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Anna Menini 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 Anna Menini sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 116 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anna Menini 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 Anna Menini 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

Anna Menini is affiliated with the International School for Advanced Studies in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of neuroscience and engineering, with a notable focus on sensory systems and biomedical engineering. Their work intersects multiple subfields, including nutrition and dietetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Several recent publications reflect the scope of their research interests, including:

  • "More Than Smell-COVID-19 Is Associated With Severe Impairment of Smell, Taste, and Chemesthesis," 2020, Chemical Senses
  • "Recent Smell Loss Is the Best Predictor of COVID-19 Among Individuals With Recent Respiratory Symptoms," 2020, Chemical Senses
  • "Six-Month Psychophysical Evaluation of Olfactory Dysfunction in Patients with COVID-19," 2021, Chemical Senses
  • "Alzheimer's Disease: What Can We Learn From the Peripheral Olfactory System?" 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "The cyclic AMP signaling pathway in the rodent main olfactory system," 2021, Cell and Tissue Research

Anna Menini has frequently published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Chemical Senses
  • International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology
  • eNeuro
  • Scientific Reports

Their collaboration network includes regular coauthors with significant joint publication counts, such as:

  • Michele Dibattista (19 collaborations)
  • Simone Pifferi (17 collaborations)
  • Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo (13 collaborations)
  • Giancarlo Tirelli (13 collaborations)
  • Andres Hernandez (11 collaborations)

Anna Menini's scientific contributions reflect a strong engagement with the study of olfactory functions, sensory systems, and the biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying these processes, as well as with the technological aspects of chemical sensing and neurobiological studies related to COVID-19 symptoms and Alzheimer's disease.

Best Publications

  • More Than Smell-COVID-19 Is Associated With Severe Impairment of Smell, Taste, and Chemesthesis.

    Valentina Parma;Kathrin Ohla;Maria G Veldhuizen;Masha Y Niv

  • From Pheromones to Behavior

    Roberto Tirindelli;Michele Dibattista;Simone Pifferi;Anna Menini

  • Mechanism of odorant adaptation in the olfactory receptor cell

    Takashi Kurahashi;Takashi Kurahashi;Anna Menini

  • The relation between stimulus and response in olfactory receptor cells of the tiger salamander.

    S Firestein;C Picco;A Menini

  • TMEM16B induces chloride currents activated by calcium in mammalian cells.

    Simone Pifferi;Michele Dibattista;Michele Dibattista;Anna Menini;Anna Menini

  • Transduction and adaptation in sensory receptor cells

    V Torre;JF Ashmore;TD Lamb;A Menini

  • The Neurobiology of Olfaction

    Anna Menini

  • Calcium signalling and regulation in olfactory neurons.

    Anna Menini

  • Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms.

    Richard C. Gerkin;Kathrin Ohla;Maria G. Veldhuizen;Paule V. Joseph

  • Kinetics of phototransduction in retinal rods of the newt Triturus cristatus.

    S Forti;A Menini;G Rispoli;V Torre

  • Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels in sensory transduction.

    Simone Pifferi;Anna Boccaccio;Anna Menini

  • Bestrophin-2 is a candidate calcium-activated chloride channel involved in olfactory transduction.

    Simone Pifferi;Giovanni Pascarella;Anna Boccaccio;Andrea Mazzatenta

  • Six-month psychophysical evaluation of olfactory dysfunction in patients with COVID-19.

    Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo;Anna Menegaldo;Cristoforo Fabbris;Giacomo Spinato

  • Blockage and permeation of divalent cations through the cyclic GMP‐activated channel from tiger salamander retinal rods.

    G Colamartino;A Menini;V Torre

  • Quantal-like current fluctuations induced by odorants in olfactory receptor cells

    Anna Menini;Cristiana Picco;Stuart Firestein

  • Olfaction: From Odorant Molecules to the Olfactory Cortex

    Anna Menini;Laura Lagostena;Anna Boccaccio

  • High prevalence of long-term olfactory, gustatory, and chemesthesis dysfunction in post-COVID-19 patients: a matched case-control study with one-year follow-up using a comprehensive psychophysical evaluation.

    P Boscolo-Rizzo;T Hummel;C Hopkins;M Dibattista

  • Calcium concentration jumps reveal dynamic ion selectivity of calcium-activated chloride currents in mouse olfactory sensory neurons and TMEM16b-transfected HEK 293T cells.

    Claudia Sagheddu;Anna Boccaccio;Michele Dibattista;Giorgia Montani

  • Currents carried by monovalent cations through cyclic GMP-activated channels in excised patches from salamander rods.

    A Menini

  • Temporal development of cyclic nucleotide-gated and Ca2+ -activated Cl- currents in isolated mouse olfactory sensory neurons.

    Anna Boccaccio;Anna Menini

  • Signal Transduction in Vertebrate Olfactory Cilia

    Simone Pifferi;Anna Menini;Takashi Kurahashi

  • Anoctamin 2/TMEM16B: a calcium-activated chloride channel in olfactory transduction.

    Simone Pifferi;Valentina Cenedese;Anna Menini

  • Fast adaptation in mouse olfactory sensory neurons does not require the activity of phosphodiesterase.

    Anna Boccaccio;Laura Lagostena;Volker Hagen;Anna Menini

  • Calcium-activated chloride channels in the apical region of mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons.

    Michele Dibattista;Asma Amjad;Devendra Kumar Maurya;Claudia Sagheddu

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart Firestein
Stuart Firestein Columbia University
Paolo Carloni
Paolo Carloni Forschungszentrum Jülich
Vincent Torre
Vincent Torre International School for Advanced Studies
Thomas Hummel
Thomas Hummel TU Dresden
Brian D. Harfe
Brian D. Harfe University of Florida
Michele Migliore
Michele Migliore National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Johan N. Lundström
Johan N. Lundström Karolinska Institute
Moustafa Bensafi
Moustafa Bensafi Grenoble Alpes University
Steven D. Munger
Steven D. Munger University of Florida
Stefano Gustincich
Stefano Gustincich Italian Institute of Technology

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