Alessandra Concas

4.9k total citations
110 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Concas is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Concas has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Concas's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (72 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (27 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (23 papers). Alessandra Concas is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (72 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (27 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (23 papers). Alessandra Concas collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Alessandra Concas's co-authors include Giovanni Biggio, Mariangela Serra, Maria Cristina Mostallino, Maria Luisa Barbaccia, Robert H. Purdy, Paolo Follesa, Patrizia Porcu, Marco Trabucchi, Enrico Sanna and Gianna Roscetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Concas

110 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandra Concas Italy 37 2.2k 1.5k 1.2k 928 459 110 4.2k
Mariangela Serra Italy 42 2.8k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 642 1.4× 158 5.4k
R. H. Purdy United States 16 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 792 0.9× 193 0.4× 23 3.0k
Maria Dorota Majewska United States 25 2.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.9× 397 0.9× 35 5.6k
Maria Cristina Mostallino Italy 29 1.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 974 0.8× 510 0.5× 191 0.4× 55 2.8k
Therese A. Kosten United States 47 3.0k 1.3× 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 893 1.9× 164 6.6k
Kelvin W. Gee United States 40 3.1k 1.4× 910 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 2.0k 2.1× 466 1.0× 93 4.6k
Patrizia Porcu Italy 26 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 781 0.7× 506 0.5× 242 0.5× 67 2.6k
Louis D. Van de Kar United States 45 2.7k 1.2× 2.2k 1.5× 2.4k 2.0× 1.5k 1.6× 430 0.9× 136 6.3k
Monique Vallée France 28 925 0.4× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 513 0.6× 417 0.9× 56 3.2k
György Bagdy Hungary 50 2.6k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 938 2.0× 260 7.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandra Concas

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All Works

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Fattore, Liana, Augusta Pisanu, Maria Giuseppina Pisu, et al.. (2023). Behavioral characterization of co-exposure to cannabinoids and hormonal contraceptives in female rats. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 129. 110890–110890. 2 indexed citations
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Concas, Alessandra, Mariangela Serra, & Patrizia Porcu. (2022). How hormonal contraceptives shape brain and behavior: A review of preclinical studies. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 66. 101017–101017. 16 indexed citations
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Vianello, Andrea, et al.. (2016). Home telemonitoring for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 16(1). 157–157. 62 indexed citations
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Vianello, Andrea, Emanuela Pipitone, Alessandra Concas, et al.. (2013). “Hospital at Home” for Neuromuscular Disease Patients With Respiratory Tract Infection: A Pilot Study. Respiratory Care. 58(12). 2061–2068. 28 indexed citations
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Vianello, Andrea, Claudio Semplicini, Alessandra Concas, et al.. (2013). Enzyme Replacement Therapy Improves Respiratory Outcomes in Patients with Late-Onset Type II Glycogenosis and High Ventilator Dependency. Lung. 191(5). 537–544. 20 indexed citations
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Porcu, Patrizia, et al.. (2012). Long-term administration with levonorgestrel decreases allopregnanolone levels and alters GABAA receptor subunit expression and anxiety-like behavior. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 102(2). 366–372. 62 indexed citations
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Sogliano, Cristiana, et al.. (2010). Neonatal exposure to estradiol in rats influences neuroactive steroid concentrations, GABAAreceptor expression, and behavioral sensitivity to anxiolytic drugs. Journal of Neurochemistry. 113(5). 1285–1295. 27 indexed citations
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Rapkin, Andrea J., Melinda Morgan, Cristiana Sogliano, Giovanni Biggio, & Alessandra Concas. (2006). Decreased neuroactive steroids induced by combined oral contraceptive pills are not associated with mood changes. Fertility and Sterility. 85(5). 1371–1378. 68 indexed citations
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Concas, Alessandra, et al.. (2005). Neurosteroids in nicotine and morphine dependence. Psychopharmacology. 186(3). 281–292. 28 indexed citations
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Biggio, Giovanni, Paolo Follesa, Enrico Sanna, Robert H. Purdy, & Alessandra Concas. (2001). GABAA-receptor plasticity during long-term exposure to and withdrawal from progesterone. International review of neurobiology. 46. 207–241. 35 indexed citations
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Concas, Alessandra, et al.. (1998). Modulation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors and the feeding response by neurosteroids in Hydra vulgaris. Neuroscience. 85(3). 979–988. 40 indexed citations
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Follesa, Paolo, et al.. (1998). Molecular and functional adaptation of the GABAA receptor complex during pregnancy and after delivery in the rat brain. European Journal of Neuroscience. 10(9). 2905–2912. 80 indexed citations
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Dazzi, Laura, Angela Sanna, Elisabetta Cagetti, Alessandra Concas, & G. Biggio. (1996). Inhibition by the neurosteroid allopregnanolone of basal and stress-induced acetylcholine release in the brain of freely moving rats. Brain Research. 710(1-2). 275–280. 41 indexed citations
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Dazzi, Laura, Costantino Motzo, Alessandra Concas, & G. Biggio. (1995). EFFECT OF A1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS ON HIPPOCAMPAL ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE IN FREELY MOVING RATS. 87(1). 97–98. 1 indexed citations
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Concas, Alessandra, et al.. (1995). Biochemical and functional identification of GABA receptors in Hydra vulgaris. Life Sciences. 56(18). 1485–1497. 30 indexed citations
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Sanna, Enrico, Mariangela Serra, Giancarlo Colombo, et al.. (1993). Chronic Ethanol Intoxication Induces Differential Effects on GABAA and NMDA Receptor Function in the Rat Brain. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 17(1). 115–123. 164 indexed citations
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Biggio, G., Alessandra Concas, & Erminio Costa. (1992). GABAergic synaptic transmission : molecular, pharmacological, and clinical aspects. Raven Press eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Concas, Alessandra, G Santoro, Mariangela Serra, Enrico Sanna, & Giovanni Biggio. (1991). Neurochemical action of the general anaesthetic propofol on the chloride ion channel coupled with GABAA receptors. Brain Research. 542(2). 225–232. 102 indexed citations
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Concas, Alessandra, et al.. (1991). ?In vivo? administration of valproate decreases t-[35S]butylbicyclophosphorothionate binding in the rat brain. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 343(3). 296–300. 13 indexed citations
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Mereu, Giampaolo, et al.. (1990). Reduction of reticulata neuronal activity by zolpidem and alpidem, two imidazopyridines with high affinity for type I benzodiazepine receptors. European Journal of Pharmacology. 179(3). 339–345. 18 indexed citations

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