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Aldo Rustioni publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aldo Rustioni sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 108 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Aldo Rustioni D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aldo Rustioni sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Aldo Rustioni is a researcher affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their work focuses primarily on the field of Neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology subfields. The scientist's research explores various aspects of neuropharmacology, receptor mechanisms, and neural engineering.

Their recent publications are hosted by UNC Libraries and include the following works:

  • Glutamate-positive neurons in the somatic sensory cortex of rats and monkeys, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • AMPA Receptor Subunits Underlying Terminals of Fine-Caliber Primary Afferent Fibers, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Synaptic interactions between primary afferent terminals and GABA and nitric oxide-synthesizing neurons in superficial laminae of the rat spinal cord, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Primary Afferent Terminals in Spinal Cord Express Presynaptic AMPA Receptors, 2021, UNC Libraries

The main topics covered by Rustioni's work can be summarized as:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Richard J. Weinberg
  • Juli G. Valtschanoff
  • Fiorenzo Conti
  • Peter Petrusz
  • Andrew C. Towle

The researcher's output is predominantly published within the UNC Libraries venue, with four noted publications. Throughout their work, Aldo Rustioni investigates the cellular mechanisms involved in sensory processing and neurotransmission, including the roles of glutamate-positive neurons, AMPA receptor subunits, and synaptic interactions involving GABA and nitric oxide-synthesizing neurons.

Best Publications

  • Glutamate and substance P coexist in primary afferent terminals in the superficial laminae of spinal cord.

    S De Biasi;A Rustioni

  • Coexistence of glutamate and substance P in dorsal root ganglion neurons of the rat and monkey.

    G. Battaglia;A. Rustioni

  • NADPH diaphorase in the spinal cord of rats.

    Juli G. Valtschanoff;Richard J. Weinberg;Aldo Rustioni

  • GABAergic neurons are present in the dorsal column nuclei but not in the ventroposterior complex of rats

    P. Barbaresi;R. Spreafico;C. Frassoni;A. Rustioni

  • Techniques to optimize post-embedding single and double staining for amino acid neurotransmitters.

    K D Phend;R J Weinberg;A Rustioni

  • An osmium-free method of epon embedment that preserves both ultrastructure and antigenicity for post-embedding immunocytochemistry.

    K D Phend;A Rustioni;R J Weinberg

  • Neurons in rat cerebral cortex that synthesize nitric oxide: NADPH diaphorase histochemistry, NOS immunocytochemistry, and colocalization with GABA

    Juli G. Valtschanoff;Richard J. Weinberg;Viktor N. Kharazia;Harald H.H.W. Schmidt

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptors in superficial laminae of the rat dorsal horn.

    Hongge Jia;Aldo Rustioni;Juli G. Valtschanoff

  • Characterization of antisera to glutamate and aspartate.

    J R Hepler;C S Toomim;K D McCarthy;F Conti

  • A cuneocochlear pathway in the rat.

    Richard J Weinberg;Aldo Rustioni

  • Nitric oxide synthase and GABA colocalize in lamina II of rat spinal cord.

    Juli G. Valtschanoff;Richard J. Weinberg;Aldo Rustioni;Harald H.H.W. Schmidt

  • Vanilloid receptor VR1 is both presynaptic and postsynaptic in the superficial laminae of the rat dorsal horn.

    Juli G. Valtschanoff;Aldo Rustioni;Athena Guo;Se Jin Hwang

  • Identification of cells of origin of non-primary afferents to the dorsal column nuclei of the cat

    A. Rustioni;A. B. Kaufman

  • Glutamate-positive neurons in the somatic sensory cortex of rats and monkeys.

    F Conti;A Rustioni;P Petrusz;AC Towle

  • Distribution of dorsal root fibers in the medulla oblongata of the cat

    Unknown

  • Cortical relay neurons and interneurons in the N. ventralis posterolateralis of cats: A horseradish peroxidase, electron-microscopic, golgi and immunocytochemical study

    R. Spreafico;D.E. Schmechel;L.C. Ellis;A. Rustioni

  • Descending projections from brainstem and sensorimotor cortex to spinal enlargements in the cat. Single and double retrograde tracer studies.

    N. L. Hayes;A. Rustioni

  • Dorsal column nuclei and ascending spinal afferents in macaques.

    Aldo Rustioni;Nancy L. Hayes;Sally O’Neill

  • Non-primary afferents to the nucleus gracilis from the lumbar cord of the cat

    Unknown

  • Synaptic interactions between primary afferent terminals and GABA and nitric oxide-synthesizing neurons in superficial laminae of the rat spinal cord

    P. S. Bernardi;J. G. Valtschanoff;R. J. Weinberg;H. H. H. W. Schmidt

  • Selective retrograde transport of D-aspartate in spinal interneurons and cortical neurons of rats.

    Aldo Rustioni;Michel Cuenod

  • AMPA Receptor Subunits Underlying Terminals of Fine-Caliber Primary Afferent Fibers

    A. Popratiloff;R. J. Weinberg;A. Rustioni

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Weinberg
Richard J. Weinberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Juli G. Valtschanoff
Juli G. Valtschanoff University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Roberto Spreafico
Roberto Spreafico Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Viktor Kharazia
Viktor Kharazia University of California, San Francisco
Barry L. Whitsel
Barry L. Whitsel University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alan R. Light
Alan R. Light University of Utah
Carol A. Otey
Carol A. Otey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fiorenzo Conti
Fiorenzo Conti Marche Polytechnic University
Harald H.H.W. Schmidt
Harald H.H.W. Schmidt Maastricht University
Carolina Frassoni
Carolina Frassoni Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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