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Gerardo Morfini publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerardo Morfini sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 97 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Gerardo Morfini D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerardo Morfini sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gerardo Morfini is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Cell Biology, and Genetics.

The scientific topics covered by Morfini include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Neurogenetic and muscular disorders research
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research
  • Hereditary neurological disorders
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases

Morfini has published papers in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Brain Sciences
  • Human Molecular Genetics
  • Brain

Notable papers by Morfini include:

  • "Tau: A Signaling Hub Protein" (2021), published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • "Defined Tau Phosphospecies Differentially Inhibit Fast Axonal Transport Through Activation of Two Independent Signaling Pathways" (2021), published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • "Therapeutic Strategies for Mutant SPAST-Based Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia" (2021), published in Brain Sciences
  • "Engagement of Neurotropic Viruses in Fast Axonal Transport: Mechanisms, Potential Role of Host Kinases and Implications for Neuronal Dysfunction" (2021), published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Multicomponent diffusion analysis reveals microstructural alterations in spinal cord of a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ex vivo" (2020), published in PLoS ONE

Morfini collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Scott T. Brady
  • Sarah Morris
  • Mercedes Priego
  • Yuyu Song
  • Karin Bechberger

Best Publications

  • Wild-type and mutant SOD1 share an aberrant conformation and a common pathogenic pathway in ALS

    Daryl A. Bosco;Gerardo A. Morfini;Gerardo A. Morfini;N. Murat Karabacak;Yuyu Song;Yuyu Song

  • Axonal Transport Defects in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Gerardo A. Morfini;Matthew Burns;Lester I. Binder;Nicholas M. Kanaan

  • Glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylates kinesin light chains and negatively regulates kinesin-based motility

    Gerardo Morfini;Gerardo Morfini;Györgyi Szebenyi;Ravindhra Elluru;Ravindhra Elluru;Nancy Ratner;Nancy Ratner

  • Neuropathogenic Forms of Huntingtin and Androgen Receptor Inhibit Fast Axonal Transport

    Györgyi Szebenyi;Gerardo A. Morfini;Gerardo A. Morfini;Alyssa Babcock;Milena Gould

  • Reelin-mediated signaling locally regulates protein kinase B/Akt and glycogen synthase kinase 3β

    Uwe Beffert;Gerardo Morfini;Hans H. Bock;Huichuan Reyna

  • Alterations in axonal transport motor proteins in sporadic and experimental Parkinson's disease.

    Yaping Chu;Gerardo A. Morfini;Lori B. Langhamer;Yinzhen He

  • Alzheimer's Presenilin 1 Mutations Impair Kinesin-Based Axonal Transport

    Gustavo Pigino;Gerardo Morfini;Alejandra Pelsman;Mark P. Mattson

  • A novel CDK5-dependent pathway for regulating GSK3 activity and kinesin-driven motility in neurons

    Gerardo Morfini;Gerardo Morfini;Györgyi Szebenyi;Hannah Brown;Harish C Pant

  • Pathogenic Forms of Tau Inhibit Kinesin-Dependent Axonal Transport through a Mechanism Involving Activation of Axonal Phosphotransferases

    Nicholas M. Kanaan;Gerardo A. Morfini;Gerardo A. Morfini;Nichole E. LaPointe;Gustavo F. Pigino;Gustavo F. Pigino

  • The amino terminus of tau inhibits kinesin-dependent axonal transport: Implications for filament toxicity

    Nichole E. LaPointe;Gerardo A. Morfini;Gerardo A. Morfini;Gustavo F. Pigino;Gustavo F. Pigino;Irina N. Gaisina

  • Pathogenic huntingtin inhibits fast axonal transport by activating JNK3 and phosphorylating kinesin.

    Gerardo A Morfini;Yi-Mei You;Sarah L Pollema;Sarah L Pollema;Agnieszka Kaminska

  • Axonal Transport, Amyloid Precursor Protein, Kinesin-1, and the Processing Apparatus: Revisited

    Orly Lazarov;Gerardo A. Morfini;Edward B. Lee;Mohamed H. Farah

  • Disruption of fast axonal transport is a pathogenic mechanism for intraneuronal amyloid beta

    G. Pigino;G. Morfini;Y. Atagi;A. Deshpande

  • Effects of eribulin, vincristine, paclitaxel and ixabepilone on fast axonal transport and kinesin-1 driven microtubule gliding: implications for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

    Nichole E. LaPointe;Gerardo A. Morfini;Scott T. Brady;Stuart C. Feinstein

  • Evidence for the Participation of the Neuron-Specific CDK5 Activator P35 during Laminin-Enhanced Axonal Growth

    Gabriela Paglini;Gustavo Pigino;Patricia Kunda;Gerardo Morfini

  • Axonal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease: When signaling abnormalities meet the axonal transport system

    Nicholas M. Kanaan;Gustavo F. Pigino;Scott T. Brady;Orly Lazarov

  • JNK mediates pathogenic effects of polyglutamine-expanded androgen receptor on fast axonal transport

    Gerardo Morfini;Gustavo Pigino;Györgyi Szebenyi;Yimei You

  • Differential vulnerability of neurons in Huntington’s disease: the role of cell type‐specific features

    Ina Han;YiMei You;Jeffrey H. Kordower;Scott T. Brady

  • Impairments in fast axonal transport and motor neuron deficits in transgenic mice expressing familial Alzheimer's disease-linked mutant presenilin 1.

    Orly Lazarov;Gerardo A. Morfini;Gustavo Pigino;Archana Gadadhar

  • 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium affects fast axonal transport by activation of caspase and protein kinase C

    G. Morfini;G. Pigino;K. Opalach;Y. Serulle

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott T. Brady
Scott T. Brady University of Illinois at Chicago
Nicholas M. Kanaan
Nicholas M. Kanaan Michigan State University
Alfredo Cáceres
Alfredo Cáceres National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Peter W. Baas
Peter W. Baas Drexel University
Jeffrey H. Kordower
Jeffrey H. Kordower Arizona State University
Rodolfo R. Llinás
Rodolfo R. Llinás New York University
Mutsuyuki Sugimori
Mutsuyuki Sugimori New York University
Yaping Chu
Yaping Chu Rush University Medical Center
Nancy Ratner
Nancy Ratner Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Sangram S. Sisodia
Sangram S. Sisodia University of Chicago

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