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67
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Barbara Picconi 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 Barbara Picconi sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 153 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barbara Picconi 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 Barbara Picconi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Barbara Picconi is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions in the subfields of Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Developmental Neuroscience.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Nerve injury and regeneration

Barbara Picconi's research has been published frequently in journals such as:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • npj Parkinson s Disease
  • Neuropharmacology

Among recent papers by Barbara Picconi are:

  • Dopamine-dependent early synaptic and motor dysfunctions induced by α-synuclein in the nigrostriatal circuit, 2021, Brain
  • Alpha-Synuclein as a Prominent Actor in the Inflammatory Synaptopathy of Parkinson's Disease, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Intensive exercise ameliorates motor and cognitive symptoms in experimental Parkinson's disease restoring striatal synaptic plasticity, 2023, Science Advances
  • From cell lines to pluripotent stem cells for modelling Parkinson's Disease, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • Rapamycin, by Inhibiting mTORC1 Signaling, Prevents the Loss of Striatal Bidirectional Synaptic Plasticity in a Rat Model of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia, 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Frequent collaborators in research include Paolo Calabresi, Veronica Ghiglieri, Antonella Cardinale, Gioia Marino, and Federica Campanelli.

Best Publications

  • Direct and indirect pathways of basal ganglia: a critical reappraisal

    Paolo Calabresi;Barbara Picconi;Alessandro Tozzi;Veronica Ghiglieri

  • Dopamine-mediated regulation of corticostriatal synaptic plasticity

    Paolo Calabresi;Barbara Picconi;Alessandro Tozzi;Massimiliano Di Filippo

  • Loss of bidirectional striatal synaptic plasticity in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia

    Barbara Picconi;Diego Centonze;Kerstin Håkansson;Giorgio Bernardi

  • Pathophysiology of L-dopa-induced motor and non-motor complications in Parkinson's disease.

    Matthieu F. Bastide;Wassilios G. Meissner;Barbara Picconi;Stefania Fasano

  • Dopaminergic control of synaptic plasticity in the dorsal striatum

    Diego Centonze;Barbara Picconi;Paolo Gubellini;Giorgio Bernardi

  • Dopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32 kDa Controls Both Striatal Long-Term Depression and Long-Term Potentiation, Opposing Forms of Synaptic Plasticity

    Paolo Calabresi;Paolo Gubellini;Diego Centonze;Barbara Picconi

  • Levodopa-induced dyskinesias in patients with Parkinson's disease: filling the bench-to-bedside gap

    Paolo Calabresi;Massimiliano Di Filippo;Veronica Ghiglieri;Nicola Tambasco

  • A convergent model for cognitive dysfunctions in Parkinson's disease: the critical dopamine–acetylcholine synaptic balance

    Paolo Calabresi;Barbara Picconi;Lucilla Parnetti;Massimiliano Di Filippo

  • A model of l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in 6-hydroxydopamine lesioned mice: relation to motor and cellular parameters of nigrostriatal function ☆

    M. Lundblad;B. Picconi;H. Lindgren;M.A. Cenci

  • Experimental parkinsonism alters endocannabinoid degradation: implications for striatal glutamatergic transmission.

    Paolo Gubellini;Barbara Picconi;Monica Bari;Natalia Battista

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 mediates the potentiation of N-methyl-D-aspartate responses in medium spiny striatal neurons

    A Pisani;P Gubellini;P Bonsi;F Conquet

  • Synaptic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.

    Barbara Picconi;Giovanni Piccoli;Paolo Calabresi

  • Levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson disease: Current and evolving concepts.

    Alberto J. Espay;Francesca Morgante;Aristide Merola;Alfonso Fasano;Alfonso Fasano

  • A Critical Interaction between NR2B and MAGUK in l-DOPA Induced Dyskinesia

    Fabrizio Gardoni;Barbara Picconi;Veronica Ghiglieri;Federica Polli

  • Unilateral Dopamine Denervation Blocks Corticostriatal LTP

    Diego Centonze;Paolo Gubellini;Barbara Picconi;Paolo Calabresi

  • Neuroinflammation and synaptic plasticity: theoretical basis for a novel, immune-centred, therapeutic approach to neurological disorders

    Massimiliano Di Filippo;Paola Sarchielli;Barbara Picconi;Paolo Calabresi

  • New experimental and clinical links between the hippocampus and the dopaminergic system in Parkinson's disease.

    Paolo Calabresi;Anna Castrioto;Anna Castrioto;Massimiliano Di Filippo;Barbara Picconi

  • Inhibition of mitochondrial complex II induces a long-term potentiation of NMDA-mediated synaptic excitation in the striatum requiring endogenous dopamine.

    Paolo Calabresi;Paolo Gubellini;Barbara Picconi;Diego Centonze

  • Mitochondria and the link between neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

    Massimiliano Di Filippo;Davide Chiasserini;Alessandro Tozzi;Barbara Picconi

  • Distinct levels of dopamine denervation differentially alter striatal synaptic plasticity and NMDA receptor subunit composition

    Vincent Paillé;Barbara Picconi;Vincenza Bagetta;Veronica Ghiglieri

  • Plasticity and repair in the post-ischemic brain

    Massimiliano Di Filippo;Alessandro Tozzi;Cinzia Costa;Vincenzo Belcastro

  • Synaptic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

    Vincenza Bagetta;Veronica Ghiglieri;Carmelo Sgobio;Paolo Calabresi

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Calabresi
Paolo Calabresi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Veronica Ghiglieri
Veronica Ghiglieri University of Perugia
Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Diego Centonze
Diego Centonze University of Rome Tor Vergata
Massimiliano Di Filippo
Massimiliano Di Filippo University of Perugia
Alessandro Tozzi
Alessandro Tozzi University of Perugia
Fabrizio Gardoni
Fabrizio Gardoni University of Milan
Paolo Gubellini
Paolo Gubellini Aix-Marseille University
Monica Di Luca
Monica Di Luca University of Milan
Antonio Pisani
Antonio Pisani University of Pavia

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