Alessandro Stefani

12.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
220 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Stefani is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Stefani has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Neurology, 105 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 41 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Stefani's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (124 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (108 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers). Alessandro Stefani is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (124 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (108 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers). Alessandro Stefani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Alessandro Stefani's co-authors include Mariangela Pierantozzi, Giorgio Bernardi, Paolo Stanzione, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Salvatore Galati, Antonella Peppe, Francesca Spadoni, Paolo Calabresi, Livia Brusa and Paolo Mazzone and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Stefani

216 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine and subthalamic nuclei in severe Parkinson's disease
    2007 581 citations Alessandro Stefani, Antonella Peppe et al. Brain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandro Stefani Italy 48 4.3k 4.1k 2.0k 1.4k 1.1k 220 8.1k
Antonio Pisani Italy 54 4.9k 1.1× 5.9k 1.4× 2.7k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 245 9.6k
H. Przuntek Germany 50 4.6k 1.1× 3.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 279 9.0k
Håkan Widner Sweden 47 6.2k 1.4× 5.4k 1.3× 3.5k 1.7× 888 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 121 11.3k
Massimiliano Di Filippo Italy 39 2.3k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 919 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 112 6.6k
Philippe Damier France 43 6.5k 1.5× 3.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.4× 123 9.1k
Peter A. LeWitt United States 48 5.0k 1.2× 2.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 809 0.6× 755 0.7× 200 8.1k
Nicola Pavese United Kingdom 49 5.5k 1.3× 3.9k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.9× 193 10.0k
Claudia Testa Italy 40 3.1k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 677 0.5× 661 0.6× 124 6.4k
Paolo Stanzione Italy 51 4.6k 1.1× 2.9k 0.7× 957 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 1.8k 1.6× 185 7.8k
Jed A. Hartings United States 41 2.7k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 985 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 666 0.6× 116 6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alessandro Stefani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alessandro Stefani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandro Stefani

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Conti, Matteo, et al.. (2025). Exercise-induced changes in high-γ cortical functional connectivity and short-interval intracortical inhibition. Clinical Neurophysiology. 173. 24–30. 1 indexed citations
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Conti, Matteo, Sergio Bernardini, Francesca Di Giuliano, et al.. (2025). Clinical, Biological, and Functional Connectivity Profile of Patients With De Novo Parkinson Disease Who Are APOE ε4 Carriers. Neurology. 106(1). e214449–e214449.
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Bove, Francesco, Alessandro Izzo, Nicola Montano, et al.. (2025). Concordance between imaging and clinical based STN-DBS programming improves motor outcomes of directional stimulation in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 15(2). 409–420. 1 indexed citations
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Bovenzi, Roberta, Mariangela Pierantozzi, Matteo Conti, et al.. (2024). Parkinson’s disease motor progression in relation to the timing of REM sleep behavior disorder presentation: an exploratory retrospective study. Journal of Neural Transmission. 131(3). 239–244. 4 indexed citations
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Rosina, Marco, Valentina Nesci, Roberta Bovenzi, et al.. (2024). Immunometabolic Signature and Tauopathy Markers in Blood Cells of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Movement Disorders. 39(12). 2211–2219. 1 indexed citations
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Bovenzi, Roberta, Matteo Conti, Mariangela Pierantozzi, et al.. (2024). Safinamide effect on sleep architecture of motor fluctuating Parkinson's disease patients: A polysomnographic rasagiline-controlled study. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 127. 107103–107103. 2 indexed citations
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Schirinzi, Tommaso, Matteo Spanetta, Mariana Fernandes, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Association Linking Head Position and Sleep Architecture to Motor Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 13(11). 1591–1591. 7 indexed citations
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Conti, Matteo, Andrea Guerra, Mariangela Pierantozzi, et al.. (2023). Band‐Specific Altered Cortical Connectivity in Early Parkinson's Disease and its Clinical Correlates. Movement Disorders. 38(12). 2197–2208. 19 indexed citations
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Bovenzi, Roberta, Matteo Conti, Rocco Cerroni, et al.. (2023). Shaping the course of early-onset Parkinson’s disease: insights from a longitudinal cohort. Neurological Sciences. 44(9). 3151–3159. 20 indexed citations
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Schirinzi, Tommaso, Giulia Di Lazzaro, Chiara Salimei, et al.. (2020). Physical Activity Changes and Correlate Effects in Patients with Parkinson's Disease during COVID‐19 Lockdown. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 7(7). 797–802. 48 indexed citations
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Stefani, Alessandro, Rocco Cerroni, Mariangela Pierantozzi, et al.. (2020). Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease patients and routine 6‐OHDA rodent models: Synergies and pitfalls. European Journal of Neuroscience. 53(7). 2322–2343. 6 indexed citations
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Giovanni, Giuseppe Di, Laura Clara Grandi, Ernesto Fedele, et al.. (2020). Acute and Chronic Dopaminergic Depletion Differently Affect Motor Thalamic Function. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(8). 2734–2734. 5 indexed citations
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Stefani, Alessandro, Laura Clara Grandi, & Salvatore Galati. (2018). Deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine nucleus modulates subthalamic pathological oscillations. Neurobiology of Disease. 128. 49–52. 9 indexed citations
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Grandi, Laura Clara, Alain Kaelin‐Lang, Gergely Orbán, et al.. (2018). Oscillatory Activity in the Cortex, Motor Thalamus and Nucleus Reticularis Thalami in Acute TTX and Chronic 6-OHDA Dopamine-Depleted Animals. Frontiers in Neurology. 9. 13 indexed citations
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Salvadè, Agnese, Vincenza D’Angelo, Giuseppe Di Giovanni, et al.. (2015). Distinct roles of cortical and pallidal β and γ frequencies in hemiparkinsonian and dyskinetic rats. Experimental Neurology. 275. 199–208. 28 indexed citations
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Goldstein, David S., Courtney Holmes, Patti Sullivan, et al.. (2015). Deficient vesicular storage: A common theme in catecholaminergic neurodegeneration. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 21(9). 1013–1022. 27 indexed citations
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Spalletta, Gianfranco, Sabrina Fagioli, Mariangela Pierantozzi, et al.. (2013). HEDONIC TONE AND ITS MOOD AND COGNITIVE CORRELATES IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE. Depression and Anxiety. 30(1). 85–91. 11 indexed citations
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Péran, Patrice, Andrea Cherubini, Francesca Assogna, et al.. (2010). Magnetic resonance imaging markers of Parkinson’s disease nigrostriatal signature. Brain. 133(11). 3423–3433. 317 indexed citations
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Pietroiusti, Antonio, Mariangela Pierantozzi, Salvatore Galati, et al.. (2007). Correspondence: Coronary artery disease is associated with Alzheimer disease neuropathology in APOE4 carriers. Neurology. 68(13). 1086–1086. 1 indexed citations
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Pierantozzi, Mariangela, Antonio Pietroiusti, Livia Brusa, et al.. (2006). Helicobacter pylori eradication and l-dopa absorption in patients with PD and motor fluctuations. Neurology. 66(12). 1824–1829. 156 indexed citations

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