Alfonso Fasano

21.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
420 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Alfonso Fasano is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfonso Fasano has authored 420 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 370 papers in Neurology, 144 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 62 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Alfonso Fasano's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (278 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (229 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (79 papers). Alfonso Fasano is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (278 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (229 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (79 papers). Alfonso Fasano collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Italy and United States. Alfonso Fasano's co-authors include Andrés M. Lozano, Anthony E. Lang, Anna Rita Bentivoglio, Alberto Albanese, Antonio Daniele, Renato P. Munhoz, Naomi P. Visanji, Louis W. C. Liu, Ronald F. Pfeiffer and Alfredo Berardelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alfonso Fasano

389 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

Gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson's disease 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2021 2025 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson's disease
    2015 723 citations Alfonso Fasano, Anthony E. Lang et al. profile →
  2. Predicting optimal deep brain stimulation parameters for Parkinson’s disease using functional MRI and machine learning
    2021 184 citations Alexandre Boutet, Gavin J.B. Elias et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Phase I trial of hES cell-derived dopaminergic neurons for Parkinson’s disease
    2025 25 citations Andrés M. Lozano, Alfonso Fasano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfonso Fasano Canada 55 9.3k 3.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.4k 420 12.0k
Andrew Hughes United States 19 9.9k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 105 12.2k
Matthew Stern United States 33 8.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 68 10.3k
Kelly E. Lyons United States 63 9.8k 1.1× 4.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 223 12.0k
Rajesh Pahwa United States 65 11.3k 1.2× 5.0k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 947 0.7× 294 13.6k
Alberto J. Espay United States 55 7.7k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 2.2k 1.6× 343 11.2k
Carl E Clarke United Kingdom 54 9.3k 1.0× 2.4k 0.6× 804 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 2.2k 1.6× 160 11.9k
Kenneth Marek United States 52 9.9k 1.1× 3.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 189 13.5k
Marjan Jahanshahi United Kingdom 67 8.4k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.4× 5.1k 3.6× 2.1k 1.6× 216 14.1k
Linda Kilford United Kingdom 9 8.3k 0.9× 1.9k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 10 9.8k
Paolo Barone Italy 71 12.3k 1.3× 4.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 3.4k 2.4× 2.7k 1.9× 418 17.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfonso Fasano

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Darmani, Ghazaleh, Hamidreza Ramezanpour, Can Sarica, et al.. (2025). Individualized non-invasive deep brain stimulation of the basal ganglia using transcranial ultrasound stimulation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2693–2693. 5 indexed citations
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Mithani, Karim, Nebras M. Warsi, Irene E. Harmsen, et al.. (2025). Deep Brain Stimulation in Pediatric Populations: A Scoping Review of the Clinical Trial Landscape. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 103(2). 132–144. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Jun Seok, et al.. (2024). The “Hedgehog‐Halo Sign” Is Associated with Gait Symptom Severity and Tap Response in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 12(1). 21–33. 2 indexed citations
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Santyr, Brendan, Luka Milosevic, Anthony E. Lang, et al.. (2024). Thalamic Local Field Potentials and Closed‐Loop Deep Brain Stimulation in Orthostatic Tremor. Movement Disorders. 40(1). 141–146. 2 indexed citations
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Ali, Quratulain Zulfiqar, Ángel Aledo‐Serrano, Allan Bayat, et al.. (2024). Adult Phenotype of CHD2 -Associated Disorders. Neurology Genetics. 10(6). e200194–e200194.
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Lang, Anthony E., et al.. (2023). Cognition affects gait adaptation after split-belt treadmill training in Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 181. 106109–106109. 5 indexed citations
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Youn, Jinyoung, Elizabeth Slow, Robert Chen, Andrés M. Lozano, & Alfonso Fasano. (2023). Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Celiac-Related Myoclonus. Journal of Movement Disorders. 16(3). 325–327. 1 indexed citations
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Bluett, Brent, Elissa L. Ash, Alfonso Fasano, et al.. (2022). Clinical Features of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Critical Review of Objective Findings. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 10(1). 9–16. 19 indexed citations
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Fasano, Alfonso, Victor S.C. Fung, Klaus Seppi, et al.. (2022). Intercountry comparisons of advanced Parkinson's disease symptoms and management: Analysis from the OBSERVE‐PD observational study. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 146(2). 167–176. 7 indexed citations
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Munhoz, Renato P., Yu‐Yan Poon, Suneil K. Kalia, et al.. (2021). Programming Directional Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Prospective Trial Comparing Early versus Delayed Stimulation Steering. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 99(6). 484–490. 8 indexed citations
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Contarino, Maria Fiorella, et al.. (2021). Coexistence of deep brain stimulators and cardiac implantable electronic devices: A systematic review of safety. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 88. 129–135. 3 indexed citations
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Zúñiga‐Ramírez, Carlos, et al.. (2020). Functional Dyskinesias following Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: A Report of Three Cases. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 8(1). 114–117. 4 indexed citations
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Paff, Michelle, Alexandre Boutet, Clemens Neudorfer, et al.. (2020). Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy to Treat Essential Tremor in Nonagenarians. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 98(3). 182–186. 16 indexed citations
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Marano, Massimo, Taline Naranian, Lazzaro di Biase, et al.. (2019). Complex dyskinesias in Parkinson patients on levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 69. 140–146. 25 indexed citations
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Fasano, Alfonso, Christian Geroin, Alfredo Berardelli, et al.. (2018). Diagnostic criteria for camptocormia in Parkinson's disease: A consensus-based proposal. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 53. 53–57. 33 indexed citations
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Rohani, Mohammad, et al.. (2018). Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration mimicking Tourette syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Neurological Sciences. 39(10). 1797–1800. 6 indexed citations
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Fasano, Alfonso, Maheleth Llinas, Renato P. Munhoz, et al.. (2017). MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy in non-ET tremor syndromes. Neurology. 89(8). 771–775. 66 indexed citations
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Tinazzi, Michèle, Alfonso Fasano, Antonella Conte, et al.. (2012). Temporal discrimination in patients with dystonia and tremor and patients with essential tremor. Neurology. 80(1). 76–84. 54 indexed citations
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Gabrielli, Maurizio, Emidio Scarpellini, Emanuele Bendia, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 26(5). 889–892. 136 indexed citations
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Fasano, Alfonso, Paolo Mazzone, Carla Piano, et al.. (2008). GPi‐DBS in Huntington's disease: Results on motor function and cognition in a 72‐year‐old case. Movement Disorders. 23(9). 1289–1292. 66 indexed citations

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