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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
26589
World Ranking
2582
National Ranking
44

Gianluigi Forloni publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gianluigi Forloni sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 550 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Gianluigi Forloni D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gianluigi Forloni sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2004 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Gianluigi Forloni is affiliated with the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on several subfields, notably Neurology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. Major topics covered throughout their career include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding

Frequent publication venues for Gianluigi Forloni include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Among recent scholarly papers, notable works include:

  • "Identifying the Common Genetic Basis of Antidepressant Response," 2021, Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
  • "Intranasal delivery of mesenchymal stem cell secretome repairs the brain of Alzheimer's mice," 2020, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "Peripheral inflammation exacerbates α-synuclein toxicity and neuropathology in Parkinson's models," 2020, Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
  • "Alpha Synuclein: Neurodegeneration and Inflammation," 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Higher polygenic risk scores for schizophrenia may be suggestive of treatment non-response in major depressive disorder," 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Gianluigi Forloni has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Diego Albani, Daniel Souery, Alessandro Serretti, Dan Rujescu, and Joseph Zohar.

In 2004, they were recognized as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Neurotoxicity of a prion protein fragment

    Gianluigi Forloni;Nadia Angeretti;Roberto Chiesa;Enrico Monzani

  • Synthetic amyloid-β oligomers impair long-term memory independently of cellular prion protein

    Claudia Balducci;Marten Beeg;Matteo Stravalaci;Antonio Bastone

  • Homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B-12 in mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia

    Pierluigi Quadri;Claudia Fragiacomo;Rita Pezzati;Enrica Zanda

  • Full length α-synuclein is present in cerebrospinal fluid from Parkinson's disease and normal subjects

    Roberta Borghi;Roberta Marchese;Alessandro Negro;Lucio Marinelli

  • Frontotemporal dementia and its subtypes: a genome-wide association study

    Raffaele Ferrari;Raffaele Ferrari;Dena G Hernandez;Dena G Hernandez;Michael A Nalls;Jonathan D Rohrer

  • Apoptosis mediated neurotoxicity induced by chronic application of β amyloid fragment 25–35

    Gianluigi Forloni;Roberto Chiesa;Simona Smiroldo;Laura Verga

  • Sporadic human prion diseases: molecular insights and diagnosis

    Gianfranco Puoti;Alberto Bizzi;Gianluigi Forloni;Jiri G Safar

  • Long-term acetyl-L-carnitine Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease

    A. Spagnoli;U. Lucca;G. Menasce;L. Bandera

  • Expression of amyloid precursor protein mRNAs in endothelial, neuronal and glial cells: modulation by interleukin-1.

    Gianluigi Forloni;Federica Demicheli;Sussana Giorgi;Caterina Bendotti

  • Anti-amyloidogenic activity of tetracyclines: studies in vitro

    Gianluigi Forloni;Laura Colombo;Laura Girola;Fabrizio Tagliavini

  • Synthetic peptides homologous to prion protein residues 106-147 form amyloid-like fibrils in vitro

    Fabrizio Tagliavini;Frances Prelli;Laura Verga;Giorgio Giaccone

  • The SIRT1 activator resveratrol protects SK-N-BE cells from oxidative stress and against toxicity caused by α-synuclein or amyloid-β (1-42) peptide

    Diego Albani;Letizia Polito;Sara Batelli;Stefania De Mauro

  • JNK Signalling: A Possible Target to Prevent Neurodegeneration

    Tiziana Borsello;Gianluigi Forloni

  • Reciprocal control of inflammatory cytokines, IL-1 and IL-6, and β-amyloid production in cultures

    Roberto Del Bo;Nadia Angeretti;Elisa Lucca;Maria Grazia De Simoni

  • TMEM106B regulates progranulin levels and the penetrance of FTLD in GRN mutation carriers

    N. Finch;M. M. Carrasquillo;M. Baker;N. J. Rutherford

  • Evaluation of Quinacrine Treatment for Prion Diseases

    A. Barret;F. Tagliavini;G. Forloni;C. Bate

  • Molecular Characteristics of a Protease-Resistant, Amyloidogenic and Neurotoxic Peptide Homologous to Residues 106-126 of the Prion Protein

    C. Selvaggini;L. De Gioia;L. Cantù;Elena Maria Ghibaudi

  • Tetracyclines affect prion infectivity

    Gianluigi Forloni;Selina Iussich;Tazeen Awan;Laura Colombo

  • Effectiveness of anthracycline against experimental prion disease in Syrian hamsters.

    F. Tagliavini;R. A. Mcarthur;B. Canciani;G. Giaccone

  • Conformational polymorphism of the amyloidogenic and neurotoxic peptide homologous to residues 106-126 of the prion protein.

    L De Gioia;C Selvaggini;E Ghibaudi;L Diomede

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Salmona
Mario Salmona Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Fabrizio Tagliavini
Fabrizio Tagliavini Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Claudia Balducci
Claudia Balducci Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Jill C. Richardson
Jill C. Richardson MSD (United Kingdom)
Giovanni B. Frisoni
Giovanni B. Frisoni University of Geneva
Claudio Babiloni
Claudio Babiloni Sapienza University of Rome
Elio Scarpini
Elio Scarpini University of Milan
Alessandro Serretti
Alessandro Serretti Kore University of Enna
Andrea Soricelli
Andrea Soricelli Parthenope University of Naples
Daniela Galimberti
Daniela Galimberti University of Milan

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