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Luigia Trabace

Luigia Trabace

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Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
6295
World Ranking
7689
National Ranking
412

Luigia Trabace 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 Luigia Trabace sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 156 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luigia Trabace 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 Luigia Trabace sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luigia Trabace is affiliated with the University of Foggia in Italy and has a research focus that spans multiple disciplines within medicine and neuroscience. Their work encompasses topics such as tryptophan metabolism in brain disorders, stress responses and cortisol regulation, neuroendocrine regulation of behavior, cannabinoid research, autism spectrum disorder, genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, and adipose tissue metabolism.

The scientist has contributed extensively to fields including:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these broad fields, their research covers subfields such as:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

Luigia Trabace has published research in various scientific venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Their body of work includes notable recent papers such as:

  • Palmitoylethanolamide dampens neuroinflammation and anxiety-like behavior in obese mice (2022, Brain Behavior and Immunity)
  • Effect of High-Titer Convalescent Plasma on Progression to Severe Respiratory Failure or Death in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia (2021, JAMA Network Open)
  • Palmitoylethanolamide counteracts brain fog improving depressive-like behaviour in obese mice: Possible role of synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis (2020, British Journal of Pharmacology)
  • Palmitoylethanolamide counteracts high-fat diet-induced gut dysfunction by reprogramming microbiota composition and affecting tryptophan metabolism (2023, Frontiers in Nutrition)
  • Depressive-like phenotype evoked by lifelong nutritional omega-3 deficiency in female rats: Crosstalk among kynurenine, Toll-like receptors and amyloid beta oligomers (2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity)

Trabace has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, suggesting a network of interdisciplinary research partnerships. Some of the most frequent collaborators include:

  • Stefania Schiavone
  • Maria Grazia Morgese
  • María Bové
  • Paolo Tucci
  • Vladyslav Sikora

In addition to journal articles, Luigia Trabace has published a book titled Prescribing Psychotropics: Misuse, Abuse, Dependence, Withdrawal and Addiction in 2021 through Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Severe Life Stress and Oxidative Stress in the Brain: From Animal Models to Human Pathology

    Stefania Schiavone;Vincent Jaquet;Luigia Trabace;Karl-Heinz Krause

  • Activation of Microglia by Amyloid β Requires P2X7 Receptor Expression

    Juana M. Sanz;Paola Chiozzi;Davide Ferrari;Marilena Colaianna

  • Involvement of NOX2 in the development of behavioral and pathologic alterations in isolated rats.

    Stefania Schiavone;Silvia Sorce;Michel Dubois-Dauphin;Vincent Jaquet

  • Effect of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist SR-141716A on ethanol self-administration and ethanol-seeking behaviour in rats

    Daina Economidou;Laura Mattioli;Carlo Cifani;Marina Perfumi

  • Prenatal Exposure to the CB1 Receptor Agonist WIN 55,212-2 Causes Learning Disruption Associated with Impaired Cortical NMDA Receptor Function and Emotional Reactivity Changes in Rat Offspring

    Tiziana Antonelli;Maria Cristina Tomasini;Maria Tattoli;Tommaso Cassano

  • Neurobiological links between depression and AD: The role of TGF-β1 signaling as a new pharmacological target

    Filippo Caraci;Simona Federica Spampinato;Maria Grazia Morgese;Fabio Tascedda

  • Nitric oxide can differentially modulate striatal neurotransmitter concentrations via soluble guanylate cyclase and peroxynitrite formation.

    L. Trabace;K. M. Kendrick

  • Toll-like receptor 4-dependent glial cell activation mediates the impairment in memory establishment induced by β-amyloid oligomers in an acute mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

    Claudia Balducci;Angelisa Frasca;Margherita Zotti;Pietro La Vitola

  • Endogenous cannabinoid release within prefrontal-limbic pathways affects memory consolidation of emotional training

    Maria Morena;Benno Roozendaal;Viviana Trezza;Patrizia Ratano

  • Carvacrol: From Ancient Flavoring to Neuromodulatory Agent

    Margherita Zotti;Marilena Colaianna;Maria Grazia Morgese;Paolo Tucci

  • Soluble βamyloid1-42: a critical player in producing behavioural and biochemical changes evoking depressive-related state?

    M Colaianna;P Tucci;M Zotti;MG Morgese

  • The NADPH Oxidase NOX2 Controls Glutamate Release: A Novel Mechanism Involved in Psychosis-Like Ketamine Responses

    Silvia Sorce;Stefania Schiavone;Paolo Tucci;Marilena Colaianna

  • Neuroendocrine profile in a rat model of psychosocial stress: relation to oxidative stress.

    Marilena Colaianna;Stefania Schiavone;Margherita Zotti;Paolo Tucci

  • Palmitoylethanolamide dampens neuroinflammation and anxiety-like behavior in obese mice

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  • NADPH oxidase elevations in pyramidal neurons drive psychosocial stress-induced neuropathology

    S. Schiavone;V. Jaquet;S. Sorce;M. Dubois-Dauphin

  • Biochemical and Neurobehavioral Profile of CHF2819, a Novel, Orally Active Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor for Alzheimer's Disease

    Luigia Trabace;Tommaso Cassano;Luca Steardo;Claudio Pietra

  • Developmental exposure to cannabinoids causes subtle and enduring neurofunctional alterations.

    Patrizia Campolongo;Viviana Trezza;Maura Palmery;Luigia Trabace

  • Strain- and context-dependent effects of the anandamide hydrolysis inhibitor URB597 on social behavior in rats.

    Antonia Manduca;Michela Servadio;Patrizia Campolongo;Maura Palmery

  • The cannabinoid agonist WIN55212-2 decreases l-DOPA-induced PKA activation and dyskinetic behavior in 6-OHDA-treated rats

    Alex Martinez;Teresa Macheda;Teresa Macheda;Maria Grazia Morgese;Maria Grazia Morgese;Luigia Trabace

  • An updated animal model capturing both the cognitive and emotional features of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

    Andrea Berardi;Viviana Trezza;Maura Palmery;Luigia Trabace

  • Extraction, characterization and in vivo neuromodulatory activity of phytosterols from microalga Dunaliella tertiolecta.

    M. Francavilla;M. Colaianna;M. Zotti;M. G. Morgese

Frequent Co-Authors

Tommaso Cassano
Tommaso Cassano University of Foggia
Viviana Trezza
Viviana Trezza Roma Tre University
Patrizia Campolongo
Patrizia Campolongo Sapienza University of Rome
Keith M. Kendrick
Keith M. Kendrick University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Karl-Heinz Krause
Karl-Heinz Krause University of Geneva
Michel Dubois-Dauphin
Michel Dubois-Dauphin University of Geneva
Stefano Govoni
Stefano Govoni University of Pavia
Davide Ferrari
Davide Ferrari University of Ferrara
Pinarosa Avato
Pinarosa Avato University of Bari Aldo Moro
Giovanni Martinotti
Giovanni Martinotti University of Chieti-Pescara

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