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Francesca Calabrese

Francesca Calabrese

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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
6052
World Ranking
8116
National Ranking
437

Francesca Calabrese 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 Francesca Calabrese sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 125 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesca Calabrese 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 Francesca Calabrese sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francesca Calabrese is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with a significant contribution to the subfields of behavioral neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, biological psychiatry, social psychology, and physiology.

The main topics explored in their work include stress responses and cortisol, tryptophan and brain disorders, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, nerve injury and regeneration, adipose tissue and metabolism, and neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

They have published extensively in various scientific journals. The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Translational Psychiatry

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Centella asiatica L. Phytosome Improves Cognitive Performance by Promoting Bdnf Expression in Rat Prefrontal Cortex," 2020, published in Nutrients
  • "Acute Stress Induces Cognitive Improvement in the Novel Object Recognition Task by Transiently Modulating Bdnf in the Prefrontal Cortex of Male Rats," 2020, published in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • "Metabolomic signature and mitochondrial dynamics outline the difference between vulnerability and resilience to chronic stress," 2022, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Enrichment Environment Positively Influences Depression- and Anxiety-Like Behavior in Serotonin Transporter Knockout Rats through the Modulation of Neuroplasticity, Spine, and GABAergic Markers," 2020, published in Genes
  • "Sex-related Differences in Systemic Sclerosis: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study From the National Registry of the Italian Society for Rheumatology," 2021, published in The Journal of Rheumatology

Frequent coauthors in Francesca Calabrese's work include Paola Brivio, Fabio Fumagalli, Maria Teresa Gallo, Giulia Sbrini, and Judith R. Homberg.

Best Publications

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a bridge between inflammation and neuroplasticity

    Francesca Calabrese;Andrea C. Rossetti;Giorgio Racagni;Peter Gass

  • Neuronal plasticity: a link between stress and mood disorders.

    Francesca Calabrese;Raffaella Molteni;Giorgio Racagni;Marco A. Riva

  • Role for the kinase SGK1 in stress, depression, and glucocorticoid effects on hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Christoph Anacker;Annamaria Cattaneo;Annamaria Cattaneo;Ksenia Musaelyan;Patricia Zunszain

  • Glucocorticoid receptor and FKBP5 expression is altered following exposure to chronic stress: modulation by antidepressant treatment.

    Gianluigi Guidotti;Francesca Calabrese;Christoph Anacker;Giorgio Racagni

  • The serotonin-BDNF duo: Developmental implications for the vulnerability to psychopathology

    Judith Regina Homberg;Raffaella Molteni;Francesca Calabrese;Marco A. Riva

  • Chronic treatment with fluoxetine up-regulates cellular BDNF mRNA expression in rat dopaminergic regions.

    Raffaella Molteni;Francesca Calabrese;Francesco Bedogni;Enrico Tongiorgi

  • Mode of action of agomelatine: synergy between melatonergic and 5-HT2C receptors.

    Giorgio Racagni;Marco Andrea Riva;Raffaella Molteni;Laura Musazzi

  • Acute Stress Responsiveness of the Neurotrophin BDNF in the Rat Hippocampus is Modulated by Chronic Treatment with the Antidepressant Duloxetine

    Raffaella Molteni;Francesca Calabrese;Annamaria Cattaneo;Michele Mancini

  • Prenatal Immune Activation Induces Maturation-Dependent Alterations in the Prefrontal GABAergic Transcriptome

    Juliet Richetto;Francesca Calabrese;Marco A. Riva;Urs Meyer

  • Chronic Duloxetine Treatment Induces Specific Changes in the Expression of BDNF Transcripts and in the Subcellular Localization of the Neurotrophin Protein

    Francesca Calabrese;Raffaella Molteni;Paola F Maj;Annamaria Cattaneo

  • Stress-Induced Changes of Hippocampal NMDA Receptors: Modulation by Duloxetine Treatment

    Francesca Calabrese;Gianluigi Guidotti;Raffaella Molteni;Giorgio Racagni

  • Chronic fluoxetine administration inhibits extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation in rat brain

    F. Fumagalli;R. Molteni;F. Calabrese;A. Frasca

  • Reduced function of the serotonin transporter is associated with decreased expression of BDNF in rodents as well as in humans.

    Raffaella Molteni;Annamaria Cattaneo;Francesca Calabrese;Flavia Macchi

  • Modulation of the inflammatory response in rats chronically treated with the antidepressant agomelatine

    Raffaella Molteni;Flavia Macchi;Flavia Macchi;Claudia Zecchillo;Mario Dell'Agli

  • From Healthy Aging to Frailty: In Search of the Underlying Mechanisms.

    Paola Brivio;Maria Serena Paladini;Giorgio Racagni;Marco Andrea Riva

  • Reduced neuroplasticity in aged rats: a role for the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor

    Francesca Calabrese;Gianluigi Guidotti;Giorgio Racagni;Marco A. Riva

  • Antipsychotic drug actions on gene modulation and signaling mechanisms.

    Raffaella Molteni;Francesca Calabrese;Giorgio Racagni;Fabio Fumagalli

  • Prenatal versus postnatal maternal factors in the development of infection-induced working memory impairments in mice.

    Juliet Richetto;Francesca Calabrese;Urs Meyer;Marco A. Riva

  • The Expression of VGF is Reduced in Leukocytes of Depressed Patients and it is Restored by Effective Antidepressant Treatment

    Annamaria Cattaneo;Antonella Sesta;Francesca Calabrese;Gabriela Nielsen

  • Modulation of BDNF expression by repeated treatment with the novel antipsychotic lurasidone under basal condition and in response to acute stress.

    Fabio Fumagalli;Francesca Calabrese;Alessia Luoni;Francesca Bolis

  • Modulation of neuroplastic molecules in selected brain regions after chronic administration of the novel antidepressant agomelatine

    Francesca Calabrese;Raffaella Molteni;Cecilia Gabriel;Elisabeth Mocaer

  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology CIV: The Neurobiology of Treatment-resistant Depression: From Antidepressant Classifications to Novel Pharmacological Targets

    Filippo Caraci;Francesca Calabrese;R. Molteni;Lucie Bartova

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco A. Riva
Marco A. Riva University of Milan
Giorgio Racagni
Giorgio Racagni University of Milan
Judith R. Homberg
Judith R. Homberg Radboud University
Annamaria Cattaneo
Annamaria Cattaneo University of Milan
Mariusz Papp
Mariusz Papp Polish Academy of Sciences
Natalia Alenina
Natalia Alenina Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Michael Bader
Michael Bader Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Peter Gass
Peter Gass Heidelberg University
Joram Feldon
Joram Feldon ETH Zurich
Valentina Bollati
Valentina Bollati University of Milan

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