Stefano L. Sensi

15.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
215 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Stefano L. Sensi is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano L. Sensi has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 63 papers in Physiology and 48 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stefano L. Sensi's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (50 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (49 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (46 papers). Stefano L. Sensi is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (50 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (49 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (46 papers). Stefano L. Sensi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Stefano L. Sensi's co-authors include John H. Weiss, Lorella M.T. Canzoniero, Hong Yin, Israel Sekler, Pierre Paoletti, Ashley I. Bush, Sean G. Carriedo, Dennis W. Choi, Jae Young Koh and Alberto Granzotto and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Stefano L. Sensi

203 papers receiving 12.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Brain monoglyceride lipase participating in endocannabinoid inactivation

2002 1.1k citations Stefano L. Sensi, Daniele Piomelli et al. profile →
NCLX is an essential component of mitochondrial Na⁺/Ca²⁺exchange

2009 618 citations Stefano L. Sensi et al. profile →
Zinc in the physiology and pathology of the CNS

2009 618 citations Stefano L. Sensi et al. profile →
Mediation of Neuronal Apoptosis by Enhancement of Outward Potassium Current

1997 512 citations Stefano L. Sensi, Lorella M.T. Canzoniero et al. profile →
Zn2+: a novel ionic mediator of neural injury in brain disease

2000 506 citations John H. Weiss, Stefano L. Sensi et al. profile →
The amyloid cascade hypothesis: an updated critical review

2023 135 citations Stefano L. Sensi et al. profile →
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Related Mental Health Issues; Insights from a Range of Social Media Platforms Using a Mixed-Methods Approach

2023 50 citations Giovanni Martinotti, Stefano L. Sensi et al. Brain Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefano L. Sensi Italy	54	4.6k	3.8k	3.7k	2.9k	1.7k	215	12.4k
Jae‐Young Koh South Korea	60	5.3k 1.2×	4.1k 1.1×	5.0k 1.3×	3.4k 1.2×	721 0.4×	162	13.9k
Diogo O. Souza Brazil	67	6.0k 1.3×	4.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.5×	3.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	602	18.6k
Paul A. Adlard Australia	50	2.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	3.9k 1.3×	717 0.4×	155	9.8k
Gabriel Nowak Poland	60	2.7k 0.6×	4.2k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	2.1k 1.2×	320	11.2k
Craig Atwood United States	54	4.8k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	3.5k 0.9×	9.2k 3.1×	2.4k 1.4×	146	15.9k
Debomoy K. Lahiri United States	78	7.1k 1.6×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	7.5k 2.6×	4.5k 2.7×	319	20.7k
Robert A. Cherny Australia	56	4.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	4.5k 1.2×	8.3k 2.8×	2.0k 1.2×	96	13.5k
Ian J. Reynolds United States	63	8.2k 1.8×	5.9k 1.6×	1.6k 0.4×	2.5k 0.8×	554 0.3×	166	13.9k
Anthony R. White Australia	56	4.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	3.3k 0.9×	4.3k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	205	10.7k
Sang Won Suh South Korea	45	2.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	3.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	353 0.2×	149	9.0k

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Russo, Mirella, et al.. (2025). Predicting conversion in cognitively normal and mild cognitive impairment individuals with machine learning: Is the CSF status still relevant?. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(2). e14398–e14398. 1 indexed citations

Squitti, Rosanna, Alberto Benussi, Silvia Fostinelli, et al.. (2025). Zinc Therapy in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Cognitive Stabilization in Pharmacodynamically Responsive Patients in the ZINCAiD Trial. Biomolecules. 15(9). 1268–1268.

Miuli, Andrea, et al.. (2024). Exploring peripheral biomarkers in psychostimulant use: A systematic review on neurotrophins, stress-related hormones, oxidative stress molecules and genetic factors.. Behavioural Brain Research. 469. 115046–115046.

Cerritelli, Francesco, Stefano Delli Pizzi, Carlo Sestieri, et al.. (2024). Data-driven analysis of whole-brain intrinsic connectivity in patients with chronic low back pain undergoing osteopathic manipulative treatment. NeuroImage Clinical. 43. 103659–103659. 1 indexed citations

Pizzi, Stefano Delli, Giovanna Bubbico, Valeria Onofrj, et al.. (2024). Modulation of Cerebellar-Cortical Connectivity Induced by Modafinil and Its Relationship With Receptor and Transporter Expression. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 10(3). 304–313. 3 indexed citations

Sestieri, Carlo, Eleonora Picerni, Antonio Maria Chiarelli, et al.. (2024). Atrophy of hippocampal subfields and amygdala nuclei in subjects with mild cognitive impairment progressing to Alzheimer's disease. Heliyon. 10(6). e27429–e27429. 16 indexed citations

Dono, Fedele, Giacomo Evangelista, Eleonora Rollo, et al.. (2024). Clinical characteristics and treatment approach of established New-Onset status epilepticus (eNOSE): A Real-World multicenter experience. Epilepsy & Behavior. 159. 109951–109951. 1 indexed citations

Dono, Fedele, et al.. (2023). Diagnosis and treatment of status epilepticus in Down Syndrome (DS): A case report and systematic literature review. Seizure. 114. 90–95. 1 indexed citations

Onofrj, Marco, Mirella Russo, Stefano Delli Pizzi, et al.. (2023). The central role of the Thalamus in psychosis, lessons from neurodegenerative diseases and psychedelics. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 384–384. 13 indexed citations

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Mastropasqua, Leonardo, Luca Agnifili, Lorenza Brescia, et al.. (2023). A deep learning approach to investigate the filtration bleb functionality after glaucoma surgery: a preliminary study. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 262(1). 149–160. 5 indexed citations

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Pietro, Martina Di, Fedele Dono, Giacomo Evangelista, et al.. (2022). Cerebral venous thrombosis without thrombocytopenia after a single dose of COVID-19 (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccine injection: a case report. Neurological Sciences. 43(5). 2951–2956. 6 indexed citations

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Spadone, Sara, Francesco de Pasquale, Piero Chiacchiaretta, et al.. (2022). Reduced Segregation of Brain Networks in Spatial Neglect After Stroke. Brain Connectivity. 13(8). 464–472. 2 indexed citations

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Russo, Mirella, et al.. (2022). Bipolar spectrum disorders in neurologic disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 1046471–1046471. 2 indexed citations

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Martinotti, Giovanni, Stefania Chiappini, Mauro Pettorruso, et al.. (2021). Therapeutic Potentials of Ketamine and Esketamine in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Eating Disorders (ED): A Review of the Current Literature. Brain Sciences. 11(7). 856–856. 59 indexed citations

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Spalletta, Gianfranco, Mariangela Iorio, Daniela Vecchio, et al.. (2020). Subclinical Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Correlates and Hippocampal Volume Features of Brain White Matter Hyperintensity in Healthy People. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 10(4). 172–172. 11 indexed citations

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Granzotto, Alberto, Manuela Bomba, Vanessa Castelli, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of de novo ceramide biosynthesis affects aging phenotype in an in vitro model of neuronal senescence. Aging. 11(16). 6336–6357. 9 indexed citations

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Corona, Carlo, Anna Pensalfini, Valério Frazzini, & Stefano L. Sensi. (2011). New therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease: brain deregulation of calcium and zinc. Cell Death and Disease. 2(6). e176–e176. 66 indexed citations

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Corona, Carlo, Valério Frazzini, Elena Silvestri, et al.. (2011). Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Carnosine on Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Amyloid Pathology, and Cognitive Deficits in 3xTg-AD Mice. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17971–e17971. 154 indexed citations

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Gatta, Valentina, Denise Drago, Maria Teresa Valenti, et al.. (2011). Microarray Analysis on Human Neuroblastoma Cells Exposed to Aluminum, β1–42-Amyloid or the β1–42-Amyloid Aluminum Complex. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e15965–e15965. 24 indexed citations

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Jia, Yousheng, et al.. (2002). Zn²⁺ currents are mediated by calcium‐permeable AMPA/Kainate channels in cultured murine hippocampal neurones. The Journal of Physiology. 543(1). 35–48. 97 indexed citations

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