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Fiorenzo Conti 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 Fiorenzo Conti sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 141 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fiorenzo Conti 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 Fiorenzo Conti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Fiorenzo Conti is affiliated with Marche Polytechnic University in Italy. Their research spans primarily the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Neurology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Some recent publications by Fiorenzo Conti include:

  • Nilotinib restores memory function by preventing dopaminergic neuron degeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease, 2021, Progress in Neurobiology
  • Non-canonical glutamate signaling in a genetic model of migraine with aura, 2020, Neuron
  • Astrocytes mediate long-lasting synaptic regulation of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons, 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • A Reappraisal of GAT-1 Localization in Neocortex, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Upregulation of Ca2+-binding proteins contributes to VTA dopamine neuron survival in the early phases of Alzheimer's disease in Tg2576 mice, 2022, Molecular Neurodegeneration

The frequent co-authors working alongside Fiorenzo Conti include:

  • Marcello Melone
  • Marta Balietti
  • Arianna Pugliese
  • Daniela Puzzo
  • Daniela Pietrobon

Common publication venues where their research is frequently published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Progress in Neurobiology
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Neurochemical Research
  • Clinical Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Biological activity of chitosan: ultrastructural study

    R. Muzzarelli;V. Baldassarre;F. Conti;P. Ferrara

  • GABA transporters in the mammalian cerebral cortex: localization, development and pathological implications.

    Fiorenzo Conti;Andrea Minelli;Marcello Melone

  • GAT-1, A HIGH-AFFINITY GABA PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORTER, IS LOCALIZED TO NEURONS AND ASTROGLIA IN THE CEREBRAL CORTEX

    A Minelli;NC Brecha;C Karschin;S DeBiasi

  • Generating diversity at GABAergic synapses.

    Enrico Cherubini;Fiorenzo Conti

  • GAT-3, a High-Affinity GABA Plasma Membrane Transporter, Is Localized to Astrocytic Processes, and It Is Not Confined to the Vicinity of GABAergic Synapses in the Cerebral Cortex

    Andrea Minelli;Silvia DeBiasi;Nicholas C. Brecha;Laura Vitellaro Zuccarello

  • EAAC1, a high-affinity glutamate tranporter, is localized to astrocytes and gabaergic neurons besides pyramidal cells in the rat cerebral cortex.

    Fiorenzo Conti;Silvia DeBiasi;Andrea Minelli;Jeffrey D. Rothstein

  • Shaping excitation at glutamatergic synapses.

    Fiorenzo Conti;Richard J. Weinberg

  • Characterization of antisera to glutamate and aspartate.

    J R Hepler;C S Toomim;K D McCarthy;F Conti

  • Glutamate-positive neurons in the somatic sensory cortex of rats and monkeys.

    F Conti;A Rustioni;P Petrusz;AC Towle

  • Neuronal and glial localization of GAT-1, a high-affinity gamma-aminobutyric acid plasma membrane transporter, in human cerebral cortex: with a note on its distribution in monkey cortex

    Fiorenzo Conti;Marcello Melone;Silvia de Biasi;Andrea Minelli

  • The neurotransmitters and postsynaptic actions of callosally projecting neurons.

    Fiorenzo Conti;Tullio Manzoni

  • A1R–A2AR heteromers coupled to Gs and Gi/0 proteins modulate GABA transport into astrocytes

    Sofia Cristóvão-Ferreira;Gemma Navarro;Marc Brugarolas;Kamil Pérez-Capote

  • Expression of NR1 and NR2A/B subunits of the NMDA receptor in cortical astrocytes.

    Fiorenzo Conti;Silvia DeBiasi;Andrea Minelli;Marcello Melone

  • Increased expression of the astrocytic glutamate transporter GLT-1 in the prefrontal cortex of schizophrenics

    Carlos Matute;Marcello Melone;Ainara Vallejo-Illarramendi;Fiorenzo Conti

  • Defective glutamate and K+ clearance by cortical astrocytes in familial hemiplegic migraine type 2.

    Clizia Capuani;Marcello Melone;Angelita Tottene;Luca Bragina

  • Neuronal, glial, and epithelial localization of γ-aminobutyric acid transporter 2, a high-affinity γ-aminobutyric acid plasma membrane transporter, in the cerebral cortex and neighboring structures

    Fiorenzo Conti;Laura Vitellaro Zuccarello;Paolo Barbaresi;Andrea Minelli

  • The callosal connections of the primary somatosensory cortex and the neural bases of midline fusion

    T. Manzoni;P. Barbaresi;F. Conti;M. Fabri

  • Interneuron-specific signaling evokes distinctive somatostatin-mediated responses in adult cortical astrocytes.

    Letizia Mariotti;Gabriele Losi;Gabriele Losi;Annamaria Lia;Annamaria Lia;Marcello Melone

  • Neuronal and Glial Localization of NR1 and NR2A/B Subunits of the NMDA Receptor in the Human Cerebral Cortex

    Fiorenzo Conti;Paolo Barbaresi;Marcello Melone;Alessandro Ducati

  • The expression of glutamate transporter GLT-1 in the rat cerebral cortex is down-regulated by the antipsychotic drug clozapine.

    M Melone;L Vitellaro-Zuccarello;A Vallejo-Illarramendi;A Pérez-Samartin

  • Neuronal and glial localization of NMDA receptors in the cerebral cortex

    Fiorenzo Conti;Andrea Minelli;Silvia DeBiasi;Marcello Melone

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcello Melone
Marcello Melone Marche Polytechnic University
Nicholas C. Brecha
Nicholas C. Brecha University of California, Los Angeles
Fabio Benfenati
Fabio Benfenati Italian Institute of Technology
Mara Fabri
Mara Fabri Marche Polytechnic University
Giambattista Bonanno
Giambattista Bonanno University of Genoa
Carlos Matute
Carlos Matute University of the Basque Country
Robert H. Edwards
Robert H. Edwards University of California, San Francisco
Javier DeFelipe
Javier DeFelipe Technical University of Madrid
Claudio Grassi
Claudio Grassi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Jeffrey D. Rothstein
Jeffrey D. Rothstein Johns Hopkins University

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