Riccardo Ruffoli

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Riccardo Ruffoli is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Riccardo Ruffoli has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 11 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Riccardo Ruffoli's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (8 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (7 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (5 papers). Riccardo Ruffoli is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (8 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (7 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (5 papers). Riccardo Ruffoli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Russia. Riccardo Ruffoli's co-authors include Francesco Fornai, Antonio Paparelli, Marco Gesi, Filippo Sean Giorgi, Michela Ferrucci, Carla L. Busceti, Stefano Ruggieri, Paola Lenzi, Gloria Lazzeri and Maria Concetta Scavuzzo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Riccardo Ruffoli

48 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Parkinson-like syndrome induced by continuous MPTP infusion: Convergent roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and α-synuclein

2005 417 citations Francesco Fornai, Oliver M. Schlüter et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Riccardo Ruffoli Italy	17	600	471	317	303	300	48	1.4k
Paola Soldani Italy	19	378 0.6×	385 0.8×	86 0.3×	203 0.7×	311 1.0×	82	1.3k
Elena Bronzetti Italy	25	216 0.4×	807 1.7×	299 0.9×	285 0.9×	611 2.0×	98	1.9k
James Wymer United States	21	520 0.9×	321 0.7×	60 0.2×	416 1.4×	400 1.3×	55	1.6k
Naoto Sugeno Japan	22	997 1.7×	431 0.9×	223 0.7×	426 1.4×	410 1.4×	54	1.6k
Teiji Yamamoto Japan	28	432 0.7×	558 1.2×	320 1.0×	232 0.8×	411 1.4×	78	1.8k
Burkhard Schütz Germany	24	328 0.5×	744 1.6×	162 0.5×	553 1.8×	903 3.0×	62	2.4k
Frida Loría Spain	19	380 0.6×	595 1.3×	453 1.4×	336 1.1×	422 1.4×	28	1.9k
F Schön United Kingdom	25	250 0.4×	1.4k 3.0×	193 0.6×	511 1.7×	767 2.6×	51	2.2k
R Defendini United States	20	369 0.6×	596 1.3×	319 1.0×	181 0.6×	735 2.5×	31	2.2k
H. Teräväinen Finland	23	959 1.6×	492 1.0×	153 0.5×	120 0.4×	216 0.7×	83	1.7k

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Bucci, Domenico, Caterina Berti, Violet V. Bumah, et al.. (2022). Noradrenergic substrates sensing light within brainstem reticular formation as targets for light-induced behavioral and cardiovascular plasticity. ARCHIVES ITALIENNES DE BIOLOGIE. 160(1). 56–82. 1 indexed citations

Berti, Caterina, Gloria Lazzeri, Violet V. Bumah, et al.. (2022). Combined pulses of light and sound in the retina with nutraceuticals may enhance the recovery of foveal holes. ARCHIVES ITALIENNES DE BIOLOGIE. 160(1). 3–21. 3 indexed citations

Giorgi, Filippo Sean, Larisa Ryskalin, Riccardo Ruffoli, et al.. (2017). The Neuroanatomy of the Reticular Nucleus Locus Coeruleus in Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 11. 80–80. 48 indexed citations

Fulceri, Federica, Livia Pasquali, Francesca Biagioni, et al.. (2012). Motor neuron pathology and behavioral alterations at late stages in a SMA mouse model. Brain Research. 1442. 66–75. 5 indexed citations

Ruffoli, Riccardo, et al.. (2012). Giovanni Vitali: Discoverer of the paratympanic organ. Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger. 195(1). 5–10. 4 indexed citations

Ruffoli, Riccardo, Filippo Sean Giorgi, Chiara Pizzanelli, et al.. (2010). The chemical neuroanatomy of vagus nerve stimulation. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 42(4). 288–296. 164 indexed citations

Pasquali, Livia, Riccardo Ruffoli, Federica Fulceri, et al.. (2010). The Role of Autophagy: What can be Learned from the Genetic Forms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 9(3). 268–278. 16 indexed citations

Agarwal, Ashok, et al.. (2008). Lifestyle and testicular dysfunction: A brief update. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 62(8). 550–553. 33 indexed citations

Ruffoli, Riccardo, et al.. (2008). MPTP-induced Parkinsonism is associated with damage to Leydig cells and testosterone loss. Brain Research. 1229. 218–223. 19 indexed citations

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Ruffoli, Riccardo, et al.. (2006). Diazepam administration prevents testosterone decrease and lipofuscin accumulation in testis of mouse exposed to chronic noise stress. Andrologia. 38(5). 159–165. 19 indexed citations

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Fornai, Francesco, Oliver M. Schlüter, Paola Lenzi, et al.. (2005). Parkinson-like syndrome induced by continuous MPTP infusion: Convergent roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and α-synuclein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(9). 3413–3418. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scavuzzo, Maria Concetta, Bruno Fattori, Riccardo Ruffoli, et al.. (2005). Inflammatory mediators and eosinophilia in atopic and non-atopic patients with nasal polyposis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 59(6). 323–329. 32 indexed citations

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Scavuzzo, Maria Concetta, V. Rocchi, Bruno Fattori, et al.. (2003). Cytokine secretion in nasal mucus of normal subjects and patients with allergic rhinitis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 57(8). 366–371. 31 indexed citations

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Ferrucci, Michela, Marco Gesi, Paola Lenzi, et al.. (2002). Noradrenergic loss enhances MDMA toxicity and induces ubiquitin-positive striatal whorls. Neurological Sciences. 23(0). s75–s76. 15 indexed citations

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Ruffoli, Riccardo, et al.. (2001). Ultrastructural localization of the NADPH-diaphorase activity in the Leydig cells of aging mice. Anatomy and Embryology. 203(5). 383–391. 4 indexed citations

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Ruffoli, Riccardo, et al.. (2000). Ultracytochemical Localization of the NADPH‐d Activity in the Human Nasal Respiratory Mucosa in Vasomotor Rhinitis. The Laryngoscope. 110(8). 1361–1365. 13 indexed citations

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Giannessi, F., et al.. (1998). Cytochemical localisation of the NADPH diaphorase activity in the Leydig cells of the mouse. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 109(3). 241–248. 4 indexed citations

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Ruffoli, Riccardo, et al.. (1998). Ultrastructure of the supporting cells in the paratympanic organ of chicken,Gallus gallus domesticus. Journal of Morphology. 236(1). 65–73. 2 indexed citations

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Ruffoli, Riccardo, et al.. (1996). Mechanoreceptors in the posterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments of the human Knee and the lateral collateral ligament of the canine knee. 18. 113–122. 1 indexed citations

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Ruffoli, Riccardo, et al.. (1996). Fine structure of the afferent synapses in the paratympanic organ of the chicken, with special reference to the synaptic bodies. Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger. 178(2). 127–131. 5 indexed citations

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