Roberta Dı́az Brinton

27.1k citations

278 papers · 19.3k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 78

Impact in

Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
Biological Psychiatry top 0.2%

Papers in

Behavioral Neuroscience 40
- Stress Responses and Cortisol 40
Developmental Neuroscience 30

Co-authors: Jon Nilsen Jia Yao Ronald W. Irwin Shuhua Chen Liqin Zhao Enrique Cadenas Jun Ming Wang Ryan T. Hamilton
Journals: Alzheimer s & Dementia (26 papers)Brain Research (15 papers)PLoS ONE (15 papers)Endocrinology (11 papers)Neurobiology of Aging (11 papers)
Partner nations: United States Italy United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Roberta Dı́az Brinton

266 papers receiving 18.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Loss of fatty acid degradation by astrocytic mitochondria triggers neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration 2023 · 183 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 Nature Metabolism
2021 Cell Reports
2021 Scientific Reports
2020 The Lancet
2016 The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2015 Nature Reviews Endocrinology
2009 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2008 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

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1	Combination therapy targeting Alzheimer's disease risk factors is associated with a significant delay in Alzheimer's disease–related cognitive decline Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions ·Yuan Shang, Georgina Torrandell‐Haro, Francesca Vitali, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, (unknown)	2025	1
2	White matter microstructural and macrostructural profiles during midlife reveal sex differences between men and women at different menopausal stages Scientific Reports ·Adam C. Raikes, Jonathan P. Dyke, Matilde Nerattini, Camila Boneu, Trisha Ajila, Francesca Fauci, Michael T. Battista, Silky Pahlajani, Steven Williams, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Lisa Mosconi	2025	0
3	Carotid endarterectomy mitigates Alzheimer's disease and non–Alzheimer's disease dementia risk linked to asymptomatic carotid stenosis Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Francesca Vitali, Georgina Torrandell‐Haro, Juan Carlos Arias, Scott French, Summan Zahra, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Craig Weinkauf	2025	1
4	Neurophysiological correlates of subjective cognitive decline in perimenopausal and postmenopausal midlife women at risk for Alzheimer's disease Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society ·Lisa Mosconi, Steven Williams, Caroline Carlton, Caroline Andy, Francesca Fauci, Camila Zarate, Camila Boneu, Trisha Ajila, Matilde Nerattini, Steven Jett, Michael T. Battista, Silky Pahlajani, Matthew E. Fink, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Jonathan P. Dyke	2025	1
5	Sex-specific associations of serum cortisol with brain biomarkers of Alzheimer’s risk Scientific Reports ·Lisa Mosconi, Steven Williams, Caroline Carlton, Camila Zarate, Camila Boneu, Francesca Fauci, Trisha Ajila, Matilde Nerattini, Steven Jett, Caroline Andy, Michael T. Battista, Silky Pahlajani, Joseph R. Osborne, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Jonathan P. Dyke	2024	3
6	Key role of ERβ in estrogenic regulation of neuronal mitochondrial function Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Tian Wang, Zisu Mao, Shuhua Chen, Yuan Shang, John W. McLean, J. Brett Stanton, Guoyuan Qi, Fei Yin, Roberta Dı́az Brinton	2024	0
7	Loss of fatty acid degradation by astrocytic mitochondria triggers neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration Nature Metabolism ·Yashi Mi, Guoyuan Qi, Francesca Vitali, Yuan Shang, Adam C. Raikes, Tian Wang, Yan Jin, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Haiwei Gu, Fei Yin Hit paper breakdown →	2023	183
8	Effects of sex and APOE ε4 genotype on brain mitochondrial high-energy phosphates in midlife individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease: A 31Phosphorus MR spectroscopy study PLoS ONE ·Steven Jett, Jonathan P. Dyke, Camila Boneu Yepez, Camila Zarate, Caroline Carlton, Eva Schelbaum, Grace Jang, Silky Pahlajani, Steven Williams, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Lisa Mosconi	2023	10
9	Androgen‐targeting therapeutics mitigate the adverse effect of GnRH agonist on the risk of neurodegenerative disease in men treated for prostate cancer Cancer Medicine ·Gregory L. Branigan, Georgina Torrandell‐Haro, Maira Soto, Edward P. Gelmann, Francesca Vitali, Kathleen E. Rodgers, Roberta Dı́az Brinton	2022	6
10	Sex-driven modifiers of Alzheimer risk Neurology ·Aneela Rahman, Eva Schelbaum, Eric A. Hoffman, Iván Díaz, Hollie Hristov, Randolph Andrews, Steven Jett, H.C. Jackson, Andrea Lee, Harini Sarva, Silky Pahlajani, Dawn C. Matthews, Jonathan P. Dyke, Mony J. de Leon, Richard Isaacson, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Lisa Mosconi	2020	104
11	Allopregnanolone Promotes Neuronal and Oligodendrocyte Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo: Therapeutic Implication for Alzheimer's Disease Neurotherapeutics ·Shuhua Chen, Tian Wang, Jia Yao, Roberta Dı́az Brinton	2020	25
12	Effect of ApoE4 Genotype on the Association Between Metabolic Phenotype and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Postmenopausal Women The American Journal of Cardiology ·Intira Sriprasert, Wendy J. Mack, Howard Neil Hodis, Hooman Allayee, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Roksana Karim	2019	4
13	Allopregnanolone Reverses Bioenergetic Deficits in Female Triple Transgenic Alzheimer's Mouse Model Neurotherapeutics ·Tian Wang, Jia Yao, Shuhua Chen, Zisu Mao, Roberta Dı́az Brinton	2019	26
14	Neuroendocrine aging precedes perimenopause and is regulated by DNA methylation Neurobiology of Aging ·Eliza R. Bacon, Aarti Mishra, Yiwei Wang, Maunil K. Desai, Fei Yin, Roberta Dı́az Brinton	2018	37
15	Female Sex and Alzheimer's Risk: The Menopause Connection The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease ·Olivia Scheyer, Aneela Rahman, Hollie Hristov, Cara Berkowitz, Richard Isaacson, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Lisa Mosconi	2018	183
16	Sex differences in Alzheimer risk Neurology ·Lisa Mosconi, Valentina Berti, Crystal Quinn, Pauline McHugh, Gabriella Petrongolo, Isabella Varsavsky, Ricardo S. Osorio, Alberto Pupi, Shankar Vallabhajosula, Richard Isaacson, Mony J. de Leon, Roberta Dı́az Brinton	2017	208
17	17β-Estradiol and Progesterone Regulate Expression of β-Amyloid Clearance Factors in Primary Neuron Cultures and Female Rat Brain Endocrinology ·Anusha Jayaraman, Jenna C. Carroll, Todd E. Morgan, Sharon Lin, Liqin Zhao, Jason M. Arimoto, M. Paul Murphy, Tina L. Beckett, Caleb E. Finch, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Christian J. Pike	2012	54
18	The healthy cell bias of estrogen action: mitochondrial bioenergetics and neurological implications Trends in Neurosciences ·Roberta Dı́az Brinton	2008	286
19	Vasopressin content in select brain regions during extinction of a conditioned taste aversion Brain Research Bulletin ·Elizabeth A. Brownson, Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Kathleen C. Chambers	2002	4
20	Spatial, cellular and temporal basis of vasopressin potentiation of norepinephrine-induced cAMP formation European Journal of Pharmacology ·Roberta Dı́az Brinton, Richard H. Thompson, Elizabeth A. Brownson	2000	5

About Roberta Dı́az Brinton

Roberta Dı́az Brinton is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics, having authored 278 papers that have together received 19.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (97 papers), Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (87 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (41 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (40 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (36 papers), Phytoestrogen effects and research (33 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (33 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (3.0k citations), Biological Psychiatry (1.1k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (5.3k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (1.3k citations) and Neurology (1.8k citations). Roberta Dı́az Brinton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Jon Nilsen, Jia Yao, Ronald W. Irwin, Shuhua Chen, Liqin Zhao, Enrique Cadenas, Jun Ming Wang, Liqin Zhao, Ryan T. Hamilton and Kelvin W. Gee. Their work appears in journals such as Alzheimer s & Dementia, Brain Research, PLoS ONE, Endocrinology and Neurobiology of Aging.

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