Alexandra Vaccaro

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 928 citations indexed

About

Alexandra Vaccaro is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra Vaccaro has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 928 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Aging, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alexandra Vaccaro's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (5 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers). Alexandra Vaccaro is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (5 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers). Alexandra Vaccaro collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Alexandra Vaccaro's co-authors include J. Alex Parker, Dragana Rogulja, Michael E. Greenberg, Cindy Lin, Elizabeth A. Pollina, Pierre Drapeau, Arnaud Tauffenberger, Dina Aggad, Pierre Génin and Ahmet Civas and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, PLoS ONE and PLoS Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra Vaccaro

12 papers receiving 911 citations

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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.

Sleep Loss Can Cause Death through Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Gut

2020 340 citations Alexandra Vaccaro, Elizabeth A. Pollina et al. Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexandra Vaccaro Canada	10	295	220	178	172	171	12	928
Pin Xu United States	16	435 1.5×	60 0.3×	354 2.0×	95 0.6×	193 1.1×	31	1.1k
Hsin‐Ping Liu Taiwan	14	321 1.1×	110 0.5×	313 1.8×	122 0.7×	50 0.3×	34	974
Chang Man Ha South Korea	16	343 1.2×	55 0.3×	139 0.8×	157 0.9×	78 0.5×	40	736
Dobril Ivanov United Kingdom	14	866 2.9×	32 0.1×	176 1.0×	146 0.8×	55 0.3×	25	1.6k
Joanna C. Bakowska United States	20	835 2.8×	97 0.4×	158 0.9×	28 0.2×	90 0.5×	26	1.8k
Mike Grotewiel United States	17	409 1.4×	53 0.2×	120 0.7×	429 2.5×	148 0.9×	29	1.2k
J Botella Germany	18	475 1.6×	199 0.9×	139 0.8×	80 0.5×	27 0.2×	26	965
Renee M. Miller United States	15	314 1.1×	453 2.1×	122 0.7×	196 1.1×	142 0.8×	20	1.1k
Rafael Fernández-Montesinos Spain	15	247 0.8×	150 0.7×	173 1.0×	23 0.1×	223 1.3×	19	874
Isaías Glezer Brazil	20	388 1.3×	152 0.7×	253 1.4×	17 0.1×	46 0.3×	37	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandra Vaccaro

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexandra Vaccaro. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexandra Vaccaro 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 Alexandra Vaccaro. Alexandra Vaccaro is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Vaccaro, Alexandra, et al.. (2023). A gut-secreted peptide suppresses arousability from sleep. Cell. 186(7). 1382–1397.e21. 34 indexed citations

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Vaccaro, Alexandra, et al.. (2020). Sleep Loss Can Cause Death through Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Gut. Cell. 181(6). 1307–1328.e15. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vaccaro, Alexandra, Abdul-Raouf Issa, Laurent Seugnet, Serge Birman, & André Klarsfeld. (2017). Drosophila Clock Is Required in Brain Pacemaker Neurons to Prevent Premature Locomotor Aging Independently of Its Circadian Function. PLoS Genetics. 13(1). e1006507–e1006507. 53 indexed citations

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Vaccaro, Alexandra, Serge Birman, & André Klarsfeld. (2016). Chronic jet lag impairs startle-induced locomotion in Drosophila. Experimental Gerontology. 85. 24–27. 9 indexed citations

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Tauffenberger, Arnaud, Alexandra Vaccaro, & J. Alex Parker. (2016). Fragile lifespan expansion by dietary mitohormesis in C. elegans. Aging. 8(1). 50–57. 16 indexed citations

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Vaccaro, Alexandra, Shunmoogum A. Patten, Dina Aggad, et al.. (2013). Pharmacological reduction of ER stress protects against TDP-43 neuronal toxicity in vivo. Neurobiology of Disease. 55. 64–75. 109 indexed citations

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Vaccaro, Alexandra, Shunmoogum A. Patten, Sorana Ciura, et al.. (2012). Methylene Blue Protects against TDP-43 and FUS Neuronal Toxicity in C. elegans and D. rerio. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e42117–e42117. 87 indexed citations

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Vaccaro, Alexandra, Arnaud Tauffenberger, Dina Aggad, et al.. (2012). Mutant TDP-43 and FUS Cause Age-Dependent Paralysis and Neurodegeneration in C. elegans. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31321–e31321. 93 indexed citations

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Tauffenberger, Arnaud, Alexandra Vaccaro, Anaïs Aulas, Christine Vande Velde, & J. Alex Parker. (2012). Glucose delays age‐dependent proteotoxicity. Aging Cell. 11(5). 856–866. 34 indexed citations

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Vaccaro, Alexandra, Arnaud Tauffenberger, Peter E.A. Ash, et al.. (2012). TDP-1/TDP-43 Regulates Stress Signaling and Age-Dependent Proteotoxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Genetics. 8(7). e1002806–e1002806. 65 indexed citations

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Génin, Pierre, Alexandra Vaccaro, & Ahmet Civas. (2009). The role of differential expression of human interferon-A genes in antiviral immunity. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews. 20(4). 283–295. 85 indexed citations

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Marrelli, Mariangela, Filomena Conforti, Rosa Tundis, et al.. (2007). Antioxidant activity of Capparis ovata Desf. and Cynara cardunculus L. ssp. cardunculus. Planta Medica. 73(9). 3 indexed citations

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