Giuseppe Battaglia

16.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
325 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Giuseppe Battaglia is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giuseppe Battaglia has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 100 papers in Molecular Biology and 45 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Giuseppe Battaglia's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (136 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (40 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (38 papers). Giuseppe Battaglia is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (136 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (40 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (38 papers). Giuseppe Battaglia collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Giuseppe Battaglia's co-authors include Ferdinando Nicoletti, Valeria Bruno, Agata Copani, Carla L. Busceti, Francesco Fornai, Elizabeth O’Hearn, Gemma Molinaro, E B De Souza, Louis D. Van de Kar and Daniela Melchiorri and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Giuseppe Battaglia

313 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Parkinson-like syndrome induced by continuous MPTP infusion: Convergent roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and α-synuclein

2005 417 citations Francesco Fornai, Oliver M. Schlüter et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A Comparison of Five Maintenance Therapies for Reflux Esophagitis

1995 414 citations Giuseppe Battaglia et al. profile →
Double-knockout mice for α- and β-synucleins: Effect on synaptic functions

2004 335 citations Francesco Fornai, Giuseppe Battaglia et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giuseppe Battaglia Italy	63	7.8k	4.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.7k	325	13.3k
Fabrizio Gardoni Italy	53	4.7k 0.6×	3.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	150	8.6k
Ana M. Sebastião Portugal	58	4.9k 0.6×	3.4k 0.7×	957 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	241	10.2k
Jacques Mallet France	73	7.2k 0.9×	9.6k 2.0×	1.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	367	18.7k
PierFranco Spano Italy	65	7.0k 0.9×	5.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	2.4k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	386	14.7k
Giles E. Hardingham United Kingdom	55	6.6k 0.8×	7.2k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	133	12.5k
Mónica Di Luca Italy	62	5.0k 0.6×	3.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	3.9k 2.2×	2.4k 1.4×	233	11.6k
Stephen D. Skaper Italy	67	6.2k 0.8×	5.5k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	2.5k 1.4×	2.2k 1.3×	277	15.4k
Mike Dragunow New Zealand	72	9.2k 1.2×	7.4k 1.5×	2.2k 1.2×	2.7k 1.5×	3.1k 1.9×	231	18.2k
Illana Gozes Israel	70	8.2k 1.0×	7.7k 1.6×	845 0.5×	3.2k 1.8×	1.1k 0.7×	379	16.7k
Michael Tymianski Canada	58	5.9k 0.8×	5.8k 1.2×	3.2k 1.7×	1.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.5×	195	14.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giuseppe Battaglia

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Mascio, Giada, Serena Notartomaso, Domenico Bucci, et al.. (2025). Formation of perineuronal nets within a thalamocortical circuit shapes mechanical and thermal pain thresholds in mice with neuropathic pain. Pain. 166(5). 1128–1142. 1 indexed citations

Alves, Ana Catarina, Peter Pfeifer, Andreia Marinho, et al.. (2025). Sometimes less is more: avidity-dependent transport of targeted polymersomes across the blood–brain-barrier. 2(3). 535–540.

Gentile, Ambra, et al.. (2023). Inclusive physical activity games at school: The role of teachers’ attitude toward inclusion. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1158082–1158082. 5 indexed citations

Mascio, Giada, Domenico Bucci, Serena Notartomaso, et al.. (2021). Perineuronal nets are under the control of type-5 metabotropic glutamate receptors in the developing somatosensory cortex. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 109–109. 9 indexed citations

Maccari, Stefania, et al.. (2021). Developmental up-regulation of NMDA receptors in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of mGlu5 receptor knock-out mice. Molecular Brain. 14(1). 77–77. 2 indexed citations

Nardecchia, Francesca, Rosamaria Orlando, Luisa Iacovelli, et al.. (2018). Targeting mGlu5 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in the Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Phenylketonuria. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 154–154. 12 indexed citations

Menna, Luisa Di, Max E. Joffe, Luisa Iacovelli, et al.. (2017). Functional partnership between mGlu3 and mGlu5 metabotropic glutamate receptors in the central nervous system. Neuropharmacology. 128. 301–313. 83 indexed citations

Boido, Marina, et al.. (2013). Selective Vulnerability of Spinal and Cortical Motor Neuron Subpopulations in delta7 SMA Mice. 3 indexed citations

Rampello, Liborio, et al.. (2012). Stabbing headache in patients with autoimmune disorders. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 114(6). 751–753. 20 indexed citations

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Bernabucci, Matteo, Serena Notartomaso, Cristina Zappulla, et al.. (2012). N-Acetyl-Cysteine Causes Analgesia by Reinforcing the Endogenous Activation of Type-2 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors. Molecular Pain. 8. 77–77. 48 indexed citations

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Vecchio, Ignazio, et al.. (2012). Diabetic neuropathy. Elements of epidemiology and pathophysiology. 28(3). 219–224. 2 indexed citations

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Ruggieri, Martino, Ignazio Vecchio, Giuseppe Battaglia, et al.. (2011). Astenia: una maschera per tante identità. Ruolo della patologia della placca neuromuscolare. 27(3). 163–168.

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Ruggieri, Martino, Ignazio Vecchio, Giuseppe Battaglia, et al.. (2011). Sclerosi laterale amiotrofica: Diagnosi differenziale con la mieloradicolopatia cervicale. 27(3). 149–152. 1 indexed citations

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Busceti, Carla L., Francesca Biagioni, Barbara Riozzi, et al.. (2008). Enhanced Tau Phosphorylation in the Hippocampus of Mice Treated with 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“Ecstasy”). Journal of Neuroscience. 28(12). 3234–3245. 44 indexed citations

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Fornai, Francesco, Oliver M. Schlüter, Paola Lenzi, et al.. (2005). Parkinson-like syndrome induced by continuous MPTP infusion: Convergent roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and α-synuclein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(9). 3413–3418. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

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Muma, Nancy A., et al.. (2000). Coadministration of 5-Hydroxytryptamine1AAntagonist WAY-100635 Prevents Fluoxetine-Induced Desensitization of Postsynaptic 5-Hydroxytryptamine1A Receptors in Hypothalamus. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 294(1). 296–301. 24 indexed citations

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Nicoletti, Ferdinando, Giuseppe Battaglia, Agata Copani, et al.. (2000). Metabotropic glutamate receptors as targets for neuroprotective drugs. Neurological Sciences. 21. 3 indexed citations

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Raap, D.K., et al.. (1998). Reduction of Gz protein in the hypothalamus by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides inhibits the oxytocin response to the 5-HT1A agonist 8-OH-DPAT. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 24. 1366. 3 indexed citations

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Iorio, Patrizia Di, Patricia Giuliani, Renata Ciccarelli, et al.. (1995). Effect of DCG-IV-sensitive metabotropic glutamate receptors on purine and glutamate release from rat hippocampal slices and cultured astrocytes. 87(1). 57–58. 5 indexed citations

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Bruno, Valeria, et al.. (1994). Protective effect of the metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, DCG-IV, against excitotoxic neuronal death. European Journal of Pharmacology. 256(1). 109–112. 112 indexed citations

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