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Carmen Barba 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 Carmen Barba sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 152 publications — 44th percentile

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

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Carmen Barba 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 Carmen Barba sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Carmen Barba is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on epilepsy, encompassing both clinical and genetic aspects, as well as neuropharmacology and neurodevelopmental disorders. The work covers a wide span across medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their frequent research topics include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
  • Genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Functional brain connectivity studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Fetal and pediatric neurological disorders

Their research spans several subfields, notably psychiatry and mental health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist has been a part of various publication venues with the highest number of papers appearing in the following journals:

  • Brain
  • Epilepsia
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Epilepsia Open
  • Neurology

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study" (2020, The Lancet Neurology)
  • "GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture" (2023, Nature Genetics)
  • "Interpretable surface-based detection of focal cortical dysplasias: a Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection study" (2022, Brain)
  • "Atlas of lesion locations and postsurgical seizure freedom in focal cortical dysplasia: A MELD study" (2021, Epilepsia)
  • "Multicenter Validation of a Deep Learning Detection Algorithm for Focal Cortical Dysplasia" (2021, Neurology)

Carmen Barba frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Renzo Guerrini
  • Luca De Palma
  • Laura Tassi
  • Matteo Lenge
  • Giancarlo Di Gennaro

Barba has contributed to book publications as well, including one title published by Cambridge University Press:

  • "Insular Epilepsies" (2022)

Best Publications

  • Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery.

    Blumcke I;Spreafico R;Haaker G;Coras R

  • Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study

    Herm J Lamberink;Willem M Otte;Ingmar Blümcke;Kees P J Braun

  • Ictal clinical and scalp-EEG findings differentiating temporal lobe epilepsies from temporal ‘plus’ epilepsies

    C. Barba;G. Barbati;L. Minotti;D. Hoffmann

  • Vagus nerve stimulation: Surgical technique of implantation and revision and related morbidity.

    Flavio Giordano;Anna Zicca;Carmen Barba;Renzo Guerrini

  • Diagnostic methods and treatment options for focal cortical dysplasia.

    Renzo Guerrini;Michael Duchowny;Prasanna Jayakar;Pavel Krsek

  • Temporal plus epilepsy is a major determinant of temporal lobe surgery failures

    Carmen Barba;Sylvain Rheims;Sylvain Rheims;Lorella Minotti;Marc Guénot

  • Diagnostic Targeted Resequencing in 349 Patients with Drug‐Resistant Pediatric Epilepsies Identifies Causative Mutations in 30 Different Genes

    Elena Parrini;Carla Marini;Davide Mei;Anna Galuppi

  • Executive function and metacognitive self-awareness after severe traumatic brain injury.

    Umberto Bivona;Paola Ciurli;Carmen Barba;Graziano Onder

  • 7T MRI in focal epilepsy with unrevealing conventional field strength imaging

    Alessio De Ciantis;Carmen Barba;Laura Tassi;Mirco Cosottini

  • Intelligence quotient improves after antiepileptic drug withdrawal following pediatric epilepsy surgery

    Kim Boshuisen;Monique M. J. van Schooneveld;Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal;J. Helen Cross

  • Sources of cortical responses to painful CO(2) laser skin stimulation of the hand and foot in the human brain.

    Massimiliano Valeriani;Domenico Restuccia;Carmen Barba;Domenica Le Pera

  • Interpretable surface-based detection of focal cortical dysplasias: a Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection study

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  • A brain atlas of axonal and synaptic delays based on modelling of cortico-cortical evoked potentials

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  • Metacognitive unawareness correlates with executive function impairment after severe traumatic brain injury.

    Paola Ciurli;Umberto Bivona;Carmen Barba;Graziano Onder

  • Co-occurring malformations of cortical development and SCN1A gene mutations

    Carmen Barba;Elena Parrini;Roland Coras;Anna Galuppi

  • Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on cortical excitability in epileptic patients

    Di Lazzaro;A Oliviero;F Pilato;E Saturno

  • Atlas of lesion locations and postsurgical seizure freedom in focal cortical dysplasia: A MELD study.

    Konrad Wagstyl;Kirstie Whitaker;Armin Raznahan;Jakob Seidlitz;Jakob Seidlitz

  • Ultra-high-field MR imaging in polymicrogyria and epilepsy.

    A. De Ciantis;A. J. Barkovich;M. Cosottini;C. Barba

  • Functional changes of the primary somatosensory cortex in patients with unilateral cerebellar lesions

    Domenico Restuccia;M. Valeriani;C. Barba;D. Le Pera

  • Focal dysplasia of the cerebral cortex and infantile spasms associated with somatic 1q21.1-q44 duplication including the AKT3 gene

    Valerio Conti;Marilena Pantaleo;Carmen Barba;Gianna Baroni

  • Dipolar sources of the early scalp somatosensory evoked potentials to upper limb stimulation. Effect of increasing stimulus rates

    M Valeriani;D Restuccia;V Di Lazzaro;D Le Pera

  • Different neuronal contribution to N20 somatosensory evoked potential and to CO2 laser evoked potentials: an intracerebral recording study

    Massimiliano Valeriani;Carmen Barba;Domenica Le Pera;Domenico Restuccia

  • Stereotactic recordings of median nerve somatosensory-evoked potentials in the human pre-supplementary motor area.

    Carmen Barba;Maud Frot;Marc Guénot;François Mauguière

Frequent Co-Authors

Renzo Guerrini
Renzo Guerrini University of Florence
Laura Tassi
Laura Tassi University of Bologna
Domenico Restuccia
Domenico Restuccia Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
François Mauguière
François Mauguière Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Massimo Cossu
Massimo Cossu University of Sassari
Massimiliano Valeriani
Massimiliano Valeriani University of Rome Tor Vergata
Domenica Le Pera
Domenica Le Pera San Raffaele University of Rome
Nicola Specchio
Nicola Specchio Boston Children's Hospital
Flavio Villani
Flavio Villani Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Vincenzo Esposito
Vincenzo Esposito Sapienza University of Rome

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