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

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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.

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 →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Interplay between Chronic Pain, Opioids, and the Immune System 2021 ·The Neuroscientist ·Valentina Malafoglia, Sara Ilari, Laura Vitiello, (unknown), Eleonora Balzani, Carolina Muscoli, William Raffaeli, Antonello Bonci	43
2	Maturation of the microglial population varies across mesolimbic nuclei 2020 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Isobel A. Hawes, (unknown), Antonello Bonci, Lindsay M. De Biase	8
3	Ventral midbrain astrocytes display unique physiological features and sensitivity to dopamine D2 receptor signaling 2018 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Wendy Xin, Kornel E. Schuebel, Kam-Wing Jair, Raffaello Cimbro, Lindsay M. De Biase, David Goldman, Antonello Bonci	63
4	Chemogenetics revealed: DREADD occupancy and activation via converted clozapine breakdown → 2017 ·Science ·Juan L. Gomez, Jordi Bonaventura, Wojciech G. Lesniak, William B. Mathews, Polina Sysa‐Shah, (unknown), Randall J. Ellis, Christopher T. Richie, Brandon K. Harvey, Robert F. Dannals, Martin G. Pomper, Antonello Bonci, Michael Michaelides	677
5	Bidirectional Modulation of Intrinsic Excitability in Rat Prelimbic Cortex Neuronal Ensembles and Non-Ensembles after Operant Learning 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Leslie R. Whitaker, Brandon L. Warren, Marco Vènniro, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer M. Bossert, Yavin Shaham, Antonello Bonci, Bruce T. Hope	37
6	Expression of functional cannabinoid CB ₂ receptor in VTA dopamine neurons in rats 2016 ·Addiction Biology ·Hai‐Ying Zhang, Ming Gao, Hui Shen, Guo‐Hua Bi, Hongju Yang, Qing‐Rong Liu, Jie Wu, Eliot L. Gardner, Antonello Bonci, Zheng‐Xiong Xi	120
7	Role of Ventral Subiculum in Context-Induced Relapse to Alcohol Seeking after Punishment-Imposed Abstinence 2016 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Nathan J. Marchant, Erin J. Campbell, Leslie R. Whitaker, Brandon K. Harvey, Konstantin Kaganovsky, Sweta Adhikary, Bruce T. Hope, (unknown), Thomas E. Prisinzano, Eyal Vardy, Antonello Bonci, Jennifer M. Bossert, Yavin Shaham	90
8	The Dual Orexin/Hypocretin Receptor Antagonist, Almorexant, in the Ventral Tegmental Area Attenuates Ethanol Self-Administration 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Jeffrey A. Simms, Carsten K. Nielsen, Steven P. Lieske, (unknown), (unknown), F. Woodward Hopf, Antonello Bonci, Selena E. Bartlett	61
9	Transient stimulation of distinct subpopulations of striatal neurons mimics changes in action value 2012 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Lung-Hao Tai, A Moses Lee, Nora L. Benavidez, Antonello Bonci, Linda Wilbrecht	270
10	Excitatory transmission from the amygdala to nucleus accumbens facilitates reward seeking breakdown → 2011 ·Nature ·Garret D. Stuber, Dennis R. Sparta, Alice M. Stamatakis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kay M. Tye, Kimberly A. Kempadoo, Feng Zhang, Karl Deisseroth, Antonello Bonci	636
11	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 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·David Kapfhamer, Karen H. Berger, F. Woodward Hopf, Taban Seif, Viktor Kharazia, Antonello Bonci, Ulrike Heberlein	62
12	Reduced Nucleus Accumbens SK Channel Activity Enhances Alcohol Seeking during Abstinence 2010 ·Neuron ·F. Woodward Hopf, M. Scott Bowers, (unknown), Billy T. Chen, Miguel Martín, Taban Seif, (unknown), Kay M. Tye, Antonello Bonci	82
13	Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning breakdown → 2009 ·Science ·Hsing-Chen Tsai, Feng Zhang, Antoine Adamantidis, Garret D. Stuber, Antonello Bonci, Luı́s de Lecea, Karl Deisseroth	914
14	The melanin-concentrating hormone system modulates cocaine reward 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Shinjae Chung, F. Woodward Hopf, Hiroshi Nagasaki, (unknown), James D. Belluzzi, Antonello Bonci, Olivier Civelli	109
15	Subtype-Specific Differences in Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Complexes Detected by Fluorescence Spectroscopy 2009 ·Molecular Pharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dominik Rünzler, (unknown), Gottfried Köhler, Antonello Bonci, Michael Freissmuth, Harald H. Sitte	25
16	Strain Specific Synaptic Modifications on Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons After Ethanol Exposure 2009 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Matthew J. Wanat, Dennis R. Sparta, F. Woodward Hopf, M. Scott Bowers, Miriam Melis, Antonello Bonci	37
17	Mechanism and Time Course of Cocaine-Induced Long-Term Potentiation in the Ventral Tegmental Area 2008 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Emanuela Argilli, David R. Sibley, Robert C. Malenka, Pamela M. England, Antonello Bonci	196
18	Acute and Chronic Cocaine-Induced Potentiation of Synaptic Strength in the Ventral Tegmental Area: Electrophysiological and Behavioral Correlates in Individual Rats 2004 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Stephanie L. Borgland, Robert C. Malenka, Antonello Bonci	244
19	Long-term depression in the nucleus accumbens: a neural correlate of behavioral sensitization to cocaine breakdown → 2001 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Mark J. Thomas, Corinne Beurrier, Antonello Bonci, Robert C. Malenka	505
20	Properties of the Hyperpolarization‐activated Cation Current l_h in Rat Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons 1995 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Antonello Bonci, Paolo Calabresi, Alessandro Stefani, Giorgio Bernardi	190

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