Mirella Ghirardi

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Mirella Ghirardi is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mirella Ghirardi has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Mirella Ghirardi's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (12 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers). Mirella Ghirardi is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (12 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers). Mirella Ghirardi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Austria. Mirella Ghirardi's co-authors include Eric R. Kandel, Dušan Bartsch, Kevin Karl, Craig H. Bailey, Mary Chen, Paul Skehel, Andrea Casadio, Ferdinando Fiumara, Pier Giorgio Montarolo and Binyamin Hochner and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Mirella Ghirardi

41 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Aplysia CREB2 represses long-term facilitation: Relief of repression converts transient facilitation into long-term functional and structural change

1995 462 citations Mirella Ghirardi, Craig H. Bailey et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mirella Ghirardi Italy	18	1.3k	1.1k	513	373	351	42	2.3k
Jiadong Chen China	18	644 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	232 0.5×	92 0.2×	102 0.3×	51	2.4k
Koji Ohira Japan	36	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	423 0.8×	161 0.4×	36 0.1×	118	4.4k
Kevin Karl United States	17	1.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	541 1.1×	413 1.1×	39 0.1×	29	3.2k
Pierre Giraud France	22	972 0.7×	996 0.9×	179 0.3×	213 0.6×	55 0.2×	50	2.0k
Dennis D. Kunkel United States	29	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	746 1.5×	87 0.2×	36 0.1×	50	2.9k
Mika Tanaka Japan	24	694 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	329 0.6×	173 0.5×	23 0.1×	58	2.3k
Jun Nagai Japan	25	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	279 0.5×	203 0.5×	15 0.0×	56	2.5k
Konrad Köhler Germany	37	2.0k 1.5×	2.4k 2.3×	308 0.6×	523 1.4×	13 0.0×	92	4.1k
Danielle Jaillard France	17	267 0.2×	606 0.6×	97 0.2×	101 0.3×	76 0.2×	22	1.7k
Doris Ollig Germany	7	2.5k 1.9×	1.1k 1.0×	682 1.3×	65 0.2×	47 0.1×	8	2.9k

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Cesano, Federico, et al.. (2023). PolyQ length-based molecular encoding of vocalization frequency in FOXP2. iScience. 26(10). 108036–108036. 4 indexed citations

Hoxha, Eriola, Pellegrino Lippiello, Bibiana Scelfo, et al.. (2017). Maturation, Refinement, and Serotonergic Modulation of Cerebellar Cortical Circuits in Normal Development and in Murine Models of Autism. Neural Plasticity. 2017. 1–14. 10 indexed citations

Massobrio, Paolo, Carlo NG Giachello, Mirella Ghirardi, & Sérgio Martinoia. (2013). Selective modulation of chemical and electrical synapses of Helix neuronal networks during in vitro development. BMC Neuroscience. 14(1). 22–22. 14 indexed citations

Montarolo, Pier Giorgio, et al.. (2012). Synaptic Functions of Invertebrate Varicosities: What Molecular Mechanisms Lie Beneath. Neural Plasticity. 2012. 1–14. 18 indexed citations

Humeau, Yann, et al.. (2011). Functional roles of synapsin: Lessons from invertebrates. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 22(4). 425–433. 15 indexed citations

Fiumara, Ferdinando, Caterina Giacomini, Anna Corradi, et al.. (2010). MAPK/Erk-dependent phosphorylation of synapsin mediates formation of functional synapses and short-term homosynaptic plasticity. Journal of Cell Science. 123(6). 881–893. 88 indexed citations

Massobrio, Paolo, et al.. (2009). Helix neuronal ensembles with controlled cell type composition and placement develop functional polysynaptic circuits on Micro-Electrode Arrays. Neuroscience Letters. 467(2). 121–126. 12 indexed citations

Milanese, Chiara, Carlo NG Giachello, Ferdinando Fiumara, et al.. (2008). Characterization and role ofHelixcontactin‐related proteins in culturedHelix pomatianeurons. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 87(2). 425–439. 2 indexed citations

Milanese, Chiara, Ferdinando Fiumara, Antonella Bizzoca, et al.. (2007). F3/contactin‐related proteins in Helix pomatia nervous tissue (HCRPs): Distribution and function in neurite growth and neurotransmitter release. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 86(4). 821–831. 11 indexed citations

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Fiumara, Ferdinando, Chiara Milanese, Anna Corradi, et al.. (2007). Phosphorylation of synapsin domain A is required for post-tetanic potentiation. Journal of Cell Science. 120(18). 3321–3321. 4 indexed citations

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Ghirardi, Mirella, et al.. (2005). Multielectrode arrays with elastomeric microstructured overlays for extracellular recordings from patterned neurons. Journal of Neural Engineering. 2(2). L1–L7. 41 indexed citations

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Fiumara, Ferdinando, et al.. (2005). In vitro formation and activity-dependent plasticity of synapses between Helix neurons involved in the neural control of feeding and withdrawal behaviors. Neuroscience. 134(4). 1133–1151. 16 indexed citations

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Ghirardi, Mirella, et al.. (2001). Target‐dependent modulation of neurotransmitter release in cultured Helix neurons involves adhesion molecules. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 65(2). 111–120. 9 indexed citations

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Fiumara, Ferdinando, Franco Onofri, Fabio Benfenati, P.G. Montarolo, & Mirella Ghirardi. (2001). Intracellular injection of synapsin I induces neurotransmitter release in C1 neurons of Helix pomatia contacting a wrong target. Neuroscience. 104(1). 271–280. 22 indexed citations

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Cibelli, Giuseppe, Mirella Ghirardi, Franco Onofri, et al.. (1996). Synapsin‐like Molecules in Aplysia punctata and Helix pomatia: Identification and Distribution in the Nervous System and During the Formation of Synaptic Contacts In Vitro. European Journal of Neuroscience. 8(12). 2530–2543. 22 indexed citations

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Ghirardi, Mirella, et al.. (1995). A novel intermediate stage in the transition between short- and long-term facilitation in the sensory to motor neuron synapse of aplysia. Neuron. 14(2). 413–420. 169 indexed citations

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Bailey, Craig H., Cristina M. Alberini, Mirella Ghirardi, & Eric R. Kandel. (1994). 31 Molecular and structural changes underlying long-term memory storage in Aplysia. PubMed. 29. 529–544. 17 indexed citations

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Tempia, Filippo, et al.. (1992). Spontaneous Gaze Shifts in Intact Head‐free Rats and Following Inferior Olive and Cerebellar Lesions. European Journal of Neuroscience. 4(12). 1239–1248. 3 indexed citations

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Strata, Piergiorgio, Leonardo Chelazzi, Mirella Ghirardi, Ferdinando Rossi, & Filippo Tempia. (1990). Spontaneous Saccades and Gaze‐Holding Ability in the Pigmented Rat. I. Effects of Inferior Olive Lesion. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2(12). 1074–1084. 6 indexed citations

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Chelazzi, Leonardo, Mirella Ghirardi, Ferdinando Rossi, Piergiorgio Strata, & Filippo Tempia. (1990). Spontaneous Saccades and Gaze‐Holding Ability in the Pigmented Rat. II. Effects of Localized Cerebellar Lesions. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2(12). 1085–1094. 31 indexed citations

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