Ruth M. Barrientos

7.3k citations

74 papers · 5.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 40

Neurology top 0.2%
Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Biological Psychiatry top 0.2%
Physiology top 2%

Co-authors: Steven F. Maier Linda R. Watkins Jerry W. Rudy Michael J. Butler Matthew G. Frank Emily A. Higgins Randall C. O’Reilly Meagan M. Kitt
Topics: Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (41 papers)Stress Responses and Cortisol (27 papers)Tryptophan and brain disorders (23 papers)
Cited by: Biological Psychiatry Behavioral Neuroscience Neurology
Journals: Journal of NeuroscienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPain
Partner nations: United States Australia France

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Ruth M. Barrientos

69 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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The impact of nutrition on COVID-19 susceptibility and long-term consequences

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Neuroinflammatory mechanisms linking high‐fat diets to Alzheimer's disease vulnerability: Beyond the amyloid hypothesis 2025 ·Alzheimer s & Dementia ·(unknown),Ruth M. Barrientos	0
2	Obesity-associated memory impairment and neuroinflammation precede widespread peripheral perturbations in aged rats 2025 ·Immunity & Ageing ·Michael Bütler,(unknown),Maria Elisa Caetano‐Silva,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Robert H. McCusker,Jacob M. Allen,Ruth M. Barrientos	3
3	Short-term high fat diet impairs memory, exacerbates the neuroimmune response, and evokes synaptic degradation via a complement-dependent mechanism in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease 2024 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·(unknown),Michael Bütler,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Hongjun Fu,Ruth M. Barrientos	11
4	The role of microglia in 67NR mammary tumor‐induced suppression of brain responses to immune challenges in female mice 2023 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·(unknown),Jéssica Cristina dos Santos,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Braedan Oliver,Jonathan P. Godbout,John F. Sheridan,Ruth M. Barrientos,Erica R. Glasper,Leah M. Pyter	3
5	Young adult and aged female rats are vulnerable to amygdala-dependent, but not hippocampus-dependent, memory impairment following short-term high-fat diet 2023 ·Brain Research Bulletin ·(unknown),Michael J. Butler,(unknown),Ruth M. Barrientos	14
6	Dietary fatty acids differentially impact phagocytosis, inflammatory gene expression, and mitochondrial respiration in microglial and neuronal cell models 2023 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·Michael J. Butler,(unknown),(unknown),Kedryn K. Baskin,Ruth M. Barrientos	6
7	The Perfect Cytokine Storm: How Peripheral Immune Challenges Impact Brain Plasticity & Memory Function in Aging 2021 ·PubMed ·(unknown),Ruth M. Barrientos	17
8	Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is made persistent with morphine treatment in aged rats 2020 ·Neurobiology of Aging ·(unknown),(unknown),Heather D’Angelo,Meagan M. Kitt,Peter M. Grace,(unknown),(unknown),Kenner C. Rice,Linda R. Watkins,Steven F. Maier,Ruth M. Barrientos	39
9	High-fat diet worsens the impact of aging on microglial function and morphology in a region-specific manner 2018 ·Neurobiology of Aging ·Sarah J. Spencer,(unknown),Luba Sominsky,Alita Soch,Monica T. Ayala,Philipp Reineck,Brant C. Gibson,Ruth M. Barrientos	63
10	Food for thought: how nutrition impacts cognition and emotion 2017 ·npj Science of Food ·Sarah J. Spencer,Anikó Kőrösi,Sophie Layé,Barbara Shukitt‐Hale,Ruth M. Barrientos	180
11	Stable, long-term, spatial memory in young and aged rats achieved with a one day Morris water maze training protocol 2016 ·Learning & Memory ·Ruth M. Barrientos,Meagan M. Kitt,Heather D’Angelo,Linda R. Watkins,Jerry W. Rudy,Steven F. Maier	8
12	The role of hepatic and splenic macrophages in E. coli-induced memory impairments in aged rats 2014 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Ruth M. Barrientos,Vanessa Thompson,(unknown),Matthew G. Frank,Linda R. Watkins,Steven F. Maier	5
13	IL-1RA injected intra-cisterna magna confers extended prophylaxis against lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammatory and sickness responses 2012 ·Journal of Neuroimmunology ·Matthew G. Frank,Ruth M. Barrientos,Brittany M. Thompson,Michael Weber,Linda R. Watkins,Steven F. Maier	20
14	Prior laparotomy or corticosterone potentiates lipopolysaccharide-induced fever and sickness behaviors 2011 ·Journal of Neuroimmunology ·(unknown),Lisa C. Loram,Frederick R. Taylor,Keith A. Strand,Julie Wieseler,Ruth M. Barrientos,(unknown),Matthew G. Frank,(unknown),Thomas J. Martin,James C. Eisenach,Steven F. Maier,John D. Johnson,Monika Fleshner,Linda R. Watkins	23
15	Little Exercise, Big Effects: Reversing Aging and Infection-Induced Memory Deficits, and Underlying Processes 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Ruth M. Barrientos,Matthew G. Frank,N.Y. Crysdale,(unknown),Jared T. Ahrendsen,Heidi E.W. Day,Serge Campeau,Linda R. Watkins,Susan L. Patterson,Steven F. Maier	124
16	Characterization of the sickness response in young and aging rats following E. coli infection 2009 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Ruth M. Barrientos,Linda R. Watkins,Jerry W. Rudy,Steven F. Maier	52
17	Time course of hippocampal IL-1 β and memory consolidation impairments in aging rats following peripheral infection 2008 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Ruth M. Barrientos,Matthew G. Frank,Amy M. Hein,Emily A. Higgins,Linda R. Watkins,Jerry W. Rudy,Steven F. Maier	193
18	Kinetics of Insulin Secretion from MIN6 Pseudoislets after Encapsulation in a Prototype Device of a Bioartificial Pancreas 2008 ·Hormone and Metabolic Research ·Ruth M. Barrientos,Simone Baltrusch,S. Sigrist,G. Legeay,A. Belcourt,Sigurd Lenzen	14
19	Memory for context is impaired by a post context exposure injection of interleukin-1 beta into dorsal hippocampus 2002 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Ruth M. Barrientos,Emily A. Higgins,David Sprunger,Linda R. Watkins,Jerry W. Rudy,Steven F. Maier	213
20	Hippocampal formation supports conditioning to memory of a context. 2002 ·Behavioral Neuroscience ·Jerry W. Rudy,Ruth M. Barrientos,Randall C. O’Reilly	218

About Ruth M. Barrientos

Ruth M. Barrientos is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience and Neurology, having authored 74 papers that have together received 5.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (41 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (27 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (1.2k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (1.4k citations) and Neurology (2.4k citations). Ruth M. Barrientos has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Frequent co-authors include Steven F. Maier, Linda R. Watkins, Jerry W. Rudy, Michael J. Butler, Matthew G. Frank, Emily A. Higgins, Randall C. O’Reilly, Meagan M. Kitt, David Sprunger and Joseph C. Biedenkapp. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Pain.

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