Jéfferson Becker

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Jéfferson Becker is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Jéfferson Becker has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 20 papers in Neurology and 13 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Jéfferson Becker's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (31 papers), Peripheral Nerve Disorders (9 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (8 papers). Jéfferson Becker is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (31 papers), Peripheral Nerve Disorders (9 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (8 papers). Jéfferson Becker collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Germany. Jéfferson Becker's co-authors include Thompson Robinson, Daniel Bocchese Nora, Irênio Gomes, João Arthur Ehlers, Axel Oberemm, Christian E. W. Steinberg, G. A. Codd, Giordani Rodrigues dos Passos, Douglas Kazutoshi Sato and Meir Wilchek and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Jéfferson Becker

83 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Enduring changes in brain and behavior produced by chronic amphetamine administration: A review and evaluation of animal models of amphetamine psychosis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jéfferson Becker Brazil	23	1.8k	995	651	487	472	89	3.8k
Masami Futatsubashi Japan	32	1.3k 0.7×	694 0.7×	994 1.5×	190 0.4×	721 1.5×	49	4.3k
Luciana Giardino Italy	39	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	182 0.3×	264 0.5×	258 0.5×	171	4.7k
David Russell United States	35	3.0k 1.7×	2.3k 2.3×	643 1.0×	381 0.8×	168 0.4×	80	6.3k
John A. Olschowka United States	48	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 2.0×	292 0.4×	304 0.6×	373 0.8×	106	7.8k
László Vutskits Switzerland	38	1.2k 0.7×	783 0.8×	256 0.4×	313 0.6×	122 0.3×	89	4.2k
Kazuo Itoh Japan	33	1.6k 0.9×	754 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	265 0.5×	313 0.7×	162	4.2k
Maarten Loos Netherlands	35	913 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	496 0.8×	561 1.2×	138 0.3×	89	3.1k
Davide Viggiano Italy	31	889 0.5×	863 0.9×	409 0.6×	236 0.5×	133 0.3×	105	3.0k
Matilde Achaval Brazil	35	1.3k 0.7×	688 0.7×	286 0.4×	152 0.3×	135 0.3×	133	3.9k
Yoshihiro Tsuruo Japan	37	1.2k 0.7×	781 0.8×	154 0.2×	569 1.2×	488 1.0×	125	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jéfferson Becker

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Paris, Margot, Esra Durmaz Mitchell, Envel Kerdaffrec, et al.. (2025). Multiple forms of balancing selection maintain inversion polymorphism. Heredity. 135(3). 138–151.

Becker, Jéfferson, et al.. (2025). Double-seronegative neuromyelitis optica: it is not possible to interrupt treatment after 10 years of stability. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 83(11). 1–4.

Contentti, Edgar Carnero, Jorge Correale, Juan Ignacio Rojas, et al.. (2025). Latin American RAND/UCLA modified Delphi consensus recommendations for management and treatment of adult MOGAD patients in clinical practice. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 99. 106460–106460.

Passos, Giordani Rodrigues dos, et al.. (2024). Combination of secukinumab and natalizumab in the treatment of a patient with psoriatic arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 82(S 01). S1–S52. 1 indexed citations

Pipek, Leonardo Zumerkorn, Jéfferson Becker, Samira Luísa Apóstolos‐Pereira, et al.. (2024). The myths that drive therapeutic inertia in multiple sclerosis: a cost-effectiveness analysis of high-efficacy drugs in Brazil. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 82(1). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

Lana–Peixoto, Marco Aurélio, Natália Cirino Talim, Dagoberto Callegaro, et al.. (2023). Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders with a benign course. Analysis of 544 patients. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 75. 104730–104730. 6 indexed citations

Brandão, Wesley Nogueira, et al.. (2022). Interleukin-31 and soluble CD40L: new candidate serum biomarkers that predict therapeutic response in multiple sclerosis. Neurological Sciences. 43(11). 6271–6278. 4 indexed citations

Callegaro, Dagoberto, Marco Aurélio Lana–Peixoto, Óscar Fernández, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of diagnosis and treatment practices of Brazilian neurologists among patients with multiple sclerosis. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 79(7). 598–606. 1 indexed citations

Gonçalves, Marcus Vinícius Magno, Alexandre Luiz Longo, Claudio Henrique do Amaral, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in key cities of Brazil. A study in Joinville, Southern Brazil. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 79(2). 122–126. 3 indexed citations

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Passos, Giordani Rodrigues dos, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in key cities of Brazil: a study in Passo Fundo, Southern Brazil. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 79(8). 692–696. 5 indexed citations

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Lucchetta, Rosa Camila, Letícia Paula Leonart, Marcus Vinícius Magno Gonçalves, et al.. (2020). Reliability in long-term clinical studies of disease-modifying therapies for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0231722–e0231722. 6 indexed citations

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Gonçalves, Marcus Vinícius Magno, Wesley Nogueira Brandão, Jean Pierre Schatzmann Peron, et al.. (2020). Correlation between IL-31 and sCD40L plasma levels in Fingolimod-treated patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). Journal of Neuroimmunology. 350. 577435–577435. 2 indexed citations

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Lucchetta, Rosa Camila, Aline de Fátima Bonetti, Fernando Fernández-Llimós, et al.. (2020). Efficacy outcomes reported in trials of multiple sclerosis: A systematic scoping review. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 45. 102435–102435. 3 indexed citations

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Lucchetta, Rosa Camila, Fernanda S. Tonin, Helena Hiemisch Lobo Borba, et al.. (2018). Disease-Modifying Therapies for Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Network Meta-Analysis. CNS Drugs. 32(9). 813–826. 47 indexed citations

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Tonin, Fernanda S., Letícia Paula Leonart, Jéfferson Becker, et al.. (2018). Immunomodulators and Immunosuppressants for Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Network Meta-Analysis. Value in Health. 21. S203–S204. 1 indexed citations

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Becker, Jéfferson, Dagoberto Callegaro, Marco Aurélio Lana–Peixoto, et al.. (2016). Hypovitaminosis D association with disease activity in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in Brazil. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 363. 236–239. 11 indexed citations

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Dias, Caroline Pietá, et al.. (2016). Achilles tendon morphology, plantar flexors torque and passive ankle stiffness in spastic hemiparetic stroke survivors. Clinical Biomechanics. 41. 72–76. 18 indexed citations

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Dias, Caroline Pietá, et al.. (2015). Paralisia cerebral em pediatria. 51(6). 3 indexed citations

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Weinberger, A, Christine Skerka, Peter F. Zipfel, et al.. (2006). Intravitreal Levels of Human Complement Factor H (CFH). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 5240–5240. 1 indexed citations

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Ghisolfi, Eduardo S., et al.. (2005). Caffeine modulates P50 auditory sensory gating in healthy subjects. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 16(3). 204–210. 29 indexed citations

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