Giovanni Biggio

Giovanni Biggio 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 Giovanni Biggio sits on this spectrum.

Giovanni Biggio 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 Giovanni Biggio sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• International Union of Pharmacology. XV. Subtypes of gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptors: classification on the basis of subunit structure and receptor function.

  E. A. Barnard;P. Skolnick;R. W. Olsen;H. Mohler

  1675
  Citations

• ROLE OF BRAIN ALLOPREGNANOLONE IN THE PLASTICITY OF GAMMA -AMINOBUTYRIC ACID TYPE A RECEPTOR IN RAT BRAIN DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER DELIVERY

  A. Concas;M. C. Mostallino;P. Porcu;P. Follesa

  486
  Citations

• Vagus nerve stimulation increases norepinephrine concentration and the gene expression of BDNF and bFGF in the rat brain.

  Paolo Follesa;Francesca Biggio;Giorgio Gorini;Stefania Caria

  388
  Citations

• Rapid depletion of serum tryptophan, brain tryptophan, serotonin and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid by a tryptophan-free diet.

  Giovanni Biggio;Fabio Fadda;Patrizia Fanni;Alessandro Tagliamonte

  378
  Citations

• Free tryptophan in serum controls brain tryptophan level and serotonin synthesis

  Alessandro Tagliamonte;Giovanni Biggio;Lidia Vargiu;Gian Luigi Gessa

  375
  Citations

• Social Isolation‐Induced Decreases in Both the Abundance of Neuroactive Steroids and GABAA Receptor Function in Rat Brain

  Mariangela Serra;Maria Giuseppina Pisu;Martino Littera;Giacomo Papi

  370
  Citations

• Time-dependent changes in rat brain neuroactive steroid concentrations and GABAA receptor function after acute stress.

  Maria Luisa Barbaccia;Gianna Roscetti;Marco Trabucchi;Maria Cristina Mostallino

  366
  Citations

• Effect of the oral administration of tryptophan‐free amino acid mixtures on serum tryptophan, brain tryptophan and serotonin metabolism

  G. L. Gessa;G. Biggio;F. Fadda;G. U. Corsini

  274
  Citations

• Stress and neuroactive steroids.

  Maria Luisa Barbaccia;Mariangela Serra;Robert H Purdy;Robert H Purdy;Giovanni Biggio

  271
  Citations

• Brain steroidogenesis mediates ethanol modulation of GABAA receptor activity in rat hippocampus.

  Enrico Sanna;Giuseppe Talani;Fabio Busonero;Maria Giuseppina Pisu

  258
  Citations

• Developmental and age-related changes in D1-dopamine receptors and dopamine content in the rat striatum.

  O. Giorgi;G. De Montis;M.L. Porceddu;S. Mele

  250
  Citations

• Correlation between GABAA receptor density and vagus nerve stimulation in individuals with drug-resistant partial epilepsy

  Francesco Marrosu;Alessandra Serra;Alberto Maleci;Monica Maria Francesca Puligheddu

  240
  Citations

• Comparison of the effects of zaleplon, zolpidem, and triazolam at various GABA(A) receptor subtypes.

  Enrico Sanna;Fabio Busonero;Giuseppe Talani;Mario Carta

  236
  Citations

• Mechanisms by which diazepam, muscimol, and other drugs change the content of cGMP in cerebellar cortex.

  G. Biggio;B. B. Brodie;E. Costa;A. Guidotti

  230
  Citations

• The effects of inhibitors of GABAergic transmission and stress on brain and plasma allopregnanolone concentrations

  M. L. Barbaccia;G. Roscetti;M. Trabucchi;R. H. Purdy

  227
  Citations

• Chronic Ethanol Intoxication Induces Differential Effects on GABAA and NMDA Receptor Function in the Rat Brain

  Enrico Sanna;Mariangela Serra;Anna Cossu;Giancarlo Colombo

  223
  Citations

• GABAergic and dopaminergic transmission in the rat cerebral cortex: effect of stress, anxiolytic and anxiogenic drugs.

  G Biggio;Alessandra Concas;Maria Giuseppa Corda;Osvaldo Giorgi

  220
  Citations

• Synthesis and binding affinity of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-alpha]pyridine derivatives for both central and peripheral benzodiazepine receptors. A new series of high-affinity and selective ligands for the peripheral type.

  Giuseppe Trapani;Massimo Franco;Laura Ricciardi;Andrea Latrofa

  206
  Citations

• Stimulation of dopamine synthesis in caudate nucleus by intrastriatal enkephalins and antagonism by naloxone

  G Biggio;Mariano Casu;Maria Giuseppa Corda;C Di Bello

  192
  Citations

• International Union of Pharmacology. XV. Subtypes of γ-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptors: Classification on the Basis of Subunit Structure and Receptor Function

  Unknown

  35
  Citations