2026 Stefano Piccolo: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	72	1297	1156	22	22	132	45499

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Stefano Piccolo is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research spans multiple domains within biological sciences, predominantly focusing on molecular and cell biology and their applications in medicine.

Piccolo's main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 52 publications, and Medicine with 22 publications. These fields are further specialized into subfields such as Cell Biology (23 publications), Molecular Biology (20 publications), Oncology (9 publications), Biophysics (5 publications), and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (5 publications).

The scientist's work centers around several key topics related to cancer biology and cellular mechanisms. Primary topics include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (28 publications), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (16 publications), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (12 publications), Cell Image Analysis Techniques (10 publications), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 publications), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 publications), and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (6 publications).

Stefano Piccolo has contributed research to various reputable publication venues. Frequent venues include:

Cancer Research (4 publications)
Nature Materials (2 publications)
Nature (2 publications)
Nature Communications (2 publications)
Advanced Healthcare Materials (2 publications)

Recent research papers authored by or involving Piccolo include:

Reprogramming normal cells into tumour precursors requires ECM stiffness and oncogene-mediated changes of cell mechanical properties, 2020, Nature Materials
LifeTime and improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine, 2020, Nature
Single-cell analyses reveal YAP/TAZ as regulators of stemness and cell plasticity in glioblastoma, 2020, Nature Cancer
Epigenomic landscape of human colorectal cancer unveils an aberrant core of pan-cancer enhancers orchestrated by YAP/TAZ, 2021, Nature Communications
ATR is essential for preservation of cell mechanics and nuclear integrity during interstitial migration, 2020, Nature Communications

Collaboration is a notable aspect of the scientist's work. Frequent co-authors include:

Francesca Zanconato (14 joint publications)
Michelangelo Cordenonsi (13 joint publications)
Tito Panciera (10 joint publications)
Silvio Bicciato (8 joint publications)
Matteo Fassan (7 joint publications)

Stefano Piccolo has been recognized by the scientific community as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2019.

Best Publications

Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction

Sirio Dupont;Leonardo Morsut;Mariaceleste Aragona;Elena Enzo

6832
Citations
YAP/TAZ at the Roots of Cancer

Francesca Zanconato;Michelangelo Cordenonsi;Stefano Piccolo

2011
Citations
The Biology of YAP/TAZ: Hippo Signaling and Beyond

Stefano Piccolo;Sirio Dupont;Michelangelo Cordenonsi

1646
Citations
A Mechanical Checkpoint Controls Multicellular Growth through YAP/TAZ Regulation by Actin-Processing Factors

Mariaceleste Aragona;Tito Panciera;Andrea Manfrin;Stefano Giulitti

1619
Citations
Dorsoventral Patterning in Xenopus: Inhibition of Ventral Signals by Direct Binding of Chordin to BMP-4

Stefano Piccolo;Yoshiki Sasai;Bin Lu;Eddy M De Robertis

1419
Citations
The Hippo Transducer TAZ Confers Cancer Stem Cell-Related Traits on Breast Cancer Cells

Michelangelo Cordenonsi;Francesca Zanconato;Luca Azzolin;Mattia Forcato

1401
Citations
MicroRNA control of signal transduction.

Masafumi Inui;Graziano Martello;Stefano Piccolo

1366
Citations
Mechanobiology of YAP and TAZ in physiology and disease

Tito Panciera;Luca Azzolin;Michelangelo Cordenonsi;Stefano Piccolo

1251
Citations
The head inducer Cerberus is a multifunctional antagonist of Nodal, BMP and Wnt signals.

Stefano Piccolo;Stefano Piccolo;Eric Agius;Luc Leyns;Luc Leyns;Subha Bhattacharyya

1241
Citations
Frzb-1 is a secreted antagonist of Wnt signaling expressed in the Spemann Organizer.

Luc Leyns;Tewis Bouwmeester;Sung-Hyun Kim;Stefano Piccolo

1099
Citations
Genome-wide association between YAP/TAZ/TEAD and AP-1 at enhancers drives oncogenic growth

Francesca Zanconato;Mattia Forcato;Giusy Battilana;Luca Azzolin

1080
Citations
YAP/TAZ Incorporation in the β-Catenin Destruction Complex Orchestrates the Wnt Response

Luca Azzolin;Tito Panciera;Sandra Soligo;Elena Enzo

1062
Citations
Transduction of mechanical and cytoskeletal cues by YAP and TAZ

Georg Halder;Sirio Dupont;Stefano Piccolo

985
Citations
A Mutant-p53/Smad Complex Opposes p63 to Empower TGFβ-Induced Metastasis

Maddalena Adorno;Michelangelo Cordenonsi;Marco Montagner;Sirio Dupont

944
Citations
YAP/TAZ upstream signals and downstream responses

Antonio Totaro;Tito Panciera;Stefano Piccolo

923
Citations
Mapping Wnt/β-catenin signaling during mouse development and in colorectal tumors

Silvia Maretto;Michelangelo Cordenonsi;Sirio Dupont;Paola Braghetta

922
Citations
A MicroRNA targeting dicer for metastasis control.

Graziano Martello;Antonio Rosato;Francesco Ferrari;Andrea Manfrin

803
Citations
Metabolic control of YAP and TAZ by the mevalonate pathway

Giovanni Sorrentino;Naomi Ruggeri;Valeria Specchia;Michelangelo Cordenonsi

776
Citations
FAM/USP9x, a Deubiquitinating Enzyme Essential for TGFβ Signaling, Controls Smad4 Monoubiquitination

Sirio Dupont;Anant Mamidi;Michelangelo Cordenonsi;Marco Montagner

621
Citations
YAP/TAZ-Dependent Reprogramming of Colonic Epithelium Links ECM Remodeling to Tissue Regeneration

Shiro Yui;Luca Azzolin;Martti Maimets;Marianne Terndrup Pedersen

532
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvio Bicciato University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Paolo Bonaldo University of Padua

Matteo Fassan University of Padua

Sarah E. Millar University of Pennsylvania

John C. Marioni European Bioinformatics Institute

Wolf Reik Babraham Institute

E. M. De Robertis University of California, Los Angeles

Giuseppe Basso University of Padua

Thierry Voet KU Leuven

Christoph Bock Austrian Academy of Sciences

External Links

Personal website of Stefano Piccolo

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