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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
25128
World Ranking
2599
National Ranking
58

Roberto Cappai 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 Roberto Cappai sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 306 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roberto Cappai 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 Roberto Cappai sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 Australia Leader Award

Overview

Roberto Cappai is a researcher affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia, specializing primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Neurology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

The main topics of Roberto Cappai's research include:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling

Their recent scholarly output includes papers published between 2020 and 2021 in a variety of academic journals, with notable contributions as follows:

  • Cognitive decline is associated with an accelerated rate of bone loss and increased fracture risk in women: a prospective study from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study, 2021, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Interaction of α-synuclein and Parkin in iron toxicity on SH-SY5Y cells: implications in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, 2020, Biochemical Journal
  • Relationships between the Bone Expression of Alzheimer's Disease-Related Genes, Bone Remodelling Genes and Cortical Bone Structure in Neck of Femur Fracture, 2021, Calcified Tissue International
  • The Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid Precursor Protein and its Neuritogenic Actions, 2021, Current Alzheimer Research
  • Optimizing red blood cell protein extraction for biomarker quantitation with mass spectrometry, 2020, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Frequent publication venues for Roberto Cappai include:

  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Biochemical Journal
  • Calcified Tissue International
  • Current Alzheimer Research
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

The scientist often collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors, including Gerald J. Atkins, Lucian B. Solomon, Catherine J. M. Stapledon, Giuseppe D. Ciccotosto, and Dana Bliuc. Several of these collaborators have worked with Roberto Cappai on multiple occasions, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Rapid Restoration of Cognition in Alzheimer's Transgenic Mice with 8-Hydroxy Quinoline Analogs Is Associated with Decreased Interstitial Aβ

    Paul A. Adlard;Robert A. Cherny;Robert A. Cherny;David I. Finkelstein;David I. Finkelstein;Elisabeth Gautier

  • Iron-Export Ferroxidase Activity of β-Amyloid Precursor Protein Is Inhibited by Zinc in Alzheimer's Disease

    James A. Duce;Andrew Tsatsanis;Michael A. Cater;Simon A. James

  • Metalloenzyme-like Activity of Alzheimer's Disease β-Amyloid Cu-DEPENDENT CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF DOPAMINE, CHOLESTEROL, AND BIOLOGICAL REDUCING AGENTS TO NEUROTOXIC H2O2

    Carlos Opazo;Xudong Huang;Robert A. Cherny;Robert D. Moir

  • Neuronal sorting protein-related receptor sorLA/LR11 regulates processing of the amyloid precursor protein.

    Olav M. Andersen;Juliane Reiche;Vanessa Schmidt;Michael Gotthardt

  • The redox chemistry of the Alzheimer's disease amyloid β peptide

    Danielle G. Smith;Roberto Cappai;Kevin J. Barnham;Kevin J. Barnham

  • Tau-mediated iron export prevents ferroptotic damage after ischemic stroke

    Tuo Qz;Tuo Qz;Tuo Qz;Lei P;Lei P;Jackman Ka;Li Xl

  • Tau deficiency induces parkinsonism with dementia by impairing APP-mediated iron export

    Peng Lei;Scott Ayton;David I Finkelstein;Loredana Spoerri

  • Packaging of prions into exosomes is associated with a novel pathway of PrP processing

    LJ Vella;RA Sharples;VA Lawson;CL Masters

  • Metals and amyloid-beta in Alzheimer's disease.

    Christa J Maynard;Ashley I Bush;Colin L Masters;Colin L Masters;Roberto Cappai;Roberto Cappai

  • Overexpression of Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-β Opposes the Age-dependent Elevations of Brain Copper and Iron

    Christa J. Maynard;Roberto Cappai;Roberto Cappai;Irene Volitakis;Robert A. Cherny;Robert A. Cherny

  • 18F-THK523: a novel in vivo tau imaging ligand for Alzheimer’s disease

    Michelle T Fodero-Tavoletti;Nobuyuki Okamura;Shozo Furumoto;Rachel S Mulligan

  • Copper-Dependent Inhibition of Human Cytochrome c Oxidase by a Dimeric Conformer of Amyloid-β1-42

    Peter J. Crouch;Rachel Blake;James A. Duce;Giuseppe D. Ciccotosto

  • Structure of the Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid Precursor Protein Copper Binding Domain A REGULATOR OF NEURONAL COPPER HOMEOSTASIS

    Kevin J. Barnham;William J. McKinstry;Gerd Multhaup;Denise Galatis

  • Copper levels are increased in the cerebral cortex and liver of APP and APLP2 knockout mice

    Anthony R White;Rosario Reyes;Rosario Reyes;Julian F.B Mercer;Julian F.B Mercer;James Camakaris

  • Copper and zinc binding modulates the aggregation and neurotoxic properties of the prion peptide PrP106-126

    Michael F. Jobling;Xudong Huang;Leanne R. Stewart;Kevin J. Barnham

  • Increasing Cu bioavailability inhibits Aβ oligomers and tau phosphorylation

    Peter J. Crouch;Lin Wai Hung;Paul A. Adlard;Mikhalina Cortes

  • Homocysteine potentiates copper‐ and amyloid beta peptide‐mediated toxicity in primary neuronal cultures: possible risk factors in the Alzheimer's‐type neurodegenerative pathways

    Anthony R. White;Xudong Huang;Michael F. Jobling;Michael F. Jobling;Colin J. Barrow

  • Dopamine promotes α-synuclein aggregation into SDS-resistant soluble oligomers via a distinct folding pathway

    Roberto Cappai;Su-Ling Leck;Deborah J Tew;Deborah J Tew;Nicholas A Williamson

  • Crystal structure of the N-terminal, growth factor-like domain of Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein.

    Jamie Rossjohn;Roberto Cappai;Roberto Cappai;Susanne C. Feil;Anna Henry;Anna Henry

  • Tyrosine gated electron transfer is key to the toxic mechanism of Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid

    Kevin J. Barnham;Fredrik Haeffner;Giuseppe D. Ciccotosto;Cyril C. Curtain

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin L. Masters
Colin L. Masters University of Melbourne
Kevin J. Barnham
Kevin J. Barnham Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Ashley I. Bush
Ashley I. Bush Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Anthony R. White
Anthony R. White QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Konrad Beyreuther
Konrad Beyreuther Heidelberg University
Robert A. Cherny
Robert A. Cherny Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Victor L. Villemagne
Victor L. Villemagne University of Pittsburgh
Andrew F. Hill
Andrew F. Hill Victoria University
Catriona McLean
Catriona McLean The Alfred Hospital
Michael W. Parker
Michael W. Parker University of Melbourne

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