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Lucio Luzzatto

Lucio Luzzatto

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
83
Citations
24953
World Ranking
1420
National Ranking
21

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
30890
World Ranking
13082
National Ranking
497

Lucio Luzzatto 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 Lucio Luzzatto sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 311 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lucio Luzzatto 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 Lucio Luzzatto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Lucio Luzzatto is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has made significant contributions to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on genetics, hematology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, immunology, and physiology.

Their research extensively covers topics such as hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, iron metabolism and disorders, neonatal health and biochemistry, blood groups and transfusion, the complement system in diseases, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, as well as methemoglobinemia and tumor lysis syndrome.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • British Journal of Haematology
  • American Journal of Hematology
  • Blood
  • Human Genomics
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among their recent notable papers are:

  • "Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency," 2020, Blood
  • "COVID-19 2022 update: transition of the pandemic to the endemic phase," 2022, Human Genomics
  • "Breakthrough Hemolysis in PNH with Proximal or Terminal Complement Inhibition," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "COVID-19 one year into the pandemic: from genetics and genomics to therapy, vaccination, and policy," 2021, Human Genomics
  • "SickleInAfrica," 2020, The Lancet Haematology

Lucio Luzzatto has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Julie Makani, Clara Chamba, Ahlam Nasser, Mbonea Yonazi, and Mwashungi Ally.

The scientist has received distinctions such as being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004, as well as membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The complement inhibitor eculizumab in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    Peter Hillmen;Neal S. Young;Jörg Schubert;Robert A. Brodsky

  • Natural history of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    Peter Hillmen;S.M. Lewis;Monica Bessler;Lucio Luzzatto

  • Diagnosis and management of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    Charles Parker;Mitsuhiro Omine;Stephen Richards;Jun-Ichi Nishimura

  • Targeted disruption of the housekeeping gene encoding glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD): G6PD is dispensable for pentose synthesis but essential for defense against oxidative stress

    P.P. Pandolfi;F. Sonati;R. Rivi;P. Mason

  • Effect of the complement inhibitor eculizumab on thromboembolism in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    Peter Hillmen;Petra Muus;Ulrich Dührsen;Antonio M. Risitano

  • Therapeutic haemoglobin synthesis in β-thalassaemic mice expressing lentivirus-encoded human β-globin

    Chad May;Stefano Rivella;John Callegari;Glenn Heller

  • Ex vivo enrichment of mesenchymal cell progenitors by fibroblast growth factor 2.

    Giordano Bianchi;Andrea Banfi;Maddalena Mastrogiacomo;Rosario Notaro

  • Clonal populations of hematopoietic cells with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria genotype and phenotype are present in normal individuals.

    David J. Araten;Khedoudja Nafa;Kriangsak Pakdeesuwan;Lucio Luzzatto

  • Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is caused by somatic mutations in the PIG-A gene.

    M Bessler;P J Mason;P Hillmen;T Miyata

  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

    Lucio Luzzatto;Caterina Nannelli;Rosario Notaro

  • Somatic Mutations in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: A Blessing in Disguise?

    Lucio Luzzatto;Monica Bessler;Bruno Rotoli

  • Complement fraction 3 binding on erythrocytes as additional mechanism of disease in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria patients treated by eculizumab

    Antonio M. Risitano;Rosario Notaro;Ludovica Marando;Bianca Serio

  • Hematologically important mutations: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.

    Ernest Beutler;Tom Vulliamy;Lucio Luzzatto

  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficient Red Cells: Resistance to Infection by Malarial Parasites

    Lucio Luzzatto;Essien A. Usanga;Shunmugam Reddy

  • Isolation of human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) cDNA clones: primary structure of the protein and unusual 5' non-coding region.

    M G Persico;G Viglietto;G Martini;D Toniolo

  • Genetics of red cells and susceptibility to malaria

    L Luzzatto

  • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Evidence for Monoclonal Origin of Abnormal Red Cells

    S. B. Oni;B. O. Osunkoya;L. Luzzatto

  • Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria.

    Bruno Rotoli;Lucio Luzzatto

  • INCREASED SICKLING OF PARASITISED ERYTHROCYTES AS MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE AGAINST MALARIA IN THE SICKLE-CELL TRAIT

    Lucio Luzzatto;E.S. Nwachuku-Jarrett;S. Reddy

  • Replicative aging and gene expression in long-term cultures of human bone marrow stromal cells.

    Andrea Banfi;Giordano Bianchi;Rosario Notaro;Lucio Luzzatto

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Vulliamy
Tom Vulliamy Queen Mary University of London
Philip J. Mason
Philip J. Mason Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Monica Bessler
Monica Bessler Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Peter Hillmen
Peter Hillmen St James's University Hospital
Gérard Socié
Gérard Socié Université Paris Cité
Neal S. Young
Neal S. Young National Institutes of Health
Khedoudja Nafa
Khedoudja Nafa Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Terence H. Rabbitts
Terence H. Rabbitts Institute of Cancer Research
Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Pier Paolo Pandolfi Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Daniela Toniolo
Daniela Toniolo Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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