Roberto Cosimo Melcangi

11.7k total citations
222 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Roberto Cosimo Melcangi is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Cosimo Melcangi has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 72 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 71 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Roberto Cosimo Melcangi's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (71 papers), Hormonal and reproductive studies (34 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers). Roberto Cosimo Melcangi is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (71 papers), Hormonal and reproductive studies (34 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers). Roberto Cosimo Melcangi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United States. Roberto Cosimo Melcangi's co-authors include Luis Miguel García‐Segura, Silvia Giatti, L. Martini, Donatella Caruso, Valerio Magnaghi, F. Celotti, Giancarlo Panzica, Luciano Martini, Marzia Pesaresi and Ilaria T. Cavarretta and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Cosimo Melcangi

219 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roberto Cosimo Melcangi Italy 59 3.0k 2.6k 2.2k 2.2k 1.9k 222 9.8k
Darrell W. Brann United States 63 2.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 3.2k 1.4× 1.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.3× 189 11.5k
Íñigo Azcoitia Spain 55 2.0k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 3.1k 1.6× 105 8.1k
Alejandro F. De Nicola Argentina 47 1.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 219 7.5k
François Tronche France 47 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 3.6k 1.6× 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 86 10.4k
Julie A. Chowen Spain 54 1.7k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 908 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 220 9.2k
Ignacio Torres‐Alemán Spain 59 2.8k 0.9× 3.4k 1.3× 3.0k 1.3× 929 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 152 10.9k
Ronald M. Lechan United States 62 2.7k 0.9× 4.1k 1.5× 1.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 687 0.4× 212 11.7k
Paul J. Shughrue United States 48 2.0k 0.7× 3.4k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 4.7k 2.4× 81 10.1k
Phyllis M. Wise United States 59 1.6k 0.5× 3.4k 1.3× 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 3.3k 1.7× 158 9.8k
Rachida Guennoun France 45 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 91 5.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Cosimo Melcangi

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All Works

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Diviccaro, Silvia, et al.. (2024). The gut‐microbiota‐brain axis: Focus on gut steroids. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 37(7). e13471–e13471. 1 indexed citations
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Giatti, Silvia, Silvia Diviccaro, Paola Brivio, et al.. (2023). Diabetic Encephalopathy in a Preclinical Experimental Model of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Observations in Adult Female Rat. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1196–1196. 9 indexed citations
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Canta, A, Valentina Carozzi, A Chiorazzi, et al.. (2022). Multimodal Comparison of Diabetic Neuropathy in Aged Streptozotocin-Treated Sprague–Dawley and Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats. Biomedicines. 11(1). 20–20.
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Diviccaro, Silvia, Rocco Piazza, Paola Brivio, et al.. (2022). Gut microbiota composition is altered in a preclinical model of type 1 diabetes mellitus: Influence on gut steroids, permeability, and cognitive abilities. Neuropharmacology. 226. 109405–109405. 13 indexed citations
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Diviccaro, Silvia, Jamie A. FitzGerald, Fiona Crispie, et al.. (2022). Gut Steroids and Microbiota: Effect of Gonadectomy and Sex. Biomolecules. 12(6). 767–767. 20 indexed citations
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Diviccaro, Silvia, et al.. (2022). Gut Inflammation Induced by Finasteride Withdrawal: Therapeutic Effect of Allopregnanolone in Adult Male Rats. Biomolecules. 12(11). 1567–1567. 7 indexed citations
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Giatti, Silvia, Alessandro Di Domizio, Silvia Diviccaro, et al.. (2022). Identification of a novel off-target of paroxetine: Possible role in sexual dysfunction induced by this SSRI antidepressant drug. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1268. 133690–133690. 6 indexed citations
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Giatti, Silvia, et al.. (2021). Allopregnanolone: An overview on its synthesis and effects. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 34(2). e12996–e12996. 66 indexed citations
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Diviccaro, Silvia, Silvia Giatti, Joshua M. Lyte, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Impact of the Microbiome on Neuroactive Steroid Levels in Germ-Free Animals. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(22). 12551–12551. 21 indexed citations
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Melcangi, Roberto Cosimo, Livio Casarini, Marco Marino, et al.. (2019). Altered methylation pattern of the SRD5A2 gene in the cerebrospinal fluid of post-finasteride patients: a pilot study. Endocrine Connections. 8(8). 1118–1125. 13 indexed citations
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Diviccaro, Silvia, Roberto Cosimo Melcangi, & Silvia Giatti. (2019). Post-finasteride syndrome: An emerging clinical problem. Neurobiology of Stress. 12. 100209–100209. 58 indexed citations
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Giatti, Silvia, Luis Miguel García‐Segura, George E. Barreto, & Roberto Cosimo Melcangi. (2018). Neuroactive steroids, neurosteroidogenesis and sex. Progress in Neurobiology. 176. 1–17. 86 indexed citations
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Pesaresi, Marzia, Silvia Giatti, Simone Romano, et al.. (2018). Axonal transport in a peripheral diabetic neuropathy model: sex-dimorphic features. Biology of Sex Differences. 9(1). 6–6. 23 indexed citations
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Calabrese, Donato, Silvia Giatti, Simone Romano, et al.. (2014). Diabetic neuropathic pain: a role for testosterone metabolites. Journal of Endocrinology. 221(1). 1–13. 32 indexed citations
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Galbiati, M., L. Martini, & Roberto Cosimo Melcangi. (2003). Role of glial cells, growth factors and steroid hormones in the control of LHRH-secreting neurons. Domestic Animal Endocrinology. 25(1). 101–108. 5 indexed citations
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Melcangi, Roberto Cosimo, Valerio Magnaghi, M. Galbiati, & Luciano Martini. (2001). Formation and effects of neuroactive steroids in the central and peripheral nervous system. International review of neurobiology. 46. 145–176. 57 indexed citations
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Melcangi, Roberto Cosimo, Valerio Magnaghi, Ilaria T. Cavarretta, et al.. (1999). Progesterone derivatives are able to influence peripheral myelin protein 22 and P0 gene expression: Possible mechanisms of action. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 56(4). 349–357. 107 indexed citations
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Melcangi, Roberto Cosimo, F. Celotti, & Luciano Martini. (1994). Progesterone 5-α-reduction in neuronal and in different types of glial cell cultures: type 1 and 2 astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Brain Research. 639(2). 202–206. 91 indexed citations

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