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Cinzia Volonté

Cinzia Volonté

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
17733
World Ranking
17825
National Ranking
568

Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
17735
World Ranking
5852
National Ranking
298

Cinzia Volonté 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 Cinzia Volonté sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 154 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cinzia Volonté 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 Cinzia Volonté sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Cinzia Volonté is affiliated with Fondazione Santa Lucia in Italy. Their research encompasses multiple aspects of biomedical science, with a significant focus on neurological and neurogenetic disorders.

The primary fields of study in Volonté's work include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, they have contributed notably to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Neurology, Immunology, Physiology, and Genetics.

Their main research topics involve:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Mast cells and histamine
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins

Volonté has published papers in several journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Neurotherapeutics
  • Cells
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Neural Regeneration Research

Recent publications include:

  • Growing role of S100B protein as a putative therapeutic target for neurological- and nonneurological-disorders, 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Drug Repurposing: A Network-based Approach to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 2021, Neurotherapeutics
  • Repurposing of Trimetazidine for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A study in SOD1G93Amice, 2021, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Activation of skeletal muscle-resident glial cells upon nerve injury, 2021, JCI Insight
  • Where and Why Modeling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

In addition to journal articles, Volonté has contributed to books published by Frontiers Media, including the 2020 title Dual Role of Microglia in Health and Disease: Pushing the Balance Towards Repair.

The researcher has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, such as:

  • Susanna Amadio
  • Francesco Liguori
  • Fiammetta Vernì
  • Savina Apolloni
  • Fabrizio Michetti

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Nucleotide‐mediated calcium signaling in rat cortical astrocytes: Role of P2X and P2Y receptors

    Marta Fumagalli;Roberta Brambilla;Nadia D'Ambrosi;Cinzia Volonté

  • P2X7 receptors: channels, pores and more.

    C. Volonte;S. Apolloni;S. D. Skaper;G. Burnstock

  • Extracellular ATP and neurodegeneration.

    Cinzia Volonté;Susanna Amadio;Fabio Cavaliere;Nadia D'Ambrosi

  • Up-regulation of P2X2, P2X4 receptor and ischemic cell death: prevention by P2 antagonists.

    F. Cavaliere;F. Florenzano;S. Amadio;F.R. Fusco

  • Pathophysiological roles of extracellular nucleotides in glial cells: differential expression of purinergic receptors in resting and activated microglia

    Fabio Bianco;Marta Fumagalli;Elena Pravettoni;Nadia D'Ambrosi

  • Dysregulated microRNAs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis microglia modulate genes linked to neuroinflammation.

    C Parisi;I Arisi;Nadia D'ambrosi;AE Storti

  • Metabotropic P2 receptor activation regulates oligodendrocyte progenitor migration and development

    C. Agresti;M.E. Meomartini;S. Amadio;E. Ambrosini

  • ATP regulates oligodendrocyte progenitor migration, proliferation, and differentiation: involvement of metabotropic P2 receptors.

    C. Agresti;M.E. Meomartini;S. Amadio;E. Ambrosini

  • P2X7 Receptor Modulation on Microglial Cells and Reduction of Brain Infarct Caused by Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rat

    Alessia Melani;Susanna Amadio;Marco Gianfriddo;Maria G Vannucchi

  • P2 receptor modulation and cytotoxic function in cultured CNS neurons

    S. Amadio;N. D’Ambrosi;F. Cavaliere;B. Murra

  • MicroRNA-125b regulates microglia activation and motor neuron death in ALS

    C Parisi;G Napoli;S Amadio;A Spalloni

  • The NADPH Oxidase Pathway Is Dysregulated by the P2X7 Receptor in the SOD1-G93A Microglia Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Savina Apolloni;Chiara Parisi;Maria Grazia Pesaresi;Simona Rossi

  • The Proinflammatory Action of Microglial P2 Receptors Is Enhanced in SOD1 Models for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Nadia D'Ambrosi;Pamela Finocchi;Savina Apolloni;Mauro Cozzolino

  • Membrane compartments and purinergic signalling: the purinome, a complex interplay among ligands, degrading enzymes, receptors and transporters.

    Cinzia Volonté;Nadia D’Ambrosi

  • P2 receptor web: Complexity and fine-tuning

    Cinzia Volonté;Susanna Amadio;Nadia D'Ambrosi;Monica Colpi

  • Interaction between ATP and nerve growth factor signalling in the survival and neuritic outgrowth from PC12 cells.

    N D’Ambrosi;B Murra;F Cavaliere;S Amadio

  • Spinal cord pathology is ameliorated by P2X7 antagonism in a SOD1-mutant mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Savina Apolloni;Susanna Amadio;Chiara Parisi;Alessandra Matteucci

  • Ablation of P2X7 receptor exacerbates gliosis and motoneuron death in the SOD1-G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Savina Apolloni;Susanna Amadio;Cinzia Montilli;Cinzia Volonté

  • Differential inhibition of nerve growth factor responses by purine analogues: correlation with inhibition of a nerve growth factor-activated protein kinase

    C Volonté;A Rukenstein;D M Loeb;L A Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Lloyd A. Greene
Lloyd A. Greene Columbia University
Giuseppe Sancesario
Giuseppe Sancesario University of Rome Tor Vergata
Geoffrey Burnstock
Geoffrey Burnstock University College London
Maria Teresa Viscomi
Maria Teresa Viscomi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Maria Teresa Ciotti
Maria Teresa Ciotti National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Nicola B. Mercuri
Nicola B. Mercuri University of Rome Tor Vergata
Maria Teresa Carrì
Maria Teresa Carrì University of Rome Tor Vergata
Maria P. Abbracchio
Maria P. Abbracchio University of Milan

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