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 Francesco Cucca sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 339 publications — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francesco Cucca sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 104 D-Index — 85th percentile
85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Francesco Cucca is affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Hematology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Their work covers several main topics, notably Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Diabetes and Associated Disorders, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Pancreatic Function and Diabetes, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research.
Recent papers authored or co-authored by Francesco Cucca include:
Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Edoardo Fiorillo, Valeria Orrù, David Schlessinger, Michele Marongiu, and Carlo Sidore.
The scientist has published frequently in several venues, with the most common being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, Nature Communications, UNC Libraries, and Nature Genetics.
Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks
Sayantan Das;Lukas Forer;Sebastian Schönherr;Carlo Sidore;Carlo Sidore
Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau
James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong
H Ueda;Howson Jmm.;L Esposito;J Heward
Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee
Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud
Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley
Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang
Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart
Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler
Torkel Vang;Mauro Congia;Maria Doloretta Macis;Lucia Musumeci
Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens
Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata
Valeria Orrù;Maristella Steri;Carlo Sidore;Michele Marongiu
Anna Sapone;Laura De Magistris;Michelle M. Pietzak;Maria Grazia Clemente
B F Voight;H M Kang;J Ding;C D Palmer;C D Palmer
Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee
Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu
Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley
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