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Nicoletta Berardi

Nicoletta Berardi

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Neuroscience

D-Index
56
Citations
16216
World Ranking
4450
National Ranking
209

Nicoletta Berardi 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 Nicoletta Berardi sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 142 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicoletta Berardi 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 Nicoletta Berardi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicoletta Berardi is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their research spans various subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Developmental Neuroscience.

Berardi's recent published papers cover topics that intersect neuroinflammation, neuroplasticity, and cognitive function. Notable publications include:

  • Intranasal delivery of BDNF rescues memory deficits in AD11 mice and reduces brain microgliosis (2020), Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Rescue of astrocyte activity by the calcium sensor STIM1 restores long-term synaptic plasticity in female mice modelling Alzheimer's disease (2023), Nature Communications
  • Reduced ccl11/eotaxin mediates the beneficial effects of environmental stimulation on the aged hippocampus (2021), Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Astrocytic microdomains from mouse cortex gain molecular control over long-term information storage and memory retention (2021), Communications Biology
  • Selective Disruption of Perineuronal Nets in Mice Lacking Crtl1 is Sufficient to Make Fear Memories Susceptible to Erasure (2023), Molecular Neurobiology

Their research topics broadly address Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, mechanisms underlying Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity processes, aspects of Retinal Development and Disorders, Visual perception and processing, Nerve injury and regeneration, as well as Neural dynamics and brain function.

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Berardi frequently publishes in venues such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, and Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition.

  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Berardi's work. Frequent co-authors include Alessandro Sale, Gabriele Sansevero, Lamberto Maffei, Chiara Braschi, and Andrea Poli, reflecting a network of researchers engaged in related neuroscientific inquiries.

Best Publications

  • Reactivation of Ocular Dominance Plasticity in the Adult Visual Cortex

    Tommaso Pizzorusso;Paolo Medini;Nicoletta Berardi;Sabrina Chierzi

  • Environmental enrichment strengthens corticocortical interactions and reduces amyloid-β oligomers in aged mice

    Marco Mainardi;Angelo Di Garbo;Matteo Caleo;Nicoletta Berardi

  • Functional postnatal development of the rat primary visual cortex and the role of visual experience: Dark rearing and monocular deprivation

    Michela Fagiolini;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Nicoletta Berardi;Luciano Domenici

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is required for the enhancement of hippocampal neurogenesis following environmental enrichment

    Chiara Rossi;Andrea Angelucci;Laura Costantin;Chiara Braschi

  • Critical periods during sensory development.

    Nicoletta Berardi;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Lamberto Maffei

  • Perceptual learning specific for orientation and spatial frequency

    Adriana Fiorentini;Nicoletta Berardi

  • Structural and functional recovery from early monocular deprivation in adult rats

    Tommaso Pizzorusso;Paolo Medini;Silvia Landi;Sara Baldini

  • Alzheimer-like neurodegeneration in aged antinerve growth factor transgenic mice

    Simona Capsoni;Gabriele Ugolini;Alessandro Comparini;Francesca Ruberti

  • Enrich the environment to empower the brain

    Alessandro Sale;Nicoletta Berardi;Lamberto Maffei

  • Environment and Brain Plasticity: Towards an Endogenous Pharmacotherapy

    Alessandro Sale;Nicoletta Berardi;Lamberto Maffei

  • Reducing Intracortical Inhibition in the Adult Visual Cortex Promotes Ocular Dominance Plasticity

    Alexey Harauzov;Maria Spolidoro;Graziella DiCristo;Roberto De Pasquale

  • Intranasal administration of nerve growth factor (NGF) rescues recognition memory deficits in AD11 anti-NGF transgenic mice

    Roberta De Rosa;Addys Ancheta Garcia;Chiara Braschi;Simona Capsoni

  • Molecular basis of plasticity in the visual cortex.

    Nicoletta Berardi;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Gian Michele Ratto;Lamberto Maffei

  • Acceleration of Visual System Development by Environmental Enrichment

    Laura Cancedda;Elena Putignano;Alessandro Sale;Alessandro Viegi

  • Learning in grating waveform discrimination: Specificity for orientation and spatial frequency

    Adriana Fiorentini;Nicoletta Berardi

  • Nerve growth factor (NGF) prevents the shift in ocular dominance distribution of visual cortical neurons in monocularly deprived rats.

    L Maffei;N Berardi;L Domenici;V Parisi

  • Phenotypic knockout of nerve growth factor in adult transgenic mice reveals severe deficits in basal forebrain cholinergic neurons, cell death in the spleen, and skeletal muscle dystrophy.

    F Ruberti;Simona Capsoni;A Comparini;E Di Daniel

  • A re-evaluation of the mechanisms underlying simple cell orientation selectivity

    Adam M. Sillito;John A. Kemp;James A. Milson;Nicoletta Berardi

  • Massage Accelerates Brain Development and the Maturation of Visual Function

    Andrea Guzzetta;Sara Baldini;Ada Bancale;Laura Baroncelli

  • Requirement of ERK activation for visual cortical plasticity.

    Graziella Di Cristo;Nicoletta Berardi;Laura Cancedda;Tommaso Pizzorusso

Frequent Co-Authors

Lamberto Maffei
Lamberto Maffei National Research Council (CNR)
Tommaso Pizzorusso
Tommaso Pizzorusso University of Florence
Alessandro Sale
Alessandro Sale National Research Council (CNR)
Luciano Domenici
Luciano Domenici University of L'Aquila
Antonino Cattaneo
Antonino Cattaneo International School for Advanced Studies
Simona Capsoni
Simona Capsoni University of Milan
Matteo Caleo
Matteo Caleo University of Padua
Vincenzo Parisi
Vincenzo Parisi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Laura Cancedda
Laura Cancedda Italian Institute of Technology
Giovanni Cioni
Giovanni Cioni University of Pisa

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