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Piyarat Govitrapong 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 Piyarat Govitrapong sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 236 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Piyarat Govitrapong 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 Piyarat Govitrapong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Piyarat Govitrapong is affiliated with Mahidol University in Thailand and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience and related fields. Their work spans multiple disciplines including neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The primary focus areas of their research include molecular biology, physiology, neurology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and biological psychiatry.

The scientist's research explores several main topics such as circadian rhythm and melatonin, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, tryptophan and brain disorders, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, mitochondrial function and pathology, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, and sleep and wakefulness research.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Chutikorn Nopparat, Chainarong Tocharus, Jiraporn Tocharus, Jiraporn Panmanee, and Sujira Mukda.

The venues where Piyarat Govitrapong has frequently published include Neurotoxicity Research, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Neurochemical Research, Scientific Reports, and Molecular Neurobiology.

Notable recent papers by Piyarat Govitrapong include:

  • Ischemic stroke, obesity, and the anti-inflammatory role of melatonin, 2020, BioFactors
  • Melatonin ameliorates methamphetamine-induced cognitive impairments by inhibiting neuroinflammation via suppression of the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway in the mouse hippocampus, 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Melatonin Receptor as a Drug Target for Neuroprotection, 2020, Current Molecular Pharmacology
  • Liraglutide Suppresses Tau Hyperphosphorylation, Amyloid Beta Accumulation through Regulating Neuronal Insulin Signaling and BACE-1 Activity, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Protective Effects of Melatonin on Methamphetamine-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Rat Model, 2020, Neurotoxicity Research

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of Melatonin in Alleviating Alzheimer's Disease.

    Mayuri Shukla;Piyarat Govitrapong;Parichart Boontem;Russel J. Reiter

  • Melatonin regulates aging and neurodegeneration through energy metabolism, epigenetics, autophagy and circadian rhythm pathways.

    Anorut Jenwitheesuk;Chutikorn Nopparat;Sujira Mukda;Prapimpun Wongchitrat

  • Ubiquinone (coenzyme q10) and mitochondria in oxidative stress of parkinson's disease.

    M. Ebadi;P. Govitrapong;S. Sharma;D. Muralikrishnan

  • The mechanism for the neuroprotective effect of melatonin against methamphetamine-induced autophagy

    Chutikorn Nopparat;James E. Porter;Manuchair Ebadi;Piyarat Govitrapong

  • Alterations of Immune Functions in Heroin Addicts and Heroin Withdrawal Subjects

    Piyarat Govitrapong;Tunda Suttitum;Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi;Thongchai Uneklabh

  • Effect of Chronic Analgesic Exposure on the Central Serotonin System: A Possible Mechanism of Analgesic Abuse Headache

    Anan Srikiatkhachorn;Naovarut Tarasub;Piyarat Govitrapong

  • Melatonin exerts its analgesic actions not by binding to opioid receptor subtypes but by increasing the release of β-endorphin an endogenous opioid

    Shaik Shavali;Begonia Ho;Piyarat Govitrapong;Piyarat Govitrapong;Saiphon Sawlom;Saiphon Sawlom

  • Melatonin attenuates methamphetamine-induced overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in microglial cell lines.

    Jiraporn Tocharus;Chakkrapong Khonthun;Sukumal Chongthammakun;Piyarat Govitrapong

  • Neuroprotective effects of quercetin, rutin and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Linn.) in dexamethasone-treated mice

    Walaiporn Tongjaroenbuangam;Nootchanart Ruksee;Piyanete Chantiratikul;Noppakun Pakdeenarong

  • Melatonin increases proliferation of cultured neural stem cells obtained from adult mouse subventricular zone

    Areechun Sotthibundhu;Pansiri Phansuwan-Pujito;Piyarat Govitrapong

  • Pineal opioid receptors and analgesic action of melatonin

    Manuchair Ebadi;Piyarat Govitrapong;Pansiri Phansuwan-Pujito;Francine Nelson

  • Coenzyme Q(10) provides neuroprotection in iron-induced apoptosis in dopaminergic neurons.

    Patcharee Kooncumchoo;Sushil Sharma;James Porter;Piyarat Govitrapong

  • Melatonin protects against hydrogen peroxide‐induced cell death signaling in SH‐SY5Y cultured cells: involvement of nuclear factor kappa B, Bax and Bcl‐2

    Banthit Chetsawang;Chorkaew Putthaprasart;Pansiri Phansuwan-Pujito;Piyarat Govitrapong

  • Deferoxamine Attenuates Iron-Induced Oxidative Stress and Prevents Mitochondrial Aggregation and α-Synuclein Translocation in SK-N-SH Cells in Culture

    P. Sangchot;S. Sharma;B. Chetsawang;J. Porter

  • Melatonin enhances adult rat hippocampal progenitor cell proliferation via ERK signaling pathway through melatonin receptor.

    C. Tocharus;Y. Puriboriboon;T. Junmanee;J. Tocharus

  • Melatonin attenuates methamphetamine‐induced deactivation of the mammalian target of rapamycin signaling to induce autophagy in SK‐N‐SH cells

    Patthara Kongsuphol;Sujira Mukda;Chutikorn Nopparat;Alfredo Villarroel

  • The anti-inflammatory effect of melatonin on methamphetamine-induced proinflammatory mediators in human neuroblastoma dopamine SH-SY5Y cell lines.

    Kannika Permpoonputtana;Piyarat Govitrapong

  • Effects of Melatonin on Nervous System Aging: Neurogenesis and Neurodegeneration

    Golmaryam Sarlak;Anorut Jenwitheesuk;Banthit Chetsawang;Piyarat Govitrapong

  • Neuroprotection of agomelatine against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through an antiapoptotic pathway in rat.

    Wijitra Chumboatong;Sarinthorn Thummayot;Piyarat Govitrapong;Chainarong Tocharus

  • Postnatal touch stimulation acutely alters corticosterone levels and glucocorticoid receptor gene expression in the neonatal rat.

    N. Jutapakdeegul;Stefano O. Casalotti;P. Govitrapong;N. Kotchabhakdi

  • Neural pathways and neurotransmitters affecting melatonin synthesis.

    Ebadi M;Govitrapong P

Frequent Co-Authors

Morten Møller
Morten Møller University of Copenhagen
Andrew Forge
Andrew Forge University College London
Apichart Suksamrarn
Apichart Suksamrarn Ramkhamhaeng University
Russel J. Reiter
Russel J. Reiter The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Paul Pévet
Paul Pévet University of Strasbourg
Peter R. Dodd
Peter R. Dodd University of Queensland
Carrie K. Jones
Carrie K. Jones Vanderbilt University
Siriporn C. Chattipakorn
Siriporn C. Chattipakorn Chiang Mai University
Anders Hay-Schmidt
Anders Hay-Schmidt University of Copenhagen
Thiravat Hemachudha
Thiravat Hemachudha Chulalongkorn University

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