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Paolo Meda
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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
25202
World Ranking
2362
National Ranking
50

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
25223
World Ranking
11909
National Ranking
162

Paolo Meda 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 Paolo Meda sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 315 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paolo Meda 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 Paolo Meda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Paolo Meda is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research spans several fields, with notable work in both biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and physics and astronomy.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse topics related primarily to cellular and molecular biology as well as theoretical physics. Some of their recent papers include:

  • Targeting connexin37 alters angiogenesis and arteriovenous differentiation in the developing mouse retina (2020), published in The FASEB Journal
  • Endothelial Connexins in Developmental and Pathological Angiogenesis (2022), published in Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
  • Targeting Endothelial Connexin37 Reduces Angiogenesis and Decreases Tumor Growth (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Trace anomaly and evaporation of spherical black holes (2021), published on arXiv (Cornell University)

Their areas of study include subfields such as molecular biology, ophthalmology, epidemiology, nuclear and high energy physics, and astronomy and astrophysics.

Research topics they have contributed to include:

  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Frequent publication venues for Paolo Meda include:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborative research efforts often involve coauthors such as Florian Alonso, Jacques-Antoine Haefliger, Lauriane Hamard, Tania Santoro, and Denise Nardelli-Haefliger, with repeated joint contributions indicating ongoing professional relationships.

Best Publications

  • Establishment of 2-mercaptoethanol-dependent differentiated insulin-secreting cell lines.

    M. Asfari;D. Janjic;Paolo Meda;Guodong Li

  • The junctional adhesion molecule JAM-C regulates polarized transendothelial migration of neutrophils in vivo

    Abigail Woodfin;Mathieu-Benoit Voisin;Martina Beyrau;Bartomeu Colom

  • Production of Chemokines by Perivascular Adipose Tissue: A Role in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis?

    Elvire Henrichot;Cristiana E. Juge-Aubry;Agnès Pernin;Jean-Claude Pache

  • Membrane Remodeling Induced by the Dynamin-Related Protein Drp1 Stimulates Bax Oligomerization

    Sylvie Montessuit;Syam Prakash Somasekharan;Oihana Terrones;Safa Lucken-Ardjomande

  • EphA -ephrin -a-mediated β cell communication regulates insulin secretion from pancreatic islets

    Irena Konstantinova;Ganka Nikolova;Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Paolo Meda

  • Loss of connexin36 channels alters beta-cell coupling, islet synchronization of glucose-induced Ca2+ and insulin oscillations, and basal insulin release.

    Magalie A. Ravier;Martin Güldenagel;Anne Charollais;Asllan Gjinovci

  • Involvement of microRNAs in the cytotoxic effects exerted by proinflammatory cytokines on pancreatic β-cells

    Elodie Roggli;Aurore Britan;Sonia Gattesco;Nathalie Lin-Marq

  • Heterogeneity and contact-dependent regulation of hormone secretion by individual B cells.

    Denis Salomon;Paolo Meda

  • Embryogenesis of the murine endocrine pancreas; early expression of pancreatic polypeptide gene

    Pedro Luis Herrera;Joaquin Huarte;Francesca Sanvito;Paolo Meda

  • Contribution of connexins to the function of the vascular wall

    Jacques-Antoine Haefliger;Pascal Nicod;Paolo Meda

  • Rhamnolipids Are Virulence Factors That Promote Early Infiltration of Primary Human Airway Epithelia by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Laurence Zulianello;Coralie Canard;Thilo Köhler;Dorothée Caille

  • Expression of connexin36 in the adult and developing rat brain.

    Natale Belluardo;Giuseppa Mudò;Angela Trovato-Salinaro;Sabine Le Gurun

  • Unique and shared functions of different connexins in mice

    A. Plum;G. Hallas;T. Magin;F. Dombrowski

  • Heterogeneous distribution of filipin--cholesterol complexes across the cisternae of the Golgi apparatus

    L Orci;R Montesano;P Meda;F Malaisse-Lagae

  • Changes in MicroRNA Expression Contribute to Pancreatic β-Cell Dysfunction in Prediabetic NOD Mice

    Elodie Roggli;Sonia Gattesco;Dorothée Caille;Claire Briet

  • Regulation of PKD by the MAPK p38δ in Insulin Secretion and Glucose Homeostasis

    Grzegorz Sumara;Ivan Formentini;Stephan Collins;Izabela Sumara

  • Importance of cell-matrix interactions in rat islet beta-cell secretion in vitro: role of alpha6beta1 integrin.

    Domenico Bosco;Paolo Meda;Philippe A. Halban;Dominique G. Rouiller

  • The Possible Importance of Contact between Pancreatic Islet Cells for the Control of Insulin Release

    Philippe A. Halban;Claes B. Wollheim;Benigna Blondel;Paolo Meda

  • Connexins, pannexins, innexins: novel roles of “hemi-channels”

    Eliana Scemes;David C. Spray;Paolo Meda

  • Dietary Phytoestrogens Activate AMP-Activated Protein Kinase With Improvement in Lipid and Glucose Metabolism

    Christopher Cederroth;Manlio Vinciguerra;Aslan Gjinovci;Françoise Kuhne

Frequent Co-Authors

Lelio Orci
Lelio Orci University of Geneva
Claes B. Wollheim
Claes B. Wollheim University of Geneva
Pascal Nicod
Pascal Nicod University Hospital of Lausanne
Philippe A. Halban
Philippe A. Halban University of Geneva
Roberto Bruzzone
Roberto Bruzzone University of Hong Kong
Klaus Willecke
Klaus Willecke University of Bonn
Romano Regazzi
Romano Regazzi University of Lausanne
Gérard Waeber
Gérard Waeber University of Lausanne
David C. Spray
David C. Spray Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sussan Nourshargh
Sussan Nourshargh Queen Mary University of London

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