Veronica Ghiglieri

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Veronica Ghiglieri is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Veronica Ghiglieri has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 44 papers in Neurology and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Veronica Ghiglieri's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (53 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (40 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers). Veronica Ghiglieri is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (53 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (40 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers). Veronica Ghiglieri collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Veronica Ghiglieri's co-authors include Paolo Calabresi, Barbara Picconi, Massimiliano Di Filippo, Alessandro Tozzi, Vincenza Bagetta, Carmelo Sgobio, Fabrizio Gardoni, Giuseppina Natale, Giulia Di Lazzaro and Mónica Di Luca and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Veronica Ghiglieri

75 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Direct and indirect pathways of basal ganglia: a critical reappraisal

2014 563 citations Paolo Calabresi, Barbara Picconi et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease and other synucleinopathies: from overt neurodegeneration back to early synaptic dysfunction

2023 368 citations Paolo Calabresi, Giuseppina Natale et al. profile →
Advances in understanding the function of alpha-synuclein: implications for Parkinson’s disease

2023 76 citations Paolo Calabresi, Giulia Di Lazzaro et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Veronica Ghiglieri Italy	37	2.7k	2.3k	1.0k	792	716	78	4.8k
Alessandro Tozzi Italy	35	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	796 1.0×	921 1.3×	92	4.8k
Charles K. Meshul United States	39	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	523 0.7×	516 0.7×	130	4.9k
Jack W. Lipton United States	36	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	830 0.8×	888 1.1×	362 0.5×	81	4.2k
Pierre‐Olivier Fernagut France	39	2.4k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	909 1.1×	543 0.8×	90	5.1k
Warren D. Hirst United States	46	2.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	2.5k 2.4×	773 1.0×	587 0.8×	90	5.9k
Sheng‐Han Kuo United States	37	2.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	653 0.8×	735 1.0×	163	5.4k
Wayne A. Cass United States	39	3.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	811 1.0×	595 0.8×	82	5.5k
Paola Bonsi Italy	39	3.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 1.8×	392 0.5×	634 0.9×	100	4.7k
Sheila M. Fleming United States	34	3.2k 1.2×	3.5k 1.5×	1.8k 1.7×	1.3k 1.6×	485 0.7×	76	6.7k
Francesca R. Fusco Italy	35	1.9k 0.7×	977 0.4×	1.7k 1.6×	569 0.7×	319 0.4×	90	4.1k

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Marino, Gioia, Federica Campanelli, Giuseppina Natale, et al.. (2025). Backtracking α-synuclein pathology: social deficits precede motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson s Disease. 12(1). 14–14.

Grillo, Piergiorgio, Roberto De Icco, Roberto Bottinelli, et al.. (2025). Physical exercise modulates plasma irisin levels in endurance athletes: Implications for Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 215. 107065–107065.

Arosio, Beatrice, Riccardo Calvani, Evelyn Ferri, et al.. (2023). Sarcopenia and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: Targeting the Muscle–Brain Axis. Nutrients. 15(8). 1853–1853. 76 indexed citations

Marino, Gioia, Federica Campanelli, Giuseppina Natale, et al.. (2023). Intensive exercise ameliorates motor and cognitive symptoms in experimental Parkinson’s disease restoring striatal synaptic plasticity. Science Advances. 9(28). eadh1403–eadh1403. 37 indexed citations

Campanelli, Federica, Gioia Marino, Noemi Barsotti, et al.. (2021). Serotonin drives striatal synaptic plasticity in a sex-related manner. Neurobiology of Disease. 158. 105448–105448. 6 indexed citations

Sciaccaluga, Miriam, Petra Mazzocchetti, Veronica Ghiglieri, et al.. (2020). Effects of safinamide on the glutamatergic striatal network in experimental Parkinson’s disease. Neuropharmacology. 170. 108024–108024. 13 indexed citations

Filippo, Massimiliano Di, Antonio de Iure, Carmela Giampà, et al.. (2016). Persistent activation of microglia and NADPH oxidase drive hippocampal dysfunction in experimental multiple sclerosis. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 20926–20926. 78 indexed citations

Sciamanna, Giuseppe, Francesco Napolitano, Barbara Pelosi, et al.. (2015). Rhes regulates dopamine D2 receptor transmission in striatal cholinergic interneurons. Neurobiology of Disease. 78. 146–161. 24 indexed citations

Calabresi, Paolo, Barbara Picconi, Alessandro Tozzi, & Veronica Ghiglieri. (2015). Interaction between basal ganglia and limbic circuits in learning and memory processes. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 22. S65–S68. 18 indexed citations

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Mancini, Maria, Veronica Ghiglieri, Vincenza Bagetta, et al.. (2015). Memantine alters striatal plasticity inducing a shift of synaptic responses toward long-term depression. Neuropharmacology. 101. 341–350. 13 indexed citations

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Calabresi, Paolo, Barbara Picconi, Alessandro Tozzi, Veronica Ghiglieri, & Massimiliano Di Filippo. (2014). Direct and indirect pathways of basal ganglia: a critical reappraisal. Nature Neuroscience. 17(8). 1022–1030. 563 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pendolino, Valentina, Vincenza Bagetta, Veronica Ghiglieri, et al.. (2014). l-DOPA reverses the impairment of Dentate Gyrus LTD in experimental parkinsonism via β-adrenergic receptors. Experimental Neurology. 261. 377–385. 6 indexed citations

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Ghiglieri, Veronica, Carmelo Sgobio, Cinzia Costa, Barbara Picconi, & Paolo Calabresi. (2011). Striatum–hippocampus balance: From physiological behavior to interneuronal pathology. Progress in Neurobiology. 94(2). 102–114. 44 indexed citations

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Bagetta, Vincenza, Barbara Picconi, Carmelo Sgobio, et al.. (2011). Dopamine-Dependent Long-Term Depression Is Expressed in Striatal Spiny Neurons of Both Direct and Indirect Pathways: Implications for Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(35). 12513–12522. 76 indexed citations

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Ghiglieri, Veronica, Carmelo Sgobio, Stefano Patassini, et al.. (2010). TrkB/BDNF-Dependent Striatal Plasticity and Behavior in a Genetic Model of Epilepsy: Modulation by Valproic Acid. Neuropsychopharmacology. 35(7). 1531–1540. 33 indexed citations

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Paillé, Vincent, Barbara Picconi, Vincenza Bagetta, et al.. (2010). Distinct Levels of Dopamine Denervation Differentially Alter Striatal Synaptic Plasticity and NMDA Receptor Subunit Composition. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(42). 14182–14193. 139 indexed citations

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Filippo, Massimiliano Di, Barbara Picconi, Alessandro Tozzi, et al.. (2008). The Endocannabinoid System in Parkinsons Disease. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 14(23). 2337–2346. 42 indexed citations

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Gardoni, Fabrizio, Barbara Picconi, Veronica Ghiglieri, et al.. (2006). A Critical Interaction between NR2B and MAGUK in l-DOPA Induced Dyskinesia. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(11). 2914–2922. 221 indexed citations

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Picconi, Barbara, Enrica Passino, Carmelo Sgobio, et al.. (2005). Plastic and behavioral abnormalities in experimental Huntington's disease: A crucial role for cholinergic interneurons. Neurobiology of Disease. 22(1). 143–152. 77 indexed citations

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Fà, Mauro, et al.. (2003). Electrophysiological and pharmacological characteristics of nigral dopaminergic neurons in the conscious, head‐restrained rat. Synapse. 48(1). 1–9. 32 indexed citations

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