Sónia Sá Santos

670 total citations
20 papers, 542 citations indexed

About

Sónia Sá Santos is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sónia Sá Santos has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 542 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Sónia Sá Santos's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (5 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (4 papers). Sónia Sá Santos is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (5 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (4 papers). Sónia Sá Santos collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Norway. Sónia Sá Santos's co-authors include Miguel A. R. B. Castanho, Sara Santos, Isaura Tavares, Montserrat Heras, Eduard Bardajı́, Vasanthakumar G. Ramu, Antónia R. T. Pinto, Manuel J.T. Carrondo, Paula M. Alves and Ursula Sonnewald and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, European Journal of Pharmacology and Frontiers in Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Sónia Sá Santos

19 papers receiving 535 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sónia Sá Santos Portugal 12 245 119 87 85 49 20 542
Stefano Loizzo Italy 16 222 0.9× 173 1.5× 63 0.7× 111 1.3× 85 1.7× 45 656
Zsófia Varga Hungary 13 183 0.7× 112 0.9× 82 0.9× 157 1.8× 63 1.3× 30 665
Placido Illiano United States 13 396 1.6× 91 0.8× 62 0.7× 165 1.9× 53 1.1× 20 683
Kazuhito Ikeda Japan 14 242 1.0× 77 0.6× 77 0.9× 219 2.6× 48 1.0× 31 627
Béatrice Georges France 14 243 1.0× 143 1.2× 58 0.7× 83 1.0× 47 1.0× 26 711
Yosuke Yamawaki Japan 12 314 1.3× 154 1.3× 64 0.7× 48 0.6× 95 1.9× 31 681
Arata Oh‐Nishi Japan 13 232 0.9× 120 1.0× 55 0.6× 114 1.3× 146 3.0× 28 621
Seid Muhie United States 17 238 1.0× 123 1.0× 45 0.5× 35 0.4× 44 0.9× 41 673
Daniel Herrera United States 12 245 1.0× 88 0.7× 176 2.0× 324 3.8× 67 1.4× 29 864

Countries citing papers authored by Sónia Sá Santos

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sónia Sá Santos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sónia Sá Santos

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sónia Sá Santos. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sónia Sá Santos 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 Sónia Sá Santos. Sónia Sá Santos 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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Santos, Sónia Sá, et al.. (2025). Sustaining Brain Youth by Neural Stem Cells: Physiological and Therapeutic Perspectives. Molecular Neurobiology. 62(7). 8222–8247.
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Santos, Sónia Sá, Rui S. Rodrigues, Sandra H. Vaz, et al.. (2023). Unravelling a novel role for cannabidivarin in the modulation of subventricular zone postnatal neurogenesis. European Journal of Pharmacology. 959. 176079–176079. 3 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, Márcia Costa, Rui S. Rodrigues, et al.. (2021). The Mitochondrial Antioxidant Sirtuin3 Cooperates with Lipid Metabolism to Safeguard Neurogenesis in Aging and Depression. Cells. 11(1). 90–90. 28 indexed citations
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Costa, Márcia, Sónia Sá Santos, Ana Varela Coelho, et al.. (2020). Reprogramming of Lipid Metabolism as a New Driving Force Behind Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid-Induced Neural Stem Cell Proliferation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 335–335. 7 indexed citations
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Santos, André A., Marta B. Afonso, Pedro M. Rodrigues, et al.. (2020). Diet-dependent gut microbiota impacts on adult neurogenesis through mitochondrial stress modulation. Brain Communications. 2(2). fcaa165–fcaa165. 40 indexed citations
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Castanho, Miguel A. R. B., et al.. (2017). Pharmacological Potential of the Endogenous Dipeptide Kyotorphin and Selected Derivatives. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 7. 530–530. 14 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, Sara Santos, Antónia R. T. Pinto, et al.. (2016). Amidated and Ibuprofen-Conjugated Kyotorphins Promote Neuronal Rescue and Memory Recovery in Cerebral Hypoperfusion Dementia Model. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 8. 1–1. 230 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Maria Cristina, Lurdes Gano, Isabel Santos, et al.. (2016). Improvement of the pharmacological properties of amidated kyotorphin by means of iodination. MedChemComm. 7(5). 906–913. 3 indexed citations
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Lopes‐Ferreira, Mônica, Sónia Sá Santos, Isa Serrano, et al.. (2016). Endothelium-Mediated Action of Analogues of the Endogenous Neuropeptide Kyotorphin (Tyrosil-Arginine): Mechanistic Insights from Permeation and Effects on Microcirculation. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 7(8). 1130–1140. 5 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, David Cordeiro Sousa, Sara Santos, et al.. (2013). Side-effects of analgesic kyotorphin derivatives: advantages over clinical opioid drugs. Amino Acids. 45(1). 171–178. 13 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, et al.. (2011). Extracellular purine and pyrimidine catabolism in cell culture. Biotechnology Progress. 27(5). 1373–1382. 4 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, Ursula Sonnewald, Manuel J.T. Carrondo, & Paula M. Alves. (2011). The role of glia in neuronal recovery following anoxia: In vitro evidence of neuronal adaptation. Neurochemistry International. 58(6). 665–675. 16 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, Sofia Batista Leite, Ursula Sonnewald, Manuel J.T. Carrondo, & Paula M. Alves. (2007). Stirred vessel cultures of rat brain cells aggregates: Characterization of major metabolic pathways and cell population dynamics. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 85(15). 3386–3397. 13 indexed citations
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Teixeira, Ana P., Sónia Sá Santos, Nuno Carinhas, Rui Oliveira, & Paula M. Alves. (2007). Combining metabolic flux analysis tools and 13C NMR to estimate intracellular fluxes of cultured astrocytes. Neurochemistry International. 52(3). 478–486. 18 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, Gary E. Gibson, Arthur J.L. Cooper, et al.. (2006). Inhibitors of the α‐ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex alter [1‐13C]glucose and [U‐13C]glutamate metabolism in cerebellar granule neurons. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 83(3). 450–458. 42 indexed citations
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Coroadinha, Ana S., Paula M. Alves, Sónia Sá Santos, et al.. (2006). Retrovirus producer cell line metabolism: implications on viral productivity. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 72(6). 1125–1135. 13 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, et al.. (2004). Culturing primary brain astrocytes under a fully controlled environment in a novel bioreactor. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 79(1-2). 26–32. 22 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, et al.. (2003). Cell Growth Arrest by Nucleotides, Nucleosides and Bases as a Tool for Improved Production of Recombinant Proteins. Biotechnology Progress. 19(1). 69–83. 61 indexed citations
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Santos, Sónia Sá, et al.. (1989). Fraction from human and rat liver which is inhibitory for proliferation of liver cells.. PubMed. 59(237). 79–86. 1 indexed citations

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