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Mara Cercignani

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Neuroscience

D-Index
76
Citations
20098
World Ranking
1926
National Ranking
202

Mara Cercignani 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 Mara Cercignani sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 313 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Mara Cercignani 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 Mara Cercignani sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Mara Cercignani is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work primarily involves Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Biological Psychiatry.

The scientist's research focuses on advanced neuroimaging methods and their applications. The main topics of their work include:

  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • MRI in Cancer Diagnosis
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Mara Cercignani has contributed to various publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Their recent papers include:

  • "Virtual Histology of Cortical Thickness and Shared Neurobiology in 6 Psychiatric Disorders" (2020), published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Subcortical Brain Volume, Regional Cortical Thickness, and Cortical Surface Area Across Disorders: Findings From the ENIGMA ADHD, ASD, and OCD Working Groups" (2020), published in American Journal of Psychiatry
  • "An interactive meta-analysis of MRI biomarkers of myelin" (2020), published in eLife
  • "Peripheral inflammation is associated with micro-structural and functional connectivity changes in depression-related brain networks" (2021), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Analysis of structural brain asymmetries in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 39 datasets" (2021), published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mara Cercignani include:

  • Marco Bozzali
  • Neil A. Harrison
  • Derek K. Jones
  • Matteo Mancini
  • James Gholam

Their work encompasses a multidisciplinary approach, contributing to understanding psychiatric disorders, neuroinflammation, brain structural asymmetries, and MRI biomarker analyses. The variety of their research outputs illustrates engagement across multiple aspects of neuroimaging and mental health research.

Best Publications

  • About "axial" and "radial" diffusivities.

    Claudia A M Wheeler-Kingshott;Mara Cercignani

  • White matter damage in Alzheimer's disease assessed in vivo using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging

    M Bozzali;A Falini;M Franceschi;M Cercignani

  • The effect of filter size on VBM analyses of DT-MRI data.

    Derek K. Jones;Mark R. Symms;Mara Cercignani;Robert J. Howard

  • Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis

    Massimo Filippi;M. Cercignani;M. Inglese;M. A. Horsfield

  • Brain Imaging of the Cortex in ADHD: A Coordinated Analysis of Large-Scale Clinical and Population-Based Samples

    Martine Hoogman;Ryan Muetzel;Joao P. Guimaraes;Elena Shumskaya

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the precuneus enhances memory and neural activity in prodromal Alzheimer's disease.

    Giacomo Koch;Sonia Bonnì;Maria Concetta Pellicciari;Elias P. Casula

  • Magnetisation transfer ratio and mean diffusivity of normal appearing white and grey matter from patients with multiple sclerosis

    M Cercignani;M Bozzali;G Iannucci;G Comi

  • Mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy histograms of patients with multiple sclerosis.

    Mara Cercignani;Matilde Inglese;Elisabetta Pagani;Giancarlo Comi

  • Regional brain atrophy and functional disconnection across Alzheimer's disease evolution

    T Gili;M Cercignani;L Serra;R Perri

  • Quantification of brain gray matter damage in different MS phenotypes by use of diffusion tensor MR imaging.

    Marco Bozzali;Mara Cercignani;Maria Pia Sormani;Giancarlo Comi

  • A quantitative study of water diffusion in multiple sclerosis lesions and normal-appearing white matter using echo-planar imaging.

    Massimo Filippi;Giuseppe Iannucci;Mara Cercignani;Maria Assunta Rocca

  • Pathologic damage in MS assessed by diffusion-weighted and magnetization transfer MRI.

    M. Cercignani;G. Iannucci;M. A. Rocca;G. Comi

  • The contribution of voxel-based morphometry in staging patients with mild cognitive impairment.

    M. Bozzali;M. Filippi;G. Magnani;M. Cercignani

  • CSF1R inhibitor JNJ-40346527 attenuates microglial proliferation and neurodegeneration in P301S mice

    Renzo Mancuso;Gemma Fryatt;Madeleine Cleal;Juliane Obst

  • Virtual Histology of Cortical Thickness and Shared Neurobiology in 6 Psychiatric Disorders

    Yash Patel;Nadine Parker;Jean Shin;Derek Howard

  • Regional Gray Matter Atrophy in Early Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study

    Jorge Sepulcre;Jaume Sastre-Garriga;Mara Cercignani;Gordon T. Ingle

  • Quantification of tissue damage in AD using diffusion tensor and magnetization transfer MRI

    M. Bozzali;M. Franceschi;A. Falini;S. Pontesilli

  • Defining Meyer's loop–temporal lobe resections, visual field deficits and diffusion tensor tractography

    M. Yogarajah;N. K. Focke;S. Bonelli;M. Cercignani

  • Gaussian process classification of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment from resting-state fMRI.

    Edward Challis;Peter Hurley;Laura Serra;Marco Bozzali

  • Inflammatory biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease plasma

    Angharad R Morgan;Samuel Touchard;Claire Leckey;Caroline O'Hagan

  • Exploring the relationship between white matter and gray matter damage in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis: an in vivo study with TBSS and VBM.

    Benedetta Bodini;Zhaleh Khaleeli;Mara Cercignani;David H. Miller

  • Subcortical Brain Volume, Regional Cortical Thickness, and Cortical Surface Area Across Disorders: Findings From the ENIGMA ADHD, ASD, and OCD Working Groups

    Premika S W Boedhoe;Daan van Rooij;Martine Hoogman;Jos W R Twisk

  • Spinal cord spectroscopy and diffusion-based tractography to assess acute disability in multiple sclerosis

    O. Ciccarelli;C.A. Wheeler-Kingshott;M.A. McLean;M. Cercignani

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Bozzali
Marco Bozzali Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Carlo Caltagirone
Carlo Caltagirone Fondazione Santa Lucia
Laura Serra
Laura Serra University of Barcelona
Neil A. Harrison
Neil A. Harrison Cardiff University
Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Camillo Marra
Camillo Marra Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic
Alan J. Thompson
Alan J. Thompson University College London
Hugo D. Critchley
Hugo D. Critchley Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Olga Ciccarelli
Olga Ciccarelli University College London
Daniel C. Alexander
Daniel C. Alexander University College London

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