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Daniele Ghezzi

Daniele Ghezzi

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
51
Citations
8520
World Ranking
3870
National Ranking
88

Daniele Ghezzi 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 Daniele Ghezzi sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 153 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniele Ghezzi 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 Daniele Ghezzi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniele Ghezzi is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 147 publications in this domain. Subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, and Neurology.

The scientist's work is notably concentrated on topics related to mitochondrial biology and disorders. Main topics addressed in their research contributions include:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism

Examples of recent publications by Daniele Ghezzi include:

  • Clinical implementation of RNA sequencing for Mendelian disease diagnostics, 2022, Genome Medicine
  • Impaired complex I repair causes recessive Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • ATPase Domain AFG3L2 Mutations Alter OPA1 Processing and Cause Optic Neuropathy, 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • Current and New Next-Generation Sequencing Approaches to Study Mitochondrial DNA, 2021, Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
  • A homozygous MRPL24 mutation causes a complex movement disorder and affects the mitoribosome assembly, 2020, Neurobiology of Disease

Daniele Ghezzi frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Andrea Legati
  • Costanza Lamperti
  • Eleonora Lamantea
  • Alessia Nasca
  • Holger Prokisch

Their publications have been disseminated across various venues, with frequent contributions appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain
  • Human Mutation
  • Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

Best Publications

  • Genetic diagnosis of Mendelian disorders via RNA sequencing

    Laura S. Kremer;Daniel M. Bader;Daniel M. Bader;Christian Mertes;Robert Kopajtich

  • SDHAF1, encoding a LYR complex-II specific assembly factor, is mutated in SDH-defective infantile leukoencephalopathy.

    Daniele Ghezzi;Paola Goffrini;Graziella Uziel;Rita Horvath;Rita Horvath

  • Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup K is associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease in Italians.

    Daniele Ghezzi;Cecilia Marelli;Alessandro Achilli;Stefano Goldwurm

  • Leukoencephalopathy with thalamus and brainstem involvement and high lactate 'LTBL' caused by EARS2 mutations

    Marjan E. Steenweg;Daniele Ghezzi;Tobias Haack;Truus E.M. Abbink

  • Severe X-linked mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor.

    Daniele Ghezzi;Irina Sevrioukova;Federica Invernizzi;Costanza Lamperti

  • Novel (ovario) leukodystrophy related to AARS2 mutations

    Cristina Dallabona;Daria Diodato;Sietske H. Kevelam;Tobias B. Haack

  • Mutations of the Mitochondrial-tRNA Modifier MTO1 Cause Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Lactic Acidosis

    Daniele Ghezzi;Enrico Baruffini;Tobias B. Haack;Federica Invernizzi

  • Mutations in TTC19 cause mitochondrial complex III deficiency and neurological impairment in humans and flies

    Daniele Ghezzi;Paola Arzuffi;Mauro Zordan;Caterina Da Re

  • Assembly factors of human mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes: physiology and pathophysiology.

    Daniele Ghezzi;Massimo Zeviani

  • The Mitochondrial Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetases: Genes and Syndromes

    Daria Diodato;Daniele Ghezzi;Valeria Tiranti

  • Mutations in FBXL4, Encoding a Mitochondrial Protein, Cause Early-Onset Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy

    Xiaowu Gai;Daniele Ghezzi;Mark A. Johnson;Caroline A. Biagosch

  • Cowchock Syndrome Is Associated with a Mutation in Apoptosis-Inducing Factor

    Carlo Rinaldi;Christopher Grunseich;Irina F. Sevrioukova;Alice Schindler

  • Mutations in GTPBP3 Cause a Mitochondrial Translation Defect Associated with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Encephalopathy

    Robert Kopajtich;Thomas J. Nicholls;Joanna Rorbach;Metodi D. Metodiev

  • FASTKD2 nonsense mutation in an infantile mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.

    Daniele Ghezzi;Ann Saada;Pio D'Adamo;Erika Fernandez-Vizarra

  • Riboflavin-Responsive and -Non-responsive Mutations in FAD Synthase Cause Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase and Combined Respiratory-Chain Deficiency

    Rikke K.J. Olsen;Eliška Koňaříková;Teresa A. Giancaspero;Signe Mosegaard

  • Disease-Causing SDHAF1 Mutations Impair Transfer of Fe-S Clusters to SDHB

    Nunziata Maio;Daniele Ghezzi;Daniela Verrigni;Teresa Rizza

  • Impaired complex I repair causes recessive Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy

    Sarah L. Stenton;Natalia L. Sheremet;Claudia B. Catarino;Natalia A. Andreeva

  • VARS2 and TARS2 Mutations in Patients with Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies

    Daria Diodato;Laura Melchionda;Tobias B. Haack;Cristina Dallabona

  • RNASEH1 Mutations Impair mtDNA Replication and Cause Adult-Onset Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy.

    Aurelio Reyes;Laura Melchionda;Alessia Nasca;Franco Carrara

  • COQ4 Mutations Cause a Broad Spectrum of Mitochondrial Disorders Associated with CoQ10 Deficiency

    Gloria Brea-Calvo;Tobias B. Haack;Daniela Karall;Akira Ohtake

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Zeviani
Massimo Zeviani University of Padua
Eleonora Lamantea
Eleonora Lamantea Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Holger Prokisch
Holger Prokisch Technical University of Munich
Tobias B. Haack
Tobias B. Haack University of Tübingen
Enrico Bertini
Enrico Bertini Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Tim M. Strom
Tim M. Strom Technical University of Munich
Rosalba Carrozzo
Rosalba Carrozzo Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Robert W. Taylor
Robert W. Taylor Newcastle University
Thomas Meitinger
Thomas Meitinger Technical University of Munich
Johannes A. Mayr
Johannes A. Mayr Paracelsus Medical University

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