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Valentina Bollati

Valentina Bollati

University of Milan
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
18433
World Ranking
9512
National Ranking
262

Valentina Bollati 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 Valentina Bollati sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 315 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Valentina Bollati 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 Valentina Bollati 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: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Valentina Bollati is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Their scholarly output covers a broad range of interconnected fields and subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology, and Cancer Research.

Their work frequently addresses topics such as:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Extracellular Vesicles in Disease
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Valentina Bollati has published numerous studies in several recurring venues, including:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some recent papers authored by Bollati and colleagues include:

  • Air pollution exposure and depression: A comprehensive updated systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Unexpected detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the prepandemic period in Italy, 2020, Tumori Journal
  • Serological follow-up of SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic subjects, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The liaison between respiratory failure and high blood pressure: evidence from COVID-19 patients, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • Effects of a Lifestyle Change Intervention on Semen Quality in Healthy Young Men Living in Highly Polluted Areas in Italy: The FASt Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, European Urology Focus

Their frequent collaborators include Chiara Favero, Simona Iodice, Massimiliano Buoli, Luca Ferrari, and Angela Cecilia Pesatori. The volume of collaboration with these co-authors ranges from 29 to 43 joint publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Epigenetics and environmental chemicals.

    Andrea Baccarelli;Valentina Bollati

  • Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity

    Simone Wahl;Alexander Drong;Benjamin Lehne;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh

  • Rapid DNA Methylation Changes after Exposure to Traffic Particles

    Andrea Baccarelli;Robert O. Wright;Valentina Bollati;Letizia Tarantini

  • Changes in DNA Methylation Patterns in Subjects Exposed to Low-Dose Benzene

    Valentina Bollati;Andrea Baccarelli;Lifang Hou;Matteo Bonzini

  • Decline in genomic DNA methylation through aging in a cohort of elderly subjects.

    Valentina Bollati;Joel Schwartz;Joel Schwartz;Robert Wright;Robert Wright;Augusto Litonjua

  • Epigenetics and lifestyle

    Jorge Alejandro Alegría-Torres;Andrea Baccarelli;Valentina Bollati

  • Epigenome-wide association of DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood from Indian Asians and Europeans with incident type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study.

    John C Chambers;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Benjamin Lehne;Alexander Drong

  • Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke in Relation to Blood DNA Methylation

    Andrea Baccarelli;Robert Wright;Valentina Bollati;Augusto Litonjua

  • Global DNA hypomethylation is associated with high serum-persistent organic pollutants in Greenlandic Inuit.

    Jennifer A. Rusiecki;Andrea Baccarelli;Valentina Bollati;Letizia Tarantini

  • Effects of particulate matter on genomic DNA methylation content and iNOS promoter methylation.

    Letizia Tarantini;Matteo Bonzini;Pietro Apostoli;Valeria Pegoraro

  • Exposure to Metal-Rich Particulate Matter Modifies the Expression of Candidate MicroRNAs in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes

    Valentina Bollati;Barbara Marinelli;Pietro Apostoli;Matteo Bonzini

  • Epigenetics and pesticides

    M. Collotta;P.A. Bertazzi;V. Bollati

  • MicroRNAs as potential signatures of environmental exposure or effect: a systematic review.

    Karen Vrijens;Valentina Bollati;Tim S. Nawrot

  • Is there a link between air pollution and mental disorders

    Massimiliano Buoli;Silvia Grassi;Alice Caldiroli;Greta Silvia Carnevali

  • DNA methylation in repetitive elements and Alzheimer disease

    V. Bollati;D. Galimberti;L. Pergoli;E. Dalla Valle

  • Biomarkers of Lead Exposure and DNA Methylation within Retrotransposons

    Robert O. Wright;Joel Schwartz;Rosalind J. Wright;Valentina Bollati

  • Predictors of global methylation levels in blood DNA of healthy subjects: a combined analysis

    Zhong Zheng Zhu;Lifang Hou;Valentina Bollati;Letizia Tarantini

  • Tumor-derived microRNAs induce myeloid suppressor cells and predict immunotherapy resistance in melanoma

    Veronica Huber;Viviana Vallacchi;Viktor Fleming;Xiaoying Hu

  • Stress-Related Methylation of the Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158 Allele Predicts Human Prefrontal Cognition and Activity

    Gianluca Ursini;Valentina Bollati;Leonardo Fazio;Annamaria Porcelli

  • Global and gene-specific promoter methylation changes are related to anti-B[a]PDE-DNA adduct levels and influence micronuclei levels in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-exposed individuals.

    Sofia Pavanello;Valentina Bollati;Angela Cecilia Pesatori;Lucyna Kapka

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Baccarelli
Andrea Baccarelli Columbia University
Pier Alberto Bertazzi
Pier Alberto Bertazzi University of Milan
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Antonino Neri
Antonino Neri University of Milan
Pantel S. Vokonas
Pantel S. Vokonas Boston University
David Sparrow
David Sparrow Boston University
Robert O. Wright
Robert O. Wright Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dario Consonni
Dario Consonni University of Milan
Augusto A. Litonjua
Augusto A. Litonjua University of Rochester Medical Center
Antonella Zanobetti
Antonella Zanobetti Harvard University

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Lifang Hou

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