Roberta Grimaldi

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Roberta Grimaldi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberta Grimaldi has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Roberta Grimaldi's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (5 papers). Roberta Grimaldi is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (5 papers). Roberta Grimaldi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Sweden and United Kingdom. Roberta Grimaldi's co-authors include I. Zini, Glenn R. Gibson, Jelena Vulevic, L.F. Agnati, Michèle Zoli, Adele Costabile, Kjell Fuxé, Aldo Tomasi, Vanio Vannini and Sarmauli Manurung and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Stroke and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Roberta Grimaldi

52 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics 2018 2026 2020 2023 2021 2018 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics
    2021 409 citations Roberta Grimaldi, Jelena Vulevic et al. profile →
  2. A prebiotic intervention study in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
    2018 264 citations Roberta Grimaldi, Glenn R. Gibson 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
Roberta Grimaldi Italy 20 850 385 354 332 296 53 1.8k
Didier Desor France 22 1.4k 1.6× 308 0.8× 325 0.9× 275 0.8× 798 2.7× 55 2.8k
Atsushi Ishige Japan 33 941 1.1× 584 1.5× 116 0.3× 140 0.4× 503 1.7× 92 3.6k
Anna Serefko Poland 20 651 0.8× 293 0.8× 221 0.6× 137 0.4× 296 1.0× 87 2.0k
Kieran Rea Ireland 23 1.1k 1.3× 446 1.2× 125 0.4× 167 0.5× 584 2.0× 47 2.2k
Sadık Söğüt Türkiye 30 566 0.7× 158 0.4× 346 1.0× 81 0.2× 363 1.2× 56 3.0k
Mahmoud Salami Iran 21 1.3k 1.6× 266 0.7× 135 0.4× 348 1.0× 945 3.2× 90 2.6k
Pascal Vachon Canada 26 577 0.7× 402 1.0× 72 0.2× 170 0.5× 562 1.9× 96 2.7k
Niall P. Hyland Ireland 27 2.1k 2.5× 174 0.5× 269 0.8× 231 0.7× 1.0k 3.4× 62 3.7k
Natalia Battista Italy 41 963 1.1× 1.3k 3.4× 227 0.6× 253 0.8× 661 2.2× 108 4.6k
Michaël Messaoudi France 19 1.3k 1.6× 177 0.5× 244 0.7× 317 1.0× 775 2.6× 24 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberta Grimaldi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberta Grimaldi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roberta Grimaldi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roberta Grimaldi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Roberta Grimaldi. Roberta Grimaldi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Li, Rui, Wenjie Yang, Roberta Grimaldi, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of a stannous fluoride dentifrice for relieving dentinal hypersensitivity in Chinese population: an 8-week randomized clinical trial. Clinical Oral Investigations. 28(4). 230–230. 4 indexed citations
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Roselli, Marianna, et al.. (2022). Galactooligosaccharide Treatment Alleviates DSS-Induced Colonic Inflammation in Caco-2 Cell Model. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 862974–862974. 19 indexed citations
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Grimaldi, Roberta, et al.. (2021). Randomised methodology development study to investigate plaque removal efficacy of manual toothbrushes. Journal of Dentistry. 116. 103830–103830. 7 indexed citations
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Parsons, Iain, Michael Stacey, Luca Faconti, et al.. (2021). Histamine, mast cell tryptase and post-exercise hypotension in healthy and collapsed marathon runners. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 121(5). 1451–1459. 9 indexed citations
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Grimaldi, Roberta, Jonathan R. Swann, Jelena Vulevic, Glenn R. Gibson, & Adele Costabile. (2016). Fermentation properties and potential prebiotic activity of Bimuno®galacto-oligosaccharide (65 % galacto-oligosaccharide content) onin vitrogut microbiota parameters. British Journal Of Nutrition. 116(3). 480–486. 30 indexed citations
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Hogan, Thomas P., et al.. (1999). The Parkinson's disease symptom inventory (PDSI): a comprehensive and sensitive instrument to measure disease symptoms and treatment side-effects. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 5(3). 93–98. 9 indexed citations
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Rinne, U. K., F. Bracco, C Chouza, et al.. (1997). Cabergoline in the treatment of early parkinson's disease. Neurology. 48(2). 363–368. 96 indexed citations
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Zini, I., Aldo Tomasi, Roberta Grimaldi, Vanio Vannini, & L.F. Agnati. (1992). Detection of free radicals during brain ischemia and reperfusion by spin trapping and microdialysis. Neuroscience Letters. 138(2). 279–282. 169 indexed citations
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Benfenati, Fabio, Mauro Cimino, Michèle Zoli, et al.. (1991). Decrease in mRNA levels but not in the density of D2 dopamine receptors in rat striatum after transient forebrain ischemia. Neuroscience Letters. 126(1). 6–8. 16 indexed citations
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Benfenati, Fabio, Emilio Merlo Pich, Michèle Zoli, et al.. (1991). Changes in striatal μ and δ opioid receptors after transient forebrain ischemia: a quantitative autoradiographic study. Brain Research. 546(1). 171–175. 12 indexed citations
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Fuxé, Kjell, L.F. Agnati, Anders Härfstrand, et al.. (1990). On the Role of Neuropeptide Y in Information Handling in the Central Nervous System in Normal and Physiopathological States. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 579(1). 28–67. 36 indexed citations
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Zini, I., Michèle Zoli, Roberta Grimaldi, et al.. (1990). Evidence for a role of neosynthetized putrescine in the increase of glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity induced by a mechanical lesion in the rat brain. Neuroscience Letters. 120(1). 13–16. 27 indexed citations
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Grimaldi, Roberta, I. Zini, Giuseppe Biagini, G. Toffano, & Luigi F. Agnati. (1990). Effects of centrally administered clonidine and neuropeptide Y on arterial blood pressure in the rat after transient forebrain ischemia. Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System. 30. S67–S69. 4 indexed citations
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Zini, I., Roberta Grimaldi, Emilio Merlo Pich, et al.. (1990). Aspects of neural plasticity in the central nervous system—V. Studies on a model of transient forebrain ischemia in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Neurochemistry International. 16(4). 451–468. 18 indexed citations
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Benfenati, Fabio, Roberta Grimaldi, Michèle Zoli, et al.. (1989). Transient forebrain ischemia produces multiple deficits in dopamine D1 transmission in the lateral neostriatum of the rat. Brain Research. 498(2). 376–380. 42 indexed citations
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Zoli, Michèle, Kjell Fuxé, A. Cintra, et al.. (1988). Effects of chronic uridine treatment on regional neuropeptide and tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactivities in the brain of 12 month-old male rats. Neurochemistry International. 13(4). 499–508. 6 indexed citations
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Caretta, Antonio, Andrea Cavaggioni, Roberta Grimaldi, & R. T. Sorbi. (1988). Regulation of cyclic GMP binding to retinal rod membranes by calcium. European Journal of Biochemistry. 177(1). 139–146. 16 indexed citations
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Agnati, Luigi F., Kjell Fuxé, Ann Marie Janson, et al.. (1985). Image analysis and the determination of the entity of coexistence of neuroactive substances in nerve cell body populations. Image Analysis & Stereology. 1 indexed citations

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