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Gilles Tamagnan

Gilles Tamagnan

Yale University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
6181
World Ranking
8107
National Ranking
3477

Gilles Tamagnan 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 Gilles Tamagnan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 213 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gilles Tamagnan 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 Gilles Tamagnan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gilles Tamagnan is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has a research focus spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work integrates several subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, molecular biology, genetics, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism

The recent scholarly contributions of Gilles Tamagnan feature research published in respected journals, covering a range of subjects related to neuroinflammation, imaging, and receptor studies. Notable papers include:

  • "Brain microglia activation and peripheral adaptive immunity in Parkinson's disease: a multimodal PET study," 2022, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Rapidly (and Successfully) Translating Novel Brain Radiotracers From Animal Research Into Clinical Use," 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Preclinical characterization of [18F]T-008, a novel PET imaging radioligand for cholesterol 24-hydroxylase," 2021, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • "Diagnostic value of striatal 18F-FP-DTBZ PET in Parkinson's disease," 2022, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • "Evaluation of (rac)-, (R)-, and (S)-18F-OF-NB1 for Imaging GluN2B Subunit-Containing N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptors in Nonhuman Primates," 2022, Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Olivier Barret
  • Shuying Liu
  • Hongwen Qiao
  • Tatsuki Koike
  • Cristian Constantinescu

Gilles Tamagnan's publications commonly appear in the following venues:

  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation

Their research contributions primarily address neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease through advanced imaging techniques, receptor characterization, and neuropharmacology. The integration of nuclear imaging methods like PET in neurological and molecular studies is a significant aspect of their work.

Best Publications

  • Sex differences in [123I]β‐CIT SPECT measures of dopamine and serotonin transporter availability in healthy smokers and nonsmokers

    Julie K. Staley;Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin;Sami Zoghbi;Gilles Tamagnan

  • Human tobacco smokers in early abstinence have higher levels of beta2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors than nonsmokers.

    Julie K. Staley;Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin;Kelly P. Cosgrove;Erica Krantzler

  • 5-Iodo-A-85380, an α4β2 Subtype-Selective Ligand for Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

    Alexey G. Mukhin;Daniela Gündisch;Andrew G. Horti;Andrei O. Koren

  • Tau PET imaging with 18F-PI-2620 in Patients with Alzheimer Disease and Healthy Controls: A First-in-Humans Study

    Andre Mueller;Santiago Bullich;Olivier Barret;Jennifer Madonia

  • Discovery and preclinical characterization of [18F]PI-2620, a next-generation tau PET tracer for the assessment of tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease and other tauopathies

    Heiko Kroth;Felix Oden;Jerome Molette;Hanno Schieferstein

  • One-step synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazole (‘BTA’) and -benzoxazole precursors for in vivo imaging of β-amyloid plaques

    David Alagille;Ronald M. Baldwin;Gilles D. Tamagnan;Gilles D. Tamagnan

  • Substituent effects of N-(1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)benzamides on positive allosteric modulation of the metabotropic glutamate-5 receptor in rat cortical astrocytes.

    Tomas de Paulis;Kamondanai Hemstapat;Yelin Chen;Yongqin Zhang

  • A close structural analog of 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine acts as a neutral allosteric site ligand on metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 and blocks the effects of multiple allosteric modulators.

    Alice L. Rodriguez;Yi Nong;Nishant K. Sekaran;David Alagille

  • β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability During Acute and Prolonged Abstinence From Tobacco Smoking

    Kelly P. Cosgrove;Jeffery Batis;Frederic Bois;Paul K. Maciejewski

  • Positive allosteric modulation of metabotropic glutamate 5 (mGlu5) receptors reverses N-Methyl-D-aspartate antagonist-induced alteration of neuronal firing in prefrontal cortex.

    Lucas Lecourtier;Houman Homayoun;Gilles Tamagnan;Bita Moghaddam

  • Sex differences in diencephalon serotonin transporter availability in major depression.

    Julie K. Staley;Gerard Sanacora;Gilles Tamagnan;Paul K. Maciejewski

  • Persistent β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholinergic Receptor Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder

    Aybala Saricicek;Irina Esterlis;Kathleen H. Maloney;Yann S. Mineur

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 antagonist protects dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons from degeneration in MPTP-treated monkeys.

    Gunasingh J. Masilamoni;James W. Bogenpohl;David Alagille;Kristen Delevich

  • The Phosphodiesterase 10 Positron Emission Tomography Tracer, [18F]MNI-659, as a Novel Biomarker for Early Huntington Disease

    David S. Russell;Olivier Barret;Danna L. Jennings;Joseph H. Friedman

  • [18F]GTP1 (Genentech Tau Probe 1), a radioligand for detecting neurofibrillary tangle tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease.

    Sandra Sanabria Bohórquez;Jan Marik;Annie Ogasawara;Jeff N Tinianow

  • N-Substituted Analogs of 2β-Carbomethoxy-3β-(4‘-iodophenyl)tropane (β-CIT) with Selective Affinity to Dopamine or Serotonin Transporters in Rat Forebrain

    John L. Neumeyer;Gilles Tamagnan;Shaoyin Wang;Yigong Gao

  • Radiosynthesis of [18F] N-3-fluoropropyl-2-β-carbomethoxy-3-β-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane and the first human study with positron emission tomography

    Thomas Chaly;Vijay Dhawan;Ken Kazumata;Angelo Antonini

  • Local anesthetic effects of cocaethylene and isopropylcocaine on rat peripheral nerves.

    Hajime A. Tokuno;Charles W. Bradberry;Brian Everill;Samuel K. Agulian

  • Intrastriatal alpha-synuclein fibrils in monkeys: spreading, imaging and neuropathological changes.

    Yaping Chu;Scott Muller;Adriana Tavares;Olivier Barret

  • A Novel Family of Potent Negative Allosteric Modulators of Group II Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors

    Kamondanai Hemstapat;Herve Da Costa;Yi Nong;Ashley E. Brady

  • Whole-body biodistribution, radiation absorbed dose, and brain SPET imaging with [123i]5-i-A-85380 in healthy human subjects.

    Masahiro Fujita;John P. Seibyl;Bruce D. Vaupel;Gilles Tamagnan

Frequent Co-Authors

John Seibyl
John Seibyl Yale University
Danna Jennings
Danna Jennings Denali Therapeutics (United States)
Kenneth Marek
Kenneth Marek Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Robert B. Innis
Robert B. Innis National Institutes of Health
Kelly P. Cosgrove
Kelly P. Cosgrove Yale University
Ross J. Baldessarini
Ross J. Baldessarini Harvard University
Stephanie S. O'Malley
Stephanie S. O'Malley Yale University
John L. Neumeyer
John L. Neumeyer Harvard University
Christopher H. van Dyck
Christopher H. van Dyck Yale University
David W. Russell
David W. Russell University of Washington

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