Catarina Freitas

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
48 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Catarina Freitas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Catarina Freitas has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Neurology and 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Catarina Freitas's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (12 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (7 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (5 papers). Catarina Freitas is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (12 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (7 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (5 papers). Catarina Freitas collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and France. Catarina Freitas's co-authors include Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Anne Eichmann, Steven Suchting, Christiane Bréant, António Duarte, Ferdinand le Noble, Rui Benedito, Celina García, Flávia Regina Souza Lima and Luiz Henrique Geraldo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Catarina Freitas

43 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

The Notch ligand Delta-like 4 negatively regulates endothelial tip cell formation and vessel branching

2007 608 citations Steven Suchting, Catarina Freitas et al. profile →
The impact of microglial activation on blood-brain barrier in brain diseases

2014 429 citations Anna Carolina Carvalho da Fonseca, Celina García et al. profile →
Role of lysophosphatidic acid and its receptors in health and disease: novel therapeutic strategies

2021 189 citations Luiz Henrique Geraldo, Tânia Cristina Leite de Sampaio e Spohr et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catarina Freitas Portugal	23	1.6k	1.2k	670	638	353	48	3.7k
Baptiste Lacoste Canada	25	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	500 0.7×	275 0.4×	301 0.9×	49	3.1k
Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir United Kingdom	30	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.6k 2.3×	298 0.5×	246 0.7×	55	3.8k
Óscar González-Pérez Mexico	30	1.4k 0.9×	830 0.7×	996 1.5×	308 0.5×	190 0.5×	93	4.1k
Mercedes F. Paredes United States	25	1.4k 0.9×	499 0.4×	1.1k 1.7×	439 0.7×	225 0.6×	42	3.3k
Shibeshih Belachew United States	38	1.6k 1.1×	637 0.5×	1.4k 2.0×	221 0.3×	300 0.8×	139	5.7k
Olivier Raineteau Switzerland	33	1.2k 0.8×	858 0.7×	2.4k 3.5×	255 0.4×	346 1.0×	65	4.9k
Gregor Bieri United States	23	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	264 0.4×	316 0.9×	34	5.2k
Stephen M. Dombrowski United States	17	695 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	735 1.1×	519 0.8×	74 0.2×	40	3.2k
John F. Crary United States	31	1.7k 1.1×	553 0.5×	1.1k 1.6×	381 0.6×	336 1.0×	111	4.1k
Mina Ryten United Kingdom	37	2.2k 1.4×	895 0.8×	908 1.4×	215 0.3×	157 0.4×	80	4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catarina Freitas

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Silva, Vanessa, Catarina Freitas, Madalena Vieira‐Pinto, et al.. (2025). Genomic Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Profiles in Escherichia coli Linked to Sternal Bursitis in Chickens: A One Health Perspective. Veterinary Sciences. 12(7). 675–675.

Silva, Vanessa, et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation in Enterococcus spp. across One Health domains. PubMed. 6. xtaf005–xtaf005. 1 indexed citations

Freitas, Catarina. (2024). Frequency and type of drug-related adverse effects in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 4(3).

Freitas, Catarina, et al.. (2023). Linear Immunoglobulin A Dermatosis: A Rare Case Illustrating Successful Treatment With Dapsone. Cureus. 15(2). e35569–e35569.

Mesquita, Fernanda, et al.. (2022). Polymerized Laminin-521: A Feasible Substrate for Expanding Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells at a Low Protein Concentration. Cells. 11(24). 3955–3955. 2 indexed citations

Geraldo, Luiz Henrique, Tânia Cristina Leite de Sampaio e Spohr, Rackele Ferreira do Amaral, et al.. (2021). Role of lysophosphatidic acid and its receptors in health and disease: novel therapeutic strategies. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 6(1). 45–45. 189 indexed citations breakdown →

Freitas, Catarina, et al.. (2016). Can mindfulness bring post-traumatic stress disorder patients to focus on the present?. European Psychiatry. 33(S1). S557–S557. 1 indexed citations

Freitas, Catarina, et al.. (2016). Classical homocystinuria and psychiatric disturbances – A case report. European Psychiatry. 33(S1). S146–S146. 2 indexed citations

Freitas, Catarina, et al.. (2013). Perturbed neural activity disrupts cerebral angiogenesis during a postnatal critical period. Nature. 505(7483). 407–411. 100 indexed citations

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Freitas, Catarina, Faranak Farzan, & Álvaro Pascual‐Leone. (2013). Assessing brain plasticity across the lifespan with transcranial magnetic stimulation: why, how, and what is the ultimate goal?. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 7. 42–42. 82 indexed citations

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Harb, Roa, et al.. (2012). In Vivo Imaging of Cerebral Microvascular Plasticity from Birth to Death. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 33(1). 146–156. 144 indexed citations

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Freitas, Catarina, Chester Pearlman, & Álvaro Pascual‐Leone. (2011). Treatment of auditory verbal hallucinations with transcranial magnetic stimulation in a patient with psychotic major depression: One-year follow-up. Neurocase. 18(1). 57–65. 4 indexed citations

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Freitas, Catarina, Jennifer M. Perez, Josep M. Tormos, et al.. (2011). Changes in Cortical Plasticity Across the Lifespan. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 3. 5–5. 128 indexed citations

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Lebrin, Franck, Karine Raymond, Sabrina Martín, et al.. (2010). Thalidomide stimulates vessel maturation and reduces epistaxis in individuals with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Nature Medicine. 16(4). 420–428. 267 indexed citations

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Cohen, Daniel, Catarina Freitas, Josep M. Tormos, et al.. (2010). Enhancing plasticity through repeated rTMS sessions: The benefits of a night of sleep. Clinical Neurophysiology. 121(12). 2159–2164. 21 indexed citations

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Demirtaş-Tatlıdede, Aslı, Catarina Freitas, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, & Jeremy D. Schmahmann. (2010). Modulatory Effects of Theta Burst Stimulation on Cerebellar Nonsomatic Functions. The Cerebellum. 10(3). 495–503. 44 indexed citations

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Freitas, Catarina, Felipe Fregni, & Álvaro Pascual‐Leone. (2009). Meta-analysis of the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 108(1-3). 11–24. 161 indexed citations

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Bouvrée, Karine, Bruno Larrivée, Xiang Lv, et al.. (2008). Netrin-1 inhibits sprouting angiogenesis in developing avian embryos. Developmental Biology. 318(1). 172–183. 52 indexed citations

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Larrivée, Bruno, Catarina Freitas, Xiang Lv, et al.. (2007). Activation of the UNC5B receptor by Netrin-1 inhibits sprouting angiogenesis. Genes & Development. 21(19). 2433–2447. 175 indexed citations

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Suchting, Steven, Catarina Freitas, Ferdinand le Noble, et al.. (2007). Negative Regulators of Vessel Patterning. Novartis Foundation symposium. 283. 77–86. 5 indexed citations

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