Paolo Curatolo

22.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
287 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Paolo Curatolo is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Curatolo has authored 287 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 100 papers in Physiology and 87 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Paolo Curatolo's work include Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research (94 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (55 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (54 papers). Paolo Curatolo is often cited by papers focused on Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research (94 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (55 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (54 papers). Paolo Curatolo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Paolo Curatolo's co-authors include Romina Moavero, Roberta Bombardieri, Sergiusz Jóźwiak, Petrus J. de Vries, Rima Nabbout, Caterina Cerminara, Elisa D’Agati, Raffaella Cusmai, Alberto Verrotti and Valerio Napolioni and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Curatolo

283 papers receiving 11.3k 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.

Tuberous sclerosis

2008 750 citations Paolo Curatolo et al. profile →
Efficacy and safety of everolimus for subependymal giant cell astrocytomas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (EXIST-1): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial

2012 578 citations David Neal Franz, Paolo Curatolo et al. profile →
Adjunctive everolimus therapy for treatment-resistant focal-onset seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis (EXIST-3): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

2016 500 citations Jacqueline A. French, John A. Lawson et al. profile →
Neurological and neuropsychiatric aspects of tuberous sclerosis complex

2015 378 citations Paolo Curatolo, Romina Moavero et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paolo Curatolo Italy	57	4.5k	3.4k	2.7k	2.7k	2.3k	287	11.6k
Elizabeth A. Thiele United States	52	5.7k 1.3×	2.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	856 0.3×	2.6k 1.1×	198	12.1k
Tatiana Foroud United States	76	3.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	4.5k 1.6×	1.5k 0.6×	7.1k 3.1×	405	20.1k
Mustafa Şahin United States	62	3.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.3×	3.7k 1.4×	2.3k 0.9×	7.4k 3.3×	314	15.9k
Marinus A. Blankenstein Netherlands	62	3.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	604 0.2×	2.6k 1.2×	306	12.2k
Rima Nabbout France	52	1.7k 0.4×	6.3k 1.8×	2.5k 0.9×	863 0.3×	2.3k 1.0×	258	11.2k
Melvin G. McInnis United States	55	1.8k 0.4×	3.7k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	3.0k 1.3×	302	11.5k
Peter Propping Germany	68	843 0.2×	3.1k 0.9×	3.7k 1.4×	1.5k 0.6×	6.0k 2.7×	329	16.1k
Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance United States	63	4.8k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	7.0k 3.1×	340	18.4k
Lawrence S. Honig United States	55	4.6k 1.0×	2.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	3.0k 1.3×	182	13.3k
Kazuhiko Nakamura Japan	50	682 0.2×	1.1k 0.3×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	376	11.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Curatolo

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Specchio, Nicola, Eleonora Aronica, Stéphane Auvin, et al.. (2025). The epilepsy–autism phenotype associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies: New mechanism‐based therapeutic options. Epilepsia. 66(4). 970–987. 4 indexed citations

Giovanni, Daniele Di, et al.. (2023). Using Machine Learning to Explore Shared Genetic Pathways and Possible Endophenotypes in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Genes. 14(2). 313–313. 6 indexed citations

Moavero, Romina, Andrea Romigi, Francesca Bisulli, et al.. (2022). Questionnaire-based assessment of sleep disorders in an adult population of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Sleep Medicine. 92. 81–87. 2 indexed citations

Franz, David Neal, John A. Lawson, Zühal Yapıcı, et al.. (2021). Adjunctive everolimus therapy for tuberous sclerosis complex‐associated refractory seizures: Results from the postextension phase of EXIST‐3. Epilepsia. 62(12). 3029–3041. 23 indexed citations

Moavero, Romina, Francesca La Briola, Sara Matricardi, et al.. (2021). Sleep disorders and neuropsychiatric disorders in a pediatric sample of tuberous sclerosis complex: a questionnaire-based study. Sleep Medicine. 89. 65–70. 5 indexed citations

Curatolo, Paolo & Romina Moavero. (2021). Use of Nutraceutical Ingredient Combinations in the Management of Tension-Type Headaches with or without Sleep Disorders. Nutrients. 13(5). 1631–1631. 5 indexed citations

Moavero, Romina, et al.. (2021). Genetic pathogenesis of the epileptogenic lesions in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Therapeutic targeting of the mTOR pathway. Epilepsy & Behavior. 131(Pt B). 107713–107713. 15 indexed citations

Specchio, Nicola, et al.. (2021). The epilepsy–autism spectrum disorder phenotype in the era of molecular genetics and precision therapy. Epilepsia. 63(1). 6–21. 30 indexed citations

Nabbout, Rima, Mathieu Kuchenbuch, Catherine Chiron, & Paolo Curatolo. (2021). Pharmacotherapy for Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. CNS Drugs. 35(9). 965–983. 9 indexed citations

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Moavero, Romina & Paolo Curatolo. (2020). Long-term use of mTORC1 inhibitors in tuberous sclerosis complex associated neurological aspects. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs. 8(7). 215–225. 1 indexed citations

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Gialloreti, Leonardo Emberti, Luigi Mazzone, Arianna Benvenuto, et al.. (2019). Risk and Protective Environmental Factors Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Principles and Recommendations. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(2). 217–217. 101 indexed citations

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Schirinzi, Tommaso, Federica Graziola, Francesco Nicita, et al.. (2018). Childhood Rapid-Onset Ataxia: Expanding the Phenotypic Spectrum of ATP1A3 Mutations. The Cerebellum. 17(4). 489–493. 25 indexed citations

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Moavero, Romina, Laura Rosa Pisani, Francesco Pisani, & Paolo Curatolo. (2018). Safety and tolerability profile of new antiepileptic drug treatment in children with epilepsy. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 17(10). 1015–1028. 29 indexed citations

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Liso, Paola De, Romina Moavero, Giangennaro Coppola, et al.. (2017). Current role of perampanel in pediatric epilepsy. The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 43(1). 51–51. 24 indexed citations

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Moavero, Romina, Antonio Napolitano, Raffaella Cusmai, et al.. (2016). White matter disruption is associated with persistent seizures in tuberous sclerosis complex. Epilepsy & Behavior. 60. 63–67. 18 indexed citations

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Moavero, Romina, et al.. (2016). Combined targeted treatment in early onset epilepsy associated with tuberous sclerosis. Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports. 5. 13–16. 3 indexed citations

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Gentile, Ivan, Laura Altieri, Carla Lintas, et al.. (2013). Urinary polyomavirus infections in neurodevelopmental disorders. Open Journal of Psychiatry. 3(2). 18–25. 5 indexed citations

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Lintas, Carla, Francesco Guidi, Barbara Manzi, et al.. (2011). Lack of Infection with XMRV or Other MLV-Related Viruses in Blood, Post-Mortem Brains and Paternal Gametes of Autistic Individuals. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e16609–e16609. 18 indexed citations

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Lucarini, N., et al.. (2007). Genetic Polymorphisms and Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies. Pediatric Neurology. 37(3). 157–164. 40 indexed citations

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Arpino, Carla, et al.. (2005). Lack of association between IDE genetic variability and Down's syndrome. Neuroscience Letters. 382(1-2). 93–95. 2 indexed citations

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