Giorgio Rizzi

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Giorgio Rizzi is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giorgio Rizzi has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Giorgio Rizzi's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (3 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (3 papers). Giorgio Rizzi is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (3 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (3 papers). Giorgio Rizzi collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Italy and Japan. Giorgio Rizzi's co-authors include Kelly R. Tan, Garret D. Stuber, Randall L. Ung, Alice M. Stamatakis, Joshua H. Jennings, Daniel Bojar, Martin Fussenegger, Ryosuke Kojima, Simon Ausländer and Pratik Saxena and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Giorgio Rizzi

13 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Designer exosomes produced by implanted cells intracerebrally deliver therapeutic cargo for Parkinson’s disease treatment
    2018 585 citations Ryosuke Kojima, Daniel Bojar et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Giorgio Rizzi Switzerland 10 617 280 268 244 239 14 1.2k
Lavinia Albéri Switzerland 25 996 1.6× 168 0.6× 633 2.4× 160 0.7× 120 0.5× 47 2.0k
Jon M. Madison United States 19 1.6k 2.5× 170 0.6× 616 2.3× 227 0.9× 218 0.9× 25 2.4k
Hongyu Zhang China 22 624 1.0× 79 0.3× 358 1.3× 356 1.5× 93 0.4× 43 1.7k
Karine Fénelon United States 17 603 1.0× 117 0.4× 379 1.4× 230 0.9× 70 0.3× 23 1.1k
Csaba Cserép Hungary 18 567 0.9× 143 0.5× 569 2.1× 255 1.0× 56 0.2× 26 1.3k
Lin Pan China 14 463 0.8× 121 0.4× 131 0.5× 77 0.3× 70 0.3× 30 989
Kazue Hashimoto‐Torii United States 20 997 1.6× 120 0.4× 445 1.7× 126 0.5× 47 0.2× 43 1.7k
Tian‐Le Xu China 23 577 0.9× 85 0.3× 357 1.3× 175 0.7× 62 0.3× 34 1.2k
Jeong‐Hoon Kim South Korea 21 828 1.3× 49 0.2× 830 3.1× 230 0.9× 149 0.6× 86 1.6k
Michela Tessari Italy 26 1.5k 2.5× 209 0.7× 1.0k 3.9× 265 1.1× 242 1.0× 53 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Giorgio Rizzi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giorgio Rizzi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giorgio Rizzi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Giorgio Rizzi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Giorgio Rizzi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Giorgio Rizzi. Giorgio Rizzi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Pérez‐Garci, Enrique, Giorgio Rizzi, Daniel Ulrich, et al.. (2025). Binding of HCN channels to GABAB receptors in dopamine neurons of the VTA limits synaptic inhibition and prevents the development of anxiety. Neurobiology of Disease. 206. 106831–106831.
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Wang, Hui, Mingqi Xie, Giorgio Rizzi, et al.. (2022). Identification of Sclareol As a Natural Neuroprotective Cav1.3‐Antagonist Using Synthetic Parkinson‐Mimetic Gene Circuits and Computer‐Aided Drug Discovery. Advanced Science. 9(7). e2102855–e2102855. 15 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Giorgio, et al.. (2021). Lateral ventral tegmental area GABAergic and glutamatergic modulation of conditioned learning. Cell Reports. 34(11). 108867–108867. 6 indexed citations
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Fiorillo, Fausta, Giorgio Rizzi, & C. Achille. (2021). LEARNING THROUGH VIRTUAL TOOLS: VISIT A PLACE IN THE PANDEMIC ERA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLVI-M-1-2021. 225–232. 6 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Giorgio, et al.. (2021). Zona incerta subpopulations differentially encode and modulate anxiety. Science Advances. 7(37). eabf6709–eabf6709. 42 indexed citations
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Steurer, Stefan, et al.. (2020). Exercise‐linked improvement in age‐associated loss of balance is associated with increased vestibular input to motor neurons. Aging Cell. 19(12). e13274–e13274. 14 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Giorgio & Kelly R. Tan. (2019). Synergistic Nigral Output Pathways Shape Movement. Cell Reports. 27(7). 2184–2198.e4. 34 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Giorgio, et al.. (2019). Excitatory rubral cells encode the acquisition of novel complex motor tasks. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2241–2241. 19 indexed citations
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Kojima, Ryosuke, Daniel Bojar, Giorgio Rizzi, et al.. (2018). Designer exosomes produced by implanted cells intracerebrally deliver therapeutic cargo for Parkinson’s disease treatment. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1305–1305. 585 indexed citations breakdown →
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Campen, Jolien S. van, Ellen V.S. Hessel, Giorgio Rizzi, et al.. (2018). Stress and Corticosteroids Aggravate Morphological Changes in the Dentate Gyrus after Early-Life Experimental Febrile Seizures in Mice. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 9. 3–3. 15 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Giorgio & Kelly R. Tan. (2017). Dopamine and Acetylcholine, a Circuit Point of View in Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 11. 110–110. 77 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Giorgio, et al.. (2016). Design and construction of a low-cost nose poke system for rodents. MethodsX. 3. 326–332. 9 indexed citations
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Jennings, Joshua H., Giorgio Rizzi, Alice M. Stamatakis, Randall L. Ung, & Garret D. Stuber. (2013). The Inhibitory Circuit Architecture of the Lateral Hypothalamus Orchestrates Feeding. Science. 341(6153). 1517–1521. 369 indexed citations
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Casellato, Claudia, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Giovanna Zorzi, et al.. (2012). Error-enhancing robot therapy to induce motor control improvement in childhood onset primary dystonia. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 9(1). 46–46. 16 indexed citations

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