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Andrea Mele 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 Andrea Mele sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 97 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrea Mele 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 Andrea Mele sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrea Mele is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and specializes in neuroscience, with a primary focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as cognitive neuroscience. Their research spans several subfields including neurology, molecular biology, and behavioral neuroscience, reflecting a comprehensive approach to understanding the brain's functions at multiple levels.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, memory and neural mechanisms, and neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms. Additional areas of interest include stress responses and cortisol, receptor mechanisms and signaling, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and adipose tissue and metabolism.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Andrea Mele include:

  • Arianna Rinaldi
  • Eleonora Centofante
  • Giulia Torromino
  • Elvira De Leonibus
  • Valentina Mastrorilli

Andrea Mele has published multiple research articles in well-known venues. These include contributions to the following journals:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Data
  • Aging Cell
  • eLife

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Andrea Mele include:

  • "A gene expression atlas for different kinds of stress in the mouse brain," 2020, Scientific Data
  • "Mechanisms by which autophagy regulates memory capacity in ageing," 2020, Aging Cell
  • "Flexible use of allocentric and egocentric spatial memories activates differential neural networks in mice," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Septal cholinergic input to CA2 hippocampal region controls social novelty discrimination via nicotinic receptor-mediated disinhibition," 2021, eLife
  • "The neural substrate of spatial memory stabilization depends on the distribution of the training sessions," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The research contributions of Andrea Mele consistently address issues related to memory, neural circuitry, and mechanisms underlying brain function and plasticity, often exploring experimental models involving mice. This body of work is engaged in dissecting the neural substrates of behavior and physiological responses, especially in the context of stress and aging.

Best Publications

  • Focal application of alcohols elevates extracellular dopamine in rat brain: a microdialysis study

    Krystyna M. Wozniak;Agu Pert;Andrea Mele;Markku Linnoila

  • Stress induces region specific alterations in microRNAs expression in mice.

    Arianna Rinaldi;Sara Vincenti;Francesca De Vito;Irene Bozzoni

  • GBR12909 antagonizes the ability of cocaine to elevate extracellular levels of dopamine

    Richard B. Rothman;Andrea Mele;Audrey A. Reid;Hyacinth C. Akunne

  • Profilin2 contributes to synaptic vesicle exocytosis, neuronal excitability, and novelty-seeking behavior

    Pietro Pilo Boyl;Alessia Di Nardo;Christophe Mulle;Marco Sassoè-Pognetto

  • Area-specific temporal control of corticospinal motor neuron differentiation by COUP-TFI

    Giulio Srubek Tomassy;Elvira De Leonibus;Denis Jabaudon;Simona Lodato

  • Chronic cocaine alters limbic extracellular dopamine. Neurochemical basis for addiction.

    Assunta Imperato;Andrea Mele;Maria G. Scrocco;Stefano Puglisi-Allegra

  • N-methyl-D-aspartate and dopamine receptor involvement in the modulation of locomotor activity and memory processes.

    W. Adriani;A. Felici;F. Sargolini;P. Roullet

  • Targeting Group III Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Produces Complex Behavioral Effects in Rodent Models of Parkinson's Disease

    Sebastien Lopez;Nathalie Turle-Lorenzo;Francine Acher;Elvira De Leonibus

  • Stress promotes major changes in dopamine receptor densities within the mesoaccumbens and nigrostriatal systems.

    S Cabib;L Giardino;L Calzà;M Zanni

  • Repeated administration of phencyclidine, amphetamine and MK-801 selectively impairs spatial learning in mice: a possible model of psychotomimetic drug-induced cognitive deficits.

    S. Mandillo;A. Rinaldi;A. Oliverio;A. Mele

  • Effects of intra-accumbens focal administrations of glutamate antagonists on object recognition memory in mice.

    Francesca Sargolini;Pascal Roullet;Alberto Oliverio;Andrea Mele

  • Tight binding dopamine reuptake inhibitors as cocaine antagonists. A strategy for drug development.

    Richard B. Rothman;Andrea Mele;Audrey A. Reid;Hyacinth Akunne

  • Spatial deficits in a mouse model of Parkinson disease

    Elvira De Leonibus;Tiziana Pascucci;Sebastien Lopez;Alberto Oliverio

  • NMDA and AMPA antagonist infusions into the ventral striatum impair different steps of spatial information processing in a nonassociative task in mice.

    Pascal Roullet;Francesca Sargolini;Francesca Sargolini;Alberto Oliverio;Andrea Mele

  • Acute stress alters amygdala microRNA miR-135a and miR-124 expression: inferences for corticosteroid dependent stress response.

    Cecilia Mannironi;Jeremy Camon;Francesca De Vito;Antonio Biundo

  • A study on the role of the dorsal striatum and the nucleus accumbens in allocentric and egocentric spatial memory consolidation.

    Elvira De Leonibus;Alberto Oliverio;Andrea Mele

  • Regional neurotransmitter responses after acute and chronic electroconvulsive shock.

    Glue P;Costello Mj;Pert A;Mele A

  • Different neural mechanisms underlie dizocilpine maleate- and dopamine agonist-induced locomotor activity

    A Mele;D.N Thomas;A Pert

  • Role of dopamine receptors subtypes, D1-like and D2-like, within the nucleus accumbens subregions, core and shell, on memory consolidation in the one-trial inhibitory avoidance task

    Francesca Managò;Claudio Castellano;Alberto Oliverio;Andrea Mele

  • Distinct kinds of novelty processing differentially increase extracellular dopamine in different brain regions.

    Elvira De Leonibus;Michel M. M. Verheij;Andrea Mele;Alexander Cools

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Oliverio
Alberto Oliverio Sapienza University of Rome
Agu Pert
Agu Pert National Institutes of Health
Marianne Amalric
Marianne Amalric Aix-Marseille University
Martine Ammassari-Teule
Martine Ammassari-Teule National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Stefano Puglisi-Allegra
Stefano Puglisi-Allegra Sapienza University of Rome
Irene Bozzoni
Irene Bozzoni Sapienza University of Rome
Kenner C. Rice
Kenner C. Rice National Institutes of Health
Richard B. Rothman
Richard B. Rothman National Institute on Drug Abuse
Alexander R. Cools
Alexander R. Cools Radboud University
Flaminia Pavone
Flaminia Pavone National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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