Andrea Tontini

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Andrea Tontini is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Tontini has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Pharmacology, 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Andrea Tontini's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (31 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (12 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (11 papers). Andrea Tontini is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (31 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (12 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (11 papers). Andrea Tontini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Andrea Tontini's co-authors include Giorgio Tarzia, Andrea Duranti, Daniele Piomelli, Marco Mor, Darren Fegley, Satish Kathuria, Silvana Gaetani, Silvia Rivara, V. Cuomo and Antonio Calignano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Tontini

54 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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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.

Modulation of anxiety through blockade of anandamide hydrolysis

2002 1.1k citations Satish Kathuria, Darren Fegley et al. profile →
An endocannabinoid mechanism for stress-induced analgesia

2005 602 citations Andrea G. Hohmann, Richard L. Suplita et al. Nature profile →
Antidepressant-like activity and modulation of brain monoaminergic transmission by blockade of anandamide hydrolysis

2005 555 citations Gabriella Gobbi, Francis Rodriguez Bambico et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrea Tontini Italy	26	4.7k	2.6k	877	859	673	54	5.7k
Andrea Duranti Italy	34	4.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	908 1.1×	713 1.1×	84	6.4k
Lesley Stevenson United Kingdom	17	5.9k 1.3×	3.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	642 1.0×	30	6.7k
Maria Grazia Cascio Italy	36	5.2k 1.1×	3.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.6×	610 0.9×	67	6.5k
Giovanna La Rana Italy	25	3.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	640 0.7×	478 0.7×	32	5.2k
Lisa A. Matsuda United States	12	4.8k 1.0×	3.1k 1.2×	671 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	508 0.8×	17	5.3k
Raj K. Razdan United States	41	5.5k 1.2×	3.0k 1.1×	838 1.0×	914 1.1×	452 0.7×	167	6.4k
Aviva Breuer Israel	28	7.0k 1.5×	3.5k 1.3×	907 1.0×	1.4k 1.7×	740 1.1×	38	7.9k
Graeme Griffin United States	21	6.3k 1.3×	3.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.5×	870 1.3×	28	8.0k
Bernard Calandra France	15	3.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	692 0.8×	761 0.9×	508 0.8×	15	4.1k
Murielle Rinaldi‐Carmona France	20	3.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	588 0.7×	731 0.9×	426 0.6×	26	3.9k

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Vozella, Valentina, Faizy Ahmed, Collin B. Merrill, et al.. (2019). Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety studies on URB937, a peripherally restricted fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor, in rats. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 71(12). 1762–1773. 9 indexed citations

Clapper, Jason R., Guillermo Moreno‐Sanz, Roberto Russo, et al.. (2010). Anandamide suppresses pain initiation through a peripheral endocannabinoid mechanism. Nature Neuroscience. 13(10). 1265–1270. 268 indexed citations

Bambico, Francis Rodriguez, Andrea Duranti, Andrea Tontini, Giorgio Tarzia, & Gabriella Gobbi. (2009). Endocannabinoids in the Treatment of Mood Disorders: Evidence from Animal Models. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 15(14). 1623–1646. 68 indexed citations

Clapper, Jason R., Federica Vacondio, Alvin R. King, et al.. (2009). A Second Generation of Carbamate‐Based Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitors with Improved Activity in vivo. ChemMedChem. 4(9). 1505–1513. 64 indexed citations

King, Alvin R., Andrea Duranti, Andrea Tontini, et al.. (2007). URB602 Inhibits Monoacylglycerol Lipase and Selectively Blocks 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Degradation in Intact Brain Slices. Chemistry & Biology. 14(12). 1357–1365. 85 indexed citations

Bortolato, Marco, Regina A. Mangieri, Jin Fu, et al.. (2007). Antidepressant-like Activity of the Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitor URB597 in a Rat Model of Chronic Mild Stress. Biological Psychiatry. 62(10). 1103–1110. 284 indexed citations

Piomelli, Daniele, Giorgio Tarzia, Andrea Duranti, et al.. (2006). Pharmacological Profile of the Selective FAAH Inhibitor KDS-4103 (URB597). CNS Drug Reviews. 12(1). 21–38. 364 indexed citations

Clapper, Jason R., Andrea Duranti, Andrea Tontini, et al.. (2006). The fatty-acid amide hydrolase inhibitor URB597 does not affect triacylglycerol hydrolysis in rat tissues. Pharmacological Research. 54(5). 341–344. 19 indexed citations

Gobbi, Gabriella, Francis Rodriguez Bambico, Regina A. Mangieri, et al.. (2005). Antidepressant-like activity and modulation of brain monoaminergic transmission by blockade of anandamide hydrolysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(51). 18620–18625. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hohmann, Andrea G., Richard L. Suplita, Nathan M. Bolton, et al.. (2005). An endocannabinoid mechanism for stress-induced analgesia. Nature. 435(7045). 1108–1112. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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Makara, Judit K., Marco Mor, Darren Fegley, et al.. (2005). Selective inhibition of 2-AG hydrolysis enhances endocannabinoid signaling in hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience. 8(9). 1139–1141. 181 indexed citations

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Giacomo, Barbara Di, Giorgio Tarzia, Annalida Bedini, et al.. (2002). Synthesis of new C-6 alkyliden penicillin derivatives as β-lactamase inhibitors. Il Farmaco. 57(4). 273–283. 8 indexed citations

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Spadoni, Gilberto, Cesarino Balsamini, Giuseppe Diamantini, et al.. (2001). 2-N-Acylaminoalkylindoles: Design and Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationship Studies Leading to MT₂-Selective Melatonin Antagonists. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 44(18). 2900–2912. 57 indexed citations

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Balsamini, Cesarino, Annalida Bedini, Giuseppe Diamantini, et al.. (1999). 3-(2-Carbamoylvinyl)-4,5-dimethylpyrrole-2-carboxylic acids as ligands at the NMDA glycine-binding site: a study on the 2-carbamoylvinyl chain modification. Il Farmaco. 54(1-2). 101–111. 4 indexed citations

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Spadoni, Gilberto, Cesarino Balsamini, Annalida Bedini, et al.. (1998). 2-[N-Acylamino(C₁−C₃)alkyl]indoles as MT₁ Melatonin Receptor Partial Agonists, Antagonists, and Putative Inverse Agonists. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 41(19). 3624–3634. 96 indexed citations

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Tontini, Andrea, Giuseppe Gatti, Giuseppe Diamantini, & Giorgio Tarzia. (1998). Rotation about the N2–N3 bond in 3,3-dimethyl-1-(isoxazol-3-yl)triazenes. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 2361–2364. 1 indexed citations

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Balsamini, Cesarino, Annalida Bedini, Giuseppe Diamantini, et al.. (1998). (E)-3-(2-(N-Phenylcarbamoyl)vinyl)pyrrole-2-carboxylic Acid Derivatives. A Novel Class of Glycine Site Antagonists. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 41(6). 808–820. 17 indexed citations

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Balsamini, Cesarino, Annalida Bedini, Gilberto Spadoni, et al.. (1998). 1-Aminocylopropane-1-carboxylic acid derivatives as ligands at the glycine-binding site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. Il Farmaco. 53(3). 181–188. 8 indexed citations

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Tarzia, Giorgio, Giuseppe Diamantini, Andrea Tontini, Donata Favretto, & Pietro Traldi. (1996). Correlation of the mutagenic properties of aryl- and heteroaryltriazenes with their electron ionization induced fragmentation. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 10(9). 1156–1158. 3 indexed citations

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Orsatti, Laura, Roberta Seraglia, Pietro Traldi, et al.. (1995). Electron impact ionization and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry of some 3,3‐dimethyl‐1‐(isoxazol‐3‐yl)triazenes, a new class of potential anticancer agents. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 30(11). 1567–1573. 6 indexed citations

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