2026 Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	34	9342	8621	518	499	61	4596

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

349
Citations
Eye–Hand Coordination during Reaching. I. Anatomical Relationships between Parietal and Frontal Cortex

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

340
Citations
Multiple Levels of Representation of Reaching in the Parieto-frontal Network

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

298
Citations
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

275
Citations
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

257
Citations
Early Coding of Reaching in the Parietooccipital Cortex

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

245
Citations
Optic ataxia as a result of the breakdown of the global tuning fields of parietal neurones.

Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer;Roberto Caminiti

194
Citations
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

149
Citations
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

142
Citations
Visual Control of Hand-reaching Movement: Activity in Parietal Area 7m

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

142
Citations
Effects of optic flow in motor cortex and area 7a.

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

126
Citations
Cortical Mechanisms for Online Control of Hand Movement Trajectory: The Role of the Posterior Parietal Cortex

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

122
Citations
Early coding of visuomanual coordination during reaching in parietal area PEc

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

113
Citations
Understanding the parietal lobe syndrome from a neurophysiological and evolutionary perspective

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

109
Citations
Online Control of Hand Trajectory and Evolution of Motor Intention in the Parietofrontal System

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

95
Citations
Organization and evolution of parieto-frontal processing streams in macaque monkeys and humans.

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

94
Citations
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

87
Citations
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

87
Citations
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

85
Citations
The parietal lobe evolution and the emergence of material culture in the human genus

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83
Citations
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

76
Citations