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Renato Gennaro

Renato Gennaro

University of Trieste
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12619
World Ranking
11400
National Ranking
329

Renato Gennaro publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 127 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Renato Gennaro D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Renato Gennaro is affiliated with the University of Trieste in Italy. Their research spans multiple areas within immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The work particularly focuses on antimicrobial peptides and activities, chemical synthesis and analysis, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, biochemical and structural characterization, and invertebrate immune response mechanisms.

The scientist has contributed to several publications across various scholarly venues, including:

  • Molecules
  • Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Drug Discovery
  • ACS Omega
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Renato Gennaro has co-authored research frequently with the following collaborators:

  • Mario Mardirossian
  • Marco Scocchi
  • Alessandro Tossi
  • Andrea Caporale
  • Sabrina Pacor

Their recent and notable papers include:

  • Natural and Synthetic Halogenated Amino Acids-Structural and Bioactive Features in Antimicrobial Peptides and Peptidomimetics, 2021, Molecules
  • Designing New Hybrid Antibiotics: Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptides Conjugated to the Aminoglycoside Tobramycin, 2023, Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Cathelicidins-a rich seam of antimicrobial peptides waiting for exploitation, 2024, Frontiers in Drug Discovery
  • Confirmation of Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Chloro-Boron Subphthalocyanines and Chloro-Boron Subnaphthalocyanines with Rapid Screening and Data Acquisition via HPLC-PDA, 2025, ACS Omega
  • Using Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution as an Alternate Sustainable Pathway to 4,5-Dihalogenated Phthalonitriles, 2025, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Research topics covered by Renato Gennaro encompass:

  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms

Subfields represented in their body of work include molecular biology, microbiology, organic chemistry, ecology, and immunology. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates biochemical, microbiological, and chemical methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Cathelicidins: a novel protein family with a common proregion and a variable C-terminal antimicrobial domain

    Margherita Zanetti;Margherita Zanetti;Renato Gennaro;Domenico Romeo

  • Targeted delivery of amphotericin B to cells by using functionalized carbon nanotubes.

    Wei Wu;Sébastien Wieckowski;Giorgia Pastorin;Monica Benincasa

  • Non-cytotoxic Silver Nanoparticle-Polysaccharide Nanocomposites with Antimicrobial Activity

    Andrea Travan;Chiara Pelillo;Ivan Donati;Eleonora Marsich

  • Identification of CRAMP, a Cathelin-related Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in the Embryonic and Adult Mouse

    Richard L. Gallo;Katherine J. Kim;Merton Bernfield;Christine A. Kozak

  • Structural features and biological activities of the cathelicidin-derived antimicrobial peptides.

    Renato Gennaro;Margherita Zanetti;Margherita Zanetti

  • Purification, composition, and activity of two bactenecins, antibacterial peptides of bovine neutrophils.

    R Gennaro;B Skerlavaj;D Romeo

  • Structure and bactericidal activity of an antibiotic dodecapeptide purified from bovine neutrophils.

    D Romeo;B Skerlavaj;M Bolognesi;R Gennaro

  • The human cathelicidin LL-37--A pore-forming antibacterial peptide and host-cell modulator.

    Daniela Xhindoli;Sabrina Pacor;Monica Benincasa;Marco Scocchi

  • Biological characterization of two novel cathelicidin-derived peptides and identification of structural requirements for their antimicrobial and cell lytic activities.

    Barbara Skerlavaj;Renato Gennaro;Luigi Bagella;Laura Merluzzi

  • Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides: converging to a non-lytic mechanism of action

    Marco Scocchi;Alessandro Tossi;Renato Gennaro

  • Amino acid sequences of two proline-rich bactenecins. Antimicrobial peptides of bovine neutrophils.

    R.W. Frank;R Gennaro;K Schneider;M Przybylski

  • SMAP-29: a potent antibacterial and antifungal peptide from sheep leukocytes.

    Barbara Skerlavaj;Monica Benincasa;Angela Risso;Margherita Zanetti;Margherita Zanetti

  • Rapid membrane permeabilization and inhibition of vital functions of gram-negative bacteria by bactenecins.

    B Skerlavaj;D Romeo;R Gennaro

  • Role of the Escherichia coli SbmA in the antimicrobial activity of proline-rich peptides.

    Maura Mattiuzzo;Antonella Bandiera;Renato Gennaro;Monica Benincasa

  • The Host Antimicrobial Peptide Bac71-35 Binds to Bacterial Ribosomal Proteins and Inhibits Protein Synthesis

    Mario Mardirossian;Renata Grzela;Carmela Giglione;Thierry Meinnel

  • Pro-rich antimicrobial peptides from animals: structure, biological functions and mechanism of action.

    Renato Gennaro;Margherita Zanetti;Monica Benincasa;Elena Podda

  • BMAP-28, an antibiotic peptide of innate immunity, induces cell death through opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.

    Angela Risso;Enrico Braidot;Maria Concetta Sordano;Angelo Vianello

  • Structure and Biology of Cathelicidins

    Margherita Zanetti;Renato Gennaro;Marco Scocchi;Barbara Skerlavaj

  • Bactenecins, defense polypeptides of bovine neutrophils, are generated from precursor molecules stored in the large granules.

    M Zanetti;L Litteri;R Gennaro;H Horstmann

  • Cytotoxicity and apoptosis mediated by two peptides of innate immunity.

    Angela Risso;Margherita Zanetti;Renato Gennaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Margherita Zanetti
Margherita Zanetti University of Udine
Marco Scocchi
Marco Scocchi University of Trieste
Alessandro Tossi
Alessandro Tossi University of Trieste
Maurizio Prato
Maurizio Prato University of Trieste
Alberto Bianco
Alberto Bianco University of Strasbourg
Jean-Paul Briand
Jean-Paul Briand Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Vittorio Sambri
Vittorio Sambri University of Bologna
Giuseppe Legname
Giuseppe Legname International School for Advanced Studies
Angela M. Gronenborn
Angela M. Gronenborn University of Pittsburgh
Andrew Bradbury
Andrew Bradbury Los Alamos National Laboratory

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