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Stefano Volinia

Stefano Volinia

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
73334
World Ranking
8393
National Ranking
279

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
75177
World Ranking
1403
National Ranking
20

Stefano Volinia 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 Volinia sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 360 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefano Volinia 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 Volinia sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 Volinia is affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy. Their research primarily concentrates on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. The scientist's work spans a range of subfields, notably cancer research, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, immunology, and hematology.

Their research topics encompass several molecular and cellular areas including microRNA in disease regulation, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, circular RNAs in diseases, RNA modifications and cancer, blood properties and coagulation, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, and RNA research and splicing.

Recent publications reflect this diversity, with notable papers including:

  • miR-129-5p: A key factor and therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2020, Progress in Neurobiology
  • The network of non-coding RNAs and their molecular targets in breast cancer, 2020, Molecular Cancer
  • A KRAS-responsive long non-coding RNA controls microRNA processing, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Clinical and functional significance of circular RNAs in cytogenetically normal AML, 2020, Blood Advances
  • Torque teno mini virus as a cause of childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia lacking PML/RARA fusion, 2021, Blood

Stefano Volinia frequently collaborates with several researchers. Their most frequent co-authors are:

  • Nicoletta Bianchi
  • Anna Terrazzan
  • Federica Brugnoli
  • Carlo M. Bergamini
  • Francesca Crudele

The scientist has published extensively in several key venues that include:

  • Cancers
  • Biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Non-Coding RNA
  • Cancer Cell

Best Publications

  • A microRNA expression signature of human solid tumors defines cancer gene targets

    Stefano Volinia;George A. Calin;Chang Gong Liu;Stefan Ambs

  • MicroRNA gene expression deregulation in human breast cancer.

    Marilena V. Iorio;Manuela Ferracin;Chang Gong Liu;Angelo Veronese

  • miR-15 and miR-16 induce apoptosis by targeting BCL2.

    Amelia Cimmino;George Adrian Calin;Muller Fabbri;Marilena V. Iorio

  • A MicroRNA Signature Associated with Prognosis and Progression in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

    George Adrian Calin;Manuela Ferracin;Manuela Ferracin;Amelia Cimmino;Gianpiero Di Leva

  • MicroRNA Signatures in Human Ovarian Cancer

    Carlo M. Croce

  • The structural basis for 14-3-3:phosphopeptide binding specificity.

    Michael B Yaffe;Katrin Rittinger;Stefano Volinia;Paul R Caron

  • MicroRNA-29 family reverts aberrant methylation in lung cancer by targeting DNA methyltransferases 3A and 3B.

    Muller Fabbri;Ramiro Garzon;Amelia Cimmino;Amelia Cimmino;Zhongfa Liu

  • The role of microRNA genes in papillary thyroid carcinoma

    Hulling He;Krystian Jazdzewski;Wei Li;Sandya Liyanarachchi

  • MicroRNA expression patterns to differentiate pancreatic adenocarcinoma from normal pancreas and chronic pancreatitis.

    Mark Bloomston;Wendy L. Frankel;Fabio Petrocca;Stefano Volinia;Stefano Volinia

  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Embryonic Stem Cells Are Distinguished by Gene Expression Signatures

    Mark H. Chin;Mike J. Mason;Wei Xie;Stefano Volinia

  • E2F1-Regulated MicroRNAs Impair TGFβ-Dependent Cell-Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Gastric Cancer

    Fabio Petrocca;Fabio Petrocca;Rosa Visone;Mariadele Rapazzotti Onelli;Manisha H. Shah

  • Interferon modulation of cellular microRNAs as an antiviral mechanism.

    Irene M. Pedersen;Guofeng Cheng;Stefan Wieland;Stefano Volinia

  • MicroRNA-29b induces global DNA hypomethylation and tumor suppressor gene reexpression in acute myeloid leukemia by targeting directly DNMT3A and 3B and indirectly DNMT1.

    Ramiro Garzon;Shujun Liu;Muller Fabbri;Zhongfa Liu

  • Relation between microRNA expression and progression and prognosis of gastric cancer: a microRNA expression analysis

    Tetsuya Ueda;Tetsuya Ueda;Stefano Volinia;Stefano Volinia;Hiroshi Okumura;Hiroshi Okumura;Masayoshi Shimizu

  • MiR-15a and miR-16-1 cluster functions in human leukemia.

    George A. Calin;Amelia Cimmino;Muller Fabbri;Manuela Ferracin

  • MicroRNA Expression Abnormalities in Pancreatic Endocrine and Acinar Tumors Are Associated With Distinctive Pathologic Features and Clinical Behavior

    Claudia Roldo;Edoardo Missiaglia;John P. Hagan;Massimo Falconi

  • miR-221 overexpression contributes to liver tumorigenesis

    Pascal Pineau;Stefano Volinia;Katherine McJunkin;Agnès Marchio

  • Genomic profiling of microRNA and messenger RNA reveals deregulated microRNA expression in prostate cancer.

    Stefan Ambs;Robyn L. Prueitt;Ming Yi;Robert S. Hudson

  • The translocation t(8;16)(p11;p13) of acute myeloid leukaemia fuses a putative acetyltransferase to the CREB–binding protein

    Julian Borrow;Vincent P. Stanton;J. Michael Andresen;Reinhard Becher

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase : structure and expression of the 110 kd catalytic subunit

    Ian D. Hiles;Masayuki Otsu;Stefano Volinia;Michael J. Fry

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo M. Croce
Carlo M. Croce The Ohio State University
George A. Calin
George A. Calin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hansjuerg Alder
Hansjuerg Alder The Ohio State University
Guido Marcucci
Guido Marcucci City Of Hope National Medical Center
Clara D. Bloomfield
Clara D. Bloomfield The Ohio State University
Rami I. Aqeilan
Rami I. Aqeilan Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Massimo Negrini
Massimo Negrini University of Ferrara
Gerard J. Nuovo
Gerard J. Nuovo The Ohio State University
Krzysztof Mrózek
Krzysztof Mrózek The Ohio State University
Michael A. Caligiuri
Michael A. Caligiuri City Of Hope National Medical Center

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