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Robert J. Ferrante

Robert J. Ferrante

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
109
Citations
49767
World Ranking
554
National Ranking
315

Robert J. Ferrante 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 Robert J. Ferrante sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 204 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Ferrante 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 Robert J. Ferrante sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 109 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert J. Ferrante was affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on several fields within medicine, with particular attention to pulmonary and respiratory medicine as well as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Throughout their career, Ferrante contributed to research on aortic diseases and treatment approaches, as well as cardiac valve diseases and treatments. Their work also addressed various aspects of aortic aneurysm repair treatments and cardiac, anesthesia, and surgical outcomes.

Their published papers included:

  • Use of Bare Dissection Stents With Covered Stent Grafts Promotes Greater False Lumen Thrombosis and Aortic Remodeling Compared With Covered Stents Alone in All TBAD, 2021, Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • TADALAFIL SURPASSES SILDENAFIL IN CARDIOPROTECTION AGAINST ISOPRENALINE INDUCED CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY, 2024, Atherosclerosis

Frequent coauthors who collaborated with Ferrante included:

  • Michael Wilderman
  • David O'Connor
  • Anjali Ratnathicam
  • Kristen Cook
  • Massimo Napolitano

The venues that commonly published their work were:

  • Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • Atherosclerosis

Best Publications

  • Neuropathological classification of Huntington's disease.

    Jean-Paul Vonsattel;Richard H. Myers;Thomas J. Stevens;Robert J. Ferrante

  • Motor neurons in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase-deficient mice develop normally but exhibit enhanced cell death after axonal injury.

    Andrew. G. Reaume;Jeffrey L. Elliott;Eric K. Hoffman;Neil W. Kowall;Neil W. Kowall

  • Minocycline inhibits caspase-1 and caspase-3 expression and delays mortality in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington disease.

    Minghua Chen;Victor O. Ona;Mingwei Li;Robert J. Ferrante

  • Wild-type nonneuronal cells extend survival of SOD1 mutant motor neurons in ALS mice.

    A. M. Clement;M. D. Nguyen;E. A. Roberts;E. A. Roberts;M. L. Garcia;M. L. Garcia

  • Regional and progressive thinning of the cortical ribbon in Huntington's disease

    H. D. Rosas;A. K. Liu;S. Hersch;M. Glessner

  • Neurochemical and histologic characterization of striatal excitotoxic lesions produced by the mitochondrial toxin 3-nitropropionic acid

    MF Beal;E Brouillet;BG Jenkins;RJ Ferrante

  • A call for transparent reporting to optimize the predictive value of preclinical research

    Story C. Landis;Susan G. Amara;Khusru Asadullah;Chris P. Austin

  • Mice Deficient in Cellular Glutathione Peroxidase Show Increased Vulnerability to Malonate, 3-Nitropropionic Acid, and 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,5,6-Tetrahydropyridine

    Peter Klivenyi;Ole A. Andreassen;Robert J. Ferrante;Alpaslan Dedeoglu

  • Nuclear and Neuropil Aggregates in Huntington’s Disease: Relationship to Neuropathology

    Claire-Anne Gutekunst;Shi-Hua Li;Hong Yi;James S. Mulroy

  • Evidence of increased oxidative damage in both sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Ferrante Rj;Browne Se;Shinobu La;Bowling Ac

  • Selective sparing of a class of striatal neurons in Huntington's disease

    RJ Ferrante;NW Kowall;MF Beal;EP Richardson

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibition by Sodium Butyrate Chemotherapy Ameliorates the Neurodegenerative Phenotype in Huntington's Disease Mice

    Robert J. Ferrante;James K. Kubilus;Junghee Lee;Hoon Ryu

  • Neuroprotective effects of creatine in a transgenic animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    P Klivenyi;R J Ferrante;R J Ferrante;R T Matthews;M B Bogdanov

  • Increased 3-nitrotyrosine in both sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Beal Mf;Ferrante Rj;Browne Se;Matthews Rt

  • Oxidative Stress in Huntington's Disease

    Susan E. Browne;Robert J. Ferrante;M. Flint Beal;M. Flint Beal

  • Neuroprotective effects of creatine in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease.

    Robert J. Ferrante;Ole A. Andreassen;Bruce G. Jenkins;Alpaslan Dedeoglu

  • Chronic quinolinic acid lesions in rats closely resemble Huntington's disease.

    MF Beal;RJ Ferrante;KJ Swartz;NW Kowall

  • INHIBITION OF NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PREVENTS MPTP-INDUCED PARKINSONISM IN BABOONS

    P Hantraye;E Brouillet;R Ferrante;R Ferrante;S Palfi

  • Chronic mitochondrial energy impairment produces selective striatal degeneration and abnormal choreiform movements in primates.

    E Brouillet;P Hantraye;R J Ferrante;R Dolan

  • Neuroprotective Effects of Phenylbutyrate in the N171-82Q Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease

    Gabriella Gardian;Susan E. Browne;Dong Kug Choi;Peter Klivenyi

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Flint Beal
M. Flint Beal Cornell University
Neil W. Kowall
Neil W. Kowall Boston University
Hoon Ryu
Hoon Ryu Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Steven M. Hersch
Steven M. Hersch Harvard University
Ole A. Andreassen
Ole A. Andreassen Oslo University Hospital
Junghee Lee
Junghee Lee University of California, Los Angeles
Péter Klivényi
Péter Klivényi University of Szeged
Rajiv R. Ratan
Rajiv R. Ratan Cornell University
Bruce G. Jenkins
Bruce G. Jenkins Harvard University
Bruce S. Kristal
Bruce S. Kristal Brigham and Women's Hospital

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