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Patrick A. Forcelli

Patrick A. Forcelli

Georgetown University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
33
Citations
3719
World Ranking
9472
National Ranking
4002

Patrick A. Forcelli 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 Patrick A. Forcelli sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 123 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick A. Forcelli 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 Patrick A. Forcelli sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Patrick A. Forcelli is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a primary focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Developmental Neuroscience. Additional expertise includes Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Social Psychology.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics such as Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Patrick A. Forcelli include:

  • Sex Differences in the Epilepsies and Associated Comorbidities: Implications for Use and Development of Pharmacotherapies, 2020, Pharmacological Reviews
  • Inhibitory Parvalbumin Basket Cell Activity is Selectively Reduced during Hippocampal Sharp Wave Ripples in a Mouse Model of Familial Alzheimer's Disease, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Dysregulation of Behavioral and Autonomic Responses to Emotional and Social Stimuli Following Bidirectional Pharmacological Manipulation of the Basolateral Amygdala in Macaques, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Sleep Architecture and Circadian Rhythms in Mice-A Comparison of High-Frequency Head Impact and Controlled Cortical Injury, 2022, Biology
  • A Perspective on In Vitro Developmental Neurotoxicity Test Assay Results: An Expert Panel Review, 2023, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Some of the frequent co-authors collaborating with Forcelli include:

  • Ludiše Málková
  • Hannah F. Waguespack
  • Carolina Campos-Rodríguez
  • Evan Wicker
  • Willian Lazarini-Lopes

The venues where Patrick A. Forcelli has frequently published are:

  • Epilepsia
  • Pharmacological Reports
  • Epilepsy Currents
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Commonalities in epileptogenic processes from different acute brain insults: Do they translate?

    Pavel Klein;Raymond Dingledine;Eleonora Aronica;Christophe Bernard

  • The effect of injury severity on behavior: a phenotypic study of cognitive and emotional deficits after mild, moderate, and severe controlled cortical impact injury in mice.

    Patricia M. Washington;Patrick A. Forcelli;Tiffany Wilkins;David N. Zapple

  • The piriform, perirhinal, and entorhinal cortex in seizure generation

    Marta S. Vismer;Patrick A. Forcelli;Mark D. Skopin;Karen Gale

  • Neonatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs disrupts striatal synaptic development.

    Patrick A. Forcelli;Megan J. Janssen;Stefano Vicini;Karen Gale

  • α-Synuclein-mediated inhibition of ATF6 processing into COPII vesicles disrupts UPR signaling in Parkinson's disease.

    Joel J. Credle;Patrick A. Forcelli;Michael Delannoy;Adam W. Oaks

  • Pattern of antiepileptic drug-induced cell death in limbic regions of the neonatal rat brain.

    Patrick A. Forcelli;Jinsook Kim;Alexei Kondratyev;Karen Gale

  • Defense-like behaviors evoked by pharmacological disinhibition of the superior colliculus in the primate.

    Jacqueline T. DesJardin;Angela L. Holmes;Patrick A. Forcelli;Claire E. Cole

  • Sex Differences in the Epilepsies and Associated Comorbidities: Implications for Use and Development of Pharmacotherapies

    Catherine A. Christian;Doodipala Samba Reddy;Jamie Maguire;Patrick A. Forcelli

  • Anticonvulsant drug-induced cell death in the developing white matter of the rodent brain.

    Suhasini Kaushal;Zenab Tamer;Freda Opoku;Patrick A. Forcelli

  • Stress increases GABAergic neurotransmission in CRF neurons of the central amygdala and bed nucleus stria terminalis.

    John G. Partridge;Patrick A. Forcelli;Ruixi Luo;Jonah M. Cashdan

  • Bidirectional Control of Social Behavior by Activity within Basolateral and Central Amygdala of Primates

    Laurie L. Wellman;Patrick A. Forcelli;Brittany L. Aguilar;Ludise Malkova

  • Effects of Neonatal Antiepileptic Drug Exposure on Cognitive, Emotional, and Motor Function in Adult Rats

    Patrick A. Forcelli;Ryan Kozlowski;Charles Snyder;Alexei Kondratyev

  • Inhibitory Parvalbumin Basket Cell Activity is Selectively Reduced during Hippocampal Sharp Wave Ripples in a Mouse Model of Familial Alzheimer's Disease.

    Adam Caccavano;P. Lorenzo Bozzelli;Patrick A. Forcelli;Daniel T.S. Pak

  • Optogenetic activation of superior colliculus neurons suppresses seizures originating in diverse brain networks.

    Colin Soper;Evan Wicker;Catherine V. Kulick;Prosper N’Gouemo

  • Repetitive grooming and sensorimotor abnormalities in an ephrin-A knockout model for Autism Spectrum Disorders.

    Rachel Wurzman;Patrick A. Forcelli;Christopher J. Griffey;Lawrence F. Kromer

  • Teratogenic effects of maternal antidepressant exposure on neural substrates of drug-seeking behavior in offspring.

    Patrick A. Forcelli;Stephen C. Heinrichs

  • Genetically Epilepsy-Prone Rats Display Anxiety-Like Behaviors and Neuropsychiatric Comorbidities of Epilepsy.

    Brittany L. Aguilar;Ludise Malkova;Prosper N'Gouemo;Patrick A. Forcelli

  • Chemogenetic silencing of the midline and intralaminar thalamus blocks amygdala-kindled seizures.

    Evan Wicker;Patrick A. Forcelli

  • Neonatal exposure to phenobarbital potentiates schizophrenia-like behavioral outcomes in the rat.

    S.K. Bhardwaj;P.A. Forcelli;G. Palchik;K. Gale

  • Anticonvulsant effect of cannabinoid receptor agonists in models of seizures in developing rats

    Megan N. Huizenga;Evan Wicker;Veronica C. Beck;Patrick A. Forcelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen Gale
Karen Gale Georgetown University
Stefano Vicini
Stefano Vicini Georgetown University Medical Center
Amy R. Brooks-Kayal
Amy R. Brooks-Kayal University of Colorado Denver
Barry B. Wolfe
Barry B. Wolfe Georgetown University
Julie A. Blendy
Julie A. Blendy University of Pennsylvania
Norberto Garcia-Cairasco
Norberto Garcia-Cairasco Universidade de São Paulo
Eliezer Masliah
Eliezer Masliah National Institutes of Health
Detlev Boison
Detlev Boison Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Annamaria Vezzani
Annamaria Vezzani Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Eleonora Aronica
Eleonora Aronica University of Amsterdam

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