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Gianpiero L. Cavalleri 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 Gianpiero L. Cavalleri sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 167 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gianpiero L. Cavalleri 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 Gianpiero L. Cavalleri sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gianpiero L. Cavalleri is affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Their research spans several fields within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus also on medicine. This multidisciplinary approach involves extensive work in genetics, psychiatry and mental health, molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, pulmonary, and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's primary topics of research include genomics and rare diseases, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and epilepsy research and treatment. Additional areas covered are genetic and kidney cyst diseases, genetic syndromes and imprinting, functional brain connectivity studies, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Kidney International Reports
  • Journal of Nephrology

They have collaborated extensively with co-authors, notably:

  • Peter J. Conlon
  • Katherine A. Benson
  • Norman Delanty
  • Chantal Depondt
  • Sanjay M. Sisodiya

Recent publications demonstrate an active engagement in epilepsy research and genetic architecture studies. These include:

  • "White matter abnormalities across different epilepsy syndromes in adults: an ENIGMA-Epilepsy study" (2020) published in Brain
  • "Network-based atrophy modeling in the common epilepsies: A worldwide ENIGMA study" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture" (2023) published in Nature Genetics
  • "Epilepsy in the mTORopathies: opportunities for precision medicine" (2021) published in Brain Communications
  • "Structural network alterations in focal and generalized epilepsy assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study follow axes of epilepsy risk gene expression" (2022) published in Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • HLA-A*3101 and carbamazepine-induced hypersensitivity reactions in Europeans

    Mark McCormack;Ana Alfirevic;Stephane Bourgeois;John J. Farrell

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Natural selection on EPAS1 (HIF2α) associated with low hemoglobin concentration in Tibetan highlanders

    Cynthia M. Beall;Gianpiero L. Cavalleri;Libin Deng;Robert C. Elston

  • Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East

    Iosif Lazaridis;Dani Nadel;Gary Rollefson;Deborah C. Merrett

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

  • Excavating Y-chromosome haplotype strata in Anatolia

    Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Roy King;Toomas Kivisild;Ersi Kalfoğlu

  • Structural brain abnormalities in the common epilepsies assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study.

    Christopher D Whelan;Christopher D Whelan;Andre Altmann;Juan A Botía;Neda Jahanshad

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Genetic predictors of the maximum doses patients receive during clinical use of the anti-epileptic drugs carbamazepine and phenytoin

    Sarah K. Tate;Chantal Depondt;Sanjay M. Sisodiya;Gianpiero L. Cavalleri

  • Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphisms and Cardiovascular Disease: A HuGE Review

    Juan P. Casas;Gianpiero L. Cavalleri;Leonelo E. Bautista;Liam Smeeth

  • Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

    Derrek Hibar;Hieab H.H. Adams;Neda Jahanshad;Ganesh Chauhan

  • Rare deletions at 16p13.11 predispose to a diverse spectrum of sporadic epilepsy syndromes.

    Erin L. Heinzen;Rodney A. Radtke;Thomas J. Urban;Gianpiero L. Cavalleri

  • Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals

    Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Hieab H.H. Adams;Derrek Hibar;Charles C. White;Charles C. White

  • Genetic determinants of common epilepsies: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Richard Anney;A. Avbersek;D. Balding;L. Baum

  • Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

    Hieab H H Adams;Derrek P. Hibar;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein

  • Multicentre search for genetic susceptibility loci in sporadic epilepsy syndrome and seizure types: a case-control study

    Gianpiero L. Cavalleri;Michael E. Weale;Kevin V. Shianna;Rinki Singh

  • Genetic Signatures Reveal High-Altitude Adaptation in a Set of Ethiopian Populations

    Emilia Huerta-Sánchez;Michael DeGiorgio;Luca Pagani;Luca Pagani;Ayele Tarekegn

  • Personalized medicine and human genetic diversity.

    Yi-Fan Lu;David B. Goldstein;Misha Angrist;Gianpiero Cavalleri

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman Delanty
Norman Delanty Beaumont Hospital
Sanjay M. Sisodiya
Sanjay M. Sisodiya University College London
Chantal Depondt
Chantal Depondt Université Libre de Bruxelles
David Goldstein
David Goldstein University of New South Wales
Terence J. O'Brien
Terence J. O'Brien Monash University
Simon E. Fisher
Simon E. Fisher Max Planck Society
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
John B.J. Kwok
John B.J. Kwok University of Sydney
Srdjan Djurovic
Srdjan Djurovic Oslo University Hospital

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