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Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
H-index 32

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 115 67 75 15
Neuroscience 142 139 129 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 616
Documents by Best Scientists*: 421
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 18
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 3.5

Top Publications

  • Cognitive profile following COVID-19 infection: Clinical predictors leading to neuropsychological impairment

    (2020)
    533 Citations
  • Brain correlates of depression, post-traumatic distress, and inflammatory biomarkers in COVID-19 survivors: A multimodal magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Francesco Benedetti;Mariagrazia Palladini;Marco Paolini;Elisa Melloni

    (2021)
    126 Citations
  • THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MENTAL HEALTH: THE INTERACTIVE ROLES OF BRAIN BIOTYPES AND HUMAN CONNECTION.

    Sarah L. Hagerty;Sarah L. Hagerty;Leanne M. Williams;Leanne M. Williams

    (2020)
    119 Citations
  • Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19: Evidence of mood & cognitive impairment.

    Steven J. Lamontagne;Makaila F. Winters;Diego A. Pizzagalli;Mary C. Olmstead

    (2021)
    92 Citations
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and glial cells: Insights and perspectives.

    Gabriele Vargas;Luiz Henrique Medeiros Geraldo;Natália Gedeão Salomão;Marciano Viana Paes

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • Lipopolysaccharide animal models of Parkinson's disease: Recent progress and relevance to clinical disease.

    Isaac Deng;Frances Corrigan;Guangxi Zhai;Xin-Fu Zhou

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • Autoantibody-associated psychiatric symptoms and syndromes in adults: A narrative review and proposed diagnostic approach.

    Niels Hansen;Michael Lipp;Jonathan Vogelgsang;Ruth Vukovich

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Improvements in sleep indices during exam stress due to consumption of a Bifidobacterium longum.

    Gerard M. Moloney;Caitriona M. Long-Smith;Amy Murphy;Amy Murphy;Danielle Dorland

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions in SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review.

    A. Boscutti;G. Delvecchio;A. Pigoni;G. Cereda

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Infection and inflammation: New perspectives on Alzheimer's disease

    (2022)
    42 Citations

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