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Guido Maura 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 Guido Maura sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 150 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Guido Maura 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 Guido Maura sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Guido Maura is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work spans molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and intersects with social psychology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and biochemistry.

The scientist's publications concentrate on topics such as receptor mechanisms and signaling, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, polyamine metabolism and applications, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and cannabis and cannabinoid research.

  • The Involvement of Polyamines Catabolism in the Crosstalk between Neurons and Astrocytes in Neurodegeneration (2022, Biomedicines)
  • Reactive Astrocytosis in a Mouse Model of Chronic Polyamine Catabolism Activation (2021, Biomolecules)
  • Striatal astrocytic A2A-D2 receptor-receptor interactions and their role in neuropsychiatric disorders (2023, Neuropharmacology)
  • Heterodimer of A2A and Oxytocin Receptors Regulating Glutamate Release in Adult Striatal Astrocytes (2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Heteromerization of Dopamine D2 and Oxytocin Receptor in Adult Striatal Astrocytes (2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Guido Maura frequently publishes in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, contributing to eight papers, followed by the journals Biomolecules (3 publications), Neuropharmacology (2 publications), Biomedicines, and Pharmaceuticals, where they have also contributed articles.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Manuela Marcoli, Chiara Cervetto, Diego Guidolin, Luigi F. Agnati, and Sarah Amato, with collaboration counts ranging from 11 to 21 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Release-regulating D-2 dopamine receptors are located on striatal glutamatergic nerve terminals.

    G Maura;A Giardi;M Raiteri

  • Cholinergic terminals in rat hippocampus possess 5-HT1B receptors mediating inhibition of acetylcholine release.

    Guido Maura;Maurizio Raiteri

  • Neurochemical and Autonomic Pharmacological Profiles of the 6-aza-analogue of Mianserin, Org 3770 and Its Enantiomers

    de Boer Th;Maura G;Raiteri M;de Vos Cj

  • Is there a functional linkage between neurotransmitter uptake mechanisms and presynaptic receptors

    M Raiteri;G Bonanno;M Marchi;G Maura

  • Functional evidence for two stereochemically different alpha-2 adrenoceptors regulating central norepinephrine and serotonin release.

    Maurizio Raiteri;Guido Maura;Paola Versace

  • Serotonin autoreceptor in rat hippocampus: pharmacological characterization as a subtype of the 5-HT1 receptor.

    G. Maura;E. Roccatagliata;M. Raiteri

  • Differential pharmacology and function of two 5-HT1 receptors modulating transmitter release in rat cerebellum

    Maurizio Raiteri;Guido Maura;Giambattista Bonanno;Anna Maria Pittaluga

  • 5-Hydroxytryptamine3 receptors sited on cholinergic axon terminals of human cerebral cortex mediate inhibition of acetylcholine release.

    Guido Maura;Gian Carlo Andrioli;Paolo Cavazzani;Maurizio Raiteri

  • Exosomes From Astrocyte Processes: Signaling to Neurons.

    Arianna Venturini;Mario Passalacqua;Simone Pelassa;Fabio Pastorino

  • Cortical cultures coupled to micro-electrode arrays: a novel approach to perform in vitro excitotoxicity testing.

    Monica Frega;Valentina Pasquale;Mariateresa Tedesco;Manuela Marcoli

  • Noradrenaline inhibits central serotonin release through alpha2-adrenoceptors located on serotonergic nerve terminals

    Guido Maura;Anita Gemignani;Maurizio Raiteri

  • Serotonin-glutamate interaction in rat cerebellum: involvement of 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 receptors.

    Guido Maura;Enrico Roccatagliata;Massimo Ulivi;Maurizio Raiteri

  • In vitro cortical neuronal networks as a new high-sensitive system for biosensing applications

    S. Martinoia;L. Bonzano;M. Chiappalone;M. Tedesco

  • Modulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine release by presynaptic inhibitory alpha 2-adrenoceptors in the human cerebral cortex.

    Raiteri M;Maura G;Folghera S;Cavazzani P

  • Presynaptic muscarinic receptors increase striatal dopamine release evoked by ‘quasi-physiological’ depolarization

    Maurizio Raiteri;Mario Marchi;Guido Maura

  • Aspartate-releasing nerve terminals in rat striatum possess D-2 dopamine receptors mediating inhibition of release.

    G Maura;R Carbone;M Raiteri

  • Acetylcholine release from rat hippocampal slices is modulated by 5-hydroxytryptamine

    Guido Maura;Ernesto Fedele;Maurizio Raiteri

  • Serotonin 5-HT1D and 5-HT1A receptors respectively mediate inhibition of glutamate release and inhibition of cyclic GMP production in rat cerebellum in vitro.

    Guido Maura;Maurizio Raiteri

  • Glutamate release in human cerebral cortex and its modulation by 5-hydroxtryptamine acting at h 5-HT1D receptors

    Guido Maura;Manuela Marcoli;Massimo Tortarolo;Gian Carlo Andrioli

  • α2-adrenoceptors in rat hypothalamus and cerebral cortex: functional evidence for pharmacologically distinct subpopulations

    Guido Maura;Anita Gemignani;Maurizio Raiteri

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Raiteri
Maurizio Raiteri University of Genoa
Luigi F. Agnati
Luigi F. Agnati University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Diego Guidolin
Diego Guidolin University of Padua
Mario Marchi
Mario Marchi University of Genoa
Giambattista Bonanno
Giambattista Bonanno University of Genoa
Susanna Genedani
Susanna Genedani University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Pietro Cortelli
Pietro Cortelli University of Bologna
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
Carlo Tacchetti
Carlo Tacchetti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Amina S. Woods
Amina S. Woods National Institute on Drug Abuse

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