Stefano Comai

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Stefano Comai is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Comai has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Biological Psychiatry, 31 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 29 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Stefano Comai's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (34 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (30 papers) and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (23 papers). Stefano Comai is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (34 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (30 papers) and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (23 papers). Stefano Comai collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Canada and United States. Stefano Comai's co-authors include Gabriella Gobbi, Antonella Bertazzo, Danilo De Gregorio, Rafael Ochoa‐Sanchez, Luca Posa, Carlo Costa, Martha López-Canul, Sara Crotti, Graziella Allegri and Sabatino Maione and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Comai

113 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cannabidiol modulates serotonergic transmission and reverses both allodynia and anxiety-like behavior in a model of neuropathic pain

2018 276 citations Danilo De Gregorio, Luca Posa et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefano Comai Italy	35	908	800	740	719	646	120	3.8k
N. Praschak-Rieder Austria	32	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	683 0.9×	760 1.1×	663 1.0×	89	3.9k
Haim Einat Israel	38	848 0.9×	1.6k 2.0×	597 0.8×	485 0.7×	1.2k 1.8×	129	4.5k
Gerald Huether Germany	34	1.3k 1.4×	892 1.1×	433 0.6×	842 1.2×	383 0.6×	89	3.7k
Angelos Halaris United States	36	976 1.1×	2.2k 2.8×	1.0k 1.4×	1.0k 1.5×	620 1.0×	140	5.4k
Vincenzo De Luca Canada	46	755 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	602 0.8×	1.4k 1.9×	1.8k 2.8×	274	7.0k
Trevor R. Norman Australia	40	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	540 0.7×	933 1.3×	1.4k 2.1×	253	5.5k
Sujung Yoon South Korea	33	222 0.2×	600 0.8×	362 0.5×	830 1.2×	582 0.9×	114	4.2k
Diana De Ronchi Italy	33	226 0.2×	848 1.1×	600 0.8×	439 0.6×	1.1k 1.7×	157	3.9k
Andrew W. Goddard United States	30	306 0.3×	838 1.0×	474 0.6×	972 1.4×	429 0.7×	48	3.2k
Dagmar Koethe Germany	34	354 0.4×	1.4k 1.8×	812 1.1×	753 1.0×	969 1.5×	64	4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Comai

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Pendin, Diana, et al.. (2025). Emerging mechanisms of psilocybin-induced neuroplasticity. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 46(11). 1130–1143.

Gagliardi, Filippo, et al.. (2025). Immunomodulatory mechanisms driving tumor escape in glioblastoma: The central role of IDO and tryptophan metabolism in local and systemic immunotolerance. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 209. 104657–104657. 2 indexed citations

Snider, Silvia, Filippo Gagliardi, Stefano Comai, et al.. (2025). Preoperative Peripheral Blood Serotonin and Kynurenine Levels Are Associated With Oncological Outcomes in Glioblastoma IDH-wt Patients. PubMed. 18. 944297179–944297179. 2 indexed citations

Papadopoulos, Panagiotis, Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura, Stefano Comai, et al.. (2025). Central and peripheral monoamine changes in a rat model of Gaming Disorder. Neuropharmacology. 282. 110703–110703.

Sgrignani, Jacopo, Alberto Ongaro, Alessandro Dolmella, et al.. (2025). New Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Enantiomerically Pure (R)- and (S)-Methadone Metabolites as N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Antagonists. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(5). 5455–5470. 1 indexed citations

Sapienza, Jacopo, Giulia Agostoni, Stefano Comai, et al.. (2024). Neuroinflammation and kynurenines in schizophrenia: Impact on cognition depending on cognitive functioning and modulatory properties in relation to cognitive remediation and aerobic exercise. Schizophrenia Research Cognition. 38. 100328–100328. 9 indexed citations

López-Canul, Martha, Danilo De Gregorio, Rafael Ochoa‐Sanchez, et al.. (2024). Selective Enhancement of REM Sleep in Male Rats through Activation of Melatonin MT₁Receptors Located in the Locus Ceruleus Norepinephrine Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(29). e0914232024–e0914232024. 5 indexed citations

Ferri, Nicola, Sara De Martin, James D. Stuart, et al.. (2024). Pharmacokinetics, Tolerability, and Safety of Esmethadone in Subjects with Chronic Kidney Disease or Hepatic Impairment. Drugs in R&D. 24(2). 341–352. 3 indexed citations

Snider, Silvia, Luigi Albano, Filippo Gagliardi, et al.. (2023). Substantially elevated serum glutamate and CSF GOT-1 levels associated with cerebral ischemia and poor neurological outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 5246–5246. 4 indexed citations

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Gregorio, Danilo De, et al.. (2023). Age-Related Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Anxiety-like Behavior in C57/B6J Mice. Biomedicines. 11(6). 1705–1705. 5 indexed citations

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Núñez, Nicolás A., et al.. (2022). Sex Differences in Responses to Antidepressant Augmentations in Treatment-Resistant Depression. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 25(6). 479–488. 21 indexed citations

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Gregorio, Danilo De, Jelena Popić, Justine P. Enns, et al.. (2021). Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) promotes social behavior through mTORC1 in the excitatory neurotransmission. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(5). 89 indexed citations

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Regoni, Maria, Stefano Comai, Daniela Mercatelli, et al.. (2021). Early Dysfunction of Substantia Nigra Dopamine Neurons in the ParkinQ311X Mouse. Biomedicines. 9(5). 514–514. 4 indexed citations

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Manchia, Mirko, Stefano Comai, Martina Pinna, et al.. (2019). Biomarkers in aggression. Advances in clinical chemistry. 93. 169–237. 17 indexed citations

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Gobbi, Gabriella & Stefano Comai. (2019). Differential Function of Melatonin MT1 and MT2 Receptors in REM and NREM Sleep. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 87–87. 120 indexed citations

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López-Canul, Martha, Stefano Comai, Sergio Domínguez-López, Vinicio Granados‐Soto, & Gabriella Gobbi. (2015). Antinociceptive properties of selective MT2 melatonin receptor partial agonists. European Journal of Pharmacology. 764. 424–432. 34 indexed citations

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Comai, Stefano & Gabriella Gobbi. (2014). CCNP Award Paper: Unveiling the role of melatonin MT ₂ receptors in sleep, anxiety and other neuropsychiatric diseases: a novel target in psychopharmacology. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 39(1). 6–21. 128 indexed citations

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Florio, Pasquale, et al.. (2010). Reduction of serum serotonin precursors after veralipride treatment for postmenopausal hot flushes. Climacteric. 13(2). 141–146. 5 indexed citations

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Florio, Pasquale, et al.. (2007). Menopause alters the metabolism of serum serotonin precursors and their correlation with gonadotropins and estradiol. Climacteric. 10(5). 393–399. 6 indexed citations

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Comai, Stefano, Pierluigi Longatti, Alessandro Perin, et al.. (2006). Study of tryptophan metabolism via serotonin in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with noncommunicating hydrocephalus using a new endoscopic technique. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 84(3). 683–691. 7 indexed citations

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