2026 Alberto Albanese: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	91	11582	10891	432	413	489	40022

Overview

Alberto Albanese is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on neurology within the broader field of medicine, encompassing 260 publications. They have contributed extensively to several subfields, including neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, physiology, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to neurological disorders and treatments. These include Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, long-term effects of COVID-19, psychosomatic disorders and their treatments, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.

Alberto Albanese has published in numerous scientific venues, with the most frequent being Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Frontiers in Neurology, Movement Disorders, and Neurology. Their publication count in these journals is notable, with Parkinsonism & Related Disorders featuring 21 papers and Movement Disorders Clinical Practice 12.

Regarding collaborative research, Albanese frequently co-authors with several scientists, including Roberto Eleopra, Antonio Pisani, Francesco Bono, Roberto Erro, and Roberto Ceravolo. The number of joint publications with each ranges from 22 to 33.

The most recent papers authored or co-authored by Albanese include:

GBA-Related Parkinson's Disease: Dissection of Genotype-Phenotype Correlates in a Large Italian Cohort (2020), published in Movement Disorders
Safety and efficacy of tilavonemab in progressive supranuclear palsy: a phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled trial (2021), published in The Lancet Neurology
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid: a potential therapeutic tool in neurodegenerative diseases (2022), published in Translational Neurodegeneration
Clinical Correlates of Functional Motor Disorders: An Italian Multicenter Study (2020), published in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Copper Imbalance in Alzheimer's Disease: Meta-Analysis of Serum, Plasma, and Brain Specimens, and Replication Study Evaluating ATP7B Gene Variants (2021), published in Biomolecules

Best Publications

Hereditary Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease Caused by Mutations in PINK1

Eriza Maria Valente;Patrick M. Abou-Sleiman;Viviana Caputo;Miratul M K Muqit

4186
Citations
Consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy

S Gilman;P.A Low;N Quinn;A Albanese

3418
Citations
Phenomenology and classification of dystonia: a consensus update.

Alberto Albanese;Kailash Bhatia;Susan B. Bressman;Mahlon R. DeLong

2492
Citations
Rivastigmine for Dementia Associated with Parkinson's Disease

M Emre;D. Aarsland;A. Albanese;EJ Byrne

1579
Citations
Bilateral deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a multicentre study with 4 years follow-up

M C Rodriguez-Oroz;J A Obeso;A E Lang;J L Houeto

1306
Citations
PINK1 mutations are associated with sporadic early-onset parkinsonism.

Enza Maria Valente;Sergio Salvi;Tamara Ialongo;Roberta Marongiu

662
Citations
Localization of a novel locus for autosomal recessive early-onset parkinsonism, PARK6, on human chromosome 1p35-p36

Enza Maria Valente;Anna Rita Bentivoglio;Peter H. Dixon;Alessandro Ferraris

660
Citations
Analysis of blink rate patterns in normal subjects.

Anna Rita Bentivoglio;Susan B. Bressman;Emanuele Cassetta;Donatella Carretta

620
Citations
The natural history of multiple system atrophy: a prospective European cohort study

Gregor K Wenning;Felix Geser;Felix Geser;Florian Krismer;Klaus Seppi

590
Citations
EFNS guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of primary dystonias

Alberto Albanese;Friederich Asmus;Kailash Bhatia;Antonio Emanuele Elia

579
Citations
Chronic subthalamic nucleus stimulation reduces medication requirements in Parkinson's disease.

E. Moro;M. Scerrati;L. M A Romito;R. Roselli

559
Citations
Long-term results of a multicenter study on subthalamic and pallidal stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

Elena Moro;Andres M. Lozano;Pierre Pollak;Yves Agid

547
Citations
The impact of deep brain stimulation on executive function in Parkinson's disease.

M. Jahanshahi;C. M. A. Ardouin;R. G. Brown;J. C. Rothwell

538
Citations
A comparison of injections of botulinum toxin and topical nitroglycerin ointment for the treatment of chronic anal fissure.

Giuseppe Brisinda;Giorgio Maria;Anna Rita Bentivoglio;Emanuele Cassetta

515
Citations
Treatment of motor and non-motor features of Parkinson's disease with deep brain stimulation.

Alfonso Fasano;Antonio Daniele;Alberto Albanese

510
Citations
Levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease: current controversies.

C. Warren Olanow;Yves Agid;Yoshi Mizuno;Alberto Albanese

501
Citations
Motor and cognitive outcome in patients with Parkinson's disease 8 years after subthalamic implants

Alfonso Fasano;Luigi M. Romito;Antonio Daniele;Carla Piano

499
Citations
A prevalence study of primary dystonia in eight European countries

T. Warner;L. Camfield;C. D. Marsden;A. H. Nemeth

450
Citations
A comparison of botulinum toxin and saline for the treatment of chronic anal fissure

Giorgio Maria;Emanuele Cassetta;Daniele Gui;Giuseppe Brisinda

445
Citations
Levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease: a consensus meeting.

Y. Agid;E. Ahlskog;A. Albanese;D. Calne

135
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Rita Bentivoglio Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Enza Maria Valente University of Pavia

Paolo Barone University of Salerno

Michele Tinazzi University of Verona

Alfredo Berardelli Sapienza University of Rome

Francesca Morgante St George's, University of London

Alfonso Fasano University Health Network

Werner Poewe Innsbruck Medical University

Pietro Cortelli University of Bologna

P.A. Tonali Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

External Links

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