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Marcello Massimini

Marcello Massimini

University of Milan
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
75
Citations
29454
World Ranking
1974
National Ranking
71

Marcello Massimini 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 Marcello Massimini sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 230 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marcello Massimini 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 Marcello Massimini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marcello Massimini is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience, with significant contributions to the subfields of Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Marcello Massimini has published numerous papers, including the following recent works:

  • Clinical and advanced neurophysiology in the prognostic and diagnostic evaluation of disorders of consciousness: review of an IFCN-endorsed expert group, 2020, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Clinical diagnostic utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurological disorders. Updated report of an IFCN committee, 2023, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Consciousness and complexity: a consilience of evidence, 2021, Neuroscience of Consciousness
  • Local sleep-like cortical reactivity in the awake brain after focal injury, 2020, Brain
  • The rt-TEP tool: real-time visualization of TMS-Evoked Potentials to maximize cortical activation and minimize artifacts, 2022, Journal of Neuroscience Methods

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Simone Sarasso
  • Mario Rosanova
  • Andrea Pigorini
  • Simone Russo
  • Ezequiel Mikulan

Marcello Massimini's research findings are often published in specific venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Brain Stimulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Local sleep and learning

    Reto Huber;M. Felice Ghilardi;Marcello Massimini;Giulio Tononi

  • Breakdown of cortical effective connectivity during sleep.

    Marcello Massimini;Fabio Ferrarelli;Fabio Ferrarelli;Reto Huber;Reto Huber;Steve K. Esser;Steve K. Esser

  • Integrated information theory: from consciousness to its physical substrate

    Giulio Tononi;Melanie Boly;Marcello Massimini;Christof Koch

  • Neural correlates of consciousness: progress and problems

    Christof Koch;Marcello Massimini;Melanie Boly;Giulio Tononi

  • The sleep slow oscillation as a traveling wave.

    Marcello Massimini;Reto Huber;Fabio Ferrarelli;Sean Hill

  • A theoretically based index of consciousness independent of sensory processing and behavior

    Adenauer G. Casali;Olivia Gosseries;Mario Rosanova;Mélanie Boly

  • Natural frequencies of human corticothalamic circuits.

    Mario Rosanova;Adenauer Casali;Valentina Bellina;Federico Resta

  • Arm immobilization causes cortical plastic changes and locally decreases sleep slow wave activity.

    Reto Huber;M Felice Ghilardi;Marcello Massimini;Fabio Ferrarelli

  • Breakdown in cortical effective connectivity during midazolam-induced loss of consciousness

    Fabio Ferrarelli;Marcello Massimini;Simone Sarasso;Adenauer Casali

  • Preserved feedforward but impaired top-down processes in the vegetative state.

    Melanie Boly;Melanie Boly;Marta Isabel Garrido;Olivia Gosseries;Marie-Aurelie Bruno

  • Are the Neural Correlates of Consciousness in the Front or in the Back of the Cerebral Cortex? Clinical and Neuroimaging Evidence.

    Melanie Boly;Marcello Massimini;Naotsugu Tsuchiya;Bradley R. Postle

  • Reduced Sleep Spindle Activity in Schizophrenia Patients

    Fabio Ferrarelli;Reto Huber;Michael J. Peterson;Marcello Massimini

  • Triggering sleep slow waves by transcranial magnetic stimulation

    Marcello Massimini;Fabio Ferrarelli;Steve K. Esser;Brady A. Riedner

  • Source modeling sleep slow waves

    Michael Murphy;Brady A. Riedner;Reto Huber;Marcello Massimini

  • Recovery of cortical effective connectivity and recovery of consciousness in vegetative patients

    Mario Rosanova;Olivia Gosseries;Silvia Casarotto;Mélanie Boly

  • Sleep homeostasis and cortical synchronization: III. A high-density EEG study of sleep slow waves in humans.

    Brady A. Riedner;Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy;Reto Huber;Marcello Massimini

  • Stratification of unresponsive patients by an independently validated index of brain complexity

    Casarotto S;Comanducci A;Rosanova M;Sarasso S

  • Propofol anesthesia and sleep: a high-density EEG study

    Michael J.J. Murphy;Marie-Aurélie Bruno;Brady A. Riedner;Pierre Boveroux

  • Consciousness and Complexity during Unresponsiveness Induced by Propofol, Xenon, and Ketamine

    Simone Sarasso;Melanie Boly;Martino Napolitani;Martino Napolitani;Olivia Gosseries

  • A direct demonstration of cortical LTP in humans: a combined TMS/EEG study.

    S.K. Esser;R. Huber;M. Massimini;M.J. Peterson

  • Electrophysiological correlates of behavioural changes in vigilance in vegetative state and minimally conscious state

    Eric Landsness;Marie Aurélie Bruno;Quentin Noirhomme;Brady Riedner

  • Neural correlates of consciousness: progress and problems - ERRATUM

    Christof Koch;Marcello Massimini;Melanie Boly;Giulio Tononi

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Rosanova
Mario Rosanova University of Milan
Giulio Tononi
Giulio Tononi University of Wisconsin–Madison
Simone Sarasso
Simone Sarasso University of Milan
Olivia Gosseries
Olivia Gosseries University of Liège
Mélanie Boly
Mélanie Boly University of Wisconsin–Madison
Steven Laureys
Steven Laureys University of Liège
Fabio Ferrarelli
Fabio Ferrarelli University of Pittsburgh
Reto Huber
Reto Huber University of Zurich
Lino Nobili
Lino Nobili University of Genoa
Brady A. Riedner
Brady A. Riedner University of Wisconsin–Madison

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