Francesca Pagani

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Francesca Pagani is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Pagani has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Pagani's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers). Francesca Pagani is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers). Francesca Pagani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. Francesca Pagani's co-authors include Davide Ragozzino, Cornelius T. Gross, Rosa Chiara Paolicelli, Giulia Bolasco, Laura Maggi, Tiago Ferreira, Eva Guiducci, Maurizio Giustetto, Patrizia Panzanelli and Laura Dumas and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Pagani

18 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain Development

2011 3.1k citations Rosa Chiara Paolicelli, Giulia Bolasco et al. Science profile →
Deficient neuron-microglia signaling results in impaired functional brain connectivity and social behavior

2014 909 citations Yang Zhan, Rosa Chiara Paolicelli et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Pagani Italy	17	3.1k	1.3k	1.1k	884	823	18	4.7k
Giulia Bolasco Italy	17	3.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	871 1.1×	36	5.6k
Laura Maggi Italy	27	3.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	831 1.0×	48	5.5k
Emily K. Lehrman United States	9	2.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	986 1.1×	711 0.9×	10	4.4k
Rosa Chiara Paolicelli Switzerland	23	4.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	966 1.2×	40	6.4k
Tiago Ferreira United States	12	2.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	947 0.9×	790 0.9×	630 0.8×	16	3.8k
Ryuta Koyama Japan	28	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.9×	1.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	75	5.5k
Laura Dumas United States	12	2.2k 0.7×	995 0.7×	724 0.7×	889 1.0×	629 0.8×	16	3.7k
Alan R. Mardinly United States	8	2.3k 0.7×	893 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	910 1.0×	661 0.8×	12	3.9k
Timothy R. Hammond United States	14	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	636 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	569 0.7×	18	4.3k
Dorothy P. Schafer United States	32	4.7k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	2.1k 2.0×	1.6k 1.8×	1.3k 1.6×	51	7.6k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Rosito, Maria, Natalia Pediconi, Barbara Cortese, et al.. (2021). Antibiotics Treatment Modulates Microglia–Synapses Interaction. Cells. 10(10). 2648–2648. 28 indexed citations

Pagani, Francesca, et al.. (2020). Optonongenetic enhancement of activity in primary cortical neurons. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 37(4). 643–643. 4 indexed citations

Garone, Maria Giovanna, Valeria de Turris, Carlo Brighi, et al.. (2019). Conversion of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) into Functional Spinal and Cranial Motor Neurons Using PiggyBac Vectors. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 17 indexed citations

Pagani, Francesca, Claudia Testi, Alfonso Grimaldi, et al.. (2019). Dimethyl Fumarate Reduces Microglia Functional Response to Tissue Damage and Favors Brain Iron Homeostasis. Neuroscience. 439. 241–254. 16 indexed citations

Santis, Riccardo De, Maria Giovanna Garone, Francesca Pagani, et al.. (2018). Direct conversion of human pluripotent stem cells into cranial motor neurons using a piggyBac vector. Stem Cell Research. 29. 189–196. 31 indexed citations

Grimaldi, Alfonso, Giuseppina D’Alessandro, Maria Amalia Di Castro, et al.. (2018). Kv1.3 activity perturbs the homeostatic properties of astrocytes in glioma. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 7654–7654. 22 indexed citations

Basilico, Bernadette, Francesca Pagani, Alfonso Grimaldi, et al.. (2018). Microglia shape presynaptic properties at developing glutamatergic synapses. Glia. 67(1). 53–67. 73 indexed citations

Murana, Emanuele, Francesca Pagani, Bernadette Basilico, et al.. (2017). ATP release during cell swelling activates a Ca2+-dependent Cl− current by autocrine mechanism in mouse hippocampal microglia. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4184–4184. 24 indexed citations

Pagani, Francesca, Riccardo De Santis, Cristina Limatola, et al.. (2016). Differentiation of control and ALS mutant human iPSCs into functional skeletal muscle cells, a tool for the study of neuromuscolar diseases. Stem Cell Research. 17(1). 140–147. 28 indexed citations

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Batti, Laura, Mayya Sundukova, Emanuele Murana, et al.. (2016). TMEM16F Regulates Spinal Microglial Function in Neuropathic Pain States. Cell Reports. 15(12). 2608–2615. 49 indexed citations

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Milior, Giampaolo, Cynthia Lecours, Kanchan Bisht, et al.. (2015). Fractalkine receptor deficiency impairs microglial and neuronal responsiveness to chronic stress. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 55. 114–125. 189 indexed citations

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Pagani, Francesca, Rosa Chiara Paolicelli, Emanuele Murana, et al.. (2015). Defective microglial development in the hippocampus of Cx3cr1 deficient mice. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 111–111. 65 indexed citations

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Angelantonio, Silvia Di, Cristina Bertollini, Sonia Piccinin, et al.. (2015). Basal adenosine modulates the functional properties of AMPA receptors in mouse hippocampal neurons through the activation of A1R A2AR and A3R. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 409–409. 18 indexed citations

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Zhan, Yang, Rosa Chiara Paolicelli, Francesco Sforazzini, et al.. (2014). Deficient neuron-microglia signaling results in impaired functional brain connectivity and social behavior. Nature Neuroscience. 17(3). 400–406. 909 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sciaccaluga, Miriam, Giuseppina D’Alessandro, Francesca Pagani, et al.. (2013). Functional Cross Talk between CXCR4 and PDGFR on Glioblastoma Cells Is Essential for Migration. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e73426–e73426. 31 indexed citations

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Paolicelli, Rosa Chiara, Giulia Bolasco, Francesca Pagani, et al.. (2011). Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain Development. Science. 333(6048). 1456–1458. 3070 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sciaccaluga, Miriam, Bernard Fioretti, Luigi Catacuzzeno, et al.. (2010). CXCL12-induced glioblastoma cell migration requires intermediate conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel activity. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 299(1). C175–C184. 94 indexed citations

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Pagani, Francesca, Clotilde Lauro, Sergio Fucile, et al.. (2006). Functional properties of neurons derived from fetal mouse neurospheres are compatible with those of neuronal precursors in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 83(8). 1494–1501. 19 indexed citations

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