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Psychology

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6115
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Neuroscience

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5480
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277

Francesco Di Russo 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 Francesco Di Russo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 163 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesco Di Russo 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 Francesco Di Russo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francesco Di Russo is affiliated with Foro Italico University of Rome in Italy. The primary field of study is Neuroscience, with significant contributions in Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Biomedical Engineering.

The research topics covered include:

  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Di Russo are:

  • Specific effect of a cognitive-motor dual-task training on sport performance and brain processing associated with decision-making in semi-elite basketball players, 2022, Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Effects of a Cognitive-Motor Training on Anticipatory Brain Functions and Sport Performance in Semi-Elite Basketball Players, 2021, Brain Sciences
  • Pearls and pitfalls in brain functional analysis by event-related potentials: a narrative review by the Italian Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience Society on methodological limits and clinical reliability-part I, 2020, Neurological Sciences
  • Effect of task complexity on motor and cognitive preparatory brain activities, 2020, International Journal of Psychophysiology
  • Pearl and pitfalls in brain functional analysis by event-related potentials: a narrative review by the Italian Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience Society on methodological limits and clinical reliability-part II, 2020, Neurological Sciences

Frequent co-authors working with Di Russo include:

  • Valentina Bianco
  • Stefania Lucia
  • Marika Berchicci
  • Elena Mussini
  • Rinaldo Livio Perri

Publication venues with multiple works by Di Russo are:

  • Brain Sciences (11 publications)
  • Psychophysiology (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Psychophysiology (3 publications)
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise (2 publications)
  • Neurological Sciences (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Cortical sources of the early components of the visual evoked potential

    Francesco Di Russo;Antígona Martínez;Martin I. Sereno;Sabrina Pitzalis

  • Source Analysis of Event-related Cortical Activity during Visuo-spatial Attention

    Francesco Di Russo;Antigona Martínez;Steven A. Hillyard

  • Empathy for Pain and Touch in the Human Somatosensory Cortex

    Ilaria Bufalari;Taryn Aprile;Alessio Avenanti;Francesco Di Russo

  • An analysis of audio-visual crossmodal integration by means of event-related potential (ERP) recordings.

    W.A Teder-Sälejärvi;J.J McDonald;F Di Russo;S.A Hillyard

  • Spatiotemporal analysis of the cortical sources of the steady-state visual evoked potential.

    Francesco Di Russo;Sabrina Pitzalis;Teresa Aprile;Grazia Spitoni

  • Identification of the neural sources of the pattern-reversal VEP

    Francesco Di Russo;Sabrina Pitzalis;Grazia Spitoni;Teresa Aprile

  • Effects of Spatial Congruity on Audio-Visual Multimodal Integration

    W. A. Teder-sälejärvi;F. Di Russo;J. J. McDonald;S. A. Hillyard

  • Neural correlates of fast stimulus discrimination and response selection in top-level fencers

    Francesco Di Russo;Francesco Taddei;Teresa Apnile;Donatella Spinelli

  • Molybdenum Hexacarbonyl Mediated CO Gas-Free Carbonylative Reactions

    Luke R. Odell;Francesco Russo;Mats Larhed

  • Electrophysiological evidence for an early attentional mechanism in visual processing in humans

    Francesco Di Russo;Donatella Spinelli

  • Neural Substrates of Perceptual Enhancement by Cross-Modal Spatial Attention

    John J. Mcdonald;Wolfgang A. Teder-sälejärvi;Francesco Di Russo;Steven A. Hillyard

  • A selective representation of the meaning of actions in the auditory mirror system.

    Gaspare Galati;Giorgia Committeri;Grazia Spitoni;Teresa Aprile

  • Neural basis of auditory-induced shifts in visual time-order perception

    John J McDonald;Wolfgang A Teder-Sälejärvi;Francesco Di Russo;Steven A Hillyard

  • Benefits of sports participation for executive function in disabled athletes.

    Francesco Di Russo;Alessandro Bultrini;Stefano Brunelli;Anna Sofia Delussu

  • Objects Are Highlighted by Spatial Attention

    A. Martínez;W. Teder-sälejärvi;M. Vazquez;S. Molholm

  • Automatic gain control contrast mechanisms are modulated by attention in humans: evidence from visual evoked potentials.

    Francesco Di Russo;Donatella Spinelli;M.Concetta Morrone

  • Prefrontal hyperactivity in older people during motor planning

    Marika Berchicci;Giuliana Lucci;Caterina Pesce;Donatella Spinelli

  • Separate neural systems for processing action- or non-action-related sounds.

    L. Pizzamiglio;T. Aprile;G. Spitoni;S. Pitzalis

  • Beyond the “Bereitschaftspotential”: Action preparation behind cognitive functions

    F Di Russo;M Berchicci;C Bozzacchi;R L Perri

  • Fixation stability and saccadic latency in élite shooters.

    Francesco Di Russo;Sabrina Pitzalis;Donatella Spinelli

  • Benefits of Physical Exercise on the Aging Brain: The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex

    Marika Berchicci;Giuliana Lucci;Francesco Di Russo

Frequent Co-Authors

Donatella Spinelli
Donatella Spinelli Sapienza University of Rome
Sabrina Pitzalis
Sabrina Pitzalis Sapienza University of Rome
Steven A. Hillyard
Steven A. Hillyard University of California, San Diego
Gaspare Galati
Gaspare Galati Sapienza University of Rome
Salvatore Maria Aglioti
Salvatore Maria Aglioti Sapienza University of Rome
John J. McDonald
John J. McDonald Simon Fraser University
Giorgia Committeri
Giorgia Committeri University of Chieti-Pescara
Luigi Pizzamiglio
Luigi Pizzamiglio Sapienza University of Rome
Pierluigi Zoccolotti
Pierluigi Zoccolotti Sapienza University of Rome
Paul S. Holmes
Paul S. Holmes Manchester Metropolitan University

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