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Margaret A. Piggott

Margaret A. Piggott

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
35
Citations
5976
World Ranking
9149
National Ranking
674

Margaret A. Piggott 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 Margaret A. Piggott sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 71 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Margaret A. Piggott 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 Margaret A. Piggott sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Margaret A. Piggott is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their academic profile reflects a research career connected primarily to this institution.

No recent papers, frequent co-authors, or common publication venues have been recorded in the available data.

There is no detailed information on the main fields, subfields, or topics of study typically covered by their research work.

No records of book publications or awards received are documented.

Margaret A. Piggott is currently active, with no indication of being deceased.

Best Publications

  • D2 dopamine receptor gene (DRD2) Taq1 A polymorphism: reduced dopamine D2 receptor binding in the human striatum associated with the A1 allele.

    J Thompson;N Thomas;A Singleton;M Piggott

  • Striatal dopaminergic markers in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: rostrocaudal distribution.

    M. A. Piggott;E. F. Marshall;N. Thomas;S. Lloyd

  • Nicotinic receptor subtypes in human brain ageing, Alzheimer and Lewy body diseases.

    Elaine Perry;Carmen Martin-Ruiz;Mandy Lee;Martin Griffiths

  • Laminar distribution of nicotinic receptor subtypes in cortical regions in schizophrenia.

    Amelia Marutle;Xiao Zhang;Jennifer Court;Margaret Piggott

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Distribution in Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Parkinson's Disease, and Vascular Dementia: In Vitro Binding Study Using 5-[125I]-A-85380

    S L Pimlott;M Piggott;J Owens;E Greally

  • Nicotinic receptor abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease.

    Jennifer Court;Carmen Martin-Ruiz;Margaret Piggott;Dean Spurden

  • Convergent cholinergic activities in aging and Alzheimer's disease

    E.K. Perry;M. Johnson;J.M. Kerwin;M.A. Piggott

  • Nicotine binding in human striatum: elevation in schizophrenia and reductions in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease and in relation to neuroleptic medication

    J.A Court;M.A Piggott;S Lloyd;N Cookson

  • Delusions associated with elevated muscarinic binding in dementia with Lewy bodies

    Clive Ballard;Margaret Piggott;Mary Johnson;Nigel Cairns

  • Nicotinic and muscarinic cholinergic receptor binding in the human hippocampal formation during development and aging.

    J.A Court;S Lloyd;M Johnson;M Griffiths

  • Quantification of Alzheimer pathology in ageing and dementia: age-related accumulation of amyloid-beta(42) peptide in vascular dementia.

    H. Lewis;D. Beher;N. Cookson;A. Oakley

  • Dopamine and nicotinic receptor binding and the levels of dopamine and homovanillic acid in human brain related to tobacco use

    J.A Court;S Lloyd;N Thomas;M.A Piggott

  • Dementia with Lewy Bodies

    Ian G McKeith;David J Burn;Clive G Ballard;Daniel Collerton

  • DRD2 Ser311/Cys311 polymorphism in schizophrenia

    P Asherson;Nigel Melville Williams;E Roberts;M McGuffin

  • [3H]MK-801 binding to the NMDA receptor complex, and its modulation in human frontal cortex during development and aging.

    Margaret A. Piggott;Elaine K. Perry;Robert H. Perry;Jennifer A. Court

  • Cholinergic systems in progressive supranuclear palsy.

    Naomi Warren;Margaret Piggott;Elaine Perry;David Burn

  • Regional patterns of cholinergic and glutamate activity in the developing and aging human brain

    J.A. Court;E.K. Perry;M. Johnson;M.A. Piggott

  • Clinical neurochemistry: developments in dementia research based on brain bank material

    E Perry;J Court;Rose Goodchild;M Griffiths

  • Dopaminergic activities in the human striatum: rostrocaudal gradients of uptake sites and of D1 and D2 but not of D3 receptor binding or dopamine.

    M.A Piggott;E.F Marshall;N Thomas;S Lloyd

  • Distribution of histamine H3-receptor binding in the normal human basal ganglia: comparison with Huntington's and Parkinson's disease cases.

    Rose Goodchild;J A Court;I Hobson;M A Piggott

  • Comparative distribution of binding of the muscarinic receptor ligands pirenzepine, AF-DX 384, (R,R)-I-QNB and (R,S)-I-QNB to human brain.

    Margaret Piggott;Jonathan Owens;John O'Brien;Sean Paling

Frequent Co-Authors

Elaine K. Perry
Elaine K. Perry Newcastle University
Robert H. Perry
Robert H. Perry Newcastle University
Clive Ballard
Clive Ballard University of Exeter
Ian G. McKeith
Ian G. McKeith Newcastle University
David J. Burn
David J. Burn Newcastle University
John T. O'Brien
John T. O'Brien University of Cambridge
Cecilia Gotti
Cecilia Gotti National Research Council (CNR)
Clive Holmes
Clive Holmes University of Southampton
Paul T. Francis
Paul T. Francis University of Exeter
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Lindstrom University of Pennsylvania

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