2026 Michele Ferrara: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	68	2767	2531	110	105	228	15456

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Neuroscience

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15456

Overview

Michele Ferrara is affiliated with the University of L'Aquila in Italy. The primary research focus encompasses areas within psychology and neuroscience, with substantial contributions to experimental and cognitive psychology as well as cognitive neuroscience. Additional work spans clinical psychology, neurology, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

The scientist's research concentrates largely on sleep and related disorders, sleep and wakefulness research, and the intersection of COVID-19 and mental health. Key themes also include circadian rhythm and melatonin, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, sleep and work-related fatigue, and psychological and temporal perspectives research.

Among recent publications are:

Gender-related time course of sleep disturbances and psychological symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown: A longitudinal study on the Italian population, 2020, Neurobiology of Stress
Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia in Adolescence: Implications for Mental Health, 2023, Brain Sciences
EEG alterations during wake and sleep in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, 2021, iScience
Changes of evening exposure to electronic devices during the COVID-19 lockdown affect the time course of sleep disturbances, 2021, SLEEP
Demographic, psychological, chronobiological, and work-related predictors of sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Sleep Research
Brain Sciences
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature and Science of Sleep
Sleep Medicine

Collaborations appear notably with co-authors such as Federico Salfi, Aurora D'Atri, Daniela Tempesta, Giulia Amicucci, and Lorenzo Viselli, showing repeated partnerships in various studies.

Best Publications

Sleep loss, learning capacity and academic performance

Giuseppe Curcio;Michele Ferrara;Michele Ferrara;Luigi De Gennaro

1804
Citations
Sleep spindles: an overview

Luigi De Gennaro;Michele Ferrara

1106
Citations
Validity of the Italian Version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

Giuseppe Curcio;Daniela Tempesta;Simone Scarlata;Cristina Marzano

596
Citations
How much sleep do we need

Michele Ferrara;Luigi De Gennaro

463
Citations
Sleep and emotional processing.

Daniela Tempesta;Valentina Socci;Luigi De Gennaro;Michele Ferrara

421
Citations
The electroencephalographic fingerprint of sleep is genetically determined: a twin study

Luigi De Gennaro;Cristina Marzano;Fabiana Fratello;Fabio Moroni

319
Citations
An electroencephalographic fingerprint of human sleep.

Luigi De Gennaro;Michele Ferrara;Michele Ferrara;Fabrizio Vecchio;Giuseppe Curcio

301
Citations
Lack of sleep affects the evaluation of emotional stimuli

Daniela Tempesta;Alessandro Couyoumdjian;Giuseppe Curcio;Fabio Moroni

279
Citations
Affective and cognitive empathy in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

Monica Mazza;Maria C. Pino;Melania Mariano;Daniela Tempesta

245
Citations
Is the brain influenced by a phone call?: An EEG study of resting wakefulness

G. Curcio;M. Ferrara;F. Moroni;G. D’Inzeo

206
Citations
Dissociated wake-like and sleep-like electro-cortical activity during sleep

Lino Nobili;Michele Ferrara;Fabio Moroni;Fabio Moroni;Luigi De Gennaro

193
Citations
The boundary between wakefulness and sleep: quantitative electroencephalographic changes during the sleep onset period.

L De Gennaro;M Ferrara;M Bertini

190
Citations
The effects of sleep and sleep deprivation on task‐switching performance

Alessandro Couyoumdjian;Stefano Sdoia;Daniela Tempesta;Giuseppe Curcio

184
Citations
Antero-posterior EEG changes during the wakefulness-sleep transition.

Luigi De Gennaro;Michele Ferrara;Giuseppe Curcio;Riccardo Cristiani

175
Citations
Neurophysiological correlates of sleepiness: a combined TMS and EEG study.

Luigi De Gennaro;Cristina Marzano;Domenica Veniero;Domenica Veniero;Fabio Moroni

173
Citations
Enhancing Human Cognition with Cocoa Flavonoids

Valentina Socci;Daniela Tempesta;Giovambattista Desideri;Luigi De Gennaro

165
Citations
Parietal Fast Sleep Spindle Density Decrease in Alzheimer's Disease and Amnesic Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Maurizio Gorgoni;Giulia Lauri;Ilaria Truglia;Susanna Cordone

154
Citations
Recalling and Forgetting Dreams: Theta and Alpha Oscillations during Sleep Predict Subsequent Dream Recall

Cristina Marzano;Michele Ferrara;Federica Mauro;Fabio Moroni

152
Citations
Neurophysiological effects of mobile phone electromagnetic fields on humans: A comprehensive review

E. Valentini;G. Curcio;G. Curcio;F. Moroni;M. Ferrara;M. Ferrara

150
Citations
The sleep inertia phenomenon during the sleep-wake transition : Theoretical and operational issues

M Ferrara;L De Gennaro

147
Citations