2026 Renzo Guerrini: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	127	309	277	6	5	882	58945
Medicine	127	2829	2639	69	61	900	59096

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Italy Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Italy Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Italy Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Renzo Guerrini is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on areas bridging biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The main fields of study for Guerrini include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine

Within these broader fields, notable subfields of study are:

Genetics
Molecular Biology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Their work covers a variety of key research topics, including:

Epilepsy research and treatment
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Renzo Guerrini's recent papers illustrate a focus on epilepsy and neurological disorders, with publications including:

"Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study" (2020, The Lancet Neurology)
"The ILAE consensus classification of focal cortical dysplasia: An update proposed by an ad hoc task force of the ILAE diagnostic methods commission" (2022, Epilepsia)
"White matter abnormalities across different epilepsy syndromes in adults: an ENIGMA-Epilepsy study" (2020, Brain)
"Monogenic variants in dystonia: an exome-wide sequencing study" (2020, The Lancet Neurology)
"Network-based atrophy modeling in the common epilepsies: A worldwide ENIGMA study" (2020, Science Advances)

Their research is frequently published in a range of scientific venues such as:

Epilepsia
Neurology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Brain
Genetics in Medicine

Renzo Guerrini has collaborated regularly with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

Carmen Barba
Davide Mei
Pasquale Striano
Matteo Lenge
Sanjay M. Sisodiya

Best Publications

The clinicopathologic spectrum of focal cortical dysplasias: A consensus classification proposed by an ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Diagnostic Methods Commission

Ingmar Blümcke;Maria Thom;Eleonora Aronica;Dawna D. Armstrong

1952
Citations
Epilepsy in Children

Renzo Guerrini

1194
Citations
Terminology and classification of the cortical dysplasias.

André Palmini;Imad Najm;G. Avanzini;T. Babb

1191
Citations
A Developmental and Genetic Classification for Malformations of Cortical Development: Update 2012.

A. James Barkovich;Renzo Guerrini;Ruben I. Kuzniecky;Graeme D. Jackson

1127
Citations
Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery.

Blumcke I;Spreafico R;Haaker G;Coras R

905
Citations
A developmental and genetic classification for malformations of cortical development

A. J. Barkovich;R. I. Kuzniecky;G. D. Jackson;R. Guerrini

880
Citations
Classification system for malformations of cortical development: Update 2001

A. J. Barkovich;R. I. Kuzniecky;G. D. Jackson;R. Guerrini

678
Citations
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a consensus approach on diagnosis, assessment, management, and trial methodology

Alexis Arzimanoglou;Jacqueline French;Warren T. Blume;J. Helen Cross

553
Citations
Lamotrigine and Seizure Aggravation in Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy

Renzo Guerrini;Charlotte Dravet;Pierre Genton;Anna Belmonte

550
Citations
Mutations in TUBG1 , DYNC1H1 , KIF5C and KIF2A cause malformations of cortical development and microcephaly

Karine Poirier;Nicolas Lebrun;Nicolas Lebrun;Loic Broix;Loic Broix;Guoling Tian

520
Citations
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

502
Citations
Malformations of cortical development: clinical features and genetic causes

Renzo Guerrini;William B Dobyns;William B Dobyns

499
Citations
Proposed Criteria for Referral and Evaluation of Children for Epilepsy Surgery: Recommendations of the Subcommission for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery

J. Helen Cross;Prasanna Jayakar;Doug Nordli;Olivier Delalande

436
Citations
Mutations in ARFGEF2 implicate vesicle trafficking in neural progenitor proliferation and migration in the human cerebral cortex

Volney L Sheen;Vijay S Ganesh;Meral Topcu;Guillaume Sebire

430
Citations
The genetics of Dravet syndrome

Carla Marini;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Rima Nabbout;Arvid Suls

393
Citations
The ILAE consensus classification of focal cortical dysplasia: An update proposed by an ad hoc task force of the ILAE diagnostic methods commission

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390
Citations
Somatic mutations in cerebral cortical malformations

Saumya S. Jamuar;Anh Thu N Lam;Martin Kircher;Alissa M. D'Gama

388
Citations
Fenfluramine hydrochloride for the treatment of seizures in Dravet syndrome: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

L Lagae;J Sullivan;K Knupp;L Laux

375
Citations
Periventricular heterotopia: phenotypic heterogeneity and correlation with Filamin A mutations

E. Parrini;A. Ramazzotti;W. B. Dobyns;D. Mei

374
Citations
Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures: characterization of a new sodium channelopathy.

Samuel F. Berkovic;Sarah E. Heron;Lucio Giordano;Carla Marini

361
Citations
Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome : study of 31 patients

R Kuzniecky;F Andermann;R Guerrini

352
Citations
Mutations of ARX are associated with striking pleiotropy and consistent genotype–phenotype correlation

Mitsuhiro Kato;Soma Das;Kristin Petras;Kunio Kitamura

346
Citations