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Giovanni Cioni

Giovanni Cioni

University of Pisa
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
77
Citations
20908
World Ranking
1846
National Ranking
67

Giovanni Cioni 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 Cioni sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 433 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Giovanni Cioni 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 Cioni sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Giovanni Cioni is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy and has produced extensive research primarily within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scholar's research interests cover a range of topics centered on developmental and neurological conditions affecting children. Key areas include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Infant Development and Preterm Care, Children's Physical and Motor Development, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology, Family and Disability Support Research, and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Giovanni Cioni are:

  • Giuseppina Sgandurra
  • Roberta Battini
  • Elena Beani
  • Valentina Menici
  • Francesca Tinelli

The scientist has contributed to various publication venues, with repeated works appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Genes
  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Giovanni Cioni include:

  • "Early Intervention for Children Aged 0 to 2 Years With or at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy," 2021, published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Behavioural and Emotional Changes during COVID-19 Lockdown in an Italian Paediatric Population with Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders," 2020, published in Brain Sciences
  • "ATP1A2- and ATP1A3-associated early profound epileptic encephalopathy and polymicrogyria," 2021, published in Brain
  • "Improving Executive Functions at School in Children With Special Needs by Educational Robotics," 2020, published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Clinical tools used in young infants born very preterm to predict motor and cognitive delay (not cerebral palsy): a systematic review," 2020, published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Best Publications

  • Early, accurate diagnosis and early intervention in cerebral palsy: Advances in diagnosis and treatment

    Iona Novak;Cathy Morgan;Lars Adde;James Blackman

  • An early marker for neurological deficits after perinatal brain lesions.

    Heinz F R Prechtl;Christa Einspieler;Giovanni Cioni;Arend F Bos

  • The qualitative assessment of general movements in preterm, term and young infants — review of the methodology

    Christa Einspieler;Heinz F.R. Prechtl;Fabrizio Ferrari;Giovanni Cioni

  • A cortical area that responds specifically to optic flow, revealed by fMRI

    M. C. Morrone;M. Tosetti;D. Montanaro;A. Fiorentini

  • Prechtls Method on the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in Preterm, Term and Young Infants + CDROM

    Giovanni Cioni;Fabrizio Ferrari;Arend F. Bos;Heinz F. R. Prechtl

  • Preterm and early postterm motor behaviour in low-risk premature infants.

    Giovanni Cioni;Heinz F.R. Prechtl

  • Qualitative changes of general movements in preterm infants with brain lesions

    F Ferrari;Giovanni Cioni;Hfr Prechtl

  • Is hemiplegic cerebral palsy equivalent to amblyopia of the corticospinal system

    Janet A. Eyre;Martin Smith;Lyvia Dabydeen;Gavin J. Clowry

  • Massage Accelerates Brain Development and the Maturation of Visual Function

    Andrea Guzzetta;Sara Baldini;Ada Bancale;Laura Baroncelli

  • Cramped synchronized general movements in preterm Infants as an early marker for cerebral palsy

    Fabrizio Ferrari;Giovanni Cioni;Christa Einspieler;M. Federica Roversi

  • Arginine:Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency: The Third Inborn Error of Creatine Metabolism in Humans

    Chike Bellarmine Item;Sylvia Stöckler-Ipsiroglu;Carmen Stromberger;Adolf Mühl

  • Dorsal and ventral stream sensitivity in normal development and hemiplegia.

    Alison Gunn;Elizabeth Cory;Janette Atkinson;Oliver Braddick

  • Comparison between observation of spontaneous movements and neurologic examination in preterm infants.

    Giovanni Cioni;F Ferrari;C Einspieler;Pb Paolicelli

  • Cerebral Palsy: Early Markers of Clinical Phenotype and Functional Outcome.

    Christa Einspieler;Arend F Bos;Magdalena Krieber-Tomantschger;Elsa Alvarado

  • Neonatal cerebral infarction and neuromotor outcome at school age

    Eugenio Mercuri;Eugenio Mercuri;Anna Barnett;Mary Rutherford;Andrea Guzzetta

  • Early intervention in neurodevelopmental disorders: underlying neural mechanisms.

    Giovanni Cioni;Emanuela Inguaggiato;Giuseppina Sgandurra

  • Educational Robotics intervention on Executive Functions in preschool children

    Maria Chiara Di Lieto;Emanuela Inguaggiato;Emanuela Castro;Francesca Cecchi

  • MRI and clinical characteristics of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

    Giovanni Cioni;B. Sales;P. B. Paolicelli;E. Petacchi

  • Plasticity and reorganization during language development in children with early brain injury.

    Stefano Vicari;A. Albertoni;A. M. Chilosi;P. Cipriani

  • Combined Use of Electroencephalogram and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Full-Term Neonates With Acute Encephalopathy

    Enrico Biagioni;Eugenio Mercuri;Mary Rutherford;Frances Cowan

  • Cerebral visual impairment in preterm infants with periventricular leukomalacia

    Giovanni Cioni;Barbara Fazzi;Michele Coluccini;Laura Bartalena

Frequent Co-Authors

Michela Tosetti
Michela Tosetti University of Pisa
Eugenio Mercuri
Eugenio Mercuri Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Paolo Dario
Paolo Dario Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Paola Cipriani
Paola Cipriani University of L'Aquila
Tommaso Pizzorusso
Tommaso Pizzorusso University of Florence
Roslyn N. Boyd
Roslyn N. Boyd University of Queensland
Filippo Muratori
Filippo Muratori University of Pisa
Cecilia Laschi
Cecilia Laschi National University of Singapore
Mary A. Rutherford
Mary A. Rutherford King's College London
Janette Atkinson
Janette Atkinson University College London

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