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Massimiliano Valeriani

Massimiliano Valeriani

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Neuroscience

D-Index
58
Citations
11331
World Ranking
4184
National Ranking
180

Massimiliano Valeriani 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 Massimiliano Valeriani sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 367 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Massimiliano Valeriani 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 Massimiliano Valeriani sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Massimiliano Valeriani is affiliated with University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a particular emphasis on psychiatry and mental health, neurology, pathology and forensic medicine, physiology, and cognitive neuroscience.

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

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Frequent coauthors working alongside Massimiliano Valeriani include:

  • Laura Papetti
  • Fabiana Ursitti
  • Romina Moavero
  • Michela Ada Noris Ferilli
  • Giorgia Sforza

Key publication venues where Massimiliano Valeriani has contributed multiple works are:

  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Neurological Sciences
  • Cephalalgia
  • The Journal of Headache and Pain

Recent notable papers by Massimiliano Valeriani include:

  • Hallmarks of primary headache: part 1 - migraine (2024), The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • Early Immunotherapy and Longer Corticosteroid Treatment Are Associated With Lower Risk of Relapsing Disease Course in Pediatric MOGAD (2022), Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome in Children (2020), Frontiers in Neurology
  • I stay at home with headache. A survey to investigate how the lockdown for COVID-19 impacted on headache in Italian children (2020), Cephalalgia
  • Headache attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccination and the impact on primary headache disorders of the COVID-19 pandemic: A comprehensive review (2023), Cephalalgia

Massimiliano Valeriani's published works total 231 items within medicine-based research. Their multidisciplinary approach advances understanding in neurological and psychiatric conditions, with a strong focus on headache disorders and related neurological syndromes.

Best Publications

  • Brain generators of laser-evoked potentials: from dipoles to functional significance

    L Garcia-Larrea;M Frot;M Frot;M Valeriani

  • Inhibition of motor system excitability at cortical and spinal level by tonic muscle pain

    Domenica Le Pera;Domenica Le Pera;Thomas Graven-Nielsen;Massimiliano Valeriani;Antonio Oliviero

  • Reduced habituation to experimental pain in migraine patients: a CO2 laser evoked potential study

    M. Valeriani;M. De Tommaso;D. Restuccia;D. Le Pera

  • Scalp topography and dipolar source modelling of potentials evoked by CO2 laser stimulation of the hand.

    Massimiliano Valeriani;Loic Rambaud;François Mauguière

  • Transient inhibition of the human motor cortex by capsaicin-induced pain. A study with transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Simona Farina;Massimiliano Valeriani;Tiziana Rosso;Salvatore Aglioti

  • Learning potentiates neurophysiological and behavioral placebo analgesic responses.

    Luana Colloca;Michele Tinazzi;Serena Recchia;Domenica Le Pera

  • Long-lasting modulation of human motor cortex following prolonged transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of forearm muscles: evidence of reciprocal inhibition and facilitation

    Michele Tinazzi;Stefano Zarattini;Massimiliano Valeriani;Silvia Romito

  • Unmyelinated trigeminal pathways as assessed by laser stimuli in humans.

    Giorgio Cruccu;E. Pennisi;A. Truini;G. D. Iannetti

  • Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis: The Role of Reorganization in the Central Nervous System

    Georg Dimcevski;Saber A.K. Sami;Peter Funch-Jensen;Domenica Le Pera

  • Clinical and neurophysiological abnormalities before and after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee.

    M. Valeriani;D. Restuccia;V. Di Lazzaro;F. Franceschi

  • The Child With Headache in a Pediatric Emergency Department

    Elena Conicella;Umberto Raucci;Nicola Vanacore;Federico Vigevano

  • Pain-related modulation of the human motor cortex.

    Simona Farina;Michele Tinazzi;Domenica Le Pera;Massimiliano Valeriani

  • Inhibition of the human primary motor area by painful heat stimulation of the skin

    Massimiliano Valeriani;Domenico Restuccia;Vincenzo Di Lazzaro;Antonio Oliviero

  • Cerebellar damage impairs detection of somatosensory input changes. A somatosensory mismatch-negativity study

    Domenico Restuccia;Giacomo Della Marca;Massimiliano Valeriani;Maria Giuseppa Leggio

  • Seeing the pain of others while being in pain: A laser-evoked potentials study

    Massimiliano Valeriani;Viviana Betti;Domenica Le Pera;Liala De Armas

  • Central nervous system modifications in patients with lesion of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee

    M. Valeriani;D. Restuccia;V. Di Lazzaro;F. Franceschi

  • Clinical usefulness of laser evoked potentials

    Massimiliano Valeriani;C. Pazzaglia;G. Cruccu;A. Truini

  • Sources of cortical responses to painful CO(2) laser skin stimulation of the hand and foot in the human brain.

    Massimiliano Valeriani;Domenico Restuccia;Carmen Barba;Domenica Le Pera

  • Dipolar modelling of the scalp evoked potentials to painful contact heat stimulation of the human skin

    Massimiliano Valeriani;Domenica Le Pera;David Niddam;Andrew C.N Chen

  • Abnormal processing of the nociceptive input in Parkinson’s disease: A study with CO2 laser evoked potentials

    Michele Tinazzi;Claudia Del Vesco;Giovanni Defazio;Emiliana Fincati

Frequent Co-Authors

Federico Vigevano
Federico Vigevano Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Domenica Le Pera
Domenica Le Pera San Raffaele University of Rome
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes Aalborg University
Domenico Restuccia
Domenico Restuccia Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Lars Arendt-Nielsen Aalborg University
Angelo Insola
Angelo Insola CTO Hospital
Paolo Mazzone
Paolo Mazzone University of Rome Tor Vergata
Roberta Ferrucci
Roberta Ferrucci University of Milan
Michele Tinazzi
Michele Tinazzi University of Verona
Carmen Barba
Carmen Barba University of Florence

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