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Tullio Pozzan

Tullio Pozzan

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
129
Citations
64707
World Ranking
422
National Ranking
4

Tullio Pozzan 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 Tullio Pozzan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 382 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tullio Pozzan 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 Tullio Pozzan 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: 129 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - 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

Tullio Pozzan was affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy throughout their career. Their research spanned multiple interconnected fields, with a focus on neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist's work featured prominently in subfields such as molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, neurology, and epidemiology.

The main research topics addressed included:

  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Phosphodiesterase function and regulation
  • ATP synthase and ATPases research
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling

Among the scientist's recent publications were several papers published between 2020 and 2023. These included:

  • PKA compartmentalization links cAMP signaling and autophagy, 2021, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Intracellular Calcium Dysregulation by the Alzheimer's Disease-Linked Protein Presenilin 2, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Rescue of astrocyte activity by the calcium sensor STIM1 restores long-term synaptic plasticity in female mice modelling Alzheimer's disease, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Presenilin-2 and Calcium Handling: Molecules, Organelles, Cells and Brain Networks, 2020, Cells
  • ORAI2 Down-Regulation Potentiates SOCE and Decreases Aβ42 Accumulation in Human Neuroglioma Cells, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent publication venues for their work included Cells, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Function, Cell Death and Differentiation, and Nature Communications. Publications in Cells and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences were notably recurrent.

Throughout their career, Tullio Pozzan collaborated regularly with several co-authors. The most frequent collaborators were Elisa Greotti, Cristina Fasolato, Paola Pizzo, Konstantinos Lefkimmiatis, and Diana Pendin.

The scientist received several awards and recognitions, reflecting their standing within the scientific community. These included:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2018
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2013, Academy of Science
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 1998
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Calcium homeostasis in intact lymphocytes: cytoplasmic free calcium monitored with a new, intracellularly trapped fluorescent indicator.

    R Y Tsien;T Pozzan;T J Rink

  • 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

  • BAX and BAK Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+: A Control Point for Apoptosis

    Luca Scorrano;Scott A. Oakes;Joseph T. Opferman;Emily H. Cheng

  • 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

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

    Rosario Rizzuto;Tullio Pozzan

  • Cytoplasmic pH and free Mg2+ in lymphocytes.

    T J Rink;R Y Tsien;T Pozzan

  • T-cell mitogens cause early changes in cytoplasmic free Ca2+ and membrane potential in lymphocytes.

    R. Y. Tsien;R. Y. Tsien;T. Pozzan;T. J. Rink

  • 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

  • Discrete microdomains with high concentration of cAMP in stimulated rat neonatal cardiac myocytes.

    Manuela Zaccolo;Tullio Pozzan

  • The Ca2+ concentration of the endoplasmic reticulum is a key determinant of ceramide-induced apoptosis: significance for the molecular mechanism of Bcl-2 action

    Paolo Pinton;Davide Ferrari;Elena Rapizzi;Francesco Di Virgilio

  • Mitochondria as all-round players of the calcium game.

    Rosario Rizzuto;Paolo Bernardi;Tullio Pozzan

  • Cytosolic Ca2+ homeostasis in Ehrlich and Yoshida carcinomas. A new, membrane-permeant chelator of heavy metals reveals that these ascites tumor cell lines have normal cytosolic free Ca2+.

    P Arslan;F Di Virgilio;M Beltrame;R Y Tsien

  • Is cytosolic ionized calcium regulating neutrophil activation

    Tullio Pozzan;Daniel P. Lew;Claes B. Wollheim;Roger Y. Tsien

  • A genetically encoded, fluorescent indicator for cyclic AMP in living cells.

    M Zaccolo;F De Giorgi;C Y Cho;L Feng

  • Chimeric green fluorescent protein as a tool for visualizing subcellular organelles in living cells

    Rosario Rizzuto;Marisa Brini;Paola Pizzo;Marta Murgia

  • Calcium and apoptosis: facts and hypotheses.

    Rosario Rizzuto;Paolo Pinton;Davide Ferrari;Mounia Chami

  • Reduced loading of intracellular Ca(2+) stores and downregulation of capacitative Ca(2+) influx in Bcl-2-overexpressing cells.

    Paolo Pinton;Davide Ferrari;Paulo Magalhães;Klaus Schulze-Osthoff

  • Measurement of cytosolic free Ca2+ with quin2.

    Roger Tsien;Tullio Pozzan

  • The Golgi apparatus is an inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-sensitive Ca2+ store, with functional properties distinct from those of the endoplasmic reticulum.

    Paolo Pinton;Tullio Pozzan;Rosario Rizzuto

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosario Rizzuto
Rosario Rizzuto University of Padua
Paola Pizzo
Paola Pizzo University of Padua
Marisa Brini
Marisa Brini University of Padua
Paolo Pinton
Paolo Pinton University of Ferrara
Manuela Zaccolo
Manuela Zaccolo University of Oxford
Jacopo Meldolesi
Jacopo Meldolesi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Francesco Di Virgilio
Francesco Di Virgilio University of Ferrara
Pompeo Volpe
Pompeo Volpe University of Padua
Daniel Pablo Lew
Daniel Pablo Lew University of Geneva
Susan Treves
Susan Treves University Hospital of Basel

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