Kristina G. Witcher

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Kristina G. Witcher is a scholar working on Neurology, Neurology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristina G. Witcher has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Neurology, 5 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Kristina G. Witcher's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (5 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (5 papers). Kristina G. Witcher is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (5 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (5 papers). Kristina G. Witcher collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Thailand. Kristina G. Witcher's co-authors include Jonathan P. Godbout, Daniel Eiferman, Daniel B. McKim, Shane M. O’Neil, John F. Sheridan, Chelsea E. Bray, Olga N. Kokiko‐Cochran, Ning Quan, Xiaoyu Liu and Julia E. Dziabis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Kristina G. Witcher

16 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Traumatic Brain Injury Causes Chronic Cortical Inflammation and Neuronal Dysfunction Mediated by Microglia

2021 258 citations Kristina G. Witcher, Chelsea E. Bray et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Microglia coordinate cellular interactions during spinal cord repair in mice

2022 176 citations Faith H. Brennan, Yang Li et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kristina G. Witcher United States	15	736	354	335	265	221	17	1.4k
Xiaoyu Liu China	18	606 0.8×	440 1.2×	188 0.6×	297 1.1×	202 0.9×	53	1.4k
Juliette Van Steenwinckel France	22	375 0.5×	292 0.8×	163 0.5×	193 0.7×	147 0.7×	42	1.6k
Valeria Studer Italy	24	667 0.9×	387 1.1×	257 0.8×	248 0.9×	251 1.1×	40	1.9k
Yujiao Lu United States	19	358 0.5×	396 1.1×	124 0.4×	98 0.4×	112 0.5×	28	1.5k
Francesca Romana Rizzo Italy	19	310 0.4×	253 0.7×	144 0.4×	143 0.5×	114 0.5×	35	1.0k
Paige W. Sholar United States	10	707 1.0×	230 0.6×	77 0.2×	307 1.2×	282 1.3×	11	1.6k
Jenna M. Ziebell Australia	19	850 1.2×	690 1.9×	960 2.9×	356 1.3×	78 0.4×	32	2.0k
Nancy J. Rothwell United Kingdom	10	478 0.6×	283 0.8×	97 0.3×	297 1.1×	203 0.9×	10	1.3k
Diane Lane United States	17	400 0.5×	346 1.0×	221 0.7×	117 0.4×	52 0.2×	30	1.3k
Julie Wieseler‐Frank United States	16	384 0.5×	372 1.1×	197 0.6×	130 0.5×	79 0.4×	19	2.0k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Witcher, Kristina G., et al.. (2025). Maternal and Infant Opioid Screening for Neonates at Risk. PEDIATRICS. 156(3).

Brennan, Faith H., Kristina A. Kigerl, Katherine A. Mifflin, et al.. (2024). Microglia promote maladaptive plasticity in autonomic circuitry after spinal cord injury in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 16(751). eadi3259–eadi3259. 21 indexed citations

Witcher, Kristina G., Braedan Oliver, Chelsea E. Bray, et al.. (2022). Sleep fragmentation engages stress-responsive circuitry, enhances inflammation and compromises hippocampal function following traumatic brain injury. Experimental Neurology. 353. 114058–114058. 26 indexed citations

Brennan, Faith H., Yang Li, Cankun Wang, et al.. (2022). Microglia coordinate cellular interactions during spinal cord repair in mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4096–4096. 176 indexed citations breakdown →

Bray, Chelsea E., Kristina G. Witcher, Fangli Zhao, et al.. (2022). Chronic Cortical Inflammation, Cognitive Impairment, and Immune Reactivity Associated with Diffuse Brain Injury Are Ameliorated by Forced Turnover of Microglia. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(20). 4215–4228. 44 indexed citations

Witcher, Kristina G., Chelsea E. Bray, Titikorn Chunchai, et al.. (2021). Traumatic Brain Injury Causes Chronic Cortical Inflammation and Neuronal Dysfunction Mediated by Microglia. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(7). 1597–1616. 258 indexed citations breakdown →

Witcher, Kristina G., Shane M. O’Neil, Julia E. Dziabis, et al.. (2020). Sleep Disruption Exacerbates and Prolongs the Inflammatory Response to Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(16). 1829–1843. 31 indexed citations

DiSabato, Damon J., Daniel P. Nemeth, Xiaoyu Liu, et al.. (2020). Correction: Interleukin-1 receptor on hippocampal neurons drives social withdrawal and cognitive deficits after chronic social stress. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(9). 4783–4783. 2 indexed citations

DiSabato, Damon J., Daniel P. Nemeth, Xiaoyu Liu, et al.. (2020). Interleukin-1 receptor on hippocampal neurons drives social withdrawal and cognitive deficits after chronic social stress. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(9). 4770–4782. 66 indexed citations

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Witcher, Kristina G., Julia E. Dziabis, Chelsea E. Bray, et al.. (2020). Comparison between midline and lateral fluid percussion injury in mice reveals prolonged but divergent cortical neuroinflammation. Brain Research. 1746. 146987–146987. 18 indexed citations

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Zhu, Ling, Xiaoyu Liu, Daniel P. Nemeth, et al.. (2019). Interleukin-1 causes CNS inflammatory cytokine expression via endothelia-microglia bi-cellular signaling. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 81. 292–304. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoyu, Daniel P. Nemeth, Daniel B. McKim, et al.. (2019). Cell-Type-Specific Interleukin 1 Receptor 1 Signaling in the Brain Regulates Distinct Neuroimmune Activities. Immunity. 50(2). 317–333.e6. 160 indexed citations

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Weber, Michael, Daniel B. McKim, Anzela Niraula, et al.. (2018). The Influence of Microglial Elimination and Repopulation on Stress Sensitization Induced by Repeated Social Defeat. Biological Psychiatry. 85(8). 667–678. 82 indexed citations

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O’Neil, Shane M., Kristina G. Witcher, Daniel B. McKim, & Jonathan P. Godbout. (2018). Forced turnover of aged microglia induces an intermediate phenotype but does not rebalance CNS environmental cues driving priming to immune challenge. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 6(1). 129–129. 100 indexed citations

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Niraula, Anzela, Kristina G. Witcher, John F. Sheridan, & Jonathan P. Godbout. (2018). Interleukin-6 Induced by Social Stress Promotes a Unique Transcriptional Signature in the Monocytes That Facilitate Anxiety. Biological Psychiatry. 85(8). 679–689. 89 indexed citations

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Witcher, Kristina G., Chelsea E. Bray, Julia E. Dziabis, et al.. (2018). Traumatic brain injury‐induced neuronal damage in the somatosensory cortex causes formation of rod‐shaped microglia that promote astrogliosis and persistent neuroinflammation. Glia. 66(12). 2719–2736. 117 indexed citations

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Witcher, Kristina G., Daniel Eiferman, & Jonathan P. Godbout. (2015). Priming the Inflammatory Pump of the CNS after Traumatic Brain Injury. Trends in Neurosciences. 38(10). 609–620. 167 indexed citations

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