Raffaella Bigoni

1.5k total citations
24 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Raffaella Bigoni is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Raffaella Bigoni has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Raffaella Bigoni's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (24 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (10 papers). Raffaella Bigoni is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (24 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (10 papers). Raffaella Bigoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Hungary. Raffaella Bigoni's co-authors include Girolamo Calò, Remo Guerrini, D. Regoli, Severo Salvadori, Anna Rizzi, Clementina Bianchi, David G. Lambert, Giuliano Marzola, Daniela Rizzi and Hirobumi Okawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and British Journal of Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Raffaella Bigoni

24 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raffaella Bigoni Italy 20 1.3k 1.1k 510 260 91 24 1.3k
Shigehisa Kato Japan 14 1.1k 0.9× 994 0.9× 309 0.6× 94 0.4× 52 0.6× 17 1.2k
Claudia Bouvier United States 7 618 0.5× 537 0.5× 214 0.4× 121 0.5× 63 0.7× 8 736
DR Hill United Kingdom 8 586 0.5× 425 0.4× 103 0.2× 34 0.1× 100 1.1× 10 683
Mia Engström Finland 12 347 0.3× 263 0.2× 86 0.2× 126 0.5× 26 0.3× 14 602
GW Pasternak United States 8 620 0.5× 567 0.5× 218 0.4× 23 0.1× 31 0.3× 11 685
W. Engel Germany 7 494 0.4× 404 0.4× 60 0.1× 66 0.3× 70 0.8× 8 599
L.L. Iversen United States 11 461 0.4× 303 0.3× 123 0.2× 29 0.1× 53 0.6× 14 549
Horace H. Loh United States 6 393 0.3× 334 0.3× 158 0.3× 60 0.2× 24 0.3× 9 439
Prisca Girotti Italy 10 431 0.3× 341 0.3× 41 0.1× 64 0.2× 123 1.4× 10 466
Zsuzsa Dunai-Kovàcs Hungary 9 425 0.3× 352 0.3× 162 0.3× 23 0.1× 11 0.1× 10 501

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raffaella Bigoni

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rizzi, Daniela, Anna Rizzi, Raffaella Bigoni, et al.. (2002). [Arg14,Lys15]Nociceptin, a Highly Potent Agonist of the Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptor: in Vitro and in Vivo Studies. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 300(1). 57–63. 45 indexed citations
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Bigoni, Raffaella, Girolamo Calò, A. Rizzi, et al.. (2002). Effects of naloxone benzoylhydrazone on native and recombinant nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptors. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 80(5). 407–412. 20 indexed citations
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Bigoni, Raffaella, Daniela Rizzi, Anna Rizzi, et al.. (2002). Pharmacological characterisation of [(pX)Phe 4 ]nociceptin(1-13)amide analogues. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 365(6). 442–449. 25 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Anna, Maria Bonaria Salis, Roberto Ciccocioppo, et al.. (2002). Pharmacological characterisation of [(pX)Phe 4 ]nociceptin(1-13)NH 2 analogues. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 365(6). 450–456. 21 indexed citations
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Calò, Girolamo, Anna Rizzi, Daniela Rizzi, et al.. (2002). [Nphe1,Arg14,Lys15]Nociceptin‐NH2, a novel potent and selective antagonist of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor. British Journal of Pharmacology. 136(2). 303–311. 148 indexed citations
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Bigoni, Raffaella, Girolamo Calò, Remo Guerrini, et al.. (2001). Effects of nociceptin and endomorphin 1 on the electrically stimulated human vas deferens. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 51(4). 355–358. 10 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Daniela, Raffaella Bigoni, Anna Rizzi, et al.. (2001). Effects of Ro 64-6198 in nociceptin/orphanin FQ-sensitive isolated tissues. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 363(5). 551–555. 37 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Anna, Raffaella Bigoni, Giuliano Marzola, et al.. (2001). Characterization of the locomotor activity-inhibiting effect of nociceptin/orphanin FQ in mice. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 363(2). 161–165. 48 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Anna, Giuliano Marzola, Raffaella Bigoni, et al.. (2001). Endogenous nociceptin signaling and stress-induced analgesia. Neuroreport. 12(14). 3009–3013. 32 indexed citations
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Bigoni, Raffaella, A. Rizzi, Daniela Rizzi, et al.. (2000). In vitro pharmacological profile of peptide III-BTD. Life Sciences. 68(2). 233–239. 11 indexed citations
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Calò, Girolamo, Remo Guerrini, Raffaella Bigoni, et al.. (2000). Characterization of [Nphe1]nociceptin(1‐13)NH2, a new selective nociceptin receptor antagonist. British Journal of Pharmacology. 129(6). 1183–1193. 169 indexed citations
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Berger, Hartmut, Raffaella Bigoni, R Richter, et al.. (2000). The nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor ligand acetyl-RYYRIK-amide exhibits antagonistic and agonistic properties. Peptides. 21(7). 1131–1139. 31 indexed citations
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Bigoni, Raffaella, G. Calo', A. Rizzi, et al.. (2000). In vitro characterization of J-113397, a non-peptide nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor antagonist. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 361(5). 565–568. 46 indexed citations
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Rizzi, Anna, Raffaella Bigoni, Giuliano Marzola, et al.. (2000). The nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor antagonist, [Nphe1]NC(1-13)NH2, potentiates morphine analgesia. Neuroreport. 11(11). 2369–2372. 34 indexed citations
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Okawa, Hirobumi, Beverley Nicol, Raffaella Bigoni, et al.. (1999). Comparison of the effects of [Phe1Ψ(CH2‐NH)Gly2]Nociceptin (1–13)NH2 in rat brain, rat vas deferens and CHO cells expressing recombinant human nociceptin receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology. 127(1). 123–130. 72 indexed citations
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Bigoni, Raffaella, et al.. (1999). [Nphe1]nociceptin-(1–13)-NH2 antagonizes nociceptin effects in the mouse colon. European Journal of Pharmacology. 385(2-3). R3–R5. 53 indexed citations
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Varani, Katia, A. Rizzi, Girolamo Calò, et al.. (1999). Pharmacology of [Tyr1]nociceptin analogs: receptor binding and bioassay studies. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 360(3). 270–277. 31 indexed citations
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Guerrini, Remo, Girolamo Calò, Raffaella Bigoni, et al.. (1999). Further studies on nociceptin related peptides: discovery of new molecules with antagonist activity on the nociceptin receptor. Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara). 80. 124–124. 7 indexed citations
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Guerrini, Remo, Girolamo Calò, Raffaella Bigoni, et al.. (1998). A new selective antagonist of the nociceptin receptor. British Journal of Pharmacology. 123(2). 163–165. 214 indexed citations
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Calò, Girolamo, Remo Guerrini, Raffaella Bigoni, et al.. (1998). Structure−Activity Study of the Nociceptin(1−13)-NH2N-Terminal Tetrapeptide and Discovery of a Nociceptin Receptor Antagonist. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 41(18). 3360–3366. 77 indexed citations

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