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D-Index
49
Citations
7868
World Ranking
6026
National Ranking
307

Elisa Canu 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 Elisa Canu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 274 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.

Elisa Canu 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 Elisa Canu 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

Elisa Canu is affiliated with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Their work also spans Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Frequent publication venues for Elisa Canu's work include:

  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Movement Disorders

Recent published papers demonstrate a focus on neurological conditions and neuroimaging techniques. Selected examples are:

  • "Cognitive, EEG, and MRI features of COVID-19 survivors: a 10-month study" (2022, Journal of Neurology)
  • "Action Observation and Motor Imagery Improve Dual Task in Parkinson's Disease: A Clinical/fMRI Study" (2021, Movement Disorders)
  • "Mega-analysis methods in ENIGMA: The experience of the generalized anxiety disorder working group" (2020, Human Brain Mapping)
  • "Tracking Cortical Changes Throughout Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease" (2020, Movement Disorders)
  • "Structural and functional brain connectome in motor neuron diseases" (2020, Neurology)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research profile, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Massimo Filippi
  • Federica Agosta
  • Silvia Basaia
  • Veronica Castelnovo
  • Edoardo Gioele Spinelli

Best Publications

  • Automated classification of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment using a single MRI and deep neural networks

    Silvia Basaia;Federica Agosta;Luca Wagner;Elisa Canu

  • Mapping local hippocampal changes in Alzheimer's disease and normal ageing with MRI at 3 Tesla

    Giovanni B. Frisoni;Rossana Ganzola;Elisa Canu;Udo Rüb

  • Cognitive, EEG, and MRI features of COVID-19 survivors: a 10-month study

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  • A selective review of structural connectivity abnormalities of schizophrenic patients at different stages of the disease.

    Elisa Canu;Federica Agosta;Massimo Filippi

  • Divergent brain network connectivity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Federica Agosta;Elisa Canu;Paola Valsasina;Nilo Riva

  • Mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease is associated with a distributed pattern of brain white matter damage.

    Federica Agosta;Elisa Canu;Elka Stefanova;Lidia Sarro

  • White Matter Damage in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Spectrum

    F. Agosta;E. Scola;E. Canu;A. Marcone

  • Functional network connectivity in the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia

    Massimo Filippi;Federica Agosta;Elisa Scola;Elisa Canu

  • Brain network connectivity assessed using graph theory in frontotemporal dementia

    Federica Agosta;Sara Sala;Paola Valsasina;Alessandro Meani

  • Brain structural and functional connectivity in Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait.

    Elisa Canu;Federica Agosta;Elisabetta Sarasso;Maria Antonietta Volontè

  • Assessment of white matter tract damage in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

    Michela Pievani;Federica Agosta;Elisabetta Pagani;Elisa Canu

  • White matter is altered with parental family history of Alzheimer's disease

    Barbara B. Bendlin;Michele L. Ries;Elisa Canu;Aparna Sodhi

  • Brain plasticity in Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait induced by action observation training.

    Federica Agosta;Roberto Gatti;Elisabetta Sarasso;Maria Antonietta Volonté

  • Brain network connectivity differs in early-onset neurodegenerative dementia

    Massimo Filippi;Silvia Basaia;Elisa Canu;Francesca Imperiale

  • Myeloid microvesicles in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with myelin damage and neuronal loss in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease

    Federica Agosta;Dacia Dalla Libera;Edoardo Gioele Spinelli;Annamaria Finardi

  • Disrupted brain connectome in semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia.

    Federica Agosta;Sebastiano Galantucci;Paola Valsasina;Elisa Canu

  • Microstructural Diffusion Changes are Independent of Macrostructural Volume Loss in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease

    Elisa Canu;Donald G. McLaren;Michele E. Fitzgerald;Barbara B. Bendlin

  • Disruption of structural connectivity along the dorsal and ventral language pathways in patients with nonfluent and semantic variant primary progressive aphasia: A DT MRI study and a literature review

    Federica Agosta;Sebastiano Galantucci;Elisa Canu;Stefano F. Cappa

  • Changes in functional and structural brain connectome along the Alzheimer's disease continuum.

    Massimo Filippi;Silvia Basaia;Elisa Canu;Francesca Imperiale

  • Structural brain correlates of cognitive and behavioral impairment in MND.

    Federica Agosta;Pilar M. Ferraro;Nilo Riva;Edoardo G. Spinelli

  • Cognitive Functions and White Matter Tract Damage in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Diffusion Tensor Tractography Study

    L. Sarro;F. Agosta;E. Canu;N. Riva

  • A calorie-restricted diet decreases brain Iron accumulation and preserves motor performance in old rhesus monkeys

    Erik K. Kastman;Auriel A. Willette;Christopher L. Coe;Barbara B. Bendlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Federica Agosta
Federica Agosta Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giancarlo Comi
Giancarlo Comi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Andrea Falini
Andrea Falini Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giuseppe Magnani
Giuseppe Magnani Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giovanni B. Frisoni
Giovanni B. Frisoni University of Geneva
Stefano F. Cappa
Stefano F. Cappa Istituto Universitario Di Studi Superiori Di Pavia
Sterling C. Johnson
Sterling C. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Donald G. McLaren
Donald G. McLaren Harvard University
Paola Valsasina
Paola Valsasina Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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