Silvia Paracchini

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Silvia Paracchini is a scholar working on Genetics, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Silvia Paracchini has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Genetics, 24 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Silvia Paracchini's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (24 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (19 papers) and Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (15 papers). Silvia Paracchini is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (24 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (19 papers) and Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (15 papers). Silvia Paracchini collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Silvia Paracchini's co-authors include Anthony P. Monaco, John Stein, Thomas Scerri, William M. Brandler, A.J. Richardson, Dianne F. Newbury, Judith Schmitz, Joel B. Talcott, Μαριέττα Παπαδάτου-Παστού and Andrew P. Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Psychological Bulletin and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Silvia Paracchini

62 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Human handedness: A meta-analysis.

2020 276 citations Μαριέττα Παπαδάτου-Παστού, Judith Schmitz et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Silvia Paracchini United Kingdom	28	1.6k	1.3k	1.0k	813	369	63	3.1k
David P. Roeltgen United States	35	1.3k 0.8×	422 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	777 1.0×	101 0.3×	62	2.9k
S. D. Smith United States	15	629 0.4×	605 0.5×	447 0.4×	635 0.8×	219 0.6×	19	1.9k
R. Holly Fitch United States	33	380 0.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.9k 1.9×	423 0.5×	468 1.3×	108	4.3k
Shelley D. Smith United States	35	1.4k 0.9×	2.5k 1.9×	1.2k 1.2×	748 0.9×	848 2.3×	70	4.2k
Gordon F. Sherman United States	32	386 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	2.2k 2.2×	422 0.5×	522 1.4×	68	3.9k
Clyde Francks Netherlands	38	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	2.0k 2.0×	1.0k 1.3×	299 0.8×	85	4.4k
Jeffrey R. Gruen United States	32	865 0.5×	996 0.8×	446 0.4×	725 0.9×	346 0.9×	93	3.0k
Herbert A. Lubs United States	46	3.5k 2.2×	878 0.7×	970 1.0×	2.8k 3.4×	383 1.0×	141	6.8k
Elizabeth Milne United Kingdom	30	416 0.3×	849 0.6×	2.5k 2.5×	283 0.3×	190 0.5×	82	3.0k
Maricela Alarcón United States	18	1.3k 0.8×	572 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	627 0.8×	180 0.5×	24	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silvia Paracchini

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Wang, Carol A., et al.. (2024). A GWAS for grip strength in cohorts of children—Advantages of analysing young participants for this trait. Genes Brain & Behavior. 23(5). e70003–e70003. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Yuping, Yujia Shi, Ruoyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). A genome-wide association study of Chinese and English language phenotypes in Hong Kong Chinese children. npj Science of Learning. 9(1). 26–26. 2 indexed citations

Packheiser, Julian, et al.. (2023). Elevated levels of mixed-hand preference in dyslexia: Meta-analyses of 68 studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 154. 105420–105420. 7 indexed citations

Schmitz, Judith, et al.. (2023). Identification of loci involved in childhood visual acuity and associations with cognitive skills and educational attainment. npj Science of Learning. 8(1). 25–25.

Παπαδάτου-Παστού, Μαριέττα, et al.. (2021). Hand preference and Mathematical Learning Difficulties: New data from Greece, the United Kingdom, and Germany and two meta-analyses of the literature. Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition. 26(5). 485–538. 9 indexed citations

Παπαδάτου-Παστού, Μαριέττα, Judith Schmitz, Maryanne Martin, et al.. (2020). Human handedness: A meta-analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 146(6). 481–524. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

Covill, Laura, Kerry A. Pettigrew, William M. Brandler, et al.. (2016). The handedness-associatedPCSK6locus spans an intronic promoter regulating novel transcripts. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(9). 1771–1779. 8 indexed citations

Pettigrew, Kerry A., Kristina Moll, Kate Northstone, et al.. (2015). Lack of replication for the myosin‐18B association with mathematical ability in independent cohorts. Genes Brain & Behavior. 14(4). 369–376. 15 indexed citations

Brandler, William M., Andrew P. Morris, David M. Evans, et al.. (2013). Common Variants in Left/Right Asymmetry Genes and Pathways Are Associated with Relative Hand Skill. PLoS Genetics. 9(9). e1003751–e1003751. 115 indexed citations

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Simpson, Nuala H., Laura Addis, William M. Brandler, et al.. (2013). Increased prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidies in specific language impairment and dyslexia. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 56(4). 346–353. 27 indexed citations

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Scerri, Thomas, Fahimeh Darki, Dianne F. Newbury, et al.. (2012). The Dyslexia Candidate Locus on 2p12 Is Associated with General Cognitive Ability and White Matter Structure. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e50321–e50321. 31 indexed citations

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Scerri, Tom S., Andrew P. Morris, Dianne F. Newbury, et al.. (2011). DCDC2, KIAA0319 and CMIP Are Associated with Reading-Related Traits. Biological Psychiatry. 70(3). 237–245. 122 indexed citations

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Paracchini, Silvia. (2011). Dissection of genetic associations with language-related traits in population-based cohorts. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 3(4). 365–373. 21 indexed citations

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Paracchini, Silvia, Q. W. Ang, F Stanley, et al.. (2010). Analysis of dyslexia candidate genes in the Raine cohort representing the general Australian population. Genes Brain & Behavior. 10(2). 158–165. 44 indexed citations

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Dennis, Megan Y., Silvia Paracchini, Thomas Scerri, et al.. (2009). A Common Variant Associated with Dyslexia Reduces Expression of the KIAA0319 Gene. PLoS Genetics. 5(3). e1000436–e1000436. 81 indexed citations

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Paracchini, Silvia, Colin Steer, Andrew P. Morris, et al.. (2008). Association of the KIAA0319 Dyslexia Susceptibility Gene With Reading Skills in the General Population. American Journal of Psychiatry. 165(12). 1576–1584. 102 indexed citations

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Caffrey, Tara M., Catharine Joachim, Silvia Paracchini, Margaret M. Esiri, & Richard Wade‐Martins. (2006). Haplotype-specific expression of exon 10 at the human MAPT locus. Human Molecular Genetics. 15(24). 3529–3537. 106 indexed citations

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Zerjal, Tatiana, Arpita Pandya, Kumarasamy Thangaraj, et al.. (2006). Y-chromosomal insights into the genetic impact of the caste system in India. Human Genetics. 121(1). 137–144. 26 indexed citations

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Harold, Denise, Silvia Paracchini, Thomas Scerri, et al.. (2006). Further evidence that the KIAA0319 gene confers susceptibility to developmental dyslexia. Molecular Psychiatry. 11(12). 1085–1091. 127 indexed citations

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Fernandes, Susana, Silvia Paracchini, Lukas Meyer, et al.. (2004). Reply to Repping et al.. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 75(3). 517–518. 1 indexed citations

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