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Gian Luigi Gigli

Gian Luigi Gigli

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Neuroscience

D-Index
60
Citations
11284
World Ranking
3877
National Ranking
170

Gian Luigi Gigli publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gian Luigi Gigli sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 364 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Gian Luigi Gigli D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gian Luigi Gigli sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gian Luigi Gigli is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy. Their main area of research is Medicine, with a particular focus on Neurology. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics notably cover:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Among recent scholarly articles, several stand out:

  • "Stroke in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: case series" (2020), published in Journal of Neurology
  • "Neurologic Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors" (2021), published in Neurology
  • "Stroke in patients with COVID-19: Clinical and neuroimaging characteristics" (2020), published in Neuroscience Letters
  • "Seizures after Ischemic Stroke: A Matched Multicenter Study" (2021), published in Annals of Neurology
  • "Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination" (2021), published in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Mariarosaria Valente (154 coauthored works)
  • Giovanni Merlino (55 coauthored works)
  • Francesco Janes (44 coauthored works)
  • Yan Tereshko (39 coauthored works)
  • Annacarmen Nilo (31 coauthored works)

Gigli has contributed extensively to a range of academic venues, chiefly:

  • Frontiers in Neurology (15 publications)
  • Journal of Neurology (10 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (10 publications)
  • Neurological Sciences (7 publications)
  • Neurology (6 publications)

The scientific output reflects a strong involvement in neurological research, particularly the clinical and pathophysiological aspects of stroke and COVID-19-related neurological effects, epilepsy, and neuroimmunological conditions. Their work also intersects with epidemiological studies and mental health research within neurological contexts.

Best Publications

  • Interictal spiking during wakefulness and sleep and the localization of foci in temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Michele Sammaritano;Gian Luigi Gigli;Jean Gotman

  • Sleep disorders in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis therapy

    Giovanni Merlino;Antonella Piani;Pierluigi Dolso;Massimo Adorati

  • Restless legs syndrome in end-stage renal disease

    Gian Luigi Gigli;Massimo Adorati;Pierluigi Dolso;Antonella Piani

  • Prediction of late seizures after ischaemic stroke with a novel prognostic model (the SeLECT score): a multivariable prediction model development and validation study.

    Marian Galovic;Marian Galovic;Nico Döhler;Barbara Erdélyi-Canavese;Ansgar Felbecker

  • Multicenter case-control study on restless legs syndrome in multiple sclerosis: the REMS study.

    Mauro Manconi;Luigi Ferini-Strambi;Massimo Filippi

  • Stroke in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: case series.

    Mauro Morassi;Daniele Bagatto;Milena Cobelli;Serena D'Agostini

  • Daytime sleepiness is associated with dementia and cognitive decline in older Italian adults: a population-based study.

    G. Merlino;A. Piani;G.L. Gigli;G.L. Gigli;I. Cancelli

  • Neurologic Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Systematic Review.

    Alessandro Marini;Alessandro Marini;Andrea Bernardini;Gian Luigi Gigli;Mariarosaria Valente;Mariarosaria Valente

  • Association of restless legs syndrome in type 2 diabetes: a case-control study.

    Giovanni Merlino;Lara Fratticci;Mariarosaria Valente;Angela Del Giudice

  • Epidemiology of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes: a population-based study

    Alberto Vogrig;Gian Luigi Gigli;Gian Luigi Gigli;Samantha Segatti;Elisa Corazza

  • Sleep abnormalities in mentally retarded autistic subjects: Down's syndrome with mental retardation and normal subjects.

    Marina Diomedi;Paolo Curatolo;Anna Scalise;Fabio Placidi

  • Effect of anticonvulsants on nocturnal sleep in epilepsy.

    Fabio Placidi;Marina Diomedi;Anna Scalise;Maria Grazia Marciani

  • Non-invasive evaluation of input-output characteristics of sensorimotor cerebral areas in healthy humans.

    P.M Rossini;G.L Gigli;M.G Marciani;F Zarola

  • Studio Morfeo: insomnia in primary care, a survey conducted on the Italian population

    Mario Giovanni Terzano;Liborio Parrino;Fabio Cirignotta;Luigi Ferini-Strambi

  • Sleep organization pattern as a prognostic marker at the subacute stage of post-traumatic coma.

    M Valente;F Placidi;A.J Oliveira;A Bigagli

  • Subcortical band heterotopia (SBH) in males: clinical, imaging and genetic findings in comparison with females.

    Maria Daniela D’Agostino;Andrea Bernasconi;Soma Das;Alexandre Bastos

  • Specific impairments of rule induction in different frontal lobe subgroups

    Carlo Reverberi;Antonio Lavaroni;Gian Luigi Gigli;Miran Skrap

  • Drugs with anticholinergic properties: cognitive and neuropsychiatric side-effects in elderly patients

    Iacopo Cancelli;Massimiliano Beltrame;Gian Luigi Gigli;Gian Luigi Gigli;Mariarosaria Valente;Mariarosaria Valente

  • Sleep Microstructure and EEG Epileptiform Activity in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Gigli Gl;Calia E;Marciani Mg;Salvatore Mazza

  • Stroke in patients with COVID-19: Clinical and neuroimaging characteristics.

    Alberto Vogrig;Gian Luigi Gigli;Claudio Bnà;Mauro Morassi

  • Nocturnal Sleep and Daytime Somnolence in Untreated Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Changes After Treatment with Controlled‐Release Carbamazepine

    Gian Luigi Gigli;Fabio Placidi;Marina Diomedi;Marta Maschio

  • Degraded semantic knowledge and accurate object use.

    Gioia A. Negri;Alberta Lunardelli;Carlo Reverberi;Gian Luigi Gigli

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Grazia Marciani
Maria Grazia Marciani University of Rome Tor Vergata
Fabio Placidi
Fabio Placidi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Ziv Gan-Or
Ziv Gan-Or McGill University
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Luigi Ferini-Strambi
Luigi Ferini-Strambi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Ronald B. Postuma
Ronald B. Postuma McGill University
Michele T.M. Hu
Michele T.M. Hu University of Oxford
Isabelle Arnulf
Isabelle Arnulf Sorbonne University
Monica Puligheddu
Monica Puligheddu University of Cagliari

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