2026 Maria P. Abbracchio: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	76	4994	4612	108	103	333	23717

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
2009 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Maria P. Abbracchio is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 45 publications, and Neuroscience, with 24 publications. Subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Physiology, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including:

Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
MicroRNA in disease regulation
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
RNA Research and Splicing
Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Maria P. Abbracchio has published multiple papers recently, among which are:

THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors, 2021, British Journal of Pharmacology
The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: G protein-coupled receptors, 2023, British Journal of Pharmacology
Microglial vesicles improve post-stroke recovery by preventing immune cell senescence and favoring oligodendrogenesis, 2020, Molecular Therapy
Functional genomic analyses highlight a shift in Gpr17 -regulated cellular processes in oligodendrocyte progenitor cells and underlying myelin dysregulation in the aged mouse cerebrum, 2021, Aging Cell
Regulation and signaling of the GPR17 receptor in oligodendroglial cells, 2020, Glia

Frequent co-authors of Abbracchio include:

Davide Lecca
Marta Fumagalli
Davide Marangon
Stefano Raffaele
Stefania Ceruti

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Purinergic Signalling
British Journal of Pharmacology
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

Maria P. Abbracchio was awarded membership in the Academia Europaea in 2009.

Best Publications

NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF PURINOCEPTORS

B B Fredholm;M P Abbracchio;G Burnstock;J W Daly

2051
Citations
International Union of Pharmacology LVIII: Update on the P2Y G Protein-Coupled Nucleotide Receptors: From Molecular Mechanisms and Pathophysiology to Therapy

Maria Pia Abbracchio;Geoffrey Burnstock;Jean-Marie Boeynaems;Eric A Barnard

1568
Citations
Purinoceptors: Are there families of P2X and P2Y purinoceptors?

Maria P. Abbracchio;Geoffrey Burnstock

1482
Citations
Purinergic signalling in the nervous system: an overview

Maria P. Abbracchio;Geoffrey Burnstock;Alexei Verkhratsky;Herbert Zimmermann

1075
Citations
Trophic actions of extracellular nucleotides and nucleosides on glial and neuronal cells

Joseph T Neary;Michel P Rathbone;Flaminio Cattabeni;Maria P Abbracchio

664
Citations
Purinergic signalling: pathophysiological roles.

Maria P. Abbracchio;Geoffrey Burnstock

645
Citations
Characterization of the UDP-glucose receptor (re-named here the P2Y14 receptor) adds diversity to the P2Y receptor family.

Maria Pia Abbracchio;Jean-Marie Boeynaems;Eric A Barnard;José L Boyer

559
Citations
Purinergic signalling: From normal behaviour to pathological brain function

Geoffrey Burnstock;Ute Krügel;Maria P. Abbracchio;Peter Illes

530
Citations
The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2017/18: Overview

Stephen P. H. Alexander;Eamonn Kelly;Neil V. Marrion;John A. Peters

517
Citations
The orphan receptor GPR17 identified as a new dual uracil nucleotides/cysteinyl-leukotrienes receptor

Paolo Ciana;Marta Fumagalli;Maria Letizia Trincavelli;Claudia Verderio

517
Citations
Towards a revised nomenclature for P1 and P2 receptors

Bertil B. Fredholm;Maria P. Abbracchio;Geoffrey Burnstock;George R. Dubyak

468
Citations
THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

427
Citations
Antitumor Effects of Cannabidiol, a Nonpsychoactive Cannabinoid, on Human Glioma Cell Lines

Paola Massi;Angelo Vaccani;Stefania Ceruti;Arianna Colombo

341
Citations
Nucleotide‐mediated calcium signaling in rat cortical astrocytes: Role of P2X and P2Y receptors

Marta Fumagalli;Roberta Brambilla;Nadia D'Ambrosi;Cinzia Volonté

305
Citations
G PROTEIN-DEPENDENT ACTIVATION OF PHOSPHOLIPASE C BY ADENOSINE A3 RECEPTORS IN RAT BRAIN

M. P. Abbracchio;R. Brambilla;S. Ceruti;H. O. Kim

279
Citations
The recently identified P2Y-like receptor GPR17 is a sensor of brain damage and a new target for brain repair.

Davide Lecca;Maria Letizia Trincavelli;Paolo Gelosa;Luigi Sironi

271
Citations
Purinergic signalling in inflammation of the central nervous system.

Francesco Di Virgilio;Stefania Ceruti;Placido Bramanti;Maria P. Abbracchio

270
Citations
Adenosine Receptors and Neurological Disease: Neuroprotection and Neurodegeneration

Trevor W. Stone;Stefania Ceruti;Mariapia P. Abbracchio

254
Citations
To be or not to be (inflamed) - Is that the question in anti-inflammatory drug therapy of neurodegenerative disorders?

Bianca Marchetti;Maria P. Abbracchio

242
Citations
Phenotypic changes, signaling pathway and functional correlates of GPR17-expressing neural precursor cells during oligodendrocyte differentiation

Marta Fumagalli;Simona Daniele;Davide Lecca;Philip R. Lee

211
Citations