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Luigi De Gennaro

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Neuroscience

D-Index
72
Citations
18425
World Ranking
2304
National Ranking
88

Luigi De Gennaro 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 Luigi De Gennaro sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 319 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luigi De Gennaro 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 Luigi De Gennaro sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 77th percentile

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Overview

Luigi De Gennaro is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and specializes in research related to sleep and its impacts on mental health and cognitive functions. Their work is situated primarily at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience, with a significant focus on sleep and related disorders as well as circadian rhythms.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

The subfields where they have made contributions encompass:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Psychology

Luigi De Gennaro's research concentrates on several key topics:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Their recent published papers include:

  • Insomnia, anxiety, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international collaborative study, 2021, Sleep Medicine
  • Poor Sleep Quality and Its Consequences on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Later School Start Time: The Impact of Sleep on Academic Performance and Health in the Adolescent Population, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Pandemic nightmares: Effects on dream activity of the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, 2021, Journal of Sleep Research
  • Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia in Adolescence: Implications for Mental Health, 2023, Brain Sciences

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • Brain Sciences
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Nature and Science of Sleep
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Serena Scarpelli
  • Maurizio Gorgoni
  • Valentina Alfonsi
  • Giuseppe Plazzi
  • Brigitte Holzinger

Best Publications

  • Sleep loss, learning capacity and academic performance

    Giuseppe Curcio;Michele Ferrara;Michele Ferrara;Luigi De Gennaro

  • Sleep spindles: an overview

    Luigi De Gennaro;Michele Ferrara

  • Validity of the Italian Version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

    Giuseppe Curcio;Daniela Tempesta;Simone Scarlata;Cristina Marzano

  • How much sleep do we need

    Michele Ferrara;Luigi De Gennaro

  • Sleep and emotional processing.

    Daniela Tempesta;Valentina Socci;Luigi De Gennaro;Michele Ferrara

  • Consensus paper: Combining transcranial stimulation with neuroimaging

    Hartwig R. Siebner;Hartwig R. Siebner;Til O. Bergmann;Sven Bestmann;Sven Bestmann;Marcello Massimini

  • The electroencephalographic fingerprint of sleep is genetically determined: a twin study

    Luigi De Gennaro;Cristina Marzano;Fabiana Fratello;Fabio Moroni

  • An electroencephalographic fingerprint of human sleep.

    Luigi De Gennaro;Michele Ferrara;Michele Ferrara;Fabrizio Vecchio;Giuseppe Curcio

  • Insomnia, anxiety, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international collaborative study.

    Charles M. Morin;Bjørn Bjorvatn;Frances Chung;Brigitte Holzinger

  • Lack of sleep affects the evaluation of emotional stimuli

    Daniela Tempesta;Alessandro Couyoumdjian;Giuseppe Curcio;Fabio Moroni

  • The Impact of Event Scale: Validation of an Italian version

    Filomena Pietrantonio;Luigi De Gennaro;Maria Cristina Di Paolo;Luigi Solano

  • Poor Sleep Quality and Its Consequences on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy.

    Christian Franceschini;Alessandro Musetti;Corrado Zenesini;Laura Palagini

  • Is the brain influenced by a phone call?: An EEG study of resting wakefulness

    G. Curcio;M. Ferrara;F. Moroni;G. D’Inzeo

  • Dissociated wake-like and sleep-like electro-cortical activity during sleep

    Lino Nobili;Michele Ferrara;Fabio Moroni;Fabio Moroni;Luigi De Gennaro

  • The boundary between wakefulness and sleep: quantitative electroencephalographic changes during the sleep onset period.

    L De Gennaro;M Ferrara;M Bertini

  • Mobile phone emissions and human brain excitability.

    Florinda Ferreri;Giuseppe Curcio;Patrizio Pasqualetti;Luigi De Gennaro

  • The effects of sleep and sleep deprivation on task‐switching performance

    Alessandro Couyoumdjian;Stefano Sdoia;Daniela Tempesta;Giuseppe Curcio

  • The Functional Role of Dreaming in Emotional Processes.

    Serena Scarpelli;Chiara Bartolacci;Aurora D'Atri;Maurizio Gorgoni

  • Antero-posterior EEG changes during the wakefulness-sleep transition.

    Luigi De Gennaro;Michele Ferrara;Giuseppe Curcio;Riccardo Cristiani

  • Neurophysiological correlates of sleepiness: a combined TMS and EEG study.

    Luigi De Gennaro;Cristina Marzano;Domenica Veniero;Domenica Veniero;Fabio Moroni

  • Neurophysiological effects of mobile phone electromagnetic fields on humans: A comprehensive review

    E. Valentini;G. Curcio;G. Curcio;F. Moroni;M. Ferrara;M. Ferrara

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele Ferrara
Michele Ferrara University of L'Aquila
Giuseppe Curcio
Giuseppe Curcio University of L'Aquila
Paolo Maria Rossini
Paolo Maria Rossini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Lino Nobili
Lino Nobili University of Genoa
Maria Concetta Pellicciari
Maria Concetta Pellicciari Foundation Saint Lucia
Fabrizio Vecchio
Fabrizio Vecchio Sapienza University of Rome
Camillo Marra
Camillo Marra Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic
Vincenzo Romei
Vincenzo Romei University of Bologna
Fabrizio De Carli
Fabrizio De Carli National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Simone Sarasso
Simone Sarasso University of Milan

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