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Giorgio Racagni

Giorgio Racagni

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
26924
World Ranking
12295
National Ranking
459

Giorgio Racagni publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Giorgio Racagni sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 542 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Giorgio Racagni D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Giorgio Racagni is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research encompasses a variety of subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics such as COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection, Nerve Injury and Regeneration, and Stress Responses and Cortisol.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Giorgio Racagni include Cristina Scavone, Annalisa Capuano, Concetta Rafaniello, Liberato Berrino, and Liberata Sportiello. These partnerships suggest a consistent research network across multiple related studies.

Their publication record includes papers in a range of scientific journals. Notable recent papers are:

  • Current pharmacological treatments for COVID-19: What's next?, 2020, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • NSAIDs in patients with viral infections, including Covid-19: Victims or perpetrators?, 2020, Pharmacological Research
  • The antiviral and immunomodulatory activities of propolis: An update and future perspectives for respiratory diseases, 2021, Medicinal Research Reviews
  • Centella asiatica L. Phytosome Improves Cognitive Performance by Promoting Bdnf Expression in Rat Prefrontal Cortex, 2020, Nutrients
  • Renin-Angiotensin System and Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Narrative Review, 2020, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

They have frequently published in venues such as the British Journal of Pharmacology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Pharmacological Research, Medicinal Research Reviews, and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. This reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their research spanning pharmacology, molecular biology, and cardiovascular medicine.

Best Publications

  • Glutamate uptake inhibition by oxygen free radicals in rat cortical astrocytes

    Andrea Volterra;Davide Trotti;Cinzia Tromba;Stefano Floridi

  • Treatment resistant depression: methodological overview and operational criteria.

    D. Souery;J. Amsterdam;C. de Montigny;Y. Lecrubier

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a bridge between inflammation and neuroplasticity

    Francesca Calabrese;Andrea C. Rossetti;Giorgio Racagni;Peter Gass

  • Early maternal deprivation reduces the expression of BDNF and NMDA receptor subunits in rat hippocampus

    M Roceri;W Hendriks;G Racagni;B A Ellenbroek

  • Guidelines for depot antipsychotic treatment in schizophrenia

    John M.John Kane;Eugenio Aguglia;A. CarloA. Altamura;José Luis Ayuso Gutierrez

  • Postnatal repeated maternal deprivation produces age-dependent changes of brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in selected rat brain regions.

    Mila Roceri;Francesca Cirulli;Cassandra Pessina;Paolo Peretto

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder: Diagnosis and epidemiology, comorbidity and social consequences, biology and treatment

    Nicoletta Brunello;Jonathan R. T.R. Davidson;Martin Deahl;Ron C.Ron Kessler

  • Signaling Pathways Regulating Gene Expression, Neuroplasticity, and Neurotrophic Mechanisms in the Action of Antidepressants: A Critical Overview

    Daniela Tardito;Jorge Perez;Ettore Tiraboschi;Laura Musazzi

  • Neuronal plasticity: a link between stress and mood disorders.

    Francesca Calabrese;Raffaella Molteni;Giorgio Racagni;Marco A. Riva

  • Projections of substance P containing neurons from neostriatum to substantia nigra.

    J.S. Hong;H.-Y.T. Yang;G. Racagni;E. Costa

  • Peroxynitrite Inhibits Glutamate Transporter Subtypes

    Davide Trotti;Daniela Rossi;Ola Gjesdal;Line M. Levy

  • Acute stress increases depolarization-evoked glutamate release in the rat prefrontal/frontal cortex: the dampening action of antidepressants.

    Laura Musazzi;Marco Milanese;Pasqualina Farisello;Simona Zappettini

  • Nicotine prevents experimental parkinsonism in rodents and induces striatal increase of neurotrophic factors.

    Roberto Maggio;Marco Riva;Francesca Vaglini;Francesco Fornai

  • The role of noradrenaline and selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibition in depression

    Nicoletta Brunello;Julien Mendlewicz;Siegfried Kasper;Brian Leonard

  • Current pharmacological treatments for COVID-19: What's next?

    Cristina Scavone;Simona Brusco;Michele Bertini;Liberata Sportiello

  • Chronic Antidepressants Reduce Depolarization-Evoked Glutamate Release and Protein Interactions Favoring Formation of SNARE Complex in Hippocampus

    Giambattista Bonanno;Roberto Giambelli;Luca Raiteri;Ettore Tiraboschi

  • Stress during development: Impact on neuroplasticity and relevance to psychopathology.

    Fabio Fumagalli;Raffaella Molteni;Giorgio Racagni;Marco Andrea Riva

  • Social phobia: diagnosis and epidemiology, neurobiology and pharmacology, comorbidity and treatment.

    Nicoletta Brunello;JA den Boer;Ll Judd;S. Kasper

  • New insights into the biology of schizophrenia through the mechanism of action of clozapine.

    Nicoletta Brunello;Claudio Masotto;Luca Steardo;Rudolf Markstein

  • Glutamate receptor agonists up-regulate glutamate transporter GLAST in astrocytes

    Georgi Gegelashvili;Gianluca Civenni;Giorgio Racagni;Niels C. Danbolt

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco A. Riva
Marco A. Riva University of Milan
Maurizio Popoli
Maurizio Popoli University of Milan
Francesca Calabrese
Francesca Calabrese University of Milan
Laura Musazzi
Laura Musazzi University of Milano-Bicocca
Andrea Volterra
Andrea Volterra University of Lausanne
Raffaella Zanardi
Raffaella Zanardi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Enrico Smeraldi
Enrico Smeraldi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Flaminio Cattabeni
Flaminio Cattabeni University of Milan
Giambattista Bonanno
Giambattista Bonanno University of Genoa
Julien Mendlewicz
Julien Mendlewicz Université Libre de Bruxelles

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