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Rocco Liguori 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 Rocco Liguori sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 515 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rocco Liguori 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 Rocco Liguori sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rocco Liguori is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has a substantial body of research primarily situated within the field of Medicine. Their work encompasses several focused subfields including Neurology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology.

The research topics that prominently feature in Liguori's scholarship include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Veria Vacchiano, Vincenzo Donadio, Giovanni Rizzo, Maria Pia Giannoccaro, and Alex Incensi, reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Key venues where Liguori's research has been published include:

  • Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Liguori include:

  • "Skin α-Synuclein Aggregation Seeding Activity as a Novel Biomarker for Parkinson Disease," 2020, published in JAMA Neurology
  • "Nusinersen safety and effects on motor function in adult spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and 3," 2020, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • "In Vivo Diagnosis of Synucleinopathies," 2021, Neurology
  • "RT-QuIC Detection of Pathological α-Synuclein in Skin Punches of Patients with Lewy Body Disease," 2021, Movement Disorders
  • "Neurofilaments in motor neuron disorders: towards promising diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers," 2020, Molecular Neurodegeneration

Liguori's research contributions span both clinical and molecular approaches to neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, with a clear focus on biomarkers and diagnostic tools for conditions such as Parkinson's disease and motor neuron disorders.

Best Publications

  • Sympathetic skin response: basic mechanisms and clinical applications.

    Roberto Vetrugno;Rocco Liguori;Pietro Cortelli;Pasquale Montagna

  • OPA1 mutations induce mitochondrial DNA instability and optic atrophy plus phenotypes

    Patrizia Amati-Bonneau;Maria Lucia Valentino;Pascal Reynier;Maria Esther Gallardo

  • Morvan's syndrome: peripheral and central nervous system and cardiac involvement with antibodies to voltage-gated potassium channels

    Rocco Liguori;A. Vincent;L. Clover;P. Avoni

  • Melanopsin retinal ganglion cell loss in Alzheimer disease

    Chiara La Morgia;Fred N. Ross‐Cisneros;Yosef Koronyo;Jens Hannibal

  • Efficient mitochondrial biogenesis drives incomplete penetrance in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

    Carla Giordano;Luisa Iommarini;Luca Giordano;Alessandra Maresca

  • Clinical, genetic, and expression studies of mutations in the potassium channel gene KCNA1 reveal new phenotypic variability

    L. H. Eunson;R. Rea;S. M. Zuberi;S. Youroukos

  • Skin nerve α-synuclein deposits: A biomarker for idiopathic Parkinson disease

    Vincenzo Donadio;Alex Incensi;Valentina Leta;Maria Pia Giannoccaro

  • Idebenone treatment in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

    Valerio Carelli;Chiara La Morgia;Maria Lucia Valentino;Giovanni Rizzo

  • Skin α-Synuclein Aggregation Seeding Activity as a Novel Biomarker for Parkinson Disease

    Zerui Wang;Katelyn Becker;Vincenzo Donadio;Sandra Siedlak

  • Mutations in SLC25A46 , encoding a UGO1-like protein, cause an optic atrophy spectrum disorder

    Alexander J Abrams;Robert B Hufnagel;Adriana Rebelo;Claudia Zanna

  • Syndromic parkinsonism and dementia associated with OPA1 missense mutations

    Valerio Carelli;Olimpia Musumeci;Leonardo Caporali;Claudia Zanna

  • Visual system involvement in patients with Friedreich's ataxia

    Filippo Fortuna;Piero Barboni;Rocco Liguori;Maria Lucia Valentino

  • Nusinersen safety and effects on motor function in adult spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and 3

    Lorenzo Maggi;Luca Bello;Silvia Bonanno;Alessandra Govoni

  • Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Giovanni Rizzo;Simona Arcuti;Massimiliano Copetti;Maria Alessandria

  • Pathophysiology inferred from electrodiagnostic nerve tests and classification of polyneuropathies. Suggested guidelines

    Hatice Tankisi;Kirsten Pugdahl;Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen;Birger Johnsen

  • Skin nerve misfolded α-synuclein in pure autonomic failure and Parkinson disease.

    Vincenzo Donadio;Alex Incensi;Cristina Piccinini;Pietro Cortelli

  • Generalised sensory system abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a European multicentre study

    Kirsten Pugdahl;Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen;M de Carvalho;Birger Johnsen

  • A multi-center, multinational age- and gender-adjusted normative dataset for immunofluorescent intraepidermal nerve fiber density at the distal leg.

    V. Provitera;C. H. Gibbons;G. Wendelschafer-Crabb;V. Donadio

  • Skin nerve phosphorylated α-synuclein deposits in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder

    Elena Antelmi;Vincenzo Angelo Donadio;Alex Incensi;Giuseppe Plazzi

  • The distinguishing motor features of cataplexy : a study from video-recorded attacks

    Fabio Pizza;Fabio Pizza;Elena Antelmi;Elena Antelmi;Stefano Vandi;Stefano Vandi;Stefano Meletti

  • Possible risk factors for primary adult onset dystonia: a case-control investigation by the Italian Movement Disorders Study Group

    Giovanni Defazio;A Berardelli;G Abbruzzese;Lepore

  • Sympathetic skin response.

    P Montagna;R Liguori;M Zappia

Frequent Co-Authors

Pasquale Montagna
Pasquale Montagna University of Bologna
Valerio Carelli
Valerio Carelli University of Bologna
Giuseppe Plazzi
Giuseppe Plazzi University of Bologna
Maria Lucia Valentino
Maria Lucia Valentino University of Bologna
Pietro Cortelli
Pietro Cortelli University of Bologna
Fabio Pizza
Fabio Pizza University of Bologna
Alfredo Berardelli
Alfredo Berardelli Sapienza University of Rome
Roberto Erro
Roberto Erro University of Salerno
Piero Parchi
Piero Parchi University of Bologna

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