Michele Zappella

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Michele Zappella is a scholar working on Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michele Zappella has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Genetics, 48 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michele Zappella's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (58 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (47 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (18 papers). Michele Zappella is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (58 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (47 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (18 papers). Michele Zappella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Austria and United Kingdom. Michele Zappella's co-authors include Joussef Hayek, Alessandra Renieri, Ilaria Longo, Walter E. Kaufmann, Ilaria Meloni, Angus Clarke, Mark E.S. Bailey, Nadia Bahi‐Buisson, N. Carolyn Schanen and Daniel G. Glaze and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Annals of Neurology and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Michele Zappella

93 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Rett syndrome: Revised diagnostic criteria and nomenclature

2010 990 citations Walter E. Kaufmann, Michele Zappella et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michele Zappella Italy	30	3.5k	2.5k	1.5k	833	396	96	4.2k
Lisa S. Freund United States	30	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	372 0.4×	251 0.6×	54	3.1k
Harry H. Wright United States	27	1.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	672 0.4×	597 0.7×	385 1.0×	58	2.7k
Ruthie E. Amir Israel	14	4.1k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	3.0k 2.0×	541 0.6×	155 0.4×	21	5.1k
N. Carolyn Schanen United States	27	3.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	474 0.6×	168 0.4×	45	3.8k
Sarah Spence United States	22	1.3k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	579 0.4×	378 0.5×	630 1.6×	51	2.4k
A. J. Lincoln United States	9	1.4k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	574 0.4×	224 0.3×	400 1.0×	11	2.4k
Judith H. Miles United States	26	1.2k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	702 0.5×	290 0.3×	398 1.0×	68	2.6k
David Hessl United States	26	2.8k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	380 0.5×	190 0.5×	37	3.2k
Andrea Schneider United States	30	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	252 0.3×	296 0.7×	110	3.2k
Linda M. Brzustowicz United States	36	1.8k 0.5×	894 0.4×	2.3k 1.5×	432 0.5×	342 0.9×	91	4.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zappella, Michele. (2022). Autism: a diagnostic dilemma. S S Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 122(6). 71–71. 2 indexed citations

Currò, Aurora, Gabriella Doddato, Mirella Bruttini, et al.. (2020). CDKL5 mutations may mimic Pitt-Hopkins syndrome phenotype. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 64(1). 104102–104102. 1 indexed citations

Zappella, Michele & Marco O. Bertelli. (2012). Guidelines of the Italian National Institute of Health on “The treatment of autism spectrum disorders in children and adolescents”: limits and implications. Giornale italiano di psicopatologia/Journal of psychopathology/Italian journal of psychopathology. 18. 322–327. 2 indexed citations

Marschik, Peter B., Walter E. Kaufmann, Christa Einspieler, et al.. (2012). Profiling early socio-communicative development in five young girls with the preserved speech variant of Rett syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 33(6). 1749–1756. 26 indexed citations

Acampa, Maurizio, Francesca Guideri, Joussef Hayek, et al.. (2007). Sympathetic overactivity and plasma leptin levels in Rett syndrome. Neuroscience Letters. 432(1). 69–72. 30 indexed citations

Blardi, Patrizia, Arianna De Lalla, Michele Zappella, et al.. (2006). Rett Syndrome and Plasma Leptin Levels. The Journal of Pediatrics. 150(1). 37–39. 17 indexed citations

Mari, Francesca, Rossella Caselli, Silvia Russo, et al.. (2005). Germline mosaicism in Rett syndrome identified by prenatal diagnosis. Clinical Genetics. 67(3). 258–260. 21 indexed citations

Orrico, Alfredo, Lucia Galli, Sabrina Buoni, et al.. (2005). Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and variable clinical expression of Aarskog–Scott syndrome due to a novel FGD1 gene mutation (R408Q). American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 135A(1). 99–102. 25 indexed citations

Guideri, Francesca, Maurizio Acampa, Joussef Hayek, & Michele Zappella. (2005). Effects of Acetyl-L-carnitine on Cardiac Dysautonomia in Rett Syndrome: Prevention of Sudden Death?. Pediatric Cardiology. 26(5). 574–577. 22 indexed citations

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Mari, Francesca, Ilaria Bertani, Fabrizio Bolognese, et al.. (2005). CDKL5 belongs to the same molecular pathway of MeCP2 and it is responsible for the early-onset seizure variant of Rett syndrome. Human Molecular Genetics. 14(14). 1935–1946. 253 indexed citations

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Guideri, Francesca, Maurizio Acampa, Gemma Calamandrei, et al.. (2004). Nerve Growth Factor Plasma Levels and Ventricular Repolarization in Rett Syndrome. Pediatric Cardiology. 25(4). 394–6. 10 indexed citations

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Pescucci, Chiara, Ilaria Meloni, Mirella Bruttini, et al.. (2003). Chromosome 2 deletion encompassing the MAP2 gene in a patient with autism and Rett‐like features. Clinical Genetics. 64(6). 497–501. 45 indexed citations

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Orrico, Alfredo, Lucia Galli, Michele Zappella, et al.. (2002). Septo‐optic dysplasia with digital anomalies associated with maternal multidrug abuse during pregnancy. European Journal of Neurology. 9(6). 679–682. 21 indexed citations

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Calamandrei, Gemma, Luigi Aloe, J Hájek, & Michele Zappella. (2001). Developmental profile of serum nerve growth factor levels in Rett complex.. PubMed. 37(4). 601–5. 9 indexed citations

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Orrico, Alfredo, Ching‐Wan Lam, Lucia Galli, et al.. (2000). MECP2 mutation in male patients with non‐specific X‐linked mental retardation. FEBS Letters. 481(3). 285–288. 183 indexed citations

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Zappella, Michele, Christopher Gillberg, & Stephan Ehlers. (1998). The Preserved Speech Variant: A Subgroup of the Rett Complex: A Clinical Report of 30 Cases. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 28(6). 519–526. 55 indexed citations

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Pini, Giorgio, Mario Milan, & Michele Zappella. (1996). Rett syndrome in Northern Tuscany (Italy): family tree studies. Clinical Genetics. 50(6). 486–490. 21 indexed citations

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Zappella, Michele. (1994). Bambini autistici che guariscono: l'esempio dei tic complessi familiari. 3 indexed citations

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Zappella, Michele. (1985). Rett syndrome: A significant proportion of girls affected by autistic behavior. Brain and Development. 7(3). 307–312. 21 indexed citations

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Zappella, Michele & Valerie Cowie. (1962). A NOTE ON TIME OF DIAGNOSIS IN MONGOLISM. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 6(1). 82–86. 7 indexed citations

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