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65
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21558
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2668
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Sandro Banfi 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 Sandro Banfi sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 203 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sandro Banfi 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 Sandro Banfi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • A Gene Network Regulating Lysosomal Biogenesis and Function

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Identification and characterization of the gene causing type 1 spinocerebellar ataxia

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Proprioceptor pathway development is dependent on Math1.

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

  • Human chromosome 21 gene expression atlas in the mouse

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

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

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

  • Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs Expressed in the Mouse Eye

    Marianthi Karali;Ivana Peluso;Valeria Marigo;Sandro Banfi

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

    Sandro Banfi;Giuseppe Borsani;Elena Rossi;Loris Bernard

  • MicroRNA target prediction by expression analysis of host genes

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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Ivan Conte;Sabrina Carrella;Raffaella Avellino;Marianthi Karali

  • Human chromosome 21 gene expression atlas in the mouse.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine
Vincenzo Nigro
Vincenzo Nigro University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Alberto Auricchio
Alberto Auricchio Telethon Institute Of Genetics And Medicine
Giuseppe Borsani
Giuseppe Borsani University of Brescia
Alfredo Ciccodicola
Alfredo Ciccodicola National Research Council (CNR)
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University
Huda Y. Zoghbi
Huda Y. Zoghbi Baylor College of Medicine
Elfride De Baere
Elfride De Baere Ghent University
Nicola Brunetti-Pierri
Nicola Brunetti-Pierri University of Naples Federico II
Anneke I. den Hollander
Anneke I. den Hollander Radboud University

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