Delia Belelli

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

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Delia Belelli is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Delia Belelli has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 46 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Delia Belelli's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (78 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (31 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (17 papers). Delia Belelli is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (78 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (31 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (17 papers). Delia Belelli collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Austria. Delia Belelli's co-authors include Jeremy J. Lambert, John A. Peters, Claire Hill‐Venning, Murray B. Herd, Keith A. Wafford, Kelvin W. Gee, Dianne R. Peden, Thomas W. Rosahl, Michael B. Bolger and Benjamin G. Gunn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature reviews. Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Delia Belelli

94 papers receiving 9.2k 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.

Neurosteroids: endogenous regulators of the GABAA receptor

2005 950 citations Delia Belelli, Jeremy J. Lambert Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →
Neurosteroids and GABAA receptor function

1995 650 citations Jeremy J. Lambert, Delia Belelli et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Delia Belelli	6.6k	3.8k	1.9k	1.7k	1.4k	95	9.4k
Jeremy J. Lambert	8.5k 1.3×	6.3k 1.7×	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	179	13.0k
Efrain C. Azmitia	7.3k 1.1×	3.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	2.8k 2.0×	186	12.4k
Jens D. Mikkelsen	4.2k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	238	9.3k
Erminio Costa	5.5k 0.8×	4.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	156	10.6k
Giovanni Biggio	8.6k 1.3×	4.2k 1.1×	3.2k 1.7×	2.6k 1.5×	2.3k 1.6×	329	14.5k
Etienne Sibille	3.4k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	177	9.5k
A. Leslie Morrow	8.8k 1.4×	4.1k 1.1×	3.7k 2.0×	2.3k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	223	13.5k
Craig A. Stockmeier	5.7k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	3.0k 1.6×	848 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	161	12.6k
Olivier Berton	4.9k 0.7×	3.3k 0.9×	3.9k 2.1×	2.4k 1.5×	1.9k 1.3×	54	11.4k
Neil L. Harrison	9.6k 1.5×	8.0k 2.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	154	14.8k

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Belelli, Delia, Tim G. Hales, Jeremy J. Lambert, et al.. (2025). GABA<sub>A</sub> receptors in GtoPdb v.2025.3. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE. 2025(3).

Mitchell, Scott J., Delia Belelli, Stephen J. Martin, et al.. (2024). Neurosteroid Modulation of Synaptic and Extrasynaptic GABAA Receptors of the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens. Biomolecules. 14(4). 460–460. 3 indexed citations

Belelli, Delia, Jeremy J. Lambert, Murphy Lam Yim Wan, et al.. (2024). From bugs to brain: unravelling the GABA signalling networks in the brain–gut–microbiome axis. Brain. 148(5). 1479–1506. 17 indexed citations

Macpherson, Tom, Claire I. Dixon, Jonathan Robertson, et al.. (2023). α4-Containing GABA_AReceptors on DRD2 Neurons of the Nucleus Accumbens Mediate Instrumental Responding for Conditioned Reinforcers and Its Potentiation by Cocaine. eNeuro. 10(8). ENEURO.0236–23.2023. 1 indexed citations

Belelli, Delia, et al.. (2021). Relating neurosteroid modulation of inhibitory neurotransmission to behaviour. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 34(2). e13045–e13045. 18 indexed citations

Zhang, Hongyu, Anne‐Sophie Hafner, Delia Belelli, et al.. (2012). Regulation of AMPA receptor surface trafficking and synaptic plasticity by a cognitive enhancer and antidepressant molecule. Molecular Psychiatry. 18(4). 471–484. 66 indexed citations

Wafford, Keith A., Monique B. van Niel, Qing‐Ping Ma, et al.. (2008). Novel compounds selectively enhance δ subunit containing GABAA receptors and increase tonic currents in thalamus. Neuropharmacology. 56(1). 182–189. 134 indexed citations

Belelli, Delia, Dianne R. Peden, Thomas W. Rosahl, Keith A. Wafford, & Jeremy J. Lambert. (2005). Extrasynaptic GABA _A Receptors of Thalamocortical Neurons: A Molecular Target for Hypnotics. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(50). 11513–11520. 210 indexed citations

Belelli, Delia & Jeremy J. Lambert. (2005). Neurosteroids: endogenous regulators of the GABAA receptor. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 6(7). 565–575. 950 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weir, Cameron J., et al.. (2004). The interaction of anaesthetic steroids with recombinant glycine and GABA A receptors †. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 92(5). 704–711. 79 indexed citations

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Reynolds, David S., Thomas W. Rosahl, Jennifer Cirone, et al.. (2003). Sedation and anesthesia mediated by distinct GABA(A) receptor isoforms.. PubMed Central. 23(24). 8608–17. 240 indexed citations

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Belelli, Delia. (2003). The in vitro and in vivo enantioselectivity of etomidate implicates the GABAA receptor in general anaesthesia. Neuropharmacology. 45(1). 57–71. 57 indexed citations

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Lambert, Jeremy J., Sarah C. Harney, Delia Belelli, & John A. Peters. (2001). Neurosteroid modulation of recombinant and synaptic GABAA receptors. International review of neurobiology. 46. 177–205. 38 indexed citations

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Hope, Anthony G., et al.. (1999). Molecular Determinants of (+)-Tubocurarine Binding at Recombinant 5-Hydroxytryptamine3A Receptor Subunits. Molecular Pharmacology. 55(6). 1037–1043. 5 indexed citations

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Belelli, Delia, et al.. (1999). The interaction of neurosteroids with recombinant and synaptic GABA_A receptors. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 167(2). A4–A5. 2 indexed citations

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Carter, Richard B., Paul L. Wood, Scott Wieland, et al.. (1997). Characterization of the Anticonvulsant Properties of Ganaxolone (CCD 1042; 3α-Hydroxy-3β-methyl-5α-pregnan-20-one), a Selective, High-Affinity, Steroid Modulator of the γ-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptor. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 280(3). 1284–1295. 108 indexed citations

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Pistis, Marco, et al.. (1997). The interaction of general anaesthetics with recombinant GABA_A and glycine receptors expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes: a comparative study. British Journal of Pharmacology. 122(8). 1707–1719. 123 indexed citations

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Belelli, Delia, J M Balcarek, Anthony G. Hope, et al.. (1995). Cloning and functional expression of a human 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3AS receptor subunit.. Molecular Pharmacology. 48(6). 1054–1062. 92 indexed citations

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Downie, David L., Anthony G. Hope, Delia Belelli, et al.. (1995). The interaction of trichloroethanol with murine recombinant 5‐HT₃ receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology. 114(8). 1641–1651. 43 indexed citations

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Hawkinson, Jon E., et al.. (1994). Correlation of neuroactive steroid modulation of [35S]t-butylbicyclophosphorothionate and [3H]flunitrazepam binding and gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptor function.. Molecular Pharmacology. 46(5). 977–985. 78 indexed citations

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