Massimo S. Fiandaca

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Massimo S. Fiandaca is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo S. Fiandaca has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Neurology and 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Massimo S. Fiandaca's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (18 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (14 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (9 papers). Massimo S. Fiandaca is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (18 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (14 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (9 papers). Massimo S. Fiandaca collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Massimo S. Fiandaca's co-authors include Howard J. Federoff, Mark Mapstone, Krystof S. Bankiewicz, Amrita K. Cheema, John Forsayeth, Don M. Gash, John T. Hansen, Edward J. Goetzl, Janice B. Schwartz and Erin L. Abner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Massimo S. Fiandaca

72 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Plasma phospholipids identify antecedent memory impairment in older adults

2014 782 citations Mark Mapstone, Amrita K. Cheema et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Identification of preclinical Alzheimer's disease by a profile of pathogenic proteins in neurally derived blood exosomes: A case‐control study

2014 726 citations Massimo S. Fiandaca, Mark Mapstone et al. profile →

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Hiroki Namba Japan

Teresa Ribalta Spain

Lee Cyn Ang Canada

Yun Joong Kim South Korea

Ronald G. Haller United States

Mark L. Cohen United States

Wolfgang Kuschinsky Germany

Fanny Mochel France

Geoffrey Murdoch United States

Ulrich Bogdahn Germany

Hiroki Namba Japan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Massimo S. Fiandaca

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Laar, Amber D. Van, Chadwick W. Christine, Nicolás Phielipp, et al.. (2025). Intraputaminal Delivery of Adeno‐Associated Virus Serotype 2–Glial Cell Line–Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Mild or Moderate Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 40(7). 1297–1306. 4 indexed citations

Barker, Roger A., Märt Saarma, Clive N. Svendsen, et al.. (2024). Neurotrophic factors for Parkinson's disease: Current status, progress, and remaining questions. Conclusions from a 2023 workshop. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 14(8). 1659–1676. 3 indexed citations

Laar, Amber D. Van, Chadwick W. Christine, Nicolás Phielipp, et al.. (2024). AAV2-GDNF Gene Delivery in Mild- and Moderate-Stages of Parkinson’s Disease: Preliminary Brain Imaging and Clinical Outcomes. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 122. 106134–106134. 1 indexed citations

Macciardi, Fabìo, Maria Giulia Bacalini, Ricardo Miramontes, et al.. (2022). A retrotransposon storm marks clinical phenoconversion to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. GeroScience. 44(3). 1525–1550. 25 indexed citations

Ehrlich, Debra, Codrin Lungu, Russell R. Lonser, et al.. (2022). Long-term safety of MRI-guided administration of AAV2-GDNF and gadoteridol in the putamen of individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Molecular Therapy. 30(12). 3632–3638. 31 indexed citations

Fiandaca, Massimo S., Mark Mapstone, Amin Mahmoodi, et al.. (2018). Plasma metabolomic biomarkers accurately classify acute mild traumatic brain injury from controls. PLoS ONE. 13(4). e0195318–e0195318. 30 indexed citations

Groß, Thomas, Mark Mapstone, Ricardo Miramontes, et al.. (2018). Toward Reproducible Results from Targeted Metabolomic Studies: Perspectives for Data Pre-processing and a Basis for Analytic Pipeline Development. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 18(11). 883–895. 13 indexed citations

Edwardson, Matthew A., Xiaogang Zhong, Massimo S. Fiandaca, et al.. (2018). Plasma microRNA markers of upper limb recovery following human stroke. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12558–12558. 18 indexed citations

Fiandaca, Massimo S., Mark Mapstone, Mireille Jacobson, et al.. (2017). Systems healthcare: a holistic paradigm for tomorrow. BMC Systems Biology. 11(1). 142–142. 24 indexed citations

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Passini, Marco A., Jie Bu, Amy M. Richards, et al.. (2014). Translational Fidelity of Intrathecal Delivery of Self-Complementary AAV9–Survival Motor Neuron 1 for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Human Gene Therapy. 25(7). 619–630. 72 indexed citations

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Mapstone, Mark, Amrita K. Cheema, Massimo S. Fiandaca, et al.. (2014). Plasma phospholipids identify antecedent memory impairment in older adults. Nature Medicine. 20(4). 415–418. 782 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fiandaca, Massimo S. & Howard J. Federoff. (2013). Using viral-mediated gene delivery to model Parkinson's disease: Do nonhuman primate investigations expand our understanding?. Experimental Neurology. 256. 117–125. 5 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Robin J., Ernesto A. Salegio, James C. Dodge, et al.. (2011). Distribution of acid sphingomyelinase in rodent and non-human primate brain after intracerebroventricular infusion. Experimental Neurology. 231(2). 261–271. 23 indexed citations

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Yin, Dali, Francisco Valles, Massimo S. Fiandaca, et al.. (2009). Optimal region of the putamen for image-guided convection-enhanced delivery of therapeutics in human and non-human primates. NeuroImage. 54. S196–S203. 50 indexed citations

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Fiandaca, Massimo S., John Forsayeth, Peter J. Dickinson, & Krystof S. Bankiewicz. (2008). Image-Guided Convection-Enhanced Delivery Platform in the Treatment of Neurological Diseases. Neurotherapeutics. 5(1). 123–127. 104 indexed citations

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Fiandaca, Massimo S., Vanja Varenika, Jamie L. Eberling, et al.. (2008). Real-time MR imaging of adeno-associated viral vector delivery to the primate brain. NeuroImage. 47. T27–T35. 96 indexed citations

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Fiandaca, Massimo S.. (1991). BRAIN GRAFTING FOR PARKINSONʼS DISEASE. Transplantation. 51(3). 549–556. 10 indexed citations

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Kordower, Jeffrey H. & Massimo S. Fiandaca. (1990). Response of the monkey cholinergic septohippocampal system to fornix transection: A histochemical and cytochemical analysis. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 298(4). 443–457. 25 indexed citations

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Fiandaca, Massimo S., Jeffrey H. Kordower, John T. Hansen, Shoushu Jiao, & Don M. Gash. (1988). Adrenal medullary autografts into the basal ganglia of Cebus monkeys: Injury-induced regeneration. Experimental Neurology. 102(1). 76–91. 158 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Junichi, et al.. (1988). Recurrent intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the cervical spinal cord. Child s Nervous System. 4(1). 47–49. 48 indexed citations

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