Joel Castro

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
81 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Joel Castro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Gastroenterology and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Joel Castro has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Gastroenterology and 23 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Joel Castro's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (28 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (23 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (15 papers). Joel Castro is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (28 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (23 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (15 papers). Joel Castro collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Chile. Joel Castro's co-authors include Stuart M. Brierley, Andrea M. Harrington, Luke Grundy, L. Felipe Barros, David Julius, Chuchu Zhang, Tracey A. O’Donnell, Jessica Maddern, Holly A. Ingraham and James R. Bayrer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Joel Castro

79 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Enterochromaffin Cells Are Gut Chemosensors that Couple to Sensory Neural Pathways

2017 639 citations Joel Castro, Stuart M. Brierley et al. profile →
Selective spider toxins reveal a role for the Nav1.1 channel in mechanical pain

2016 238 citations Volker Herzig, John M. Gilchrist et al. profile →
Gut enterochromaffin cells drive visceral pain and anxiety

2023 95 citations Joel Castro, Archana Venkataraman et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joel Castro Australia	30	1.4k	937	909	558	515	81	3.6k
James A. McRoberts United States	36	1.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	978 1.1×	430 0.8×	980 1.9×	70	4.7k
Stuart M. Brierley Australia	44	1.7k 1.3×	2.0k 2.1×	2.3k 2.5×	1.6k 2.8×	901 1.7×	133	6.5k
Pamela J. Hornby United States	33	891 0.6×	736 0.8×	591 0.7×	174 0.3×	698 1.4×	115	3.8k
John R. Grider United States	43	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	1.8k 2.0×	365 0.7×	1.4k 2.7×	142	5.9k
Hongzhen Hu United States	42	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	944 1.0×	1.8k 3.3×	1.2k 2.4×	157	5.6k
Steven R. Vigna United States	41	2.1k 1.5×	1.5k 1.6×	612 0.7×	419 0.8×	3.1k 6.0×	129	5.7k
Daniel P. Poole Australia	31	1.3k 0.9×	821 0.9×	815 0.9×	828 1.5×	865 1.7×	95	4.1k
Beate Niesler Germany	33	1.9k 1.4×	566 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	89 0.2×	471 0.9×	89	4.2k
Damien J. Keating Australia	39	2.5k 1.8×	1.5k 1.6×	782 0.9×	140 0.3×	680 1.3×	98	5.1k
Christophe Altier Canada	37	2.3k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	395 0.4×	1.1k 1.9×	1.6k 3.0×	87	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Joel Castro

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joel Castro

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Venkataraman, Archana, et al.. (2025). A cellular basis for heightened gut sensitivity in females. Science. 390(6779). 1285–1291.

Castro, Joel, Jessica Maddern, Chun Yuen Chow, et al.. (2023). The voltage‐gated sodium channel Na _V 1 .7 underlies endometriosis‐associated chronic pelvic pain. Journal of Neurochemistry. 168(11). 3760–3776. 5 indexed citations

Kyloh, Melinda, Timothy J. Hibberd, Joel Castro, et al.. (2022). Disengaging spinal afferent nerve communication with the brain in live mice. Communications Biology. 5(1). 915–915. 12 indexed citations

Jiang, Yan, Joel Castro, Linda V. Blomster, et al.. (2021). Pharmacological Inhibition of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Na_V1.7 Alleviates Chronic Visceral Pain in a Rodent Model of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 4(4). 1362–1378. 13 indexed citations

Brierley, Stuart M., Luke Grundy, Joel Castro, et al.. (2021). Guanylate cyclase-C agonists as peripherally acting treatments of chronic visceral pain. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 43(2). 110–122. 19 indexed citations

Maddern, Jessica, Luke Grundy, Joel Castro, & Stuart M. Brierley. (2020). Pain in Endometriosis. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 14. 590823–590823. 146 indexed citations

Salvatierra, Juan, Joel Castro, Andelain Erickson, et al.. (2018). NaV1.1 inhibition can reduce visceral hypersensitivity. JCI Insight. 3(11). 32 indexed citations

Castro, Joel, Andrea M. Harrington, Sonia Garcia‐Caraballo, et al.. (2016). α-Conotoxin Vc1.1 inhibits human dorsal root ganglion neuroexcitability and mouse colonic nociception via GABA_Breceptors. Gut. 66(6). 1083–1094. 81 indexed citations

Fournel, Audren, Anne Drougard, Thibaut Duparc, et al.. (2015). Apelin targets gut contraction to control glucose metabolism via the brain. Gut. 66(2). 258–269. 84 indexed citations

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Castro, Joel, Grigori Y. Rychkov, Andre Ghetti, et al.. (2014). Extracellular cGMP, the downstream effector released in response to linaclotide-induced activation of guanylate cyclase-C, reduces excitability of murine and human dorsal root ganglion neurons. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 1 indexed citations

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Castro, Joel, Andrea M. Harrington, Patrick A. Hughes, et al.. (2013). Linaclotide Inhibits Colonic Nociceptors and Relieves Abdominal Pain via Guanylate Cyclase-C and Extracellular Cyclic Guanosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate. Gastroenterology. 145(6). 1334–1346.e11. 228 indexed citations

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Hughes, Patrick A., Andrea M. Harrington, Joel Castro, et al.. (2012). Sensory neuro-immune interactions differ between Irritable Bowel Syndrome subtypes. Gut. 62(10). 1456–1465. 165 indexed citations

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Harrington, Andrea M., Stuart M. Brierley, Nicole J. Isaacs, et al.. (2012). Sprouting of colonic afferent central terminals and increased spinal mitogen‐activated protein kinase expression in a mouse model of chronic visceral hypersensitivity. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 520(10). 2241–2255. 60 indexed citations

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Harrington, Andrea M., Patrick A. Hughes, Christopher M. Martin, et al.. (2011). A novel role for TRPM8 in visceral afferent function. Pain. 152(7). 1459–1468. 116 indexed citations

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Brierley, Stuart M., Joel Castro, Andrea M. Harrington, et al.. (2011). TRPA1 contributes to specific mechanically activated currents and sensory neuron mechanical hypersensitivity. The Journal of Physiology. 589(14). 3575–3593. 111 indexed citations

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Ma, Linlin, et al.. (2010). The predominant role of IP3 type 1 receptors in activation of store-operated Ca2+ entry in liver cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1808(3). 745–751. 5 indexed citations

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Castro, Joel, Iván Ruminot, Omar Porras, et al.. (2006). ATP steal between cation pumps: a mechanism linking Na+ influx to the onset of necrotic Ca2+ overload. Cell Death and Differentiation. 13(10). 1675–1685. 21 indexed citations

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Castro, Joel, et al.. (2004). A cytosolic source of calcium unveiled by hydrogen peroxide with relevance for epithelial cell death. Cell Death and Differentiation. 11(4). 468–478. 27 indexed citations

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Barros, L. Felipe, Joel Castro, & Carla X. Bittner. (2002). Ion movements in cell death: from protection to execution. Biological Research. 35(2). 209–14. 34 indexed citations

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Barros, L. Felipe, Tamara Hermosilla, & Joel Castro. (2001). Necrotic volume increase and the early physiology of necrosis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 130(3). 401–409. 116 indexed citations

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