Caleb E. Finch

40.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
417 papers, 30.1k citations indexed

About

Caleb E. Finch is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Caleb E. Finch has authored 417 papers receiving a total of 30.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Physiology, 94 papers in Molecular Biology and 64 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Caleb E. Finch's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (63 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (45 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (43 papers). Caleb E. Finch is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (63 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (45 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (43 papers). Caleb E. Finch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Caleb E. Finch's co-authors include Todd E. Morgan, Eileen M. Crimmins, Irina Rozovsky, Mary P. Lambert, Kirsten L. Viola, Grant A. Krafft, William L. Klein, Steve A. Johnson, Edward L. Schneider and Nancy R. Nichols and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Caleb E. Finch

405 papers receiving 29.2k citations

Hit Papers

Diffusible, nonfibrillar ligands derived from Aβ 1–42 a... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1998 2008 2003 2004 1990 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. Diffusible, nonfibrillar ligands derived from Aβ 1–42 are potent central nervous system neurotoxins
    1998 2.9k citations Todd E. Morgan, Caleb E. Finch et al. profile →
  2. Expression of a noncoding RNA is elevated in Alzheimer's disease and drives rapid feed-forward regulation of β-secretase
    2008 1.1k citations Todd E. Morgan, Caleb E. Finch et al. profile →
  3. Alzheimer's disease-affected brain: Presence of oligomeric Aβ ligands (ADDLs) suggests a molecular basis for reversible memory loss
    2003 866 citations Caleb E. Finch et al. profile →
  4. Synaptic Targeting by Alzheimer's-Related Amyloid β Oligomers
    2004 784 citations Caleb E. Finch et al. profile →
  5. Handbook of the Biology of Aging
    1990 762 citations Caleb E. Finch et al. profile →
  6. Inflammatory Exposure and Historical Changes in Human Life-Spans
    2004 517 citations Caleb E. Finch et al. profile →
  7. Progesterone receptors: Form and function in brain
    2008 514 citations Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Caleb E. Finch et al. profile →
  8. A Longitudinal Study of Estrous Cyclicity in Aging C57BL/6J Mice: I. Cycle Frequency, Length and Vaginal Cytology1
    1982 408 citations James F. Nelson, Caleb E. Finch et al. profile →
  9. Particulate air pollutants, APOE alleles and their contributions to cognitive impairment in older women and to amyloidogenesis in experimental models
    2017 315 citations Mafalda Cacciottolo, Constantinos Sioutas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Caleb E. Finch United States 87 10.8k 9.7k 5.1k 4.0k 2.5k 417 30.1k
Rüssel J. Reiter United States 166 22.4k 2.1× 24.7k 2.6× 9.8k 1.9× 2.6k 0.6× 2.8k 1.1× 1.5k 112.7k
Claudio Franceschi Italy 110 16.4k 1.5× 23.8k 2.5× 1.8k 0.4× 4.4k 1.1× 4.7k 1.9× 816 62.5k
William R. Markesbery United States 114 22.1k 2.0× 17.0k 1.8× 5.8k 1.1× 6.8k 1.7× 1.3k 0.5× 404 49.9k
Li Zhang China 105 6.8k 0.6× 28.5k 3.0× 5.6k 1.1× 3.1k 0.8× 4.4k 1.7× 1.9k 60.1k
Mark A. Smith United States 134 28.5k 2.6× 23.8k 2.5× 9.8k 1.9× 7.6k 1.9× 2.4k 0.9× 733 61.9k
Dick F. Swaab Netherlands 102 6.6k 0.6× 6.4k 0.7× 7.3k 1.4× 2.3k 0.6× 3.3k 1.3× 684 39.2k
Cornelia M. van Duijn Netherlands 96 9.6k 0.9× 11.8k 1.2× 3.1k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 7.1k 2.8× 676 40.3k
Tony Wyss‐Coray United States 79 9.6k 0.9× 8.8k 0.9× 3.5k 0.7× 8.6k 2.1× 890 0.4× 205 25.6k
William A. Banks United States 107 11.2k 1.0× 10.9k 1.1× 6.9k 1.4× 8.3k 2.1× 2.4k 0.9× 583 41.8k
Nikki J. Holbrook United States 72 4.0k 0.4× 15.3k 1.6× 1.3k 0.3× 669 0.2× 1.6k 0.6× 154 29.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shkirkova, Kristina, Selena Chen, Constantinos Sioutas, et al.. (2025). Air pollution decreases postsynaptic PSD-95 and NMDA receptor subunits in synaptosomes from mouse cerebral cortex. Environmental Pollution. 383. 126845–126845. 1 indexed citations
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Thorwald, Max A., Gilberto Garcia, Justine Silva, et al.. (2025). Iron‐associated lipid peroxidation in Alzheimer's disease is increased in lipid rafts with decreased ferroptosis suppressors, tested by chelation in mice. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(1). e14541–e14541. 14 indexed citations
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Thorwald, Max A., et al.. (2024). Deferoxamine treatment decreases amyloid fibrils and lowers iron mediated oxidative damage in ApoEFAD mice. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S8). 1 indexed citations
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D’Agostino, Carla, Max A. Thorwald, Lindsay Meyerdirk, et al.. (2023). Air pollution nanoparticle and alpha-synuclein fibrils synergistically decrease glutamate receptor A1, depending upon nPM batch activity. Heliyon. 9(4). e15622–e15622. 9 indexed citations
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Thorwald, Max A., et al.. (2023). ApoE4 is associated with higher lipid peroxidation but not protein nitration in AD brains. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S13).
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Kritikos, Minos, Erica D. Diminich, Jaymie R. Meliker, et al.. (2023). Plasma amyloid beta 40/42, phosphorylated tau 181, and neurofilament light are associated with cognitive impairment and neuropathological changes among World Trade Center responders: A prospective cohort study of exposures and cognitive aging at midlife. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 15(1). e12409–e12409. 9 indexed citations
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Trumble, Benjamin C., Thomas S. Kraft, Angela R. García, et al.. (2023). Apolipoprotein- ε 4 is associated with higher fecundity in a natural fertility population. Science Advances. 9(32). eade9797–eade9797. 16 indexed citations
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Thorwald, Max A., Justine Silva, Elizabeth Head, & Caleb E. Finch. (2022). Amyloid futures in the expanding pathology of brain aging and dementia. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(6). 2605–2617. 12 indexed citations
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García, Angela R., Caleb E. Finch, Margaret Gatz, et al.. (2021). APOE4 is associated with elevated blood lipids and lower levels of innate immune biomarkers in a tropical Amerindian subsistence population. eLife. 10. 29 indexed citations
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Exel, Eric van, Jacob J.E. Koopman, David van Bodegom, et al.. (2017). Effect of APOE ε4 allele on survival and fertility in an adverse environment. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0179497–e0179497. 56 indexed citations
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Finch, Caleb E. & Sara Shams. (2016). Apolipoprotein E and Sex Bias in Cerebrovascular Aging of Men and Mice. Trends in Neurosciences. 39(9). 625–637. 24 indexed citations
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Woodward, Nicholas C., Caleb E. Finch, & Todd E. Morgan. (2015). Traffic-related air pollution and brain development. AIMS environmental science. 2(2). 353–373. 42 indexed citations
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Jayaraman, Anusha, Jenna C. Carroll, Todd E. Morgan, et al.. (2012). 17β-Estradiol and Progesterone Regulate Expression of β-Amyloid Clearance Factors in Primary Neuron Cultures and Female Rat Brain. Endocrinology. 153(11). 5467–5479. 54 indexed citations
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Gomi, Hiroaki, et al.. (1997). AMPA receptor binding in the cerebellar cortex of classically conditioned, pseudoconditioned, and naive rabbits. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 23. 780. 1 indexed citations
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Nichols, Nancy R., Nicholas J. Laping, Jonathan Day, & Caleb E. Finch. (1991). Increases in transforming growth factor‐β mRNA in hippocampus during response to entorhinal cortex lesions in intact and adrenalectomized rats. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 28(1). 134–139. 71 indexed citations
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Goss, James R., Caleb E. Finch, & David Morgan. (1990). GFAP RNA increases during a wasting state in old mice. Experimental Neurology. 108(3). 266–268. 10 indexed citations
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Finch, Caleb E. & Peter J. Davies. (1988). The molecular biology of Alzheimer's Disease. 4 indexed citations
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Telford, Nancy, et al.. (1986). The Increase of Anterior Pituitary Dopamine in Aging C57BL/6J Female Mice Is Caused by Ovarian Steroids, Not Intrinsic Pituitary Aging. Neuroendocrinology. 43(2). 135–142. 6 indexed citations
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Holinka, Christian F., James F. Nelson, & Caleb E. Finch. (1975). Effect of estrogen treatment on estradiol binding capacity in uteri of aging rats. The Gerontologist. 15(5). 7 indexed citations
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Robertson, O. H., et al.. (1974). Aging in cold blooded animals. 1 indexed citations

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