;Raquel Rabionet;Guido Barbujani;Salvatore Melchionda

  • Analysis of 13 cell types reveals evidence for the expression of numerous novel primate- And tissue-specific microRNAs

    Eric Londina;Phillipe Lohera;Aristeidis G. Telonis;Kevin Quann

  • Integrated cell isolation and polymerase chain reaction analysis using silicon microfilter chambers.

    Peter Wilding;Larry J. Kricka;Jing Cheng;Gia Hvichia

  • Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

    Pim Van Der Harst;Weihua Zhang;Irene Mateo Leach;Augusto Rendon

  • Nanobiotechnology: the promise and reality of new approaches to molecular recognition.

    Paolo Fortina;Larry J. Kricka;Saul Surrey;Piotr Grodzinski

  • Functional significance of macrophage-derived exosomes in inflammation and pain

    Marguerite K. McDonald;Yuzhen Tian;Rehman A. Qureshi;Michael Gormley;Michael Gormley

  • Loss of stromal caveolin-1 leads to oxidative stress, mimics hypoxia and drives inflammation in the tumor microenvironment, conferring the "reverse Warburg effect": a transcriptional informatics analysis with validation

    Stephanos Pavlides;Aristotelis Tsirigos;Iset Vera;Neal Flomenberg

  • Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Eloisa Arbustini;Marta Diegoli;Roberta Fasani;Maurizia Grasso

  • Melanoma adapts to RAF/MEK inhibitors through FOXD3-mediated upregulation of ERBB3

    Ethan V. Abel;Kevin J. Basile;Curtis H. Kugel;Agnieszka K. Witkiewicz

  • Human platelet microRNA-mRNA networks associated with age and gender revealed by integrated plateletomics

    Lukas M. Simon;Leonard C. Edelstein;Srikanth Nagalla;Angela B. Woodley

  • Degenerate Oligonucleotide Primed–Polymerase Chain Reaction and Capillary Electrophoretic Analysis of Human DNA on Microchip-Based Devices☆

    Jing Cheng;Larry C. Waters;Paolo Fortina;Georgi Hvichia

  • p21CIP1 attenuates Ras- and c-Myc-dependent breast tumor epithelial mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cell-like gene expression in vivo

    Manran Liu;Mathew C. Casimiro;Chenguang Wang;L. Andrew Shirley

  • Evaluation of DNA Fragment Sizing and Quantification by the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer

    Nicholas J Panaro;Po K i Yuen;Taku Sakazume;Paolo Fortina

  • Applications of nanoparticles to diagnostics and therapeutics in colorectal cancer

    Paolo Fortina;Paolo Fortina;Larry J. Kricka;David J. Graves;Jason Y Park

  • Roles of β-catenin signaling in phenotypic expression and proliferation of articular cartilage superficial zone cells.

    Rika Yasuhara;Yoichi Ohta;Takahito Yuasa;Takahito Yuasa;Naoki Kondo

  • Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

    Pim van der Harst;Weihua Zhang;Irene Mateo Leach;Augusto Rendon

Frequent Co-Authors

Saul Surrey
Saul Surrey Thomas Jefferson University
Larry J. Kricka
Larry J. Kricka University of Pennsylvania
Eric F. Rappaport
Eric F. Rappaport Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jouni Uitto
Jouni Uitto Thomas Jefferson University
Richard G. Pestell
Richard G. Pestell Baruch S. Blumberg Institute
Michael P. Lisanti
Michael P. Lisanti University of Salford
Marcella Devoto
Marcella Devoto University of Pennsylvania
Paolo Gasparini
Paolo Gasparini University of Trieste
George P. Patrinos
George P. Patrinos University of Patras
Chenguang Wang
Chenguang Wang Johns Hopkins University

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