Francesco Vetrini

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
31 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Francesco Vetrini is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Vetrini has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Vetrini's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (5 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers). Francesco Vetrini is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (5 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers). Francesco Vetrini collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Czechia. Francesco Vetrini's co-authors include Andrea Ballabio, Carmine Settembre, Tuong Huynh, Diego L. Medina, Serkan Erdin, Moisés Garcı́a-Arencibia, Pasqualina Colella, Marco Sardiello, Vinicia Assunta Polito and David C. Rubinsztein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Vetrini

30 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

TFEB Links Autophagy to Lysosomal Biogenesis 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2012 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. TFEB Links Autophagy to Lysosomal Biogenesis
    2011 2.5k citations Carmine Settembre, Chiara Di Malta et al. Science profile →
  2. A lysosome-to-nucleus signalling mechanism senses and regulates the lysosome via mTOR and TFEB
    2012 1.5k citations Carmine Settembre, Diego L. Medina et al. profile →
  3. TFEB controls cellular lipid metabolism through a starvation-induced autoregulatory loop
    2013 779 citations Carmine Settembre, Rossella De Cegli et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

Peers

Francesco Vetrini
Tuong Huynh United States
Chiara Di Malta Italy
José A. Martina United States
Ryan C. Russell United States
Shouqing Luo United Kingdom
Ian G. Ganley United Kingdom
Junji Ezaki Japan
Farah H. Siddiqi United Kingdom
Chantal Bauvy France
Seung‐Hyun Ro United States
Tuong Huynh United States
Francesco Vetrini
Citations per year, relative to Francesco Vetrini Francesco Vetrini (= 1×) peers Tuong Huynh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Vetrini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Vetrini

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesco Vetrini. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesco Vetrini based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Francesco Vetrini. Francesco Vetrini is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Conboy, Erin, et al.. (2024). Further evidence of involvement of ITSN1 in autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder. Clinical Genetics. 105(4). 455–456. 1 indexed citations
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Nasır, Abdul, et al.. (2024). Undiagnosed rare disease clinic identifies a novel UBE3A variant in two sisters with Angelman syndrome: The end of a diagnostic odyssey. Congenital Anomalies. 64(3). 155–160. 1 indexed citations
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Shibao, Cyndya A., Karen M. Joos, John A. Phillips, et al.. (2021). Familial Autonomic Ganglionopathy Caused by Rare CHRNA3 Genetic Variants. Neurology. 97(2). e145–e155. 8 indexed citations
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Pratt, Victoria M., Amy Turner, Ulrich Broeckel, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Reference Materials with an Association for Molecular Pathology Pharmacogenetics Working Group Tier 2 Status: CYP2C9, CYP2C19, VKORC1, CYP2C Cluster Variant, and GGCX. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 23(8). 952–958. 11 indexed citations
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Prior, Thomas W., Pınar Bayrak‐Toydemir, Rong Mao, et al.. (2020). Characterization of Reference Materials for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Genetic Testing. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 23(1). 103–110. 8 indexed citations
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Settembre, Carmine, Rossella De Cegli, Gelsomina Mansueto, et al.. (2013). TFEB controls cellular lipid metabolism through a starvation-induced autoregulatory loop. Nature Cell Biology. 15(6). 647–658. 779 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pastore, Nunzia, Edoardo Nusco, Pasquale Piccolo, et al.. (2013). Improved Efficacy and Reduced Toxicity by Ultrasound-Guided Intrahepatic Injections of Helper-Dependent Adenoviral Vector in Gunn Rats. Human Gene Therapy Methods. 24(5). 321–327. 7 indexed citations
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Piccolo, Pasquale, Francesco Vetrini, Pratibha Mithbaokar, et al.. (2013). SR-A and SREC-I Are Kupffer and Endothelial Cell Receptors for Helper-dependent Adenoviral Vectors. Molecular Therapy. 21(4). 767–774. 40 indexed citations
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Pastore, Nunzia, Edoardo Nusco, Jana Vaníková, et al.. (2012). Sustained Reduction of Hyperbilirubinemia in Gunn Rats After Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Gene Transfer of Bilirubin UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase Isozyme 1A1 to Skeletal Muscle. Human Gene Therapy. 23(10). 1082–1089. 6 indexed citations
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Vetrini, Francesco & Philip Ng. (2011). Liver-Directed Gene Therapy with Helper-Dependent Adenoviral Vectors: Current State of the Art and Future Challenges. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17(24). 2488–2499. 14 indexed citations
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Settembre, Carmine, Chiara Di Malta, Vinicia Assunta Polito, et al.. (2011). TFEB Links Autophagy to Lysosomal Biogenesis. Science. 332(6036). 1429–1433. 2496 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shaw, Amanda Rosewell & Francesco Vetrini. (2011). Helper-Dependent Adenoviral Vectors. Journal of Genetic Syndromes & Gene Therapy. 2(2). 25 indexed citations
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Khare, Reeti, Shannon M. May, Francesco Vetrini, et al.. (2011). Generation of a Kupffer Cell-evading Adenovirus for Systemic and Liver-directed Gene Transfer. Molecular Therapy. 19(7). 1254–1262. 66 indexed citations
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Vetrini, Francesco, Nicola Brunetti‐Pierri, Donna Palmer, et al.. (2010). Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Increases Hepatic Transduction and Reduces Innate Immune Response Following Administration of Helper-dependent Ad. Molecular Therapy. 18(7). 1339–1345. 7 indexed citations
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Vetrini, Francesco & Philip Ng. (2010). Gene Therapy with Helper-Dependent Adenoviral Vectors: Current Advances and Future Perspectives. Viruses. 2(9). 1886–1917. 42 indexed citations
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Engler, Tatjana, Erika Schmidt, Francesco Vetrini, et al.. (2010). Modifications of Adenovirus Hexon Allow for Either Hepatocyte Detargeting or Targeting With Potential Evasion From Kupffer Cells. Molecular Therapy. 19(1). 83–92. 56 indexed citations
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Giordano, Francesca, et al.. (2007). FGF and EGF differently affect differentiation of murine retinal stem cells in vitro. 13. 1842–1850. 1 indexed citations
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Vetrini, Francesco, Roberta Tammaro, Sergio Bondanza, et al.. (2006). Aberrant splicing in the ocular albinism type 1 gene (OA1/GPR143) is corrected in vitro by morpholino antisense oligonucleotides. Human Mutation. 27(5). 420–426. 32 indexed citations

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