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D-Index
35
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5096
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9188
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509

Roberto Frau 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 Roberto Frau sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 144 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roberto Frau 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 Roberto Frau sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roberto Frau is affiliated with the University of Cagliari in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with significant contributions in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, and the Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep.

Frequent publication venues for Roberto Frau include:

  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Experimental Neurology
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent published papers include:

  • Mesolimbic dopamine dysregulation as a signature of information processing deficits imposed by prenatal THC exposure (2020) - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Prenatal THC Does Not Affect Female Mesolimbic Dopaminergic System in Preadolescent Rats (2021) - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Gender Differences in the Outcome of Offspring Prenatally Exposed to Drugs of Abuse (2020) - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Ethanol-Dependent Synthesis of Salsolinol in the Posterior Ventral Tegmental Area as Key Mechanism of Ethanol's Action on Mesolimbic Dopamine (2021) - Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Pregnenolone for the treatment of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease (2023) - Experimental Neurology

Collaborations have been an important aspect of Roberto Frau's research, with frequent co-authors including Miriam Melis, Francesco Traccis, Manolo Carta, Valeria Serra, and Marco Bortolato.

Best Publications

  • Blockade of the noradrenaline carrier increases extracellular dopamine concentrations in the prefrontal cortex: evidence that dopamine is taken up in vivo by noradrenergic terminals.

    E. Carboni;G. L. Tanda;R. Frau;G. Di Chiara

  • Increase of extracellular dopamine in the prefrontal cortex: a trait of drugs with antidepressant potential?

    G Tanda;E Carboni;R Frau;G Di Chiara

  • Differential inhibitory effects of a 5-HT3 antagonist on drug-induced stimulation of dopamine release.

    Ezio Carboni;Elio Maria Gioachino Acquas;R Frau;Gaetano Di Chiara

  • Anxiolytic-Like Properties of the Anandamide Transport Inhibitor AM404

    Marco Bortolato;Patrizia Campolongo;Regina Anne Mangieri;Maria Luisa Scattoni

  • Contribution of blockade of the noradrenaline carrier to the increase of extracellular dopamine in the rat prefrontal cortex by amphetamine and cocaine.

    G Tanda;F E Pontieri;R Frau;G Di Chiara

  • On the preferential release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens by amphetamine: further evidence obtained by vertically implanted concentric dialysis probes.

    Di Chiara G;Tanda G;Frau R;Carboni E

  • Pharmacological profile of dopamine receptor agonists as studied by brain dialysis in behaving rats.

    A Imperato;G Tanda;R Frau;G Di Chiara

  • Prenatal THC exposure produces a hyperdopaminergic phenotype rescued by pregnenolone

    Roberto Frau;Vivien Miczán;Vivien Miczán;Francesco Traccis;Sonia Aroni;Sonia Aroni

  • Noradrenaline transporter blockers raise extracellular dopamine in medial prefrontal but not parietal and occipital cortex: differences with mianserin and clozapine

    V. Valentini;R. Frau;G. Di Chiara

  • Steroid 5α-Reductase as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Schizophrenia and Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    Silvia Paba;Roberto Frau;Sean C. Godar;Paola Devoto

  • PPARα Regulates Cholinergic-Driven Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons via a Novel Mechanism Involving α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

    Miriam Melis;Simona Scheggi;Gianfranca Carta;Camilla Madeddu

  • Chronic desipramine and fluoxetine differentially affect extracellular dopamine in the rat prefrontal cortex.

    Gianluigi Tanda;Roberto Frau;Gaetano Di Chiara

  • Maternal Immune Activation Disrupts Dopamine System in the Offspring

    Antonio Luchicchi;Antonio Luchicchi;Salvatore Lecca;Miriam Melis;Marta De Felice

  • Antipsychotic-like properties of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors.

    Marco Bortolato;Roberto Frau;Marco Orrù;Youri Bourov

  • Regional distribution of 5α-reductase type 2 in the adult rat brain: an immunohistochemical analysis.

    M. Paola Castelli;Alberto Casti;Angelo Casu;Roberto Frau

  • Local 5HT3 receptors mediate fluoxetine but not desipramine-induced increase of extracellular dopamine in the prefrontal cortex.

    G. Tanda;R. Frau;G. Di Chiara

  • Heterologous monoamine reuptake: lack of transmitter specificity of neuron-specific carriers.

    G. Di Chiara;G. L. Tanda;R. Frau;E. Carboni

  • Cannabinoid self-administration attenuates PCP-induced schizophrenia-like symptoms in adult rats.

    Maria Sabrina Spano;Paola Fadda;Roberto Frau;Liana Fattore;Liana Fattore

  • Maladaptive defensive behaviours in monoamine oxidase A-deficient mice

    Sean C. Godar;Marco Bortolato;Roberto Frau;Mona Dousti

  • NMDARs Mediate the Role of Monoamine Oxidase A in Pathological Aggression

    M Bortolato;Sc Godar;Miriam Melis;A Soggiu

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Bortolato
Marco Bortolato University of Florida
Paola Devoto
Paola Devoto University of Cagliari
G. Di Chiara
G. Di Chiara University of Cagliari
Francesco Marrosu
Francesco Marrosu University of Cagliari
Miriam Melis
Miriam Melis University of Cagliari
Gianluigi Tanda
Gianluigi Tanda National Institutes of Health
Gian Luigi Gessa
Gian Luigi Gessa University of Cagliari
Monica Puligheddu
Monica Puligheddu University of Cagliari
Manolo Carta
Manolo Carta University of Cagliari
Liana Fattore
Liana Fattore National Research Council (CNR)

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