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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
12634
World Ranking
7582
National Ranking
3445

Rafael A. Fissore publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 195 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rafael A. Fissore 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 Rafael A. Fissore sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rafael A. Fissore is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on reproductive biology and fertility, with a strong emphasis on calcium and ion channel regulation in mammalian oocytes and embryos.

Their work covers several main fields and subfields of study, including:

  • Medicine
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology

The core topics of their research include:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Magnesium in Health and Disease
  • Ion Channels and Receptors

Among their recent publications are studies addressing the dynamics of ion regulation in oocytes and fertilization processes. Notable papers include:

  • Divalent cation influx and calcium homeostasis in germinal vesicle mouse oocytes (2020), published in Cell Calcium
  • Deletion of TRPV3 and CaV3.2 T-type channels in mice undermines fertility and Ca2+ homeostasis in oocytes and eggs (2021), published in Journal of Cell Science
  • Zn2+ is essential for Ca2+ oscillations in mouse eggs (2023), published in eLife
  • Essential role of Mg2+ in mouse preimplantation embryo development revealed by TRPM7 chanzyme-deficient gametes (2023), published in Cell Reports
  • SPERM FACTORS AND EGG ACTIVATION: ICSI and the discovery of the sperm factor and PLCZ1 (2022), published in Reproduction

The research has been disseminated across frequent publication venues including:

  • Cell Calcium
  • eLife
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Reproduction
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Rafael A. Fissore has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media:

  • Editors' Showcase 2022: Insights in Molecular and Cellular Reproduction (2023)

Frequent collaborators in their research include: Hiroki Akizawa, Goli Ardestani, Ingrid Carvacho, Neha Gupta, and Emily M Lopes.

Best Publications

  • Egg-to-embryo transition is driven by differential responses to Ca(2+) oscillation number.

    Tom Ducibella;Daniel Huneau;Elizabeth Angelichio;Zhe Xu

  • Human sperm devoid of PLC, zeta 1 fail to induce Ca2+ release and are unable to initiate the first step of embryo development

    Sook-Young Yoon;Teru Jellerette;Ana Maria Salicioni;Hoi Chang Lee

  • Reduced amounts and abnormal forms of phospholipase C zeta (PLCzeta) in spermatozoa from infertile men.

    E. Heytens;J. Parrington;K. Coward;K. Coward;C. Young

  • The roles of Ca2+, downstream protein kinases, and oscillatory signaling in regulating fertilization and the activation of development.

    Tom Ducibella;Rafael Fissore

  • Fertilization in Mammals

    Harvey M. Florman;Rafael A. Fissore

  • Down-regulation of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor in mouse eggs following fertilization or parthenogenetic activation.

    Teru Jellerette;Chang Li He;Hua Wu;Jan B. Parys

  • Requirement of Phospholipase Cδ4 for the Zona Pellucida-Induced Acrosome Reaction

    Kiyoko Fukami;Kazuki Nakao;Takafumi Inoue;Yuki Kataoka

  • Patterns of intracellular Ca2+ concentrations in fertilized bovine eggs.

    Rafael A. Fissore;John R. Dobrinsky;John J. Balise;Robert T. Duby

  • Potential role of mitogen-activated protein kinase during meiosis resumption in bovine oocytes.

    R. A. Fissore;Chang Li He;G. F. Vande Woude

  • Injection of a porcine sperm factor triggers calcium oscillations in mouse oocytes and bovine eggs

    Hua Wu;Chang Li He;Rafael A. Fissore

  • Mechanisms underlying oocyte activation and postovulatory ageing

    Rafael A. Fissore;Manabu Kurokawa;Jason Knott;Mao Zhang

  • Evaluation of developmental competence, nuclear and ooplasmic maturation of calf oocytes

    P. Damiani;R.A. Fissore;J.B. Cibelli;C.R. Long

  • Transgenic RNA Interference Reveals Role for Mouse Sperm Phospholipase Cζ in Triggering Ca2+ Oscillations During Fertilization

    Jason G. Knott;Manabu Kurokawa;Rafael A. Fissore;Richard M. Schultz

  • Intracellular Calcium Oscillations Signal Apoptosis Rather than Activation in In Vitro Aged Mouse Eggs

    Ana Carla Gordo;Patricia Rodrigues;Manabu Kurokawa;Teru Jellerette

  • Electrically induced calcium elevation, activation, and parthenogenetic development of bovine oocytes.

    Philippe Collas;Rafael Fissore;James M. Robl;Eddie J. Sullivan

  • Phospholipase Cδ4 is required for Ca2+ mobilization essential for acrosome reaction in sperm

    Kiyoko Fukami;Manabu Yoshida;Takafumi Inoue;Manabu Kurokawa

  • Biochemical and developmental evidence that ooplasmic maturation of prepubertal bovine oocytes is compromised.

    D.F. Salamone;P. Damiani;R.A. Fissore;J.M. Robl

  • Complete globozoospermia associated with PLCζ deficiency treated with calcium ionophore and ICSI results in pregnancy.

    S.L. Taylor;S.Y. Yoon;M.S. Morshedi;D.R. Lacey

  • Calcium oscillations and mammalian egg activation.

    Christopher Malcuit;Manabu Kurokawa;Rafael A. Fissore

  • Calcium, calcium release receptors, and meiotic resumption in bovine oocytes.

    Chang Li He;Philip Damiani;Jan B. Parys;Rafael A. Fissore

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan B. Parys
Jan B. Parys KU Leuven
James M. Robl
James M. Robl University of Massachusetts Amherst
Humbert De Smedt
Humbert De Smedt KU Leuven
John Parrington
John Parrington University of Oxford
Pablo E. Visconti
Pablo E. Visconti University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christophe Arnoult
Christophe Arnoult Grenoble Alpes University
Ludwig Missiaen
Ludwig Missiaen KU Leuven
Ken-ichi Sato
Ken-ichi Sato Nagoya University
Jose B. Cibelli
Jose B. Cibelli Michigan State University
Kiyoko Fukami
Kiyoko Fukami Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

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