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Neuroscience 89 1149 1033 37 34 496 27986

Vittorio Martinelli publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vittorio Martinelli between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vittorio Martinelli published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2015. 10 of the 517 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2015. 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 9 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 1 publication
1985 2025

517 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vittorio Martinelli: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 3
1986 2
1987 6
1988 1
1989 9
1990 4
1991 5
1992 4
1993 7
1994 7
1995 19
1996 12
1997 10
1998 10
1999 9
2000 12
2001 9
2002 4
2003 7
2004 11
2005 10
2006 4
2007 6
2008 7
2009 10
2010 14
2011 15
2012 24
2013 24
2014 29
2015 33
2016 28
2017 33
2018 26
2019 19
2020 11
2021 33
2022 14
2023 16
2024 9
2025 1
Total 517
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Vittorio Martinelli publications per year - data summary

  • Vittorio Martinelli, a Neuroscience scholar from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, has 517 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2015, 2017 and 2021, with 33 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.6 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 73 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 99 publications (7.1 per year); 1999-2012: 142 publications (10.1 per year); 2013-2025: 276 publications (21.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Vittorio Martinelli 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 Vittorio Martinelli sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 488–497 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 496 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.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30 496
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Vittorio Martinelli publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Vittorio Martinelli, a Neuroscience scholar from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, records 496 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Vittorio Martinelli, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Vittorio Martinelli ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Vittorio Martinelli 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 Vittorio Martinelli sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99 89
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Vittorio Martinelli D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Vittorio Martinelli, a Neuroscience scholar from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, records 89 D-Index - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Vittorio Martinelli, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Vittorio Martinelli ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Vittorio Martinelli is affiliated with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on medical science, with an emphasis on pathology and forensic medicine, neurology, molecular biology, immunology, and oncology. The main fields of study reflect an extensive engagement with medicine, supported by 125 publications.

The scientist has contributed notably to the understanding of multiple sclerosis, as well as central nervous system lymphoma diagnosis and treatment. Their work also covers long-term effects of COVID-19, polyomavirus and related diseases, peripheral neuropathies and disorders, systemic lupus erythematosus research, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

Among the recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Vittorio Martinelli are:

  • Paramagnetic Rim Lesions are Specific to Multiple Sclerosis: An International Multicenter 3T MRI Study, 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • Neural stem cell transplantation in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis: an open-label, phase 1 study, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • MYD88 L265P mutation and interleukin-10 detection in cerebrospinal fluid are highly specific discriminating markers in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma: results from a prospective study, 2021, British Journal of Haematology
  • Performance of the 2017 and 2010 Revised McDonald Criteria in Predicting MS Diagnosis After a Clinically Isolated Syndrome, 2021, Neurology
  • Dysregulated copper transport in multiple sclerosis may cause demyelination via astrocytes, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors include Massimo Filippi, Maria A. Rocca, Lucia Moiola, Gıancarlo Comı, and Francesca Sangalli. These collaborations suggest an active involvement in multidisciplinary research projects.

The venues where Vittorio Martinelli most often publishes are:

  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal
  • Annals of Neurology
  • Neurological Sciences

The main topics of work pursued by the scientist include:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Best Publications

  • Effect of early interferon treatment on conversion to definite multiple sclerosis: a randomised study.

    Giancarlo Comi;Massimo Filippi;Frederik Barkhof;Luca Durelli

  • A Magnetization Transfer Imaging Study of Normal-Appearing White Matter in Multiple Sclerosis

    M. Filippi;A. Campi;V. Dousset;C. Baratti

  • Evidence for widespread axonal damage at the earliest clinical stage of multiple sclerosis.

    Massimo Filippi;M. Bozzali;M. Rovaris;O. Gonen

  • Clinical characteristics, course and prognosis of relapsing Devic's Neuromyelitis Optica.

    Angelo Ghezzi;Roberto Bergamaschi;Vittorio Martinelli;Maria Trojano

  • Relation between MR abnormalities and patterns of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

    M. Rovaris;Massimo Filippi;M. Falautano;L. Minicucci

  • The prevalence of pain in multiple sclerosis: A multicenter cross-sectional study

    C. Solaro;G. Brichetto;M. P. Amato;E. Cocco

  • Myeloid microvesicles are a marker and therapeutic target for neuroinflammation

    Claudia Verderio;Luca Muzio;Elena Turola;Alessandra Bergami

  • Cortical adaptation in patients with MS: a cross-sectional functional MRI study of disease phenotypes

    Maria A Rocca;Bruno Colombo;Andrea Falini;Angelo Ghezzi

  • Cognitive dysfunction in patients with mildly disabling relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: an exploratory study with diffusion tensor MR imaging.

    Marco Rovaris;Giuseppe Iannucci;Monica Falautano;Francesca Possa

  • Brain MRI correlates of cognitive impairment in primary and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

    Giancarlo Comi;Massimo Filippi;Vittorio Martinelli;Adraina Campi

  • Cognitive and psychosocial features in childhood and juvenile MS Two-year follow-up

    M. P. Amato;B. Goretti;A. Ghezzi;S. Lori

  • Central vein sign differentiates Multiple Sclerosis from central nervous system inflammatory vasculopathies.

    Pietro Maggi;Pietro Maggi;Martina Absinta;Martina Absinta;Matteo Grammatico;Luisa Vuolo

  • A voxel-based morphometry study of grey matter loss in MS patients with different clinical phenotypes

    Antonia Ceccarelli;Maria Assunta Rocca;Elisabetta Pagani;Bruno Colombo

  • Large-scale neuronal network dysfunction in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

    Maria A. Rocca;Paola Valsasina;Vittorio Martinelli;Paolo Misci

  • Regional brain atrophy evolves differently in patients with multiple sclerosis according to clinical phenotype.

    Elisabetta Pagani;Maria A. Rocca;Antonio Gallo;Marco Rovaris

  • Gray matter damage predicts the accumulation of disability 13 years later in MS.

    Massimo Filippi;Paolo Preziosa;Massimiliano Copetti;Gianna Riccitelli

  • Nocturnal sleep study in multiple sclerosis: Correlations with clinical and brain magnetic resonance imaging findings

    Luigi Ferini-Strambi;Massimo Filippi;Vittorio Martinelli;Alessandro Oldani

  • Evidence for axonal pathology and adaptive cortical reorganization in patients at presentation with clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis.

    Maria Assunta Rocca;Domenico M. Mezzapesa;Andrea Falini;Angelo Ghezzi

  • MRI and magnetization transfer imaging changes in the brain and cervical cord of patients with Devic’s neuromyelitis optica

    Massimo Filippi;M. A. Rocca;L. Moiola;V. Martinelli

  • Assessment of normal-appearing white and gray matter in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Marco Rovaris;Marco Bozzali;Giuseppe Iannucci;Angelo Ghezzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giancarlo Comi
Giancarlo Comi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Bruno Colombo
Bruno Colombo Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Maria A. Rocca
Maria A. Rocca Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Letizia Leocani
Letizia Leocani University of Milan
Andrea Falini
Andrea Falini Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Marco Rovaris
Marco Rovaris University of Milan
Maria Trojano
Maria Trojano University of Bari Aldo Moro
Roberto Furlan
Roberto Furlan San Raffaele Hospital
Paola Valsasina
Paola Valsasina Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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