2026 Paolo Pelosi: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	68	7928	7312	65	62	174	13987

Overview

Paolo Pelosi is affiliated with the Austrian Institute of Technology in Austria. Their research primarily spans the field of Neuroscience, with a focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, and Insect Science. Additional interests include Nutrition and Dietetics as well as Immunology.

Their work covers several topics related to neurobiology and physiology, particularly within insect physiology and olfactory and sensory functions. Key research topics include:

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Insect and Pesticide Research
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Recent publications by Paolo Pelosi reflect these areas of study. Notable papers include:

"Odorant-binding proteins of mammals," published in 2021 in Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
"Isoleucine Residues Determine Chiral Discrimination of Odorant-Binding Protein," published in 2020 in Chemistry - A European Journal
"A new non-classical fold of varroa odorant-binding proteins reveals a wide open internal cavity," published in 2021 in Scientific Reports
"Soluble carrier proteins: from chemical communication to developmental biology and artificial sensing," published in 2025 in Chemical Senses

Their frequent co-authors include Wolfgang Knoll (4 collaborations), Jiao Zhu (2 collaborations), Valeriia Zaremska (2 collaborations), Béatrice Amigues (1 collaboration), and Anaïs Gaubert (1 collaboration).

Paolo Pelosi publishes regularly in journals such as:

Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Scientific Reports
Chemistry - A European Journal
Chemical Senses

Best Publications

Soluble proteins in insect chemical communication

P. Pelosi;J. J. Zhou;L. P. Ban;M. Calvello

931
Citations
Beyond chemoreception: diverse tasks of soluble olfactory proteins in insects.

Paolo Pelosi;Immacolata Iovinella;Jiao Zhu;Guirong Wang

583
Citations
Soluble proteins of chemical communication: an overview across arthropods.

Paolo Pelosi;Immacolata Iovinella;Antonio Felicioli;Francesca Romana Dani

472
Citations
Odorant-binding proteins

Paolo Pelosi

432
Citations
Odorant-binding proteins in insects

Paolo Pelosi;Rosario Maida

403
Citations
Perireceptor events in olfaction

Paolo Pelosi

341
Citations
Mammalian odorant binding proteins

Mariella Tegoni;Paolo Pelosi;Florence Vincent;Silvia Spinelli

330
Citations
Purification, structural characterization, cloning and immunocytochemical localization of chemoreception proteins from Schistocerca gregaria

Sergio Angeli;Francesca Ceron;Andrea Scaloni;Maria Monti

325
Citations
Binding proteins from the antennae of Bombyx mori

J. Krieger;E. von Nickisch-Rosenegk;M. Mameli;P. Pelosi

268
Citations
The three-dimensional structure of bovine odorant binding protein and its mechanism of odor recognition.

M.A Bianchet;G Bains;P Pelosi;J Pevsner;J Pevsner

257
Citations
Identification of a specific olfactory receptor for 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine.

P Pelosi;N E Baldaccini;A M Pisanelli

242
Citations
Diversity of odorant-binding proteins and chemosensory proteins in insects.

Paolo Pelosi;Mariantonietta Calvello;Liping Ban

232
Citations
Structural analysis and disulfide-bridge pairing of two odorant-binding proteins from Bombyx mori.

Andrea Scaloni;Maria Monti;Sergio Angeli;Paolo Pelosi

206
Citations
Purification and characterisation of an odorant-binding protein from cow nasal tissue.

Enrico Bignetti;Andrea Cavaggioni;Paolo Pelosi;Krishna C. Persaud

205
Citations
Discrimination of alarm pheromone (E)-beta-farnesene by aphid odorant-binding proteins.

Huili Qiao;Elena Tuccori;Xiaoli He;Angelo Gazzano

185
Citations
Multiple functions of an odorant-binding protein in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

Sha Li;Jean-François Picimbon;Shidong Ji;Yunchao Kan

178
Citations
Soluble proteins of chemical communication in the social wasp Polistes dominulus.

M. Calvello;N. Guerra;A. Brandazza;C. Dambrosio

173
Citations
Biochemical characterization and bacterial expression of an odorant-binding protein from Locusta migratoria.

L Ban;A Scaloni;C D'Ambrosio;L Zhang

168
Citations
Chemosensory proteins of Locusta migratoria.

L. Ban;A. Scaloni;A. Brandazza;S. Angeli

166
Citations
Structure and biotechnological applications of odorant-binding proteins

Paolo Pelosi;Rosa Mastrogiacomo;Immacolata Iovinella;Elena Tuccori

164
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Scaloni National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Wolfgang Knoll Austrian Institute of Technology

Francesca Romana Dani University of Florence

Heinz Breer University of Hohenheim

Leonard J. Foster University of British Columbia

Jing-Jiang Zhou Gansu Agricultural University

Jürgen Krieger Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Silvia Spinelli Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Christian Cambillau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Linda M. Field Rothamsted Research

External Links

Personal website of Paolo Pelosi

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