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Tommaso Pizzorusso

Tommaso Pizzorusso

University of Florence
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
61
Citations
17948
World Ranking
3614
National Ranking
157

Tommaso Pizzorusso 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 Tommaso Pizzorusso sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 181 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tommaso Pizzorusso 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 Tommaso Pizzorusso sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 63rd percentile

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

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

Overview

Tommaso Pizzorusso is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in Neuroscience as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics prominently include:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Pizzorusso has published papers across several journals and scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • eNeuro
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Selected recent publications include:

  • A comprehensive atlas of perineuronal net distribution and colocalization with parvalbumin in the adult mouse brain, 2023, Cell Reports
  • Chondroitin 6-sulphate is required for neuroplasticity and memory in ageing, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • The gut microbiota of environmentally enriched mice regulates visual cortical plasticity, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Creatine deficiency and heart failure, 2021, Heart Failure Reviews
  • From pupil to the brain: New insights for studying cortical plasticity through pupillometry, 2023, Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Raffaele Mazziotti
  • Leonardo Lupori
  • Giulia Sagona
  • Elena Putignano
  • Aurelia Viglione

Best Publications

  • Reactivation of Ocular Dominance Plasticity in the Adult Visual Cortex

    Tommaso Pizzorusso;Paolo Medini;Nicoletta Berardi;Sabrina Chierzi

  • BDNF Regulates the Maturation of Inhibition and the Critical Period of Plasticity in Mouse Visual Cortex

    Z. Josh Huang;Alfredo Kirkwood;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Vittorio Porciatti

  • Functional postnatal development of the rat primary visual cortex and the role of visual experience: Dark rearing and monocular deprivation

    Michela Fagiolini;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Nicoletta Berardi;Luciano Domenici

  • A Cacna1a Knockin Migraine Mouse Model with Increased Susceptibility to Cortical Spreading Depression

    Arn M.J.M van den Maagdenberg;Daniela Pietrobon;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Simon Kaja

  • Critical periods during sensory development.

    Nicoletta Berardi;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Lamberto Maffei

  • The roles of perineuronal nets and the perinodal extracellular matrix in neuronal function

    James W. Fawcett;Toshitaka Oohashi;Tommaso Pizzorusso

  • Animals lacking link protein have attenuated perineuronal nets and persistent plasticity

    Daniela Carulli;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Jessica C. F. Kwok;Elena Putignano

  • Structural and functional recovery from early monocular deprivation in adult rats

    Tommaso Pizzorusso;Paolo Medini;Silvia Landi;Sara Baldini

  • Reducing Intracortical Inhibition in the Adult Visual Cortex Promotes Ocular Dominance Plasticity

    Alexey Harauzov;Maria Spolidoro;Graziella DiCristo;Roberto De Pasquale

  • Molecular basis of plasticity in the visual cortex.

    Nicoletta Berardi;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Gian Michele Ratto;Lamberto Maffei

  • Nerve growth factor (NGF) prevents the shift in ocular dominance distribution of visual cortical neurons in monocularly deprived rats.

    L Maffei;N Berardi;L Domenici;V Parisi

  • Requirement of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β2 subunit for the anatomical and functional development of the visual system

    Francesco Mattia Rossi;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Vittorio Porciatti;Lisa M. Marubio;Lisa M. Marubio

  • Functional motor recovery from brain ischemic insult by carbon nanotube-mediated siRNA silencing

    Khuloud T. Al-Jamal;Lisa Gherardini;Giuseppe Bardi;Antonio Nunes

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor potentiate excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat visual cortex.

    G Carmignoto;T Pizzorusso;S Tia;S Vicini

  • Requirement of ERK activation for visual cortical plasticity.

    Graziella Di Cristo;Nicoletta Berardi;Laura Cancedda;Tommaso Pizzorusso

  • Depletion of perineuronal nets enhances recognition memory and long-term depression in the perirhinal cortex

    Carola Romberg;Sujeong Yang;Riccardo Melani;Melissa R. Andrews;Melissa R. Andrews

  • Developmental Downregulation of Histone Posttranslational Modifications Regulates Visual Cortical Plasticity

    Elena Putignano;Giuseppina Lonetti;Laura Cancedda;Gianmichele Ratto

  • The visual physiology of the wild type mouse determined with pattern VEPs

    Vittorio Porciatti;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Lamberto Maffei

  • Reduced AKT/mTOR signaling and protein synthesis dysregulation in a Rett syndrome animal model

    Sara Ricciardi;Elena M. Boggio;Stefano Grosso;Giuseppina Lonetti

  • Increased Susceptibility to Cortical Spreading Depression in the Mouse Model of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine Type 2

    Loredana Leo;Lisa Gherardini;Virginia Barone;Maurizio De Fusco

Frequent Co-Authors

Lamberto Maffei
Lamberto Maffei National Research Council (CNR)
Nicoletta Berardi
Nicoletta Berardi University of Florence
Maurizio Giustetto
Maurizio Giustetto University of Turin
Giovanni Cioni
Giovanni Cioni University of Pisa
James W. Fawcett
James W. Fawcett University of Cambridge
Kostas Kostarelos
Kostas Kostarelos University of Manchester
Luciano Domenici
Luciano Domenici University of L'Aquila
Khuloud T. Al-Jamal
Khuloud T. Al-Jamal King's College London
Laura Cancedda
Laura Cancedda Italian Institute of Technology
Gianni Ciofani
Gianni Ciofani Italian Institute of Technology

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