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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
16592
World Ranking
10092
National Ranking
284

Carlo Sala publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlo Sala sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 194 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Carlo Sala D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlo Sala sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carlo Sala is a researcher affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their work spans across several fields focused mainly on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Specifically, Sala has contributed to 61 publications in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, and 31 in neuroscience. Their research further delves into subfields such as molecular biology, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and neurology.

Their publications cover a range of topics centered on genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, CRISPR and genetic engineering, as well as Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Recent notable papers by Sala include:

  • "Phelan-McDermid syndrome: a classification system after 30 years of experience" (2022) published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • "A literature overview on epilepsy and inflammasome activation" (2021) published in Brain Research Bulletin
  • "Restoring glutamate receptosome dynamics at synapses rescues autism-like deficits in Shank3-deficient mice" (2021) published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor function in neuronal and synaptic development and signaling" (2021) published in Current Opinion in Pharmacology
  • "Developmental impaired Akt signaling in the Shank1 and Shank3 double knock-out mice" (2021) published in Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators in Sala's research include Chiara Verpelli, Jessica Pagano, Stefania Beretta, Tobias M. Boeckers, and Mariaelvina Sala. These partnerships have contributed to a substantial part of the published work, facilitating interdisciplinary and in-depth exploration within the fields.

  • Chiara Verpelli
  • Jessica Pagano
  • Stefania Beretta
  • Tobias M. Boeckers
  • Mariaelvina Sala

Sala has published extensively within several key academic venues. These include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Molecular Autism

Best Publications

  • PDZ Domains and the Organization of Supramolecular Complexes

    Morgan Sheng;Carlo Sala

  • Shank, a Novel Family of Postsynaptic Density Proteins that Binds to the NMDA Receptor/PSD-95/GKAP Complex and Cortactin

    Scott Naisbitt;Eunjoon Kim;Jian Cheng Tu;Bo Xiao

  • SynGO : An Evidence-Based, Expert-Curated Knowledge Base for the Synapse

    Frank Koopmans;Pim van Nierop;Maria Andres-Alonso;Andrea Byrnes

  • Regulation of Dendritic Spine Morphology and Synaptic Function by Shank and Homer

    Carlo Sala;Valentin Piëch;Nathan R. Wilson;Maria Passafaro

  • Dendritic Spines: The Locus of Structural and Functional Plasticity

    Carlo Sala;Menahem Segal

  • Extracellular Interactions between GluR2 and N-Cadherin in Spine Regulation

    Laura Saglietti;Caroline Dequidt;Kinga Kamieniarz;Marie-Claude Rousset

  • Smaller Dendritic Spines, Weaker Synaptic Transmission, but Enhanced Spatial Learning in Mice Lacking Shank1

    Albert Y. Hung;Kensuke Futai;Carlo Sala;Juli G. Valtschanoff

  • Induction of dendritic spines by an extracellular domain of AMPA receptor subunit GluR2

    Maria Passafaro;Terunaga Nakagawa;Carlo Sala;Morgan Sheng

  • The postsynaptic density proteins homer and shank form a polymeric network structure

    Mariko Hayashi;Chunyan Tang;Chiara Verpelli;Radhakrishnan Narayanan

  • Shank Expression Is Sufficient to Induce Functional Dendritic Spine Synapses in Aspiny Neurons

    Gautier Roussignol;Fabrice Ango;Stefano Romorini;Jian Cheng Tu

  • LRRK2 controls synaptic vesicle storage and mobilization within the recycling pool.

    Giovanni Piccoli;Steven B. Condliffe;Matthias Bauer;Florian Giesert

  • Interaction of the Postsynaptic Density-95/Guanylate Kinase Domain-Associated Protein Complex with a Light Chain of Myosin-V and Dynein

    Scott Naisbitt;Juli Valtschanoff;Daniel W. Allison;Carlo Sala

  • Inhibition of dendritic spine morphogenesis and synaptic transmission by activity-inducible protein Homer1a.

    Carlo Sala;Kensuke Futai;Kenji Yamamoto;Paul F. Worley

  • CDKL5 ensures excitatory synapse stability by reinforcing NGL-1–PSD95 interaction in the postsynaptic compartment and is impaired in patient iPSC-derived neurons

    Sara Ricciardi;Federica Ungaro;Melanie Hambrock;Nils Rademacher

  • A Preformed Complex of Postsynaptic Proteins Is Involved in Excitatory Synapse Development

    Kimberly Gerrow;Stefano Romorini;Shahin M. Nabi;Michael A. Colicos

  • Developmentally regulated NMDA receptor-dependent dephosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) in hippocampal neurons.

    Carlo Sala;Sheila Rudolph-Correia;Morgan Sheng

  • Importance of Shank3 Protein in Regulating Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 (mGluR5) Expression and Signaling at Synapses

    Chiara Verpelli;Elena Dvoretskova;Cinzia Vicidomini;Francesca Rossi

  • AMPA receptor-PDZ interactions in facilitation of spinal sensory synapses.

    Ping Li;Geoffrey A. Kerchner;Carlo Sala;Feng Wei

  • Synapse-Associated Protein-97 Mediates α-Secretase ADAM10 Trafficking and Promotes Its Activity

    Elena Marcello;Fabrizio Gardoni;Daniela Mauceri;Stefano Romorini

  • Key Role of the Postsynaptic Density Scaffold Proteins Shank and Homer in the Functional Architecture of Ca2+ Homeostasis at Dendritic Spines in Hippocampal Neurons

    Carlo Sala;Gautier Roussignol;Jacopo Meldolesi;Laurent Fagni

Frequent Co-Authors

Morgan Sheng
Morgan Sheng Broad Institute
Fabrizio Gardoni
Fabrizio Gardoni University of Milan
Eunjoon Kim
Eunjoon Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Tobias M. Boeckers
Tobias M. Boeckers University of Ulm
Monica Di Luca
Monica Di Luca University of Milan
Mariaelvina Sala
Mariaelvina Sala University of Milan
marius ueffing
marius ueffing University of Tübingen
Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Daniela Braida
Daniela Braida University of Milan
Michael R. Kreutz
Michael R. Kreutz Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology

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