Davide Malfacini

1.6k total citations
39 papers, 657 citations indexed

About

Davide Malfacini is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Davide Malfacini has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 657 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Davide Malfacini's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (34 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (32 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (10 papers). Davide Malfacini is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (34 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (32 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (10 papers). Davide Malfacini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Davide Malfacini's co-authors include Girolamo Calò, Claudio Trapella, Renzo Guerrini, Maria Camilla Cerlesi, Chiara Ruzza, Remo Guerrini, Anna Rizzi, Federica Ferrari, Nurulain T. Zaveri and David G. Lambert and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Davide Malfacini

36 papers receiving 645 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Davide Malfacini Italy 16 503 483 188 46 36 39 657
Edward L. Stahl United States 14 575 1.1× 587 1.2× 128 0.7× 23 0.5× 102 2.8× 24 763
Shou-wu Ma United States 19 538 1.1× 499 1.0× 198 1.1× 21 0.5× 30 0.8× 26 731
Jeffrey D. Daubert United States 12 264 0.5× 316 0.7× 199 1.1× 53 1.2× 35 1.0× 16 504
Anika Mann Germany 11 359 0.7× 356 0.7× 116 0.6× 28 0.6× 28 0.8× 18 488
Alexandra E. Conibear United Kingdom 6 288 0.6× 260 0.5× 73 0.4× 21 0.5× 23 0.6× 8 394
Wakako Fujita Japan 10 431 0.9× 375 0.8× 153 0.8× 24 0.5× 45 1.3× 24 677
Alexander Gillis Australia 5 278 0.6× 273 0.6× 46 0.2× 15 0.3× 43 1.2× 7 358
Jessica P. Anand United States 12 413 0.8× 387 0.8× 72 0.4× 6 0.1× 15 0.4× 22 518
Tracie L. Pierce Australia 11 220 0.4× 274 0.6× 160 0.9× 18 0.4× 20 0.6× 17 439

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Davide Malfacini

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All Works

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Pola, P., Matilde Marini, Francesco De Logu, et al.. (2025). Activation of peripheral NOP receptors reduces periorbital mechanical allodynia evoked by CGRP in mice. British Journal of Pharmacology.
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Malfacini, Davide, P. Pola, Salvatore Pacifico, et al.. (2025). In vitro pharmacological evaluation of the novel NOP receptor partial agonist sunobinop. Biochemical Pharmacology. 238. 116972–116972.
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Ruzza, Chiara, Federica Ferrari, P. Pola, et al.. (2024). In vitro pharmacological characterization of growth hormone secretagogue receptor ligands using the dynamic mass redistribution and calcium mobilization assays. European Journal of Pharmacology. 981. 176880–176880. 1 indexed citations
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Bilel, Sabrine, Micaela Tirri, M. Bassi, et al.. (2024). In vitro and in vivo study of butyrylfentanyl and 4‐fluorobutyrylfentanyl in female and male mice: Role of the CRF1 receptor in cardiorespiratory impairment. British Journal of Pharmacology. 182(1). 104–130.
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Malfacini, Davide, Salvatore Pacifico, Delia Preti, et al.. (2024). Probing non-peptide agonists binding at the human nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor: a molecular modelling study. RSC Medicinal Chemistry. 16(4). 1584–1599. 1 indexed citations
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Malfacini, Davide, et al.. (2023). Functional selectivity of EM-2 analogs at the mu-opioid receptor. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1133961–1133961. 4 indexed citations
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Bilel, Sabrine, Raffaella Arfè, Micaela Tirri, et al.. (2022). In vitro and in vivo pharmaco-dynamic study of the novel fentanyl derivatives: Acrylfentanyl, Ocfentanyl and Furanylfentanyl. Neuropharmacology. 209. 109020–109020. 26 indexed citations
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Malfacini, Davide, Erika Marzola, Chiara Ruzza, et al.. (2022). Pharmacology of Kappa Opioid Receptors: Novel Assays and Ligands. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 873082–873082. 6 indexed citations
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Costanzini, Anna, Chiara Ruzza, Davide Malfacini, et al.. (2021). Pharmacological characterization of naloxegol: In vitro and in vivo studies. European Journal of Pharmacology. 903. 174132–174132. 3 indexed citations
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Ruzza, Chiara, et al.. (2021). Functional Selectivity Does Not Predict Antinociceptive/Locomotor Impairing Potencies of NOP Receptor Agonists. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15. 657153–657153. 8 indexed citations
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Malfacini, Davide, Suvi Annala, Kasper Harpsøe, et al.. (2019). Rational design of a heterotrimeric G protein α subunit with artificial inhibitor sensitivity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(15). 5747–5758. 25 indexed citations
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Cerlesi, Maria Camilla, Huiping Ding, Norikazu Kiguchi, et al.. (2016). Pharmacological studies on the NOP and opioid receptor agonist PWT2-[Dmt1]N/OFQ(1-13). European Journal of Pharmacology. 794. 115–126. 23 indexed citations
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Cerlesi, Maria Camilla, Mark J. Brown, Davide Malfacini, et al.. (2016). Characterisation of the Novel Mixed Mu-NOP Peptide Ligand Dermorphin-N/OFQ (DeNo). PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156897–e0156897. 50 indexed citations
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Asth, Laila, Chiara Ruzza, Davide Malfacini, et al.. (2016). Beta-arrestin 2 rather than G protein efficacy determines the anxiolytic-versus antidepressant-like effects of nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor ligands. Neuropharmacology. 105. 434–442. 40 indexed citations
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Guerrini, Remo, Erika Marzola, Claudio Trapella, et al.. (2015). Structure activity studies of nociceptin/orphanin FQ(1–13)-NH2 derivatives modified in position 5. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 23(7). 1515–1520. 6 indexed citations
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Ruzza, Chiara, Anna Rizzi, Davide Malfacini, et al.. (2015). In vitro and in vivo pharmacological characterization of Pronetupitant, a prodrug of the neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist Netupitant. Peptides. 69. 26–32. 7 indexed citations
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Malfacini, Davide, Caterina Ambrosio, Maria Cristina Grò, et al.. (2015). Pharmacological Profile of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptors Interacting with G-Proteins and β-Arrestins 2. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0132865–e0132865. 43 indexed citations
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Miller, Rebecca L., Aaron A. Thompson, Claudio Trapella, et al.. (2015). The Importance of Ligand-Receptor Conformational Pairs in Stabilization: Spotlight on the N/OFQ G Protein-Coupled Receptor. Structure. 23(12). 2291–2299. 63 indexed citations
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Perlikowska, Renata, Davide Malfacini, Maria Camilla Cerlesi, et al.. (2014). Pharmacological characterization of endomorphin-2-based cyclic pentapeptides with methylated phenylalanine residues. Peptides. 55. 145–150. 22 indexed citations
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Guerrini, Remo, Erika Marzola, Claudio Trapella, et al.. (2014). A novel and facile synthesis of tetra branched derivatives of nociceptin/orphanin FQ. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 22(14). 3703–3712. 33 indexed citations

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