Elena Maestrini

19.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Elena Maestrini is a scholar working on Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Maestrini has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Genetics, 28 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Elena Maestrini's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (28 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (23 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (17 papers). Elena Maestrini is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (28 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (23 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (17 papers). Elena Maestrini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Elena Maestrini's co-authors include Daniela Toniolo, Silvia Bione, Stefano Rivella, Anthony P. Monaco, Mita Mancini, Elena Bacchelli, Patrizia D’Adamo, Giovanni Romeo, Stefano Regis and Pieter A. Bolhuis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Elena Maestrini

49 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Identification of a novel X-linked gene responsible for Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

1994 686 citations Silvia Bione, Elena Maestrini et al. Nature Genetics profile →
A gene deleted in Kallmann's syndrome shares homology with neural cell adhesion and axonal path-finding molecules

1991 638 citations Elena Maestrini, Giovanna Camerino et al. profile →
A novel X-linked gene, G4.5. is responsible for Barth syndrome

1996 565 citations Silvia Bione, Elena Maestrini et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elena Maestrini Italy	29	2.5k	1.5k	792	447	439	49	4.2k
Bert Gold United States	29	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	223 0.5×	1.9k 4.4×	58	6.8k
K L Parker United States	41	3.5k 1.4×	3.9k 2.6×	896 1.1×	102 0.2×	1.0k 2.3×	82	7.5k
Claude Moraine France	31	2.9k 1.1×	2.6k 1.7×	710 0.9×	512 1.1×	529 1.2×	83	4.4k
Rita M. Cantor United States	45	2.8k 1.1×	3.4k 2.2×	2.6k 3.3×	229 0.5×	468 1.1×	90	7.2k
Anthony‐Samuel LaMantia United States	37	1.8k 0.7×	676 0.4×	403 0.5×	155 0.3×	790 1.8×	183	3.5k
Irma Järvelä Finland	42	1.7k 0.7×	2.3k 1.5×	972 1.2×	680 1.5×	176 0.4×	146	5.6k
Michael E. Talkowski United States	32	2.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	489 0.6×	126 0.3×	324 0.7×	100	4.3k
Dietrich Stephan United States	32	2.3k 0.9×	812 0.5×	371 0.5×	334 0.7×	520 1.2×	78	3.9k
Zilong Qiu China	40	2.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	210 0.5×	889 2.0×	131	4.9k

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Ceroni, Fabiola, Paola Visconti, Annio Posar, et al.. (2024). Genomic analysis of 116 autism families strengthens known risk genes and highlights promising candidates. npj Genomic Medicine. 9(1). 21–21. 10 indexed citations

Bacchelli, Elena, et al.. (2020). An integrated analysis of rare CNV and exome variation in Autism Spectrum Disorder using the Infinium PsychArray. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 3198–3198. 37 indexed citations

Loi, Eleonora, Loredana Moi, Sylvain Blois, et al.. (2019). ELMOD3‐SH2D6 gene fusion as a possible co‐star actor in autism spectrum disorder scenario. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 24(2). 2064–2069. 12 indexed citations

Bacchelli, Elena, Maria Michela Cainazzo, Simona Guérzoni, et al.. (2016). A genome-wide analysis in cluster headache points to neprilysin and PACAP receptor gene variants. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 17(1). 114–114. 36 indexed citations

Ceroni, Fabiola, Nuala H. Simpson, Clyde Francks, et al.. (2014). Homozygous microdeletion of exon 5 in ZNF277 in a girl with specific language impairment. European Journal of Human Genetics. 22(10). 1165–1171. 18 indexed citations

Holt, Richard, Gabrielle Barnby, Elena Maestrini, et al.. (2010). Linkage and candidate gene studies of autism spectrum disorders in European populations. European Journal of Human Genetics. 18(9). 1013–1019. 64 indexed citations

Newbury, Dianne F., Elena Bacchelli, Simona Carone, et al.. (2009). Mapping of partially overlapping de novo deletions across an autism susceptibility region (AUTS5) in two unrelated individuals affected by developmental delays with communication impairment. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 149A(4). 588–597. 19 indexed citations

Bacchelli, Elena, Francesco Blasi, Simona Carone, et al.. (2006). A gene centric association study of 1500 SNPs in the chromosome 2q autism susceptibility locus. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 767–768. 1 indexed citations

Blasi, Francesca, Elena Bacchelli, Simona Carone, et al.. (2005). SLC25A12 and CMYA3 gene variants are not associated with autism in the IMGSAC multiplex family sample. European Journal of Human Genetics. 14(1). 123–126. 38 indexed citations

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Beyer, Kim S., Francesca Blasi, Elena Bacchelli, et al.. (2002). Mutation analysis of the coding sequence of the MECP2 gene in infantile autism. Human Genetics. 111(4-5). 305–309. 67 indexed citations

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Fisher, Simon E., Angela J. Marlow, Janine A. Lamb, et al.. (1999). A Quantitative-Trait Locus on Chromosome 6p Influences Different Aspects of Developmental Dyslexia. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 64(1). 146–156. 213 indexed citations

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Maestrini, Elena, Anthony P. Monaco, John A. McGrath, et al.. (1996). A molecular defect in loricrin, the major component of the cornified cell envelope, underlies Vohwinkel's syndrome. Nature Genetics. 13(1). 70–77. 176 indexed citations

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Gariboldi, Manuela, Elena Maestrini, Federico Canzian, et al.. (1994). Comparative Mapping of the Actin-Binding Protein 280 Genes in Human and Mouse. Genomics. 21(2). 428–430. 16 indexed citations

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Patrosso, M.C., Monica Repetto, Anna Villa, et al.. (1994). The Exon-Intron Organization of the Human X-Linked Gene (FLN1) Encoding Actin-Binding Protein 280. Genomics. 21(1). 71–76. 27 indexed citations

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Bione, Silvia, Elena Maestrini, Stefano Rivella, et al.. (1994). Identification of a novel X-linked gene responsible for Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Nature Genetics. 8(4). 323–327. 686 indexed citations breakdown →

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Maestrini, Elena, Mita Mancini, Stefano Rivella, et al.. (1993). Mapping of two genes encoding isoforms of the actin binding protein ABP-280, a dystrophin like protein, to Xq28 and to chromosome 7. Human Molecular Genetics. 2(6). 761–766. 64 indexed citations

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Maestrini, Elena, Stefano Rivella, Carla Tribioli, et al.. (1992). Identification of novel RFLPs in the vicinity of CpG islands in Xq28: application to the analysis of the pattern of X chromosome inactivation.. PubMed. 50(1). 156–63. 21 indexed citations

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Tribioli, Carla, Filippo Tamanini, Luciano Milanesi, et al.. (1992). Methylation and sequence analysis around Eagi sites: identification of 28 new CpG islands in XQ24-XQ28. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(4). 727–733. 39 indexed citations

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Tribioli, Carla, Barbara Lazzari, Gianluca De Bellis, et al.. (1991). The nucleotide sequence of a CpG island demonstrates the presence of the first exon of the gene encoding the human lysosomal membrane protein lamp2 and assigns the gene to Xq24. Genomics. 9(3). 551–554. 11 indexed citations

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Maestrini, Elena, Stefano Rivella, Carla Tribioli, et al.. (1990). Probes for CpG islands on the distal long arm of the human X chromosome are clustered in Xq24 and Xq28. Genomics. 8(4). 664–670. 19 indexed citations

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