Giovanni Stévanin

21.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
187 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Giovanni Stévanin is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giovanni Stévanin has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 106 papers in Molecular Biology and 65 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Giovanni Stévanin's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (121 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (85 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (71 papers). Giovanni Stévanin is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (121 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (85 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (71 papers). Giovanni Stévanin collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Giovanni Stévanin's co-authors include Alexis Brice, Alexandra Dürr, Yves Agid, Géraldine Cancel‐Tassin, Jean‐Louis Mandel, Gilles David, Frédéric Saudou, Georges Imbert, C. R. Weber and Nacer Abbas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Giovanni Stévanin

186 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Cloning of the gene for s... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1996 1997 1995 200 400 600
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  1. Cloning of the gene for spinocerebellar ataxia 2 reveals a locus with high sensitivity to expanded CAG/glutamine repeats
    1996 706 citations Géraldine Cancel‐Tassin, Alexandra Dürr et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  2. Cloning of the SCA7 gene reveals a highly unstable CAG repeat expansion
    1997 599 citations Gilles David, Giovanni Stévanin et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  3. Polyglutamine expansion as a pathological epitope in Huntington's disease and four dominant cerebellar ataxias
    1995 540 citations Giovanni Stévanin, Géraldine Cancel‐Tassin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Giovanni Stévanin France 55 7.9k 6.3k 3.0k 2.0k 1.1k 187 9.8k
Garth A. Nicholson Australia 52 4.7k 0.6× 4.9k 0.8× 5.9k 2.0× 2.5k 1.3× 2.6k 2.4× 237 11.7k
Stefan M. Pulst United States 44 3.3k 0.4× 4.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 457 0.2× 485 0.4× 157 6.2k
Éric Leguern France 39 2.7k 0.3× 1.9k 0.3× 1.4k 0.5× 936 0.5× 421 0.4× 101 4.8k
Patrick A. Dion Canada 42 1.5k 0.2× 3.0k 0.5× 3.9k 1.3× 1.0k 0.5× 2.0k 1.8× 180 6.9k
Rudolf Martini Germany 50 6.3k 0.8× 3.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 369 0.3× 159 9.5k
A E Harding United Kingdom 33 2.5k 0.3× 2.6k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 893 0.4× 235 0.2× 72 4.9k
Denise A. Figlewicz United States 33 1.3k 0.2× 2.5k 0.4× 2.7k 0.9× 927 0.5× 1.7k 1.6× 81 5.4k
Clotilde Lagier‐Tourenne United States 29 1.2k 0.1× 4.1k 0.7× 3.4k 1.1× 795 0.4× 2.1k 1.9× 41 6.5k
Jeffery L. Twiss United States 45 3.0k 0.4× 4.5k 0.7× 458 0.2× 494 0.2× 486 0.4× 98 6.9k
Christos Proukakis United Kingdom 30 1.6k 0.2× 1.3k 0.2× 1.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 467 0.4× 57 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giovanni Stévanin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stockholm, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Transcriptomic analysis reinforces the implication of spatacsin in neuroinflammation and neurodevelopment. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 2370–2370. 3 indexed citations
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Groh, Janos, Dennis Klein, Winfried Ilg, et al.. (2022). CNS-associated T-lymphocytes in a mouse model of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia type 11 (SPG11) are therapeutic targets for established immunomodulators. Experimental Neurology. 355. 114119–114119. 7 indexed citations
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Bouwkamp, Christian G., Zaid Afawi, Aviva Fattal‐Valevski, et al.. (2018). ACO2 homozygous missense mutation associated with complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia. Neurology Genetics. 4(2). e223–e223. 22 indexed citations
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Salih, Mustafa A., Emeline Mundwiller, Arif O. Khan, et al.. (2013). Correction: New Findings in a Global Approach to Dissect the Whole Phenotype of PLA2G6 Gene Mutations. PLoS ONE. 8(11). 6 indexed citations
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Salih, Mustafa A., Emeline Mundwiller, Arif O. Khan, et al.. (2013). New Findings in a Global Approach to Dissect the Whole Phenotype of PLA2G6 Gene Mutations. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e76831–e76831. 38 indexed citations
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Yanicostas, Constantin, Elisa Barbieri, Masahiko Hibi, et al.. (2012). Requirement for Zebrafish Ataxin-7 in Differentiation of Photoreceptors and Cerebellar Neurons. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e50705–e50705. 28 indexed citations
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Houlden, Henry, J. Paul Simons, Raya Al‐Shawi, et al.. (2010). Screening for mutations in the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase 2-alpha gene in autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 12(2). 148–149. 5 indexed citations
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Minassian, Natali A., Meng‐Chin Lin, Karla P. Figueroa, et al.. (2009). Distinct Functional Effects of Kv3.3 Mutations Associated with Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 13. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 328a–328a. 1 indexed citations
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Hanein, Sylvain, Elodie Martin, Amir Boukhris, et al.. (2008). Identification of the SPG15 Gene, Encoding Spastizin, as a Frequent Cause of Complicated Autosomal-Recessive Spastic Paraplegia, Including Kjellin Syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 82(4). 992–1002. 148 indexed citations
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Latouche, Morwena, Christelle Lasbleiz, Elodie Martin, et al.. (2007). A Conditional Pan-NeuronalDrosophilaModel of Spinocerebellar Ataxia 7 with a Reversible Adult Phenotype Suitable for Identifying Modifier Genes. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(10). 2483–2492. 70 indexed citations
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Klebe, Stephan, Alexandra Dürr, Naïma Bouslam, et al.. (2007). Spastic paraplegia 5: Locus refinement, candidate gene analysis and clinical description. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 144B(7). 854–861. 14 indexed citations
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Feki, Imed, et al.. (2007). Paraplégie spastique familiale avec amyotrophie sévère des mains (syndrome de Silver?). Revue Neurologique. 163(4). 476–479. 2 indexed citations
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Ribaı̈, Pascale, Giovanni Stévanin, Naïma Bouslam, et al.. (2006). A new phenotype linked to SPG27 and refinement of the critical region on chromosome. Journal of Neurology. 253(6). 714–719. 14 indexed citations
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Giunti, Paola, Giovanni Stévanin, Paul Worth, et al.. (1999). Molecular and Clinical Study of 18 Families with ADCA Type II: Evidence for Genetic Heterogeneity and De Novo Mutation. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 64(6). 1594–1603. 76 indexed citations
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Takano, Hiroki, Géraldine Cancel‐Tassin, Takeshi Ikeuchi, et al.. (1998). Close Associations between Prevalences of Dominantly Inherited Spinocerebellar Ataxias with CAG-Repeat Expansions and Frequencies of Large Normal CAG Alleles in Japanese and Caucasian Populations. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 63(4). 1060–1066. 160 indexed citations
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Stévanin, Giovanni, Paola Giunti, Gilles David, et al.. (1998). De Novo Expansion of Intermediate Alleles in Spinocerebellar Ataxia 7. Human Molecular Genetics. 7(11). 1809–1813. 76 indexed citations
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David, Gilles, Paola Giunti, N. Abbas, et al.. (1996). The gene for autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type II is located in a 5-cM region in 3p12-p13: genetic and physical mapping of the SCA7 locus.. PubMed. 59(6). 1328–36. 52 indexed citations
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Benomar, Ali, Giovanni Stévanin, Géraldine Cancel‐Tassin, et al.. (1995). The gene for autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia with pigmentary macular dystrophy maps to chromosome 3p12–p21.1. Nature Genetics. 10(1). 84–88. 126 indexed citations
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Fontaine, Bertrand, Jamïlé Hazan, Alexandra Dürr, et al.. (1995). Exclusion of the candidate locus FSP1 in six families with late-onset autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia. Neuromuscular Disorders. 5(1). 11–17. 5 indexed citations
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Cancel‐Tassin, Géraldine, N. Abbas, Giovanni Stévanin, et al.. (1995). Marked phenotypic heterogeneity associated with expansion of a CAG repeat sequence at the spinocerebellar ataxia 3/Machado-Joseph disease locus.. PubMed. 57(4). 809–16. 87 indexed citations

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