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Patrizia Mecocci

Patrizia Mecocci

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2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
113
Citations
50528
World Ranking
772
National Ranking
15

Medicine

D-Index
115
Citations
55584
World Ranking
4497
National Ranking
135

Patrizia Mecocci publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrizia Mecocci sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 515 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Patrizia Mecocci D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrizia Mecocci sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 115 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Patrizia Mecocci is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on medical science with a strong emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease. Their work spans various subfields including physiology, psychiatry and mental health, molecular biology, genetics, and neurology.

The scientist has made notable contributions to the understanding of dementia and cognitive impairment, with a significant portion of their research dedicated to Alzheimer's disease and related treatments. Their main topics of research include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Patrizia Mecocci has published extensively in several well-known academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Nutrients
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent research papers demonstrate the range and focus of their work. Selected recent publications include:

  • "The diagnostic and prognostic capabilities of plasma biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease" (2021), Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Exome sequencing identifies rare damaging variants in ATP8B4 and ABCA1 as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease" (2022), Nature Genetics
  • "The reliability of a deep learning model in clinical out-of-distribution MRI data: A multicohort study" (2020), Medical Image Analysis
  • "Metabolic phenotyping reveals a reduction in the bioavailability of serotonin and kynurenine pathway metabolites in both the urine and serum of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease" (2021), Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • "Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation identifies shared associations across neurodegenerative disorders" (2021), Genome Biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Among their frequent co-authors are:

  • Virginia Boccardi
  • Magda Tsolaki
  • Hilkka Soininen
  • Philip Scheltens
  • Davide Seripa

With a total of 184 publications in medicine, the scope of Patrizia Mecocci's work covers extensive research efforts across multiple intersecting domains of neurodegeneration, genetics, metabolism, and clinical applications. Their contributions support ongoing exploration of diagnostic biomarkers, genetic risk factors, metabolic changes, and neuroimaging approaches in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Oxidative damage to mitochondrial DNA is increased in Alzheimer's disease

    P Mecocci;U MacGarvey;M F Beal

  • Alzheimer's disease: clinical trials and drug development

    Francesca Mangialasche;Francesca Mangialasche;Alina Solomon;Alina Solomon;Bengt Winblad;Patrizia Mecocci

  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Oxidative damage to mitochondrial DNA shows marked age-dependent increases in human brain

    P Mecocci;U MacGarvey;A E Kaufman;D Koontz

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Oxidative stress in brain aging, neurodegenerative and vascular diseases : An overview

    E. Mariani;M.C. Polidori;A. Cherubini;P. Mecocci

  • Clinical trials and late-stage drug development for Alzheimer's disease : an appraisal from 1984 to 2014

    Lon S. Schneider;Francesca Mangialasche;Francesca Mangialasche;Niels Andreasen;Niels Andreasen;Howard Feldman

  • Plasma antioxidants are similarly depleted in mild cognitive impairment and in Alzheimer’s disease

    P. Rinaldi;M.C. Polidori;A. Metastasio;E. Mariani

  • Mild cognitive impairment and deficits in instrumental activities of daily living: a systematic review.

    Katrin Jekel;Marinella Damian;Carina Wattmo;Lucrezia Hausner

  • Marked Decrease in Plasma Antioxidants in Aged Osteoporotic Women: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study

    Dario Maggio;Mauro Barabani;Marco Pierandrei;M. Cristina Polidori

  • Potential markers of oxidative stress in stroke.

    Antonio Cherubini;Carmelinda Ruggiero;M. Cristina Polidori;Patrizia Mecocci

  • Age-dependent increases in oxidative damage to DNA, lipids, and proteins in human skeletal muscle

    Patrizia Mecocci;Giorgio Fanó;Stefania Fulle;Usha MacGarvey

  • Neuropsychiatric syndromes in dementia: Results from the European Alzheimer disease Consortium: Part I

    Pauline Aalten;Frans R.J. Verhey;Marina Boziki;Roger Bullock

  • Validation of the five-item geriatric depression scale in elderly subjects in three different settings

    Patrizia Rinaldi;Patrizia Mecocci;Claudia Benedetti;Sara Ercolani

  • Association of plasma clusterin concentration with severity, pathology, and progression in Alzheimer disease

    Madhav Thambisetty;Andrew Simmons;Latha Velayudhan;Abdul Hye

  • Prevalence and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease at the mild cognitive impairment stage.

    Stephanie J B Vos;Frans Verhey;Lutz Frölich;Johannes Kornhuber

  • Plasma antioxidants and longevity: a study on healthy centenarians.

    Patrizia Mecocci;M.Cristina Polidori;Leonarda Troiano;Antonio Cherubini

  • Antioxidant Profile and Early Outcome in Stroke Patients

    Antonio Cherubini;Maria Cristina Polidori;Mario Bregnocchi;Salvatore Pezzuto

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Lovestone
Simon Lovestone University of Oxford
Hilkka Soininen
Hilkka Soininen University of Eastern Finland
Magda Tsolaki
Magda Tsolaki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Andrew Simmons
Andrew Simmons King's College London
Bruno Vellas
Bruno Vellas Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Eric Westman
Eric Westman Karolinska Institute
Antonio Cherubini
Antonio Cherubini University of Perugia
Lars-Olof Wahlund
Lars-Olof Wahlund Karolinska Institute
Christian Spenger
Christian Spenger Karolinska Institute
John Powell
John Powell King's College London

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