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Filippo M. Santorelli

Filippo M. Santorelli

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
82
Citations
23645
World Ranking
1473
National Ranking
23

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
24805
World Ranking
15628
National Ranking
610

Filippo M. Santorelli 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 Filippo M. Santorelli sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 625 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Filippo M. Santorelli 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 Filippo M. Santorelli sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Filippo M. Santorelli is affiliated with Fondazione Stella Maris in Italy. Their research primarily spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach that combines molecular and clinical perspectives. Their contributions include 328 publications in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, 207 in medicine, and 198 in neuroscience.

The scientist's work focuses on several subfields including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, neurology, and cell biology. Research topics prominently addressed include mitochondrial function and pathology, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, hereditary neurological disorders, neurological diseases and metabolism, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and lysosomal storage disorders research.

Frequent publication venues for Santorelli's work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Neurological Sciences
  • Movement Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Co-authorship is a notable aspect of their academic output, with frequent collaborators including Alessandra Tessa, Stefano Doccini, Maria Marchese, Anna Rubegni, and Roberta Battini. These collaborations reflect a networked and interdisciplinary research environment.

Recent publications highlight various aspects of neurological and genetic research. Notable papers include:

  • "Social Preference Tests in Zebrafish: A Systematic Review," 2021, published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "GAA-FGF14 ataxia (SCA27B): phenotypic profile, natural history progression and 4-aminopyridine treatment response," 2023, Brain
  • "The Genetic Landscape of Dystrophin Mutations in Italy: A Nationwide Study," 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Clinico-Genetic, Imaging and Molecular Delineation of COQ8A-Ataxia: A Multicenter Study of 59 Patients," 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • "Genotype-phenotype correlations in recessive titinopathies," 2020, Genetics in Medicine

Best Publications

  • Mutations in SPG11, encoding spatacsin, are a major cause of spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum

    Giovanni Stevanin;Filippo M. Santorelli;Hamid Azzedine;Hamid Azzedine;Paula Coutinho

  • COQ2 Nephropathy: A Newly Described Inherited Mitochondriopathy with Primary Renal Involvement

    Francesca Diomedi-Camassei;Silvia Di Giandomenico;Filippo M. Santorelli;Gianluca Caridi

  • Hereditary spastic paraplegia: Clinical-genetic characteristics and evolving molecular mechanisms

    Temistocle Lo Giudice;Federica Lombardi;Filippo Maria Santorelli;Toshitaka Kawarai

  • Methylmalonic and propionic aciduria.

    Federica Deodato;Sara Boenzi;Filippo M. Santorelli;Carlo Dionisi-Vici

  • The mutation at nt 8993 of mitochondrial DNA is a common cause of Leigh's syndrome

    Filippo M. Santorelli;Sara Shanske;Alfons Macaya;Darryl C. DeVivo

  • Supercomplexes and subcomplexes of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation.

    Ilka Wittig;Rosalba Carrozzo;Filippo M. Santorelli;Hermann Schägger

  • Mutations in SPG11 are frequent in autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum, cognitive decline and lower motor neuron degeneration.

    Giovanni Stevanin;Hamid Azzedine;Paola Denora;Amir Boukhris

  • Identification of the SPG15 Gene, Encoding Spastizin, as a Frequent Cause of Complicated Autosomal-Recessive Spastic Paraplegia, Including Kjellin Syndrome

    Sylvain Hanein;Elodie Martin;Elodie Martin;Amir Boukhris;Paula Byrne

  • Infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis is associated with mutations in the alsin gene.

    Eleonore Eymard-Pierre;Gaetan Lesca;Sandra Dollet;Filippo Maria Santorelli

  • Clinical features associated with the A-->G transition at nucleotide 8344 of mtDNA ("MERRF mutation").

    G. Silvestri;E. Ciafaloni;F. M. Santorelli;S. Shanske

  • SUCLA2 mutations are associated with mild methylmalonic aciduria, Leigh-like encephalomyopathy, dystonia and deafness.

    Rosalba Carrozzo;Carlo Dionisi-Vici;Ulrike Steuerwald;Simona Lucioli

  • Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with coenzyme Q10 deficiency

    C. Sobreira;M. Hirano;S. Shanske;R. K. Keller

  • Maternally inherited cardiomyopathy and hearing loss associated with a novel mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(Lys) gene (G8363A).

    Filippo M. Santorelli;Suk Chun Mak;Magda El-Schahawi;Carlo Casali

  • IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL MUTATION IN THE MTDNA ND5 GENE ASSOCIATED WITH MELAS

    Filippo M. Santorelli;Kurenai Tanji;Romana Kulikova;Sara Shanske

  • Alteration of fatty-acid-metabolizing enzymes affects mitochondrial form and function in hereditary spastic paraplegia

    Christelle Tesson;Magdalena Nawara;Magdalena Nawara;Magdalena Nawara;Mustafa A.M. Salih;Rodrigue Rossignol

  • A homoplasmic mitochondrial transfer ribonucleic acid mutation as a cause of maternally inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Robert W Taylor;Carla Giordano;Mercy M Davidson;Giulia d’Amati

  • Phenotypic heterogeneity of the 8344A>G mtDNA "MERRF" mutation

    Michelangelo Mancuso;Daniele Orsucci;Corrado Angelini;Enrico Bertini

  • A new mtDNA mutation in the tRNALeu(UUR) gene associated with maternally inherited cardiomyopathy

    G. Silvestri;F. M. Santorelli;S. Shanske;C. B. Whitley

  • Congenital muscular dystrophies with defective glycosylation of dystroglycan A population study

    Eugenio Maria Mercuri;Salvatore Messina;Cristina Bruno;M Mora

  • Multiple mitochondria1 DNA deletions associated with autosomal recessive ophthalmoplegia and severe cardiomyopathy

    S. Bohlega;K. Tanji;F. M. Santorelli;M. Hirano

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Bertini
Enrico Bertini Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Claudio Bruno
Claudio Bruno Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Rosalba Carrozzo
Rosalba Carrozzo Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Carlo Minetti
Carlo Minetti University of Genoa
Francesco Pierelli
Francesco Pierelli Sapienza University of Rome
Salvatore DiMauro
Salvatore DiMauro Columbia University
Alessandro Filla
Alessandro Filla University of Naples Federico II
Antonio Federico
Antonio Federico University of Siena
Giacomo P. Comi
Giacomo P. Comi University of Milan
Giovanni Stevanin
Giovanni Stevanin Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale

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