Caterina Motta

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Caterina Motta is a scholar working on Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Caterina Motta has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Neurology, 29 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 23 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Caterina Motta's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (28 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (19 papers). Caterina Motta is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (28 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (19 papers). Caterina Motta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Caterina Motta's co-authors include Silvia Rossi, Diego Centonze, Valeria Studer, Giacomo Koch, Alessandro Martorana, Giorgio Bernardi, Sonia Bonnı̀, Carlo Caltagirone, Roberto Furlan and Francesco Di Lorenzo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Caterina Motta

83 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Precuneus magnetic stimulation for Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, sham-controlled trial

2022 134 citations Giacomo Koch, Elias Paolo Casula et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Caterina Motta Italy	33	1.4k	915	656	555	532	86	3.4k
Alessandra Musella Italy	38	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	433 0.7×	1.3k 2.4×	459 0.9×	94	4.5k
Fabio Buttari Italy	36	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	168 0.3×	500 0.9×	521 1.0×	107	3.4k
Georgia Mandolesi Italy	37	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	156 0.2×	1.1k 2.0×	680 1.3×	81	3.4k
Mario Stampanoni Bassi Italy	25	626 0.4×	507 0.6×	258 0.4×	338 0.6×	425 0.8×	71	1.9k
D. Gambi Italy	31	700 0.5×	581 0.6×	241 0.4×	652 1.2×	912 1.7×	106	3.1k
Silvia Rossi Italy	48	1.5k 1.1×	1.8k 2.0×	631 1.0×	2.1k 3.9×	911 1.7×	116	6.1k
Annachiara Cagnin Italy	23	1.3k 0.9×	189 0.2×	316 0.5×	701 1.3×	1.2k 2.2×	59	3.5k
Erik P. Pioro United States	31	1.3k 0.9×	401 0.4×	164 0.3×	781 1.4×	2.1k 3.9×	111	4.2k
Pascale Schumann‐Bard France	22	1.0k 0.7×	173 0.2×	354 0.5×	736 1.3×	342 0.6×	39	3.2k
Yasumasa Ohyagi Japan	36	556 0.4×	443 0.5×	269 0.4×	702 1.3×	1.0k 1.9×	192	3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caterina Motta

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Martorana, Alessandro, Caterina Motta, Agostino Chiaravalloti, et al.. (2025). Autonomic Dysfunction in Patients With Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Its Relationship With Nigrostriatal Denervation. Neurology. 104(8). e213463–e213463.

Motta, Caterina, et al.. (2024). Age of onset moderates the effects of Vascular Risk Factors on Neurodegeneration, Blood-Brain-Barrier permeability, and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 16(1). 248–248. 4 indexed citations

Chiaravalloti, Agostino, Francesco Ricci, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, et al.. (2023). Functional Correlates of Microglial and Astrocytic Activity in Symptomatic Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease: A CSF/18F-FDG-PET Study. Biomedicines. 11(3). 725–725. 2 indexed citations

Bruno, M, Francesco Ricci, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, et al.. (2023). Blood–brain barrier permeability is associated with different neuroinflammatory profiles in Alzheimer's disease. European Journal of Neurology. 31(1). e16095–e16095. 28 indexed citations

Casula, Elias Paolo, Maria Concetta Pellicciari, Sonia Bonnı̀, et al.. (2022). Decreased Frontal Gamma Activity in Alzheimer Disease Patients. Annals of Neurology. 92(3). 464–475. 47 indexed citations

Assogna, Martina, Caterina Motta, Sonia Bonnı̀, et al.. (2022). Isolated Amyloid-β Pathology Is Associated with Preserved Cortical Plasticity in APOE4 Alzheimer’s Disease Patients. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 86(2). 773–778. 4 indexed citations

Motta, Caterina, et al.. (2021). Biobanking for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Challenge for Translational Research and Data Privacy. The Neuroscientist. 29(2). 190–201. 4 indexed citations

Motta, Caterina, et al.. (2021). Diabetes mellitus contributes to higher cerebrospinal fluid tau levels selectively in Alzheimer's disease patients with the APOE4 genotype. European Journal of Neurology. 28(12). 3965–3971. 14 indexed citations

Lorenzo, Francesco Di, Caterina Motta, Elias Paolo Casula, et al.. (2020). LTP-like cortical plasticity predicts conversion to dementia in patients with memory impairment. Brain stimulation. 13(5). 1175–1182. 57 indexed citations

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Koch, Giacomo, Caterina Motta, Sonia Bonnı̀, et al.. (2020). Effect of Rotigotine vs Placebo on Cognitive Functions Among Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Network Open. 3(7). e2010372–e2010372. 43 indexed citations

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Bonnı̀, Sonia, Caterina Motta, Maria Concetta Pellicciari, et al.. (2020). Intermittent Cerebellar Theta Burst Stimulation Improves Visuo-motor Learning in Stroke Patients: a Pilot Study. The Cerebellum. 19(5). 739–743. 22 indexed citations

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Sallustio, Fabrizio, Caterina Motta, Marina Diomedi, et al.. (2017). CT Angiography ASPECTS Predicts Outcome Much Better Than Noncontrast CT in Patients with Stroke Treated Endovascularly. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38(8). 1569–1573. 20 indexed citations

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Koch, Giacomo, Francesco Di Lorenzo, Stefano Loizzo, et al.. (2017). CSF tau is associated with impaired cortical plasticity, cognitive decline and astrocyte survival only in APOE4-positive Alzheimer’s disease. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13728–13728. 51 indexed citations

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Motta, Caterina, Eduardo Palermo, Valeria Studer, et al.. (2016). Disability and Fatigue Can Be Objectively Measured in Multiple Sclerosis. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0148997–e0148997. 24 indexed citations

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Sallustio, Fabrizio, Caterina Motta, Marina Diomedi, et al.. (2016). CT angiography-based collateral flow and time to reperfusion are strong predictors of outcome in endovascular treatment of patients with stroke. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 9(10). 940–943. 50 indexed citations

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Parodi, Benedetta, Silvia Rossi, Sara Morando, et al.. (2015). Fumarates modulate microglia activation through a novel HCAR2 signaling pathway and rescue synaptic dysregulation in inflamed CNS. Acta Neuropathologica. 130(2). 279–295. 156 indexed citations

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Rossi, Silvia, Valeria Studer, Caterina Motta, et al.. (2014). Cerebrospinal fluid detection of interleukin-1β in phase of remission predicts disease progression in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 11(1). 32–32. 69 indexed citations

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Mori, Francesco, Carolina Gabri Nicoletti, Silvia Rossi, et al.. (2014). Growth Factors and Synaptic Plasticity in Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 16(2). 490–498. 15 indexed citations

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Rossi, Silvia, Caterina Motta, Valeria Studer, et al.. (2012). Effect of glatiramer acetate on disease reactivation in MS patients discontinuing natalizumab. European Journal of Neurology. 20(1). 87–94. 32 indexed citations

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Manarolla, G., et al.. (2003). Field cases of peripheral neuropathy in layer pullets.. Large animals review. 9(6). 69–70.

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