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Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer

Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer

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Neuroscience

D-Index
34
Citations
4596
World Ranking
9342
National Ranking
519

Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer 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 Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 61 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer 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 Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research spans several domains within neuroscience and psychology, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and social psychology. Their work involves advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications to investigate neural dynamics and brain function.

The scientist's recent publications cover various aspects of brain connectivity, motor control, and social interaction. Notable papers include:

  • On the cortical connectivity in the macaque brain: A comparison of diffusion tractography and histological tracing data, 2020, NeuroImage
  • The functional characterization of callosal connections, 2021, Progress in Neurobiology
  • The parietal lobe evolution and the emergence of material culture in the human genus, 2022, Brain Structure and Function
  • Neural encoding of musical expectations in a non-human primate, 2024, Current Biology
  • Shared population-level dynamics in monkey premotor cortex during solo action, joint action and action observation, 2021, Progress in Neurobiology

The following frequent co-authors have been key collaborators in their work:

  • Roberto Caminiti (11 publications)
  • Andrea Schito (6 publications)
  • Giorgio M. Innocenti (4 publications)
  • Eros Quarta (4 publications)
  • Stefano Grasso (4 publications)

They have published extensively in various academic venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 5 publications
  • Progress in Neurobiology - 3 publications
  • Current Biology - 2 publications
  • NeuroImage - 1 publication
  • Brain Structure and Function - 1 publication

The primary fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience (30 publications)
  • Psychology (12 publications)

Within these overarching fields, their subfields of specialization include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience (28 publications)
  • Social Psychology (10 publications)
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (4 publications)
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2 publications)
  • Anthropology (1 publication)

Major research topics that define their work are:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function (16 publications)
  • Action Observation and Synchronization (16 publications)
  • Motor Control and Adaptation (10 publications)
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (8 publications)
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (6 publications)
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (6 publications)
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • Parieto-frontal coding of reaching: an integrated framework

    Yves Burnod;Pierre Baraduc;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Emmanuel Guigon

  • Eye–Hand Coordination during Reaching. I. Anatomical Relationships between Parietal and Frontal Cortex

    Barbara Marconi;Aldo Genovesio;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Stefano Ferraina

  • Multiple Levels of Representation of Reaching in the Parieto-frontal Network

    Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Roberto Caminiti;Francesco Lacquaniti;Myrka Zago

  • Eye–Hand Coordination during Reaching. II. An Analysis of the Relationships between Visuomanual Signals in Parietal Cortex and Parieto-frontal Association Projections

    Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Stefano Ferraina;Aldo Genovesio;Barbara Marconi

  • Diameter, Length, Speed, and Conduction Delay of Callosal Axons in Macaque Monkeys and Humans: Comparing Data from Histology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diffusion Tractography

    Roberto Caminiti;Filippo Carducci;Claudia Piervincenzi;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer

  • Early Coding of Reaching in the Parietooccipital Cortex

    Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Stefano Ferraina;Takashi Mitsuda;Barbara Marconi

  • Optic ataxia as a result of the breakdown of the global tuning fields of parietal neurones.

    Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Roberto Caminiti

  • Neural Responses during Interception of Real and Apparent Circularly Moving Stimuli in Motor Cortex and Area 7a

    Hugo Merchant;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

  • COMBINATION OF HAND AND GAZE SIGNALS DURING REACHING : ACTIVITY IN PARIETAL AREA 7M OF THE MONKEY

    S. Ferraina;P. B. Johnson;M. R. Garasto;A. Battaglia-Mayer

  • Visual Control of Hand-reaching Movement: Activity in Parietal Area 7m

    Ferraina S;Garasto Mr;Battaglia-Mayer A;Ferraresi P

  • Effects of optic flow in motor cortex and area 7a.

    H. Merchant;A. Battaglia-Mayer;Apostolos P Georgopoulos

  • Cortical Mechanisms for Online Control of Hand Movement Trajectory: The Role of the Posterior Parietal Cortex

    Philippe S. Archambault;Roberto Caminiti;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer

  • Early coding of visuomanual coordination during reaching in parietal area PEc

    Stefano Ferraina;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Aldo Genovesio;Barbara Marconi

  • Understanding the parietal lobe syndrome from a neurophysiological and evolutionary perspective

    Roberto Caminiti;Matthew V. Chafee;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Bruno B. Averbeck

  • Online Control of Hand Trajectory and Evolution of Motor Intention in the Parietofrontal System

    Philippe S. Archambault;Simone Ferrari-Toniolo;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer

  • Organization and evolution of parieto-frontal processing streams in macaque monkeys and humans.

    Roberto Caminiti;Giorgio M. Innocenti;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer

  • The cortical network for eye-hand coordination and its relevance to understanding motor disorders of parietal patients

    Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Philippe S. Archambault;Roberto Caminiti

  • Visually-guided correction of hand reaching movements: The neurophysiological bases in the cerebral cortex.

    P.S. Archambault;S. Ferrari-Toniolo;R. Caminiti;A. Battaglia-Mayer

  • Interception of real and apparent motion targets: psychophysics in humans and monkeys.

    Hugo Merchant;Hugo Merchant;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Apostolos P. Georgopoulos;Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

  • The parietal lobe evolution and the emergence of material culture in the human genus

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  • Neural responses in motor cortex and area 7a to real and apparent motion

    Hugo Merchant;Hugo Merchant;Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Apostolos P. Georgopoulos;Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Caminiti
Roberto Caminiti Italian Institute of Technology
Stefano Ferraina
Stefano Ferraina Sapienza University of Rome
Hugo Merchant
Hugo Merchant National Autonomous University of Mexico
Apostolos P. Georgopoulos
Apostolos P. Georgopoulos University of Minnesota
Francesco Lacquaniti
Francesco Lacquaniti University of Rome Tor Vergata
Philippe Archambault
Philippe Archambault Université Laval
Bruno B. Averbeck
Bruno B. Averbeck National Institutes of Health
Giorgio M. Innocenti
Giorgio M. Innocenti Karolinska Institute
Paul Cisek
Paul Cisek University of Montreal

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