Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz

581 total citations
23 papers, 422 citations indexed

About

Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 422 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Social Psychology, 8 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (10 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (10 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Argentina. Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz's co-authors include Nancy G. Forger, Andrew J. Jacobs, Antonio A. Núñez, William J. Schwartz, Benoît Chassaing, Matthew J. Paul, Andrew T. Gewirtz, Laura R. Cortes, Carla D. Cisternas and Arlene J. George and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Reports and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz

22 papers receiving 418 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz United States 12 140 99 95 60 52 23 422
Giovanne B. Diniz Brazil 12 74 0.5× 72 0.7× 201 2.1× 59 1.0× 48 0.9× 22 448
Karen R. Mifsud United Kingdom 11 194 1.4× 123 1.2× 62 0.7× 124 2.1× 71 1.4× 15 712
Kenneth G. Onishi United States 9 95 0.7× 177 1.8× 161 1.7× 53 0.9× 52 1.0× 15 758
Keiko Arakawa United States 14 75 0.5× 282 2.8× 90 0.9× 73 1.2× 52 1.0× 29 733
Rafael Genário Brazil 16 90 0.6× 63 0.6× 102 1.1× 20 0.3× 35 0.7× 28 597
Udani Ratnayake Australia 11 81 0.6× 108 1.1× 21 0.2× 47 0.8× 75 1.4× 13 423
Gili Ezra-Nevo Israel 6 258 1.8× 145 1.5× 33 0.3× 82 1.4× 95 1.8× 6 629
Colleen E. Kovacsics United States 10 143 1.0× 81 0.8× 23 0.2× 60 1.0× 16 0.3× 10 540
Catherine H. Gillespie United States 7 307 2.2× 48 0.5× 69 0.7× 37 0.6× 29 0.6× 8 694
S. Segovia Spain 12 65 0.5× 224 2.3× 54 0.6× 55 0.9× 55 1.1× 18 535

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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West, G. Alexander, et al.. (2025). The microbiota shapes the development of the mouse hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Hormones and Behavior. 172. 105742–105742.
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Gray, Jennifer M., et al.. (2023). The inflammatory response to birth requires MyD88 and is driven by both mother and offspring. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 115. 617–630. 1 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, et al.. (2023). Brain effects of gestating germ-free persist in mouse neonates despite acquisition of a microbiota at birth. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1130347–1130347. 9 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, et al.. (2022). Birth triggers an inflammatory response in the neonatal periphery and brain. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 104. 122–136. 3 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, Jennifer M. Gray, Carla D. Cisternas, et al.. (2021). Birth elicits a conserved neuroendocrine response with implications for perinatal osmoregulation and neuronal cell death. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2335–2335. 19 indexed citations
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Forger, Nancy G., et al.. (2021). Cesarean birth elicits long-term effects on vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of mice. Hormones and Behavior. 136. 105080–105080. 2 indexed citations
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Cortes, Laura R., et al.. (2021). DNA Methylation and Demethylation Underlie the Sex Difference in Estrogen Receptor Alpha in the Arcuate Nucleus. Neuroendocrinology. 112(7). 636–648. 9 indexed citations
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Chassaing, Benoît, et al.. (2021). First Encounters: Effects of the Microbiota on Neonatal Brain Development. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 15. 682505–682505. 18 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, et al.. (2020). Does Birth Trigger Cell Death in the Developing Brain?. eNeuro. 7(1). ENEURO.0517–19.2020. 9 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Andrew J., Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz, Carla D. Cisternas, & Nancy G. Forger. (2019). Microglial Depletion Causes Region‐Specific Changes to Developmental Neuronal Cell Death in the Mouse Brain. Developmental Neurobiology. 79(8). 769–779. 10 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, et al.. (2018). Birth delivery mode alters perinatal cell death in the mouse brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(46). 11826–11831. 48 indexed citations
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Fields, Christopher, Benoît Chassaing, Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz, et al.. (2018). Effects of gut-derived endotoxin on anxiety-like and repetitive behaviors in male and female mice. Biology of Sex Differences. 9(1). 7–7. 29 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, Premananda Indic, & William J. Schwartz. (2018). Time management in a co-housed social rodent species (Arvicanthis niloticus). Scientific Reports. 8(1). 1202–1202. 7 indexed citations
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Braun, Maurine, Alexandra Castillo‐Ruiz, Premananda Indic, et al.. (2018). Defective daily temperature regulation in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Experimental Neurology. 311. 305–312. 7 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, Arlene J. George, Andrew J. Jacobs, et al.. (2017). The microbiota influences cell death and microglial colonization in the perinatal mouse brain. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 67. 218–229. 68 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, Andrew J. Gall, Laura Smale, & Antonio A. Núñez. (2013). Day–night differences in neural activation in histaminergic and serotonergic areas with putative projections to the cerebrospinal fluid in a diurnal brain. Neuroscience. 250. 352–363. 11 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, Matthew J. Paul, & William J. Schwartz. (2012). In search of a temporal niche. Progress in brain research. 199. 267–280. 46 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra & Antonio A. Núñez. (2011). Fos expression in arousal and reward areas of the brain in grass rats following induced wakefulness. Physiology & Behavior. 103(3-4). 384–392. 9 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra, Joshua P. Nixon, Laura Smale, & Antonio A. Núñez. (2009). Neural activation in arousal and reward areas of the brain in day-active and night-active grass rats. Neuroscience. 165(2). 337–349. 18 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Ruiz, Alexandra & Antonio A. Núñez. (2007). Cholinergic projections to the suprachiasmatic nucleus and lower subparaventricular zone of diurnal and nocturnal rodents. Brain Research. 1151. 91–101. 16 indexed citations

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