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Researcher · University of Cagliari · Italy

Gian Luigi Gessa

Gian Luigi Gessa publishes mostly in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology, on topics such as Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling.

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World rank
#34,589
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Italy
#919
of 65,712
Works
69
Citations
526
Citations per work
7.6

What does Gian Luigi Gessa research?

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 32.8%Molecular Biology: 11.9%Physiology: 10.4%Reproductive Medicine: 6.0%other fields: 38.9%33%top field
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience32.8%Molecular Biology11.9%Physiology10.4%Reproductive Medicine6.0%other fields38.9%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience33% of their works
  2. 2Molecular Biology12% of their works
  3. 3Physiology10% of their works
  4. 4Reproductive Medicine6% of their works
  5. 5Pharmacology4% of their works
  6. 6Nutrition and Dietetics3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Gian Luigi Gessa's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Neurological Disorders, Stress, Neurotransmission, Synaptic Plasticity, Dopamine, Serotonin, Crystal Structure and G-Protein-Coupled Receptors.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurological Disorders142 topics
  2. Stress122 topics
  3. Neurotransmission101 topic
  4. Synaptic Plasticity101 topic
  5. Dopamine91 topic
  6. Serotonin91 topic
  7. Crystal Structure51 topic
  8. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors51 topic
  9. Ketogenic Diet41 topic
  10. Low-Carbohydrate Diet41 topic
  11. Central Sensitization31 topic
  12. GPR54 Gene31 topic
  13. Neuropathic Pain31 topic
  14. Neuropeptides31 topic
  15. Puberty31 topic
  16. Receptors31 topic
  17. Memory21 topic
  18. Sleep21 topic

Where does Gian Luigi Gessa work?

Gian Luigi Gessa's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Cagliari, Italy.

How many publications and citations does Gian Luigi Gessa have?

Science Explorer counts 69 works and 526 citations for Gian Luigi Gessa, ranking #34,589 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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