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Liana Fattore 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 Liana Fattore sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 168 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Liana Fattore 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 Liana Fattore sits on this spectrum.

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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

Liana Fattore is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and specializes in the field of neuroscience, with a particular focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and pharmacology. Their research spans across multiple subfields, contributing extensively to understanding neural mechanisms and behavioral outcomes.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A review about its efficacy in the treatment of alcohol, tobacco and cocaine addiction" (2020, Addictive Behaviors)
  • "Sex and Gender Differences in the Effects of Novel Psychoactive Substances" (2020, Brain Sciences)
  • "Gender-specific approach in psychiatric diseases: Because sex matters" (2021, European Journal of Pharmacology)
  • "The hypodopaminergic state ten years after: transcranial magnetic stimulation as a tool to test the dopamine hypothesis of drug addiction" (2020, Current Opinion in Pharmacology)
  • "Repeated exposure to JWH-018 induces adaptive changes in the mesolimbic and mesocortical dopaminergic pathways, glial cells alterations, and behavioural correlates" (2021, British Journal of Pharmacology)

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with Marco Diana, Matteo Marti, Patrizia Romualdi, Fabio Fumagalli, and Viviana Trezza, each having co-published six papers with Fattore.

Fattore's work is often published in venues such as Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, European Journal of Pharmacology, British Journal of Pharmacology, Biomedicines, and Frontiers in Neuroscience, reflecting a consistent presence in journals focused on neuropharmacology and behavioral neuroscience.

Their main research topics cover a wide range of neuroscience and neuropharmacology areas, including:

  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Cannabis and cannabinoid research
  • Forensic toxicology and drug analysis
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies

Best Publications

  • Spice drugs are more than harmless herbal blends: a review of the pharmacology and toxicology of synthetic cannabinoids

    Kathryn A. Seely;Jeff Lapoint;Jeffery H. Moran;Liana Fattore

  • Beyond THC: The New Generation of Cannabinoid Designer Drugs

    Liana Fattore;Liana Fattore;Walter Fratta

  • Functional Interaction between Opioid and Cannabinoid Receptors in Drug Self-Administration

    M. Navarro;M. R. A. Carrera;W. Fratta;O. Valverde

  • Crucial Role of α4 and α6 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits from Ventral Tegmental Area in Systemic Nicotine Self-Administration

    S. Pons;L. Fattore;G. Cossu;S. Tolu

  • Cannabinoid CB1 receptor knockout mice fail to self-administer morphine but not other drugs of abuse.

    Gregorio Cossu;Catherine Ledent;Liana Fattore;Assunta Imperato

  • Sex differences in addictive disorders.

    Liana Fattore;Liana Fattore;Miriam Melis;Paola Fadda;Walter Fratta

  • Self-administration of the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2 in drug-naive mice.

    M.C. Martellotta;G. Cossu;L. Fattore;G.L. Gessa

  • How important are sex differences in cannabinoid action

    Liana Fattore;Walter Fratta

  • Intravenous self-administration of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2 in rats.

    Liana Fattore;Gregorio Cossu;Cristina M. Martellotta;Walter Fratta

  • Cannabinoid self-administration in rats: sex differences and the influence of ovarian function

    L Fattore;M S Spano;S Altea;F Angius

  • Sex Differences in Drug Addiction: A Review of Animal and Human Studies

    Liana Fattore;Silvia Altea;Walter Fratta

  • Synthetic cannabinoids-further evidence supporting the relationship between cannabinoids and psychosis

    Liana Fattore

  • Synthetic Cathinone and Cannabinoid Designer Drugs Pose a Major Risk for Public Health.

    Aviv M. Weinstein;Paola Rosca;Liana Fattore;Edythe D. London

  • Male and female rats differ in brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor density and function and in behavioural traits predisposing to drug addiction: effect of ovarian hormones.

    Maria Paola Castelli;Paola Fadda;Angelo Casu;Maria Sabrina Spano

  • Cannabinoid mechanism in reinstatement of heroin-seeking after a long period of abstinence in rats.

    L Fattore;Maria Sabrina Spano;Gregorio Cossu;S Deiana

  • Cannabinoid self-administration increases dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens.

    Paola Fadda;Maria Scherma;Maria Sabrina Spano;P Salis

  • Nicotine consumption is regulated by a human polymorphism in dopamine neurons

    C. Morel;L. Fattore;Stéphanie Pons;Y. A. Hay

  • Endocannabinoid system and opioid addiction: Behavioural aspects

    Liana Fattore;Serena Deiana;Sabrina M. Spano;Gregorio Cossu

  • An endocannabinoid mechanism in relapse to drug seeking: a review of animal studies and clinical perspectives.

    Liana Fattore;M. Sabrina Spano;Serena Deiana;Valeria Melis

  • Inhibition of Anandamide Hydrolysis by Cyclohexyl Carbamic Acid 3′-Carbamoyl-3-yl Ester (URB597) Reverses Abuse-Related Behavioral and Neurochemical Effects of Nicotine in Rats

    Maria Scherma;Leigh V. Panlilio;Paola Fadda;Liana Fattore

  • CB1 cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2 decreases intravenous cocaine self-administration in rats.

    L Fattore;M C Martellotta;G Cossu;M S Mascia

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Fratta
Walter Fratta University of Cagliari
Marco Pistis
Marco Pistis University of Cagliari
Marco Diana
Marco Diana University of Sassari
Miriam Melis
Miriam Melis University of Cagliari
Steven R. Goldberg
Steven R. Goldberg National Institute on Drug Abuse
Paola Devoto
Paola Devoto University of Cagliari
Aviv Weinstein
Aviv Weinstein Ariel University
Roberto Frau
Roberto Frau University of Cagliari
Leigh V. Panlilio
Leigh V. Panlilio National Institute on Drug Abuse
Caroline Davis
Caroline Davis York University

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