Rocco Pizzarelli

1.0k total citations
16 papers, 789 citations indexed

About

Rocco Pizzarelli is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rocco Pizzarelli has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 789 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Rocco Pizzarelli's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3 papers). Rocco Pizzarelli is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3 papers). Rocco Pizzarelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and France. Rocco Pizzarelli's co-authors include Enrico Cherubini, Paola Zacchi, Antoine Triller, Natalia Pediconi, Marianne Renner, Silvia Di Angelantonio, Matteo Fossati, Ewoud R.E. Schmidt, Cécile Charrier and David Stroebel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Rocco Pizzarelli

15 papers receiving 785 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rocco Pizzarelli Italy 11 358 333 243 174 120 16 789
Kea Joo Lee South Korea 18 417 1.2× 447 1.3× 279 1.1× 137 0.8× 201 1.7× 47 1.1k
Alberto Cruz‐Martín United States 10 456 1.3× 444 1.3× 347 1.4× 201 1.2× 158 1.3× 19 965
Kuikui Zhou China 15 369 1.0× 365 1.1× 397 1.6× 249 1.4× 160 1.3× 18 1.0k
Laura Ansel-Bollepalli United Kingdom 16 361 1.0× 369 1.1× 229 0.9× 108 0.6× 69 0.6× 20 1.2k
Alexa E. Horner United Kingdom 9 415 1.2× 250 0.8× 410 1.7× 103 0.6× 138 1.1× 10 965
Mandy Johnstone United Kingdom 13 257 0.7× 349 1.0× 161 0.7× 177 1.0× 172 1.4× 18 876
Stephanie Rudolph United States 17 460 1.3× 485 1.5× 247 1.0× 93 0.5× 283 2.4× 25 1.1k
Christopher H. Chen United States 14 496 1.4× 252 0.8× 344 1.4× 159 0.9× 342 2.9× 22 1.1k
Price E. Dickson United States 14 272 0.8× 198 0.6× 238 1.0× 140 0.8× 105 0.9× 29 608
Heechul Jun United States 12 291 0.8× 303 0.9× 171 0.7× 108 0.6× 110 0.9× 17 751

Countries citing papers authored by Rocco Pizzarelli

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rocco Pizzarelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rocco Pizzarelli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rocco Pizzarelli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rocco Pizzarelli 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 Rocco Pizzarelli. Rocco Pizzarelli is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Peng, Jing-Jie, et al.. (2025). Grid cells accurately track movement during path integration-based navigation despite switching reference frames. Nature Neuroscience. 28(10). 2092–2105.
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Pizzarelli, Rocco, et al.. (2024). Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF-2) rescues social deficits in NLG3–/y mouse model of ASDs. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 17. 1332179–1332179. 4 indexed citations
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Pizzarelli, Rocco, Natalia Pediconi, & Silvia Di Angelantonio. (2020). Molecular Imaging of Tau Protein: New Insights and Future Directions. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 586169–586169. 10 indexed citations
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Indrieri, Alessia, Rocco Pizzarelli, Brunella Franco, & Elvira De Leonibus. (2020). Dopamine, Alpha-Synuclein, and Mitochondrial Dysfunctions in Parkinsonian Eyes. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 567129–567129. 39 indexed citations
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Lupaşcu, Carmen Alina, Chiara Parisi, Rocco Pizzarelli, et al.. (2020). Computational Modeling of Inhibitory Transsynaptic Signaling in Hippocampal and Cortical Neurons Expressing Intrabodies Against Gephyrin. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 14. 173–173. 2 indexed citations
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Grimaldi, Alfonso, Natalia Pediconi, Rocco Pizzarelli, et al.. (2019). Neuroinflammatory Processes, A1 Astrocyte Activation and Protein Aggregation in the Retina of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients, Possible Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 925–925. 108 indexed citations
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Pizzarelli, Rocco, Marilena Griguoli, Paola Zacchi, et al.. (2019). Tuning GABAergic Inhibition: Gephyrin Molecular Organization and Functions. Neuroscience. 439. 125–136. 40 indexed citations
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Renner, Marianne, et al.. (2017). Alpha subunit-dependent glycine receptor clustering and regulation of synaptic receptor numbers. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10899–10899. 43 indexed citations
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Cantaut-Belarif, Yasmine, Myriam Antri, Rocco Pizzarelli, et al.. (2017). Microglia control the glycinergic but not the GABAergic synapses via prostaglandin E2 in the spinal cord. The Journal of Cell Biology. 216(9). 2979–2989. 44 indexed citations
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Fossati, Matteo, Rocco Pizzarelli, Ewoud R.E. Schmidt, et al.. (2016). SRGAP2 and Its Human-Specific Paralog Co-Regulate the Development of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses. Neuron. 91(2). 356–369. 85 indexed citations
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Pizzarelli, Rocco, et al.. (2014). Pin1-dependent signalling negatively affects GABAergic transmission by modulating neuroligin2/gephyrin interaction. Nature Communications. 5(1). 5066–5066. 49 indexed citations
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Pizzarelli, Rocco & Enrico Cherubini. (2013). Developmental regulation of GABAergic signalling in the hippocampus of neuroligin 3 R451C knock-in mice: an animal model of Autism. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 7. 85–85. 45 indexed citations
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Pizzarelli, Rocco, et al.. (2011). Gephyrin Regulates GABAergic and Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampal Cell Cultures. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(23). 20942–20951. 24 indexed citations
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Pizzarelli, Rocco & Enrico Cherubini. (2011). Alterations of GABAergic Signaling in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Neural Plasticity. 2011. 1–12. 257 indexed citations
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Pizzarelli, Rocco, et al.. (2011). Gephyrin regulates GABAergic and glutamatergic synaptic transmission in hippocampal cell cultures.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(35). 31062–31062. 1 indexed citations
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Martire, Maria, Vincenzo Barrese, Fabio Arturo Iannotti, et al.. (2010). Pre‐synaptic BK channels selectively control glutamate versus GABA release from cortical and hippocampal nerve terminals. Journal of Neurochemistry. 115(2). 411–422. 38 indexed citations

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