Martina Amanzio

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Martina Amanzio is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Martina Amanzio has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 23 papers in Physiology and 22 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Martina Amanzio's work include Pain Management and Placebo Effect (34 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (7 papers). Martina Amanzio is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Placebo Effect (34 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (7 papers). Martina Amanzio collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Denmark. Martina Amanzio's co-authors include Fabrizio Benedetti, G Maggi, Caterina Casadio, Antonella Pollo, Sara Palermo, Sergio Vighetti, Lene Vase, Claudia Arduino, A Oliaro and G. Asteggiano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Martina Amanzio

64 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Neuropharmacological Dissection of Placebo Analgesia: Expectation-Activated Opioid Systems versus Conditioning-Activated Specific Subsystems

1999 661 citations Martina Amanzio, Fabrizio Benedetti profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martina Amanzio Italy	28	3.2k	1.5k	1.3k	843	495	65	4.5k
Lene Vase Denmark	35	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	1.4k 2.8×	120	5.4k
Sergio Vighetti Italy	22	1.9k 0.6×	866 0.6×	632 0.5×	377 0.4×	306 0.6×	43	2.7k
Karin Jensen Sweden	30	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	364 0.4×	1.3k 2.5×	79	3.4k
Dane B. Cook United States	39	788 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	441 0.5×	1.7k 3.4×	130	5.1k
Damien G. Finniss Australia	12	1.5k 0.5×	383 0.3×	634 0.5×	529 0.6×	359 0.7×	16	2.3k
Takahiro Ushida Japan	28	803 0.2×	1.4k 0.9×	765 0.6×	284 0.3×	1.7k 3.4×	167	5.1k
Paul Geha United States	23	1.9k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	700 0.5×	116 0.1×	1.7k 3.3×	40	4.3k
Robert D. Helme Australia	35	702 0.2×	1.6k 1.1×	783 0.6×	227 0.3×	1.4k 2.7×	106	4.3k
Linda Porter United States	26	873 0.3×	777 0.5×	680 0.5×	128 0.2×	1.4k 2.8×	45	3.6k
Karin Meißner Germany	29	1.7k 0.5×	336 0.2×	929 0.7×	776 0.9×	270 0.5×	90	3.3k

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Giovannelli, Fabio, et al.. (2025). Executive control from healthy ageing to cognitive impairment: A systematic review of stroop and simon effects using psychophysiological and imaging techniques. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 172. 106121–106121.

Amanzio, Martina, et al.. (2023). A unique neuropsychophysiological approach to objectify emotion (dys)regulation in healthy older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 23093–23093. 2 indexed citations

Chirico, Alice, et al.. (2023). Exploring Biomarkers of Mental Flexibility in Healthy Aging: A Computational Psychometric Study. Sensors. 23(15). 6983–6983. 9 indexed citations

Mesin, Luca, et al.. (2023). Electroencephalography-Based Brain–Machine Interfaces in Older Adults: A Literature Review. Bioengineering. 10(4). 395–395. 7 indexed citations

Amanzio, Martina, et al.. (2023). The neuropsychology of healthy aging: the positive context of the University of the Third Age during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 6355–6355. 4 indexed citations

Amanzio, Martina, et al.. (2022). The nocebo phenomenon in the COVID-19 pandemic: a nocebodemic effect. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology. 15(12). 1377–1382. 2 indexed citations

Amanzio, Martina, et al.. (2021). How do nocebo effects in placebo groups of randomized controlled trials provide a possible explicative framework for the COVID-19 pandemic?. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology. 14(4). 439–444. 12 indexed citations

Amanzio, Martina, et al.. (2021). Adverse events of active and placebo groups in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine randomized trials: A systematic review. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 12. 100253–100253. 45 indexed citations

Mitsikostas, Dimos D., Christina Deligianni, Eleni Korompoki, et al.. (2021). Nocebo-Prone Behavior Contributes to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Workers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Amanzio, Martina & Sara Palermo. (2019). Pain Anticipation and Nocebo-Related Responses: A Descriptive Mini-Review of Functional Neuroimaging Studies in Normal Subjects and Precious Hints on Pain Processing in the Context of Neurodegenerative Disorders. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 10. 969–969. 13 indexed citations

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Palermo, Sara, Franco Cauda, Tommaso Costa, et al.. (2014). Unawareness of bipolar disorder: the role of the cingulate cortex. Neurocase. 21(4). 438–447. 10 indexed citations

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Cauda, Franco, Diana Torta, Katiuscia Sacco, et al.. (2012). Shared “Core” Areas between the Pain and Other Task-Related Networks. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e41929–e41929. 55 indexed citations

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Amanzio, Martina, Diana Torta, Katiuscia Sacco, et al.. (2011). Unawareness of deficits in Alzheimer’s disease: role of the cingulate cortex. Brain. 134(4). 1061–1076. 118 indexed citations

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Benedetti, Fabrizio & Martina Amanzio. (2011). The placebo response: How words and rituals change the patient's brain. Patient Education and Counseling. 84(3). 413–419. 97 indexed citations

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Benedetti, Fabrizio, et al.. (2011). Nonopioid placebo analgesia is mediated by CB1 cannabinoid receptors. Nature Medicine. 17(10). 1228–1230. 198 indexed citations

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Amanzio, Martina, Antonella Pollo, G Maggi, & Fabrizio Benedetti. (2001). Response variability to analgesics: a role for non-specific activation of endogenous opioids. Pain. 90(3). 205–215. 309 indexed citations

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Pollo, Antonella, Martina Amanzio, Anna Arslanian, et al.. (2001). Response expectancies in placebo analgesia and their clinical relevance. Pain. 93(1). 77–84. 318 indexed citations

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Benedetti, Fabrizio, Sergio Vighetti, Martina Amanzio, et al.. (1998). Dose-response relationship of opioids in nociceptive and neuropathic postoperative pain. Pain. 74(2). 205–211. 108 indexed citations

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Benedetti, Fabrizio, Martina Amanzio, Sergio Baldi, et al.. (1998). The specific effects of prior opioid exposure on placebo analgesia and placebo respiratory depression. Pain. 75(2). 313–319. 61 indexed citations

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Benedetti, Fabrizio, Martina Amanzio, Caterina Casadio, A Oliaro, & G Maggi. (1997). Blockade of nocebo hyperalgesia by the cholecystokinin antagonist proglumide. Pain. 71(2). 135–140. 174 indexed citations

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