Gianrico Farrugia

27.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
410 papers, 17.6k citations indexed

About

Gianrico Farrugia is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gianrico Farrugia has authored 410 papers receiving a total of 17.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Gastroenterology, 163 papers in Molecular Biology and 119 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Gianrico Farrugia's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (184 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (79 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (63 papers). Gianrico Farrugia is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (184 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (79 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (63 papers). Gianrico Farrugia collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and New Zealand. Gianrico Farrugia's co-authors include Joseph H. Szurszewski, Simon J. Gibbons, Purna Kashyap, David R. Linden, Pankaj J. Pasricha, Madhusudan Grover, Peter R. Strege, Arthur Beyder, Thomas L. Abell and Henry P. Parkman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Gianrico Farrugia

397 papers receiving 17.3k citations

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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.

Gut microbes promote colonic serotonin production through an effect of short‐chain fatty acids on enterochromaffin cells

2014 968 citations Joseph H. Szurszewski, David R. Linden et al. profile →
Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome After Infectious Enteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2017 319 citations Gianrico Farrugia, Michael Camilleri et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Gut Microbiota-Produced Tryptamine Activates an Epithelial G-Protein-Coupled Receptor to Increase Colonic Secretion

2018 310 citations Madhusudan Grover, David R. Linden et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gianrico Farrugia United States	70	8.3k	6.0k	4.7k	4.1k	1.5k	410	17.6k
Guy E. Boeckxstaens Belgium	76	10.1k 1.2×	3.2k 0.5×	4.2k 0.9×	9.7k 2.4×	1.7k 1.1×	416	21.3k
Pankaj J. Pasricha United States	67	7.4k 0.9×	2.9k 0.5×	3.6k 0.8×	7.1k 1.7×	441 0.3×	404	17.9k
Keith A. Sharkey Canada	76	5.4k 0.7×	4.1k 0.7×	4.5k 1.0×	4.6k 1.1×	364 0.2×	338	20.8k
Roberto De Giorgio Italy	70	9.8k 1.2×	2.6k 0.4×	2.8k 0.6×	7.1k 1.7×	270 0.2×	439	17.3k
Ad Masclee Netherlands	65	4.6k 0.6×	4.4k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	4.8k 1.2×	240 0.2×	495	16.7k
Mark G. Currie United States	63	2.8k 0.3×	4.6k 0.8×	5.2k 1.1×	2.9k 0.7×	2.6k 1.7×	219	17.0k
Christoph Beglinger Switzerland	75	2.1k 0.2×	2.6k 0.4×	4.2k 0.9×	8.4k 2.1×	675 0.4×	346	19.9k
Per M. Hellström Sweden	63	2.9k 0.3×	2.1k 0.4×	3.9k 0.8×	5.3k 1.3×	636 0.4×	419	15.0k
Gerald Holtmann Australia	62	9.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.3×	2.3k 0.5×	6.5k 1.6×	172 0.1×	395	14.2k
Henry P. Parkman United States	70	13.2k 1.6×	851 0.1×	4.9k 1.0×	7.4k 1.8×	534 0.3×	474	17.8k

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Yang, Lu, Işın Y. Comba, Adam Edwinson, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal Changes in the Gut Microbiome of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome After Campylobacter Infection are Associated With Proteolytic Activity. Gastro Hep Advances. 4(8). 100683–100683.

Parkman, Henry P., Laura Wilson, Paul G. Silver, et al.. (2023). Relationships among intragastric meal distribution during gastric emptying scintigraphy, water consumption during water load satiety testing, and symptoms of gastroparesis. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 325(5). G407–G417. 4 indexed citations

Strege, Peter R., Constanza Alcaino, Amelia Mazzone, et al.. (2023). Mechanosensitive pore opening of a prokaryotic voltage-gated sodium channel. eLife. 12. 5 indexed citations

Bianco, Francesca, Elena Bonora, Paolo Clavenzani, et al.. (2022). Clinical and Pathological Features of Severe Gut Dysmotility. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1383. 9–17.

Gharibans, Armen A., Stefan Calder, Chris Varghese, et al.. (2022). Gastric dysfunction in patients with chronic nausea and vomiting syndromes defined by a noninvasive gastric mapping device. Science Translational Medicine. 14(663). eabq3544–eabq3544. 53 indexed citations

Treichel, Anthony J., Kaitlyn R. Knutson, Constanza Alcaino, et al.. (2021). Specialized Mechanosensory Epithelial Cells in Mouse Gut Intrinsic Tactile Sensitivity. Gastroenterology. 162(2). 535–547.e13. 58 indexed citations

Eisenman, Seth T., Simon J. Gibbons, Pieter–Jan Verhulst, et al.. (2016). Tumor necrosis factor alpha derived from classically activated “M1” macrophages reduces interstitial cell of Cajal numbers. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 29(4). 32 indexed citations

Bharucha, Adil E., Phillip A. Low, Simon J. Gibbons, et al.. (2016). Effects of hemin on heme oxygenase‐1, gastric emptying, and symptoms in diabetic gastroparesis. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 28(11). 1731–1740. 28 indexed citations

Beyder, Arthur & Gianrico Farrugia. (2016). Ion channelopathies in functional GI disorders. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 311(4). G581–G586. 33 indexed citations

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Neshatian, Leila, Simon J. Gibbons, & Gianrico Farrugia. (2014). Macrophages in diabetic gastroparesis – the missing link?. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 27(1). 7–18. 41 indexed citations

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Gibbons, Simon J., et al.. (2014). Computational modeling of anoctamin 1 calcium-activated chloride channels as pacemaker channels in interstitial cells of Cajal. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 306(8). G711–G727. 33 indexed citations

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Grover, Madhusudan, Michael Camilleri, Kirk Smith, David R. Linden, & Gianrico Farrugia. (2014). On the fiftieth anniversary Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome: mechanisms related to pathogens. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 26(2). 156–167. 37 indexed citations

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Rich, Adam, Scott M. Gordon, Christopher J. Brown, et al.. (2013). Kit Signaling Is Required for Development of Coordinated Motility Patterns in Zebrafish Gastrointestinal Tract. Zebrafish. 10(2). 154–160. 22 indexed citations

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Beyder, Arthur, Peter R. Strege, Santiago Reyes, et al.. (2012). Ranolazine Decreases Mechanosensitivity of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Ion Channel Na _V 1.5. Circulation. 125(22). 2698–2706. 58 indexed citations

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Parkman, Henry P., Katherine P. Yates, William L. Hasler, et al.. (2011). Dietary Intake and Nutritional Deficiencies in Patients With Diabetic or Idiopathic Gastroparesis. Gastroenterology. 141(2). 486–498.e7. 124 indexed citations

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Linden, David R., Michael D. Levitt, Gianrico Farrugia, & Joseph H. Szurszewski. (2009). Endogenous Production of H ₂ S in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Still in Search of a Physiologic Function. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 12(9). 1135–1146. 94 indexed citations

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Ueda, Kazuo, Carmen R. Valdivia, Argelia Medeiros‐Domingo, et al.. (2008). Syntrophin mutation associated with long QT syndrome through activation of the nNOS–SCN5A macromolecular complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(27). 9355–9360. 225 indexed citations

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Wouters, Mira M., Simon J. Gibbons, Yijun Ou, et al.. (2007). Exogenous Serotonin Regulates Proliferation of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Mouse Jejunum Through 5-HT2B Receptors. Gastroenterology. 133(3). 897–906. 73 indexed citations

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Farrugia, Gianrico, et al.. (2003). Ion channels in gastrointestinal smooth muscle and interstitial cells of Cajal. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 3(6). 583–587. 29 indexed citations

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Farrugia, Gianrico, J.L. Rae, Michael G. Sarr, & Joseph H. Szurszewski. (1992). Initial characterization of a potassium delayed rectifier in canine and human isolated jejunal circular smooth muscle. Gastroenterology. 103(4). 1390. 1 indexed citations

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