Alex DeCastro

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 872 citations indexed

About

Alex DeCastro is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex DeCastro has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 872 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 3 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 2 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Alex DeCastro's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (3 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (3 papers) and Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (1 paper). Alex DeCastro is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (3 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (3 papers) and Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (1 paper). Alex DeCastro collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Austria. Alex DeCastro's co-authors include Hugh Garavan, Hauke Bartsch, Terry L. Jernigan, Rita Z. Goldstein, Steven G. Heeringa, Kevin P. Conway, Daniel A. Zahs, Wesley K. Thompson, Alexandra Potter and Monte S. Buchsbaum and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Research and Journal of Neurotrauma.

In The Last Decade

Alex DeCastro

7 papers receiving 867 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.

Recruiting the ABCD sample: Design considerations and procedures

2018 808 citations Hugh Garavan, Hauke Bartsch et al. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alex DeCastro United States	5	342	243	205	138	138	7	872
Gayathri J. Dowling United States	13	377 1.1×	194 0.8×	187 0.9×	145 1.1×	128 0.9×	20	1.1k
Divyangana Rakesh Australia	17	390 1.1×	350 1.4×	201 1.0×	138 1.0×	69 0.5×	45	974
Lucy S. King United States	22	729 2.1×	176 0.7×	153 0.7×	218 1.6×	95 0.7×	58	1.3k
Leah S. Richmond‐Rakerd United States	17	581 1.7×	108 0.4×	226 1.1×	118 0.9×	221 1.6×	44	1.2k
Jolien Rijlaarsdam Netherlands	18	353 1.0×	100 0.4×	86 0.4×	228 1.7×	146 1.1×	30	889
F.C. Verhulst Netherlands	16	585 1.7×	155 0.6×	248 1.2×	164 1.2×	404 2.9×	32	1.2k
Tomoyuki Nishino United States	9	370 1.1×	236 1.0×	100 0.5×	192 1.4×	114 0.8×	22	894
Helga Ask Norway	17	321 0.9×	78 0.3×	113 0.6×	212 1.5×	215 1.6×	70	908
Daniel S. Busso United States	13	679 2.0×	163 0.7×	120 0.6×	95 0.7×	62 0.4×	16	990
Anja Taanila Finland	14	261 0.8×	219 0.9×	118 0.6×	158 1.1×	276 2.0×	23	908

Countries citing papers authored by Alex DeCastro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex DeCastro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex DeCastro

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex DeCastro. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex DeCastro based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex DeCastro. Alex DeCastro is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Mitelman, Serge A., Monte S. Buchsbaum, Bradley T. Christian, et al.. (2020). Relationship between white matter glucose metabolism and fractional anisotropy in healthy and schizophrenia subjects. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 299. 111060–111060. 2 indexed citations

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Garavan, Hugh, Hauke Bartsch, Kevin P. Conway, et al.. (2018). Recruiting the ABCD sample: Design considerations and procedures. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 32. 16–22. 808 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vyas, Nora S., Monte S. Buchsbaum, Douglas S. Lehrer, et al.. (2017). D2/D3 dopamine receptor binding with [F-18]fallypride correlates of executive function in medication-naïve patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 192. 442–456. 12 indexed citations

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Vyas, Nora S., Douglas S. Lehrer, Brian Merrill, et al.. (2017). 283. D2/D3 Dopamine Receptor Binding with [F-18] Fallypride Correlates of Executive Function in Medication-Naïve Patients with Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry. 81(10). S116–S117. 2 indexed citations

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Buchsbaum, Monte S., Alan N. Simmons, Alex DeCastro, Nikdokht Farid, & Scott C. Matthews. (2015). Clusters of Low ¹⁸ F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake Voxels in Combat Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Neurotrauma. 32(22). 1736–1750. 18 indexed citations

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Buchsbaum, Monte S., et al.. (2015). FDG-PET scans in patients with Kraepelinian and non-Kraepelinian schizophrenia. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 266(6). 481–494. 13 indexed citations

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Buchsbaum, Monte S., Ursula F. Bailer, Carl K. Hoh, et al.. (2011). Serotonin transporter binding after recovery from bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 45(3). 345–352. 17 indexed citations

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