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Laura Musazzi

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Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
4535
World Ranking
8856
National Ranking
489

Laura Musazzi 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 Laura Musazzi sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 117 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura Musazzi 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 Laura Musazzi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Laura Musazzi is affiliated with the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy and is active in the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their research primarily focuses on several subfields, including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology.

The researcher's work spans a variety of key topics related to brain function and disorders. Important topics of study include:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Musazzi has contributed to numerous publications, with recent papers highlighting the intersection of neuropharmacology, psychiatry, and molecular neuroscience. Recent notable papers include:

  • Glutamate-Mediated Excitotoxicity in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Neurodevelopmental and Adult Mental Disorders (2024), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Positive AMPA receptor modulation in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders: A long and winding road (2021), Drug Discovery Today
  • BDNF and Netrin-1 repression by C/EBPβ in the gut triggers Parkinson's disease pathologies, associated with constipation and motor dysfunctions (2020), Progress in Neurobiology
  • Modulation by chronic stress and ketamine of ionotropic AMPA/NMDA and metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat hippocampus (2020), Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Acute Ketamine Facilitates Fear Memory Extinction in a Rat Model of PTSD Along With Restoring Glutamatergic Alterations and Dendritic Atrophy in the Prefrontal Cortex (2022), Frontiers in Pharmacology

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, Neuroscience Applied, Translational Psychiatry, and Genes. The volume of publications reflects a sustained engagement with molecular and neuropharmacological aspects of psychiatry and neuroscience.

Collaboration is a key aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Maurizio Popoli (22 collaborations)
  • Jessica Mingardi (19 collaborations)
  • Alessandro Barbon (17 collaborations)
  • Alessandro Ieraci (10 collaborations)
  • Giulia Carini (9 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Signaling Pathways Regulating Gene Expression, Neuroplasticity, and Neurotrophic Mechanisms in the Action of Antidepressants: A Critical Overview

    Daniela Tardito;Jorge Perez;Ettore Tiraboschi;Laura Musazzi

  • Acute stress increases depolarization-evoked glutamate release in the rat prefrontal/frontal cortex: the dampening action of antidepressants.

    Laura Musazzi;Marco Milanese;Pasqualina Farisello;Simona Zappettini

  • Chronic Antidepressants Reduce Depolarization-Evoked Glutamate Release and Protein Interactions Favoring Formation of SNARE Complex in Hippocampus

    Giambattista Bonanno;Roberto Giambelli;Luca Raiteri;Ettore Tiraboschi

  • The Action of Antidepressants on the Glutamate System: Regulation of Glutamate Release and Glutamate Receptors

    Laura Musazzi;Giulia Treccani;Alessandra Mallei;Maurizio Popoli

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

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

  • Glutamatergic Neurotransmission: Pathway to Developing Novel Rapid-Acting Antidepressant Treatments.

    Bashkim Kadriu;Laura Musazzi;Ioline D Henter;Morgan Graves

  • Stress, glucocorticoids and glutamate release: effects of antidepressant drugs

    Laura Musazzi;Giorgio Racagni;Maurizio Popoli

  • Stress and corticosterone increase the readily releasable pool of glutamate vesicles in synaptic terminals of prefrontal and frontal cortex.

    G Treccani;L Musazzi;C Perego;M Milanese

  • Regulation of Editing and Expression of Glutamate α-Amino-Propionic-Acid (AMPA)/Kainate Receptors by Antidepressant Drugs

    Alessandro Barbon;Maurizio Popoli;Luca La Via;Stefania Moraschi

  • Physical Exercise and Antidepressants Enhance BDNF Targeting in Hippocampal CA3 Dendrites: Further Evidence of a Spatial Code for BDNF Splice Variants

    Gabriele Baj;Valentina D'Alessandro;Laura Musazzi;Alessandra Mallei

  • Chronic mild stress induces anhedonic behavior and changes in glutamate release, BDNF trafficking and dendrite morphology only in stress vulnerable rats. The rapid restorative action of ketamine.

    Paolo Tornese;Nathalie Sala;Daniela Bonini;Tiziana Bonifacino

  • Physical exercise and acute restraint stress differentially modulate hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor transcripts and epigenetic mechanisms in mice.

    Alessandro Ieraci;Alessandra Mallei;Laura Musazzi;Maurizio Popoli

  • Acute or Chronic? A Stressful Question

    Laura Musazzi;Paolo Tornese;Nathalie Sala;Maurizio Popoli

  • Functional and structural remodeling of glutamate synapses in prefrontal and frontal cortex induced by behavioral stress.

    Laura Musazzi;Giulia Treccani;Maurizio Popoli

  • Abnormal exocytotic release of glutamate in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Marco Milanese;Simona Zappettini;Franco Onofri;Laura Musazzi

  • Chronic antidepressant treatments induce a time-dependent up-regulation of AMPA receptor subunit protein levels

    Alessandro Barbon;Luca Caracciolo;Cesare Orlandi;Laura Musazzi

  • Remodelling by early-life stress of NMDA receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity in a gene-environment rat model of depression.

    Ben Ryan;Laura Musazzi;Alessandra Mallei;Daniela Tardito

  • Early raise of BDNF in hippocampus suggests induction of posttranscriptional mechanisms by antidepressants

    Laura Musazzi;Annamaria Cattaneo;Daniela Tardito;Alessandro Barbon

  • Blockade of stress-induced increase of glutamate release in the rat prefrontal/frontal cortex by agomelatine involves synergy between melatonergic and 5-HT2C receptor-dependent pathways

    Daniela Tardito;Marco Milanese;Tiziana Bonifacino;Laura Musazzi

  • Early-life stress and antidepressant treatment involve synaptic signaling and Erk kinases in a gene-environment model of depression

    Laura Musazzi;Alessandra Mallei;Daniela Tardito;Susanne H.M. Gruber

  • S-Ketamine Reverses Hippocampal Dendritic Spine Deficits in Flinders Sensitive Line Rats Within 1 h of Administration.

    Giulia Treccani;Giulia Treccani;Maryam Ardalan;Fenghua Chen;Laura Musazzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Popoli
Maurizio Popoli University of Milan
Giorgio Racagni
Giorgio Racagni University of Milan
Giambattista Bonanno
Giambattista Bonanno University of Genoa
Gregers Wegener
Gregers Wegener Aarhus University
Aleksander A. Mathé
Aleksander A. Mathé Karolinska Institute
Maurizio Raiteri
Maurizio Raiteri University of Genoa
Enrico Tongiorgi
Enrico Tongiorgi University of Trieste
Francis S. Lee
Francis S. Lee Cornell University
Fabio Benfenati
Fabio Benfenati Italian Institute of Technology
Aleksander A. Mathé
Aleksander A. Mathé Karolinska University Hospital

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