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2026

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Best Female Scientists

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111
Citations
40746
World Ranking
862
National Ranking
20

Neuroscience

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112
Citations
43424
World Ranking
510
National Ranking
10

Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
43435
World Ranking
5164
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Maria A. Rocca is affiliated with the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on medical and neurological sciences with extensive work in pathology, neurology, and imaging.

The scientist has contributed significantly to multiple sclerosis research, with publications often centered on advanced neuroimaging techniques and neuroinflammation mechanisms. Their work covers several interrelated subfields, including pathology and forensic medicine, neurology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cognitive neuroscience, and rheumatology.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Maria A. Rocca include:

  • 2021 MAGNIMS-CMSC-NAIMS consensus recommendations on the use of MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis (2021, The Lancet Neurology)
  • MAGNIMS consensus recommendations on the use of brain and spinal cord atrophy measures in clinical practice (2020, Nature Reviews Neurology)
  • Glymphatic system impairment in multiple sclerosis: relation with brain damage and disability (2021, Brain)
  • Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging towards clinical application in multiple sclerosis (2021, Brain)
  • Identifying the Distinct Cognitive Phenotypes in Multiple Sclerosis (2021, JAMA Neurology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Maria A. Rocca include:

  • Massimo Filippi
  • Paolo Preziosa
  • Paola Valsasina
  • Elisabetta Pagani
  • Alessandro Meani

Maria A. Rocca's research has been published repeatedly in a range of specialized venues, with the most frequent including:

  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Main topics addressed in their work span:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Overall, Maria A. Rocca's research profile illustrates a focused commitment to neurological disease study, with an emphasis on imaging methodologies and the clinical implications of findings related to multiple sclerosis and associated neurological disorders.

Best Publications

  • MRI criteria for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: MAGNIMS consensus guidelines.

    Massimo Filippi;Maria Assunta Rocca;Olga Ciccarelli;Olga Ciccarelli;Nicola De Stefano

  • Association between pathological and MRI findings in multiple sclerosis

    Massimo Filippi;Maria A. Rocca;Frederik Barkhof;Wolfgang Brück

  • 2021 MAGNIMS–CMSC–NAIMS consensus recommendations on the use of MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Mike P Wattjes;Olga Ciccarelli;Olga Ciccarelli;Daniel S Reich;Brenda Banwell;Brenda Banwell

  • Clinical and imaging assessment of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis

    Maria A Rocca;Maria Pia Amato;Nicola De Stefano;Christian Enzinger

  • Cognition in multiple sclerosis: State of the field and priorities for the future

    James F. Sumowski;Ralph Benedict;Christian Enzinger;Massimo Filippi

  • Assessment of lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis: practical guidelines

    Massimo Filippi;Paolo Preziosa;Brenda L Banwell;Frederik Barkhof;Frederik Barkhof

  • Magnetization transfer changes in the normal appearing white matter precede the appearance of enhancing lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Massimo Filippi;Maria A. Rocca;Gianvito Martino;Mark A. Horsfield

  • Evidence-based guidelines: MAGNIMS consensus guidelines on the use of MRI in multiple sclerosis--establishing disease prognosis and monitoring patients

    Mike P Wattjes;Àlex Rovira;David Miller;Tarek A. Yousry

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging correlates of fatigue in multiple sclerosis.

    Massimo Filippi;Maria Assunta Rocca;Bruno Colombo;Andrea Falini

  • Deep gray matter volume loss drives disability worsening in multiple sclerosis.

    Arman Eshaghi;Arman Eshaghi;Ferran Prados;Wallace J Brownlee;Daniel R Altmann;Daniel R Altmann

  • MRI in multiple sclerosis: current status and future prospects

    Rohit Bakshi;Alan J Thompson;Maria A Rocca;Daniel Pelletier

  • Placebo-controlled trial of oral laquinimod for multiple sclerosis.

    Giancarlo Comi;Douglas Jeffery;Ludwig Kappos;Xavier Montalban

  • Evidence-based guidelines: MAGNIMS consensus guidelines on the use of MRI in multiple sclerosis - Clinical implementation in the diagnostic process

    Àlex Rovira;Mike P. Wattjes;Mar Tintoré;Carmen Tur

  • Brain Gray Matter Changes in Migraine Patients With T2-Visible Lesions A 3-T MRI Study

    Maria A. Rocca;Antonia Ceccarelli;Andrea Falini;Bruno Colombo

  • Progression of regional grey matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis.

    Arman Eshaghi;Arman Eshaghi;Razvan V Marinescu;Alexandra L Young;Nicholas C Firth

  • A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial with vitamin D3 as an add on treatment to interferon β-1b in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Merja Soilu-Hänninen;Julia Åivo;Britt Marie Lindström;Irina Elovaara

  • Default-mode network dysfunction and cognitive impairment in progressive MS

    M. A. Rocca;P. Valsasina;M. Absinta;G. Riccitelli

  • Relation between MR abnormalities and patterns of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

    M. Rovaris;Massimo Filippi;M. Falautano;L. Minicucci

  • Glatiramer acetate reduces the proportion of new MS lesions evolving into "black holes".

    M. Filippi;M. Rovaris;M. A. Rocca;M. P. Sormani;M. P. Sormani

  • Consensus recommendations for MS cortical lesion scoring using double inversion recovery MRI

    J.J.G. Geurts;S.D. Roosendaal;M. Calabrese;O. Ciccarelli

  • Myeloid microvesicles are a marker and therapeutic target for neuroinflammation

    Claudia Verderio;Luca Muzio;Elena Turola;Alessandra Bergami

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giancarlo Comi
Giancarlo Comi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Andrea Falini
Andrea Falini Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Elisabetta Pagani
Elisabetta Pagani Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Paola Valsasina
Paola Valsasina Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Bruno Colombo
Bruno Colombo Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Olga Ciccarelli
Olga Ciccarelli University College London
Christian Enzinger
Christian Enzinger Medical University of Graz
Vittorio Martinelli
Vittorio Martinelli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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