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Silvia Spinelli

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
11091
World Ranking
11000
National Ranking
397

Silvia Spinelli 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 Silvia Spinelli sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 252 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Silvia Spinelli 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 Silvia Spinelli 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: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Silvia Spinelli is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, ecology, endocrinology, genetics, and cancer research. The scientific work also covers topics related to bacteriophages and microbial interactions, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Vibrio bacteria research, genomics and phylogenetic studies, cancer genomics and diagnostics, Escherichia coli research studies, and bacterial genetics and biotechnology.

Spinelli has contributed to a range of publications in notable scientific journals. Key recent papers include:

  • "Conserved and Diverse Traits of Adhesion Devices from Siphoviridae Recognizing Proteinaceous or Saccharidic Receptors," 2020, published in Viruses
  • "Revisiting the host adhesion determinants of Streptococcus thermophilus siphophages," 2020, published in Microbial Biotechnology
  • "Anchoring the T6SS to the cell wall: Crystal structure of the peptidoglycan binding domain of the TagL accessory protein," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Structural Insights into Lactococcal Siphophage p2 Baseplate Activation Mechanism," 2020, published in Viruses
  • "Liquid Biopsy in Cancer: Focus on Lymphoproliferative Disorders," 2022, published in Cancers

Frequent collaborators include Christian Cambillau, Adeline Goulet, Deborah D'Aliberti, Rocco Piazza, and Jennifer Mahony.

Spinelli's publications are often found in journals such as Viruses, Microbial Biotechnology, PLoS ONE, Cancers, and Cells. This distribution reflects the multidisciplinary nature of their research work spanning molecular biology and medical fields.

Best Publications

  • Conformations of immunoglobulin hypervariable regions.

    Cyrus Chothia;Cyrus Chothia;Arthur M. Lesk;Anna Tramontano;Michael Levitt;Michael Levitt

  • Mammalian odorant binding proteins

    Mariella Tegoni;Paolo Pelosi;Florence Vincent;Silvia Spinelli

  • Biogenesis and structure of a type VI secretion membrane core complex

    Eric Durand;Van Son Nguyen;Abdelrahim Zoued;Laureen Logger

  • The three-dimensional structure of the aspartyl protease from the HIV-1 isolate BRU.

    S Spinelli;Q Z Liu;P M Alzari;P H Hirel

  • Directed in vitro evolution and crystallographic analysis of a peptide-binding single chain antibody fragment (scFv) with low picomolar affinity

    Christian Zahnd;Silvia Spinelli;Béatrice Luginbühl;Patrick Amstutz

  • Domain swapping creates a third putative combining site in bovine odorant binding protein dimer.

    Mariella Tegoni;Roberto Ramoni;Enrico Bignetti;Silvia Spinelli

  • Crystal Structure of E.Coli Alcohol Dehydrogenase Yqhd: Evidence of a Covalently Modified Nadp Coenzyme

    Gerlind Sulzenbacher;Karine Alvarez;Robert H.H. van den Heuvel;Cees Versluis

  • A common protein fold and similar active site in two distinct families of beta-glycanases.

    Roberto Dominguez;Hélène Souchon;Silvia Spinelli;Zbigniew Dauter

  • Three camelid VHH domains in complex with porcine pancreatic alpha-amylase. Inhibition and versatility of binding topology.

    Aline Desmyter;Silvia Spinelli;Françoise Payan;Marc Lauwereys

  • Camelid Heavy-Chain Variable Domains Provide Efficient Combining Sites to Haptens†

    Silvia Spinelli;Leon G. J. Frenken;Pim Hermans;Theo Verrips

  • The crystal structure of a llama heavy chain variable domain.

    S Spinelli;L Frenken;D Bourgeois;L de Ron

  • Three-dimensional structure determination of an anti-2-phenyloxazolone antibody: the role of somatic mutation and heavy/light chain pairing in the maturation of an immune response.

    P M Alzari;S Spinelli;R A Mariuzza;G Boulot

  • Isolation of llama antibody fragments for prevention of dandruff by phage display in shampoo.

    Edward Dolk;Marcel van der Vaart;David Lutje Hulsik;Gert Vriend

  • Structural basis of sialyltransferase activity in trypanosomal sialidases.

    Alejandro Buschiazzo;Gisele A. Tavares;Gisele A. Tavares;Oscar Campetella;Silvia Spinelli

  • Modular Structure of the Receptor Binding Proteins of Lactococcus lactis Phages THE RBP STRUCTURE OF THE TEMPERATE PHAGE TP901-1

    Silvia Spinelli;Valérie Campanacci;Stéphanie Blangy;Sylvain Moineau

  • Complexes of Porcine Odorant Binding Protein with Odorant Molecules Belonging to Different Chemical Classes

    Florence Vincent;Silvia Spinelli;Roberto Ramoni;Stefano Grolli

  • Structure of the phage TP901-1 1.8 MDa baseplate suggests an alternative host adhesion mechanism

    David Veesler;Silvia Spinelli;Jennifer Mahony;Julie Lichière

  • Crystal structure of Apis mellifera OBP14, a C-minus odorant-binding protein, and its complexes with odorant molecules.

    Silvia Spinelli;Amandine Lagarde;Immacolata Iovinella;Pierre Legrand

  • THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A COCKROACH PHEROMONE-BINDING PROTEIN SUGGESTS A NEW LIGAND BINDING AND RELEASE MECHANISM

    Audrey Lartigue;Arnaud Gruez;Silvia Spinelli;Stéphane Rivière

  • Lactococcal Bacteriophage P2 Receptor-Binding Protein Structure Suggests a Common Ancestor Gene with Bacterial and Mammalian Viruses.

    Silvia Spinelli;Aline Desmyter;C Theo Verrips;Hans J W de Haard

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Cambillau
Christian Cambillau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Mariella Tegoni
Mariella Tegoni Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Eric Cascales
Eric Cascales Aix-Marseille University
Sylvain Moineau
Sylvain Moineau Université Laval
David Veesler
David Veesler University of Washington
Pedro M. Alzari
Pedro M. Alzari Institut Pasteur
Roberto J. Poljak
Roberto J. Poljak University of Maryland, College Park
Paolo Pelosi
Paolo Pelosi Austrian Institute of Technology
Andreas Plückthun
Andreas Plückthun University of Zurich
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University

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