Francesca Simonelli

14.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
199 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Francesca Simonelli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Simonelli has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Molecular Biology, 109 papers in Ophthalmology and 64 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Francesca Simonelli's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (87 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (80 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (28 papers). Francesca Simonelli is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (87 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (80 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (28 papers). Francesca Simonelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Francesca Simonelli's co-authors include Francesco Testa, Settimio Rossi, Alberto Auricchio, Paolo Melillo, E. Rinaldi, Valentina Di Iorio, Sandro Banfi, Jean Bennett, Albert M. Maguire and Katherine A. High and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Simonelli

193 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Efficacy, Safety, and Durability of Voretigene Neparvovec-rzyl in RPE65 Mutation–Associated Inherited Retinal Dystrophy

2019 276 citations Albert M. Maguire, Daniel C. Chung et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Simonelli Italy	37	3.6k	2.1k	1.0k	944	511	199	4.8k
Settimio Rossi Italy	29	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	552 0.5×	466 0.5×	278 0.5×	97	2.7k
Sarah K. Bronson United States	26	1.8k 0.5×	983 0.5×	370 0.4×	509 0.5×	261 0.5×	44	3.2k
Yukihiko Mashima Japan	38	1.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	295 0.3×	1.5k 1.6×	183 0.4×	167	4.3k
Bo Lei China	32	1.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	193 0.2×	431 0.5×	510 1.0×	173	3.1k
Yusuke Murakami Japan	33	2.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	135 0.1×	766 0.8×	289 0.6×	136	3.3k
Patrick Yu‐Wai‐Man United Kingdom	41	5.4k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	380 0.4×	247 0.3×	721 1.4×	145	6.4k
Xiaodong Sun China	30	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	189 0.2×	1.0k 1.1×	137 0.3×	215	3.6k
Hiroshi Ohguro Japan	34	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	152 0.1×	397 0.4×	1.2k 2.3×	208	4.3k
Yehong Zhuo China	27	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	108 0.1×	493 0.5×	324 0.6×	169	3.0k
Lawrence J. Rizzolo United States	37	1.9k 0.5×	827 0.4×	146 0.1×	416 0.4×	351 0.7×	71	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Simonelli

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Rossi, Settimio, et al.. (2025). Treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: one year real-life results with intravitreal Brolucizumab. Frontiers in Medicine. 11. 1467160–1467160. 1 indexed citations

Testa, Francesco, Ester Carreño, L. Ingeborgh van den Born, et al.. (2024). Multicentric Longitudinal Prospective Study in a European Cohort of MYO7A Patients: Disease Course and Implications for Gene Therapy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(6). 25–25. 4 indexed citations

Trotta, Maria Consiglia, Carlo Gesualdo, Marina Russo, et al.. (2024). Changes in Circulating Acylated Ghrelin and Neutrophil Elastase in Diabetic Retinopathy. Medicina. 60(1). 118–118. 3 indexed citations

Iovino, Claudio, et al.. (2024). Fluorescein angiography patterns and subretinal hyperreflective material predict subthreshold micropulse laser response in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. BMC Ophthalmology. 24(1). 478–478. 1 indexed citations

Azzolini, Claudio, Simone Donati, Andrea Falco, et al.. (2023). Ten Years of Experience With a Telemedicine Platform Dedicated to Health Care Personnel: Implementation Report. JMIR Medical Informatics. 12. e42847–e42847.

Iovino, Claudio, et al.. (2023). Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Inherited Retinal Diseases: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Life. 13(6). 1241–1241. 1 indexed citations

Trotta, Maria Consiglia, Carlo Gesualdo, Francesco Petrillo, et al.. (2022). Resolution of Inflammation in Retinal Disorders: Briefly the State. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(9). 4501–4501. 15 indexed citations

Santoro, Claudia, et al.. (2022). Patients carrying Arg1809 substitution with no choroidal abnormalities: a further proof of a “Quasi-Incomplete” NF1 phenotype. European Journal of Human Genetics. 31(2). 136–137. 2 indexed citations

Tornabene, Patrizia, Ivana Trapani, Elena Marrocco, et al.. (2021). Inclusion of a degron reduces levels of undesired inteins after AAV-mediated protein trans-splicing in the retina. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 23. 448–459. 19 indexed citations

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Trotta, Maria Consiglia, Carlo Gesualdo, Chiara Bianca Maria Platania, et al.. (2021). Circulating miRNAs in diabetic retinopathy patients: Prognostic markers or pharmacological targets?. Biochemical Pharmacology. 186. 114473–114473. 24 indexed citations

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Fakin, Ana, Crystel Bonnet, Anne Kurtenbach, et al.. (2021). Characteristics of Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated with ADGRV1 and Comparison with USH2A in Patients from a Multicentric Usher Syndrome Study Treatrush. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10352–10352. 5 indexed citations

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Rossi, Settimio, Carlo Gesualdo, Antonio Tartaglione, et al.. (2020). Bergmeister’s papilla in a young patient with type 1 sialidosis: case report. BMC Ophthalmology. 20(1). 356–356. 2 indexed citations

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Lanza, Michele, et al.. (2020). Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Analysis of Features Affecting Cataract Surgery Complications in a Teaching Hospital. Frontiers in Medicine. 7. 607870–607870. 10 indexed citations

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Testa, Francesco, et al.. (2019). Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors in patients with X-linked retinoschisis: effects on macular morphology and function. Ophthalmic Genetics. 40(3). 207–212. 19 indexed citations

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Melillo, Paolo, Edoardo Villani, Ernesto Iadanza, et al.. (2019). Chromatic Pupillometry for Screening and Monitoring of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 4513–4513. 3 indexed citations

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Prisco, Nicola de, Elena Marrocco, Mario Renda, et al.. (2017). Targeting and silencing of rhodopsin by ectopic expression of the transcription factor KLF15. JCI Insight. 2(24). 10 indexed citations

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Jiao, Xiaodong, Anren Li, Zi‐Bing Jin, et al.. (2017). Identification and population history of CYP4V2 mutations in patients with Bietti crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy. European Journal of Human Genetics. 25(4). 461–471. 24 indexed citations

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Marrocco, Elena, Nicola de Prisco, Fabiola Curion, et al.. (2016). Rhodopsin targeted transcriptional silencing by DNA-binding. eLife. 5. e12242–e12242. 38 indexed citations

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Gesualdo, Carlo, Clara Di Filippo, Mauro Perretti, et al.. (2016). Activation of melanocortin receptors Mc1 and Mc5 attenuates retinal damage in experimental diabetic retinopathy.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 99–99. 3 indexed citations

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Ashtari, Manzar, Laura Cyckowski, Justin F. Monroe, et al.. (2011). The human visual cortex responds to gene therapy–mediated recovery of retinal function. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(6). 2160–2168. 107 indexed citations

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