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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 69 2687 2455 103 98 273 12216

Bruno Colombo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bruno Colombo between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bruno Colombo published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2014. 11 of the 297 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2014. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 8 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 4 publications
1982 2025

297 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bruno Colombo: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 8
1995 12
1996 7
1997 6
1998 3
1999 5
2000 12
2001 5
2002 6
2003 5
2004 6
2005 2
2006 5
2007 1
2008 5
2009 3
2010 6
2011 6
2012 14
2013 17
2014 20
2015 18
2016 18
2017 8
2018 9
2019 13
2020 12
2021 19
2022 11
2023 16
2024 7
2025 4
Total 297
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Bruno Colombo publications per year - data summary

  • Bruno Colombo, a Neuroscience scholar from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, has 297 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1982, 1989, 1993 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 44 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.0 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 57 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1996: 35 publications (2.3 per year); 1997-2011: 76 publications (5.1 per year); 2012-2025: 186 publications (13.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Bruno Colombo 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 Bruno Colombo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 268–277 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 273 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175 273
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Bruno Colombo publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Bruno Colombo, a Neuroscience scholar from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, records 273 publications - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Bruno Colombo, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Bruno Colombo ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Bruno Colombo 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 Bruno Colombo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250 69
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Bruno Colombo D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Bruno Colombo, a Neuroscience scholar from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, records 69 D-Index - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Bruno Colombo, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Bruno Colombo ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Bruno Colombo is affiliated with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with a significant contribution in neurology and related subfields. Over their career, they have engaged extensively in studies concerning migraine and headache, as well as other neurological disorders.

Colombo has published regularly in several renowned scientific journals. Frequent venues for their research include:

  • Journal of Neurology
  • Neurology
  • Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • European Journal of Neurology

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

With a focus on subfields, their publications are distributed across:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery

The key topics of Bruno Colombo's research encompass:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
  • Vestibular and Auditory Disorders
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments

They have contributed to recent papers in migraine and headache research including:

  • "Erenumab in the prevention of high-frequency episodic and chronic migraine: Erenumab in Real Life in Italy (EARLY), the first Italian multicenter, prospective real-life study" (2020) published in Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
  • "Rapid response to galcanezumab and predictive factors in chronic migraine patients: A 3-month observational, longitudinal, cohort, multicenter, Italian real-life study" (2021) published in European Journal of Neurology
  • "Discontinuing monoclonal antibodies targeting CGRP pathway after one-year treatment: an observational longitudinal cohort study" (2021) published in The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • "Early and sustained efficacy of fremanezumab over 24-weeks in migraine patients with multiple preventive treatment failures: the multicenter, prospective, real-life FRIEND2 study" (2023) published in The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • "Late Response to Anti-CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies in Migraine" (2023) published in Neurology

Bruno Colombo has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Massimo Filippi
  • Roberta Messina
  • Fabrizio Vernieri
  • Piero Barbanti
  • Gabriella Egeo

In addition to journal articles, Colombo has contributed to book publications. One such work appears in the domain of Neurocultural health and wellbeing, titled "The Musical Neurons" released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging correlates of fatigue in multiple sclerosis.

    Massimo Filippi;Maria Assunta Rocca;Bruno Colombo;Andrea Falini

  • Brain Gray Matter Changes in Migraine Patients With T2-Visible Lesions A 3-T MRI Study

    Maria A. Rocca;Antonia Ceccarelli;Andrea Falini;Bruno Colombo

  • The prevalence of pain in multiple sclerosis: A multicenter cross-sectional study

    C. Solaro;G. Brichetto;M. P. Amato;E. Cocco

  • Cortical adaptation in patients with MS: a cross-sectional functional MRI study of disease phenotypes

    Maria A Rocca;Bruno Colombo;Andrea Falini;Angelo Ghezzi

  • Comparison of MS clinical phenotypes using conventional and magnetization transfer MRI

    Massimo Filippi;G. Iannucci;C. Tortorella;L. Minicucci

  • Adaptive functional changes in the cerebral cortex of patients with nondisabling multiple sclerosis correlate with the extent of brain structural damage

    Maria A. Rocca;Andrea Falini;Bruno Colombo;Giuseppe Scotti

  • A voxel-based morphometry study of grey matter loss in MS patients with different clinical phenotypes

    Antonia Ceccarelli;Maria Assunta Rocca;Elisabetta Pagani;Bruno Colombo

  • Fatigue in multiple sclerosis is associated with abnormal cortical activation to voluntary movement--EEG evidence.

    Letizia Leocani;Bruno Colombo;Giuseppe Magnani;Filippo Martinelli-Boneschi

  • Correlations between structural CNS damage and functional MRI changes in primary progressive MS.

    Massimo Filippi;Maria Assunta Rocca;Andrea Falini;Domenico Caputo

  • The "Bystander Effect": Association of U-87 Cell Death With Ganciclovir-Mediated Apoptosis of Nearby Cells and Lack of Effect in Athymic Mice

    Bruno M. Colombo;Sara Benedetti;Sergio Ottolenghi;Marina Mora

  • Current and emerging evidence-based treatment options in chronic migraine: a narrative review

    Elio Clemente Agostoni;Piero Barbanti;Paolo Calabresi;Bruno Colombo

  • Intra-observer reproducibility in measuring new putative MR markers of demyelination and axonal loss in multiple sclerosis: a comparison with conventional T2-weighted images.

    Marco Rovaris;Massimo Filippi;Giliola Calori;Mariemma Rodegher

  • Comparison of triple dose versus standard dose gadolinium-DTPA for detection of MRI enhancing lesions in patients with MS.

    M. Filippi;T. Yousry;A. Campi;C. Kandziora

  • Magnetization transfer imaging to monitor the evolution of MS: a 1-year follow-up study.

    Massimo Filippi;M. Inglese;M. Rovaris;M. P. Sormani

  • A conventional and magnetization transfer MRI study of the cervical cord in patients with MS

    Massimo Filippi;M. Bozzali;M. A. Horsfield;M. A. Rocca

  • Cortical Abnormalities in Patients with Migraine: A Surface-based Analysis

    Roberta Messina;Maria A. Rocca;Bruno Colombo;Paola Valsasina

  • MRI and motor evoked potential findings in nondisabled multiple sclerosis patients with and without symptoms of fatigue

    Bruno Colombo;Filippo Martinelli Boneschi;Paolo Rossi;Marco Rovaris

  • Acute treatment of migraine attacks: efficacy and safety of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, diclofenac-potassium, in comparison to oral sumatriptan and placebo

    G. Bussone;L. Grazzi;D. D'Amico;C. Manzoni

  • Vitamin D levels and risk of multiple sclerosis in patients with clinically isolated syndromes.

    Vittorio Martinelli;Gloria Dalla Costa;Bruno Colombo;Dacia Dalla Libera

  • Lifetime and actual prevalence of pain and headache in multiple sclerosis

    F. Martinelli Boneschi;Bruno Colombo;P. Annovazzi;V. Martinelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giancarlo Comi
Giancarlo Comi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Maria A. Rocca
Maria A. Rocca Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Vittorio Martinelli
Vittorio Martinelli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Andrea Falini
Andrea Falini Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Elisabetta Pagani
Elisabetta Pagani Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Letizia Leocani
Letizia Leocani University of Milan
Roberto Furlan
Roberto Furlan San Raffaele Hospital
Paola Valsasina
Paola Valsasina Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Gaetano Finocchiaro
Gaetano Finocchiaro Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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