Francesca Longhena

1.6k total citations
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Francesca Longhena is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Longhena has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Neurology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Longhena's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (25 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (13 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers). Francesca Longhena is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (25 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (13 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers). Francesca Longhena collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Francesca Longhena's co-authors include Arianna Bellucci, Gaia Faustini, Marina Pizzi, Cristina Missale, PierFranco Spano, Maria Grazia Spillantini, Michela Zaltieri, Luigi Bubacco, Nicola Biagio Mercuri and Annalena Venneri and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cell Science, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Longhena

33 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Longhena Italy 20 641 385 342 262 181 33 1.1k
Amber D. Van Laar United States 16 716 1.1× 475 1.2× 445 1.3× 196 0.7× 158 0.9× 21 1.2k
Gaia Faustini Italy 18 552 0.9× 326 0.8× 276 0.8× 223 0.9× 172 1.0× 29 911
Karina Fog Denmark 18 789 1.2× 504 1.3× 478 1.4× 408 1.6× 295 1.6× 27 1.3k
Chee Yeun Chung United States 15 678 1.1× 656 1.7× 632 1.8× 282 1.1× 181 1.0× 20 1.4k
Eleanna Kara United Kingdom 17 729 1.1× 406 1.1× 322 0.9× 352 1.3× 259 1.4× 25 1.1k
Mattia Volta Italy 18 519 0.8× 416 1.1× 360 1.1× 227 0.9× 118 0.7× 27 953
Marion Delenclos United States 13 459 0.7× 247 0.6× 327 1.0× 289 1.1× 150 0.8× 20 890
Natalie Connor‐Robson United Kingdom 18 690 1.1× 371 1.0× 350 1.0× 261 1.0× 149 0.8× 26 1.0k
Chao Peng United States 7 742 1.2× 267 0.7× 369 1.1× 520 2.0× 274 1.5× 12 1.2k
Sonia George United States 17 759 1.2× 400 1.0× 345 1.0× 334 1.3× 329 1.8× 23 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Longhena

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All Works

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Faustini, Gaia, et al.. (2023). Alpha synuclein post translational modifications: potential targets for Parkinson’s disease therapy?. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 16. 1197853–1197853. 24 indexed citations
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Calogero, Alessandra Maria, Francesca Longhena, Arianna Bellucci, et al.. (2023). Acetylated α-Tubulin and α-Synuclein: Physiological Interplay and Contribution to α-Synuclein Oligomerization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(15). 12287–12287. 10 indexed citations
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Longhena, Francesca, Gaia Faustini, Giovanni Ribaudo, et al.. (2022). Methylphenidate Analogues as a New Class of Potential Disease-Modifying Agents for Parkinson’s Disease: Evidence from Cell Models and Alpha-Synuclein Transgenic Mice. Pharmaceutics. 14(8). 1595–1595. 7 indexed citations
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Faustini, Gaia, Francesca Longhena, Anna Masato, et al.. (2022). Synapsin III gene silencing redeems alpha-synuclein transgenic mice from Parkinson's disease-like phenotype. Molecular Therapy. 30(4). 1465–1483. 14 indexed citations
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Longhena, Francesca, Gaia Faustini, Michele Sandre, et al.. (2022). Dopamine signaling modulates microglial NLRP3 inflammasome activation: implications for Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 19(1). 50–50. 63 indexed citations
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Bellucci, Arianna, Francesca Longhena, & Maria Grazia Spillantini. (2022). The Role of Rab Proteins in Parkinson’s Disease Synaptopathy. Biomedicines. 10(8). 1941–1941. 19 indexed citations
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Longhena, Francesca, et al.. (2021). An updated reappraisal of synapsins: structure, function and role in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 130. 33–60. 29 indexed citations
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Faustini, Gaia, et al.. (2021). Alpha-Synuclein in the Regulation of Brain Endothelial and Perivascular Cells: Gaps and Future Perspectives. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 611761–611761. 35 indexed citations
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Faustini, Gaia, Francesca Longhena, Agostino Bruno, et al.. (2020). Alpha-synuclein/synapsin III pathological interplay boosts the motor response to methylphenidate. Neurobiology of Disease. 138. 104789–104789. 22 indexed citations
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Longhena, Francesca, Valentina Straniero, Gaia Faustini, et al.. (2020). Design and Synthesis of Fluorescent Methylphenidate Analogues for a FRET‐Based Assay of Synapsin III Binding. ChemMedChem. 15(14). 1330–1337. 9 indexed citations
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Filippini, Alice, Gaia Faustini, Francesca Longhena, et al.. (2020). Extracellular clusterin limits the uptake of α‐synuclein fibrils by murine and human astrocytes. Glia. 69(3). 681–696. 37 indexed citations
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Bellucci, Arianna, Luigi Bubacco, Francesca Longhena, et al.. (2020). Nuclear Factor-κB Dysregulation and α-Synuclein Pathology: Critical Interplay in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 12. 68–68. 65 indexed citations
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Longhena, Francesca, Gaia Faustini, & Arianna Bellucci. (2019). Study of alpha-synuclein fibrillation: state of the art and expectations. Neural Regeneration Research. 15(1). 59–59. 11 indexed citations
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Parrella, Edoardo, Arianna Bellucci, Vanessa Porrini, et al.. (2019). NF-κB/c-Rel deficiency causes Parkinson’s disease-like prodromal symptoms and progressive pathology in mice. Translational Neurodegeneration. 8(1). 16–16. 22 indexed citations
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Longhena, Francesca, Gaia Faustini, Tatiana Varanita, et al.. (2018). Synapsin III is a key component of α‐synuclein fibrils in Lewy bodies of PD brains. Brain Pathology. 28(6). 875–888. 36 indexed citations
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Faustini, Gaia, Francesca Longhena, Tatiana Varanita, et al.. (2018). Synapsin III deficiency hampers α-synuclein aggregation, striatal synaptic damage and nigral cell loss in an AAV-based mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Acta Neuropathologica. 136(4). 621–639. 51 indexed citations
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Longhena, Francesca, Michela Zaltieri, Jéssica Grigoletto, et al.. (2017). Depletion of Progranulin Reduces GluN2B-Containing NMDA Receptor Density, Tau Phosphorylation, and Dendritic Arborization in Mouse Primary Cortical Neurons. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 363(2). 164–175. 10 indexed citations
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Longhena, Francesca, PierFranco Spano, & Arianna Bellucci. (2017). Targeting of Disordered Proteins by Small Molecules in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 245. 85–110. 14 indexed citations
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Chiarelli, Nicola, Marina Colombi, Stefania Mitola, et al.. (2015). Cavin-1 and Caveolin-1 are both required to support cell proliferation, migration and anchorage-independent cell growth in rhabdomyosarcoma. Laboratory Investigation. 95(6). 585–602. 33 indexed citations

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