Mervin Chávez-Castillo

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Mervin Chávez-Castillo is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mervin Chávez-Castillo has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Mervin Chávez-Castillo's work include Health and Lifestyle Studies (12 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (8 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers). Mervin Chávez-Castillo is often cited by papers focused on Health and Lifestyle Studies (12 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (8 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers). Mervin Chávez-Castillo collaborates with scholars based in Venezuela, Colombia and United States. Mervin Chávez-Castillo's co-authors include Valmore Bermúdez, Joselyn Rojas, Milagros Rojas, Juan Salazar, Luis Carlos Olivar, Maria Clara Costa Calvo, José Mejías, Jessenia Morillo, María Sofía Martínez and Roberto Áñez and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Mervin Chávez-Castillo

46 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Obesit... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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.

  1. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Obesity: Navigating the Pathophysiologic Labyrinth
    2014 329 citations Joselyn Rojas, Mervin Chávez-Castillo et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers

Mervin Chávez-Castillo
Milagros Rojas Venezuela
Szabolcs Várbı́ró Hungary
Zdravko Kamenov Bulgaria
Fotios Dimitriadis Greece
Qi Yu China
Bing He China
M. Di Mauro Italy
Αlexandra Bargiota Greece
Metin Kılınç Türkiye
Erol Bolu Türkiye
Milagros Rojas Venezuela
Mervin Chávez-Castillo
Citations per year, relative to Mervin Chávez-Castillo Mervin Chávez-Castillo (= 1×) peers Milagros Rojas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mervin Chávez-Castillo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mervin Chávez-Castillo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mervin Chávez-Castillo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mervin Chávez-Castillo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mervin Chávez-Castillo. Mervin Chávez-Castillo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rojas, Milagros, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, Pablo Durán, et al.. (2022). Psychosis in Parkinson’s Disease: Looking Beyond Dopaminergic Treatments. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 28(33). 2725–2741. 4 indexed citations
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Ortega, Ángel, Juan Salazar, Milagros Rojas, et al.. (2022). Psycho-Neuro-Endocrine-Immunological Basis of the Placebo Effect: Potential Applications beyond Pain Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(8). 4196–4196. 10 indexed citations
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Chávez-Castillo, Mervin, Ángel Ortega, Lorena Cudris–Torres, et al.. (2021). Specialized Pro-Resolving Lipid Mediators: The Future of Chronic Pain Therapy?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10370–10370. 36 indexed citations
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Rojas, Milagros, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, Manuel Nava, et al.. (2021). Metabolic Syndrome: Is It Time to Add the Central Nervous System?. Nutrients. 13(7). 2254–2254. 27 indexed citations
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Torres, Wheeler, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, José L. Pérez, et al.. (2021). Potential Role of Bioactive Lipids in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 27(44). 4434–4451. 2 indexed citations
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Chávez-Castillo, Mervin, Ángel Ortega, Pablo Durán, et al.. (2020). Phytotherapy for Cardiovascular Disease: A Bench-to-Bedside Approach. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 26(35). 4410–4429. 8 indexed citations
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Chávez-Castillo, Mervin, Victoria Núñez, Milagros Rojas, et al.. (2020). Exploring Phytotherapeutic Alternatives for Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Mellitus. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 26(35). 4430–4443. 5 indexed citations
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Rojas, Milagros, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, Ángel Ortega, et al.. (2020). Chronobiology and Chronotherapy in Depression: Current Knowledge and Chronotherapeutic Promises. 16(3). 179–193. 1 indexed citations
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Salazar, Juan, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, Joselyn Rojas, et al.. (2019). Is “Leptin Resistance” Another Key Resistance to Manage Type 2 Diabetes?. Current Diabetes Reviews. 16(7). 733–749. 9 indexed citations
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Chávez-Castillo, Mervin, Victoria Núñez, Manuel Nava, et al.. (2019). Depression as a Neuroendocrine Disorder: Emerging Neuropsychopharmacological Approaches beyond Monoamines. Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. 2019. 1–20. 40 indexed citations
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Bermúdez, Valmore, Juan Salazar, María Sofía Martínez, et al.. (2016). Prevalence and Associated Factors of Insulin Resistance in Adults from Maracaibo City, Venezuela. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2016. 1–13. 50 indexed citations
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Salazar, Juan, Luis Carlos Olivar, Eduardo Ramos, et al.. (2015). Dysfunctional High-Density Lipoprotein: An Innovative Target for Proteomics and Lipidomics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2015. 1–22. 37 indexed citations
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Rojas, Joselyn, et al.. (2015). Macrophage Heterogeneity and Plasticity: Impact of Macrophage Biomarkers on Atherosclerosis. Scientifica. 2015. 1–17. 51 indexed citations
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Bermúdez, Valmore, Joselyn Rojas, María Sofía Martínez, et al.. (2014). Epidemiologic Behavior and Estimation of an Optimal Cut-Off Point for Homeostasis Model Assessment-2 Insulin Resistance: A Report from a Venezuelan Population. International Scholarly Research Notices. 2014. 1–10. 20 indexed citations
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Salazar, Juan, María Sofía Martínez, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, et al.. (2014). C-Reactive Protein: Clinical and Epidemiological Perspectives. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2014. 1–10. 92 indexed citations
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Bermúdez, Valmore, Joselyn Rojas, Juan Salazar, et al.. (2014). Optimal Waist Circumference Cut-Off Point for Multiple Risk Factor Aggregation: Results from the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study. 2014. 1–9. 10 indexed citations
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Bermúdez, Valmore, María Sofía Martínez, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, et al.. (2014). Alcohol drinking patterns in the adult population from the Maracaibo municipality, Zulia - Venezuela. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 9(3). 21–28. 6 indexed citations
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Salazar, Juan, Luis Bello, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, et al.. (2014). Glucosamine for Osteoarthritis: Biological Effects, Clinical Efficacy, and Safety on Glucose Metabolism. PubMed. 2014. 1–13. 44 indexed citations

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