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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
33127
World Ranking
2664
National Ranking
50

Stefano Fais 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 Stefano Fais sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 254 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.

Stefano Fais 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 Stefano Fais 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: 88 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 Italy Leader Award

Overview

Stefano Fais is affiliated with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy. Their research spans interdisciplinary areas primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. They have a considerable focus on molecular biology and its applications in understanding disease mechanisms.

Their publication record includes a significant number of papers in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (10 publications)
  • Cancers (6 publications)
  • Preprints.org (4 publications)
  • Antioxidants (3 publications)
  • Seminars in Cancer Biology (3 publications)

The main fields of study in which Stefano Fais has contributed are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (59 publications)
  • Medicine (28 publications)

Their work extends into these subfields:

  • Molecular Biology (40 publications)
  • Cancer Research (16 publications)
  • Materials Chemistry (4 publications)
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (4 publications)
  • Surgery (4 publications)

The scholar's primary research interests focus on topics such as:

  • Extracellular vesicles in disease (36 publications)
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation (20 publications)
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (10 publications)
  • Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (8 publications)
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 publications)
  • Circular RNAs in diseases (6 publications)
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (6 publications)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Mariantonia Logozzi (24 collaborations)
  • Rossella Di Raimo (19 collaborations)
  • Davide Mizzoni (19 collaborations)
  • Alessandro Sciarra (6 collaborations)
  • Khalid O. Alfarouk (5 collaborations)

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Stefano Fais include:

  • "The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Dynamics in Cancer and Its Dependency on Intracellular pH" (2020), published in Metabolites
  • "Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: From Current Knowledge to the Role of Metabolomics and Exosomes" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Immunocapture-based ELISA to characterize and quantify exosomes in both cell culture supernatants and body fluids" (2020), published in Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology
  • "Exosomes: A Source for New and Old Biomarkers in Cancer" (2020), published in Cancers
  • "The Potentiality of Plant-Derived Nanovesicles in Human Health-A Comparison with Human Exosomes and Artificial Nanoparticles" (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions

    María Yáñez-Mó;Pia R.-M. Siljander;Zoraida Andreu;Apolonija Bedina Zavec

  • Microenvironmental pH Is a Key Factor for Exosome Traffic in Tumor Cells

    Isabella Parolini;Cristina Federici;Carla Raggi;Luana Lugini

  • Applying extracellular vesicles based therapeutics in clinical trials - an ISEV position paper

    Thomas Lener;Mario Gimona;Ludwig Aigner;Verena Börger

  • High Levels of Exosomes Expressing CD63 and Caveolin-1 in Plasma of Melanoma Patients

    Mariantonia Logozzi;Angelo De Milito;Luana Lugini;Martina Borghi

  • Induction of lymphocyte apoptosis by tumor cell secretion of FasL-bearing microvesicles.

    Giovanna Andreola;Licia Rivoltini;Chiara Castelli;Veronica Huber

  • Modulation of microenvironment acidity reverses anergy in human and murine tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes.

    Arianna Calcinotto;Paola Filipazzi;Matteo Grioni;Manuela Iero

  • Human Tumor-Released Microvesicles Promote the Differentiation of Myeloid Cells with Transforming Growth Factor-β–Mediated Suppressive Activity on T Lymphocytes

    Roberta Valenti;Veronica Huber;Paola Filipazzi;Lorenzo Pilla

  • Human colorectal cancer cells induce T-cell death through release of proapoptotic microvesicles: role in immune escape.

    Veronica Huber;Stefano Fais;Manuela Iero;Luana Lugini

  • Tumour-released exosomes and their implications in cancer immunity

    M Iero;R Valenti;V Huber;P Filipazzi

  • Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitor Pretreatment on Resistance of Solid Tumors to Cytotoxic Drugs

    Francesca Luciani;Massimo Spada;Angelo De Milito;Agnese Molinari

  • Evidence-Based Clinical Use of Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles in Nanomedicine

    Stefano Fais;Lorraine O'Driscoll;Francesc E. Borras;Edit Buzas

  • Immune Surveillance Properties of Human NK Cell-Derived Exosomes

    Luana Lugini;Serena Cecchetti;Veronica Huber;Francesca Luciani

  • Exosomes: the future of biomarkers in medicine.

    Francesca Properzi;Mariantonia Logozzi;Stefano Fais

  • Immunity to cancer: attack and escape in T lymphocyte–tumor cell interaction

    Licia Rivoltini;Matteo Carrabba;Veronica Huber;Chiara Castelli

  • Expression of CCR-7, MIP-3β, and Th-1 chemokines in type I IFN-induced monocyte-derived dendritic cells: importance for the rapid acquisition of potent migratory and functional activities

    Stefania Parlato;Stefano M. Santini;Caterina Lapenta;Tiziana Di Pucchio

  • Exosome Release and Low pH Belong to a Framework of Resistance of Human Melanoma Cells to Cisplatin

    Cristina Federici;Francesco Petrucci;Stefano Caimi;Albino Cesolini

  • Proton Pump Inhibitors Induce Apoptosis of Human B-Cell Tumors through a Caspase-Independent Mechanism Involving Reactive Oxygen Species

    Angelo De Milito;Elisabetta Iessi;Mariantonia Logozzi;Francesco Lozupone

  • Tumor acidity, chemoresistance and proton pump inhibitors.

    Angelo De Milito;Stefano Fais

  • Targeting vacuolar H+-ATPases as a new strategy against cancer.

    Stefano Fais;Angelo De Milito;Haiyan You;Wenxin Qin

  • Applying extracellular vesicles based therapeutics in clinical trials

    Thomas Lener;Mario Gimona;Ludwig Aigner;Verena Börger

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo De Milito
Angelo De Milito Karolinska Institute
Licia Rivoltini
Licia Rivoltini Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Filippo Belardelli
Filippo Belardelli National Research Council (CNR)
Francesco Cappello
Francesco Cappello University of Palermo
Giorgio Parmiani
Giorgio Parmiani University of Siena
Walter Malorni
Walter Malorni University of Rome Tor Vergata
Maria Marino
Maria Marino Roma Tre University
Paola Matarrese
Paola Matarrese Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Giuseppe Arancia
Giuseppe Arancia Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Mario Falchi
Mario Falchi King's College London

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