2026 Luca Passamonti: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	58	4205	3857	371	339	222	10680

Overview

Luca Passamonti is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields primarily within medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on neurology and cognitive neuroscience. They have contributed extensively to understanding mechanisms and treatments related to neurological disorders, especially Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

The main fields of study in Luca Passamonti's work include:

Medicine
Neuroscience

Their subfields of study highlight specialized areas such as:

Neurology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Physiology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Psychiatry and Mental health

Luca Passamonti's research topics cover a variety of focused areas, notably:

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Neurological disorders and treatments
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

The scientist has published several recent papers, including:

Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Brain
Neuroinflammation and protein aggregation co-localize across the frontotemporal dementia spectrum, 2020, Brain
Locus coeruleus integrity and the effect of atomoxetine on response inhibition in Parkinson's disease, 2021, Brain
An in vivo probabilistic atlas of the human locus coeruleus at ultra-high field, 2020, NeuroImage
The neurobiology of human aggressive behavior: Neuroimaging, genetic, and neurochemical aspects, 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Luca Passamonti include:

James B. Rowe
Maura Malpetti
P. Simon Jones
W Richard Bevan-Jones
John T. O'Brien

They have contributed extensively to multiple publication venues, primarily:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Alzheimer s & Dementia
Brain
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Movement Disorders

Best Publications

A parameter-efficient deep learning approach to predict conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease.

Simeon E. Spasov;Luca Passamonti;Andrea Duggento;Pietro Liò

397
Citations
A Key Role for Similarity in Vicarious Reward

Dean Mobbs;Rongjun Yu;Marcel Meyer;Marcel Meyer;Luca Passamonti

377
Citations
Locus coeruleus imaging as a biomarker for noradrenergic dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases

Matthew J Betts;Matthew J Betts;Evgeniya Kirilina;Evgeniya Kirilina;Maria C G Otaduy;Dimo Ivanov

348
Citations
Brain structure abnormalities in early-onset and adolescent-onset conduct disorder

Graeme Fairchild;Luca Passamonti;Georgina Hurford;Cindy C.. Hagan

330
Citations
Tau burden and the functional connectome in Alzheimer’s disease and progressive supranuclear palsy

Thomas E Cope;Timothy Rittman;Robin J Borchert;P Simon Jones

273
Citations
Neural abnormalities in early-onset and adolescence-onset conduct disorder.

Luca Passamonti;Graeme Fairchild;Ian M. Goodyer;Georgina Hurford

269
Citations
Brain structure abnormalities in adolescent girls with conduct disorder

Graeme Fairchild;Graeme Fairchild;Cindy C. Hagan;Nicholas D. Walsh;Luca Passamonti

240
Citations
Neuroinflammation and Functional Connectivity in Alzheimer's Disease: Interactive Influences on Cognitive Performance

L. Passamonti;K.A. Tsvetanov;P.S. Jones;W.R. Bevan-Jones

219
Citations
18F-AV-1451 positron emission tomography in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy.

Luca Passamonti;Patricia Vázquez Rodríguez;Young T Hong;Kieren S J Allinson

219
Citations
Monoamine oxidase-a genetic variations influence brain activity associated with inhibitory control: new insight into the neural correlates of impulsivity.

Luca Passamonti;Francesco Fera;Angela Magariello;Antonio Cerasa

213
Citations
Personality predicts the brain's response to viewing appetizing foods: the neural basis of a risk factor for overeating.

Luca Passamonti;James B Rowe;Christian Schwarzbauer;Michael P Ewbank

198
Citations
Surface-based morphometry reveals the neuroanatomical basis of the five-factor model of personality.

Roberta Riccelli;Nicola Toschi;Salvatore Nigro;Antonio Terracciano

186
Citations
Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

Maura Malpetti;Rogier A Kievit;Luca Passamonti;Luca Passamonti;P Simon Jones

179
Citations
Effects of acute tryptophan depletion on prefrontal-amygdala connectivity while viewing facial signals of aggression.

Luca Passamonti;Molly J. Crockett;Annemieke M. Apergis-Schoute;Luke Clark

172
Citations
Abnormal anatomical connectivity between the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex in conduct disorder.

Luca Passamonti;Graeme Fairchild;Graeme Fairchild;Alex Fornito;Ian M. Goodyer;Ian M. Goodyer

162
Citations
The central autonomic network at rest: Uncovering functional MRI correlates of time-varying autonomic outflow.

Gaetano Valenza;Roberta Sclocco;Andrea Duggento;Luca Passamonti

152
Citations
Anxiety predicts a differential neural response to attended and unattended facial signals of anger and fear.

Michael P. Ewbank;Andrew David Lawrence;Luca Passamonti;Luca Passamonti;Jill Keane

150
Citations
Appetitive Motivation Predicts the Neural Response to Facial Signals of Aggression

John D. Beaver;Andrew David Lawrence;Luca Passamonti;Andrew J. Calder

144
Citations
Role of the Insula and Vestibular System in Patients with Chronic Subjective Dizziness: An fMRI Study Using Sound-Evoked Vestibular Stimulation

Iole Indovina;Roberta Riccelli;Giuseppe Chiarella;Claudio Petrolo

141
Citations
Early microglial activation and peripheral inflammation in dementia with Lewy bodies.

Ajenthan Surendranathan;Li Su;Li Su;Elijah Mak;Luca Passamonti

139
Citations
Neurobiological mechanisms underlying emotional processing in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Luca Passamonti;Antonio Cerasa;Maria Liguori;Maria Cecilia Gioia

138
Citations
Altered cortical-cerebellar circuits during verbal working memory in essential tremor

Luca Passamonti;Fabiana Novellino;Antonio Cerasa;Carmelina Chiriaco

128
Citations
Connectivity from the ventral anterior cingulate to the amygdala is modulated by appetitive motivation in response to facial signals of aggression

Luca Passamonti;James B. Rowe;James B. Rowe;James B. Rowe;Michael P. Ewbank;Adam Hampshire

128
Citations