Valérie Sinniger

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Valérie Sinniger is a scholar working on Neurology, Gastroenterology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Valérie Sinniger has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Neurology, 8 papers in Gastroenterology and 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Valérie Sinniger's work include Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research (17 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (7 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (7 papers). Valérie Sinniger is often cited by papers focused on Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research (17 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (7 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (7 papers). Valérie Sinniger collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Cameroon. Valérie Sinniger's co-authors include Bruno Bonaz, Sonia Pellissier, Didier Clarençon, C. Picq, D. Hoffmann, Laurent Vercueil, Candice Trocmé, Jean-François Mayol, André Peinnequin and Claire Cracowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Valérie Sinniger

35 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Anti‐inflammatory properties of the vagus nerve: potentia... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2016 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Anti‐inflammatory properties of the vagus nerve: potential therapeutic implications of vagus nerve stimulation
    2016 392 citations Bruno Bonaz, Valérie Sinniger et al. profile →
  2. Chronic vagus nerve stimulation in Crohn's disease: a 6‐month follow‐up pilot study
    2016 365 citations Bruno Bonaz, Valérie Sinniger et al. Neurogastroenterology & Motility profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Valérie Sinniger France 22 1.5k 665 660 397 337 35 2.5k
Sonia Pellissier France 22 1.4k 0.9× 670 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 669 1.7× 348 1.0× 51 3.4k
Yaakov A. Levine United States 21 2.3k 1.6× 799 1.2× 1.4k 2.1× 111 0.3× 279 0.8× 41 3.6k
Huan Yang United States 21 2.3k 1.6× 1.2k 1.8× 1.6k 2.5× 139 0.4× 338 1.0× 60 4.9k
Kirsteen N. Browning United States 38 553 0.4× 435 0.7× 641 1.0× 808 2.0× 559 1.7× 104 4.1k
Didier Clarençon France 19 788 0.5× 331 0.5× 499 0.8× 151 0.4× 236 0.7× 34 1.8k
Gerlinda E. Hermann United States 38 775 0.5× 191 0.3× 574 0.9× 474 1.2× 587 1.7× 95 4.4k
Shaoyuan Li China 22 1.1k 0.7× 475 0.7× 241 0.4× 44 0.1× 458 1.4× 63 1.7k
Rita Bella Italy 45 1.9k 1.3× 144 0.2× 635 1.0× 123 0.3× 1.1k 3.1× 120 4.4k
Mieko Kurosawa Japan 29 398 0.3× 354 0.5× 401 0.6× 74 0.2× 372 1.1× 78 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Valérie Sinniger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vercueil, Laurent, Cécile Sabourdy, Valérie Sinniger, et al.. (2025). Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback to Manage the Mental Health of Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pilot Study. Stress and Health. 41(1). e70015–e70015. 1 indexed citations
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Bonaz, Bruno, Valérie Sinniger, & Sonia Pellissier. (2024). Role of stress and early-life stress in the pathogeny of inflammatory bowel disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 18. 1458918–1458918. 3 indexed citations
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Blaise, S., Valérie Sinniger, & C. Seinturier. (2023). Literature review of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in peripheral arterial occlusive disease of the lower limbs. JMV-Journal de Médecine Vasculaire. 48(3-4). 116–123. 3 indexed citations
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Pernet‐Gallay, Karin, et al.. (2023). Altered parabrachial nucleus nociceptive processing may underlie central pain in Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson s Disease. 9(1). 78–78. 3 indexed citations
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Sinniger, Valérie, et al.. (2023). The burden of early life stress in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Journal of Health Psychology. 28(13). 1204–1216. 4 indexed citations
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Brinkman, David J., Andrew Y. F. Li Yim, Caroline Verseijden, et al.. (2020). The role of nicotinic receptors in SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 expression in intestinal epithelia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 20–20. 7 indexed citations
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Baunez, Christelle, Valérie Sinniger, Brigitte Piallat, et al.. (2018). Revealing a novel nociceptive network that links the subthalamic nucleus to pain processing. eLife. 7. 28 indexed citations
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Bonaz, Bruno, Valérie Sinniger, & Sonia Pellissier. (2018). Vagus Nerve Stimulation at the Interface of Brain–Gut Interactions. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 9(8). a034199–a034199. 86 indexed citations
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Kibleur, Astrid, Sonia Pellissier, Valérie Sinniger, et al.. (2018). Electroencephalographic correlates of low-frequency vagus nerve stimulation therapy for Crohn’s disease. Clinical Neurophysiology. 129(5). 1041–1046. 36 indexed citations
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Bonaz, Bruno, Valérie Sinniger, & Sonia Pellissier. (2017). The Vagus Nerve in the Neuro-Immune Axis: Implications in the Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 1452–1452. 276 indexed citations
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Bonaz, Bruno, Valérie Sinniger, & Sonia Pellissier. (2017). Vagus nerve stimulation: a new promising therapeutic tool in inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Internal Medicine. 282(1). 46–63. 145 indexed citations
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Bonaz, Bruno, Valérie Sinniger, D. Hoffmann, et al.. (2016). Chronic vagus nerve stimulation in Crohn's disease: a 6‐month follow‐up pilot study. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 28(6). 948–953. 365 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coizet, Véronique, Valérie Sinniger, Didier Clarençon, et al.. (2016). Functional monitoring of peripheral nerves from electrical impedance measurements. Journal of Physiology-Paris. 110(4). 361–371. 11 indexed citations
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Bonaz, Bruno, C. Picq, Valérie Sinniger, Jean-François Mayol, & Didier Clarençon. (2013). Vagus nerve stimulation: from epilepsy to the cholinergic anti‐inflammatory pathway. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 25(3). 208–221. 220 indexed citations
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Picq, C., et al.. (2013). Impact of Anesthetics on Immune Functions in a Rat Model of Vagus Nerve Stimulation. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e67086–e67086. 21 indexed citations
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Taïwé, Germain Sotoing, Elisabeth Ngo Bum, Emmanuel Talla, et al.. (2013). Nauclea latifolia Smith (Rubiaceae) exerts antinociceptive effects in neuropathic pain induced by chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 151(1). 445–451. 21 indexed citations
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Porcher, Christophe, André Peinnequin, Sonia Pellissier, et al.. (2005). Endogenous expression and in vitro study of CRF-related peptides and CRF receptors in the rat gastric antrum. Peptides. 27(6). 1464–1475. 32 indexed citations
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Sinniger, Valérie, Patrick Mouchet, & Bruno Bonaz. (2005). Effect of nor-trimebutine on neuronal activation induced by a noxious stimulus or an acute colonic inflammation in the rat. Life Sciences. 77(23). 2927–2941. 9 indexed citations
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Porcher, Christophe, Valérie Sinniger, Aurélie Juhem, Patrick Mouchet, & Bruno Bonaz. (2004). Neuronal activity and CRF receptor gene transcription in the brains of rats with colitis. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 287(4). G803–G814. 23 indexed citations
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Sinniger, Valérie, Christophe Porcher, Patrick Mouchet, Aurélie Juhem, & Bruno Bonaz. (2004). c-fos and CRF receptor gene transcription in the brain of acetic acid-induced somato-visceral pain in rats. Pain. 110(3). 738–750. 28 indexed citations

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