Alessia David

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alessia David is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessia David has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alessia David's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (14 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (10 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (9 papers). Alessia David is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (14 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (10 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (9 papers). Alessia David collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Finland. Alessia David's co-authors include Michael J.E. Sternberg, Suhail A. Islam, Louise Metherell, Adrian Clark, Sirawit Ittisoponpisan, Martin O. Savage, Mark N. Wass, Cecilia Camacho‐Hübner, Ron G. Rosenfeld and Vivian Hwa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alessia David

48 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Can Predicted Protein 3D Structures Provide Reliable Insights into whether Missense Variants Are Disease Associated?

2019 298 citations Sirawit Ittisoponpisan, Suhail A. Islam et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
Phyre2.2: A Community Resource for Template-based Protein Structure Prediction

2025 19 citations Harold R. Powell, Suhail A. Islam et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessia David United Kingdom	24	1.2k	625	601	194	182	50	2.1k
Patricia Forgez France	31	1.2k 1.1×	350 0.6×	329 0.5×	421 2.2×	68 0.4×	80	3.1k
J Finidori France	31	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 2.0×	447 0.7×	225 1.2×	87 0.5×	55	2.6k
J A Wells United States	9	1.0k 0.9×	623 1.0×	487 0.8×	131 0.7×	45 0.2×	10	1.9k
Sabine Geisse Switzerland	24	1.7k 1.5×	337 0.5×	783 1.3×	211 1.1×	68 0.4×	41	2.5k
Tatsuji Nomura Japan	28	1.2k 1.1×	142 0.2×	519 0.9×	164 0.8×	78 0.4×	99	2.8k
Brian J. Knoll United States	31	1.7k 1.5×	244 0.4×	279 0.5×	129 0.7×	52 0.3×	60	2.4k
Frank Peelman Belgium	32	1.2k 1.1×	335 0.5×	245 0.4×	464 2.4×	639 3.5×	71	3.1k
Asser S. Andersen Denmark	25	1.4k 1.2×	655 1.0×	192 0.3×	489 2.5×	123 0.7×	43	2.1k
Eduardo H. Charreau Argentina	34	1.2k 1.0×	924 1.5×	911 1.5×	178 0.9×	75 0.4×	125	3.4k
Nava Nevo Israel	21	719 0.6×	108 0.2×	166 0.3×	141 0.7×	125 0.7×	41	1.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

David, Alessia, et al.. (2025). The topological properties of the protein universe. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7503–7503.

David, Alessia, et al.. (2025). The aging of the AlphaFold database. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(12). 2374–2376.

Powell, Harold R., Suhail A. Islam, Alessia David, & Michael J.E. Sternberg. (2025). Phyre2.2: A Community Resource for Template-based Protein Structure Prediction. Journal of Molecular Biology. 437(15). 168960–168960. 19 indexed citations breakdown →

Islam, Suhail A., et al.. (2023). Missense3D-TM: Predicting the Effect of Missense Variants in Helical Transmembrane Protein Regions Using 3D Protein Structures. Journal of Molecular Biology. 436(2). 168374–168374. 6 indexed citations

David, Alessia, Nick Parkinson, Thomas P. Peacock, et al.. (2022). A common TMPRSS2 variant has a protective effect against severe COVID-19. Current Research in Translational Medicine. 70(2). 103333–103333. 30 indexed citations

Powell, Harold R., Alessia David, Suhail A. Islam, et al.. (2022). GWYRE: A Resource for Mapping Variants onto Experimental and Modeled Structures of Human Protein Complexes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 434(11). 167608–167608. 3 indexed citations

Ruiz‐Babot, Gerard, Alessia David, Alessandra Mancini, et al.. (2021). Whole exome sequencing identifies deleterious rare variants in CCDC141 in familial self-limited delayed puberty. npj Genomic Medicine. 6(1). 107–107. 4 indexed citations

Khanna, Tarun, et al.. (2021). Missense3D-DB web catalogue: an atom-based analysis and repository of 4M human protein-coding genetic variants. Human Genetics. 140(5). 805–812. 35 indexed citations

Mancini, Alessandra, Sasha Howard, Federica Marelli, et al.. (2020). LGR4 deficiency results in delayed puberty through impaired Wnt/β-catenin signaling. JCI Insight. 5(11). 44 indexed citations

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Hoggart, Clive, et al.. (2020). A polygenic biomarker to identify patients with severe hypercholesterolemia of polygenic origin. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 8(6). e1248–e1248. 9 indexed citations

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Ittisoponpisan, Sirawit, et al.. (2019). Can Predicted Protein 3D Structures Provide Reliable Insights into whether Missense Variants Are Disease Associated?. Journal of Molecular Biology. 431(11). 2197–2212. 298 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sternberg, Michael J.E., et al.. (2017). Properties of human genes guided by their enrichment in rare and common variants. Human Mutation. 39(3). 365–370. 10 indexed citations

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Jain, Vandana, Louise Metherell, Alessia David, et al.. (2011). Neonatal presentation of familial glucocorticoid deficiency resulting from a novel splice mutation in the melanocortin 2 receptor accessory protein. European Journal of Endocrinology. 165(6). 987–991. 11 indexed citations

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Wass, Mark N., Alessia David, & Michael J.E. Sternberg. (2011). Challenges for the prediction of macromolecular interactions. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 21(3). 382–390. 65 indexed citations

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Savage, Martin O., Vivian Hwa, Alessia David, Ron G. Rosenfeld, & Louise Metherell. (2011). Genetic Defects in the Growth Hormone?IGF-I Axis Causing Growth Hormone Insensitivity and Impaired Linear Growth. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 95–95. 33 indexed citations

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David, Alessia, Stephen Rose, Farideh Miraki‐Moud, et al.. (2010). Acid-Labile Subunit Deficiency and Growth Failure: Description of Two Novel Cases. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 73(5). 328–334. 24 indexed citations

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David, Alessia, et al.. (2009). Phenotypic Aspects of Growth Hormone- and IGF-I-Resistant Syndromes. Endocrine development. 14. 143–150. 2 indexed citations

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Savage, Martin O., Alessia David, Louise Metherell, et al.. (2007). Idiopathic short stature: will genetics influence the choice between GH and IGF-I therapy?. European Journal of Endocrinology. 157(suppl_1). S33–S37. 20 indexed citations

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Hwa, Vivian, Cecilia Camacho‐Hübner, Brian M. Little, et al.. (2007). Growth Hormone Insensitivity and Severe Short Stature in Siblings: A Novel Mutation at the Exon 13-Intron 13 Junction of the <i>STAT5b</i> Gene. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 68(5). 218–224. 48 indexed citations

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David, Alessia, Louise Metherell, Adrian Clark, Cecilia Camacho‐Hübner, & Martin O. Savage. (2005). Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in Growth Hormone Insensitivity. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 34(3). 581–595. 14 indexed citations

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