Elio Acquas

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Elio Acquas is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Elio Acquas has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Elio Acquas's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (63 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (35 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (22 papers). Elio Acquas is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (63 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (35 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (22 papers). Elio Acquas collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Elio Acquas's co-authors include G. Di Chiara, Ezio Carboni, Cristina Cadoni, Valentina Bassareo, Paola Leone, Sandro Fenu, Daniele Lecca, Liliana Spina, Hans C. Fibiger and Valentina Valentini and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Elio Acquas

105 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Dopamine and drug addiction: the nucleus accumbens shell ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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.

  1. Dopamine and drug addiction: the nucleus accumbens shell connection
    2004 693 citations G. Di Chiara, Valentina Bassareo et al. Neuropharmacology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elio Acquas Italy 38 3.6k 1.7k 1.1k 883 471 105 5.0k
Patricia Robledo Spain 34 2.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 878 0.8× 984 1.1× 309 0.7× 98 4.1k
Marco Diana Italy 41 3.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 469 1.0× 121 4.9k
Steven R. Laviolette Canada 42 3.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 1.8k 2.0× 515 1.1× 102 4.8k
Charles W. Schindler United States 33 3.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 761 0.7× 642 0.7× 263 0.6× 150 4.1k
Wouter Koek United States 42 4.2k 1.2× 2.3k 1.3× 746 0.7× 774 0.9× 876 1.9× 211 6.0k
Sergio Tanganelli Italy 44 3.5k 1.0× 2.4k 1.4× 968 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 359 0.8× 136 5.3k
Ezio Carboni Italy 38 4.3k 1.2× 2.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 638 0.7× 567 1.2× 82 5.9k
Charles P. France United States 35 3.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 513 0.5× 710 0.8× 807 1.7× 253 4.4k
Jack Bergman United States 35 2.9k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 578 0.5× 770 0.9× 325 0.7× 163 3.7k
Micaela Morelli Italy 50 5.7k 1.6× 3.0k 1.8× 812 0.7× 808 0.9× 664 1.4× 236 9.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elio Acquas

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All Works

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Biggio, Francesca, Giuseppe Talani, Valentina Bassareo, et al.. (2024). Mixing energy drinks and alcohol during adolescence impairs brain function: A study of rat hippocampal plasticity. Neuropharmacology. 254. 109993–109993. 2 indexed citations
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Bassareo, Valentina, Giuseppe Talani, Simone Zuffa, et al.. (2024). Receptor and metabolic insights on the ability of caffeine to prevent alcohol-induced stimulation of mesolimbic dopamine transmission. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 391–391. 3 indexed citations
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Rocchitta, Gaia, Alessandra T. Peana, Gianfranco Bazzu, et al.. (2019). Simultaneous wireless and high-resolution detection of nucleus accumbens shell ethanol concentrations and free motion of rats upon voluntary ethanol intake. Alcohol. 78. 69–78. 3 indexed citations
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Marotta, Roberto, Giuseppe Talani, Tiziano Catelani, et al.. (2017). Differential effects of phytotherapic preparations in the hSOD1 Drosophila melanogaster model of ALS. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41059–41059. 19 indexed citations
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Peana, Alessandra T., Federico Bennardini, Gaia Rocchitta, et al.. (2017). Is catalase involved in the effects of systemic and pVTA administration of 4-methylpyrazole on ethanol self-administration?. Alcohol. 63. 61–73. 7 indexed citations
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Marotta, Roberto, Sandro Fenu, Simona Scheggi, et al.. (2014). Acquisition and expression of conditioned taste aversion differentially affects extracellular signal regulated kinase and glutamate receptor phosphorylation in rat prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 8. 153–153. 19 indexed citations
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Spiga, Saturnino, et al.. (2009). Ethanol‐Induced Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase: Role of Dopamine D1 Receptors. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 33(5). 858–867. 46 indexed citations
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Pisanu, Augusta, Elio Acquas, Sandro Fenu, & G. Di Chiara. (2006). Modulation of Δ9-THC-induced increase of cortical and hippocampal acetylcholine release by μ opioid and D1 dopamine receptors. Neuropharmacology. 50(6). 661–670. 32 indexed citations
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Cadoni, Cristina, Marcello Solinas, Augusta Pisanu, et al.. (2005). Effect of 3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) on dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens shell and core. Brain Research. 1055(1-2). 143–148. 38 indexed citations
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Chiara, G. Di, Valentina Bassareo, Sandro Fenu, et al.. (2004). Dopamine and drug addiction: the nucleus accumbens shell connection. Neuropharmacology. 47. 227–241. 693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Acquas, Elio, et al.. (2001). Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol enhances cortical and hippocampal acetylcholine release in vivo: a microdialysis study. European Journal of Pharmacology. 419(2-3). 155–161. 50 indexed citations
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Acquas, Elio, et al.. (1999). A within-subjects microdialysis/behavioural study of the role of striatal acetylcholine in D1-dependent turning. Behavioural Brain Research. 103(2). 219–228. 4 indexed citations
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Acquas, Elio & H.C. Fibiger. (1996). Chronic lithium attenuates dopamine D1-receptor mediated increases in acetylcholine release in rat frontal cortex. Psychopharmacology. 125(2). 162–167. 29 indexed citations
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Acquas, Elio, et al.. (1993). Blockade of δ-opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens prevents ethanol-induced stimulation of dopamine release. European Journal of Pharmacology. 230(2). 239–241. 113 indexed citations
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Acquas, Elio, et al.. (1992). Depression of Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission and Sensitization to Morphine During Opiate Abstinence. Journal of Neurochemistry. 58(5). 1620–1625. 199 indexed citations
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Acquas, Elio, Ezio Carboni, Paola Leone, & G. Di Chiara. (1989). SCH 23390 blocks drug-conditioned place-preference and place-aversion: anhedonia (lack of reward) or apathy (lack of motivation) after dopamine-receptor blockade?. Psychopharmacology. 99(2). 151–155. 176 indexed citations

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