2026 Sandro Banfi: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	65	2668	2528	46	42	203	21558

Overview

Sandro Banfi is affiliated with the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine.

The scientist's work can be categorized into several subfields, notably:

Molecular Biology
Ophthalmology
Genetics
Cell Biology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Sandro Banfi has contributed extensively to understanding retinal conditions, as reflected in their focus on topics such as:

Retinal Development and Disorders
Retinal Diseases and Treatments
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Genomics and Rare Diseases
RNA regulation and disease
Cellular transport and secretion
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Their research output includes multiple recent papers, including:

"The Pervasive Role of the miR-181 Family in Development, Neurodegeneration, and Cancer" (2020), published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"Genetic landscape of 6089 inherited retinal dystrophies affected cases in Spain and their therapeutic and extended epidemiological implications" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
"Resolving the dark matter of ABCA4 for 1054 Stargardt disease probands through integrated genomics and transcriptomics" (2020), published in Genetics in Medicine
"Genetic epidemiology of inherited retinal diseases in a large patient cohort followed at a single center in Italy" (2022), published in Scientific Reports
"De novo SMARCA2 variants clustered outside the helicase domain cause a new recognizable syndrome with intellectual disability and blepharophimosis distinct from Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome" (2020), published in Genetics in Medicine

Sandro Banfi's frequent coauthors include:

Marianthi Karali
Francesco Testa
Francesca Simonelli
Vincenzo Nigro
Frans P.M. Cremers

The most common venues for their publications are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Scientific Reports
JAMA Ophthalmology

Best Publications

Safety and Efficacy of Gene Transfer for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis

Albert M. Maguire;Francesca Simonelli;Eric A. Pierce;Edward N. Pugh

2593
Citations
A Gene Network Regulating Lysosomal Biogenesis and Function

Marco Sardiello;Michela Palmieri;Alberto di Ronza;Diego Luis Medina

2465
Citations
Expansion of an unstable trinucleotide CAG repeat in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1.

Harry T. Orr;Ming yi Chung;Sandro Banfi;Thomas J. Kwiatkowski

2048
Citations
Age-dependent effects of RPE65 gene therapy for Leber's congenital amaurosis: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial

Albert M. Maguire;Albert M. Maguire;Katherine A. High;Katherine A. High;Alberto Auricchio;J. Fraser Wright;J. Fraser Wright

1018
Citations
Gene therapy for Leber's congenital amaurosis is safe and effective through 1.5 years after vector administration.

Francesca Simonelli;Albert M Maguire;Albert M Maguire;Francesco Testa;Eric A Pierce

699
Citations
A high-resolution anatomical atlas of the transcriptome in the mouse embryo.

Graciana Diez-Roux;Sandro Banfi;Marc Sultan;Lars Geffers

665
Citations
Identification and characterization of the gene causing type 1 spinocerebellar ataxia

Sandro Banfi;Antonio Servadio;Ming yi Chung;Thomas J. Kwiatkowski

462
Citations
Three-Year Follow-up after Unilateral Subretinal Delivery of Adeno-Associated Virus in Patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis Type 2

Francesco Testa;Albert M. Maguire;Albert M. Maguire;Settimio Rossi;Eric A. Pierce

382
Citations
UTRdb and UTRsite (RELEASE 2010): a collection of sequences and regulatory motifs of the untranslated regions of eukaryotic mRNAs.

Giorgio Grillo;Antonio Turi;Flavio Licciulli;Flavio Mignone

357
Citations
A Human Homologue of the Drosophila melanogaster diaphanous Gene Is Disrupted in a Patient with Premature Ovarian Failure: Evidence for Conserved Function in Oogenesis and Implications for Human Sterility

Silvia Bione;Cinzia Sala;Chiara Manzini;Giulia Arrigo

350
Citations
Proprioceptor pathway development is dependent on Math1.

Nessan A. Bermingham;Bassem A. Hassan;Vincent Y. Wang;Michael Fernandez;Michael Fernandez

339
Citations
Human chromosome 21 gene expression atlas in the mouse

Alexandre Reymond;Alexandre Reymond;Valeria Marigo;Murat B. Yaylaoglu;Antonio Leoni

258
Citations
Mice lacking ataxin-1 display learning deficits and decreased hippocampal paired-pulse facilitation.

Antoni Matilla;Erik D. Roberson;Sandro Banfi;Joanella Morales

245
Citations
Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs Expressed in the Mouse Eye

Marianthi Karali;Ivana Peluso;Valeria Marigo;Sandro Banfi

238
Citations
Identification and mapping of human cDNAs homologous to Drosophila mutant genes through EST database searching

Sandro Banfi;Giuseppe Borsani;Elena Rossi;Loris Bernard

228
Citations
MicroRNA target prediction by expression analysis of host genes

Vincenzo Alessandro Gennarino;Marco Sardiello;Raffaella Avellino;Nicola Meola

224
Citations
Identification of microRNA-regulated gene networks by expression analysis of target genes

Vincenzo Alessandro Gennarino;Giovanni D'Angelo;Gopuraja Dharmalingam;Serena Fernandez

222
Citations
Molecular and Clinical Correlations in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type I: Evidence for Familial Effects on the Age at Onset

Laura P.W. Ranum;Ming Yi Chung;Sandro Banfi;Alan Bryer

220
Citations
miR-204 is required for lens and retinal development via Meis2 targeting.

Ivan Conte;Sabrina Carrella;Raffaella Avellino;Marianthi Karali

211
Citations
Human chromosome 21 gene expression atlas in the mouse.

Valeria Marigo;A. Reymond;M. B. Yaylaoglu;A. Leoni

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine

Vincenzo Nigro University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

Alberto Auricchio Telethon Institute Of Genetics And Medicine

Giuseppe Borsani University of Brescia

Alfredo Ciccodicola National Research Council (CNR)

Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University

Huda Y. Zoghbi Baylor College of Medicine

Elfride De Baere Ghent University

Nicola Brunetti-Pierri University of Naples Federico II

Anneke I. den Hollander Radboud University

External Links

Personal website of Sandro Banfi

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