Patrizia Popoli

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Patrizia Popoli is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrizia Popoli has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 63 papers in Molecular Biology and 59 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Patrizia Popoli's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (75 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (59 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (34 papers). Patrizia Popoli is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (75 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (59 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (34 papers). Patrizia Popoli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Sweden and United States. Patrizia Popoli's co-authors include Sergi Ferré, Kjell Fuxé, Antonella Pèzzola, Maria Rosaria Domenici, Rosaria Reggio, Alberto Martire, Micaela Morelli, Bertil B. Fredholm, Maria Teresa Tebano and Rita Pepponi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Patrizia Popoli

151 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Adenosine–dopamine receptor–receptor interactions as an i... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 200 400 600
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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. Adenosine–dopamine receptor–receptor interactions as an integrative mechanism in the basal ganglia
    1997 679 citations Sergi Ferré, Kjell Fuxé 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
Patrizia Popoli Italy 44 4.0k 2.9k 2.7k 1.4k 773 152 6.7k
Rosario Moratalla Spain 58 7.5k 1.9× 1.3k 0.5× 4.0k 1.5× 2.7k 2.0× 1.2k 1.5× 147 10.9k
Jean‐Marie Vaugeois France 29 2.0k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 266 0.2× 435 0.6× 61 4.4k
Dietrich van Calker Germany 37 1.7k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 178 0.1× 825 1.1× 90 4.9k
Heike Franke Germany 42 1.3k 0.3× 2.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 384 0.3× 1.1k 1.5× 149 4.8k
Luı́sa V. Lopes Portugal 31 1.3k 0.3× 1.4k 0.5× 865 0.3× 520 0.4× 857 1.1× 65 3.3k
Mario Herrera‐Marschitz Sweden 47 4.5k 1.1× 312 0.1× 2.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 446 0.6× 209 7.2k
Gonzalo E. Torres United States 33 2.5k 0.6× 782 0.3× 2.3k 0.9× 523 0.4× 170 0.2× 68 4.6k
Nancy R. Zahniser United States 49 5.3k 1.3× 466 0.2× 3.9k 1.5× 579 0.4× 218 0.3× 142 7.2k
Ricardo J. Rodrigues Portugal 28 1.4k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 835 0.3× 196 0.1× 560 0.7× 49 2.8k
Malika El Yacoubi France 24 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 173 0.1× 263 0.3× 41 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Patrizia Popoli

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrizia Popoli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrizia Popoli

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All Works

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Consoli, Agostino, Filippo de Braud, Massimo Riccaboni, et al.. (2022). Unmet clinical need e nuovi farmaci. Recenti Progressi in Medicina. 113(3). 161–166. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrante, Antonella, Antonella Borreca, Cinzia Mallozzi, et al.. (2021). Adenosine A2A receptor inhibition reduces synaptic and cognitive hippocampal alterations in Fmr1 KO mice. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 112–112. 21 indexed citations
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Ferrante, Antonella, Antonella Pèzzola, Andrea Matteucci, et al.. (2017). The adenosine A2A receptor agonist T1–11 ameliorates neurovisceral symptoms and extends the lifespan of a mouse model of Niemann-Pick type C disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 110. 1–11. 21 indexed citations
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Chiodi, Valentina, Antonella Ferrante, Luca Ferraro, et al.. (2015). Striatal adenosine–cannabinoid receptor interactions in rats over‐expressing adenosine A2A receptors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 136(5). 907–917. 19 indexed citations
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Vincenzi, Fabrizio, Carmen Corciulo, Martina Targa, et al.. (2013). A 2A adenosine receptors are up-regulated in lymphocytes from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 14(5-6). 406–413. 34 indexed citations
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Popoli, Patrizia & Rita Pepponi. (2012). Potential Therapeutic Relevance of Adenosine A2B and A2A Receptors in the Central Nervous System. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 11(6). 664–674. 40 indexed citations
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Piscopo, Paola, Alessio Crestini, Antonella Ferrante, et al.. (2011). Altered oxidative stress profile in the cortex of mice fed an enriched branched‐chain amino acids diet: Possible link with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 89(8). 1276–1283. 16 indexed citations
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Pepponi, Rita, Antonella Ferrante, Roberta Ferretti, Alberto Martire, & Patrizia Popoli. (2009). Region-specific neuroprotective effect of ZM 241385 towards glutamate uptake inhibition in cultured neurons. European Journal of Pharmacology. 617(1-3). 28–32. 10 indexed citations
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Tebano, Maria Teresa, Alberto Martire, Rita Pepponi, Maria Rosaria Domenici, & Patrizia Popoli. (2006). Is the functional interaction between adenosine A2A receptors and metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors a general mechanism in the brain? Differences and similarities between the striatum and the hippocampus. Purinergic Signalling. 2(4). 619–625. 9 indexed citations
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Ricceri, Laura, Luisa Minghetti, Anna Moles, et al.. (2004). Cognitive and neurological deficits induced by early and prolonged basal forebrain cholinergic hypofunction in rats. Experimental Neurology. 189(1). 162–172. 77 indexed citations
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Blum, David, Raphaël Hourez, Marie‐Christine Galas, Patrizia Popoli, & Serge N. Schiffmann. (2003). Adenosine receptors and Huntington's disease: implications for pathogenesis and therapeutics. The Lancet Neurology. 2(6). 366–374. 99 indexed citations
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Tebano, Maria Teresa, Maria Rosaria Domenici, & Patrizia Popoli. (2002). SCH 58261 differentially influences quinolinic acid-induced effects in striatal and in hippocampal slices. European Journal of Pharmacology. 450(3). 253–257. 16 indexed citations
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Pintor, Annita, Davide Quarta, Antonella Pèzzola, Rosaria Reggio, & Patrizia Popoli. (2001). SCH 58261 (an adenosine A2A receptor antagonist) reduces, only at low doses, K+-evoked glutamate release in the striatum. European Journal of Pharmacology. 421(3). 177–180. 33 indexed citations
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Pintor, Annita, Antonella Pèzzola, Rosaria Reggio, Davide Quarta, & Patrizia Popoli. (2000). The mGlu5 receptor agonist CHPG stimulates striatal glutamate release. Neuroreport. 11(16). 3611–3614. 40 indexed citations
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Popoli, Patrizia, P. Betto, Roberto Rimondini, et al.. (1998). Age-related alteration of the adenosine/dopamine balance in the rat striatum. Brain Research. 795(1-2). 297–300. 23 indexed citations
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Raschetti, Roberto, Patrizia Popoli, Roberto Da, et al.. (1995). Gangliosides and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 48(11). 1399–1405. 25 indexed citations
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Popoli, Patrizia, Maria Grazia Caporali, & Arsenia Scotti de Carolis. (1995). Influence of NMDA receptor ligands on thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced scratching in rabbits. European Journal of Pharmacology. 272(1). 119–121. 1 indexed citations
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Popoli, Patrizia, et al.. (1989). The role of the purinergic system in the control of stereotypy: Relationship to D-1/D-2 dopamine receptor activity. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 32(1). 203–206. 8 indexed citations
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Popoli, Patrizia, Maria Grazia Caporali, & Arsenia Scotti de Carolis. (1989). Effects of SCH 23390 on thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced behaviour in rabbits. European Journal of Pharmacology. 173(2-3). 211–213. 8 indexed citations
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Popoli, Patrizia, Marta Benedetti, & A. Scotti de Carolis. (1988). Anticonvulsant activity of carbamazepine and N6-L-phrnylisopropyladenosine in rabbits. Relationship to adenosine receptors in central nervous system. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 29(3). 533–539. 9 indexed citations

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