Antonello Bonci

29.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
187 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

Antonello Bonci is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Antonello Bonci has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 93 papers in Molecular Biology and 62 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Antonello Bonci's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (108 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (94 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (69 papers). Antonello Bonci is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (108 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (94 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (69 papers). Antonello Bonci collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Sweden. Antonello Bonci's co-authors include Robert C. Malenka, Garret D. Stuber, F. Woodward Hopf, Mark A. Ungless, Stephanie L. Borgland, Billy T. Chen, Jonathan P. Britt, Jennifer L. Whistler, M. Scott Bowers and Daniel Saal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Antonello Bonci

187 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning

2009 914 citations Hsing-Chen Tsai, Feng Zhang et al. Science profile →
Single cocaine exposure in vivo induces long-term potentiation in dopamine neurons

2001 884 citations Robert C. Malenka, Antonello Bonci et al. Nature profile →
Drugs of Abuse and Stress Trigger a Common Synaptic Adaptation in Dopamine Neurons

2003 864 citations Antonello Bonci, Robert C. Malenka et al. Neuron profile →
Chemogenetics revealed: DREADD occupancy and activation via converted clozapine

2017 677 citations Juan L. Gomez, Jordi Bonaventura et al. Science profile →
Excitatory transmission from the amygdala to nucleus accumbens facilitates reward seeking

2011 636 citations Garret D. Stuber, Dennis R. Sparta et al. Nature profile →
Orexin A in the VTA Is Critical for the Induction of Synaptic Plasticity and Behavioral Sensitization to Cocaine

2006 596 citations Stephanie L. Borgland, Antonello Bonci et al. Neuron profile →
Synaptic and Behavioral Profile of Multiple Glutamatergic Inputs to the Nucleus Accumbens

2012 546 citations Garret D. Stuber, Antonello Bonci et al. Neuron profile →
Long-term depression in the nucleus accumbens: a neural correlate of behavioral sensitization to cocaine

2001 505 citations Mark J. Thomas, Corinne Beurrier et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers

Antonello Bonci

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Ted Abel United States

Neal R. Swerdlow United States

William A. Carlezon United States

Rainer Spanagel Germany

John D. Salamone United States

Anthony G. Phillips Canada

Anthony A. Grace United States

Jean‐Marc Fritschy Switzerland

Yavin Shaham United States

Henk J. Groenewegen Netherlands

Ted Abel United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Antonello Bonci

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Antonello Bonci. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Antonello Bonci based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Antonello Bonci. Antonello Bonci is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Malafoglia, Valentina, Sara Ilari, Laura Vitiello, et al.. (2021). The Interplay between Chronic Pain, Opioids, and the Immune System. The Neuroscientist. 28(6). 613–627. 43 indexed citations

Hawes, Isobel A., et al.. (2020). Maturation of the microglial population varies across mesolimbic nuclei. European Journal of Neuroscience. 52(7). 3689–3709. 8 indexed citations

Xin, Wendy, Kornel E. Schuebel, Kam-Wing Jair, et al.. (2018). Ventral midbrain astrocytes display unique physiological features and sensitivity to dopamine D2 receptor signaling. Neuropsychopharmacology. 44(2). 344–355. 63 indexed citations

Gomez, Juan L., Jordi Bonaventura, Wojciech G. Lesniak, et al.. (2017). Chemogenetics revealed: DREADD occupancy and activation via converted clozapine. Science. 357(6350). 503–507. 677 indexed citations breakdown →

Whitaker, Leslie R., Brandon L. Warren, Marco Vènniro, et al.. (2017). Bidirectional Modulation of Intrinsic Excitability in Rat Prelimbic Cortex Neuronal Ensembles and Non-Ensembles after Operant Learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(36). 8845–8856. 37 indexed citations

Zhang, Hai‐Ying, Ming Gao, Hui Shen, et al.. (2016). Expression of functional cannabinoid CB ₂ receptor in VTA dopamine neurons in rats. Addiction Biology. 22(3). 752–765. 120 indexed citations

Marchant, Nathan J., Erin J. Campbell, Leslie R. Whitaker, et al.. (2016). Role of Ventral Subiculum in Context-Induced Relapse to Alcohol Seeking after Punishment-Imposed Abstinence. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(11). 3281–3294. 90 indexed citations

Simms, Jeffrey A., Carsten K. Nielsen, Steven P. Lieske, et al.. (2012). The Dual Orexin/Hypocretin Receptor Antagonist, Almorexant, in the Ventral Tegmental Area Attenuates Ethanol Self-Administration. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e44726–e44726. 61 indexed citations

Tai, Lung-Hao, A Moses Lee, Nora L. Benavidez, Antonello Bonci, & Linda Wilbrecht. (2012). Transient stimulation of distinct subpopulations of striatal neurons mimics changes in action value. Nature Neuroscience. 15(9). 1281–1289. 270 indexed citations

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Stuber, Garret D., Dennis R. Sparta, Alice M. Stamatakis, et al.. (2011). Excitatory transmission from the amygdala to nucleus accumbens facilitates reward seeking. Nature. 475(7356). 377–380. 636 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kapfhamer, David, Karen H. Berger, F. Woodward Hopf, et al.. (2010). Protein Phosphatase 2A and Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Signaling Modulate Prepulse Inhibition of the Acoustic Startle Response by Altering Cortical M-Type Potassium Channel Activity. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(26). 8830–8840. 62 indexed citations

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Hopf, F. Woodward, M. Scott Bowers, Billy T. Chen, et al.. (2010). Reduced Nucleus Accumbens SK Channel Activity Enhances Alcohol Seeking during Abstinence. Neuron. 65(5). 682–694. 82 indexed citations

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Tsai, Hsing-Chen, Feng Zhang, Antoine Adamantidis, et al.. (2009). Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning. Science. 324(5930). 1080–1084. 914 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chung, Shinjae, F. Woodward Hopf, Hiroshi Nagasaki, et al.. (2009). The melanin-concentrating hormone system modulates cocaine reward. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(16). 6772–6777. 109 indexed citations

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Rünzler, Dominik, et al.. (2009). Subtype-Specific Differences in Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Complexes Detected by Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Molecular Pharmacology. 76(6). 1196–1210. 25 indexed citations

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Wanat, Matthew J., Dennis R. Sparta, F. Woodward Hopf, et al.. (2009). Strain Specific Synaptic Modifications on Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons After Ethanol Exposure. Biological Psychiatry. 65(8). 646–653. 37 indexed citations

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Argilli, Emanuela, David R. Sibley, Robert C. Malenka, Pamela M. England, & Antonello Bonci. (2008). Mechanism and Time Course of Cocaine-Induced Long-Term Potentiation in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(37). 9092–9100. 196 indexed citations

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Borgland, Stephanie L., Robert C. Malenka, & Antonello Bonci. (2004). Acute and Chronic Cocaine-Induced Potentiation of Synaptic Strength in the Ventral Tegmental Area: Electrophysiological and Behavioral Correlates in Individual Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(34). 7482–7490. 244 indexed citations

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Thomas, Mark J., Corinne Beurrier, Antonello Bonci, & Robert C. Malenka. (2001). Long-term depression in the nucleus accumbens: a neural correlate of behavioral sensitization to cocaine. Nature Neuroscience. 4(12). 1217–1223. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mercuri, Nicola Biagio, Antonello Bonci, Paolo Calabresi, Alessandro Stefani, & Giorgio Bernardi. (1995). Properties of the Hyperpolarization‐activated Cation Current l_h in Rat Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 7(3). 462–469. 190 indexed citations

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