Massimo Matelli

16.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
64 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Massimo Matelli is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Matelli has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Massimo Matelli's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (19 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (18 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers). Massimo Matelli is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (19 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (18 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers). Massimo Matelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Massimo Matelli's co-authors include Giacomo Rizzolatti, Giuseppe Luppino, Leonardo Fogassi, Rosolino Camarda, M. Gentilucci, R. Camarda, Luciano Fadiga, Maurizio Gentilucci, C. Scandolara and Vittorio Gallese and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Brain and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Matelli

64 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Functional organization of inferior area 6 in the macaque... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1988 1998 1996 2003 1993 250 500 750 1000
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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. Functional organization of inferior area 6 in the macaque monkey
    1988 1.1k citations Giacomo Rizzolatti, R. Camarda et al. Experimental Brain Research profile →
  2. The organization of the cortical motor system: new concepts
    1998 839 citations Giacomo Rizzolatti, Giuseppe Luppino et al. profile →
  3. Localization of grasp representations in humans by PET: 1. Observation versus execution
    1996 748 citations Giacomo Rizzolatti, Massimo Matelli et al. Experimental Brain Research profile →
  4. Two different streams form the dorsal visual system: anatomy and functions
    2003 745 citations Giacomo Rizzolatti, Massimo Matelli Experimental Brain Research profile →
  5. Corticocortical connections of area F3 (SMA‐proper) and area F6 (pre‐SMA) in the macaque monkey
    1993 642 citations Giuseppe Luppino, Massimo Matelli et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  6. Afferent properties of periarcuate neurons in macaque monkeys. II. Visual responses
    1981 569 citations Giacomo Rizzolatti, Massimo Matelli et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Massimo Matelli Italy 40 10.5k 5.0k 1.9k 1.3k 1.0k 64 12.4k
Giuseppe Luppino Italy 49 11.2k 1.1× 5.2k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 976 0.9× 94 13.1k
Richard E. Passingham United Kingdom 59 11.5k 1.1× 3.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 1.3k 1.3× 93 14.7k
R. Chris Miall United Kingdom 60 12.2k 1.2× 3.9k 0.8× 4.1k 2.1× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 199 15.7k
Ferdinand Binkofski Germany 58 9.3k 0.9× 6.9k 1.4× 2.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.9× 2.5k 2.4× 221 14.4k
Ivan Toni Netherlands 66 9.8k 0.9× 3.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.4× 1.5k 1.4× 200 14.6k
Martín Lotze Germany 54 6.3k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 2.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.3× 895 0.9× 228 11.2k
Eckart Altenmüller Germany 59 8.0k 0.8× 3.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 664 0.6× 332 11.4k
Jörn Diedrichsen United Kingdom 60 10.8k 1.0× 3.3k 0.7× 3.5k 1.8× 736 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 178 14.4k
Nicole Wenderoth Belgium 55 7.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 2.7k 1.4× 624 0.5× 823 0.8× 195 11.1k
Christo Pantev Germany 67 12.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.2× 2.2k 1.1× 2.8k 2.1× 912 0.9× 216 16.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gregoriou, Georgia G., Elena Borra, Massimo Matelli, & Giuseppe Luppino. (2006). Architectonic organization of the inferior parietal convexity of the macaque monkey. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 496(3). 422–451. 109 indexed citations
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Luppino, Giuseppe, Suliann Ben Hamed, Michela Gamberini, Massimo Matelli, & Claudio Galletti. (2005). Occipital (V6) and parietal (V6A) areas in the anterior wall of the parieto‐occipital sulcus of the macaque: a cytoarchitectonic study. European Journal of Neuroscience. 21(11). 3056–3076. 107 indexed citations
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Matelli, Massimo & Giuseppe Luppino. (2004). Architectonics of the Primates Cortex: Usefulness and Limits. Cortex. 40(1). 209–210. 5 indexed citations
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Rizzolatti, Giacomo & Massimo Matelli. (2003). Two different streams form the dorsal visual system: anatomy and functions. Experimental Brain Research. 153(2). 146–157. 745 indexed citations breakdown →
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Galletti, Claudio, Michela Gamberini, Dieter F. Kutz, et al.. (2001). The cortical connections of area V6: an occipito‐parietal network processing visual information. European Journal of Neuroscience. 13(8). 1572–1588. 194 indexed citations
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Matelli, Massimo & Giuseppe Luppino. (2001). Parietofrontal Circuits for Action and Space Perception in the Macaque Monkey. NeuroImage. 14(1). S27–S32. 150 indexed citations
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Geyer, Stefan, Massimo Matelli, Giuseppe Luppino, & Karl Zilles. (2000). Functional neuroanatomy of the primate isocortical motor system. Anatomy and Embryology. 202(6). 443–474. 354 indexed citations
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Geyer, Stefan, Karl Zilles, Giuseppe Luppino, & Massimo Matelli. (2000). Neurofilament protein distribution in the macaque monkey dorsolateral premotor cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience. 12(5). 1554–1566. 38 indexed citations
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Luppino, Giuseppe, Akira Murata, Paolo Govoni, & Massimo Matelli. (1999). Largely segregated parietofrontal connections linking rostral intraparietal cortex (areas AIP and VIP) and the ventral premotor cortex (areas F5 and F4). Experimental Brain Research. 128(1-2). 181–187. 294 indexed citations
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Rizzolatti, Giacomo, et al.. (1998). Grasping movements: visuomotor transformations. MIT Press eBooks. 438–441. 13 indexed citations
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Govoni, Paolo, et al.. (1998). Parcellation of human mesial area 6: cytoarchitectonic evidence for three separate areas. European Journal of Neuroscience. 10(6). 2199–2203. 79 indexed citations
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Geyer, Stefan, Massimo Matelli, Giuseppe Luppino, et al.. (1998). Receptor autoradiographic mapping of the mesial motor and premotor cortex of the macaque monkey. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 397(2). 231–250. 68 indexed citations
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Matelli, Massimo & Giuseppe Luppino. (1996). Thalamic input to mesial and superior area 6 in the macaque monkey. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 372(1). 59–87. 126 indexed citations
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Caretta, Antonio, Daniela Cevolani, Giuseppe Luppino, Massimo Matelli, & Roberto Tirindelli. (1991). Characterization and Regional Distribution of a Class of Synapses with Highly Concentrated cAMP Binding Sites in the Rat Brain. European Journal of Neuroscience. 3(7). 669–687. 12 indexed citations
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Luppino, Giuseppe, Massimo Matelli, Rosolino Camarda, Vittorio Gallese, & Giacomo Rizzolatti. (1991). Multiple representations of body movements in mesial area 6 and the adjacent cingulate cortex: An intracortical microstimulation study in the macaque monkey. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 311(4). 463–482. 444 indexed citations
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Luppino, Giuseppe, Massimo Matelli, & Giacomo Rizzolatti. (1990). Cortico-cortical connections of two electrophysiologically identified arm representations in the mesial agranular frontal cortex. Experimental Brain Research. 82(1). 214–8. 103 indexed citations
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Rizzolatti, Giacomo, M. Gentilucci, Rosolino Camarda, et al.. (1990). Neurons related to reaching-grasping arm movements in the rostral part of area 6 (area 6a?). Experimental Brain Research. 82(2). 337–50. 154 indexed citations
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Gentilucci, Maurizio, Leonardo Fogassi, Giuseppe Luppino, et al.. (1989). Somatotopic Representation in Inferior Area 6 of the Macaque Monkey. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 33(2-3). 118–121. 28 indexed citations
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Luppino, Giuseppe, Massimo Matelli, Russell G. Carey, David Fitzpatrick, & I.T. Diamond. (1988). New view of the organization of the pulvinar nucleus in Tupaia as revealed by tectopulvinar and pulvinar‐cortical projections. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 273(1). 67–86. 34 indexed citations
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Gentilucci, M., Leonardo Fogassi, Giuseppe Luppino, et al.. (1988). Functional organization of inferior area 6 in the macaque monkey. Experimental Brain Research. 71(3). 475–490. 403 indexed citations

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