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Valentina Benfenati

Valentina Benfenati publishes mostly in Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biomaterials, on topics such as Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Ion channel regulation and function and Connexins and lens biology.

World rank
#1,448,057
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Italy
#58,990
of 65,712
Works
20
Citations
21
Citations per work
1.1

What does Valentina Benfenati research?

Molecular Biology: 34.8%Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 26.1%Biomaterials: 8.7%Physical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4.3%other fields: 26.1%35%top field
Molecular Biology34.8%Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience26.1%Biomaterials8.7%Physical and Theoretical Chemistry4.3%other fields26.1%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Molecular Biology35% of their works
  2. 2Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience26% of their works
  3. 3Biomaterials9% of their works
  4. 4Physical and Theoretical Chemistry4% of their works
  5. 5Cognitive Neuroscience4% of their works
  6. 6Biomedical Engineering4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Valentina Benfenati's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Astrocyte Function, Channel Regulation, Cell Signaling, Channelrhodopsin, Optogenetics, Connexins, Gap Junctions and Ion Channels.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Astrocyte Function42 topics
  2. Channel Regulation42 topics
  3. Cell Signaling32 topics
  4. Channelrhodopsin31 topic
  5. Optogenetics31 topic
  6. Connexins21 topic
  7. Gap Junctions21 topic
  8. Ion Channels21 topic
  9. Neurotransmission21 topic
  10. Synaptic Plasticity21 topic
  11. Voltage-Gated Channels21 topic
  12. ATP Synthase11 topic
  13. Aquaporins11 topic
  14. Crystal Structure11 topic
  15. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors11 topic
  16. Mammalian Cells11 topic
  17. Recombinant Protein11 topic
  18. Vacuolar ATPases11 topic
  19. Water Channels11 topic

Where does Valentina Benfenati work?

Valentina Benfenati's main affiliation in the publication record is Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, Italy.

How many publications and citations does Valentina Benfenati have?

Science Explorer counts 20 works and 21 citations for Valentina Benfenati, ranking #1,448,057 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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