Javier A. Bravo

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Javier A. Bravo is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier A. Bravo has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Javier A. Bravo's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (13 papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (12 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (11 papers). Javier A. Bravo is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (13 papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (12 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (11 papers). Javier A. Bravo collaborates with scholars based in Chile, Spain and Ireland. Javier A. Bravo's co-authors include John F. Cryan, Timothy G. Dinan, Paul Forsythe, John Bienenstock, Hélène M. Savignac, Marianne V. Chew, Marcela Julio‐Pieper, Zhizhong Wu, Lei Zhai and Michael F. Rubner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gastroenterology and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Javier A. Bravo

67 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve

2011 2.9k citations Javier A. Bravo, Paul Forsythe et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Transparent Superhydrophobic Films Based on Silica Nanoparticles

2007 514 citations Javier A. Bravo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Javier A. Bravo Chile	28	2.6k	1.4k	1.2k	710	625	70	5.3k
Jean‐François Bisson Canada	29	1.3k 0.5×	600 0.4×	557 0.4×	319 0.4×	198 0.3×	102	3.5k
P.P.A. Humphrey United Kingdom	68	7.0k 2.7×	153 0.1×	4.1k 3.3×	735 1.0×	200 0.3×	243	18.2k
Peng Xie China	51	4.7k 1.8×	4.2k 3.1×	2.3k 1.8×	376 0.5×	1.7k 2.7×	310	11.0k
Hans Hebert Sweden	36	4.0k 1.6×	598 0.4×	848 0.7×	293 0.4×	78 0.1×	132	6.0k
Yonghua Zhang China	25	1.9k 0.7×	924 0.7×	650 0.5×	238 0.3×	263 0.4×	137	3.4k
Juan M. Guerrero Spain	62	2.6k 1.0×	871 0.6×	2.9k 2.3×	58 0.1×	688 1.1×	282	13.3k
Chao Deng Australia	51	2.2k 0.9×	616 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	34 0.0×	197 0.3×	254	7.9k
George Tzortzis United Kingdom	33	2.4k 0.9×	524 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	674 0.9×	127 0.2×	58	4.8k
Siobhain M. O’Mahony Ireland	48	4.0k 1.5×	2.0k 1.4×	2.5k 2.0×	2.8k 4.0×	1.1k 1.7×	165	9.8k
Liang Ma China	19	2.2k 0.8×	705 0.5×	919 0.7×	567 0.8×	117 0.2×	55	3.4k

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Escamilla, Rafael F., Javier A. Bravo, T. N. Chang, et al.. (2025). Effects of Step Length and Stride Variation During Forward Lunges on Lower-Extremity Muscle Activity. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 10(1). 42–42. 1 indexed citations

Wali, Arvin R., Michael G. Brandel, Brian R. Hirshman, et al.. (2023). Reducing frame rate and pulse rate for routine diagnostic cerebral angiography: ALARA principles in practice. Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery. 26(1). 46–50. 3 indexed citations

Figueroa, Andrés Jiménez, et al.. (2022). Post–COVID-19 Arterial Thrombosis: A Systematic Review. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 75(6). e116–e116.

Bravo, Javier A., Arvin R. Wali, Brian R. Hirshman, et al.. (2022). Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Endovascular Neurosurgery. Cureus. 14(3). e23662–e23662. 15 indexed citations

Bravo, Javier A., et al.. (2021). Body dysmorphic disorder in patients with telangiectasias. International Angiology. 40(1). 18–22. 1 indexed citations

Julio‐Pieper, Marcela, et al.. (2021). Gut Susceptibility to Viral Invasion: Contributing Roles of Diet, Microbiota and Enteric Nervous System to Mucosal Barrier Preservation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(9). 4734–4734. 11 indexed citations

Beltrán, Caroll J., et al.. (2020). Sertraline and Citalopram Actions on Gut Barrier Function. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 66(11). 3792–3802. 10 indexed citations

O’Leary, Olivia F., Daniela Felice, Brunno Rocha Levone, et al.. (2018). The vagus nerve modulates BDNF expression and neurogenesis in the hippocampus. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 28(2). 307–316. 109 indexed citations

Sotomayor‐Zárate, Ramón, et al.. (2017). Anxiogenic effects of a Lactobacillus, inulin and the synbiotic on healthy juvenile rats. Neuroscience. 359. 18–29. 31 indexed citations

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Julio‐Pieper, Marcela & Javier A. Bravo. (2016). Intestinal Barrier and Behavior. International review of neurobiology. 131. 127–141. 29 indexed citations

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Vallejos, Stella, I. Gràcia, Javier A. Bravo, et al.. (2015). Detection of volatile organic compounds using flexible gas sensing devices based on tungsten oxide nanostructures functionalized with Au and Pt nanoparticles. Talanta. 139. 27–34. 29 indexed citations

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O’Mahony, Siobhain M., Gerard Clarke, Declan P. McKernan, et al.. (2013). Differential visceral nociceptive, behavioural and neurochemical responses to an immune challenge in the stress-sensitive Wistar Kyoto rat strain. Behavioural Brain Research. 253. 310–317. 30 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Richard M., Matteo M. Pusceddu, Olivia F. O’Leary, et al.. (2012). Hippocampal group III mGlu receptor mRNA levels are not altered in specific mouse models of stress, depression and antidepressant action. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 103(3). 561–567. 8 indexed citations

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Bravo, Javier A., Paul Forsythe, Marianne V. Chew, et al.. (2011). Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(38). 16050–16055. 2882 indexed citations breakdown →

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Navas-Guzmán, Francisco, Juan Luís Guerrero-Rascado, Javier A. Bravo, & Lucas Alados‐Arboledas. (2011). On the use cirrus clouds for ground‐based elastic lidar calibration. Optica Pura y Aplicada. 44(1). 49–53. 1 indexed citations

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Guerrero-Rascado, Juan Luís, Francisco Navas-Guzmán, J. A. Diaz, Javier A. Bravo, & Lucas Alados‐Arboledas. (2011). Quality assurance at the EARLINET Granada station: characterization of the optical subsystem for a multichannel Raman lidar. Optica Pura y Aplicada. 44(1). 19–23. 1 indexed citations

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Julio‐Pieper, Marcela, et al.. (2011). Chronic stress-induced alterations in mouse colonic 5-HT and defecation responses are strain dependent. Stress. 15(2). 218–226. 44 indexed citations

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Bravo, Javier A., Timothy G. Dinan, & John F. Cryan. (2010). Alterations in the central CRF system of two different rat models of comorbid depression and functional gastrointestinal disorders. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 14(5). 666–683. 87 indexed citations

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Ulloa, José Luis, Gabriela Díaz‐Véliz, Sergio Mora, et al.. (2010). Comparison of the antidepressant sertraline on differential depression-like behaviors elicited by restraint stress and repeated corticosterone administration. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 97(2). 213–221. 53 indexed citations

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Bravo, Javier A., Sandor Arancibia, Paola Morales, et al.. (2006). Adrenalectomy promotes a permanent decrease of plasma corticoid levels and a transient increase of apoptosis and the expression of Transforming Growth Factor β1 (TGF-β1) in hippocampus: effect of a TGF-β1 oligo-antisense. BMC Neuroscience. 7(1). 40–40. 14 indexed citations

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