Alberta Leon

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Alberta Leon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberta Leon has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alberta Leon's work include Migraine and Headache Studies (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (7 papers). Alberta Leon is often cited by papers focused on Migraine and Headache Studies (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (7 papers). Alberta Leon collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Alberta Leon's co-authors include Stephen D. Skaper, Lucía Petrelli, Roberto Dal Toso, Laura Facci, Rita Levi‐Montalcini, G. Toffano, Elda Del Giudice, Fabrizio Facchinetti, Guido Tettamanti and Sandro Sonnino and has published in prestigious journals such as The EMBO Journal, Development and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

Alberta Leon

66 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Nerve growth factor: from neurotrophin to neurokine

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alberta Leon Italy	26	1.2k	1.2k	826	699	306	66	3.2k
A. Léon Italy	35	2.3k 1.8×	1.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.2×	695 1.0×	332 1.1×	94	4.6k
Emmanuel Hermans Belgium	34	2.5k 2.1×	2.0k 1.7×	721 0.9×	581 0.8×	476 1.6×	149	4.3k
Doo‐Sup Choi United States	35	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	347 0.4×	499 0.7×	509 1.7×	130	4.0k
Shelley Allen United Kingdom	40	2.3k 1.8×	2.0k 1.7×	955 1.2×	1.7k 2.5×	503 1.6×	92	5.5k
Fulvio Florenzano Italy	32	820 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	555 0.7×	898 1.3×	389 1.3×	73	2.9k
Marcello D’Amelio Italy	39	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.6×	491 0.6×	1.4k 1.9×	737 2.4×	90	4.7k
John Sharkey United Kingdom	33	1.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.8×	325 0.4×	588 0.8×	692 2.3×	84	4.3k
Ana Patricia Fernández Spain	30	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	271 0.3×	1.3k 1.9×	770 2.5×	72	3.9k
Maria Angela Sortino Italy	41	1.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.8×	368 0.4×	1.4k 2.0×	836 2.7×	146	5.3k
Janet Winter United Kingdom	31	2.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.3×	453 0.5×	2.0k 2.9×	408 1.3×	41	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Alberta Leon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alberta Leon

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lattante, Serena, Mario Sabatelli, Giulia Bisogni, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the contribution of the gene TARDBP in Italian patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 30(5). 1246–1255. 5 indexed citations

D’Andrea, Giovanni, Antonina Gucciardi, Giuseppe Giordano, Gennaro Bussone, & Alberta Leon. (2021). Study of arginine metabolism in medication overuse chronic migraine: possible defect in NO synthesis. Neurological Sciences. 43(4). 2745–2749. 7 indexed citations

Colavito, Davide, Agnese Suppiej, Elda Del Giudice, et al.. (2017). Non-syndromic isolated dominant optic atrophy caused by the p.R468C mutation in the AFG3 like matrix AAA peptidase subunit 2 gene. Biomedical Reports. 7(5). 451–454. 15 indexed citations

Piermarocchi, Stefano, Tatiana Segato, Alberta Leon, Davide Colavito, & Stefania Miotto. (2016). Occult macular dystrophy in an Italian family carrying a mutation in the RP1L1 gene. Molecular Medicine Reports. 13(3). 2308–2312. 7 indexed citations

D’Andrea, Giovanni, Domenico D’Amico, Gennaro Bussone, et al.. (2013). The role of tyrosine metabolism in the pathogenesis of chronic migraine. Cephalalgia. 33(11). 932–937. 48 indexed citations

D’Andrea, Giovanni, Antonello D’Arrigo, Maurizio Dalle Carbonare, & Alberta Leon. (2012). Pathogenesis of Migraine: Role of Neuromodulators. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 52(7). 1155–1163. 53 indexed citations

Rossi, Barbara, Elena Zenaro, Stefano Angiari, et al.. (2011). Inverse agonism of cannabinoid CB1 receptor blocks the adhesion of encephalitogenic T cells in inflamed brain venules by a protein kinase A-dependent mechanism. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 233(1-2). 97–105. 19 indexed citations

D’Andrea, Giovanni, Davide Colavito, Maurizio Dalle Carbonare, & Alberta Leon. (2011). Migraine with aura: conventional and non-conventional treatments. Neurological Sciences. 32(S1). 121–129. 9 indexed citations

Facchinetti, Fabrizio, et al.. (2004). Dopamine inhibits responses of astroglia-enriched cultures to lipopolysaccharide via a β-adrenoreceptor-mediated mechanism. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 150(1-2). 29–36. 17 indexed citations

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Facchinetti, Fabrizio, et al.. (2002). Cannabinoids ablate release of TNFα in rat microglial cells stimulated with lypopolysaccharide. Glia. 41(2). 161–168. 234 indexed citations

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Bregola, Gianni, S. Mazzari, Alberta Leon, et al.. (1996). Biotin deficiency facilitates kindling hyperexcitability in rats. Neuroreport. 7(11). 1745–1748. 5 indexed citations

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Skaper, Stephen D., Laura Facci, & Alberta Leon. (1995). Inflammatory Mediator Stimulation of Astrocytes and Meningeal Fibroblasts Induces Neuronal Degeneration via the Nitridergic Pathway. Journal of Neurochemistry. 64(1). 266–276. 87 indexed citations

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Gabellini, Nadia, Laura Facci, Daria Milani, et al.. (1991). Differences in induction of c-fos transcription by cholera toxin-derived cyclic AMP and Ca2+ signals in astrocytes and 3T3 fibroblasts. Experimental Cell Research. 194(2). 210–217. 26 indexed citations

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Skaper, Stephen D., S. Mazzari, G. Vantini, et al.. (1991). Monosialoganglioside GM1 and Modulation of Neuronal Plasticity in CNS Repair Processes. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 296. 257–266. 5 indexed citations

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Skaper, Stephen D., Alberta Leon, & Laura Facci. (1991). Ganglioside GM1 prevents death induced by excessive excitatory neurotransmission in cultured hippocampal pyramidal neurons. Neuroscience Letters. 126(1). 98–101. 14 indexed citations

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Skaper, Stephen D., G. Vantini, Laura Facci, & Alberta Leon. (1990). Monosialogangliosides and Their Action in Modulating Neuroplastic Behaviors of Neuronal Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 265. 197–204. 1 indexed citations

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Skaper, Stephen D., Laura Facci, & Alberta Leon. (1990). Gangliosides attenuate the delayed neurotoxicity of aspartic acid in vitro. Neuroscience Letters. 117(1-2). 154–159. 13 indexed citations

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Skaper, Stephen D., Alberta Leon, & G. Toffano. (1989). Ganglioside function in the development and repair of the nervous system. Molecular Neurobiology. 3(3). 173–199. 105 indexed citations

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Vantini, G., Mariella Fusco, E. Bigon, & Alberta Leon. (1988). GM1 ganglioside potentiates the effect of nerve growth factor in preventing vinblastine-induced sympathectomy in newborn rats. Brain Research. 448(2). 252–258. 45 indexed citations

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Dickson, George, Howard Prentice, Jean‐Pierre Julien, et al.. (1986). Nerve growth factor activates Thy-1 and neurofilament gene transcription in rat PC12 cells. The EMBO Journal. 5(13). 3449–3453. 69 indexed citations

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