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25224
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15127
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7639

Vittorio Gallo 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 Vittorio Gallo sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 215 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Vittorio Gallo 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 Vittorio Gallo sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vittorio Gallo is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scientific output includes a focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology among other related subfields.

The main topics covered in Gallo's research include:

  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Infant development and preterm care
  • Anesthesia and neurotoxicity research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology

Their recent notable publications illustrate this focus, including the following:

  • "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions" (2021) published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Environmental enrichment ameliorates perinatal brain injury and promotes functional white matter recovery" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Placental endocrine function shapes cerebellar development and social behavior" (2021) published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Endothelin-1 signaling maintains glial progenitor proliferation in the postnatal subventricular zone" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation and differentiation" (2020) published in Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frequent publication venues for Gallo include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Nature Communications
  • eNeuro
  • iScience

Throughout their career, they have collaborated repeatedly with several researchers, notably:

  • Panagiotis Kratimenos
  • Ioannis Koutroulis
  • Evan Z. Goldstein
  • A. G. Sathyanesan
  • Georgios Sanidas

Best Publications

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • The role of depolarization in the survival and differentiation of cerebellar granule cells in culture

    V Gallo;A Kingsbury;R Balazs;OS Jorgensen

  • Adenosine: a neuron-glial transmitter promoting myelination in the CNS in response to action potentials.

    Beth Stevens;Stefania Porta;Laurel L. Haak;Vittorio Gallo

  • Selective release of glutamate from cerebellar granule cells differentiating in culture

    V. Gallo;M. T. Ciotti;A. Coletti;F. Aloisi

  • Autoradiographic localization and depolarization-induced release of acidic amino acids in differentiating cerebellar granule cell cultures.

    G. Levi;F. Aloisi;M.T. Ciotti;V. Gallo

  • Postnatal NG2 proteoglycan-expressing progenitor cells are intrinsically multipotent and generate functional neurons.

    Shibeshih Belachew;Ramesh Chittajallu;Ramesh Chittajallu;Adan A. Aguirre;Xiaoqing Yuan

  • Notch and EGFR pathway interaction regulates neural stem cell number and self-renewal

    Adan Aguirre;Maria E. Rubio;Vittorio Gallo

  • News on glutamate receptors in glial cells

    Christian Steinhäuser;Vittorio Gallo

  • Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell proliferation and lineage progression are regulated by glutamate receptor-mediated K+ channel block

    Vittorio Gallo;Jia Min Zhou;Chris J. McBain;Paul Wright

  • A functional role for EGFR signaling in myelination and remyelination

    Adan Aguirre;Jeff L Dupree;J M Mangin;Vittorio Gallo

  • Glial cells of the oligodendrocyte lineage express both kainate- and AMPA-preferring subtypes of glutamate receptor

    Doris K. Patneau;Paul W. Wright;Christine Winters;Mark L. Mayer

  • The diversity and disparity of the glial scar.

    Katrina L. Adams;Vittorio Gallo

  • Unexpected expression of α- and β-globin in mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons and glial cells

    Marta Biagioli;Milena Pinto;Daniela Cesselli;Marta Zaninello

  • Glutamate receptors in glia: new cells, new inputs and new functions.

    Vittorio Gallo;Cristina A Ghiani

  • NG2-positive cells in the mouse white and grey matter display distinct physiological properties

    R. Chittajallu;A. Aguirre;V. Gallo

  • Postnatal neurogenesis and gliogenesis in the olfactory bulb from NG2-expressing progenitors of the subventricular zone.

    Adan Aguirre;Vittorio Gallo

  • Endothelin-1 Regulates Astrocyte Proliferation and Reactive Gliosis via a JNK/c-Jun Signaling Pathway

    Ana Gadea;Sergio Schinelli;Vittorio Gallo

  • A role for glutamate and its receptors in the regulation of oligodendrocyte development in cerebellar tissue slices

    Xiaoqing Yuan;Alex M. Eisen;Chris J. McBain;Vittorio Gallo

  • NG2-expressing cells in the subventricular zone are type C-like cells and contribute to interneuron generation in the postnatal hippocampus

    Adan A. Aguirre;Ramesh Chittajallu;Shibeshih Belachew;Vittorio Gallo

  • NG2-glia and their functions in the central nervous system

    L. Dimou;Vittorio Gallo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramesh Chittajallu
Ramesh Chittajallu National Institutes of Health
Chris J. McBain
Chris J. McBain National Institutes of Health
Jeffrey L. Dupree
Jeffrey L. Dupree Virginia Commonwealth University
Richard A. Jonas
Richard A. Jonas Children’s National Health System
Tarik F. Haydar
Tarik F. Haydar Boston University
Giulio Levi
Giulio Levi Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Robert Balázs
Robert Balázs University of California, Irvine
James T. Russell
James T. Russell National Institutes of Health
David H. Rowitch
David H. Rowitch University of Cambridge
Joshua G. Corbin
Joshua G. Corbin Children’s National Health System

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