Manuel Mameli

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Manuel Mameli is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel Mameli has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Manuel Mameli's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (33 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers). Manuel Mameli is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (33 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers). Manuel Mameli collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and United States. Manuel Mameli's co-authors include Christian Lüscher, C. Fernando Valenzuela, Salvatore Lecca, Mario Carta, Frank J. Meye, Camilla Bellone, Rafael Luján, Anna Tchenio, Kristina Valentinova and Bénédicte Balland and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Manuel Mameli

76 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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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.

Specialized astrocytes mediate glutamatergic gliotransmission in the CNS

2023 141 citations Roberta De Ceglia, Ada Ledonne et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Manuel Mameli France	39	3.2k	1.6k	1.2k	399	376	80	4.2k
Vivien Chevaleyre France	29	3.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	321 0.8×	422 1.1×	44	4.3k
Camilla Bellone Switzerland	33	3.5k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	470 1.2×	303 0.8×	53	4.9k
Veronica A. Alvarez United States	35	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	268 0.7×	217 0.6×	65	4.5k
François Georges France	34	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	201 0.5×	346 0.9×	50	3.6k
Sukwoo Choi South Korea	29	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	304 0.8×	272 0.7×	60	3.3k
Kuei Y. Tseng United States	38	3.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	277 0.7×	462 1.2×	71	4.8k
Gaël Malleret France	25	3.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	1.8k 1.5×	669 1.7×	309 0.8×	45	5.5k
Julie C. Lauterborn United States	35	2.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	867 0.7×	318 0.8×	219 0.6×	62	4.2k
Carl R. Lupica United States	48	5.3k 1.7×	2.3k 1.4×	1.9k 1.5×	306 0.8×	354 0.9×	106	7.0k
F. Woodward Hopf United States	42	3.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	193 0.5×	420 1.1×	82	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Manuel Mameli

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manuel Mameli

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mameli, Manuel, et al.. (2025). Neuronal Properties in the Lateral Habenula and Adult–Newborn Interactions in Virgin Female and Male Mice. eNeuro. 12(2). ENEURO.0414–24.2025.

Fernandez, Laura M. J., Laura Batti, Leonardo Restivo, et al.. (2025). Autophagy regulates PVALB (parvalbumin) interneuron excitability and memory. Autophagy. 22(2). 351–370.

Congiu, Mauro, Sarah Mondoloni, Salvatore Lecca, et al.. (2023). Plasticity of neuronal dynamics in the lateral habenula for cue-punishment associative learning. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(12). 5118–5127. 5 indexed citations

Lecca, Salvatore, Mauro Congiu, Leonardo Restivo, et al.. (2023). A neural substrate for negative affect dictates female parental behavior. Neuron. 111(7). 1094–1103.e8. 17 indexed citations

Ceglia, Roberta De, Ada Ledonne, David Litvin, et al.. (2023). Specialized astrocytes mediate glutamatergic gliotransmission in the CNS. Nature. 622(7981). 120–129. 141 indexed citations breakdown →

Cutando, Laura, Emma Puighermanal, Morgane Belle, et al.. (2022). Cerebellar dopamine D2 receptors regulate social behaviors. Nature Neuroscience. 25(7). 900–911. 52 indexed citations

Lalive, Arnaud L., et al.. (2021). Mild stress accumulation limits GABAergic synaptic plasticity in the lateral habenula. European Journal of Neuroscience. 55(2). 377–387. 6 indexed citations

Domıńguez-Iturza, Nuria, Adrian C. Lo, Disha Shah, et al.. (2019). The autism- and schizophrenia-associated protein CYFIP1 regulates bilateral brain connectivity and behaviour. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3454–3454. 68 indexed citations

Soiza‐Reilly, Mariano, Frank J. Meye, Ludovic Telley, et al.. (2018). SSRIs target prefrontal to raphe circuits during development modulating synaptic connectivity and emotional behavior. Molecular Psychiatry. 24(5). 726–745. 54 indexed citations

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Otsu, Yo, Salvatore Lecca, Katarzyna Pietrajtis, et al.. (2018). Functional Principles of Posterior Septal Inputs to the Medial Habenula. Cell Reports. 22(3). 693–705. 22 indexed citations

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Meye, Frank J., et al.. (2016). Shifted pallidal co-release of GABA and glutamate in habenula drives cocaine withdrawal and relapse. Nature Neuroscience. 19(8). 1019–1024. 112 indexed citations

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Meye, Frank J., Kristina Valentinova, Salvatore Lecca, et al.. (2015). Cocaine-evoked negative symptoms require AMPA receptor trafficking in the lateral habenula. Nature Neuroscience. 18(3). 376–378. 73 indexed citations

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Valentinova, Kristina, Anna Tchenio, Frank J. Meye, Salvatore Lecca, & Manuel Mameli. (2015). L’enfer après le plaisir. médecine/sciences. 31(5). 478–481. 3 indexed citations

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Yuan, Ti‐Fei, Manuel Mameli, Eoin C. O’Connor, et al.. (2013). Expression of Cocaine-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity by GluN3A-Containing NMDA Receptors. Neuron. 80(4). 1025–1038. 94 indexed citations

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Meye, Frank J., Salvatore Lecca, Kristina Valentinova, & Manuel Mameli. (2013). Synaptic and cellular profile of neurons in the lateral habenula. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 860–860. 69 indexed citations

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Bellone, Camilla, Manuel Mameli, & Christian Lüscher. (2011). In utero exposure to cocaine delays postnatal synaptic maturation of glutamatergic transmission in the VTA. Nature Neuroscience. 14(11). 1439–1446. 67 indexed citations

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Brown, Matthew T., Camilla Bellone, Manuel Mameli, et al.. (2010). Drug-Driven AMPA Receptor Redistribution Mimicked by Selective Dopamine Neuron Stimulation. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15870–e15870. 89 indexed citations

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Mameli, Manuel, et al.. (2008). Ethanol Decreases Purkinje Neuron Excitability by Increasing GABA Release in Rat Cerebellar Slices. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 327(3). 910–917. 44 indexed citations

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Mameli, Manuel, Bénédicte Balland, Rafael Luján, & Christian Lüscher. (2007). Rapid Synthesis and Synaptic Insertion of GluR2 for mGluR-LTD in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Science. 317(5837). 530–533. 215 indexed citations

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Sanna, Enrico, Maria Cristina Mostallino, Fabio Busonero, et al.. (2003). Changes in GABA_AReceptor Gene Expression Associated with Selective Alterations in Receptor Function and Pharmacology after Ethanol Withdrawal. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(37). 11711–11724. 110 indexed citations

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