Barbara Viviani

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
91 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Barbara Viviani is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Viviani has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 21 papers in Neurology and 21 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Barbara Viviani's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (21 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (11 papers). Barbara Viviani is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (21 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (11 papers). Barbara Viviani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United States. Barbara Viviani's co-authors include Marina Marinovich, C. Galli, Emanuela Corsini, Annamaria Vezzani, Fabrizio Gardoni, Stefano Bartesaghi, Mónica Di Luca, Marco Binaglia, M. Margarita Behrens and Tamás Bartfai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Viviani

90 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Interleukin-1beta enhances NMDA receptor-mediated intracellular calcium increase through activation of the Src family of kinases.

2003 731 citations Barbara Viviani, Stefano Bartesaghi et al. profile →
Interleukin-1β Enhances NMDA Receptor-Mediated Intracellular Calcium Increase through Activation of the Src Family of Kinases

2003 723 citations Barbara Viviani, Stefano Bartesaghi et al. profile →
Neuromodulatory properties of inflammatory cytokines and their impact on neuronal excitability

2014 497 citations Barbara Viviani et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Barbara Viviani	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k	942	721	91	6.0k
Chan Young Shin	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	2.5k 2.0×	817 0.9×	303 0.4×	237	6.9k
Jeff M. Bronstein	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.8×	840 0.9×	609 0.8×	164	8.4k
Hyman M. Schipper	1.3k 0.8×	737 0.5×	5.2k 4.0×	2.1k 2.2×	299 0.4×	180	9.7k
Gary A. Weisman	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	3.7k 2.8×	1.8k 1.9×	837 1.2×	159	9.6k
Wei‐Yi Ong	751 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	2.7k 2.1×	1.4k 1.5×	230 0.3×	167	6.8k
Hari Shanker Sharma	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	416 0.6×	295	7.3k
Ângela Terezinha de Souza Wyse	693 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	3.4k 2.6×	1.7k 1.8×	359 0.5×	426	9.9k
Juan Hidalgo	1.8k 1.0×	953 0.7×	3.3k 2.6×	2.7k 2.8×	1.5k 2.1×	212	11.1k
G. Jean Harry	2.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	946 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	120	6.1k
Luisa Minghetti	3.0k 1.8×	1.5k 1.0×	3.0k 2.3×	1.5k 1.6×	1.5k 2.0×	138	8.2k

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Mangas, Iris, Eliana Spilioti, Andrea Terron, et al.. (2025). European Food Safety Authority database for in vivo developmental neurotoxicity studies of pesticides. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 55(5). 587–598. 1 indexed citations

Viviani, Barbara, et al.. (2024). Implementing AOPs use for pesticide neurotoxicity assessment. Current Opinion in Toxicology. 41. 100505–100505.

Viviani, Barbara, Valentina Galbiati, Gloria Melzi, et al.. (2023). Development of Adverse Outcome Pathways relevant for the identification of substances having endocrine disruptors properties. EFSA Supporting Publications. 20(2). 4 indexed citations

Tartaglione, Anna Maria, Melania Maria Serafini, Andrea Raggi, et al.. (2022). Short- and Long-Term Effects of Suboptimal Selenium Intake and Developmental Lead Exposure on Behavior and Hippocampal Glutamate Receptors in a Rat Model. Nutrients. 14(16). 3269–3269. 8 indexed citations

Filippo, Massimiliano Di, Davide Chiasserini, Fabrizio Gardoni, et al.. (2013). Effects of central and peripheral inflammation on hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Neurobiology of Disease. 52. 229–236. 155 indexed citations

Tundo, Grazia Raffaella, Chiara Ciaccio, Diego Sbardella, et al.. (2012). Somatostatin Modulates Insulin-Degrading-Enzyme Metabolism: Implications for the Regulation of Microglia Activity in AD. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e34376–e34376. 39 indexed citations

Giatti, Silvia, Mariaserena Boraso, Roberto Cosimo Melcangi, & Barbara Viviani. (2012). Neuroactive steroids, their metabolites, and neuroinflammation. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 49(3). R125–R134. 67 indexed citations

Viviani, Barbara & Mariaserena Boraso. (2010). Cytokines and neuronal channels: A molecular basis for age-related decline of neuronal function?. Experimental Gerontology. 46(2-3). 199–206. 38 indexed citations

Viviani, Barbara, Stefano Bartesaghi, Marco Binaglia, et al.. (2008). Dithiocarbamate propineb induces acetylcholine release through cytoskeletal actin depolymerization in PC12 cells. Toxicology Letters. 182(1-3). 63–68. 6 indexed citations

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Corsini, Emanuela, Sarah Birindelli, Carla Minoia, et al.. (2007). Immunomodulatory effects of the herbicide propanil on cytokine production in humans: In vivo and in vitro exposure. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 222(2). 202–210. 24 indexed citations

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Viviani, Barbara, Fabrizio Gardoni, Stefano Bartesaghi, et al.. (2006). Interleukin-1β Released by gp120 Drives Neural Death through Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Trafficking of NMDA Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(40). 30212–30222. 99 indexed citations

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Mennini, Tiziana, Massimiliano De Paola, Paolo Bigini, et al.. (2006). Nonhematopoietic Erythropoietin Derivatives Prevent Motoneuron Degeneration In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecular Medicine. 12(7-8). 153–160. 70 indexed citations

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Corsini, Emanuela, Barbara Viviani, Sarah Birindelli, et al.. (2005). Molecular mechanisms underlying mancozeb-induced inhibition of TNF-alpha production. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 212(2). 89–98. 39 indexed citations

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Villa, Pia, Paolo Bigini, Tiziana Mennini, et al.. (2003). Erythropoietin Selectively Attenuates Cytokine Production and Inflammation in Cerebral Ischemia by Targeting Neuronal Apoptosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 198(6). 971–975. 430 indexed citations

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Viviani, Barbara, Laura Lucchi, Stefano Bartesaghi, et al.. (2003). Induction of Adipose Differentiation Related Protein and Neutral Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Keratinocytes by Skin Irritants. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 121(2). 337–344. 26 indexed citations

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Corsini, Emanuela, Laura Lucchi, Marco Racchi, et al.. (2002). In Vivo Dehydroepiandrosterone Restores Age-Associated Defects in the Protein Kinase C Signal Transduction Pathway and Related Functional Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 168(4). 1753–1758. 40 indexed citations

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Corsini, Emanuela, Barbara Viviani, Marina Marinovich, & C. Galli. (2001). Cyclosporin A Exacerbates Skin Irritation Induced by Tributyltin by Increasing Nuclear Factor κB Activation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 117(6). 1627–1634. 12 indexed citations

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Corsini, Emanuela, Laura Lucchi, Marco Binaglia, et al.. (2001). Cloricromene, a semi-synthetic coumarin derivative, inhibits tumor necrosis factor-α production at a pre-transcriptional level. European Journal of Pharmacology. 418(3). 231–237. 17 indexed citations

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Gennari, Alessandra, Barbara Viviani, C. Galli, et al.. (2000). Organotins Induce Apoptosis by Disturbance of [Ca2+]i and Mitochondrial Activity, Causing Oxidative Stress and Activation of Caspases in Rat Thymocytes. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 169(2). 185–190. 116 indexed citations

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Corsini, Emanuela, Annalia Asti, Barbara Viviani, Marina Marinovich, & C. Galli. (1999). Sodium Arsenate Induces Overproduction of Interleukin-1α in Murine Keratinocytes: Role of Mitochondria. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 113(5). 760–765. 76 indexed citations

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