April E. Ronca

1.7k total citations
76 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

April E. Ronca is a scholar working on Physiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, April E. Ronca has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Physiology, 34 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 11 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in April E. Ronca's work include Spaceflight effects on biology (43 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (27 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (10 papers). April E. Ronca is often cited by papers focused on Spaceflight effects on biology (43 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (27 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (10 papers). April E. Ronca collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. April E. Ronca's co-authors include Jeffrey R. Alberts, Charles E. Wade, Lisa A. Baer, Ruth K. Globus, Joshua S. Alwood, Bernd Fritzsch, Laura L. Bruce, Gary G. Berntson, Regina Abel and Sungshin Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

April E. Ronca

74 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
April E. Ronca United States 22 618 271 149 143 142 76 1.2k
Hidenobu Ohta Japan 15 253 0.4× 177 0.7× 70 0.5× 63 0.4× 691 4.9× 39 1.0k
Elizabeth D. Kirby United States 18 213 0.3× 139 0.5× 208 1.4× 19 0.1× 104 0.7× 35 1.7k
Charles J. Meliska United States 23 516 0.8× 130 0.5× 107 0.7× 114 0.8× 317 2.2× 56 1.7k
Nadia Francia Italy 15 182 0.3× 72 0.3× 232 1.6× 16 0.1× 38 0.3× 27 985
Gail D. Riegle United States 26 289 0.5× 138 0.5× 406 2.7× 22 0.2× 343 2.4× 50 1.9k
Sarah C. Coste United States 19 339 0.5× 98 0.4× 378 2.5× 7 0.0× 98 0.7× 27 1.4k
Michael T. Sellix United States 27 679 1.1× 164 0.6× 266 1.8× 183 1.3× 1.4k 10.0× 37 1.9k
Gena Glickman United States 14 411 0.7× 29 0.1× 207 1.4× 34 0.2× 1.8k 12.8× 28 2.5k
Robert J. Callister Australia 29 855 1.4× 166 0.6× 85 0.6× 3 0.0× 255 1.8× 93 2.8k
Reiko Hara Japan 25 357 0.6× 99 0.4× 49 0.3× 86 0.6× 644 4.5× 59 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by April E. Ronca

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of April E. Ronca

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wong, Kelly A., Siddhita D. Mhatre, Carol Mitchell, et al.. (2024). Sexual dimorphism during integrative endocrine and immune responses to ionizing radiation in mice. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 7334–7334. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Xuming, Brian Westwood, Daniel B. Kim‐Shapiro, et al.. (2024). Sex-specific cardiovascular adaptations to simulated microgravity in Sprague-Dawley rats. npj Microgravity. 10(1). 110–110. 2 indexed citations
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Drago‐Ferrante, Rosa, Riccardo Di Fiore, Fathi Karouia, et al.. (2022). Extraterrestrial Gynecology: Could Spaceflight Increase the Risk of Developing Cancer in Female Astronauts? An Updated Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(13). 7465–7465. 12 indexed citations
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Mhatre, Siddhita D., Janani Iyer, Stephanie Puukila, et al.. (2021). Neuro-consequences of the spaceflight environment. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 132. 908–935. 34 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E., et al.. (2019). Behavior of mice aboard the International Space Station. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 4717–4717. 56 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E., Ellen Baker, Tamara Bavendam, et al.. (2014). Effects of Sex and Gender on Adaptations to Space: Reproductive Health. Journal of Women s Health. 23(11). 967–974. 52 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E., et al.. (2014). L-dopa reverses behavioral deficits in the Pitx3 mouse fetus.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 128(6). 749–759. 2 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E., Joshua S. Alwood, Ruth K. Globus, & Kenneth A. Souza. (2013). Mammalian Reproduction and Development on the International Space Station (ISS): Proceedings of the Rodent Mark III Habitat Workshop. Gravitational and Space Research. 1(1). 107–123. 4 indexed citations
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Patel, Osman V., Rhonda L. Maple, Lisa A. Baer, et al.. (2008). Lipogenesis impaired in periparturient rats exposed to altered gravity is independent of prolactin and glucocorticoid secretion. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 104(5). 847–858. 7 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E.. (2007). EFFECTS OF SPACEFLIGHT AND ALTERED GRAVITY ON REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES OF FEMALE MAMMALS. Gravitational and Space Research. 20(2).
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Lintault, Laura, Rhonda L. Maple, Lisa A. Baer, et al.. (2007). In a hypergravity environment neonatal survival is adversely affected by alterations in dam tissue metabolism rather than reduced food intake. Journal of Applied Physiology. 102(6). 2186–2193. 14 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E.. (2003). Mammalian Development in Space. PubMed. 9. 217–251. 23 indexed citations
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Tou, Janet C., April E. Ronca, R. E. Grindeland, & Charles E. Wade. (2002). Models to Study Gravitational Biology of Mammalian Reproduction1. Biology of Reproduction. 67(6). 1681–1687. 29 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E., Lisa A. Baer, Nancy G. Daunton, & Charles E. Wade. (2001). Maternal Reproductive Experience Enhances Early Postnatal Outcome Following Gestation and Birth of Rats in Hypergravity1. Biology of Reproduction. 65(3). 805–813. 21 indexed citations
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Abel, Regina, April E. Ronca, & Jeffrey R. Alberts. (1998). Perinatal stimulation facilitates suckling onset in newborn rats. Developmental Psychobiology. 32(2). 91–99. 20 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E., et al.. (1996). Perinatal stimulation and adaptation of the neonate. Acta Paediatrica. 85(s416). 8–15. 26 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E. & Jeffrey R. Alberts. (1995). Simulated uterine contractions facilitate fetal and newborn respiratory behavior in rats. Physiology & Behavior. 58(5). 1035–1041. 17 indexed citations
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Smotherman, William P., Scott R. Robinson, April E. Ronca, Jeffrey R. Alberts, & Peter G. Hepper. (1991). Heart rate response of the rat fetus and neonate to a chemosensory stimulus. Physiology & Behavior. 50(1). 47–52. 38 indexed citations
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Ronca, April E. & Jeffrey R. Alberts. (1990). Heart rate development and sensory-evoked cardiac responses in perinatal rats. Physiology & Behavior. 47(6). 1075–1082. 19 indexed citations
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Berntson, Gary G., et al.. (1988). Brainstem Systems and Grooming Behaviorsa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 525(1). 350–362. 28 indexed citations

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