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Giancarlo Pepeu

Giancarlo Pepeu

University of Florence
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
79
Citations
16573
World Ranking
1716
National Ranking
61

Giancarlo Pepeu 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 Giancarlo Pepeu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 324 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Giancarlo Pepeu 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 Giancarlo Pepeu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Giancarlo Pepeu is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their academic career is primarily situated within this institution, which is known for its contributions to various scientific disciplines.

There is no publicly available information about specific recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues associated with Giancarlo Pepeu. Likewise, detailed data on the main fields of study, subfields, and main research topics have not been documented in the available sources.

No records of book publications or awards received by Giancarlo Pepeu are currently accessible in the provided data.

Due to the lack of detailed bibliometric and academic contributions data, a comprehensive description of their research work and scholarly impact cannot be elaborated at this time.

Best Publications

  • Selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibition elevates brain acetylcholine, augments learning and lowers Alzheimer β-amyloid peptide in rodent

    Nigel H. Greig;Tadanobu Utsuki;Tadanobu Utsuki;Donald K. Ingram;Yue Wang

  • Adenosine decreases aspartate and glutamate release from rat hippocampal slices

    R Corradetti;G Lo Conte;F Moroni;M B Passani

  • Effects of novelty and habituation on acetylcholine, GABA, and glutamate release from the frontal cortex and hippocampus of freely moving rats.

    Maria Grazia Giovannini;A Rakovska;Rs Benton;M Pazzagli

  • Beta-amyloid-induced inflammation and cholinergic hypofunction in the rat brain in vivo: involvement of the p38MAPK pathway

    Maria Grazia Giovannini;Carla Scali;Costanza Prosperi;Arianna Bellucci

  • Changes in cortical acetylcholine output induced by modulation of the nucleus basalis.

    Fiorella Casamenti;Giuseppe Deffenu;Anna Laura Abbamondi;Giancarlo Pepeu

  • Lesions of cholinergic forebrain nuclei: changes in avoidance behavior and scopolamine actions.

    G. Lo Conte;L. Bartolini;F. Casamenti;I. Marconcini-Pepeu

  • Differential effects of amyloid peptides β-(1-40) and β-(25-35) injections into the rat nucleus basalis

    L. Giovannelli;F. Casamenti;C. Scali;L. Bartolini

  • Aniracetam restores object recognition impaired by age, scopolamine, and nucleus basalis lesions.

    L Bartolini;F Casamenti;G Pepeu

  • Inhibition of cortical acetylcholine release and cognitive performance by histamine H3 receptor activation in rats

    P. Blandina;M. Giorgetti;L. Bartolini;M. Cecchi

  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Beyond

    Giancarlo Pepeu;Maria Grazia Giovannini

  • Changes in Acetylcholine Extracellular Levels During Cognitive Processes

    Giancarlo Pepeu;Maria Grazia Giovannini

  • Decrease of brain acetylcholine release in aging freely-moving rats detected by microdialysis.

    Chun Fu Wu;Rosalia Bertorelli;Massimo Sacconi;Giancarlo Pepeu

  • Proteomic identification of proteins specifically oxidized by intracerebral injection of amyloid β-peptide (1–42) into rat brain: Implications for Alzheimer’s disease

    D. Boyd-Kimball;R. Sultana;H. Fai Poon;B.C. Lynn

  • NMDA receptor antagonists decrease GABA outflow from the septum and increase acetylcholine outflow from the hippocampus: a microdialysis study

    MG Giovannini;D Mutolo;L Bianchi;A Michelassi

  • Striatal outflow of adenosine, excitatory amino acids, gamma-aminobutyric acid, and taurine in awake freely moving rats after middle cerebral artery occlusion: correlations with neurological deficit and histopathological damage.

    Alessia Melani;Leonardo Pantoni;Claudia Corsi;Loria Bianchi

  • Enhanced acetylcholine release in the hippocampus and cortex during acquisition of an operant behavior.

    M. Orsetti;F. Casamenti;G. Pepeu

  • Cholinesterase inhibitors and memory.

    Giancarlo Pepeu;Maria Grazia Giovannini

  • Interleukin-1β activates forebrain glial cells and increases nitric oxide production and cortical glutamate and GABA release in vivo : Implications for Alzheimer's disease

    F. Casamenti;C. Prosperi;C. Scali;L. Giovannelli

  • Interactions between oxiracetam, aniracetam and scopolamine on behavior and brain acetylcholine.

    Giacomo Spignoli;Giancarlo Pepeu

  • Serotonin blocks the long-term potentiation induced by primed burst stimulation in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal slices

    R. Corradetti;L. Ballerini;A.M. Pugliese;G. Pepeu

  • DRUG-INDUCED CHANGES IN BRAIN ACETYLCHOLINE

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiorella Casamenti
Fiorella Casamenti University of Florence
Maria Grazia Giovannini
Maria Grazia Giovannini University of Florence
Laura Ballerini
Laura Ballerini University of Trieste
Ezio Giacobini
Ezio Giacobini University of Geneva
Lorenzo Beani
Lorenzo Beani University of Ferrara
Michele Zoli
Michele Zoli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Tiziana Antonelli
Tiziana Antonelli University of Ferrara
Susanna Rosi
Susanna Rosi University of California, San Francisco
Kumar Sambamurti
Kumar Sambamurti Medical University of South Carolina
Anna Maria Aloisi
Anna Maria Aloisi University of Siena

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