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Pier Vincenzo Piazza

Pier Vincenzo Piazza

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
31429
World Ranking
12624
National Ranking
391

Pier Vincenzo Piazza publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pier Vincenzo Piazza sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 221 publications — 4th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Pier Vincenzo Piazza D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pier Vincenzo Piazza sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pier Vincenzo Piazza is affiliated with Inserm in France and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their scholarly work covers Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in their research include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research, and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension.

Frequent coauthors in their publications are:

  • Monique Vallée
  • Isabel Matias
  • Jean-Michel Revest
  • Margaret Haney
  • Tonisha Kearney-Ramos

Common venues for publications include:

  • Nature Medicine
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Recent papers published by Pier Vincenzo Piazza are:

  • "Signaling-specific inhibition of the CB1 receptor for cannabis use disorder: phase 1 and phase 2a randomized trials" (2023) in Nature Medicine
  • "The Relationship Between Circulating Endogenous Cannabinoids and the Effects of Smoked Cannabis" (2022) in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • "PAI-1 protein is a key molecular effector in the transition from normal to PTSD-like fear memory" (2021) in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Differential expression of the neuronal CB1 cannabinoid receptor in the hippocampus of male Ts65Dn Down syndrome mouse model" (2022) in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Low TGF-β1 plasma levels are associated with cognitive decline in Down syndrome" (2024) in Frontiers in Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Factors that predict individual vulnerability to amphetamine self-administration

    PV Piazza;JM Deminiere;M Le Moal;H Simon

  • Evidence for addiction-like behavior in the rat.

    Véronique Deroche-Gamonet;David Belin;Pier Vincenzo Piazza

  • Distinct functions of the two isoforms of dopamine D2 receptors

    Alessandro Usiello;Ja Hyun Baik;Françoise Rougé-Pont;Roberto Picetti

  • Pathophysiological Basis of Vulnerability to Drug Abuse: Role of an Interaction Between Stress, Glucocorticoids, and Dopaminergic Neurons

    Pier Vincenzo Piazza;Michel Le Moal

  • The role of stress in drug self-administration

    P.V. Piazza;M. Le Moal

  • Spatial memory performances of aged rats in the water maze predict levels of hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Elodie Drapeau;Willy Mayo;Catherine Aurousseau;Michel Le Moal

  • Maternal glucocorticoid secretion mediates long-term effects of prenatal stress.

    Arnaud Barbazanges;Pier Vincenzo Piazza;Michel Le Moal;Stefania Maccari

  • Spatial Relational Memory Requires Hippocampal Adult Neurogenesis

    David Dupret;David Dupret;Jean-Michel Revest;Jean-Michel Revest;Muriel Koehl;Muriel Koehl;François Ichas

  • Adoption reverses the long-term impairment in glucocorticoid feedback induced by prenatal stress

    S. Maccari;P. V. Piazza;Mohamed Kabbaj;A. Barbazanges

  • Corticosterone levels determine individual vulnerability to amphetamine self-administration.

    P V Piazza;S Maccari;J M Deminière;M Le Moal

  • Stress- and pharmacologically-induced behavioral sensitization increases vulnerability to acquisition of amphetamine self-administration

    Pier Vincenzo Piazza;Jean Marie Deminiere;Michel le Moal;Hervé Simon

  • Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is involved in anxiety-related behaviors.

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  • Interaction between glucocorticoid hormones, stress and psychostimulant drugs.

    Michela "Micky" Marinelli;Pier Vincenzo Piazza

  • Vertical shifts in self-administration dose-response functions predict a drug-vulnerable phenotype predisposed to addiction.

    Pier Vincenzo Piazza;Véronique Deroche-Gamonent;Françoise Rouge-Pont;Michel Le Moal

  • Novelty-Seeking in Rats-Biobehavioral Characteristics and Possible Relationship with the Sensation-Seeking Trait in Man

    F. Dellu;P.V. Piazza;W. Mayo;M. Le Moal

  • Spatial learning depends on both the addition and removal of new hippocampal neurons.

    David Dupret;Annabelle Fabre;Annabelle Fabre;Màtè Dàniel Döbrössy;Màtè Dàniel Döbrössy;Aude Panatier;Aude Panatier

  • Glucocorticoids as a biological substrate of reward: physiological and pathophysiological implications.

    Pier Vincenzo Piazza;Michel Le Moal

  • Transition to Addiction Is Associated with a Persistent Impairment in Synaptic Plasticity

    Fernando Kasanetz;Fernando Kasanetz;Véronique Deroche-Gamonet;Véronique Deroche-Gamonet;Nadège Berson;Nadège Berson;Eric Balado;Eric Balado

  • Glucocorticoids have state-dependent stimulant effects on the mesencephalic dopaminergic transmission.

    P V Piazza;F Rougé-Pont;V Deroche;S Maccari

  • Corticosterone in the range of stress-induced levels possesses reinforcing properties: implications for sensation-seeking behaviors.

    P V Piazza;V Deroche;J M Deminière;S Maccari

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Marsicano
Giovanni Marsicano University of Bordeaux
Djoher Nora Abrous
Djoher Nora Abrous University of Bordeaux
Umberto Spampinato
Umberto Spampinato University of Bordeaux
Michela \Micky\" Marinelli"
Michela \Micky\" Marinelli" The University of Texas at Austin
M. Le Moal
M. Le Moal University of Bordeaux
Willy Mayo
Willy Mayo University of Bordeaux
Rafael Maldonado
Rafael Maldonado Pompeu Fabra University
Michel Barrot
Michel Barrot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pedro Grandes
Pedro Grandes University of the Basque Country

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