Francesco Orzi

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Francesco Orzi is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Orzi has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Orzi's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (20 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers). Francesco Orzi is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (20 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers). Francesco Orzi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Francesco Orzi's co-authors include Francesco E. Pontieri, G. Di Chiara, Gianluigi Tanda, Alessandro Zocchi, Mark P. Epping-Jordan, François Conquet, Cristiano Chiamulera, M. Corsi, Clara Marcon and Stefano Tacconi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Orzi

82 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Effects of nicotine on the nucleus accumbens and similarity to those of addictive drugs

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Orzi Italy	28	1.8k	1.4k	507	456	433	82	3.3k
Matthew P. Galloway United States	35	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	362 0.7×	438 1.0×	145 0.3×	86	3.5k
Jason P. Brown United States	13	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 2.1×	340 0.7×	575 1.3×	16	4.0k
Eitan Friedman United States	29	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	475 0.9×	186 0.4×	311 0.7×	60	3.2k
Hiroyuki Watanabe Japan	21	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	408 0.8×	228 0.5×	322 0.7×	85	3.2k
Baoman Li China	26	1.2k 0.6×	766 0.6×	372 0.7×	409 0.9×	611 1.4×	68	2.9k
Maura Boldrini United States	24	1.1k 0.6×	874 0.6×	328 0.6×	410 0.9×	614 1.4×	39	4.0k
Doris J. Doudet Canada	34	1.5k 0.8×	747 0.6×	238 0.5×	1.2k 2.6×	269 0.6×	131	3.4k
Ottavio V. Vitolo United States	20	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 2.5×	324 0.7×	383 0.9×	26	3.3k
Paul G. Unschuld Switzerland	29	1.1k 0.6×	838 0.6×	469 0.9×	582 1.3×	203 0.5×	76	3.0k
John T. Slevin United States	32	1.4k 0.8×	929 0.7×	302 0.6×	1.2k 2.6×	340 0.8×	93	3.3k

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Cipollini, Virginia, Josef Anrather, Francesco Orzi, & Costantino Iadecola. (2019). Th17 and Cognitive Impairment: Possible Mechanisms of Action. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 13. 95–95. 81 indexed citations

Carolis, Antonella De, Virginia Cipollini, Valentina Corigliano, et al.. (2015). Anosognosia in People with Cognitive Impairment: Association with Cognitive Deficits and Behavioral Disturbances. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 42–50. 26 indexed citations

Romano, Silvia, Giulia Coarelli, Christian Marcotulli, et al.. (2015). Riluzole in patients with hereditary cerebellar ataxia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet Neurology. 14(10). 985–991. 146 indexed citations

Picchetto, Livio, Gianfranco Spalletta, Barbara Casolla, et al.. (2013). Cognitive Performance following Carotid Endarterectomy or Stenting in Asymptomatic Patients with Severe ICA Stenosis. PubMed. 2013. 1–6. 18 indexed citations

Giubilei, Franco, et al.. (2013). Heterogeneous pathologies associated with dementia in Parkinsonism share a prion-like spreading mechanism.. PubMed. 151(4). 169–78. 1 indexed citations

Orzi, Francesco, Barbara Casolla, Raffaele Rocchi, & Francesco Fornai. (2012). Prion-like mechanisms in epileptogenesis. Neurological Sciences. 34(6). 1035–1038. 6 indexed citations

Carolis, Antonella De, Franco Giubilei, Barbara Casolla, et al.. (2011). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Is Associated with Altered Neuropsychological Performance in Young Adults. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra. 1(1). 402–408. 12 indexed citations

Capone, Francesca, Michele Cavallari, Barbara Casolla, et al.. (2011). Stroke Prediction after Transient Ischemic Attacks in Patients Admitted to a Stroke Unit. European Neurology. 67(1). 34–38. 8 indexed citations

Pontieri, Francesco E., Roberta Lattanzi, Dario Benincasa, et al.. (2006). Effects of the intravenous administration of [Lys7]dermorphin on local cerebral glucose utilization in the rat. European Journal of Pharmacology. 544(1-3). 17–20. 1 indexed citations

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Blandini, Fabio, Roberto Fancellu, Francesco Orzi, et al.. (2003). Selective stimulation of striatal dopamine receptors of the D₁‐ or D₂‐class causes opposite changes of fos expression in the rat cerebral cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience. 17(4). 763–770. 20 indexed citations

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Chiamulera, Cristiano, Mark P. Epping-Jordan, Alessandro Zocchi, et al.. (2001). Reinforcing and locomotor stimulant effects of cocaine are absent in mGluR5 null mutant mice. Nature Neuroscience. 4(9). 873–874. 459 indexed citations

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Patacchioli, Francesca Romana, Francesco E. Pontieri, Francesco Orzi, Renato Di Grezia, & Luciano Angelucci. (1998). Increased motor response to cocaine administration following recovery from chronic corticosterone treatment in the rat. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 8(1). 43–46. 4 indexed citations

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Pontieri, Francesco E., et al.. (1996). A COMPARISON OF BEHAVIOURAL EFFECTS OF RO 19???8022 AND NITRAZEPAM IN MICE. Behavioural Pharmacology. 7(Supplement 1). 89–89. 1 indexed citations

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Orzi, Francesco, et al.. (1996). Intravenous morphine increases glucose utilization in the shell of the rat nucleus accumbens. European Journal of Pharmacology. 302(1-3). 49–51. 23 indexed citations

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Morelli, Micaela, Francesco E. Pontieri, Italo Linfante, Francesco Orzi, & G. Di Chiara. (1993). Local cerebral glucose utilization after D1 receptor stimulation in 6‐OHDA lesioned rats: Effect of sensitization (priming) with a dopaminergic agonist. Synapse. 13(3). 264–269. 27 indexed citations

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Orzi, Francesco, Michèle Zoli, Francesca Passarelli, et al.. (1990). Repeated electroconvulsive shock increases glial fibrillary acidic protein, ornithine decar☐ylase, somatostatin and cholecystokinin immunoreactivities in the hippocampal formation of the rat. Brain Research. 533(2). 223–231. 41 indexed citations

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Orzi, Francesco, Giovanni Lucignani, Diana Dow-Edwards, et al.. (1988). Local Cerebral Glucose Utilization in Controlled Graded Levels of Hyperglycemia in the Conscious Rat. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 8(3). 346–356. 55 indexed citations

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Orzi, Francesco, et al.. (1987). Effects of single and repeated electroconvulsive shock on local cerebral glucose utilization in the conscious rat. Brain Research. 423(1-2). 144–148. 13 indexed citations

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Fieschi, C., et al.. (1983). Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the province of Siena: Two cases transmitted to monkeys. Neurological Sciences. 4(1). 61–64. 3 indexed citations

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Orzi, Francesco, Diana Dow-Edwards, Jane Jehle, Charles Kennedy, & Louis Sokoloff. (1983). Comparative Effects of Acute and Chronic Administration of Amphetamine on Local Cerebral Glucose Utilization in the Conscious Rat. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 3(2). 154–160. 52 indexed citations

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