Michèle Zoli

21.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
261 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Michèle Zoli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michèle Zoli has authored 261 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Molecular Biology, 150 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 29 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michèle Zoli's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (92 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (74 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (62 papers). Michèle Zoli is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (92 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (74 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (62 papers). Michèle Zoli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Sweden and United States. Michèle Zoli's co-authors include Kjell Fuxé, Jean‐Pierre Changeux, Cecilia Gotti, Marina R. Picciotto, Francesco Clementi, Clément Léna, Luigi F. Agnati, Alban de Kerchove d’Exaerde, Ruby Klink and Nicolas Le Novère and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michèle Zoli

258 papers receiving 17.5k 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.

Acetylcholine receptors containing the β2 subunit are involved in the reinforcing properties of nicotine

1998 1.1k citations Marina R. Picciotto, Michèle Zoli et al. profile →
Brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: native subtypes and their relevance

2006 695 citations Cecilia Gotti, Michèle Zoli et al. profile →
Molecular and physiological diversity of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the midbrain dopaminergic nuclei.

2001 558 citations Michèle Zoli et al. profile →
Abnormal avoidance learning in mice lacking functional high-affinity nicotine receptor in the brain

1995 554 citations Marina R. Picciotto, Michèle Zoli et al. profile →
Molecular and Physiological Diversity of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Midbrain Dopaminergic Nuclei

2001 529 citations Michèle Zoli et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The aporetic dialogues of Modena on gender differences: Is it all about testosterone? Episode II: Empathy 2025 ·Andrology ·Giulia Brigante, Clara Lazzaretti, Ali Ahmad, (unknown), (unknown), Michèle Zoli, Manuela Simoni	1
2	Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin Depletes Membrane Cholesterol and Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Entry into HEK293T-ACEhi Cells 2023 ·Pathogens ·Silvia Alboni, (unknown), Bianca Papotti, Antonietta Vilella, Maria Pia Adorni, Francesca Zimetti, Laurent Schaeffer, Fabio Tascedda, Michèle Zoli, Pascal Leblanc, Erica Villa	5
3	Delirium in Older Adults: What a Surgeon Needs to Know 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Gabriele Melegari, (unknown), (unknown), Michèle Zoli, Stefano Meletti, Alberto Barbieri	2
4	Mild to Severe Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19: Cases Reports 2021 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Gabriele Melegari, Veronica Rivi, (unknown), Vincenzo Nasillo, Elena De Santis, Alessandra Melegari, Claudia Bevilacqua, Michèle Zoli, Stefano Meletti, Alberto Barbieri	14
5	Altered mRNA Levels of Stress-Related Peptides in Mouse Hippocampus and Caudate-Putamen in Withdrawal after Long-Term Intermittent Exposure to Tobacco Smoke or Electronic Cigarette Vapour 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Lucia Carboni, Luisa Ponzoni, Daniela Braida, Mariaelvina Sala, Cecilia Gotti, Michèle Zoli	9
6	PLGA-PEG-ANG-2 Nanoparticles for Blood–Brain Barrier Crossing: Proof-of-Concept Study 2020 ·Pharmaceutics ·(unknown), Barbara Ruozi, Ilaria Ottonelli, (unknown), Maria Angela Vandelli, Flavio Forni, (unknown), Antonietta Vilella, Michèle Zoli, Giovanni Tosi, Jason Thomas Duskey, Betty L. López	64
7	Increased sensitivity to Δ9-THC-induced rewarding effects after seven-week exposure to electronic and tobacco cigarettes in mice 2019 ·European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Luisa Ponzoni, Milena Moretti, Daniela Braida, Michèle Zoli, Francesco Clementi, Paola Viani, Mariaelvina Sala, Cecilia Gotti	12
8	Nanomedicine against Aβ Aggregation by β–Sheet Breaker Peptide Delivery: In Vitro Evidence 2019 ·Pharmaceutics ·Francesca Pederzoli, Barbara Ruozi, Jason Thomas Duskey, Simone Hagmeyer, Ann Katrin Sauer, Stefanie Grabrucker, (unknown), (unknown), Ilaria Ottonelli, (unknown), Michèle Zoli, Maria Angela Vandelli, Giovanni Tosi, Andreas M. Grabrucker	26
9	Distribution and Relative Abundance of S100 Proteins in the Brain of the APP23 Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mice 2019 ·Frontiers in Neuroscience ·Simone Hagmeyer, (unknown), Joana S. Cristóvão, Antonietta Vilella, Michèle Zoli, Cláudio M. Gomes, Andreas M. Grabrucker	32
10	LPS-induced histone H3 phospho(Ser10)-acetylation(Lys14) regulates neuronal and microglial neuroinflammatory response 2018 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Giovanna Rigillo, Antonietta Vilella, Cristina Benatti, Laurent Schaeffer, N. Brunello, Johanna Maria Catharina Blom, Michèle Zoli, Fabio Tascedda	44
11	Endocytosis of Nanomedicines: The Case of Glycopeptide Engineered PLGA Nanoparticles 2015 ·Pharmaceutics ·Antonietta Vilella, Barbara Ruozi, Daniela Belletti, Francesca Pederzoli, (unknown), (unknown), Flavio Forni, Michèle Zoli, Maria Angela Vandelli, Giovanni Tosi	45
12	Insight on the fate of CNS-targeted nanoparticles. Part II: Intercellular neuronal cell-to-cell transport 2014 ·Journal of Controlled Release ·Giovanni Tosi, Antonietta Vilella, Resham Chhabra, Michael J. Schmeißer, Tobias M. Boeckers, Barbara Ruozi, Maria Angela Vandelli, Flavio Forni, Michèle Zoli, Andreas M. Grabrucker	51
13	The Novel α7β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtype Is Expressed in Mouse and Human Basal Forebrain: Biochemical and Pharmacological Characterization 2014 ·Molecular Pharmacology ·Milena Moretti, Michèle Zoli, Andrew A. George, Ronald J. Lukas, Francesco Pistillo, Uwe Maskos, Paul Whiteaker, Cecilia Gotti	69
14	Nicotinic Regulation of Energy Homeostasis 2012 ·Nicotine & Tobacco Research ·Michèle Zoli, Marina R. Picciotto	64
15	Hypothalamo-pituitary-IGF-1 axis in female rats made obese by overfeeding 1997 ·Life Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Michèle Zoli, E. E. Müller, Daniela Cocchi	14
16	Regional and cellular distribution of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT) mRNA in the rat central nervous system 1996 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Michèle Zoli, Patrizia Pedrazzi, L. F. Agnati	7
17	Distribution of dopamine-immunoreactive neurons and their relationships to transmitter and hypothalamic hormone-immunoreactive neuronal systems in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus. A morphometric and microdensitometric analysis 1993 ·Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy ·Michèle Zoli, L. F. Agnati, Barbro Tinner, (unknown), Kjell Fuxé	58
18	Morphometrical and microdensitometrical studies on phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase- and neuropeptide Y-immunoreactive nerve terminals and on glucocorticoid receptor-immunoreactive nerve cell nuclei in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus in adult and old male rats 1988 ·Neuroscience ·Michèle Zoli, L.F. Agnati, Kjell Fuxé, I. Zini, Emilio Merlo Pich, Roberta Grimaldi, Anders Härfstrand, M. Goldstein, A C Wikström, Jan Gustafsson	28
19	D1 receptor mechanisms in the median eminence and their inhibitory regulation of LHRH release 1988 ·Neurochemistry International ·Kjell Fuxé, Luigi F. Agnati, Kurt Andersson, A. Cintra, Anders Härfstrand, Michèle Zoli, P. Eneroth, Menek Goldstein	14
20	Image analysis and the determination of codistribution and coexistence of neuroactive substances in nerve terminal populations 1985 ·Image Analysis & Stereology ·Kjell Fuxé, Luigi F. Agnati, Anders Härfstrand, Michèle Zoli, (unknown)	5

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