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Alessandra Ferlini

Alessandra Ferlini

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 64 2800 2653 52 48 363 13936

Alessandra Ferlini publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alessandra Ferlini between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alessandra Ferlini published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2021. 31 of the 464 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2021. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 14 publications
1966 2025

464 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alessandra Ferlini: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 3
1989 1
1990 2
1991 4
1992 4
1993 2
1994 3
1995 4
1996 9
1997 9
1998 3
1999 7
2000 1
2001 7
2002 5
2003 6
2004 7
2005 5
2006 5
2007 17
2008 13
2009 22
2010 16
2011 19
2012 34
2013 21
2014 22
2015 22
2016 16
2017 25
2018 17
2019 18
2020 20
2021 36
2022 15
2023 9
2024 17
2025 14
Total 464
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Alessandra Ferlini publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alessandra Ferlini sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 355–364 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 363 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48 363
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Alessandra Ferlini D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alessandra Ferlini sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172 64
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Alessandra Ferlini is affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy and has made contributions predominantly in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research encompasses various subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurology, and Physiology.

Their work spans multiple topics, with key areas of focus comprising:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Among Alessandra Ferlini's recent publications are:

  • "Carpal tunnel syndrome in cardiac amyloidosis: implications for early diagnosis and prognostic role across the spectrum of aetiologies," 2020, European Journal of Heart Failure
  • "Recommendations for whole genome sequencing in diagnostics for rare diseases," 2022, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Comparative proteomic analyses of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy muscles: changes contributing to preserve muscle function in Becker muscular dystrophy patients," 2020, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • "The Genetic Landscape of Dystrophin Mutations in Italy: A Nationwide Study," 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Newborn Screening by Genomic Sequencing: Opportunities and Challenges," 2022, International Journal of Neonatal Screening

The data also identifies several frequent co-authors in Alessandra Ferlini's research collaborations, including:

  • Francesca Gualandi
  • Rita Selvatici
  • F. Fortunato
  • Maria Sofia Falzarano
  • Marcella Neri

Publication venues where Alessandra Ferlini has contributed regularly include:

  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Dystrophin and mutations: one gene, several proteins, multiple phenotypes

    Francesco Muntoni;Silvia Torelli;Alessandra Ferlini

  • Systemic Cardiac Amyloidoses Disease Profiles and Clinical Courses of the 3 Main Types

    Claudio Rapezzi;Giampaolo Merlini;Candida C. Quarta;Letizia Riva

  • Cryptic deletions are a common finding in “balanced” reciprocal and complex chromosome rearrangements: a study of 59 patients

    M De Gregori;R Ciccone;P Magini;T Pramparo

  • Disease profile and differential diagnosis of hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis with exclusively cardiac phenotype: an Italian perspective.

    Claudio Rapezzi;Candida Cristina Quarta;Laura Obici;Federico Perfetto

  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: From Diagnosis to Therapy

    Maria Sofia Falzarano;Chiara Scotton;Chiara Passarelli;Alessandra Ferlini

  • Usefulness and limitations of 99mTc-3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylic acid scintigraphy in the aetiological diagnosis of amyloidotic cardiomyopathy

    Claudio Rapezzi;Candida Cristina Quarta;Pier Luigi Guidalotti;Simone Longhi

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy and prospective therapy with cyclosporins

    Alessia Angelin;Tania Tiepolo;Patrizia Sabatelli;Paolo Grumati

  • Dystrophin levels as low as 30% are sufficient to avoid muscular dystrophy in the human.

    Marcella Neri;Marcella Neri;Silvia Torelli;Sue Brown;Isabella Ugo

  • A comprehensive genomic approach for neuromuscular diseases gives a high diagnostic yield.

    Arunkanth Ankala;Cristina da Silva;Francesca Gualandi;Alessandra Ferlini

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Cognitive Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Phenotype-Genotype Correlation

    Marika Pane;Maria Elena Lombardo;Maria Elena Lombardo;Paolo Alfieri;Adele D'Amico

  • Dystrophin quantification and clinical correlations in Becker muscular dystrophy: implications for clinical trials

    Karen Anthony;Sebahattin Cirak;Silvia Torelli;Giorgio Tasca

  • Preclinical PK and PD Studies on 2′-O-Methyl-phosphorothioate RNA Antisense Oligonucleotides in the mdx Mouse Model

    Hans Heemskerk;Christa De Winter;Petra Van Kuik;Niki Heuvelmans

  • Clinical Outcomes in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Study of 5345 Patients from the TREAT-NMD DMD Global Database

    Zaïda Koeks;Catherine L. Bladen;David Salgado;Erik van Zwet

  • Autosomal recessive myosclerosis myopathy is a collagen VI disorder.

    Luciano Merlini;Elena Martoni;P Grumati;Patrizia Sabatelli

  • A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies a novel locus at 17q11.2 associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Isabella Fogh;Antonia Ratti;Cinzia Gellera;Kuang Lin

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome in cardiac amyloidosis: implications for early diagnosis and prognostic role across the spectrum of aetiologies

    Agnese Milandri;Andrea Farioli;Christian Gagliardi;Simone Longhi

  • Affinity proteomics within rare diseases: a BIO-NMD study for blood biomarkers of muscular dystrophies

    Burcu Ayoglu;Amina Chaouch;Hanns Lochmüller;Luisa Politano

  • Translation from a DMD exon 5 IRES results in a functional dystrophin isoform that attenuates dystrophinopathy in humans and mice

    Nicolas Wein;Adeline Vulin;Maria S. Falzarano;Christina Al Khalili Szigyarto

  • A novel Alu-like element rearranged in the dystrophin gene causes a splicing mutation in a family with X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy.

    Alessandra Ferlini;Nazzareno Galié;Luciano Merlini;Caroline Sewry;Caroline Sewry

  • Parental origin and germline mosaicism of deletions and duplications of the dystrophin gene: a European study

    Anthonie J. van Essen;Stephen Abbs;Montserrat Baiget;Egbert Bakker

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesca Gualandi
Francesca Gualandi University of Ferrara
Francesco Muntoni
Francesco Muntoni University College London
Luciano Merlini
Luciano Merlini University of Bologna
Patrizia Sabatelli
Patrizia Sabatelli National Research Council (CNR)
Paolo Bonaldo
Paolo Bonaldo University of Padua
Eugenio Mercuri
Eugenio Mercuri Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Volker Straub
Volker Straub Newcastle University
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus Leiden University Medical Center
Claudio Rapezzi
Claudio Rapezzi University of Ferrara
Enrico Bertini
Enrico Bertini Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital

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