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Alessandra Musella 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 Alessandra Musella sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 107 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.

Alessandra Musella 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 Alessandra Musella sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alessandra Musella is affiliated with Università Telematica San Raffaele Roma in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Rheumatology, and Immunology.

The main topics addressed in Musella's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, and RNA regulation and disease.

Their recent publications cover a range of studies related to inflammation, neurodegeneration, and molecular mechanisms in neurological diseases. Notable papers include:

  • Re-Examining the Role of TNF in MS Pathogenesis and Therapy, 2020, Cells
  • Inflammation-Associated Synaptic Alterations as Shared Threads in Depression and Multiple Sclerosis, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Neuroinflammation Is Associated with GFAP and sTREM2 Levels in Multiple Sclerosis, 2022, Biomolecules
  • Emerging Role of Extracellular Vesicles in the Pathophysiology of Multiple Sclerosis, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Exercise protects from hippocampal inflammation and neurodegeneration in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, 2021, Brain Behavior and Immunity

Musella frequently publishes in journals such as Cells, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease, and Genes. The distribution of publications reflects a multidisciplinary approach, balancing clinical and molecular perspectives.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research career, with frequent coauthors including Diego Centonze, Georgia Mandolesi, Fabio Buttari, Mario Stampanoni Bassi, and Ettore Dolcetti.

Best Publications

  • Graph theoretical analysis of magnetoencephalographic functional connectivity in Alzheimer's disease.

    C. J. Stam;W. de Haan;A. Daffertshofer;B. F. Jones

  • Inflammation Triggers Synaptic Alteration and Degeneration in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    Diego Centonze;Luca Muzio;Silvia Rossi;Francesca Cavasinni

  • Anandamide inhibits metabolism and physiological actions of 2-arachidonoylglycerol in the striatum

    Mauro Maccarrone;Silvia Rossi;Monica Bari;Valentina De Chiara

  • Synaptopathy connects inflammation and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis

    Georgia Mandolesi;Antonietta Gentile;Alessandra Musella;Diego Fresegna

  • Abnormal striatal GABA transmission in the mouse model for the fragile X syndrome.

    Diego Centonze;Silvia Rossi;Valentina Mercaldo;Ilaria Napoli

  • Interleukin-1β causes synaptic hyperexcitability in multiple sclerosis.

    Silvia Rossi;Roberto Furlan;Valentina De Chiara;Caterina Motta

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor and Interleukin-1β Modulate Synaptic Plasticity during Neuroinflammation

    Francesca Romana Rizzo;Alessandra Musella;Francesca De Vito;Diego Fresegna

  • Interleukin-1β Alters Glutamate Transmission at Purkinje Cell Synapses in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis

    Georgia Mandolesi;Alessandra Musella;Antonietta Gentile;Giorgio Grasselli

  • TRPV1 channels facilitate glutamate transmission in the striatum.

    Alessandra Musella;Valentina De Chiara;Silvia Rossi;Chiara Prosperetti

  • TNF-α-mediated anxiety in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

    Nabila Haji;Georgia Mandolesi;Antonietta Gentile;Lucia Sacchetti

  • Inflammation subverts hippocampal synaptic plasticity in experimental multiple sclerosis.

    Robert Nisticò;Dalila Mango;Georgia Mandolesi;Sonia Piccinin

  • Siponimod (BAF312) prevents synaptic neurodegeneration in experimental multiple sclerosis.

    Antonietta Gentile;Alessandra Musella;Silvia Bullitta;Diego Fresegna

  • Dopamine and performance in a reinforcement learning task: evidence from Parkinson's disease.

    Tamara Shiner;Ben Seymour;Klaus Wunderlich;Ciaran Hill

  • Consensus recommendations for a dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI protocol for use in high-grade gliomas.

    Jerrold L. Boxerman;Chad C. Quarles;Leland S. Hu;Bradley J. Erickson

  • Chronic Psychoemotional Stress Impairs Cannabinoid-Receptor-Mediated Control of GABA Transmission in the Striatum

    S. Rossi;V. De Chiara;A. Musella;H. Kusayanagi

  • Exercise attenuates the clinical, synaptic and dendritic abnormalities of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Silvia Rossi;Roberto Furlan;Valentina De Chiara;Alessandra Musella

  • Abnormal mGlu 5 Receptor/Endocannabinoid Coupling in Mice Lacking FMRP and BC1 RNA

    Mauro Maccarrone;Silvia Rossi;Monica Bari;Valentina De Chiara

  • Impaired striatal GABA transmission in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Silvia Rossi;Luca Muzio;Valentina De Chiara;Giorgio Grasselli

  • Interleukin-1β causes anxiety by interacting with the endocannabinoid system.

    Silvia Rossi;Lucia Sacchetti;Francesco Napolitano;Valentina De Chiara

  • Interplay Between Age and Neuroinflammation in Multiple Sclerosis: Effects on Motor and Cognitive Functions.

    Alessandra Musella;Antonietta Gentile;Francesca Romana Rizzo;Francesca Romana Rizzo;Francesca De Vito

Frequent Co-Authors

Diego Centonze
Diego Centonze University of Rome Tor Vergata
Silvia Rossi
Silvia Rossi Chiesi (Italy)
Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Roberto Furlan
Roberto Furlan San Raffaele Hospital
Mauro Maccarrone
Mauro Maccarrone University of L'Aquila
Alessandro Usiello
Alessandro Usiello University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Caterina Motta
Caterina Motta University of Rome Tor Vergata
Gianvito Martino
Gianvito Martino Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi Roma Tre University
Nicola B. Mercuri
Nicola B. Mercuri University of Rome Tor Vergata

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