Heloisa Alves

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Heloisa Alves is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heloisa Alves has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 3 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Heloisa Alves's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (5 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (5 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (4 papers). Heloisa Alves is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (5 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (5 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (4 papers). Heloisa Alves collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Japan. Heloisa Alves's co-authors include Arthur F. Kramer, Michelle W. Voss, Edward McAuley, Kirk I. Erickson, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Thomas R. Wójcicki, Laura Chaddock, Amanda N. Szabo‐Reed, Siobhan M. White and Emily L. Mailey and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Neuropsychologia.

In The Last Decade

Heloisa Alves

21 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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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.

Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

2011 3.3k citations Kirk I. Erickson, Michelle W. Voss et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: Results of a one‐year exercise intervention

2012 419 citations Michelle W. Voss, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash et al. Human Brain Mapping profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heloisa Alves Brazil	11	1.5k	1.2k	1.2k	615	457	21	4.8k
Siobhan M. White United States	20	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	784 1.3×	502 1.1×	25	6.2k
Emily L. Mailey United States	25	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	2.1k 1.7×	761 1.2×	499 1.1×	63	6.4k
Paige E. Scalf United States	19	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	896 0.7×	522 0.8×	327 0.7×	29	4.7k
Thomas R. Wójcicki United States	34	2.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	2.4k 2.0×	968 1.6×	588 1.3×	56	8.1k
Chandramallika Basak United States	25	2.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	500 0.8×	414 0.9×	48	5.9k
Lindsay S. Nagamatsu Canada	24	907 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	480 0.8×	333 0.7×	60	3.9k
Amanda N. Szabo‐Reed United States	30	1.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	2.5k 2.1×	946 1.5×	538 1.2×	74	8.6k
Heiko K. Strüder Germany	40	1.5k 1.0×	476 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	606 1.0×	289 0.6×	161	5.1k
Neha P. Gothe United States	30	861 0.6×	733 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	582 0.9×	222 0.5×	82	4.0k
Laura Chaddock United States	24	2.6k 1.7×	1.9k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	943 1.5×	666 1.5×	28	8.3k

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Furukawa, Emi, et al.. (2022). Disrupted waiting behavior in ADHD: exploring the impact of reward availability and predictive cues. Child Neuropsychology. 29(1). 76–95. 5 indexed citations

Alves, Heloisa, et al.. (2021). Does Physical Activity Improve Cognition and Academic Performance in Children? A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Neuropsychobiology. 80(6). 454–482. 19 indexed citations

Alves, Heloisa, et al.. (2021). Development of a Classical Conditioning Task for Humans Examining Phasic Heart Rate Responses to Signaled Appetitive Stimuli: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 15. 639372–639372. 1 indexed citations

Alves, Heloisa, et al.. (2021). Born to move: a review on the impact of physical exercise on brain health and the evidence from human controlled trials.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 79(6). 536–550. 3 indexed citations

Alves, Heloisa, et al.. (2018). Cognitive deficits in older adults with mild cognitive impairment in a two-year follow-up study. Dementia & Neuropsychologia. 12(1). 19–27. 7 indexed citations

Alves, Heloisa, et al.. (2017). Performance on cognitive tests, instrumental activities of daily living and depressive symptoms of a community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dementia & Neuropsychologia. 11(1). 54–61. 5 indexed citations

Vasconcellos, Luiz Felipe, et al.. (2017). Symptoms of depression in patients with mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. Dementia & Neuropsychologia. 11(2). 145–153. 4 indexed citations

Alves, Heloisa, et al.. (2015). Perfis neuropsicológicos do Comprometimento Cognitivo Leve no envelhecimento (CCL). 7(2). 15–23. 4 indexed citations

Alves, Heloisa, et al.. (2015). The most frequently used tests for assessing executive functions in aging. Dementia & Neuropsychologia. 9(2). 149–155. 107 indexed citations

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Alves, Heloisa, Michelle W. Voss, Walter R. Boot, et al.. (2013). Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise in Elite Volleyball Players. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 36–36. 120 indexed citations

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Alves, Heloisa. (2013). Dancing and the aging brain: the effects of a 4-month ballroom dance intervention on the cognition of healthy older adults. 8 indexed citations

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Voss, Michelle W., Kirk I. Erickson, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, et al.. (2012). Neurobiological markers of exercise-related brain plasticity in older adults. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 28. 90–99. 314 indexed citations

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Voss, Michelle W., Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Kirk I. Erickson, et al.. (2012). The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: Results of a one‐year exercise intervention. Human Brain Mapping. 34(11). 2972–2985. 419 indexed citations breakdown →

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Erickson, Kirk I., Michelle W. Voss, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, et al.. (2011). Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(7). 3017–3022. 3286 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prakash, Ruchika Shaurya, Michelle W. Voss, Kirk I. Erickson, et al.. (2011). Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Attentional Control in the Aging Brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 4. 229–229. 113 indexed citations

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Salles, José Inácio, et al.. (2011). Electrophysiological analysis of the perception of passive movement. Neuroscience Letters. 501(2). 61–66. 9 indexed citations

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Salles, José Inácio, Heloisa Alves, Marcus Vinícius Galvão Amaral, et al.. (2011). Study of proprioceptive function in professional volleyball athletes with atrophy of the infraspinatus. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 45(6). 535.1–535. 4 indexed citations

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Deslandes, Andréa Camaz, Helena Moraes, Heloisa Alves, et al.. (2010). Effect of aerobic training on EEG alpha asymmetry and depressive symptoms in the elderly: a 1-year follow-up study. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 43(6). 585–592. 51 indexed citations

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Voss, Michelle W., Kirk I. Erickson, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, et al.. (2010). Functional connectivity: A source of variance in the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cognition?. Neuropsychologia. 48(5). 1394–1406. 209 indexed citations

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Deslandes, Andréa Camaz, Fernando Pompeu, Pedro Ribeiro, et al.. (2008). Electroencephalographic frontal asymmetry and depressive symptoms in the elderly. Biological Psychology. 79(3). 317–322. 77 indexed citations

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