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Edoardo Boncinelli 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 Edoardo Boncinelli sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 159 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edoardo Boncinelli 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 Edoardo Boncinelli sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 52nd percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Edoardo Boncinelli is affiliated with the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy. Their academic contributions include research publications focusing on intersections of knowledge, emotion, and reason, as well as topics related to human existence from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Their recent publication record includes the following papers:

  • La neuroformazione: un incrocio tra conoscenza e sapere, emozione e ragione (2020) published in FOR Rivista per la formazione
  • ESSERE UMANI (2023) published in Rendiconti. Classe di lettere e scienze morali e storiche

The frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • FOR Rivista per la formazione
  • Rendiconti. Classe di lettere e scienze morali e storiche

A list of their known awards includes:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (1995)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Their research field primarily encompasses studies related to knowledge formation and humanistic inquiry, reflected in the thematic focus of their scholarly work.

Best Publications

  • Nested expression domains of four homeobox genes in developing rostral brain.

    Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Massimo Gulisano;Anna Stornaiuolo

  • A vertebrate gene related to orthodenticle contains a homeodomain of the bicoid class and demarcates anterior neuroectoderm in the gastrulating mouse embryo.

    Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Antonio Mallamaci;Anna Stornaiuolo

  • A distinct Hox code for the branchial region of the vertebrate head

    Paul Hunt;Massimo Gulisano;Martyn Cook;Mai-Har Sham

  • Sequential activation of HOX2 homeobox genes by retinoic acid in human embryonal carcinoma cells

    Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Laura Arcioni;Peter W. Andrews

  • Two vertebrate homeobox genes related to the Drosophila empty spiracles gene are expressed in the embryonic cerebral cortex.

    Antonio Simeone;Massimo Gulisano;Dario Acampora;Anna Stornaiuolo

  • The Xenopus homologue of Otx2 is a maternal homeobox gene that demarcates and specifies anterior body regions.

    Maria Pannese;Cristiana Polo;Massimiliano Andreazzoli;Robert Vignali

  • The human HOX gene family

    Dario Acampora;Maurizio D'Esposito;Antonio Faiella;Maria Pannese

  • The caudal limit of Otx2 expression positions the isthmic organizer

    Vania Broccoli;Edoardo Boncinelli;Wolfgang Wurst

  • Germline mutations in the homeobox gene EMX2 in patients with severe schizencephaly

    Silvia Brunelli;Antonio Faiella;Valeria Capra;Vincenzo Nigro

  • Differential regulation by retinoic acid of the homeobox genes of the four HOX loci in human embryonal carcinoma cells

    Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Vincenzo Nigro;Antonio Faiella

  • Homeobox genes in normal and malignant cells

    Clemente Cillo;Monica Cantile;Antonio Faiella;Edoardo Boncinelli

  • Area identity shifts in the early cerebral cortex of Emx2 −/− mutant mice

    Antonello Mallamaci;Luca Muzio;Chun Hung Chan;John Parnavelas

  • HOX gene activation by retinoic acid

    Edoardo Boncinelli;Antonio Simeone;Dario Acampora;Fulvio Mavilio

  • Emx1 and Emx2 Show Different Patterns of Expression During Proliferation and Differentiation of the Developing Cerebral Cortex in the Mouse

    Massimo Gulisano;Vania Broccoli;Celia Pardini;Edoardo Boncinelli

  • From fly head to mammalian forebrain: the story of otd and Otx

    Robert Finkelstein;Edoardo Boncinelli

  • Homeobox genes and cancer.

    Clemente Cillo;Antonio Faiella;Monica Cantile;Edoardo Boncinelli

  • c-otx2 is expressed in two different phases of gastrulation and is sensitive to retinoic acid treatment in chick embryo.

    Laure Bally-Cuif;Massimo Gulisano;Vania Broccoli;Edoardo Boncinelli

  • Conversion of cerebral cortex into basal ganglia in Emx2-/- Pax6sey/sey double-mutant mice

    Luca Muzio;Barbara DiBenedetto;Anastassia Stoykova;Edoardo Boncinelli

  • Activation of four homeobox gene clusters in human embryonal carcinoma cells induced to differentiate by retinoic acid

    Fulvio Mavilio;Antonio Simeone;Edoardo Boncinelli;Peter W. Andrews

  • Familial schizencephaly associated with EMX2 mutation.

    T. Granata;L. Farina;A. Faiella;R. Cardini

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Simeone
Antonio Simeone King's College London
Dario Acampora
Dario Acampora King's College London
Maurizio D'Esposito
Maurizio D'Esposito National Research Council (CNR)
Fulvio Mavilio
Fulvio Mavilio University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Giorgio Corte
Giorgio Corte University of Genoa
Vania Broccoli
Vania Broccoli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
G. Giacomo Consalez
G. Giacomo Consalez Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Vincenzo Nigro
Vincenzo Nigro University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Robb Krumlauf
Robb Krumlauf Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Peter W. Andrews
Peter W. Andrews University of Sheffield

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