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Marco de Curtis 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 Marco de Curtis sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 214 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marco de Curtis 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 Marco de Curtis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Marco de Curtis is affiliated with the Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta in Italy. Their research spans major areas in medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on epilepsy and related neurological disorders. The body of work includes significant contributions to cellular and molecular neuroscience, as well as psychiatry, cognitive neuroscience, and neurology.

The scientist has published extensively in several key venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Epilepsia
  • Neurological Sciences
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior

Their recent notable papers cover various aspects of epilepsy research and neural dynamics, such as:

  • "The pilocarpine model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: Over one decade later, with more rodent species and new investigative approaches" (2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • "Dendritic pathology, spine loss and synaptic reorganization in human cortex from epilepsy patients" (2020, Brain)
  • "Restless Legs Syndrome across the Lifespan: Symptoms, Pathophysiology, Management and Daily Life Impact of the Different Patterns of Disease Presentation" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "A hypothesis for the role of axon demyelination in seizure generation" (2021, Epilepsia)
  • "Focal seizures are organized by feedback between neural activity and ion concentration changes" (2022, eLife)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Francesco Deleo
  • Giuseppe Didato
  • Roberta Di Giacomo
  • Chiara Pastori
  • Laura Uva

Marco de Curtis's work is primarily rooted in the study of neural mechanisms underlying epilepsy and other neurological conditions. Core topics addressed in their research include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

The scientist's research contributions reflect an interdisciplinary approach, combining aspects of basic medical science and neurological clinical practice. Their publication record indicates long-term engagement with epilepsy as a central research focus, complementing investigations into related neural and psychiatric conditions.

Best Publications

  • Synchronization and desynchronization in epilepsy: controversies and hypotheses

    Premysl Jiruska;Premysl Jiruska;Premysl Jiruska;Marco de Curtis;John G R Jefferys;Catherine A Schevon

  • Interictal spikes in focal epileptogenesis

    Marco de Curtis;Giuliano Avanzini

  • Fast activity at seizure onset is mediated by inhibitory circuits in the entorhinal cortex in vitro

    Vadym Gnatkovsky;Laura Librizzi;Federica Trombin;Marco de Curtis

  • GABAergic synchronization in the limbic system and its role in the generation of epileptiform activity.

    Massimo Avoli;Marco de Curtis

  • Seizure-induced brain-borne inflammation sustains seizure recurrence and blood-brain barrier damage.

    Laura Librizzi;Francesco Noè;Annamaria Vezzani;Marco de Curtis

  • The rhinal cortices: a wall of inhibition between the neocortex and the hippocampus.

    Marco de Curtis;Denis Paré

  • An Excitatory Loop with Astrocytes Contributes to Drive Neurons to Seizure Threshold

    Marta Gómez-Gonzalo;Gabriele Losi;Angela Chiavegato;Micaela Zonta

  • Reevaluating the mechanisms of focal ictogenesis: The role of low-voltage fast activity.

    Marco de Curtis;Vadym Gnatkovsky

  • GABAergic networks jump-start focal seizures.

    Marco de Curtis;Massimo Avoli;Massimo Avoli

  • Specific imbalance of excitatory/inhibitory signaling establishes seizure onset pattern in temporal lobe epilepsy

    Massimo Avoli;Marco de Curtis;Vadym Gnatkovsky;Jean Gotman

  • Activity-Dependent pH Shifts and Periodic Recurrence of Spontaneous Interictal Spikes in a Model of Focal Epileptogenesis

    Marco de Curtis;Alfredo Manfridi;Gerardo Biella

  • The electrophysiology of the olfactory-hippocampal circuit in the isolated and perfused adult mammalian brain in vitro.

    Marco de Curtis;Denis Paré;Rodolfo R. Lliás

  • In vivo and in vitro effects of pilocarpine: relevance to ictogenesis.

    Nicola Marchi;Emily Oby;Ayush Batra;Laura Uva

  • Neurosphere-Derived Cells Exert a Neuroprotective Action by Changing the Ischemic Microenvironment

    Carmen Capone;Simona Frigerio;Stefano Fumagalli;Maurizio Gelati

  • Mechanisms of C-Reactive Protein-Induced Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption

    Christoph R.W. Kuhlmann;Laura Librizzi;Dorothea Closhen;Thorsten Pflanzner

  • Hemispherotomy and functional hemispherectomy: indications and outcome.

    Carlo Efisio Marras;Tiziana Granata;Angelo Franzini;Elena Freri

  • Biomarkers of epileptogenic zone defined by quantified stereo-EEG analysis.

    Vadym Gnatkovsky;Marco de Curtis;Chiara Pastori;Francesco Cardinale

  • Propagation Dynamics of Epileptiform Activity Acutely Induced by Bicuculline in the Hippocampal–Parahippocampal Region of the Isolated Guinea Pig Brain

    Laura Uva;Laura Librizzi;Fabrice Wendling;Marco De Curtis

  • Caspase-3 Contributes to ZO-1 and Cl-5 Tight-Junction Disruption in Rapid Anoxic Neurovascular Unit Damage

    Christoph M. Zehendner;Laura Librizzi;Marco de Curtis;Christoph R. W. Kuhlmann

  • Olfactory inputs activate the medial entorhinal cortex via the hippocampus.

    Gerardo Biella;Marco de Curtis

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura Tassi
Laura Tassi University of Bologna
Stefano Francione
Stefano Francione University of Milan
Flavio Villani
Flavio Villani Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Roberto Spreafico
Roberto Spreafico Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Massimo Avoli
Massimo Avoli McGill University
Aristea S. Galanopoulou
Aristea S. Galanopoulou Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Akio Ikeda
Akio Ikeda Kyoto University
Francesco Cardinale
Francesco Cardinale University of Parma
Rita Garbelli
Rita Garbelli Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Carolina Frassoni
Carolina Frassoni Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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