John M. Petitto

5.5k total citations
78 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

John M. Petitto is a scholar working on Neurology, Biological Psychiatry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Petitto has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Neurology, 23 papers in Biological Psychiatry and 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John M. Petitto's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (31 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (23 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers). John M. Petitto is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (31 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (23 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers). John M. Petitto collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. John M. Petitto's co-authors include Zhi Huang, Dwight L. Evans, Jane Leserman, Robert N. Golden, James D. Folds, Diana O. Perkins, David R. Gettes, Steven D. Douglas, Susan G. Silva and Mary F. Morrison and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, Neurology and Biological Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

John M. Petitto

78 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John M. Petitto United States 29 1.2k 596 540 537 530 78 3.5k
Dwight L. Evans United States 46 1.4k 1.2× 891 1.5× 1.0k 1.9× 989 1.8× 909 1.7× 133 7.2k
Leah H. Rubin United States 42 959 0.8× 185 0.3× 440 0.8× 518 1.0× 492 0.9× 236 5.5k
Elizabeth C. Breen United States 45 614 0.5× 394 0.7× 1.4k 2.5× 935 1.7× 1.2k 2.2× 141 7.6k
Igor Grant United States 29 736 0.6× 299 0.5× 196 0.4× 261 0.5× 138 0.3× 51 3.1k
Mary E. McCaul United States 40 664 0.6× 617 1.0× 248 0.5× 542 1.0× 664 1.3× 135 4.5k
Karl Goodkin United States 37 1.5k 1.3× 868 1.5× 270 0.5× 1.8k 3.4× 145 0.3× 134 5.3k
Andrea Origoni United States 41 290 0.2× 241 0.4× 1.9k 3.5× 693 1.3× 417 0.8× 85 4.8k
Raúl González United States 37 937 0.8× 449 0.8× 202 0.4× 1.1k 2.0× 56 0.1× 119 6.1k
Stephen J. Ferrando United States 29 1.1k 0.9× 282 0.5× 202 0.4× 854 1.6× 65 0.1× 94 3.0k
Mariana Cherner United States 37 1.6k 1.4× 217 0.4× 374 0.7× 331 0.6× 63 0.1× 132 4.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (2012). Interleukin-2 and the Brain: Dissecting Central Versus Peripheral Contributions Using Unique Mouse Models. Methods in molecular biology. 934. 301–311. 15 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (2011). Interleukin-2 and the Septohippocampal System: Intrinsic Actions and Autoimmune Processes Relevant to Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Methods in molecular biology. 829. 433–443. 9 indexed citations
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Huang, Zhi, et al.. (2007). Immunodeficiency impairs re-injury induced reversal of neuronal atrophy: Relation to T cell subsets and microglia. Experimental Neurology. 208(1). 92–99. 12 indexed citations
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Cruess, Dean G., Steven D. Douglas, John M. Petitto, et al.. (2005). Association of Resolution of Major Depression With Increased Natural Killer Cell Activity Among HIV-Seropositive Women. American Journal of Psychiatry. 162(11). 2125–2130. 60 indexed citations
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Wasserfall, Clive, et al.. (2005). Changes in hippocampal IL-15, related cytokines, and neurogenesis in IL-2 deficient mice. Brain Research. 1041(2). 223–230. 51 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (2003). IL-2 gene knockout affects T lymphocyte trafficking and the microglial response to regenerating facial motor neurons. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 134(1-2). 95–103. 34 indexed citations
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King, Michael A., et al.. (2002). Alterations in septohippocampal cholinergic neurons resulting from interleukin-2 gene knockout. Brain Research. 955(1-2). 16–23. 22 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (2002). Relationship between the development of autoimmunity and sensorimotor gating in MRL-lpr mice with reduced IL-2 production. Neuroscience Letters. 328(3). 304–308. 12 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M. & Zhi Huang. (2001). Cloning the full-length IL-2/15 receptor-β cDNA sequence from mouse brain: evidence of enrichment in hippocampal formation neurons. Regulatory Peptides. 98(1-2). 77–87. 25 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (2001). Brain-Immune Interactions in Neuropsychiatry: Highlights of the Basic Science and Relevance to Pathogenic Factors and Epiphenomena. CNS Spectrums. 6(5). 383–391. 5 indexed citations
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Cruess, Dean G., Jane Leserman, John M. Petitto, et al.. (2001). Psychosocial-immune relationships in HIV disease. PubMed. 6(4). 241–251. 11 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (2000). Interleukin-2 gene deletion produces a robust reduction in susceptibility to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in C57BL/6 mice. Neuroscience Letters. 285(1). 66–70. 37 indexed citations
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Leserman, Jane, John M. Petitto, Robert N. Golden, et al.. (2000). Impact of Stressful Life Events, Depression, Social Support, Coping, and Cortisol on Progression to AIDS. American Journal of Psychiatry. 157(8). 1221–1228. 267 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (1999). Impaired learning and memory and altered hippocampal neurodevelopment resulting from interleukin-2 gene deletion. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 56(4). 441–446. 69 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (1997). Modulation of behavioral and neurochemical measures of forebrain dopamine function in mice by species-specific interleukin-2. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 73(1-2). 183–190. 90 indexed citations
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Gendreau, Paul L., John M. Petitto, Kyle J. Frantz, et al.. (1997). Effects of the putative dopamine D3 receptor antagonist PNU 99194A on motor behavior and emotional reactivity in C57BL/6J mice. European Journal of Pharmacology. 337(2-3). 147–155. 22 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., et al.. (1993). Genetic Differences in Social Behavior: Relation to Natural Killer Cell Function and Susceptibility to Tumor Development. Neuropsychopharmacology. 8(1). 35–43. 17 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., Donald T. Lysle, Jean‐Louis Gariépy, & Mark H. Lewis. (1992). THE EXPRESSION OF GENETIC DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN ICR MICE CORRELATES WITH DIFFERENCES IN CELLULAR IMMUNE RESPONSIVENESS. Clinical Neuropharmacology. 15. 658A–659A. 3 indexed citations
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Petitto, John M., Dana Quade, & Dwight L. Evans. (1992). Relationship of object loss during development to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function during major affective illness later in life. Psychiatry Research. 44(3). 227–236. 14 indexed citations

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