Enrico Rizzarelli

12.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
305 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Enrico Rizzarelli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Enrico Rizzarelli has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Molecular Biology, 94 papers in Physiology and 89 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Enrico Rizzarelli's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (62 papers), Trace Elements in Health (51 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (49 papers). Enrico Rizzarelli is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (62 papers), Trace Elements in Health (51 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (49 papers). Enrico Rizzarelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Hungary. Enrico Rizzarelli's co-authors include Vittorio Calabrese, Graziella Vecchio, Raffaele P. Bonomo, Giuseppe Pappalardo, A. M. Giuffrida Stella, D. Allan Butterfield, Diego La Mendola, Cesare Mancuso, Menotti Calvani and Giuseppe Arena and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Enrico Rizzarelli

303 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Nitric oxide in the central nervous system: neuroprotecti... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Nitric oxide in the central nervous system: neuroprotection versus neurotoxicity
    2007 1.2k citations Vittorio Calabrese, Cesare Mancuso et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Enrico Rizzarelli Italy 50 4.0k 3.4k 2.0k 1.6k 1.5k 305 10.7k
Joy Joseph United States 62 6.7k 1.7× 3.7k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 147 14.9k
Mi Hee Lim South Korea 55 3.1k 0.8× 3.9k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 2.3k 1.6× 182 11.2k
Robin A.J. Smith New Zealand 54 9.1k 2.3× 2.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 541 0.3× 723 0.5× 135 14.8k
Peter Faller France 59 4.1k 1.0× 5.6k 1.6× 676 0.3× 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 181 11.2k
Henryk Kozłowski Poland 50 5.4k 1.3× 1.5k 0.5× 2.5k 1.3× 3.7k 2.4× 2.9k 1.9× 450 13.1k
Kevin J. Barnham Australia 66 7.0k 1.7× 9.3k 2.7× 1.3k 0.6× 2.7k 1.7× 1.8k 1.2× 221 18.3k
Larry K. Keefer United States 61 3.9k 1.0× 5.1k 1.5× 1.8k 0.9× 892 0.6× 730 0.5× 275 13.9k
Christian Schöneich United States 62 7.4k 1.8× 2.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 411 0.3× 1.3k 0.8× 280 12.2k
Matthew Whiteman United Kingdom 65 5.4k 1.3× 4.1k 1.2× 841 0.4× 309 0.2× 1.2k 0.8× 219 17.1k
Luigi Casella Italy 51 2.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.3× 1.8k 0.9× 2.2k 1.4× 428 0.3× 255 9.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Enrico Rizzarelli

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Enrico Rizzarelli's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Enrico Rizzarelli with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Enrico Rizzarelli more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Enrico Rizzarelli

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Enrico Rizzarelli. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Enrico Rizzarelli. The network helps show where Enrico Rizzarelli may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Enrico Rizzarelli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Enrico Rizzarelli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Enrico Rizzarelli based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Enrico Rizzarelli. Enrico Rizzarelli is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Greco, Valentina, Valeria Lanza, Barbara Tomasello, et al.. (2025). Copper Complexes with New Glycyl-l-histidyl-l-lysine–Hyaluronan Conjugates Show Antioxidant Properties and Osteogenic and Angiogenic Synergistic Effects. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 36(4). 662–675. 1 indexed citations
2.
Naletova, Irina, Francesco Attanasio, Teresa Sibillano, et al.. (2025). Carnosine Biofunctionalized Hydroxyapatite Induces Copper-Driven Osteogenesis and Angiogenesis, Strengthening Its Bone Regenerative Capacities. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 11(10). 5878–5894.
3.
Magrı̀, Antonio, Barbara Tomasello, Irina Naletova, et al.. (2024). New BDNF and NT-3 Cyclic Mimetics Concur with Copper to Activate Trophic Signaling Pathways as Potential Molecular Entities to Protect Old Brains from Neurodegeneration. Biomolecules. 14(9). 1104–1104. 1 indexed citations
4.
Tomasello, Barbara, Francesco Bellia, Irina Naletova, et al.. (2024). BDNF- and VEGF-Responsive Stimulus to an NGF Mimic Cyclic Peptide with Copper Ionophore Capability and Ctr1/CCS-Driven Signaling. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 15(9). 1755–1769. 5 indexed citations
5.
Giacomelli, Chiara, Mariagrazia Fortino, Tiziano Marzo, et al.. (2022). Neurotrophic Activity and Its Modulation by Zinc Ion of a Dimeric Peptide Mimicking the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor N-Terminal Region. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 13(23). 3453–3463. 8 indexed citations
6.
Magrı̀, Antonio, Giovanni Tabbı̀, Irina Naletova, et al.. (2022). A Deeper Insight in Metal Binding to the hCtr1 N-terminus Fragment: Affinity, Speciation and Binding Mode of Binuclear Cu2+ and Mononuclear Ag+ Complex Species. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(6). 2929–2929. 9 indexed citations
7.
Magrı̀, Antonio, Diego La Mendola, & Enrico Rizzarelli. (2021). Nerve Growth Factor Peptides Bind Copper(II) with High Affinity: A Thermodynamic Approach to Unveil Overlooked Neurotrophin Roles. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(10). 5085–5085. 7 indexed citations
8.
Magrı̀, Antonio, Giovanni Tabbı̀, Giuseppe Di Natale, et al.. (2020). Zinc Interactions with a Soluble Mutated Rat Amylin to Mimic Whole Human Amylin: An Experimental and Simulation Approach to Understand Stoichiometry, Speciation and Coordination of the Metal Complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(57). 13072–13084. 6 indexed citations
9.
Magrı̀, Antonio, Giulia Grasso, Federico Corti, et al.. (2018). Peptides derived from the histidine–proline rich glycoprotein bind copper ions and exhibit anti-angiogenic properties. Dalton Transactions. 47(28). 9492–9503. 16 indexed citations
10.
Magrı̀, Antonio, Adriana Pietropaolo, Giovanni Tabbı̀, Diego La Mendola, & Enrico Rizzarelli. (2017). From Peptide Fragments to Whole Protein: Copper(II) Load and Coordination Features of IAPP. Chemistry - A European Journal. 23(71). 17898–17902. 11 indexed citations
11.
Satriano, Cristina, Lorena Maria Cucci, Chiara Giacomelli, et al.. (2016). Angiogenin-mimetic peptide functionalised gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy applications. Microchemical Journal. 136. 157–163. 11 indexed citations
12.
Santoro, Anna Maria, Francesco Attanasio, Valeria Lanza, et al.. (2016). Copper(II) ions affect the gating dynamics of the 20S proteasome: a molecular and in cell study. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33444–33444. 42 indexed citations
13.
Arena, Giuseppe, et al.. (2013). Copper(II)-chelating homocarnosine glycoconjugate as a new multifunctional compound. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 131. 56–63. 32 indexed citations
14.
Rampazzo, Enrico, Sara Bonacchi, Damiano Genovese, et al.. (2011). A Versatile Strategy for Signal Amplification Based on Core/Shell Silica Nanoparticles. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(48). 13429–13432. 42 indexed citations
15.
Corona, Carlo, Valério Frazzini, Elena Silvestri, et al.. (2011). Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Carnosine on Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Amyloid Pathology, and Cognitive Deficits in 3xTg-AD Mice. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17971–e17971. 154 indexed citations
16.
Bellia, Francesco, Vittorio Calabrese, Francesca Guarino, et al.. (2009). Carnosinase Levels in Aging Brain: Redox State Induction and Cellular Stress Response. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 11(11). 2759–2775. 53 indexed citations
17.
Calabrese, Vittorio, Carolin Cornelius, Enrico Rizzarelli, et al.. (2009). Nitric Oxide in Cell Survival: A Janus Molecule. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 11(11). 2717–2739. 159 indexed citations
18.
Pietropaolo, Adriana, Luca Muccioli, Claudio Zannoni, & Enrico Rizzarelli. (2009). Conformational Preferences of the Full Chicken Prion Protein in Solution and Its Differences with Respect to Mammals. ChemPhysChem. 10(9-10). 1500–1510. 7 indexed citations
19.
Calabrese, Vittorio, Cesare Mancuso, Menotti Calvani, et al.. (2007). Nitric oxide in the central nervous system: neuroprotection versus neurotoxicity. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 8(10). 766–775. 1221 indexed citations breakdown →
20.
Grasso, Giuseppe, Roberta D’Agata, Enrico Rizzarelli, et al.. (2005). Activity of anchored human matrix metalloproteinase‐1 catalytic domain on Au (111) surfaces monitored by ESI‐MS. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 40(12). 1565–1571. 29 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Joy Joseph Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mi Hee Lim Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robin A.J. Smith Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Peter Faller Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Henryk Kozłowski Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kevin J. Barnham Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Larry K. Keefer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christian Schöneich Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Matthew Whiteman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Luigi Casella
Rankless by CCL
2026