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Francesco Cucca

Francesco Cucca

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Genetics
Italy
2026

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Genetics

D-Index
104
Citations
69609
World Ranking
638
National Ranking
7

Medicine

D-Index
105
Citations
70581
World Ranking
6643
National Ranking
217

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award

Overview

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:

  • Complex genetic signatures in immune cells underlie autoimmunity and inform therapy, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature
  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing, 2021, Nature
  • The longitudinal dynamics and natural history of clonal haematopoiesis, 2022, Nature
  • Genetic history from the Middle Neolithic to present on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, 2020, Nature Communications

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.

Best Publications

  • An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes

    Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks

  • Next-generation genotype imputation service and methods.

    Sayantan Das;Lukas Forer;Sebastian Schönherr;Carlo Sidore;Carlo Sidore

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • Association of the T-cell regulatory gene CTLA4 with susceptibility to autoimmune disease

    H Ueda;Howson Jmm.;L Esposito;J Heward

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • Autoimmune-associated lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase is a gain-of-function variant

    Torkel Vang;Mauro Congia;Maria Doloretta Macis;Lucia Musumeci

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Complex genetic signatures in immune cells underlie autoimmunity and inform therapy.

    Valeria Orrù;Maristella Steri;Carlo Sidore;Michele Marongiu

  • Zonulin Upregulation Is Associated With Increased Gut Permeability in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Relatives

    Anna Sapone;Laura De Magistris;Michelle M. Pietzak;Maria Grazia Clemente

  • The Metabochip, a Custom Genotyping Array for Genetic Studies of Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Anthropometric Traits

    B F Voight;H M Kang;J Ding;C D Palmer;C D Palmer

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

David Schlessinger
David Schlessinger National Institutes of Health
Gonçalo R. Abecasis
Gonçalo R. Abecasis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Serena Sanna
Serena Sanna National Research Council (CNR)
Ozren Polasek
Ozren Polasek University of Split
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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