Edoardo Boncinelli

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

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Edoardo Boncinelli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Edoardo Boncinelli has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Edoardo Boncinelli's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (73 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (26 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (21 papers). Edoardo Boncinelli is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (73 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (26 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (21 papers). Edoardo Boncinelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Edoardo Boncinelli's co-authors include Antonio Simeone, Dario Acampora, Massimo Gulisano, A. Faiella, Vania Broccoli, Anna Stornaiuolo, Maria Pannese, Fulvio Mavilio, Antonello Mallamaci and Clemente Cillo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Edoardo Boncinelli

126 papers receiving 9.2k citations

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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.

Nested expression domains of four homeobox genes in developing rostral brain

1992 674 citations Antonio Simeone, Dario Acampora et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edoardo Boncinelli Italy	53	7.8k	2.6k	1.6k	1.2k	750	130	9.5k
Dario Acampora Italy	54	8.4k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	897 1.2×	107	10.1k
Malcolm Maden United Kingdom	59	8.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.8×	195	11.5k
Antonio Simeone Italy	71	11.7k 1.5×	3.4k 1.3×	2.8k 1.7×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	169	14.5k
Rosa Beddington United Kingdom	42	9.9k 1.3×	2.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	861 0.7×	1.5k 2.0×	58	12.4k
Jun Aruga Japan	47	5.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	115	7.5k
Veronica van Heyningen United Kingdom	64	12.3k 1.6×	5.0k 1.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	212	15.9k
Chris Kintner United States	60	10.5k 1.4×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	2.6k 3.4×	92	12.1k
Jean‐François Brunet France	58	5.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	836 1.1×	127	11.1k
Richard M. Harland United States	60	13.0k 1.7×	3.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	607 0.5×	2.5k 3.4×	164	15.4k
Hisato Kondoh Japan	63	11.9k 1.5×	3.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	783 0.6×	1.5k 1.9×	223	14.5k

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Boncinelli, Edoardo, Massimo Gulisano, Fabio Spada, & Vania Broccoli. (2007). Emx and Otx Gene Expression in the Developing Mouse Brain. Novartis Foundation symposium. 193. 100–126. 12 indexed citations

Boncinelli, Edoardo. (2003). I presupposti biologici del linguaggio I. Aspetti evolutivi.

Muzio, Luca, et al.. (2002). Emx2 and Pax6 Control Regionalization of the Pre-neuronogenic Cortical Primordium. Cerebral Cortex. 12(2). 129–139. 141 indexed citations

Mallamaci, Antonello, Luca Muzio, Chun Hung Chan, John G. Parnavelas, & Edoardo Boncinelli. (2000). Area identity shifts in the early cerebral cortex of Emx2−/− mutant mice. Nature Neuroscience. 3(7). 679–686. 204 indexed citations

Lisgo, Steven, T Strachan, Duncan Davidson, et al.. (1999). Mapping gene expression domains and neuronal cell differentiation during human embryonic forebrain development. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2 indexed citations

Cillo, Clemente, A. Faiella, Monica Cantile, & Edoardo Boncinelli. (1999). Homeobox Genes and Cancer. Experimental Cell Research. 248(1). 1–9. 145 indexed citations

Faiella, A., Silvia Brunelli, Tiziana Granata, et al.. (1998). A number of schizencephaly patients including 2 brothers are heterozygous for germline mutations in the homeobox gene EMX2.. PubMed. 5(4). 186–90. 54 indexed citations

Belotti, Dorina, Nathalie Clausse, Domenico Flagiello, et al.. (1998). Expression and modulation of homeobox genes from cluster B in endothelial cells.. PubMed. 78(10). 1291–9. 22 indexed citations

Bovolenta, Paola, Antonello Mallamaci, Luis Puelles, & Edoardo Boncinelli. (1998). Expression pattern of cSix3, a member of the Six/sine oculis family of transcription factors. Mechanisms of Development. 70(1-2). 201–203. 120 indexed citations

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Pannese, Maria, Giuseppe Lupo, Boris Kablar, et al.. (1998). The Xenopus Emx genes identify presumptive dorsal telencephalon and are induced by head organizer signals. Mechanisms of Development. 73(1). 73–83. 63 indexed citations

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Mallamaci, Antonello, et al.. (1996). OTX2 homeoprotein in the developing central nervous system and migratory cells of the olfactory area. Mechanisms of Development. 58(1-2). 165–178. 79 indexed citations

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Kablar, Boris, Robert Vignali, Laura Menotti, et al.. (1996). Xotx genes in the developing brain of Xenopus laevis. Mechanisms of Development. 55(2). 145–158. 85 indexed citations

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Gulisano, Massimo, Vania Broccoli, Celia Pardini, & Edoardo Boncinelli. (1996). Emx1 and Emx2 Show Different Patterns of Expression During Proliferation and Differentiation of the Developing Cerebral Cortex in the Mouse. European Journal of Neuroscience. 8(5). 1037–1050. 172 indexed citations

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Capra, Valeria, Patrizia De Marco, Anna Moroni, et al.. (1996). Schizencephaly: Surgical Features and New Molecular Genetic Results. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 6(S 1). 27–29. 8 indexed citations

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Mercier, Pascale, Antonio Simeone, Franco Cotelli, & Edoardo Boncinelli. (1995). Expression pattern of two otx genes suggests a role in specifying anterior body structures in zebrafish. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 39(4). 559–573. 74 indexed citations

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Dabovic, Branka, Massimo Gulisano, Jozef Gécz, et al.. (1994). Cloning and characterization of a new human Xq13 gene, encoding a putative helicase. Human Molecular Genetics. 3(11). 1957–1964. 48 indexed citations

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Levi, Giovanni, et al.. (1993). Changes in the prevalence of an homeobox gene product during muscle differentiation. Mechanisms of Development. 43(2-3). 111–120. 5 indexed citations

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Hunt, Paul, Massimo Gulisano, MH Sham, et al.. (1991). A distinct Hox code for the branchial region of the vertebrate head. Nature. 353(6347). 861–864. 428 indexed citations

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Boncinelli, Edoardo, Antonio Simeone, Dario Acampora, & Fulvio Mavilio. (1991). HOX gene activation by retinoic acid. Trends in Genetics. 7(10). 329–334. 172 indexed citations

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Simeone, Antonio, et al.. (1990). Sequential activation of HOX2 homeobox genes by retinoic acid in human embryonal carcinoma cells. Nature. 346(6286). 763–766. 446 indexed citations

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