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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 38 8615 7960 474 456 100 4922

Caterina Motta publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Caterina Motta between 2010 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Caterina Motta published across 16 years, from 2010 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2020. 19 of the 121 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2010 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2020. 2010: 1 publication 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 13 publications
2010 2025

121 publications in total across all disciplines

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Caterina Motta: publications per year, 2010 to 2025
Year Publications
2010 1
2011 7
2012 5
2013 9
2014 10
2015 8
2016 6
2017 13
2018 9
2019 2
2020 14
2021 4
2022 6
2023 8
2024 6
2025 13
Total 121
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Caterina Motta 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 Caterina Motta 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, 98–107 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: 100 publications — 17th percentile

17% 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
98–107 539 100
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
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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Caterina Motta 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 Caterina Motta sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 38–39 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: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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 38
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
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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Overview

Caterina Motta 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 to related subfields such as Neurology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, dementia and cognitive impairment research, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, functional brain connectivity studies, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

Recent publications by Caterina Motta include:

  • Precuneus magnetic stimulation for Alzheimer's disease: a randomized, sham-controlled trial (2022) in Brain
  • Decreased Frontal Gamma Activity in Alzheimer Disease Patients (2022) in Annals of Neurology
  • LTP-like cortical plasticity predicts conversion to dementia in patients with memory impairment (2020) in Brain Stimulation
  • Effect of Rotigotine vs Placebo on Cognitive Functions Among Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Disease (2020) in JAMA Network Open
  • Effects of Palmitoylethanolamide Combined with Luteoline on Frontal Lobe Functions, High Frequency Oscillations, and GABAergic Transmission in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia (2020) in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Caterina Motta include Alessandro Martorana, Giacomo Koch, Martina Assogna, Chiara Giuseppina Bonomi, and Sonia Bonnì.

Publications by Caterina Motta are commonly found in these venues:

  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • European Journal of Neurology
  • Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

Best Publications

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the precuneus enhances memory and neural activity in prodromal Alzheimer's disease.

    Giacomo Koch;Sonia Bonnì;Maria Concetta Pellicciari;Elias P. Casula

  • Precuneus magnetic stimulation for Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, sham-controlled trial

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  • Interleukin-1β causes synaptic hyperexcitability in multiple sclerosis.

    Silvia Rossi;Roberto Furlan;Valentina De Chiara;Caterina Motta

  • Fumarates modulate microglia activation through a novel HCAR2 signaling pathway and rescue synaptic dysregulation in inflamed CNS

    Benedetta Parodi;Silvia Rossi;Sara Morando;Christian Cordano

  • TNF-α-mediated anxiety in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

    Nabila Haji;Georgia Mandolesi;Antonietta Gentile;Lucia Sacchetti

  • Tumor necrosis factor is elevated in progressive multiple sclerosis and causes excitotoxic neurodegeneration.

    Silvia Rossi;Caterina Motta;Valeria Studer;Francesca Barbieri

  • Neuroinflammation drives anxiety and depression in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

    Silvia Rossi;Valeria Studer;Caterina Motta;Serena Polidoro

  • Cognitive and Cortical Plasticity Deficits Correlate with Altered Amyloid- β CSF Levels in Multiple Sclerosis

    Francesco Mori;Silvia Rossi;Giulia Sancesario;Claudia Codecà

  • Interleukin-1β causes anxiety by interacting with the endocannabinoid system.

    Silvia Rossi;Lucia Sacchetti;Francesco Napolitano;Valentina De Chiara

  • Neural stem cell transplantation induces stroke recovery by upregulating glutamate transporter GLT-1 in astrocytes

    Marco Bacigaluppi;Gianluca Luigi Russo;Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti;Silvia Rossi

  • Proposed chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency criteria do not predict multiple sclerosis risk or severity.

    Diego Centonze;Roberto Floris;Matteo Stefanini;Silvia Rossi

  • Long-term potentiation-like cortical plasticity is disrupted in Alzheimer's disease patients independently from age of onset.

    Francesco Di Lorenzo;Viviana Ponzo;Sonia Bonnì;Caterina Motta

  • Interleukin-1β causes excitotoxic neurodegeneration and multiple sclerosis disease progression by activating the apoptotic protein p53

    Silvia Rossi;Caterina Motta;Valeria Studer;Giulia Macchiarulo

  • Inflammation inhibits GABA transmission in multiple sclerosis.

    Silvia Rossi;Valeria Studer;Caterina Motta;Valentina De Chiara

  • Cannabinoid CB1 receptors regulate neuronal TNF-α effects in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Silvia Rossi;Roberto Furlan;Valentina De Chiara;Luca Muzio

  • Synaptic Plasticity and PDGF Signaling Defects Underlie Clinical Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

    Francesco Mori;Silvia Rossi;Sonia Piccinin;Caterina Motta

  • Preservation of striatal cannabinoid CB1 receptor function correlates with the antianxiety effects of fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition.

    Silvia Rossi;Valentina De Chiara;Alessandra Musella;Lucia Sacchetti

  • Cerebrospinal fluid detection of interleukin-1β in phase of remission predicts disease progression in multiple sclerosis

    Silvia Rossi;Valeria Studer;Caterina Motta;Giorgio Germani

  • Oral fingolimod rescues the functional deficits of synapses in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    S Rossi;T Lo Giudice;V De Chiara;A Musella

  • Decreased Frontal Gamma Activity in Alzheimer Disease Patients

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  • Subclinical central inflammation is risk for RIS and CIS conversion to MS

    S Rossi;C Motta;V Studer;G Macchiarulo

  • Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 channels modulate the synaptic effects of TNF-α and of IL-1β in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Gabriele Musumeci;Giorgio Grasselli;Silvia Rossi;Valentina De Chiara

Frequent Co-Authors

Diego Centonze
Diego Centonze University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giacomo Koch
Giacomo Koch University of Ferrara
Alessandro Martorana
Alessandro Martorana University of Rome Tor Vergata
Silvia Rossi
Silvia Rossi Chiesi (Italy)
Sonia Bonnì
Sonia Bonnì Fondazione Santa Lucia
Carlo Caltagirone
Carlo Caltagirone Fondazione Santa Lucia
Gianvito Martino
Gianvito Martino Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Roberto Furlan
Roberto Furlan San Raffaele Hospital
Alessandra Musella
Alessandra Musella Università Telematica San Raffaele Roma
Nicola B. Mercuri
Nicola B. Mercuri University of Rome Tor Vergata

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