Alessandra Rufa

2.2k total citations
92 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Rufa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Rufa has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Neurology and 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Rufa's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (18 papers), Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders (14 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers). Alessandra Rufa is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (18 papers), Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders (14 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers). Alessandra Rufa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Romania. Alessandra Rufa's co-authors include Antonio Federico, Maria Teresa Dotti, Francesca Rosini, Elena Pretegiani, Silvia Bianchi, Alfonso Cerase, Nicola De Stefano, Gabriele Cevenini, Alessandro Malandrini and Ilaria Di Donato and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Rufa

86 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandra Rufa Italy 19 497 424 273 211 166 92 1.3k
Maria Laura Stromillo Italy 25 780 1.6× 330 0.8× 303 1.1× 546 2.6× 123 0.7× 65 2.3k
Francesco Bono Italy 30 1.2k 2.4× 698 1.6× 324 1.2× 99 0.5× 643 3.9× 87 2.5k
Gerald Pfeffer Canada 22 271 0.5× 1.2k 2.8× 110 0.4× 171 0.8× 307 1.8× 75 1.9k
Marzia Mortilla Italy 18 343 0.7× 420 1.0× 188 0.7× 242 1.1× 141 0.8× 50 1.4k
Hans H. Jung Switzerland 25 656 1.3× 594 1.4× 257 0.9× 64 0.3× 431 2.6× 96 2.0k
Omar Malik United Kingdom 19 253 0.5× 252 0.6× 404 1.5× 161 0.8× 104 0.6× 49 1.3k
Jiangxi Xiao China 18 217 0.4× 477 1.1× 59 0.2× 72 0.3× 125 0.8× 69 1.2k
Francesco Saccà Italy 28 807 1.6× 843 2.0× 244 0.9× 145 0.7× 753 4.5× 125 2.2k
Francesca Del Gaudio Sweden 10 197 0.4× 677 1.6× 564 2.1× 30 0.1× 163 1.0× 20 1.5k
CH Polman Netherlands 24 853 1.7× 404 1.0× 206 0.8× 620 2.9× 173 1.0× 50 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Alessandra Rufa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alessandra Rufa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandra Rufa

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All Works

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Sarti, Lorenzo, et al.. (2024). Effects on Posture of a Two-Diopter Horizontal Prism Base Out on the Non-Dominant Eye. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(24). 7847–7847.
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Zaino, Domenica, Fabio Giannini, Elena Pretegiani, et al.. (2022). Different saccadic profile in bulbar versus spinal-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain. 146(1). 266–277. 15 indexed citations
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Rufa, Alessandra, et al.. (2022). Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation. Neurological Sciences. 43(11). 6381–6387. 4 indexed citations
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Lopergolo, Diego, Gianna Berti, Francesca Mari, et al.. (2022). A case of spastic paraplegia type 11 mimicking a GM2-gangliosidosis. Neurological Sciences. 43(4). 2849–2852.
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Zanca, Dario, Marco Gori, & Alessandra Rufa. (2019). A unified computational framework for visual attention dynamics. Progress in brain research. 249. 183–188.
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Pretegiani, Elena, Francesca Rosini, Alessandra Rufa, et al.. (2017). Genotype-phenotype and OCT correlations in Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy related to OPA1 gene mutations: Report of 13 Italian families. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 382. 29–35. 8 indexed citations
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Giannini, Fabio, et al.. (2016). Results of a 3 Year Study of a BCI-Based Communicator for Patients with Severe Disabilities. Advances in Computer-Human Interaction. 84–87. 1 indexed citations
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Pretegiani, Elena, Pierre Daye, Edmond J. FitzGibbon, et al.. (2015). Action and Perception Are Temporally Coupled by a Common Mechanism That Leads to a Timing Misperception. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(4). 1493–1504. 2 indexed citations
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Rosini, Francesca, Elena Pretegiani, Andrea Mignarri, et al.. (2015). Afferent and Efferent Visual System Involvement in Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (P5.310). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 1 indexed citations
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Battisti, Carla, Ilaria Di Donato, Silvia Bianchi, et al.. (2014). Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids: three patients with stroke-like presentation carrying new mutations in the CSF1R gene. Journal of Neurology. 261(4). 768–772. 28 indexed citations
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Mignarri, Andrea, Alessandra Tessa, Alessandra Rufa, et al.. (2013). Cerebellum and neuropsychiatric disorders: insights from ARSACS. Neurological Sciences. 35(1). 95–97. 20 indexed citations
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Vinciguerra, Claudia, Alessandra Rufa, Silvia Bianchi, et al.. (2013). Homozygosity and severity of phenotypic presentation in a CADASIL family. Neurological Sciences. 35(1). 91–93. 17 indexed citations
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Cardaioli, Elena, Edoardo Malfatti, Paola Da Pozzo, et al.. (2011). Progressive mitochondrial myopathy, deafness, and sporadic seizures associated with a novel mutation in the mitochondrial tRNASer(AGY) gene. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 303(1-2). 142–145. 4 indexed citations
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Cerase, Alfonso, Alessandra Rufa, Ignazio Maria Vallone, et al.. (2011). CT and MRI of Wernicke’s encephalopathy. La radiologia medica. 116(2). 319–333. 29 indexed citations
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Malfatti, Edoardo, Elena Cardaioli, Carla Battisti, et al.. (2010). A novel point mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(Trp) gene produces late-onset encephalomyopathy, plus additional features. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 297(1-2). 105–108. 9 indexed citations
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Rufa, Alessandra, Elena Pretegiani, Paolo Frezzotti, et al.. (2010). Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning in CADASIL: An Optical Coherence Tomography and MRI Study. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 31(1). 77–82. 18 indexed citations
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Piccirillo, Gianfranco, Damiano Magrì, Alessandra Rufa, et al.. (2008). Increased QT variability in cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy. European Journal of Neurology. 15(11). 1216–1221. 7 indexed citations
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Rufa, Alessandra, Maria Teresa Dotti, Elena Cardaioli, Paola Da Pozzo, & Antonio Federico. (2004). Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy in 2 of 4 Siblings with 11778 mtDNA Mutation: Clinical Variability or Effect of Toxic Environmental Exposure?. European Neurology. 53(1). 32–34. 8 indexed citations
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Federico, Antonio, Alessandra Rufa, Carla Battisti, et al.. (2001). Genetic leukoencephalopathies with unknown metabolic pathogenesis. Neurological Sciences. 22(8). S108–S112. 2 indexed citations
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Battisti, Carla, Georgios Loudianos, Alessandra Rufa, et al.. (1999). Detection of a rare Wilson disease mutation associated with arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 85(2). 175–178. 2 indexed citations

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