Lamberto Maffei

19.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
146 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Lamberto Maffei is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Lamberto Maffei has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 63 papers in Molecular Biology and 44 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Lamberto Maffei's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (60 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (52 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (42 papers). Lamberto Maffei is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (60 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (52 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (42 papers). Lamberto Maffei collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United States. Lamberto Maffei's co-authors include Nicoletta Berardi, Tommaso Pizzorusso, Adriana Fiorentini, Alessandro Sale, Paolo Medini, Sabrina Chierzi, Matteo Caleo, Laura Baroncelli, Vittorio Porciatti and Alessandro Viegi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lamberto Maffei

145 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Reactivation of Ocular Dominance Plasticity in the Adult Visual Cortex

2002 1.3k citations Tommaso Pizzorusso, Paolo Medini et al. Science profile →
BDNF Regulates the Maturation of Inhibition and the Critical Period of Plasticity in Mouse Visual Cortex

1999 966 citations Tommaso Pizzorusso, Vittorio Porciatti et al. profile →
The Antidepressant Fluoxetine Restores Plasticity in the Adult Visual Cortex

2008 709 citations José Fernando Maya‐Vetencourt, Alessandro Sale et al. Science profile →
Functional postnatal development of the rat primary visual cortex and the role of visual experience: Dark rearing and monocular deprivation

1994 539 citations Michela Fagiolini, Tommaso Pizzorusso et al. Vision Research profile →
Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is required for the enhancement of hippocampal neurogenesis following environmental enrichment

2006 501 citations Chiara Braschi, Lamberto Maffei et al. European Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Environmental enrichment strengthens corticocortical interactions and reduces amyloid-β oligomers in aged mice

2014 494 citations Marco Mainardi, Angelo Di Garbo et al. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An inflammatory fingerprint in mild cognitively impaired patients is reversed by physical and cognitive training 2025 ·Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health ·Genni Desiato, Paolo Bosco, Simona Cintoli, Laura Biagi, Chiara Braschi, Camilla Nero, (unknown), Marianna Noale, Elisa Faggiani, Alessandro Rossi, Davide Pozzi, Marinos Kallikourdis, Lorenza Pratali, Stefania Maggi, Gloria Tognoni, Nicoletta Berardi, Lamberto Maffei, Alessandro Sale, Michela Tosetti, Michela Matteoli	1
2	Intranasal delivery of BDNF rescues memory deficits in AD11 mice and reduces brain microgliosis 2020 ·Aging Clinical and Experimental Research ·Chiara Braschi, Simona Capsoni, (unknown), Andrea Poli, Gabriele Sansevero, Rossella Brandi, Lamberto Maffei, Antonino Cattaneo, Nicoletta Berardi	38
3	Environmental Enrichment Induces Changes in Long-Term Memory for Social Transmission of Food Preference in Aged Mice through a Mechanism Associated with Epigenetic Processes 2018 ·Neural Plasticity ·Simona Cintoli, Maria Cristina Cenni, Bruno Pinto, (unknown), Alessandro Sale, Lamberto Maffei, Nicoletta Berardi	13
4	Unilateral Application of Cathodal tDCS Reduces Transcallosal Inhibition and Improves Visual Acuity in Amblyopic Patients 2018 ·Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience ·Tommaso Bocci, (unknown), Matteo Caleo, Laura Restani, D. Barloscio, Gianluca Ardolino, Alberto Priori, Lamberto Maffei, Marco Nardi, Ferdinando Sartucci	22
5	Environmental enrichment strengthens corticocortical interactions and reduces amyloid-β oligomers in aged mice breakdown → 2014 ·Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience ·Marco Mainardi, Angelo Di Garbo, Matteo Caleo, Nicoletta Berardi, Alessandro Sale, Lamberto Maffei	494
6	Evidence for metaplasticity in the human visual cortex 2013 ·Journal of Neural Transmission ·Tommaso Bocci, Matteo Caleo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lamberto Maffei, Símone Rossi, Alberto Priori, Ferdinando Sartucci	44
7	Experience‐dependent expression of NPAS4 regulates plasticity in adult visual cortex 2012 ·The Journal of Physiology ·José Fernando Maya‐Vetencourt, Ettore Tiraboschi, Dario Greco, Laura Restani, Chiara Cerri, Petri Auvinen, Lamberto Maffei, Eero Ċastrén	56
8	A rich environmental experience reactivates visual cortex plasticity in aged rats 2012 ·Experimental Gerontology ·Manuela Scali, Laura Baroncelli, Maria Cristina Cenni, Alessandro Sale, Lamberto Maffei	35
9	Environmental Enrichment Modulates Cortico-Cortical Interactions in the Mouse 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Angelo Di Garbo, Marco Mainardi, Santi Chillemi, Lamberto Maffei, Matteo Caleo	24
10	Massage Accelerates Brain Development and the Maturation of Visual Function 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Andrea Guzzetta, Sara Baldini, Ada Bancale, Laura Baroncelli, (unknown), Paolo Ghirri, Elena Putignano, Alessandro Sale, Alessandro Viegi, Nicoletta Berardi, Antonio Boldrini, Giovanni Cioni, Lamberto Maffei	179
11	Enrich the environment to empower the brain 2009 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Alessandro Sale, Nicoletta Berardi, Lamberto Maffei	251
12	Antiepileptic Effects of Botulinum Neurotoxin E 2005 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Yuri Bozzi, Cristina Richichi, Alessandro Viegi, Flavia Antonucci, Marcella Funicello, Marco Gobbi, Tiziana Mennini, Ornella Rossetto, Cesare Montecucco, Lamberto Maffei, Annamaria Vezzani, Matteo Caleo	80
13	A Role for Retinal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Ocular Dominance Plasticity 2005 ·Current Biology ·Georgia Mandolesi, Elisabetta Menna, A. K. Harauzov, Christopher S. von Bartheld, Matteo Caleo, Lamberto Maffei	38
14	Extracellular Matrix and Visual Cortical Plasticity 2004 ·Neuron ·Nicoletta Berardi, Tommaso Pizzorusso, Lamberto Maffei	129
15	Synergistic Effects of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Chondroitinase ABC on Retinal Fiber Sprouting after Denervation of the Superior Colliculus in Adult Rats 2003 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Daniela Tropea, Matteo Caleo, Lamberto Maffei	108
16	Molecular basis of plasticity in the visual cortex 2003 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Nicoletta Berardi, Tommaso Pizzorusso, Gian Michele Ratto, Lamberto Maffei	237
17	Reactivation of Ocular Dominance Plasticity in the Adult Visual Cortex breakdown → 2002 ·Science ·Tommaso Pizzorusso, Paolo Medini, Nicoletta Berardi, Sabrina Chierzi, James W. Fawcett, Lamberto Maffei	1315
18	Expression of BCL‐2 via adeno‐associated virus vectors rescues thalamic neurons after visual cortex lesion in the adult rat 2002 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Matteo Caleo, Maria Cristina Cenni, Mario Costa, Elisabetta Menna, Lorena Zentilin, Sara Giadrossi, Mauro Giacca, Lamberto Maffei	14
19	The visual physiology of the wild type mouse determined with pattern VEPs 1999 ·Vision Research ·Vittorio Porciatti, Tommaso Pizzorusso, Lamberto Maffei	173
20	Functional postnatal development of the rat primary visual cortex and the role of visual experience: Dark rearing and monocular deprivation breakdown → 1994 ·Vision Research ·Michela Fagiolini, Tommaso Pizzorusso, Nicoletta Berardi, Luciano Domenici, Lamberto Maffei	539

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