Stefania Merighi

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Stefania Merighi is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefania Merighi has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Physiology, 71 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Stefania Merighi's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (89 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (30 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (29 papers). Stefania Merighi is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (89 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (30 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (29 papers). Stefania Merighi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Stefania Merighi's co-authors include Stefania Gessi, Pier Andrea Borea, Katia Varani, Fabrizio Vincenzi, Pier Giovanni Baraldi, Edward Leung, Mojgan Aghazadeh Tabrizi, Prisco Mirandola, Romeo Romagnoli and Edward Leung and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Stefania Merighi

126 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors: The State of the Art

2018 553 citations Pier Andrea Borea, Stefania Gessi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefania Merighi Italy	50	4.0k	2.9k	907	903	898	128	6.9k
Stefania Gessi Italy	57	4.9k 1.2×	3.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	167	8.5k
Fabrizio Vincenzi Italy	40	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	644 0.7×	517 0.6×	996 1.1×	135	5.0k
Katia Varani Italy	64	5.8k 1.5×	5.2k 1.8×	2.1k 2.3×	1.2k 1.3×	2.3k 2.5×	302	11.7k
Ennio Ongini Italy	50	2.2k 0.6×	2.7k 1.0×	659 0.7×	683 0.8×	1.8k 2.0×	138	6.8k
Maria Letizia Trincavelli Italy	39	1.6k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	430 0.5×	838 0.9×	178	4.7k
Gary L. Stiles United States	51	4.7k 1.2×	4.8k 1.7×	951 1.0×	390 0.4×	2.3k 2.5×	122	8.1k
Gary A. Weisman United States	57	5.7k 1.4×	3.7k 1.3×	228 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.6×	159	9.6k
Jean‐Marie Boeynaems Belgium	46	5.1k 1.3×	2.8k 1.0×	227 0.3×	421 0.5×	869 1.0×	131	7.4k
Vickram Ramkumar United States	42	1.4k 0.3×	2.2k 0.8×	244 0.3×	783 0.9×	890 1.0×	107	6.2k
Marlene A. Jacobson United States	35	1.9k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	382 0.4×	359 0.4×	1.8k 2.0×	75	4.9k

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Corona, Paola, Stefania Gessi, Roberta Ibba, et al.. (2025). Novel Oxadiazole-Quinoxalines as Hybrid Scaffolds with Antitumor Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(4). 1439–1439. 1 indexed citations

Baldisserotto, Costanza, Stefania Gessi, Stefania Merighi, et al.. (2024). Cultivation modes affect the morphology, biochemical composition, and antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of the green microalga Neochloris oleoabundans. PROTOPLASMA. 261(6). 1185–1206. 5 indexed citations

Gessi, Stefania, Prisco Mirandola, & Stefania Merighi. (2024). Keep neuroinflammation in mind when addressing Alzheimer's disease: A microglia perspective. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 102(2). 314–316.

Tedeschi, Paola, Federica Brugnoli, Stefania Merighi, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Different Storage Conditions on Phytochemical Composition, Shelf-Life, and Bioactive Compounds of Voghiera Garlic PDO. Antioxidants. 12(2). 499–499. 11 indexed citations

Vincenzi, Fabrizio, Silvia Pasquini, Chiara Contri, et al.. (2023). Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors: Recent Advancements. Biomolecules. 13(9). 1387–1387. 16 indexed citations

Merighi, Stefania, Pier Andrea Borea, Katia Varani, et al.. (2022). Pathophysiological Role and Medicinal Chemistry of A2A Adenosine Receptor Antagonists in Alzheimer’s Disease. Molecules. 27(9). 2680–2680. 18 indexed citations

Piras, Sandra, Gabriele Murineddu, Giovanni Loriga, et al.. (2021). Biological Effects on μ-Receptors Affinity and Selectivity of Arylpropenyl Chain Structural Modification on Diazatricyclodecane Derivatives. Molecules. 26(18). 5448–5448. 3 indexed citations

Gessi, Stefania, Tino Emanuele Poloni, Katia Varani, et al.. (2021). A2A Adenosine Receptor as a Potential Biomarker and a Possible Therapeutic Target in Alzheimer’s Disease. Cells. 10(9). 2344–2344. 23 indexed citations

Vincenzi, Fabrizio, Silvia Pasquini, Stefania Gessi, et al.. (2020). The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A1AR Positive Allosteric Modulation. Cells. 9(5). 1242–1242. 10 indexed citations

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Vincenzi, Fabrizio, Annalisa Ravani, Silvia Pasquini, et al.. (2016). Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Exposure Reduces Hypoxia and Inflammation Damage in Neuron‐Like and Microglial Cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 232(5). 1200–1208. 63 indexed citations

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Marcantonio, Daniela Di, Daniela Galli, Cecilia Carubbi, et al.. (2015). PKCε as a novel promoter of skeletal muscle differentiation and regeneration. Experimental Cell Research. 339(1). 10–19. 17 indexed citations

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Gessi, Stefania, et al.. (2011). Adenosine receptor targeting in health and disease. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 20(12). 1591–1609. 66 indexed citations

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Gessi, Stefania, Valeria Sacchetto, Stefania Merighi, et al.. (2010). Modulation of metalloproteinase-9 in U87MG glioblastoma cells by A3 adenosine receptors. Biochemical Pharmacology. 79(10). 1483–1495. 57 indexed citations

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Varani, Katia, Annmarie Surprenant, Fabrizio Vincenzi, et al.. (2007). Binding thermodynamic characterization of human P2X1 and P2X3 purinergic receptors. Biochemical Pharmacology. 75(5). 1198–1208. 7 indexed citations

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Varani, Katia, Stefania Gessi, Stefania Merighi, et al.. (2005). Pharmacological characterization of novel adenosine ligands in recombinant and native human A2B receptors. Biochemical Pharmacology. 70(11). 1601–1612. 53 indexed citations

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Gessi, Stefania, Katia Varani, Stefania Merighi, et al.. (2002). A₃Adenosine Receptors in Human Neutrophils and Promyelocytic HL60 Cells: A Pharmacological and Biochemical Study. Molecular Pharmacology. 61(2). 415–424. 107 indexed citations

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Merighi, Stefania, Katia Varani, Stefania Gessi, et al.. (2002). Binding thermodynamics at the human A3 adenosine receptor. Biochemical Pharmacology. 63(2). 157–161. 20 indexed citations

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Gessi, Stefania, Stefania Merighi, Anna Morelli, et al.. (2001). Pharmacological and biochemical characterization of A₃ adenosine receptors in Jurkat T cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 134(1). 116–126. 96 indexed citations

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Baraldi, Pier Giovanni, Barbara Cacciari, Romeo Romagnoli, et al.. (2000). Pyrazolo[4,3-e]1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine Derivatives as Highly Potent and Selective Human A₃Adenosine Receptor Antagonists: Influence of the Chain at the N⁸Pyrazole Nitrogen. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 43(25). 4768–4780. 70 indexed citations

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Varani, Katia, Stefania Merighi, Stefania Gessi, et al.. (2000). [3H]MRE 3008F20: A Novel Antagonist Radioligand for the Pharmacological and Biochemical Characterization of Human A3 Adenosine Receptors. Molecular Pharmacology. 57(5). 968–975. 100 indexed citations

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