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Rosario Rizzuto

Rosario Rizzuto

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
131
Citations
85797
World Ranking
385
National Ranking
3

Rosario Rizzuto 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 Rosario Rizzuto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 411 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rosario Rizzuto 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 Rosario Rizzuto sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 131 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2009 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Mitochondrion

Rosario Rizzuto focuses on Cell biology, Mitochondrion, Calcium signaling, Cytosol and Endoplasmic reticulum. Rosario Rizzuto has researched Cell biology in several fields, including Apoptosis, Biochemistry and Programmed cell death. His Biochemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biophysics and Calcium.

His Mitochondrion research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mitochondrial matrix, Cytoplasm, Organelle and Voltage-dependent calcium channel. His research in Calcium signaling intersects with topics in Molecular biology and Cellular homeostasis. His Endoplasmic reticulum research includes elements of Membrane contact site and Chaperone.

His most cited work include:

  • Close Contacts with the Endoplasmic Reticulum as Determinants of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Responses (1778 citations)
  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018. (1421 citations)
  • A forty-kilodalton protein of the inner membrane is the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (1257 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Cell biology, Mitochondrion, Calcium signaling, Endoplasmic reticulum and Biochemistry. His work deals with themes such as Apoptosis, Programmed cell death, Calcium and Cytosol, which intersect with Cell biology. His studies in Programmed cell death integrate themes in fields like Autophagy and Signal transduction.

The various areas that Rosario Rizzuto examines in his Mitochondrion study include Uniporter, Mitochondrial matrix, Organelle and Homeostasis. His Biochemistry research incorporates themes from Molecular biology and Skeletal muscle. In his research on the topic of Aequorin, Photoprotein is strongly related with Biophysics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell biology (62.69%)
  • Mitochondrion (44.04%)
  • Calcium signaling (22.80%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Cell biology (62.69%)
  • Mitochondrion (44.04%)
  • Skeletal muscle (8.03%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Cell biology, Mitochondrion, Skeletal muscle, Calcium and Homeostasis. His studies deal with areas such as Calcium metabolism and Mitochondrial calcium uptake as well as Cell biology. He interconnects Uniporter, Cytosol, Programmed cell death and Organelle in the investigation of issues within Mitochondrion.

His work carried out in the field of Cytosol brings together such families of science as Aequorin and Intracellular. Rosario Rizzuto combines subjects such as Autophagy and Neuroscience with his study of Programmed cell death. The concepts of his Calcium study are interwoven with issues in Biochemistry and Disease.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018. (1421 citations)
  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015 (591 citations)
  • Lysosomal calcium signalling regulates autophagy through calcineurin and TFEB (587 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

Mitochondrion, Cell biology, Organelle, Calcium and Homeostasis are his primary areas of study. His Mitochondrion research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Loss function, Protein subunit and Skeletal muscle. The study incorporates disciplines such as Oxidative phosphorylation, Disease and Programmed cell death in addition to Cell biology.

His Organelle study combines topics in areas such as Endoplasmic reticulum and Cytosol. His research in Calcium focuses on subjects like Inner mitochondrial membrane, which are connected to Biophysics, Antiporter and Mitochondrial matrix. His research integrates issues of Cellular homeostasis and Cellular respiration in his study of Calcium signaling.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Close Contacts with the Endoplasmic Reticulum as Determinants of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Responses

    Rosario Rizzuto;Paolo Pinton;Paolo Pinton;Walter Carrington;Walter Carrington;Frederic S. Fay;Frederic S. Fay

  • A forty-kilodalton protein of the inner membrane is the mitochondrial calcium uniporter

    Diego De Stefani;Anna Raffaello;Enrico Teardo;Ildikò Szabò

  • Mitochondria as sensors and regulators of calcium signalling

    Rosario Rizzuto;Diego De Stefani;Anna Raffaello;Cristina Mammucari

  • Molecular and cellular physiology of intracellular calcium stores

    T. Pozzan;R. Rizzuto;P. Volpe;J. Meldolesi

  • Microdomains with high Ca2+ close to IP3-sensitive channels that are sensed by neighboring mitochondria

    Rosario Rizzuto;Marisa Brini;Marta Murgia;Tullio Pozzan

  • Chaperone-mediated coupling of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial Ca2+ channels.

    György Szabadkai;Katiuscia Bianchi;Péter Várnai;Diego De Stefani

  • Microdomains of intracellular Ca2+: molecular determinants and functional consequences.

    Rosario Rizzuto;Tullio Pozzan

  • Regulation of autophagy by cytoplasmic p53

    Ezgi Tasdemir;M. Chiara Maiuri;M. Chiara Maiuri;M. Chiara Maiuri;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Ilio Vitale;Ilio Vitale

  • Electron Transfer between Cytochrome c and p66Shc Generates Reactive Oxygen Species that Trigger Mitochondrial Apoptosis

    Marco Giorgio;Enrica Migliaccio;Francesca Orsini;Demis Paolucci

  • Calcium and apoptosis: ER-mitochondria Ca2+ transfer in the control of apoptosis

    P Pinton;C Giorgi;C Giorgi;R Siviero;E Zecchini

  • Lysosomal calcium signalling regulates autophagy through calcineurin and TFEB

    Diego L. Medina;Simone Di Paola;Ivana Peluso;Andrea Armani

  • Control of Macroautophagy by Calcium, Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase Kinase-β, and Bcl-2

    Maria Høyer-Hansen;Lone Bastholm;Piotr Szyniarowski;Michelangelo Campanella

  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    L. Galluzzi;J. M. Bravo-San Pedro;I. Vitale;S. A. Aaronson

  • Rapid changes of mitochondrial Ca2+ revealed by specifically targeted recombinant aequorin.

    Rosario Rizzuto;Alec W. M. Simpson;Alec W. M. Simpson;Marisa Brini;Tullio Pozzan

  • Regulation of mitochondrial ATP synthesis by calcium: Evidence for a long-term metabolic priming

    Laurence S. Jouaville;Paolo Pinton;Carlo Bastianutto;Guy A. Rutter

  • MAM: more than just a housekeeper

    Teruo Hayashi;Rosario Rizzuto;Gyorgy Hajnoczky;Tsung-Ping Su

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring cell death in higher eukaryotes

    L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;S. A. Aaronson;J. Abrams;E. S. Alnemri

  • PERK is required at the ER-mitochondrial contact sites to convey apoptosis after ROS-based ER stress

    Verfaillie T;Rubio N;Rubio N;Garg Ad;Bultynck G

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Pinton
Paolo Pinton University of Ferrara
Tullio Pozzan
Tullio Pozzan University of Padua
Marisa Brini
Marisa Brini University of Padua
Gyorgy Szabadkai
Gyorgy Szabadkai University College London
Carlotta Giorgi
Carlotta Giorgi University of Ferrara
Guy A. Rutter
Guy A. Rutter Imperial College London
Mariusz R. Wieckowski
Mariusz R. Wieckowski Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. Marcelego Nenckiego
Eric A. Schon
Eric A. Schon Columbia University Medical Center
Ildikò Szabò
Ildikò Szabò University of Padua
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité

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